Every day, without thinking, we evaluate what things are worth. These things include our value on work, marriage, family, friendships,...

Watch, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour (Matt 25:13) The scripture lesson closes the “Olivet Discourse,” a private...

As you read, click each link to test what is taught at FPCB. (1 Jn 4:1) The parable of the Ten Virgins shows how a Jewish Wedding is a...

36 “Now concerning that day and hour no one knows—neither the angels of heaven nor the Son —except the Father alone. 37 As the days of...

From beginning to end, the Bible offers an overarching story of the eternal purpose and destiny of the universe and our existence. In...

As Matthew 24 opens, Jesus and His disciples are leaving the Temple in Jerusalem. The Temple was important to Jewish identity and...

August 6, 2023 ~ Matthew 23 In Matthew 22, Jewish religious leaders ganged up on Jesus for a game of “Stump the Chump.” Jesus stood...

July 30, 2023 ~ Matthew 22:41-46 Matthew 22 presents a series of contentious conversations between Jesus and the Jewish religious...

Matthew 22:34-40 The Pharisees asked Jesus another one of their manipulative and dishonest questions. Among the Pharisees was a group...

Matthew 22:15-21 Matthew 5:13-16 Sunday's sermon opened with a reminder of the lesson we learned from the same passage from the previous...

July 2, 2023 ~ Matthew 22:15-21; Matthew 5:13-16 Jesus was followed by many kinds of people, each defined by what was hidden in their...

June 25, 2023 ~ Matthew 22:1-14 As the sermon series on the Gospel of Matthew continues, we are at the front end of the last part of...

June 11, 2023 ~ Matthew 21:12-27 What is the usual complaint about teenagers? They constantly rebel against authority. Their parents,...

June 4, 2023 ~ Matthew 21:1-11 Holy Week refers to the time Christians remember the week of Jesus’ life that led to His crucifixion and...

May 28, 2023 ~ Matthew 18:15-35 and Acts 2:42-47 The story of the Prodigal Son is re-enacted in worship each Sunday at the First...

May 21, 2023 ~ Matthew 20:29-34 Look to Jesus and see Him the way two blind men saw Him. Our sermon series in Matthew continues, and we...

May 14, 2023 ~ Genesis 16 Mom, you are special in many ways, and yet, there are times when being a mom is a blessing and other times when...

May 7, 2023 ~ Matthew 20:17-28 Gold can be formed into objects of value and classified along a range of purity from 6K to 24K. Gold that...

April 30, 2023 ~ Matthew 20:1-6. "For the kingdom of heaven is like…." These words start a parable where a vineyard owner hired day...

April 23, 2023 ~ Matthew 19:16-30 "With God, all things are possible." You can buy keychains, wall hangings, desk plaques, mugs, hats,...