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
But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted (Luke 18:13-14, ESV).
God not only withheld the punishment he deserved—that’s mercy. God declared him righteous in His sight—that’s justification. This man humbled himself before the Lord, who instead of condemning him, exalted him above the most respected pharisee in the community.
After King David had sinned with Bathsheba and killed her husband, he mournfully confessed his terrible sins and declared, “A broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise” (Psalm 51:17). God forgave him, as well, and declared him “a man after my own heart” (Acts 13:22).
If you want to impress God, don’t parade your good deeds before Him. Instead, confess your sins to Him, pleading for mercy, that He might give you so much more than what you ask.
Pastor Bryan Chapell talks about some friends of his whose son, in his middle teens, rebelled against them and against God. For four years he protested the innocence of his conduct and made innumerable promises to “straighten up.” But each excuse was unjustified, and each promise was broken.
So much pain, embarrassment, and discouragement had been inflicted on these parents that the wife confided that she did not know if she loved her son anymore. Her heart had grown hard against her own child. What melted it again was a cry of desperation.
After another escapade, followed by more protests of innocence from the son, the mother walked away. As the young man sat alone on the sofa in the family room, he began to leaf through a family photo album. The pictures of better and happier days filled him with increasing emotion. One picture struck him with greater poignancy than the rest, and he called his mother back into the room to look at it.
The photograph showed the son as a young child under the approving smile of his mother. The teen now pointed to the photo and said, “Mom, when I see this picture, I understand why you don't know if you can love me anymore. In the picture, hope fills your eyes as you look down at your little boy. But I dashed all your hopes, Mom. Please forgive me for dashing all your hopes.”
And what did the mother do? Her hardness broke and she embraced him with a heart renewed in love for him. What moved her were neither protests of innocence nor fresh promises to do better. Rather, she was moved by his statement of absolute desperation (Bryan Chapell, Holiness by Grace, Crossway, 2001, pp. 26-27).
This is what moves the heart of God—not your protestations of innocence, but your profession of absolute desperation. If fact, Jesus Himself said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3).
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Join us this Sunday (January 11)
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Join us this week (January 12-17)
- Monday: Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 p.m., @ King's Cross Church (221 S. Pioneer Street)
- 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.
- 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 @ 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. On break until February
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. Will resume January 21.
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.
Tarren Bails, Sterling College ministry student will be preaching during our Sunday morning worship service on 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!
Bob Burns Memorial Service, 11 a.m., Saturday, January 24, @ Faith Bible Church, with lunch to follow.
Annual Congregational Business Meeting, immediately following worship, Sunday, January 25. We’ll celebrate what God has done, vote on a new budget, and elect new leaders, looking forward to a new year.
Potluck Dinner, immediately following worship on Palm Sunday, March 29. Bring a dish to share and enjoy fellowship with your church family as we begin Holy Week and celebrate new life at the start of Spring.
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