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
For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? (Romans 7:22-24, ESV)
It was the custom of ancient conquerors to prevent the escape of their prisoners by tying them to dead corpses. Sometimes, the conquering army would tie those corpses to their enemies’ backs. But if the conqueror wanted to punish his prisoners, he would tie each of them face to face, mouth to mouth, chest to chest, feet to feet, with a stinking, putrid, dead corpse.
That’s the picture Paul has in mind when he cries out, “Who will deliver me from this dead body?” That dead body is sin, stuck to him like ugly on an ape. He cannot get away from it, so he cries out, “Who will deliver me?”
Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin (Romans 7:25, ESV).
The answer is not found in more laws. The answer is found in the Lord. So quit straining to keep the law and look to Jesus, who said to those straining to keep the law: “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:28-30).
Think of your relationship with Christ like a balloon. G.D. Greer says, “There are two ways to keep a balloon afloat. If you fill a balloon with your breath, the only way to keep it in the air is to continually smack it upward. That's how religion keeps you motivated: it repeatedly "hits" you. "Stop doing this!" "Get busy with that!" This is my life as a pastor. People come on Sunday so I can "smack" them about something. "Be more generous!" And they do that for a week. "Go do missions!" And they sign up for a trip. Every week I smack them back into spiritual orbit. No wonder people don't like being around me.
But there's another way to keep a balloon afloat. Fill it with helium. Then it floats on its own, no smacking required” (J. D. Greer, Gospel: Recovering the Power That Made Christianity Revolutionary, B&H Publishing, 2011, pp. 97-98).
Letting Jesus into your life is like the helium that keeps you soaring spiritually. So stop smacking yourself, and start filling yourself with Jesus. Invite Him into your life. Invite Him to fill you with His Spirit and find the power to fly.
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Join us this Sunday (June 28)
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Join us this week (June 29 to July 4)
- 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.
- 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!
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).
Red Cross Blood
Drive, noon to 6 p.m.,
Tuesday, July 7, in the fellowship hall at Faith Bible Church. They’re teaming up with Looney Tunes™ to
celebrate the red, white and YOU! Honor our country’s 250th anniversary and
America’s spirit of service by giving blood. You’ll score a classic Red Cross x
Looney Tunes T-shirt, while supplies last.
Semi-Annual Congregational Business Meeting, immediately following worship on Sunday, July 26. Join us for a brief review of the first half of the year followed by a light luncheon in the Fellowship Hall.
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.
