Send us a text Moses tried his best to explain to the Israelites that following God would lead to life, but following the ways of the world, following their own selfishness, would lead to death. The previous generation chose to doubt God, and so he withheld his promise. The next generation then grew up, and it was their turn to choose.…

Send us a text The basic question the Bible raises over and over again is this: will you trust God or will you trust yourself instead? Moses faced a day when trusting God meant turning back from the very thing he was leading the Israelites to, and to follow God's lead instead.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text When someone becomes famous and is perceived as doing extraordinary things, it's easy to forget that they're just an ordinary person. Then we witness their failure, and that illusion all comes crashing down. It serves as a stark reminder that true power belongs to God, and his faithfulness endures our failures.…

Send us a text When someone becomes famous and is perceived as doing extraordinary things, it's easy to forget that they're just an ordinary person. Then we witness their failure, and that illusion all comes crashing down. It serves as a stark reminder that true power belongs to God, and his faithfulness endures our failures.…

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Send us a text Imagine a moment where you are battling the worst of life's challenges, and someone offers to take your suffering onto themselves. As we explore the story of Moses, we can see how this parallels the sacrifice God made for Israel, delivering them from slavery, and how it connects to the foundation of our faith.…

Send us a text Jansson joins Bruce today to talk about Moses some moreتوسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text When someone becomes famous and is perceived as doing extraordinary things, it's easy to forget that they're just an ordinary person. Then we witness their failure, and that illusion all comes crashing down. It serves as a stark reminder that true power belongs to God, and his faithfulness endures our failures.…

Send us a text Chris and Bruce talk about last week's message, and discuss Israel's exodus from Egypt.

Send us a text The stage was set. Pharaoh had finally relented and let Moses lead the Israelite out of slavery. Then, he changed his mind and Moses was left with his people pinned between an enemy army and a watery grave. Why would God place them in this situation... and would Moses choose to trust Him?…

Send us a text This week, Jansson Jackson joins Chris and Bruce as they discuss Sunday's message about the Egyptian plagues.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text As God led Moses on the journey of freeing the Israelites from Egypt, there was an event so shocking, so vivid, that it changed how Moses saw everything. Death was coming for all the firstborn, but God provided a way to be protected: they would mark their homes with blood of a lamb, a sign that a substitutionary sacrifice had been ma…

Send us a text How can we be sure we can trust God when he calls us? How do we know He'll make up for our shortcomings? In a culture of comfort like ours, following God's call can feel like a huge risk.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Insecurity haunts all of us, and Moses was no different. When God called him, he pointed out all the reasons he wouldn't be able to answer that call. But where we have doubts and excuses is where God does his best work.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Bruce and Chris talk about the ways God work in and through ordinary people in the Bible, as well as in their own lives, to something extraordinary.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Throughout the Bible, we find that God chooses to use ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and there's no better example of this than Moses. Despite his issues, mistakes, and resistance, God still chooses to call Moses to greatness unparalleled in the Old Testament.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Chris and Bruce discuss the uniquely sent servant.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text When you put together your calling, experience, relationships, and training, you become someone who has been uniquely gifted to serve those in the circle of influence God has placed you in.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Bruce and Chris discuss the intentional disciple maker and how that's fleshed out in the Bible.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Making disciples may break the most difficult and misunderstood part of BEING a disciple. Many think of this as the job of pastors, the trained disciple-making professionals. But part of the whole point of the Gospel is the reversal of this way of thinking: being a disciple of Jesus means that making disciples is YOUR job. So, withou…

Send us a text How can you show love to your friends in a way that's Biblical? What are the expectations and responsibilities that come with being a friend deeply connected through Jesus?توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text As Americans, we have a culture that is strongly rooted in independence and self-sufficiency. The Kingdom of God, however, is a community where everyone is deeply connected through Jesus, depending on one another and taking care of each other. The next aspect we'll be looking at on this journey is the picture of a deeply connected fr…

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Send us a text Following Jesus is a journey, but sometimes we don't stop to think about where we actually are on that journey, where we've been, and where we are headed. This series will be a very practical help to answer those questions, starting with the picture of a Gospel-centered follower.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Why God allows suffering of "good people" while evil people prosper is not a new issue. When it comes to prayer we can often feel like God's silence or God's "no" is unjust, or even evil. Bruce and Chris discuss how we deal with this seeming dichotomy.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text It's a tough aspect, but one we must address if we're going to talk about prayer: When it seems like God doesn't answer our prayers, what are we supposed to think and feel? How should we respond? Perhaps we need to consider the possibility that He has answered... and the answer is "no."…

