Sermon

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

The First Christian Church sermon for December 28 was delivered by Associate Pastor Ronnie Mitchell, while pastor Tibbs is on vacation. The sermon is titled For Nothing Will Be Impossible With God, and it is based on the found in Luke 1: 37 . 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” You can see previous sermons at our YouTube channel . Catch them live-streamed on Sunday mornings at 11 AM at YouTube!

The fourth Sunday of Advent is when we light a candle to represent the love Jesus brought to the world. The sermon for December 21st is titled Christmas Prewritten, based on the scripture from Isaiah 9: 6-7 . 6 For a Child will be born to us, a Son will be given to us; And the government will [a]rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 7 There will be no end to the increase of His government or of pea

The third Sunday of Advent is when we light a candle to represent the joy Jesus brought to the world. The sermon for December 14th is titled The Incarnation of God, based on the scripture from Matthew 1: 18-21 . 18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her

The second Sunday of Advent is when we light a candle to represent the peace Jesus brought to the world. The sermon for December 7th is titled The Way to Peace in Your Storm, based on the scripture from Romans 5: 1-5 . Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we also have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we celebrate in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this,

The first Sunday service of the Advent season at First Christian Church is a little different. John and Patty Crawford lit the first Advent candle to represent the Hope that Jesus brought to the world. Instead of a sermon, we had the Hanging of the Greens accompanied by lots of Christmas hymns and scripture readings, under the direction of Associate Pastor Ronnie Mitchell. The sound is fixed about three minutes in. We invite everyone to join us for the Christmas Organ Concert

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for November 23rd is titled The Death of Death. The relevant scripture is Psalms 78: 40-41 . 40 How often they rebelled against Him in the wilderness And grieved Him in the desert! 41 Again and again they [a]tempted God, And pained the Holy One of Israel. Below is the outline and study guide for this sermon. You can see previous sermons at our YouTube channel . Catch them live-streamed on Sunday mornings at 11 AM at YouTube!

The FCC sermon for November 16th is titled The Death of Death. The relevant scripture is I Corinthians 15: 50-58 . 50 Now I say this, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 51 Behold, I am telling you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperis

Pastor Tibbs' sermon for November 9th is titled The Resurrection Body. The relevant scripture is I Corinthians 15: 35-49 . 35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?” 36 You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies; 37 and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38 But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds