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FBCF Advent Devotional Guide is now online
Once again this year, our church has put together an Advent Devotional Guide written by different men and women in our church. The 2011 version is very nice and such a blessing to those who want to love Jesus well this Christmas. Please click this link to be sent to the Online version. Feel free…
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Operation Christmas Child – Success!
This past Sunday evening our church had a special prayer service as we brought our Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes. What OCC is is a way to get Christmas presents to kids in third world countries. People here stuff a shoebox with toys and gifts and then pray for the child who will receive it. Each…
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the meaning of marriage
I recently began reading Tim Keller’s new book, The Meaning of Marriage. In the Introduction, Keller writes “the primary goal (of the book) is to give both married and unmarried people a vision for what marriage is according to the Bible.” He also concludes the Introduction with: “Unless you’re able to look at marriage through…
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sickened by it
Over the past few months, the book of Daniel has captivated me. Themes like the faithfulness of Daniel, the worldliness of kings and kingdoms, the severity of punishments, the sovereignty of God, the power of God, etc have been challenging me and growing me in my understanding. Well at the end of chapter 8 of…
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act like men
Did you know that statement is from God’s Word? “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” -1 Corinthians 16:13 There is a place for it! Men need to be men! Be a man with conviction. Be honest. Mean what you say and say what you mean. Love your wife. Spend…
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a beard
No-shave-November has officially begun! (I do not plan for it to last long. It already itches so badly.) Psalm 133:1-2 says “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down the collar…
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“it was in the hand of the Father…”
This past Sunday I preached on the last passage in Luke 8. The passage that has Jesus raising Jairus’ daughter and also healing the woman who was bleeding. You can hear the sermon here. In verses 54-55, Dr. Luke writes “But taking her by the hand he called, saying, ‘child, arise.’ And her spirit returned,…
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a complete reversal
Sunday I preached from Luke 8:26-39. You can listen to it here. Darrel Bock commenting on how much the demon-possessed man had changed. “In a complete reversal of the previously possessed man’s demeanor, he is now clothed, whereas before he had been naked; he is now seated, whereas before he had been roaming; he is…
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who is the king of the everlasting kingdom?
God’s kingdom is an everlasting kingdom! And the Lord Jesus Christ is the King of that Kingdom. As we have been studying in the book of Daniel, we have seen how common this “everlasting kingdom” is in Daniel. Daniel 2:47 “The king answered and said to Daniel, “Truly your God is God of Gods and…
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Emphasizing our Core Values
Our church has 3 Core Values: Gospel, Community, Mission. This past Sunday at our Annual Homecoming Service, we gave away bracelets that state our Core Values. You can click this link to see the post on our church website regarding the Core Values.