Send us a text Bruce and Michael talk about the purpose, the WHY, of prayer.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text The world and our culture constantly attack us with false claims about what the Bible says. Knowing the contents of the Bible is crucial to defend against this, but it also gives us the understanding we need as we continue our conversation with our Creator.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text What does prayer LOOK like? For Jesus, it often looked like solitude. The posture of prayer is as much a spiritual one as it is physical.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Praying is often seen as a one-sided thing: words and phrases that are memorized and recited as tradition and ceremony, or as a way to make yourself look religious to other people. Jesus saw it as something completely different: it's a personal encounter, a conversation with God.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Chris and Bruce recap and wrap up our 15-week journey through Paul's letter to the Colossians, and look forward to what's next.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text As Paul begins to wrap up his letter to the Colossians, he addresses how they should appear to non-believers in the way they speak... and in the way they pray.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Michael and Bruce talk about the situation of Paul and his team from which they are writing, and the most important thing we can do so the next generation can stand on our shoulders.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Independence Day reminds us of the gift of freedom we have in our country, given to us by so many who worked, fought, and died to make it possible. We stand on their shoulders today. At the end of Colossians, Paul gives the Church a reminder of the shoulders it stands on: names of people who served with him with faith, courage, and l…

Send us a text Bruce and Chris talk about why Paul didn't outright condemn slavery and how relationships with those we are in authority over are all about integrity.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text The next few verses of Colossians contain language that have LOADED meaning in the 21st century when it talks about the relationship between masters and slaves. We need to unpack these verses and understand them in their original context in order to gain the wisdom underlying these verses: this is about the relationship between those…

Send us a text Michael and Chris talk about the state of masculinity in our culture and the Biblical picture of masculinity.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Our culture has two distinct views on masculinity: a "good man" and a "real man." We need to look to Jesus if we are to be the kind of men and the kind of father's that come with becoming a new kind of human in Jesus.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text We've talked about the fact that following Christ means becoming a new person. That also means it changes how you approach and function in your relationships. In Colossians 3:18-19, Paul addresses the relationship between a husband and wife. While our culture views that relationship much differently than Paul's culture, we may find t…

Send us a text Chris and Bruce review and elaborate on what it means to be "clothed" in righteousness.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Becoming a follower of Jesus means you have a new identity. The home you made in your old life no longer fits the new life. Therefore you must leave the comfort of your past so you can embrace God's future!توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Jesus' death and resurrection serves as a picture of our own: when we chose to follow Christ, our old life, the person we were before, died, and we are raised to walk in, to BE, something completely new.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Bruce and Chris talk more about what it means for Christ to be sufficient.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text The Gnostics in Colossae were making the claim the Jesus alone wasn't enough, and that following rules and traditions were also required to be saved. In addition they claimed that they had visions and performed ceremonies made them specially qualified to determine what was required. Paul makes it clear that laws and ceremonies have n…

Send us a text Chris and Bruce talk more about the illustrations of circumcision and baptism and how they represent what Christ did for us in His death and resurrection.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Becoming a mother isn't just an addition to your life... it completely changes everything. Paul uses the illustrations of circumcision and baptism to explain what happens when you become a follower of Christ: everything about who you are and how you operate is transformed into something new.…

Send us a text Chris goes deeper on what it means to walk IN Christ and what he hopes our main takeaway would be from that message.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text Most people have a tendency to make their religious beliefs and philosophies serve themselves and the life THEY want to live. Paul tells the Colossians that in order to follow Christ, the reverse must be true: you must be rooted in HIM and walk in Him, rather than trying to make Him walk in what YOU want.…

Send us a text Chris and Bruce talk about the parallels between 1st century Gnosticism and those today who also seek to have power over believers.توسط FBC Midlothian

Send us a text To us, a "mystery" is something that we don't know, a riddle for us to solve. It's a secret. And this is what some Church leaders in Colossae claimed to have. But it was simply all about control. Paul reverses that and says the "mystery" isn't a secret at all: it's a person. The mystery is that He lives IN US.…