It was great to be back in worship this past week, after the winter storm. We celebrated baptism, and talked about the importance of "Cherishing the Lord's Day," studying Hebrews 10:19-25. Verses 24-25 of that great text give this command: "And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but ...

By now, hopefully, you have come out of "hibernation" from the first winter storm of 2017! We are blessed to have nice and warm places to stay in such times, but everyone is not so fortunate. As it turns out, FBC's week to do the CAPS overnight stay coincided with the snow and severe temperatures. I am so grateful for the volunteers who came in to serve our guests all week...

Happy New Year! I hope your 2017 has gotten off to a great start, and that the best is yet to come. That is always the case with Jesus. For FBC, this New Year brings great excitement. It is hard to believe, but only five years ago our family was praying hard about coming to serve here. God made it clear He was in it, and He led the way! It has been a wonderful season in o...

What a memorable day last Sunday was in the life of our church! Ingathering Sunday for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering is always a highlight, but yesterday it was especially the case as hundreds of you streamed forward at the end of the service to place your offering in the boxes. As that was happening, I kept thinking of all the people who are going to be helped around...

Last Sunday it was a wonderful blessing to welcome D. Ray Davis from the International Mission Board. D. Ray did a great job of helping us to turn our attention from "our own little patch of dirt" to the global purposes of God. This week is the Week of Prayer for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. I hope you have been using your prayer guide, which we passed out on Sunda...

For the next couple of weeks, we will be focused on our most significant missions moment of the year, our Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Our goal as a church family is $62,000 every penny of which will go to the International Mission Board to send and sustain missionaries on the field. Last Sunday, we passed out brochures called "Your Gifts At Work," which detailed some...

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! As Christians, we have so much to be thankful for, starting with the fact that we have a Savior. This week, we will continue to focus on Thanksgiving themes as we study Colossians 3:12-17, and talk about "Expressions of Love." This text is one of the most beautiful in the New Testament. It is great to meditate on it and commit it ...

For the next couple of weeks we will focus on themes related to Thanksgiving. Having a grateful, thankful heart is a key that unlocks a joyful life in Christ, and we don't talk about it enough. We will lazer in on "thanksgiving" for the next two weeks. This week, we will study 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, which tells us about "The Will Of God For You." This is a wonderful pass...

This week we will look at the second half of Mark 10, digging into Mark 10:28-52. Once again, this text is about discipleship, or "Following Jesus On The Way." As you read over it, think about the following: In verses 28-31, Jesus talks about the blessings and costs that come with discipleship. What are some of the blessings we experience by following Jesus? What is a ...

What a wonderful time of fellowship this past Sunday, as we dug into the Word for spiritual food, and then broke bread together after the worship service! It was awesome to look around at nametags during lunch and see when others became a part of our church family. Some recently, some many years agobut we are all one family in Christ. This Sunday, as we finish our series ...