Fellowship Bible Church Sermons

Ruth’s Redemption Assured, Part 3

June 2, 2021 PM, Ruth 3-4.In this message pastoral intern Jansen Lorch leads our continued study in the book of Ruth where we see the response of the potential kinsmen redeemer to Ruth and Naomi along with the reason why he gives the response that he does.

Fasting

May 30, 2021 PM, Matthew 6:16-18.In tonight's message Pastor Matt shares how fasting applies to Christians today. Fasting is optional for the Christian and it is to be done privately. If it can be of help to focus you on prayer, repentance, and intercession, then do please make use of it. Regardless, be a person of serious prayer!
Our Scripture reading was found in Isaiah 55:1-13.

Paul’s Greetings to Titus

May 30, 2021 AM, Titus 1:1-4.Paul is a servant and apostle whose goal is to see God’s elect come to
faith and knowledge of the truth. This is founded upon the hope of
eternal life which God has promised, and He cannot lie. The
promise was made from eternity past, but has been manifested at
just the right time through the vehicle of preaching. To Paul this
preaching was entrusted according to the command of God our
Savior. May you desire to live with the same kind of purpose as Paul—to help people be saved, sanctified and glorified. Furthermore, may you be
one who can be called a “true child according to the standard of
the commonly received Christian faith.” Simultaneously, you
yourself need to be being sanctified so that your life reflects
godliness. Finally, may God our Father and our Lord Jesus Christ
grant you grace, mercy, and peace.
Our Scripture reading was found in Isaiah 54:1-17.

Strangers from a Biblical Perspective

May 30, 2021 SS, Various.The word "strangers" in the Scriptures are referenced often. This morning, James Widgeon leads us on a quest to studying some references in verses that discuss the term "strangers", focused on the meaning of the word and expression.

Missionary Update: Christ Continues to Build His Church

May 23, 2021 PM, Various.GMSA Missionary Tom Gibbons gives an update on the church planting and camp development ministry. Tonight's message focused on how God is progressing His ministry in GMSA. We are reminded on how believers are in the protection and mercy of Christ Jesus. "Nothing can separate us from the love of God".
Our Scripture reading was found in Isaiah 53:1-12.

The Model Prayer

May 23, 2021 AM, Matthew 6:9-13.Jesus taught in 6:5-8 that God rejects the prayer of hypocrites because what they really want is the recognition of others. They are not truly interested in the honor of God. They appear outwardly religious but are not truly so. Jesus also taught that God rejects the prayer of heathen (pagans, idolators) because they believe self-effort in repeated religious ritual will earn them notice before God (or “the gods”). Both are self-centered approaches to prayer. Instead, our prayer must be focused upon and centered upon God Himself. We learned from 6:5-8 that we must work hard to eliminate pride, empty repetition, worldliness, and a low view of God from our prayer lives. Now in 6:9-13, Jesus gives us a model prayer that shows the way. He says “You, therefore, pray like this…” There is a clear contrast here. Jesus has told us, to not be like the hypocrites, and to not be like the heathen: instead, YOU are to be different. The model prayer shows us that our prayers must: 1. Revere God. 2. Focus on God’s priorities. 3. Seek God for physical provision. 4. Ask God for spiritual provision. 5. Recognize God is king over all. If our prayers do this, and we pray genuinely, that this means that we do these things and are marked by these values.
Our Scripture reading was found in Isaiah 52:1-15.

God Being Slow to Anger

May 23, 2021 SS, Nahum.In previous studies we have put a lot of emphasis and focus on Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, and the judgement that God pronounced against them. We talked about the judgement coming because God who is sovereign had decided that it was time to vindicate His righteousness by orchestrating fatal judgement against the Assyrians. In this message, we will focus on how God is slow to anger and how He was going to display His power through righteous judgement on the people of Assyria.

Jesus’ Three Prayer Requests

May 19, 2021 PM, John 17:1-26.In this message we study the three prayer requests that are made by the Lord in His high priestly prayer. These prayer requests include 1) Christ praying for Himself 2) Christ praying for the disciples and the church, that they would be protected and be joyful 3) Christ prays for the future believers that they will believe in Him.

Ruth’s Redemption Assured, Part 2

May 16, 2021 PM, Ruth 3:1-6.In this message pastoral intern Jansen Lorch continues his study, where we see the Lord is pleased when we listen to wise council. Encouraged by Ruth's days in Boaz's field, Naomi instructed Ruth in the way she should go to insure a brighter future. Ruth carefully followed Naomi's directions to solicit redemption by Boaz, while the Lord had prepared Boaz to redeem Ruth. Only one potential obstacle remained, a relative nearer than Boaz.
Our Scripture reading was found in Isaiah 51:1-23.

How to Pray

May 16, 2021 AM, Matthew 6:5-8.God has decided how all things will be since the foundation of the world.
But He has chosen to work through ways and means, not directly via
angels or miracles. In praying, you become part of the infinite
interconnection of events that God uses to accomplish His purposes.
Why pray? God told us to! But we also pray so that we can be involved in
His program. He decreed what would happen, and He prescribes that we
pray, and in fact as we obey that, we show what God decreed includes
that we pray. And then His reward is given to those who have willingly
participated in His work on earth—so you can be involved in God’s work
and be rewarded for faithfulness in the matter of prayer!
Prayer shows dependence upon God, and this honors God. That is what
we want to do—glorify God in everything.
Our Scripture reading was found in Isaiah 50:1-11.