Falling Waters Bible Church

Grace-based Growth: Romans 6 & 2 Peter 1

The New Year is often a time that many resolve to try and grow and improve. But trying to change is like trying to correct poor posture...no matter how much we try, we inevitably find ourselves slouching again. In this message we explore how you can you begin grace-based growth this year.
Our Mindset:
A Renewed View: I'm dead to that...and alive to God (Rom. 6:10-11)
Embrace Grace: Accounting for failure (1 John 2:1)
Our Action:
Stop serving your old self (Rom. 6:12)
Give yourself to God (Rom. 6:13)
The Secret Ingredient: Knowing God (2 Peter 1:2-4)

The Mercy of God: Exodus 34

When God spoke to Moses and explained who he was, one of the first things he wanted him to know was that he was a merciful God. If fact, His mercy is so great, that it's greater than all our sin. 

Isaiah 9: The Light in the Dark Night of Christmas

Outside and in, this life is full of darkness. What hope do we have that things will ever brighten up? What could ever drive away this dark night we live in? Learn from Isaiah 9 and John 1 why we can have hope in the bleakest of circumstances. 

Advent: Peace with God

What is the main message of Christmas? What does Sodom have to do with salvation and the announcement of the angels in Luke 2? In this message, learn the answer to these important and intriguing questions.

Biblical Friendships: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-20

Every Christian has an obligation to those who are younger in the faith. In this passage, we look at biblical friendships with younger Christians, taking lessons from Paul's example of how to encourage younger believers in their walk.

Advent: The Love of God

From the cradle to the cross, love is the foundation of all that God accomplished in the sending of His Son. And because of his love, we can rejoice in Him. Listen to this sermon on Romans 5:1-11 by guest preacher Pastor Bob Snyder. 

The Divine Initiator: Advent Communion Message

The message of Christmas and communion is that God has not left us alone in our desperate and dark situation. He took the initiative to send his son. Enjoy this short communion message from Galatians 4:4-5. 
Galatians 4:4–5
[4] But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, [5] to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (ESV)

Living By Faith: Galatians 5:16-26

The Westminster Confession of Faith describes the Christian life as being involved in a "continual and irreconcilable war"—a battle between the flesh and the Spirit. And Paul tells us in these verses there is only one way to have victory in the battle: be led by the Spirit. 

Living By Faith: Galatians 5:1-15

In Chapter 5, Paul takes his readers on a tour of two vineyards: "Justification by Faith" versus "Legalism". And Paul picks some of the fruit from these trees in order to warn his readers and to woo them back to a simple saving faith in Jesus Christ.
 
The Tale of Two Trees:
 
1. The Fruit of Legalism (5:2-4, 15)
Christ Sidelined and You are Severed (v. 2, 4)
Burdened Like a Beast (v. 3)
Destructive Dissension (v. 15)
2. Fruit of Faith (5:5-6, 13-15)
A Heavenly Hope of Righteousness (v. 5)
A Freedom to Love that Fulfills the Law (v. 13-15)

Justified in Jesus: Luke 18:9-14

Jesus tells the tale of two men in Luke 18. We tend to think of one as the obvious "bad guy" in the plotline of the gospels. But in a twist, Jesus explains that both men are in fact evil and in need of God's mercy. But one goes home justified, but why?