Welcome to Faith Bible Church!
an Evangelical Free Church
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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
Our holy God stands ready to defend you against all your enemies, big or small. Romans 8 declares, “If God is for us, who can be against us” (Romans 8:31). The answer is “no one.”
I remember Pastor John Ortberg’s story about he and two friends walking in Newport Beach in Southern California. One was on staff with John at his church and the other was an elder at the same church. They walked past a bar where a fight had been going on inside. The fight had spilled out into the street, just like in an old western. Several guys were beating up on another guy, and he was bleeding from the forehead. Ortberg and his friends knew they had to do something, so they went over to break up the fight… Ortberg says, “I don't think we were very intimidating. All we did was walk over and say, ‘Hey, you guys, cut that out!’ It didn't do much good.”
Then, all of a sudden, the attackers looked at Ortberg and his friends with fear in their eyes. The guys who had been beating up on the one guy stopped and started to slink away. Ortberg didn't know why until he and his friends turned and looked behind them. Out of the bar had come the biggest man they had ever seen. He was something like six feet, seven inches, maybe 300 pounds, maybe 2 percent body fat. Just huge. They called him "Bubba" (not to his face, but afterwards, when they talked about him).
Bubba didn't say a word. He just stood there and flexed, hoping the troublemakers would try and have a go at him. All of a sudden, Ortberg says, “My attitude was transformed, and I said to those guys, ‘You better not let us catch you coming around here again!’
He was a different person because he had great, big Bubba right behind him. Ortberg says, “I was ready to confront with resolve and firmness. I was released from anxiety and fear. I was filled with boldness and confidence. I was ready to help somebody that needed helping. I was ready to serve where serving was required. Why? Because I had a great, big Bubba. I was convinced that I was not alone. I was safe” (John Ortberg, in his sermon Big God/Little God).
Dear believing friend, you have Someone better than a great, big, 300-pound Bubba standing behind you. You have the Almighty God of the universe! So don’t be intimidated by those who threaten you any longer. Instead, let God’s presence release you from anxiety and fear.
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Join us this Sunday (April 19)
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Join us this week (April 20-25)
- 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.
Men's Breakfast, 8 a.m., Saturday, May 9, at Faith Bible Church. Men, join us for some good food and fellowship at our next Men’s Breakfast in the fellowship hall.
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