Fellowship General Baptist Church

What is your calling?  God is more interested in each of us fulfilling a life that is striving for a powerful testimony not a title.  So many live for the title and not the testimony.  We are all called to live for Him in all that we do which includes loving others and loving God.  If we do these things with our moments, having a title will not be our passion.

Many times, we lack hope.  We are troubled and even paralyzed by our pasts.  Jesus came to make a way for us to gain hope in Him. Forgiveness and release is just a prayer away.  There is real HOPE in the cross.  This message is based on Romans 8.

Romans 8:5-13 describes how we are indebted to Christ for all the sacrifice on our behalf.  These passages also describe how we have been given a life to live for Him.  We should want to live for Christ because of all that He has done for us.  It's all about DEBT and LIFE.

Held back by guilt?  Satan is a master at placing guilt on us.  We may feel that there's no way to be redeemed.  Jesus came not to condemn but to save.  Part of a series based on Romans 8.

A father's day message that reminds us of the importance of honoring our parents.  That this is really a basic mirroring of honoring God as well.  Regardless of our experiences regarding being parented, we must seek to honor God.

We can't just put our Christian life into autopilot, rolling through life without any regard for our sin nature.  Many times, we can grow too comfortable with things in our life that need not be there.  And, when you're in darkness its hard see the sin and it's destruction.  We need to stay close to Christ and pursue holiness.  We need to be honest and deal with those secret sins that can eventually destroy our relationship with God and quite possibly destroy us.

Being a Christian is relative depending on who you talk to.  There were only three mentions of it in the Bible - all contemptuous or negative. To merely believe like one is not much in the eyes of God.  But, when we go by the title of Disciple, a whole new meaning comes into play.  A true follower of Christ is not merely a Christian, but a disciple of Him.  Which are you?

In life, we deal with essentially two types of sin - sins of ommision and sins of commission.  In order to be in the presence of God, we must keep in check our sin nature.  What are you having trouble with the most?  Sins where you don't do what you ought or sins where you do what you shouldn't?  We must go through some spiritual exercises in our pursuit of holiness in order to be in the presence of God.

The only way we can draw close to God and abide with Him is if we confess our sins and truly come clean.  Many times, we rationalize our sin and deny what really happened.  This drives a wedge between us and God.  Largely based on the story of David and Bathsheba.

Attitude is so critical when it comes to abiding in God daily.  When we focus on self, we tend to get disatissified and acquire horrible attitudes.  Conversely, when we focus on every little blessing daily, we tend to live a more joyful and satisfied life - a life that lives in the presence of God.

A life of following Christ is more than a decision at the alter.  The Christian life is one that requires us to truly abide in Him every day.  How much time are you devoting to living in the presence of God?  A WITH GOD life is so much more than a single event of surrender and salvation.  This message is the first of the series.

Senior Pastor Byron Beck tells the story of Elijah from the miracle of Mt. Carmel to the fleeing after Jezebel's death threat.  Elijah shows us how disappointed he was after he fled.  A message about how to deal with disappointment and turn to God for our hope and joy.

Sermonettes delivered by Associate Pastor Nathan Coleman and Senior Pastor Byron Beck.  These talks outline what being FOUND really means and what we need to lose to be found.  This particular Sunday was centered around commissioning a team to El Salvador to work on a water well with Living Water International.  Messages were on the topics of DENYING SELF, SURRENDER and SALVATION.

Senior Pastor Byron Beck defines real resurrection in today's world.  Easter represents the powerful event of Jesus' resurrection - overcoming sin and death.  Easter also represents resurrection that can happen in our lives at any point.

The second in a short message series - The Bridge.  This message focuses on the solution to our problem of sin.  With live props, Senior Pastor Byron Beck demonstrates what happens when we accept the free gift of salvation.  Because of the cross, we can make it over the casm that separates us from God.

1 of 2 messages in a series laying out the bridge illustration.  This first sermon deals with the problem of sin - what it is, why it's there and how it is a part of our human existence.  We cannot solve the problem on our own.

Our mission is not to pressure people into following Christ.  Rather, we are to share our faith of what God has done for us.  Our gratefulness for God and our love for others is contagious and can influence so many in our circle of influence.

Context is everything.  If you really want to understand the Word of God, you have to find context.  What the words really mean, why the words were written and the historical context.  These elements are critical to fully understanding what is written in our Bible.  If we can gain context, we can apply it more effectively into our lives.  This message is the last in the series 40 Days in the Word.  The topic of fruit is used to help us understand why context is everything.

Continuing the series 40 Days in the Word, Senior Pastor Byron delivers this message that is all about placing high value on scripture.  When we take in the Word of God, it transforms us in so many ways.  We, in turn, live out the Word.  Many of us are spritually mal-nourished and need to be nourished to live the life God wants us to live.

Another message in the series 40 DAYS IN THE WORD.  Senior Pastor Byron Beck speaks about applying the Word to our lives - one of the hardest things to do.  This message is largely about how Christians should handle disputable matters.  We must accept people who think differently about topics of life regardless of our disagreement, we must not judge one another, one's convictions must be that person's convictions - between that person and God and we must be patient / not selfish in ALL things.  In our lives, God is the respecter of persons and the judge of all people and all matters.