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
I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11).
In 1876, a small Methodist church near the ocean in Swan
Quarter, North Carolina was struck by a hurricane and damaged. It was restored,
but another hurricane came and damaged it, and the town, again. The
parishioners restored their place of worship once more, but enough was enough,
so they searched for a safer location. They found some land and offered the
owner of the property a generous amount of money for it, but he refused.
Then came another hurricane, and again there was massive flooding, so massive that it lifted the church from its moorings and sent it meandering downstream. The residents of the town tied ropes to it, hoping to keep it from floating away forever, but the current was too strong.
When the water receded, the building came to rest on that exact piece of ground which the parishioners had previously tried to buy. So they went to the owner and once again made an offer. He refused their money again. “But I'll give it to you,” he said, “The Lord definitely wants this church on this lot.”
The sign in front of the church, from that day forward, said, “Moved by the Hand of God” (Dale Fredin, as reported to and written by Barb Lee in The Highland Church Highlighter, Jan-Dec 2014).
Often, God uses hardship to move His people right where He wants them. Here, He used a flood. In Eljah’s day, He used a drought. What hardship is God using in your life today? Maybe, it’s time to stop resisting Him and just trust Him.
A Deep Dive podcast with two people discussing Sunday's Message: Click Here
5-Day Devotional Based on Sunday's Message: Click Here
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Join us this Sunday (November 1)
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Join us this week (November 2-7)
- Monday Red Cross Blood drive, Noon to 6 p.m., @ Faith Bible Church
- 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
- Saturday: 5 p.m., Aliento De Vida's 27th anniversary celebration @ Faith Bible 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!
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.
Aliento De Vida’s
27th Anniversary Celebration, 5 p.m., this Saturday, November 7 @ Faith Bible
Church. Pastor Gomez has invited us to join them as they celebrate their 27th
anniversary in an evening of food, fellowship and worship.
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.
