How to be the Family of God
What does it look like to be a family of believers headed to forever together? That’s the question Paul is answering in this text. He’s calling the believers in Thessalonica […]
An Ordinary Church
Almost everyone, attenders and non-attenders, have ideas about what the church is and how it should function. Acts 20 gives us the elements of an “ordinary” church: Unshakable Convictions, Spirit-given […]
A Model Missionary Church
At it’s best, a model is a pattern of something to be made, a design to be followed. You use a model when you want to sew a dress, construct […]
Lead Elder Installation Service
After months of searching for the will of God, the church has now affirmed Brian McCoy as the new Lead Elder of Foothills Baptist Church. This is the installation service […]
The Marks of a Healthy Church
If we were to ask 100 active Christians about their motivations for joining a specific church, we would get a wide variety of answers. Some join for the youth program, […]
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
Everyone experiences defining moments, times that change the trajectory of your life. The most important is the moment of your salvation! However, other defining moments may include going to college, […]
The Message of the Church – The Gospel
What is it that the church has to say? We believe the message of the church is the Gospel. Paul refers to it as “the gospel of God,” “the gospel […]
Membership in the Church
The idea of church membership is fading. Many churches are doing away with it altogether. Many people see it as nothing more than a bureaucratic tool for keeping track of […]
The Essential Nature of Baptism
One hazard that we share as believers is that repetition can create inattention. We become so familiar with something that it loses its meaning. There are no biblical truths that […]
Elders and the Church
This message was preached for the Installation of our first Elder Team. The Elders are responsible to shepherd the flock of God. How are they to do this? They must […]
