Sermon

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for September 13th is titled Our Communication (Christ in the Home). The relevant scripture is from 1 Peter 2: 21-24. 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24 Who his own

Pastor Tibbs' FCC sermon for September 6th is titled The Mighty Weapon of Submission. It is a part of his series called Steadfast Christianity, and is based on 1 Peter 2: 13-20. 13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; 14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well. 15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put

The FCC sermon for August 30th was delivered by Rev. Ronnie Mitchell,. and is titled When God Says Wait! The relevant scripture is John 11, the entire chapter, which tells the story of Jesus resurrecting Lazarus despite him being dead four days. Here's how the story ends. 41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but

The FCC sermon for August 16th is titled The Holy Word of God. The relevant scripture is 1 Peter 1: 22-2:3. 22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of

Pastor Tibbs' sermon on August 2nd is titled The Test of Trials. It is the second sermon of the series called Steadfast Christianity! The relevant scripture is 1 Peter 1: 5-13. 5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perishet

On July 26, Pastor Tibbs introduced a new series of sermons at FCC titled Steadfast Christianity! They are based on the first epistle of Peter. The first sermon is titled Spiritual Strangers, and the accompanying text is 1 Peter 1: 1-3. 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sp

The FCC sermon for July 19th is titled Blessed Assurance! The relevant scripture is Jude 24-25. 24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. Below is the study guide for this sermon. This sermon calls for a bonus video, with lyrics so you can sing along. This ends the book of Jude, o

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for July 12th is titled Our Last Day Calling. The relevant scripture is Jude 22-23. Those are verses, as Jude only has one chapter. 22 And of some have compassion, making a difference: 23 And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. Here is the study guide that accompanies this sermon. Coming soon, Pastor Tibbs will bring a new series of sermons that will address suffering and heartbreak, based on

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for July 5th at FCC is titled God and Country. The relevant scriptures are Psalms 127: 1, Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. and all of Deuteronomy 4, but particularly Deuteronomy 4: 23-31. 23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant of the Lord your God, which he made with you, and make you a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, which th

The sermon at FCC on June 28th is titled How to Arrive Alive! It is part of the Foundations Under Attack series. The relevant scripture is Jude 19-21. 9 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit. 20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. Below is the study guide for this sermon. You can see pr

Pastor Tibbs' Father's Day sermon for June 21st is titled The Pastor of the Home. The relevant scripture is Ephesians 5: 23-28. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. 24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. 25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; 26 That he might sanctify an

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