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
Discover real joy in the good news of your coming Shepherd.
Let the glad tidings of Christmas lift your spirits today.
Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news;
lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up,
fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord GOD
comes with might, and his arm rules for him; behold, his reward is with him,
and his recompense before him. He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will
gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead
those that are with young (Isaiah 40:9-11, ESV).
Jesus is that strong and mighty Shepherd, who tenderly
carries the babies and gently leads their mammas in paths of righteousness.
After Jesus came to our world, He said, “The thief comes
only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it
abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for
the sheep. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the
sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf
snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and cares
nothing for the sheep. I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know
me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life
for the sheep” (John 10:10-15).
Philip Keller beautifully describes the difference between
the hired hand and the Good Shepherd. In his book A Shepherd Looks at Psalm
Twenty-Three, He describes his experience as a shepherd in east Africa. The
land adjacent to his was rented out to a tenant shepherd who didn't take very
good care of his sheep: his land was overgrazed, eaten down to the ground; the
sheep were thin, diseased by parasites, and attacked by wild animals. Keller
especially remembered how the neighbor's sheep would line up at the fence and
blankly stare in the direction of his green grass and his healthy sheep, almost
as if they yearned to be delivered from their abusive shepherd. They longed to
come to the other side of the fence and belong to him.
Has the world let you down with its promise of luxury and
fame? Do you long for something better? Then come to the Good Shepherd of your
soul. He gave His life for you, and He wants to lead you to green pastures and
still waters. Please, let Him do it for you. Trust Him with your life and
experience the abundant life He promises.
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5-Day Devotional Based on Sunday's Message: Click Here
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Join us this Sunday (November 30)
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Join us this week (December 1-6)
- Monday: NO Ladies Bible Study, 6-7 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
- Wednesday: Kids Bible Club, 6:45 to 8 p.m., @ Faith Bible Church
- Friday: Celebrate Recovery, 6 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall at Kings Cross 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, starting October 13, @ Faith Bible Church. Nancy Hicks leads a study in God’s Word about our identity in Christ. Invite your friends and join this life-transforming fellowship focused on the issues women face in our world today.
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.
Celebrate Recovery, 6 p.m., every Friday at Kings Cross Church (former Presbyterian Church on 221 South Pioneer Street, Lyons, KS), beginning with a light supper in the Fellowship Hall. 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.
Christmas Caroling, starting 6:30 p.m. at Faith Bible Church on Wednesday, December 10. Join the Kids Bible Club as we bring Christmas cheer to the care homes in Little River and Lyons. Then we'll end our evening together with hot chocolate in the fellowship hall of the church.
Tarren Bails, Sterling College ministry student will be preaching during our Sunday morning worship services on December 21 and January 18 to hone his ministry skills. This is our opportunity to help equip a young man for ministry. Please, welcome and encourage him as he serves. Thank you very much!
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