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
.jpg)
Thought for the Week
…and the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10).
Halleluia! God will defeat your greatest enemy, putting him in the Lake of Fire, where he will be “tormented day and night forever!” Jesus has already disarmed him on the cross (Colossians 2:15), but one day, Jesus will destroy him forever!
My dear friends, despite your disobedience and defeat, God is still fighting for you. He loved you so much that He came into your world to fight Satan and free you from his power. He humiliated Satan on the cross, rendering him powerless. And one day, He will cast Satan in the Lake of Fire forever!
No matter how far from God, you think you might be, Jesus has not forgotten you. Rather, He has fought and died for you. Please, trust Christ with your life and experience the freedom for which He fought and died. Surrender control of your life to Him and be set free from Satan, sin, and death forever.
Carolyn Arends talks about her days as a kid, when she loved Mission Sundays. That’s when missionaries on furlough brought special reports in place of a sermon… There is one visit she never forgot. The missionaries were a married couple stationed in what appeared to be a particularly steamy jungle. She didn’t remember much of what they said except a story they shared about a snake.
One day, an enormous snake—much longer than a man—slithered its way right through their front door and into the kitchen of their simple home. Terrified, they ran outside and searched frantically for a local who might know what to do. A machete-wielding neighbor came to the rescue, calmly marching into their house and decapitating the snake with one clean chop.
The neighbor reemerged triumphant and assured the missionaries that the reptile had been defeated. But there was a catch, he warned: It was going to take a while for the snake to realize it was dead.
A snake's neurology and blood flow are such that it can take considerable time for it to stop moving even after decapitation. For the next several hours, the missionaries were forced to wait outside while the snake thrashed about, smashing furniture and flailing against walls and windows, wreaking havoc until its body finally understood that it no longer had a head.
Sweating in the heat, they had felt frustrated and a little sickened but also grateful that the snake's rampage wouldn't last forever. And at some point in their waiting, they had a mutual epiphany.
“Do you see it?” asked the husband. “Satan is a lot like that big old snake. He's already been defeated. He just doesn't know it yet. In the meantime, he's going to do some damage. But never forget that he's a goner” (Carolyn Arends, “Satan's a Goner: A lesson from a Headless Snake,” Christianity Today, February, 2011).
My dear friends, your greatest enemy is a goner! Please, let that encourage you, especially in the middle of all the chaos.
Engaging podcast discussing Sunday's Message: Click Here
5-Day Devotional Based on Sunday's Message: Click Here
.jpg)
Join us this Sunday (March 8)
.jpg)
Join us this week (March 9-14)
- Monday: Ladies Bible Study, 6-7 p.m., at Faith Bible Church
- Monday: Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 p.m., @ King's Cross Church (221 S. Pioneer Street)
- 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.
- Wednesday: Kids Bible Club, 6:45 to 8 p.m., @ Faith Bible Church
- 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.
.jpg)
News!
Ladies Bible Study, 6-7 p.m. every Monday @ Faith Bible Church. Nancy Hicks leads a study in God’s Word focusing on the women of the Bible. Invite your friends and join this life-transforming fellowship focused on the issues women face in our world today.
Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 p.m., every Monday at Kings Cross Church (former Presbyterian Church on 221 South Pioneer Street, Lyons, KS). Celebrate Recovery is a safe place to find freedom from your hurts, hang-ups, and habits. Celebrate Recovery is for EVERYONE! No one should have to face their pain alone. We are a grace-filled community of strugglers who courageously enter this safe and beautiful space to get honest about our pain and the negative ways we may see ourselves, God, and others. In this process, we come to accept that some of the habits we have developed to escape our pain may have hurt us and those close to us. It is a biblically based approach to help us achieve long lasting recovery by healing our hurts, guiding us toward new healthy truths, and developing life-giving habits.
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).
Kids’ Bible Club! It’s a place where kids, age 3 to grade 5, have fun learning the Bible, 6:45 to 8:00 p.m., with Aliento de Vida at Faith Bible Church every Wednesday. Sing Songs, Play Games, and watch Exciting Bible stories! If you wish to help, please contact Pastor Phil.
Bob Burns Memorial Service, 2 p.m., Saturday, March 28, @ Faith Bible Church, with dessert to follow.
Potluck Dinner, immediately following worship on Palm Sunday, March 29. Bring a dish to share and enjoy fellowship with your church family as we begin Holy Week and celebrate new life at the start of Spring.
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.
