Welcome to Faith Bible Church!
an Evangelical Free Church
learning to follow Christ together!
We're located on the west edge of Lyons, Kansas, off Hwy 56
(turn south at the big red "Rice County Safety Complex" sign)
For Google Maps directions, click HERE!
9:30 a.m. Sunday School for youth and adults
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Thought for the Week
For as we share abundantly in Christ’s sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort (2 Corinthians 1:5-7, ESV).
Shared suffering brings shared comfort. One commentator said, “One of the many paradoxes of the Christian life is that the grace of God is most keenly experienced not in the best but in what seem to be the worst of times…” (David Lowery, Bible Knowledge Commentary).
Everett Koop, former surgeon general of the United States recalls a family whose severely handicapped child he delivered and helped to keep alive after birth. He writes, “I asked the child's mother, ‘What's the worst thing that ever happened to you?’
"She said, ‘Having our son Paul Born with defects that required thirty-seven operations to correct.’
“Then I asked, ‘What's the best thing that ever happened to you?’
“She said, ‘Having our son Paul born with defects that required thirty-seven operations to correct.’”
Koop goes on to explain: “I know what she means. It's been terribly hard on them, but, through the experience, they've grown enormously as a family. They've had a remarkable spiritual reawakening.”
Koop reported that one of their sons entered law school, planning to defend the rights of the handicapped. Paul ended up having more than 55 operations, but despite the hardships, it's been an overwhelmingly positive experience for them (Ben Patterson, "A Faith Like Mary's," Preaching Today, Tape No. 87).
I like what Christian philosopher Simone Weil once said: “The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering but a supernatural use for it” (Simone Weil, Gravity and Grace, Routledge, 2002, p. 81).
Oh, my dear friends, is your heart breaking? Then turn your pity party into a praise party and bless the Lord! Bless the Lord, who increases His comfort even as your afflictions increase.
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Join us this Sunday (January 5)
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Join us this week (January 6-11)
- Monday: Ladies Bible Study, 7 p.m., in the lobby of Faith Bible Church
- Tuesday: Men of Faith, 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. in the lobby of Faith Bible Church
- Wednesday: Worship Team Practice, 4:30 p.m., in the sanctuary
- Every Day: Plan to minister to one another and to a world in desperate need of Jesus. Ask God for opportunities to serve and do what He leads you to do.
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News!
Ladies Bible Study, 7 p.m., every Monday evening. Jaclyn Rummel leads a time of fellowship and study relevant to the issues women face today. She invites ladies of all ages to come and enjoy an evening of fellowship and time in God's Word.
Men of Faith meets at 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. every Tuesday morning in the lobby at Faith Bible Church. "As iron sharpens iron," men are invited to sharpen one another in the middle of each week before work during a time of mutual encouragement, Bible study, and prayer (coffee provided).
Kid's Bible Club, taking a break, will resume soon 6:45 to 8:00 p.m., every Wednesday @ Faith Bible Church. We are partnering with Aliento de Vida to provide this ministry to children (k-5th grade), where kids have fun learning the Bible.
Annual Congregational Business Meeting, immediately following worship, Sunday,
January 26. Rejoice with us over what God has done in 2024 and look forward to what
He will do for and through us in 2025. We’ll hear reports of God’s
faithfulness, announce ministry priorities for 2025, appoint new leaders, and
approve a budget. Your input is vital, so please plan to participate.
Men's Encounter, Thursday January 30, to Saturday, February 1, at the Webster Conference Center in Salina. Men's Encounter is a time for men to get away and encounter God, perhaps like never before, a time to consider, give thought to their lives, and discover solutions to the unique challenges facing men.
Free Christian Videos: Faith Bible Church is providing every member and regular attender an on-line video library with over 25,000 video sessions from a host of well-respected pastors, teachers, and producers on almost every subject that impacts your daily life. They include videos for children, youth and adults on a variety of topics including books of the Bible, marriage, parenting, finance, work, leadership, men's and women's issues, the Christian life, recovery, interacting with the culture, short films, stories for children and a host of other topics. If you or someone you know is struggling in their marriage, financially strapped and drowning in debt, have a son or daughter who is making some very poor choices, or just need to grow in your personal relationship with Jesus, you will find what you need in this video library free of charge. Just click HERE or text LYONSFBC to 49775 to create your account and access any of these 25,000+ video sessions for free.
Let's Read the Bible Together
If you would like to join us in the exciting journey of exploring the treasures of God's Word, I invite you to read through the entire Bible with us this year. This reading plan takes you through the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice in a year. Just click HERE to begin a journey which will absolutely change your life.
