Christmas is coming soon! I'm excited about our new Advent series, beginning on Sunday morning Home For Christmas. One of the central themes of Scripture is that we are yearning for home. The Bible begins with God giving Adam and Eve a perfect homea home which is lost because of sin. Jesus, in his most famous parable, tells us the story of a rebellious young man who wen...

As you receive this, I pray that you have had a Happy Thanksgiving! We have so much to be grateful for, beginning with the fact that God sent His Son to redeem us from sin and death. Now we turn our attention to Advent, the countdown to Christmas. Beginning December 3rd, we will begin a Christmas sermon series called, Home for Christmas. It is all about coming home to God...

This Sunday we will finish 1 Timothy by looking at 1 Timothy 6:11-21, where Paul gives some passionate "Final Words" to Timothyand to us. These words are incredibly inspiring! Read over the text and pray over it as we lookforward to the Lord's Day. I'll see you then, with a Bible in my hand This Fall series, Fight the Good Fight, has been a joy for me, and many of you ha...

This Sunday we will look at 1 Timothy6:1-10 and talk about "Finding True Contentment." How ironic is it that Americans live in the one of the wealthiest nations in history, yet survey after survey shows that most of us are deeply unsatisfied with our lives? This Sunday we are going to look at one of the greatestpassages in the Bible about contentment. How is it found? B...

This Sunday we will dig into chapter 5 of 1 Timothy, and talk about "Life in the Body" from 1 Timothy 5:1-25. This is a chapter in which Paul is addressing a number of topics with Timothy, all of which impact the health of the Body of Christ, the church. I'm excited about mining these treasures with you! It has been a great Fall here at FBC. Wasn't it great to see over a...

This week, as we continue walking through1 Timothy, we will look at 1 Timothy 4:11-16 and talk about "Marks of Faithful Ministry." This passage has special application forpastors, but it contains tons of gold for all of us. All of us are examples to others. This text tells us about how to set the right example. This passage also contains a word tocongregations about the ...

This Sunday, as we continue in our series,1 Timothy: Fight the Good Fight, we willdig into 1 Timothy 4:1-10. The title of themessage will be "Flight and Pursuit,"because Paul is instructing Timothy (and us!) about some things to flee from and some things to run to. I hope you'll be in your natural place on the Lord's Day, and that is in corporate worship. How badly we nee...

This Sunday we will dig into 1 Timothy 3:14-16 and talk about "The Pillar And Foundation Of The Truth." This is the church of the Lord Jesus Christ. This passage is one of the most important and beautiful ones in this letter. It gives us a majestic portrait of the church, its identity and its message. Read over it, pray over it, and take it in. Then come prepared to dig in...

This Sunday, as we look at 1 Timothy 3:1-13, we'll talk about "Aspirational Leadership." This section is about pastors and deacons, but it is really about all of us. With the exception of two qualities "able to teach" and "not a new convert" every single character qualification for pastors and deacons is also something that is commanded of every Christian! So we will t...

This Sunday, as we continue to walk through1 Timothy, we will look at 1 Timothy 2:1-15 and talk about "Worship in Spirit and Truth." The hub of a worshipping community is itsworship service on the Lord's Day. It is no surprise that Paul wants Timothy to help the Ephesian church get back to healthy practices in regard to this, so chapter two containsseveral instructions ab...