August 31, 2017
Day 4: Adult Department Being filled with God’s Spirit “Create in me a pure heart, O God, […]
August 30, 2017
Day 3: Children Teachable obedience “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your mother and father” (Ephesians 6.1-2 NIV). Children The Bible says that to please the Lord it is your duty to obey and honor your parents. What the Apostle Paul means by this statement is that if the […]
August 29, 2017
August 29, 2017 Day 2: Adult Department Beyond good intentions “I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by […]
August 28, 2017
Welcome to a terrific journey of seeking God together through devotional readings, meditation, and prayers. Beginning today, you will be receiving daily devotionals written by representatives of the following Sunday School Departments: Preschoolers, Children Youth, College, and Adults. May each inspire and help prepare us for the Lay Led Revival on September 22-24. Enjoy your […]
Through a Difficult Storm
By Holly Sweat The Lord continues to carry us through a difficult storm. The last couple of days have been trying, it began Wednesday when I came home from work and found Dan completely disoriented. Phone books were thrown all over the counter in Dan’s attempt to reach me at work. He couldn’t figure out […]
Love Overcomes Loneliness
By Carol Ann Hoard Tuesday, thirteen members of our FBC Youth Group and I, along with our Student Ministry intern, Holly Strother, set out for a Mission/Service Day. We planned to cut flowers from the community garden, bake some cookies, make greeting cards, and take them to five people. We divided our preparation time into […]
Joyful Spirits Linger from VBS 2017
by Tony Tench We have had a terrific week at Vacation Bible Study during which we have celebrated the Scripture’s teaching of God’s creativity at work in our lives. As is our tradition, our youth are trained to be helpers during VBS and they serve well with the children. Then, after VBS is over each […]
CPR — Missional Lifeline for the Kingdom of God
By Eduardo Steibel I am a “CPR”. Yes, I am a “Cooperative Program Recipient.” Born in Brazil of Latvian and German descent, I was blessed since my early days by the generosity of thousands of small churches that came together to send missionaries and carry the work of the kingdom of God all over the […]
Learning to see the “What is”
By Michelle Moser I met my husband on a blind date on Easter weekend of 2015. My mom’s friend thought it would be a good idea for us to meet, and needless to say she was right. One thing that bonded us early on was the strong desire to start a family. With both of […]
A Big Salt Shaker
By Tina B. Still Tonight our Sunday school class volunteered to serve dinner at the men’s homeless shelter in Shelby. This simple experience is a humbling and especially rewarding mission. Over the past five weeks, author, Max Lucado has led our class through the first five verses of the 23rd Psalm. How appropriate that our lesson today […]