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Steadfast faith resides in focusing on Jesus, drawing strength from His example, and persevering in our spiritual journey, irrespective of our challenges.

Intro: Good morning I found a video I wanted to show you so you could get a visual on what we are getting ready to read Show video This is how they interrogate for their truth, to garner support from those who would turn on Jesus. But many would not turn from THE Truth but would hold to what they knew…

Trials (v.2) reveal maturity (v.4) which is steadfast (vv.3-4), not tossed (v.6) or passing away (v.10).

This message was an overview of Daniel chapters 11 and 12, the final vission and interpretation to Daniel. It ends with a challenge live your life dedicated to God, which is the only "Way" that will lead to Eternal Life.

Citizenship As Christians we have special citizenship, dual citizenship that comes with benefits and responsibilities too. This evening we will look at what transpired with Paul regarding citizenship and then come to our responsibilities for our dual citizenship too. A Christian has citizenship in heaven…

Introduction “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;” Today we want to talk about the evidence of God’s grace. In this picture the shepherd is carrying the sheep. We are sheep and our good shepherd carries us through the darkest and most difficult times of life. That is grace.…

Intro story: Yoda. Judge me by my size, do you? Our next stop on the tour of the churches of Asia Minor is Philadelphia. But this is not the Philadelphia of Pennsylvania, obviously. The name Philadelphia, as you may know, means brotherly love. It comes from the combination of two Greek words: phileo,…

Introduction Good morning and welcome to FCC where we worship God in Spirit and in Truth one verse at at time. Thank you for that beautiful a-cappella song service! Let us remember to continue to pray for Jeffey who has Covid, Barbara Nasralla who had her hip replaced and Shelly who had herniated disks…

Have you ever wanted to just give up? I think about a teacher. The day has not been going well. Those troublemakers are just not listening to reason and the rest of the class are beginning to follow. I can imagine that a point is reached where the teacher just wants to give up. What’s the use? Let’s…

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that…

Hosea is a profoundly heart impacting book. Of the many truths that the book of Hosea proclaims, none of them is perhaps more transformative for the heart than the unveiling of the unimaginable grace of God. God truly is as far above our comprehension as the heaven is above the earth, and yet through…

Story: My first adventure out of the country—to England. I was fearful, confused, and lonely. As a 19 year old, living thousands of miles from my family and friends, I struggled to find joy and peace. One day, as I was reading in the Scripture (Isaiah), I come across a passage of Scripture that reminded…

Magna Carta of Christian Liberty It is said that the book of Galatians is the Magna Carta for Christian Liberty or for apologetics. Paul tonight brings in a key verse in the Magna Carta that must be understood, applied and protected. Why? So we do not return to any form of bondage or legalism that wants…

Introduction If we are going to serve the Lord well in this life, peace is an absolute necessity. The absence of peace in the life of the believer indicates a lack of faith and trust in the Lord. I know this is true, because I have had moments in my life where my lack of peace was directly related to…

This passage is about our God-given identity . We live in a world that talks a lot about our identity being found in how we feel, what we do, our ethnicity and many other ways. Yet our true identity lies in God alone, given to us through the reconciliation of Jesus, the All in All. Live, then, in the…

Effective What does it mean to be effective? Are we effective? How can we be effective? How can I be effective? what am I going to do to be effective? Those are some good questions, but should start with what does effective mean. Effective: (adj) successful in producing a desired or intended result.…

INTRODUCTION: There are times when life throws us a curve ball. Times of uncertainty. Times of trouble. Perhaps that is a person whom we find ourselves embroiled in conflict with. Or that unexpected trial we face. Or a period when we have to wait for God’s answer to prayer. This year, many of us have…

Introduction Things we should know... Know who you were 21 And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, You were Alienated estranged with our relationship Used 3x’s in NT – none of them good. We hear of the Parodical Son Rejoice when he returned but while he was gone... Lived…

How do you detect a counterfeit? How do you detect something that is fake or false? Do you study the counterfeit? Or do you study the genuine article? When the banks or government officials want to train people in the art of spotting counterfeit money guess what they have them study? They have them study…

In Exodus 17, Moses' hands were said to remain "steady" with the help of Aaron and Hur. The Hebrew word here is "faithful". This lesson examines how God's faithfulness is steady, and our faith should be as well.

In uncertain times, and when he felt inadequate to face what was in front of him, David found three encouragements in the Lord. These are the three encouragements for our lives as well.