Financial Peace University class
Posted on Jan 2, 2022 in news, Newsletter |
- Planning for the future is hard when you’re still paying for the past! Listen—there’s a better way! Join Faith’s Financial Peace University class, and we’ll learn how to beat debt and make a plan for the future together! Interested? Join Pastor Todd at Faith Reformed Church starting Sunday, January 23, 2022. You can sign up and start your 14-day free trial of Financial Peace at fpu.com/1144859.
Farewell
Posted on Dec 25, 2020 in Newsletter |
Rediscover Christmas
Posted on Nov 23, 2020 in Newsletter |
ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS DAILY READING PLAN
IT’S THE PERFECT TIME TO REDISCOVER CHRISTMAS IN A NEW LIGHT
Advent is a time to prepare our hearts to celebrate the coming of the true light of the world, Jesus Christ. But this season isn’t Christmas as usual. We’ve been through what is perhaps the most difficult year we can remember, and we know there are challenges looming ahead. The good news is—Jesus came to earth that first Christmas in one of the darkest times in history… and He’s still the light in our night now!
The season looks different this year, but for the next five weeks we will be focusing on the themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. We hope to minister to our members and online friends right where you are to help you discover the certainty of God’s love in uncertain times.
Advent is a season that we observe every year. The four weeks before Christmas are set aside as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. The term advent is a version of the Latin word which means “coming.”
But Advent is not just an extension of Christmas, it is a season that links the past, present and future. Advent offers us the opportunity to share in the ancient longing for the coming of the Messiah, to celebrate His birth, and to be alert for His second coming.
Join us for this series, rediscover Christmas and find good news in troubling times!
WORSHIP SERVICE DATES
1st Sunday of Advent, November 29 – REDISCOVERING HOPE IN OUR UNCERTAINTIES
2nd Sunday of Advent, December 6 – REDISCOVERING PEACE IN OUR STRUGGLES
3rd Sunday of Advent, December 13 – REDISCOVERING JOY IN OUR DISCOURAGEMENTS
4th Sunday of Advent, December 20 – REDISCOVERING LOVE IN OUR DIFFERENCES
Zooming In
Posted on Apr 26, 2020 in Newsletter |
YouTube Channel
Posted on Apr 3, 2020 in Newsletter |
Songs from the Sanctuary
Posted on Mar 24, 2020 in Newsletter |
Songs from the Sanctuary
Eyes on Jesus
Posted on Feb 19, 2020 in Newsletter |
When the characters in the Passion narrative look at Jesus, what do they see? In most cases, people misunderstood who He is and what He was doing. In some cases, by faith, people recognized Him correctly. Our Lenten series this year, based on the Gospel according to Mark, will examine how the various people around Jesus viewed Him—and how we should view Him. We will “fix our eyes” on what Jesus has done to save us from our sins by His holy, precious blood and innocent sufferings and death, and celebrate what God sees on account of His work: our justification for His sake.
On Ash Wednesday, we will see how, in spite of Jesus’ repeated predictions about His upcoming Passion, the disciples with “Misjudging Eyes” fail to recognize that soon He will not be with them, and they cannot see the anonymous woman’s anointing of Jesus as preparation for His burial. But Jesus sees her actions as a beautiful deed that will be proclaimed throughout the world wherever the Gospel is heard.
On the First Sunday of Lent, we will look through Judas’s “Betraying Eyes” and learn why he did this awful deed. Yet the behind-the-scenes-reality is that Jesus was “handed over” (another way of translating the verb for “betray”) by God the Father Himself, so that Jesus could die for the sin of the world.
In the third week of Lent, we stare into the “Denying Eyes” of Peter and the other apostles. They could not see how they could ever fall away from Jesus, but after Jesus is betrayed by Judas, ten of them flee, and Peter—when he is spotted by a servant girl and sees that his own neck is on the line—sees fit to deny Jesus, which leads to his own eyes weeping in remorse. We sinners likewise deny our Lord in many ways, but Jesus denied Himself to take up the cross for our salvation.
On Good Friday, we will be meeting for our Soup Luncheon and Fellowship at 12 noon, This will be followed by our worship service, where we will look through “God’s Eyes” to see what is happening during the Passion: the once-for-all atonement for the sin of the whole world and the justification of all sinners on Easter.
Finally, Easter Sunday gazes upon “Angel Eyes.” The angel in the tomb knows the whole story of Jesus’ resurrection. When he sees the women, he proclaims the Gospel to them, shows them where Jesus’ body had formerly lain, and tells them that they can see Jesus themselves in Galilee. Likewise, the “angels” or messengers of the Church in the apostolic ministry tell God’s people where they can find Jesus and His salvation in the Means of Grace.
Eyes on Jesus will continuously focus our eyes on Jesus Christ and Him crucified, buried, and risen for our justification. This is a vision that will never disappoint, for by trusting in Jesus, He promises that we will gaze upon His beautiful face now by faith and forever in heaven!
Improv Fundraiser
Posted on Jan 14, 2020 in Newsletter |
The Christmas Choice
Posted on Nov 26, 2019 in Newsletter |
The Bethlehem Experience
Posted on Nov 22, 2019 in Newsletter |