Sermon

The FCC sermon for June 7th is Overcoming the Fear of the Future, delivered by Associate Pastor Ron Mitchell. The inspiration is his own experience, and the relevant scriptures are Joshua 1: 9, Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Ephesians 6: 10, Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. and Isaiah 43: 2. When thou pass

The sermon for May 31st at First Christian Church was provided by Associate Pastor Ronnie Mitchell, since Pastor Tibbs is on vacation. The subject is Dealing With Fear, and the relevant scripture is Psalms 34: 4. 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. Next week, June 7th, Pastor Mitchell will have more to say on the subject of fear and how to overcome it. You can see previous sermons at our YouTube channel and an archive of sermons with stud

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for May 24th at FCC is titled The Message of the Apostate. It is part of a series called Foundations Under Attack. The relevant scripture is Jude 16-19. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. 17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18 How that they told you th

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for May 17th at FCC is titled The Apostasy of the Last Days. It is part of a series called Foundations Under Attack. The relevant scripture is Jude 14-15. 14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for May 3rd is titled Hidden Rocks and Wandering Stars. The relevant scripture is Jude 12-13 (Jude, the penultimate book of the Bible, has only one chapter, so these are the verses). 12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; 13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming

Pastor Tibbs' FCC sermon for April 26th is titled Wolves in Sheep's Clothing. The relevant scripture is Jude 5-11. Note: Jude only has one chapter, so these are verses. 5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not. 6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under d

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for April 19th is titled Contenders and Pretenders. The relevant scripture is Jude 1-4 . Note: Jude only has one chapter, so these are verses. 1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called: 2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. 3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write un

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for April 12th is titled The Message of the Golden Age. This is the last sermon of the seven-part series Shadows of Christ. The relevant scripture is Leviticus 23: 33-41 . 33 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 34 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘On the fifteenth of this seventh month is the Feast of Booths for seven days to the Lord. 35 On the first day is a holy convocation; you shall not do any laborious work. 36 For seven days you shall prese

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for April 5th, Easter Sunday, is titled The Message of the Two Lambs. The relevant scripture is Matthew 28: 1-6 . Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to look at the tomb. 2 And behold, a severe earthquake had occurred, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. 3 And his appearance was like lightning, and his clothin

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for Palm Sunday, March 29th, is titled Shadows of the Atonement. It is part of the Shadows of Christ series detailing how Hebrew festivals foretold the life of Jesus. The relevant scriptures are Leviticus 23: 26-28 26 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 27 “On exactly the tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement; it shall be a holy convocation for you, and you shall humble yourselves and present an offering by fire to the Lord. 28 You sh

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for March 22nd is titled The Shadow of the Rapture. This is the fifth of a seven-part series on how Jewish festivals foretold the coming of Christ. The relevant scripture is Leviticus 23: 23-25 . 23 Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 24 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘In the seventh month on the first of the month you shall have a rest, a reminder by blowing of trumpets, a holy convocation. 25 You shall not do any laborious work, but you shall

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for March 15th is titled The Shadow of the Church. The relevant scriptures are Leviticus 23: 15-17 15 ‘You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the Sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete Sabbaths. 16 You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh Sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to the Lord. 17 You shall bring in from your dwelling places two l

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for March 8th is titled The Shadow of Easter. The relevant scriptures are Leviticus 23: 9-14 9 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘When you enter the land which I am going to give to you and you gather its harvest, then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest. 11 He shall wave the sheaf before the Lord for you to be accepted; on the day after the Sabbath the priest

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for March 1st is titled The Shadow of Repentance. The relevant scriptures are Leviticus 23: 1-8 23 The Lord spoke again to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘The Lord’s appointed times which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these: 3 ‘For six days work may be done, but on the seventh day there is a Sabbath of complete rest, a holy convocation. You shall not do any work; it is a Sabbath to the Lord

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for February 22nd is titled Shadows of Passover. It is part of the Shadows of Christ series detailing how Hebrew festivals foretold the life of Jesus. The relevant scripture is Exodus 12: 1-7 1 Now the Lord said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, 2 “This month shall be the beginning of months for you; it is to be the first month of the year for you. 3 Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, ‘On the tenth of this month they are, each one, to

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for February 15th is titled Shadows of Christ. This is the beginning of a seven-part series that will extend through April. The relevant scripture is Colossians 2: 13-17 . 13 And when you were dead in your wrongdoings and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our wrongdoings, 14 having canceled the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for January 18th is titled A Recipe for the Miraculous. The relevant scripture is I Kings 17: 8-16 . 8 Then the word of the Lord came to him [Elijah], saying, 9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide food for you.” 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Please g

The FCC sermon for January 11th was delivered by Associate Pastor Ronnie Mitchell, and was titled Doubt and Fear. He talked about how to overcome them with courage and faith. He hadn't prepared a sermon, so he told three stories about doubts and fears, the last one being deeply personal. We appreciate Rev. Mitchell's willingness to step up at the last minute to deliver a sermon. You can see previous sermons at our YouTube channel . Catch them live-streamed on Sunday mornings

The FCC sermon for January 4th was delivered by Associate Pastor Ronnie Mitchell, and was titled Resolutions. It is based on the scripture found in John 21:15 . 15 Now when they had finished breakfast, Jesus *said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you [a]love Me more than these?” He *said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I [b]love You.” He *said to him, “Tend My lambs.” You can see previous sermons at our YouTube channel . Catch them live-streamed on Sunday mornings at