Do we understand Christmas?

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away …”

That is the opening crawl beginning every film in the Star Wars series.

Now listen to our text for today.

“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets …”

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away …”

“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets …”

Both lines capture us. Both lines thrust us into an amazing journey and an epic struggle between good and evil.

But only one of these stories is true. Only one of these stories is set in eternity. Only one of these stories has life or death meaning for every person who has been born on this planet. Only one can deliver the hope promised.

One story dies with its human creators, the other continues forever, goodness beyond what our minds can conceive.

God coming to Earth. Do we understand what has happened? Do we understand what we have?

Message Title: Jesus Messiah-The Prequel

Message Text: Hebrews 1:1, 2-14-18 & Selected

MP3: Jesus Messiah-The Prequel : Hebrews 1-1 : 2-14-18 : ffc : dave scott : 120615

WMA: Jesus Messiah-The Prequel : Hebrews 1-1 : 2-14-18 : ffc : dave scott : 120615 AM

SUNDAY PM____________________________________

MP3: Mockers Will Mock : Psalm 115 : ffc : dave scott : 120615 PM

WMA: Mockers Will Mock : Psalm 115 : ffc : dave scott : 120615 PM

Hello All,

This is audio for last week–November 29. Two different recordings. In SS we had missionaries with TEAM share–Andy & Jaycie Johnson. And we also have LESSON 8 in James.

MP3: SS Johnsons 112915 AM

WMA: SS Johnsons 112915 AM

MP3: LESSON 8 : Who Gets It : James 3-13-18 : ffc : dave scott : 112915

WMA: LESSON 8 : Who Gets It : James 3-13-18 : ffc : dave scott : 112915

I like Christmas.

And … I am not going to bemoan the commercialism. What else should we expect from a world apart from Christ? Besides, I like the excitement of sharing gifts. I like bringing happiness to people in this way and sharing the happiness of others doing the same. I like hitting Amazon for just the right gift for the person I love and picturing their joy. Guys, I’m a little hesitant to say this out loud, but I like shopping with my wife. There. I’m out of the closet. 🙂

Commercialism and Black Friday and Cyber Monday and dysfunctional family gatherings … That isn’t the Christian problem, as in what the follower of Jesus should identify if he or she is confused about the meaning of Christmas. It is easy to point the finger and blame, but really, who is to blame if you are not honoring God in your life?

Our problem is that it is easy to forget, to lose our spiritual edge and awareness.

Even something as momentous, as epochal as the Son of God coming to this planet to bring us salvation. The mockers even bring our attention to how long it has been and our foolishness in hanging on to hope that was promised 2,000 years ago.

And we cannot remember, not on our own.

So we are going to look into the distant past and look into the distant future to remind ourselves what has happened and what that means to us when the Son of God came to Earth as an infant Child.

Message Title: Jesus Messiah-The Prequel!

Message Text: Hebrews 1:1-2, 2:14-18 & Selected

• PDF Jesus Messiah-The Prequel : Hebrews 1-1 2-14-18 : ffc : dave scott : 120615 : STUDY SHEET ONE
• PDF Jesus Messiah-The Prequel : Hebrews 1-1 2-14-18 : ffc : dave scott : 120615 : STUDY SHEET TWO

Hello All,

Here is our bulletin for the week. By the way, if you haven’t noticed, it’s December. We knew it would come, didn’t we?

• PDF Bulletin FFC December 6 2015

Whew! Close one! My study exploded.

Two more study sheets for Sunday.

• PDF LESSON 8 : Who Gets It : James 3-13-18 : ffc : dave scott : 112915 : STUDY SHEET THREE
• PDF LESSON 8 : Who Gets It : James 3-13-18 : ffc : dave scott : 112915 : STUDY SHEET FOUR

Our choir did a great job again for Thanksgiving.

• Thank you so much choir. Here are the songs we sang and a couple with the congregation joining us. We added a sanctuary microphone a few months ago, not to project the live sound through the system but to allow me to record the audio–singing and spoken word. Works very well. I still need to do some tweaking, as I would like to have a little stronger signal, but really it is doing just what I had hoped for. Thanks to the guys on the board for going with this extra (not huge) expense.

I can also burn these songs to CD at your request.

CHOIR MP3: Thanksgiving 2015 FFC Choir Congregation Logic Ed 112215

Trying to get caught up. I didn’t even realize that I had not posted this until a few days ago. This is LESSON 7 in our James study.

Message Title: Mission Impossible!

Message Text: James 3:1-12

MP3: LESSON 7 : Mission Impossible : James 3-1-12 : ffc : dave scott : 111515

WMA: LESSON 7 : Mission Impossible : James 3-1-12 : ffc : dave scott : 111515

Wisdom. Who really gets it?

Who is wise and understanding among you?

Don’t have to guess.

James tells us this week in James 3. Will we be listening?

Similar to last week’s text, this is very plain and clear, and difficult to accept. But if we will surrender our ideas and thoughts, and make them all bow down and obey Christ, what a blessing on the path ahead, for us and for the people to whom God will express his greatness and love and mercy … through us.

Message Title: Who Get’s It?

Message Text: James 3:13-18

• PDF LESSON 8 : Who Gets It : James 3-13-18 : ffc : dave scott : 112915 : STUDY SHEET ONE
• PDF LESSON 8 : Who Gets It : James 3-13-18 : ffc : dave scott : 112915 : STUDY SHEET TWO

Hello All,

And then it was December … Still on full speed ahead until January, then time slows to a crawl. Right? 🙂

Here is this week’s bulletin.

• PDF Bulletin FFC November 29 2015

To You, O LORD, we give thanks …

• (Psalm 30:4 ESV) Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
• (Psalm 30:12 ESV) That my glory may sing your praise and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
• (Psalm 57:9 ESV) I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
• (Psalm 75:1 ESV) We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
• (Psalm 86:12 ESV) I give thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name forever.
• (Psalm 92:1 ESV) It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High.