This Sunday we begin a new series, a journey through key texts in the gospel of Luke. We are calling this series, Tell Me The Story Of Jesus. Is that not the story that our broken world needs to hear? Is that not what we ourselves need, as followers of Christ? Let us behold our Savior in this series, that we may love him more, and be filled with his love for others more. ...

Happy New Year, FBC family!! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season, celebrating the birth of our Lord and His faithfulness in giving us the opportunity of a new year to make a difference in this broken world around us. People so need Christ in these days. Will you share with them the good news thattransforms and gives eternal life? Who's Your One this new year? What l...

This Sunday, as we continue in our Adventseries, Christmas Wonder, we will look at1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. The titles in this series are coming from famous Christmas songs and movies, and this week it is"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas." The themes of joy, thanksgiving, and the peace that comes through prayer pervade this great text. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 is an e...

It was a joy on Sunday to launch our Christmas series, Christmas Wonder. I've been working ahead and am thrilled about where this series is going. I hope you'll be present for each message and bring friends. This is a great time of year to invite unchurched friends and family, because secular people are oftenthinking about spiritual issues during thisseason. This Sunday o...

Christmas will be in the air this Sunday at FBC! Our sanctuary will be beautifully decorated, and we will begin a new series calledChristmas Wonder. I have been working hard on this series and am super-excited to share it with you! We live in a world that has forgotten how to be lost in wonder. Hopelessness and joylessness are pervasive in our lost and broken culture. But...

This Sunday we will conclude our study of the life of David by looking at some episodes from the latter part of his epic life. As we've seen, David's life is a sweeping drama that points to a Greater David, the ultimate Son of David, the Lord Jesus. We will see that again this Sunday. Our message will be, "Pointing To A Greater King," from 2 Samuel 12-24. In this message,...

This week we will look at a dark episode inDavid's life. The message is, "Great SinGreater Grace," from 2 Samuel 8-12 and Psalm 51. Scripture never whitewashes the lives of men and women. It includes their sins as well as their virtues, their failures as well as theirvictories. That's for a couple of reasons: We need to look to the Lord, "fixing our eyes on Jesus" (Heb...

This Sunday, as we continue in our series,David: After God's Own Heart, we will look at the end of 1 Samuel and parts of the first few chapters of 2 Samuel, as we talk about "Glorifying The Forever King," from1 Samuel 31-2 Samuel 7. We will see the tragic ending to the lives of Saul and Jonathan, and the beginning ofDavid's reign as King. Most of all, we will look at the ...

This Sunday we will be in 1 Samuel 21-24, and talking about "Life On The Run." This is a period of time when David is quite literally running for his life. Saul is chasing himhunting himwith all the power of the state behind him. It is a bleak, dark time for David. He has been anointed as the rightful and future king, he is a man after God's own heart, and yet he is hidi...

This Sunday, as we continue to walk through the fascinating contours of David's life, we will look at 1 Samuel 18-20 and talk about "The Gift Of Friendship." This past Sunday, we saw that David wascatapulted into national prominence afterslaying the giant, Goliath. Remember the key difference between David and the otherIsraelites? They compared themselves to the giant,...