FBFI Regional Meetings–a valuable resource

On of the marks of the FBFI is fellowship. Today we’d like to highlight the fellowship we enjoy with one another by posting four sermons from the New Mexico Regional Fellowship meeting held in October, 2011. While we are at it, we’d also like to remind you about the excellent messages heard recently at the…

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Athanasius on Compromise and Erring Associations

The following is a letter from the Church Father, Athanasius (ca. AD 298-373), famous for standing against the Arian heresy in the First Council of Nicea (AD 325), a battle which he carried on throughout his ministry. As a churchman in an age quite different from our own, there are aspects of Athanasius’ views that…

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Three Rivers Regional FBFI Fellowship

Cumberland Bible Church is honored to be hosting the FBFI Three Rivers Regional Meeting. We encourage you to come and join us. The theme this year is “Growing in Grace.” You will be encouraged and refreshed through the preaching of the inerrant, infallible, sufficient Word of God. Bible-believing, Bible-teaching, Bible-practicing Christians from at least four…

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Around the Web–Study Resources

Courtesy of Pastor Gary Small of Linden, WA, we offer links to the following on-line study resources. Use what you can. Be aware that some of the resources include liberal and conservative materials. The Tyndale House Bible Toolbar (an interesting browser add-on) with an explanatory video here. The Crosswire.org study tools. Note especially this “parallels”…

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Chaplains Report: Abba House opens in Perry, GA

Chaplin Fred Henzler reports to us about the opening of Abba House in Perry, GA. His enthusiasm is obvious. He says, “Wow! What a day yesterday was. It was the grand opening of the Abba House right here in Perry, just a little over a half a mile away from our house. Dignitaries were there,…

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Around the Web

A few things that catch our interest this week: How to dress in church – former Wheaton President Duane Litfin argues that we need to dress up, not down, but sets no particular standard in “Clothing Matters” What does President Obama believe? An interesting interview from 2004, re-published recently, offers insight into the President’s belief…

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Understanding the Times

Our subject matter in this first month of Proclaim & Defend is certainly not one that we relish addressing. What minister of the gospel relishes talking about Protecting Our Children? We sympathize with Jude who felt compelled to write about contending for the faith when he would rather write about the common salvation. Our times…

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The Preacher’s Dark Secret (Spurgeon)

Spurgeon called it the “Minister’s Fainting Fits” in his classic Lectures to My Students.  It is, yes I will use the word, the depression that preacher’s sometimes face.  It is deep, miserable and desperate.  It keeps him awake through the night in anguish of soul.  He dare not talk of it to church members or…

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