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
Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted (Luke 14:11).
Nik Wallenda is an American follower of Christ who has become the most-watched high wire artist and daredevil in the world. In fact, a billion people across the world watched two of his feats in 2012 and in 2013. In 2012, Wallenda walked a tightrope across Niagara Falls. In 2013, Wallenda became the first person to walk a high wire across the Grand Canyon.
Wallenda knows that he will be tempted by pride, so after the huge crowds and the media fade away, he engages in a simple spiritual discipline: he walks where the crowds have just stood and quietly picks up trash. Wallenda once wrote:
My purpose is simply to help clean up after myself. The huge crowd left a great deal of trash behind, and I feel compelled to pitch in. Besides, after the inordinate amount of attention I sought and received, I need to keep myself grounded. Three hours of cleaning up debris is good for my soul. Humility does not come naturally to me. So, if I have to force myself into situations that are humbling, so be it… I know that I need to get down on my hands and knees like everyone else. I do it because it's a way to keep from tripping. As a follower of Jesus, I see him washing the feet of others. I do it because if I don't serve others, I'll be serving nothing but my ego (Nik Wallenda with David Ritz, Balance Faith Words, 2013, page 207).
I love that attitude. It’s the attitude of Christ when He washed His disciples’ feet and died on the cross—serve others not your ego.
Walt Disney once said, “As far as I can remember, being a celebrity has never helped me make a good picture… or command the obedience of my daughter, or impress my wife. It doesn't even seem to help keep fleas off our dog, and if being a celebrity won't give one an advantage over a couple fleas, then I guess there can't be that much in being a celebrity after all” (Walt Disney, Leadership, Vol. 8, no. 2).
My dear friends, don’t seek to be a celebrity. Seek to serve!
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Join us this Sunday (October 19)
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Join us this week (October 19-24)
- Monday: 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.
Trick or
Treat on the Trails, 6-8 p.m., Friday, October 31 at the Celebration
Centre walking trails. This is our opportunity to share the good news about
Jesus to a thousand children and their families, but we need candy and
volunteers. Please, bring bags of candy next Sunday and/or plan to help
Halloween night. Thank you very much!
Operation
Christmas Child shoebox
collection week, November 17-24. Pack some shoeboxes with toys, toiletries, and
school supplies for children overseas, which opens the door for the Gospel to
them, their families, and their communities. Last year, over 11 million
children heard the gospel, of which over 3 million accepted Christ.
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