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
But by the grace of God I am what I am (1 Corinthians 15:10).
Alexander Whyte was a well-known Scottish Presbyterian preacher in the 19th Century. He served the same congregation that dearly loved him for 40 years.
One day a lady came to him and said, “Dr. Whyte, I just love being in your presence. You are so saintly.”
Alexander Whyte looked at her with great seriousness and said, “Madam, if you could look into my soul, what you would see would make you spit in my face.”
What gives you the right as one sinner to minister to another sinner? What gives you the nerve to do such a thing? The grace of God does, because ministry is not dependent on how good YOU are. It depends on how good GOD is.
New York Pastor Tim Keller says, “Imagine a savvy organization that does a leveraged buyout and buys a company, which is losing money. It's awash in red ink. The takeover buyer knows that its newly purchased company is just full of incompetent management, which stinks from top to bottom.
So, what does the takeover buyer do? He fires the whole management team and puts in new people. He has the right? He has the power, and it’s the smart thing to do.
In the same way, God has the right to blot us all out. Why? Well, just look at the world. It's incompetent, morally incompetent, from top to bottom. God has the power, so it's not impractical. He has the holiness. He has the right but, thank goodness, He also has the mercy. Even though every head should roll, God works instead to restore and redeem us (Tim Keller “How to Sing at Christmas,” Gospel in Life, 12-6-92).
That’s why God sent Jesus, His Son, to die on a cross for our sins and rise again. He paid the price for every sin everyone has ever committed. All that remains is for you to accept His payment on your behalf and trust Him with your life. If you do, instead of blotting you out, He blesses you and uses you for His glory. Please, let Him do it for you today.
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5-Day Devotional Based on Sunday's Message: Click Here
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Join us this Sunday (October 18)
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Join us this week (October 19-24)
- Monday: Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 p.m., @ King's Cross Church (221 S. Pioneer Street)
- Tuesday: Men of Faith, 6:45 to 7:45 a.m., in the lobby of Faith Bible Church
- Wednesday: Worship Team Practice, 4:30 p.m., in the sanctuary.
- Wednesday: Gospel House for Kids, 7-8 p.m., @ First Baptist Church for grade K-8
- 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).
Gospel House for Kids, 7-8 p.m., every Wednesday @ First Baptist Church (803 Dinsmore). We are teaming with First Baptist Church and Aliento de Vida for our Wednesday night children's ministry involving kids in grades K to 5. Middle School kids (grades 6-8) will also meet there at the same time.
Sheriff’s Office K9
Fundraiser: The Sheriff’s office needs $30,000 to purchase and train a drug dog,
which will help make our community safer. Our church is contributing $150. If
you wish to add to that contribution, please, make your check out to the Rice
County Sheriff’s Office. Put it in the offering plate on the information table
or bring it to Leon Boyea at Brew 56.
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Collection Week, November 16-24, at Faith Bible Church, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday thru Saturday, and 6-9 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, or just bring yoiur shoebox to church any Sunday By filling ordinary shoeboxes full of toys and other fun items, you can be part of giving boys and girls what may be their first gift ever! Local churches in more than 100 nations hand out these Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts at festive outreach events where the Gospel is presented in a child-friendly way. Each box bursting with items such as a soccer ball, doll, or stuffed animal becomes a tangible expression of God’s love to the child, their family, and their community. Many shoebox recipients also participate in our 12-lesson follow-up discipleship program, The Greatest Journey.
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.
