Included Music: Wonderful Merciful Savior, Blessed Assurance, Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty, Love Lifted Me, Blessed Be Your Name, I'll Fly Away (FBC Worship Choir), and Holy Holy Holy
Message Title: Compassionate Prayer
Text: Matthew 9:35-38
Take Home Point: Everything we do must be focused on helping the world meet Jesus and become his disciples.
Included Music: Just When I Need Him Most, Raise a Hallelujah, Worthy of Worship, There Is None Like You, 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord), Waymaker (FBC Praise Team), and 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
Message Title: Leaving Churchville
Text: Romans 1:16
Take Home Point: Special guest Warren Gasaway from the ABSC reminds us about the importance of taking the gospel into the community.
Included Music: Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me), Give Thanks, The Way of the Cross Leads Home, At Calvary, Everlasting God, Your Will Be Done (FBC Praise Team), and Lord I'm Coming Home
Message Title: Come Home
Text: Luke 15:11-32
Take Home Point: The Father's love is much greater than your failures.
Included Music: Sing to the King, We'll Work till Jesus Comes, Sweet Hour of Prayer, He Is Here, Cornerstone, Victory in Jesus Medley (Morgan Hall), and Living for Jesus
Message Title: Be Prepared
Text: Matthew 26:36-46
Take Home Point: Our spiritual battles are won or lost in prayer before we even know the battle has begun.
Included Music: Change My Heart O God, I Surrender All, I Will Sing the Wondrous Story, We Have Come into His House, You Are Holy, Until My Voice Is Gone (FBC Worship Choir), and Room at the Cross
Message Title: Don't Give Up
Text: Luke 18:1-8
Take Home Point: Persistent prayer reveals our trust in and dependence on God alone.
Included Music: Every Move I Make, In My Heart There Rings a Melody, Tell Me the Story of Jesus, There's Something About that Name, In Christ Alone, Can You Imagine? (Jerry and Ida Hale), and Come Thou Almighty King
Message Title: Beyond Our Expectations
Text: Acts 12:1-17
Take Home Point: Never let your lack of imagination limit what you believe God can do.
Included Music: Days of Elijah, I Love to Tell the Story, Tell Me the Story of Jesus, Holy Ground, Come Thou Fount Come Thou King, I Speak Jesus (FBC Praise Team), and Only Trust Him
Message Title: Prayer Unleashes God's Power
Text: Acts 4:23-31
Take Home Point: God often uses his power not to change our circumstances but to change us.
Included Music: Still My Soul Be Still (FBC Praise Team), Goodness of God, Open My Eyes That I May See, I Worship You Almighty God, Praise to the Lord the Almighty, Rock of Ages, and The Nail-Scarred Hand
Message Title: Prayer Involves Confession
Text: Psalm 32:1-5
Take Home Point: Nothing compares to the joy of being forgiven by God.
Included Music: Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Shout to the Lord, Worthy of Worship, Let's Just Praise the Lord, Love the Lord, Instrumental Selection (Gwen Vance), and Sweet Hour of Prayer
Message Title: Misunderstood
Text: Mark 1:35-38
Take Home Point: Powerful prayer begins by removing distractions.
Included Music: On Jordan's Stormy Bank, Here I Am to Worship, Soon and Very Soon, Sweet Sweet Spirit, Holy Spirit Rain Down, The Blessing (Matthew Jones), and He Leadeth Me
Message Title: Benediction
Text: Numbers 6:22-27
Take Home Point: The greatest blessing we can receive is to experience God's presence and power in our lives.
Included Music: Emmanuel, Sleep Well (Chelsea Jones), No Room in the Inn (Matthew Jones), Angels We Have Heard on High (instrumental by Adrienne Ingram and Janice Sutton), and Holy Star of Bethlehem (FBC Praise Team)
Included Music: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, O Come All Ye Faithful, There's a Song in the Air, Angels We Have Heard on High, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Away in a Manger, Good Christian Men Rejoice, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Lo' How a Rose E'er Blooming, All Is Well, and Where He Leads Me
Message Title: Missing Jesus
Text: John 1:14
Take Home Point: In Jesus, God was fully among his people, and his presence was unveiled to us all.
Included Music: O Come All You Unfaithful (FBC Worship Choir), Away in a Manger, Jesus Messiah, Joy to the World, There's Something About that Name, Sing to the King, and I Need Thee Every Hour
Message Title: Missing Joy
Text: Acts 13:47-49
Take Home Point: When we understand what Jesus has done for us, we can't stop joyfully telling others about him.
