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
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” (Romans 10:9-13, ESV).
This invitation is open to everyone, Jew and Gentile alike. Whoever believes and calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
So what does it mean to believe in Christ? What is the nature of saving faith?
1st, confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord. The Greek word translated “confess” literally means “to say the same thing as,” or “to agree.” So to believe in Christ means you agree with the statement, “Jesus is Lord.” That is to say, Jesus is God, the Lord of the universe.
2nd, you must believe “in your heart” that God raised Him from the dead, which includes believing that He died on the cross for your sins. Now, a lot of people have been through confirmation, or they have grown up in the church, and they agree that Jesus is Lord, that Jesus died on a cross and rose again. But they don’t believe it in their hearts. That is, they have not made a heart commitment to Christ.
I like the way Nicholas Beale and John Polkinghorne put it in their book Questions of Truth. Beale is a philosopher and Polkinghorne is a scientist; and they, poking a little fun at themselves, tell the story of three guys, a philosopher, a scientist and a simple man, who were trapped in a cove with sheer cliff faces. The tide was coming in and none of them could swim. Rescuers lowered a rope with a safety harness.
The philosopher said, “Ah, this looks like a rope, but I might be mistaken—it could be wishful thinking or an illusion.” So he didn't attach himself, and he drowned.
The scientist said, “Ah, this is an 11 mm polyester rope with a breaking strain of 2800 kg. It conforms to the MR 10-81 standard,” and then proceeded to give an exhaustive, and entirely correct, analysis of the rope's physical and chemical properties. But he didn't attach himself, and he drowned.
The simple man said, “Ah, I'm not sure if it's a rope or a python tail, but it's my only chance, so I'm grabbing it and holding on with my whole life.” He was saved (John Polkinghorne and Nicholas Beale, Questions of Truth, Westminster John Knox Press, 2009, pp. 26-27).
The philosopher rejected the rope altogether. The scientist agreed there was a rope with a detailed and correct analysis. But only the simple man found salvation, because He hung on to the rope for dear life.
In the same way, you must hang on to Christ for dear life if you want to be saved. It is not enough just to agree that He is Lord and Savior. It is not enough even to have a detailed and correct analysis of who He is and what He’s done. No! You must trust Christ with your life. You must depend on Him wholly and completely to gain God’s righteousness and eternal life.
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Join us this Sunday (August 3)
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Join us this week (August 4-9)
- Monday: Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 p.m., @ King's Cross Church (221 S. Pioneer Street)
- 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).
Heavenly Bells for Jesus will be playing during our Sunday morning worship service August 9. This is a Sunday you don’t want to miss! The bell choir from the Friendly Deaf Baptist Church will be playing and their pastor, Leonord Lickteig will bring the message.
Special Guest Speaker during our Sunday 10:30 a.m. morning worship service on August 16: Chris Rogers will be bringing the message while Pastor Phil is returning home from vacation in Pennsylvania. God has called Chris into ministry, and this is our opportunity to give him some experience in the pulpit. Come and encourage him as he pursues God’s calling on His life.
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