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
For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope (Romans 15:3-4, ESV).
Long before it happened, the Bible predicted the sacrifice of Messiah (Psalm 69:9; see also Psalm 22; Isaiah 53) to encourage us to endure. Jesus sacrificed His life for us, giving us an example to follow in the way we treat one another.
Kingdoms do everything they can to protect their king. You see this in the game of chess. Every move is designed to protect your own king while capturing your opponent’s king. That’s because when your king falls, the game is lost.
Another example comes from the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill desperately wanted to join the Allies and watch the invasion from the bridge of a battleship in the English Channel. U.S. General Dwight David Eisenhower was desperate to stop him, afraid that the Prime Minister might be killed in battle. When it became apparent that Churchill would not be dissuaded, Eisenhower appealed to a higher authority: King George VI. The king told Churchill that if it was the Prime Minister's duty to witness the invasion, he could only conclude that it was also his duty as king to join him on the battleship. That’s when Churchill reluctantly agreed to back down, for he knew that he could never expose the King of England to such danger.
King Jesus did exactly the opposite. With royal courage He surrendered his body to be crucified. On the cross he offered a king's ransom: his life for the life of his people. He would die for all the wrong things that we had ever done and would do, completely covering the cost for all our sins (Philip Ryken, Long Live the King! PreachingToday.com).
All that remains for you is to trust Him with your life. Please, if you haven’t done it already, confess your sin and commit your life to Christ. Then experience the life His sacrifice won for you and let it also encourage you to sacrifice your life for others.
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Join us this Sunday (October 4)
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Join us this week (October 5-10)
- 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.
Special Guest Speaker: Ted Weis, during our Sunday Morning Worship Service, on Sunday, October 11. Ted Weis is the recently retired pastor of the Little River Congregational Church, having served there for 30 years. He is an adjunct professor at Sterling College and Hutchinson Community College. This is a Sunday you don’t want to miss!
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