Posts from March 2023

Dear Brothers and Sisters, How important is prayer really for the Christian life and the life of the church? In his book A Praying Church, Paul Miller says this: “[P]rayer is not one more activity of the church–it lies at the heart of all the church’s ministry . . .. Prayer is not an option; it’s the engine.” Oftentimes we treat prayer as something supplementary to the…

Dear Faith Community Church Family, In Hebrews 4:9-10, we are given a beautiful summary of the gospel message: “So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his.” The gospel message calls us to stop trying to impress God with our “good works”, and to rest instead in the…

Dear Faith Community Church Family, God never intended the Christian life to be lived alone. When we believe in the gospel, God makes us members of his redeemed family. It is easy to seal ourselves off from God’s people, but this leaves us spiritually exposed, vulnerable to sin and the attacks of the devil. Instead of trying to make it on our own, we are to “exhort one…