Included Music: Go Tell It on the Mountain, This Is Amazing Grace, Angels We Have Heard on High, Bind Us Together, Christmas (Offering), He Has Come For Us (FBC Worship Choir), and Amazing Grace How Sweet the Sound
Message Title: Missing Love
Text: Romans 5:8
Take Home Point: God's love for us is based on who he is, not on how well we behave or how lovable we are.
Included Music: How Great Is Our God (Christmas), Silent Night Holy Night, Our God Reigns, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Blessed Be Your Name, Crown Him (Christmas), and All The Way My Savior Leads Me
Message Title: Missing Peace
Text: 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Take Home Point: The peace of God is only available in the presence of God.
Included Music: Alive Forever Amen, Have Faith in God, Victory in Jesus, God Will Make a Way, What a Savior, Wonderful Merciful Savior, and Jesus Paid It All
Special Advent Presentation by our FBC Student Ministry
Message Title: Missing Hope
Text: Romans 8:24-25
Take Home Point: We miss the hope Jesus came to bring us when we forget the greatness of our future with him.
Included Music: Before the Throne of God Above, There Is a Fountain, Yes Lord Yes, The Lily of the Valley, Sing to the King, Build Your Kingdom Here (FBC Worship Choir), and Near to the Heart of God
Message Title: Our Sacrifice
Text: Hebrews 13:15-16
Take Home Point: Our sacrifice pleases God when it includes both words and actions.
Included Music: Praise Him! Praise Him!, Forever, He Has Made Me Glad, Satisfied, Come Thou Fount Come Thou King, What Sin (Matthew Jones), and Just When I Need Him Most
Message Title: A Time to Praise God
Text: Psalm 103:1-14
Take Home Point: No matter what the situation may be, we can choose to praise God anyway because of who he is and what he has done for us.
Included Music: Worthy of My Song (FBC Worship Team), This I Believe (The Creed), It Is Well with My Soul, Oh the Glory of Your Presence, When We All Get to Heaven, Blessed Be Your Name, and Sweet Hour of Prayer
Message Title: God's Will for Us
Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Take Home Point: Be thankful in every situation, even if you can't be thankful for every situation.
Included Music: Faith (FBC Worship Team), I'll Fly Away, Lord I Lift Your Name on High, Be Thou My Vision, Come Let Us Worship and Bow Down, At the Cross (Love Ran Red), and I Am Resolved
Message Title: Moving Forward
Text: Philippians 3:12-14
Take Home Point: There is no other goal than knowing Jesus more completely.
Included Music: Love Is Stronger (FBC Worship Choir), Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me), Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation, Spirit of the Living God, 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus, This Is Amazing Grace, and I Know Whom I Have Believed
Message Title: Multiplication
Text: 2 Timothy 2:2
Take Home Point: We must fully invest in discipline, developing, and empowering future generations of ministry leaders.
Included Music: Everyday, I've Got Peace Like a River, Here I Am to Worship, This Is the Day, Join All the Glorious Names, The Wonderful Cross, and What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Message Title: Orthopraxy
Text: Philippians 4:8-9
Take Home Point: Our faith is not just about rewired thinking but about redeemed living.
Included Music: Love the Lord, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, The Joy of the Lord, Day by Day, In Christ Alone, My King Is Known by Love (Matthew Jones), and Be Strong in the Lord
Message Title: Insourced
Text: Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Take Home Point: Wholehearted obedience to God is only possible when it flows from wholehearted love for God.
Included Music: Everlasting God, Rescue the Perishing, I Will Sing the Wondrous Story, O Lord You're Beautiful, Come Thou Fount Come Thou King, White Flag, and Blessed Redeemer
Message Title: A Life of Discipleship
Text: Luke 9:23-25
Take Home Point: You will never experience the life, power, and peace Jesus offers unless you follow him rather than ask him to follow you.
Included Music: He Lives, Here's My Heart, Lord I Want to Be a Christian, Open Our Eyes Lord, Oceans, Behold the Lamb (FBC Worship Choir), and I Surrender All
Message Title: The Center of Everything
Text: Matthew 22:34-40
Take Home Point: We have missed the point of Scripture if we are not striving to love God and others the way Jesus did.