Fellowship Church of Arkadelphia

I Boast No More

Stephen — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:57:06 +0000

Doug Nykolaishen takes an in depth look at Ephesians 2:1-10, which reveals the sacrificial, unmerited gift that was given to us by God through Christ.

Fellowship Focus

Stephen — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:53:39 +0000

Good morning Fellowship Church,

We will have a Connections Class this Sunday right after our second worship service. If anyone is interested in joining FC or finding out more about our vision and ministries, contact Scott Jackson about attending the class (jacksons@obu.edu).

Pray for the people of Chile and especially for believers in Chile. They had a massive earthquake this morning along with numerous aftershocks.

Thanks to Neal and the worship team for leading us in a powerful time of worship and teaching this past week. Now that we have considered who Jesus is and what he has done for us as well as what it means to follow him, we will focus this week on our new identity in Christ.

Someone told me this week, “everyone is just looking for someone to love and for someone to love them.” There is a lot of truth to that statement. Since knowing who we are in Christ has so much to do with these love relationships, we encourage you to …

- do the study for this week in Experiencing God’s Story (Becoming 6)
- come prepared to worship and hear Scott Jackson teach on this passage, and
- go to K-group where your community can help you live this part of the Story.

Enjoy the sunshine,
sd

The Cost of Disciplship

Stephen — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:24:51 +0000

Neal Nelson teaches out of Mark 8:21-9:1 to help us better understand the costs and blessings of being a follower of Christ.

The Word Became Flesh

Stephen — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:47:20 +0000

This week Phillip Williamson teaches us about the most central belief of Christianity-Jesus Christ. Phillip takes an in depth look at John 1 to help give us a better understanding of the incarnate God.

Fellowship Focus

Chris — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:51:19 +0000

Many thanks to Philip Williamson for teaching for us yesterday. We will continue the rescue theme this week as Neal teaches on what it means to follow Jesus as a disciple.

There will be a Connections Class on Sunday, February 28th right after the second service. Please tell anyone interested in attending the class to contact Scott Jackson (jacksons@obu.edu).

This week begins Lent in the Christian tradition. Lent is a period of about forty days when believers prepare themselves to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus.

We talked last night in our k-group about what “incarnational ministry” might look like. As God’s agents and representatives in this world, how should we enter the world of people who need to know the Lord in order to bring hope and life? Definitely something to pray about. How is the Spirit leading you and your k-group to carry out incarnational ministry?

-sd

Freedom at Last!

Stephen — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:43:13 +0000

Scott Duvall teaches on the freedom that we find in Christ’s death and resurrection. As we learn from Romans 8, there is no condemnation for those in Christ. We are free and redeemed!

Waging Spiritual Warfare

Stephen — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:29:11 +0000

Scott Duvall teaches out of Matthew 4. We examine Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness and attempt to understand the ways that Satan tries to attack us and attempt us. Scott gives us practical advice on how to avoid temptation and to confront Satan when tempted.

Fellowship Focus

Chris — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:21:06 +0000

Good morning Fellowship Church,

We hope today is a powerful day of worship for you. Although gathering for worship may at times see routine, worship is actually transformative. The experience changes us. As we sing praises to our Lord, submit in prayer, hear His Word, and so on, something happens to us. We’re not the same people going out as we were coming in. No, we can’t remember everything that happens in worship in years gone by, but we are changed nevertheless. (We can’t remember what we ate on this day last year either, but that meal still changed us in some way.)

Today, we will focus on fighting spiritual battles as we learn from Jesus’ own experience recorded in Matthew 4:1-11.

Numerous times I’ve heard people say after moving away from Arkadelphia and FC that they wish they could replicate the k-group experience. Our fellowship groups are a huge privilege.

Continue to pray that the Spirit would lead us to make a difference in our community. It’s hard to believe but God really wants to use FC to change the neighborhoods surrounding our worship center. As we pray, our hearts will become even more compassionate toward people in need.

We are beginning to have more community visitors. Please be sensitive to people coming to FC for the first time and make them feel welcome. First impressions run deep.

“May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.” (2 Thess. 2:16-17).

Satan and Sin

Stephen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:53:07 +0000

Doug Nykolaishen gives us insight into the relationship between Satan and Sin and how it affects our every day life. He is teaching out of Genesis 2.

Annual State of the Church Address

Stephen — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:16:10 +0000

Scott Jackson reports on the state of our church from 2009. He shares about our ministries and their effectiveness. He also addresses some growth areas from the book of Acts for the Fellowship Church to work on during 2010.