Have you ever believed something to be true and then experienced it and knew it to be true? There’s this interplay between faith and experience that builds within us a confidence to follow Jesus even when it’s hard, confusing, unpopular, and unpleasant. Because once we’ve truly experienced Jesus, who else would we follow?
Read MoreHave you ever been to a restaurant that had page after page of food choices, and you didn’t know what to pick? If you chose not to eat, whose fault would that be? If you’re not filled, you’re not eating. Join us this week as we continue in our Summer Series, JESUS ENCOUNTERS, with a look at what 5,000-plus people had to eat.
Read MoreHow thirsty are you? Join us this week as we continue our Summer Series. In this week’s Jesus Encounter, we consider the ways that we try to quench the thirst in our lives, while Jesus invites us to taste the living water.
Read MoreJoin us this week as we continue our Summer Series. In this week’s Jesus Encounter, we meet Nicodemus, a man who wanted a relationship with God but was afraid of what his friends would think about him. We can learn directly from Jesus how we too can share the greatest news ever!
Read MoreJoin us this week as we continue our Summer Series. In this week’s Jesus Encounter, we see that the ministry of the gospel is laid in the hands of his followers. Go, and do—just as you’ve seen Jesus do.
The church is not looking for perfect people or the highly qualified—the church is looking for people who are called. The Lord will equip you and guide you.
Read MoreWhen was the last time you climbed a tree? I was never very good at it. Gravity always seemed to be an obstacle for me that I couldn’t overcome. This week, we take a look at a guy who climbed a tree just to get a look at Jesus. If you grew up attending church, you’re probably humming that Sunday School song now. Join us this Sunday as we see how the Gospel writer, Luke, continues to frame the passionate and persistent encounters people have with Jesus.
Read MoreI was at the eye doctor last week, and after ordering new glasses and a series of unfortunate events, I was left thinking: I just want to see clearly. Join us this Sunday as we continue our series, Jesus Encounters, with a look at “Seeing Clearly.”
Read MoreThis week, we will continue our Jesus Encounters series by looking at Jesus’ encounter with the rich ruler in Luke 18:18–27. Throughout the Gospel accounts, we see Jesus meeting people in all kinds of places—one-on-one, in crowds, along the road, and in the privacy of homes. Yet every encounter reveals something about who Jesus is, what He came to do, and what it means to follow Him.
Read MoreThis week, America celebrates 250 years of independence. As we think about this milestone, we are reminded over and over again in Scripture of the importance and value of keeping leaders and rulers in prayer. And, in this Encounter with Jesus from Mark 12, we will see how Jesus invites us to take our kingdom citizenship with us into the kingdoms of this world.
This Sunday, we continue to seek Jesus in this world we live in.
Read MoreIt’s so easy to talk about who Jesus is and what Jesus said without considering how we’d hear and respond to those if He were looking us in the eye. This week, we continue our summer series exploring what would happen if we had an authentic encounter with Jesus.
Don’t miss this Sunday as we explore how Jesus describes “Giving Our All.”
Read MoreWe continue our summer series exploring what would happen if we had an encounter with Jesus the way He did with those we read about in the gospels. How would our lives be impacted if we knew Jesus was looking us in the eyes and speaking to us? Don’t miss this Sunday as we explore how Jesus shows us that “God is Greater Than …”.
Read MoreWe continue our summer series called Jesus Encounters, with a look at one of Jesus’ most famous invitations to a few local fishermen. What do this call, a stop at Buc-ee’s, the Tennessee mountains, and goggles have in common? Well, you have to come check it out this Sunday at FAC.
Read MoreIt would be easy to go this whole summer and talk about historical stories from the Bible about Jesus without ever considering our own personal encounter with him. We believe that something happens in us when we encounter Jesus. So, we’re simply exploring this question: what might Jesus want for us if we had an authentic and honest encounter with Him this summer?
In the Gospel of John, we begin with one of the clearest and most powerful descriptions of Jesus. In John 1:29–39, John the Baptist points to Jesus and says, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” Before we look at how people encounter Jesus, we must first see who Jesus is. His heart, His mission, and His purpose are revealed from the very beginning: Jesus is the Lamb of God, the Son of God, and the One who comes to save. Simply put, Jesus encounters BEGIN with HIM. So, join us this Sunday and see how meeting Jesus CHANGES everything.
Read MoreJoin us this Sunday as we conclude our spring series called In Power with a look at what happens when God redirects the vision we have for our lives. It’s been a fun series to explore what it looks like when we live a life that is lived in the power of the Holy Spirit. Our hope is that we will continue to be people and a congregation who daily lean into the leading, directing, and power of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives.
Pastor Ben will also be sharing about our Summer Prayer Initiative, including three different ways to continue our prayer emphasis over the summer months.
Read MoreEveryone looks for comfort and pleasure. Only a fool would actually want to suffer and live a hard life. But as Christ-followers we must expect suffering in our life (even those who do not follow Christ know this is true). No life will be lived entirely on the mountain top, completely devoid of hardship.
Read MoreThis Sunday, we’ll continue our In Power series by looking at Stephen’s life in Acts and what it means to live a Spirit-filled life fully yielded to Jesus. Together, we’ll see how the Holy Spirit forms surrendered servants, empowers bold witness, and sustains faithfulness even when obedience is costly. We hope to see you with us this Sunday!
Read MoreJoin us this Sunday as we continue in our series, In Power. We’ve been exploring what our lives and our church look like when we live in the power of the Holy Spirit, who Jesus promised would come to us. So consider this: what would be refreshing to you right now in your life? What would give you a moment of … “ahhhh” … in your life? What happens when the refreshing comes to us in the power of the Holy Spirit?
Read MoreJoin us as we continue our series—IN POWER. What does it look like to have life giving power from God moving in and through us? We’ve explored the source of the power is the Holy Spirit; this power manifests both naturally and super-naturally; and the management of the power is at the discretion of the Holy Spirit.
This Sunday, we’re going to make a shift into some of the pragmatic ideas of living in power, more specifically, how the early church modeled Community In Power—this is how we live together.
Read MoreJoin us this Sunday, as we continue our series called “In Power.” Using the stories of the early church we’re exploring what it looks like to live in the power of the Holy Spirit. If the same spirit that raised Christ from the dead now lives in us (Romans 8:11), then what does that look like in our life, what does this power do for us, and is it possible that we’re power deficient?
Read MoreJoin us as we continue our new series “In Power.” We’ll investigate how to be alive in power based on the early church as found in the book of Acts.
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