by FBC Admin | Oct 12, 2022 | From Wade's Desk
The Bible tells the true story of God’s mission to rescue and restore the whole world. The missio Dei (Latin for “mission of God” or “sending of God”) involves God setting out on a long journey to restore his good creation from the ravages of humanity’s sin....
by FBC Admin | Oct 5, 2022 | From Wade's Desk
Today’s blog post concludes our series on the Lord’s Prayer. We’ve been saying that the Lord’s Prayer is a prayer Jesus gave his disciples that reflected his own heart and priorities. As we learn to breathe in this prayer and live it out daily,...
by FBC Admin | Sep 28, 2022 | From Wade's Desk
In the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6 (and Luke 11), we see Jesus giving his disciples words to pray that, in reality, is introducing them to a whole new way of living. Jesus says this: 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven,...
by FBC Admin | Sep 21, 2022 | From Wade's Desk
Last week we began to look at the petition in the Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew 6:12, which says: “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” We briefly looked at the first section of that verse and considered what it means...
by FBC Admin | Sep 15, 2022 | From Wade's Desk
We’ve been looking at the Lord’s Prayer, a prayer Jesus has given the family of God. Today we look at the petition in Matthew 6:12: “Forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors.” Everyone, everywhere, cannot escape the brutal...
