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
Blessed are all who take refuge in Him (Psalm 2:12, ESV).
That brings us back to the beginning of Psalm 1, where it says, “Blessed is THE man.” Who is THE MAN? Well here in Psalm 2, he is identified as Jesus Christ, THE KING! We find true happiness, only when we take refuge in Him, only when we find shelter under His rule.
Colin Powell, the great American military leader, was also a life-long fixer. According to his obituary in the New York Times:
Until his final days, Colin L. Powell remained preoccupied with fixing things. The former secretary of state and four-star general tinkered endlessly in his garage — sometimes with his welder and sometimes on a succession of [automobiles]. He was a regular at the neighborhood hardware store in McLean, Va., where he rummaged through parts for his house’s malfunctioning dishwasher or leaky faucets.
His plywood-and-wire fixes often left something to be desired aesthetically. But they satisfied his… compulsion to repair rather than discard what was broken. When he was fixing things, one longtime friend said, “There was a result at the end of the day. It’s why he was so happy as an Army officer: You take a platoon, and you make it better.”
But there were some things he couldn’t fix. In 2019, he was diagnosed with plasma-cell cancer. He died in October 2021. He also admitted that were a lot of things broken in this world that neither he nor the United States could fix. Once he told his assistant: “Going into the garage, I can see that the carburetor is the problem and fix it—unlike foreign policy, where nothing gets resolved. You’re just spending four years doing the best you can” Robert Draper, “Colin Powell B. 1937,” The New York Times, 12-26-21).
Even when you do the best that you can, there are some things you just cannot fix. You can’t fix death. You can’t fix your own brokenness, but Jesus can! Please, no matter how broken you are, no matter how bad you have rebelled in the past, take refuge in Christ, who alone can fix your past and give you a bright future. Just submit to Him as your King. Stop running away from Him. Instead, run to Him and find peace and rest for your soul.
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Join us this Sunday (March 29)
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Join us this week (March 30 to April 4)
- 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.
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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.
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.
Caregiver Support Group, first meeting, 6 p.m., Thursday, April 16, at Faith Bible Church. Caring for a loved one is difficult work. It can often leave a strong person feeling overwhelmed and stressed. If that's you, then join us as we seek God's life-transforming love through the Scriptures, allowing the Holy Spirit to encourage us to live out God's call to love others.
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.
