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Sunday, April 22; 3:00 p.m. Belong – Discovering Church Membership - Find out how to become a member of FBC, what does it mean to be a member, and what is expected of church members. For all prospective members and recent new members. Grow – Discovering the Christian Journey - Discover the essential elements to growing up in your salvation as you Read more
April 17, 2012 in The Pastor's Pen by Todd
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Richard Foster’s classic book, Celebration of Discipline, has been very instrumental in my life to help me walk the pathway of spiritual growth. He describes disciplines as the intentional acts of faith that we do to put ourselves in the pathway of God’s grace so that He can transform us into His image. The disciplines Read more
April 17, 2012 in The Pastor's Pen by Todd
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Many years ago, when the apostle Paul visited Athens, he had the opportunity to preach to a very diverse crowd. Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new. (Acts 17.21) And to that group of ethnically, culturally, and religiously diverse people, Read more
April 4, 2012 in The Pastor's Pen by Todd
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Sometimes, we are challenged to memorize Bible verses with obvious benefits of encouragement. This category would include verses like “God knows the plans He has for you” (see Jeremiah 29.11) or “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (see Philippians 4.13). And then there are verses like our memory verse for this Read more
March 8, 2012 in The Pastor's Pen by Todd
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What is the reward for being a good Christian? In politics, if you do a good job, you are usually rewarded with the opportunity to run for a higher office. If you do a good job on a sport’s team, you are usually rewarded with a starting position or more playing time. Success in the Read more
January 31, 2012 in The Pastor's Pen by Todd
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On next Sunday morning, January 22, 2012, I will be preaching on Romans 15.30-33 where the apostle Paul asked the believers in Rome to strive together with him in prayer. I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers Read more
January 17, 2012 in The Pastor's Pen by Todd
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There is a guy on the internet who calls himself the “Goal’s Guy.” His mission is “to provide for you the opportunity to create a focused, goal-directed life and business culture that delivers results.” According to him, the Top Ten Goals for 2012 are to (1) lose weight and get in better physical shape, (2) Read more
January 3, 2012 in The Pastor's Pen by Todd
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In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which Read more
December 22, 2011 in The Pastor's Pen by Todd
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When the angel announced to Mary that she had been chosen to bear the Son of God in her womb, this should have been incredible news. The Jewish people had been longing for the advent of the Messiah for over 700 years, and one would think that Mary would have been ecstatic about the news, even more so that she Read more
December 7, 2011 in The Pastor's Pen by Todd
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On this Sunday night, we have the opportunity to ordain three men to the deacon ministry: Terry Lindsay, Clint Hopson, and Casey Gordon. The office of deacon was established very quickly in the early church. There were deacons in the churches in Philippi (see Philippians 1.1) and Ephesus (see 1 Timothy 3.8-13). By the second Read more
October 26, 2011 in The Pastor's Pen by Todd
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