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
No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money (Luke 16:13, ESV).
You have a choice. You can either serve God or money, but you cannot do both. So, what will you do?
There is an old song which says, “If loving you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.” Sad to say, that’s how a lot of people feel: If loving money and loving my stuff is wrong, I really don't want to be right. However, the believer must ask, “Who owns this stuff? Is it the Lord's or is it mine?”
Obviously, every dollar belongs to the Lord, so you must be singly devoted to Him, not to Him AND to piling up more dollars.
Truett Cathy, as founder of the Chick-fil-A restaurant franchise, was a very successful businessman, but the focus of His life was Christ, not earning more money.
For example, Chick-Fil-A restaurants have been closed on Sundays since 1948. It seems Cathy didn’t mind losing millions of dollars of business to honor the Lord’s Day.
At his first restaurant in 1948, he hired Eddie J. White, a 12-year-old African American. This was an unpopular choice during a time of segregation. He also mentored an orphan Woody Faulk since he was 13. Later, Woody became vice president of product development at Chick-fil-A.
Cathy also developed a successful foster home system called WinShape Homes. There are now 12 homes in the U.S. and one in Brazil. One of Cathy’s favorite truisms was “It’s easier to build boys and girls than to mend men and women."
Finally, Chick-fil-A Kids Meals don't come with promotional toys from the latest popular movie. Instead, they offer Veggie-Tales books and other character-building materials (Tom Neven, “A Doer of the Word,” Focus on the Family Magazine, September 2000).
Honoring Christ was the focus of Truett Cathy’s life. Sure, God entrusted Cathy with a lot of wealth, but Cathy used that wealth to honor Christ. He loved the Lord, not his loot, and that made all the difference in the world.
In the same way, when you love the Lord, He can use you to change your world for the better, as well. But when you love money, the only thing that changes is your heart, which goes from bad to worse.
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Join us this Sunday (November 23)
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Join us this week (November 24-29)
- 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: NO 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.
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.
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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