Fountain Springs Church Weekly Message

Till He Appeared He was silent, but not absent. Matthew 1:20-21 (NLT) An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the...

Grown Up Letters to Santa MATTHEW 1:2-6 (NIV)​ : Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, Abraham struggled telling the truth. Judah the father of Perez (Far-res) and Zerah, whose mother...

Grown Up Letters to Santa Matthew 1:18-19 (NLT) This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of...

Grown Up Letters to Santa - Week One CONTROL What do you do when you don’t have control? Our desire for control often leads to catastrophe Herod loved power and control MATTHEW 2:1-3 (NIV) After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the...

Thanksgiving Ingratitude The recipient is always aware. The initiator is rarely aware. Gratitude and ingratitude drive the health of all relationships Luke 17:11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and...

Scandal Scandal: Something that is shocking, upsetting, or unacceptable John 19:7 The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.” John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way...

Platform Week 4 No Syrup or Milk No Cable or WIFI Bite Tongue or Stub Toe Fired or Break Up Dilemma: A choice between two equally unappealing options 1 KINGS 14:21-22 Rehoboam son of Solomon was king in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he...

Platform Title: Platform Week 3 Bill of Rights • Jury trial• Search & Seizure• Cruel & Unusual Punishment• Quartering of Soldiers Amendment IX Individual rights must be coupled with individual responsibility Why is there no Bill of...

Platform Guest Speaker: Joe Sangl $19,300,000,000,000 LUKE 19:1-10 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. He tried...

Platform Platform: The declared principles and objectives of a person or group What is most important to you? Informal IntegrityAchievement CommitmentAssertive AuthenticityProgressive Self-control If you evaluate...

From This Day Forward Q&A with Pastor David and his wife, Katy.

From This Day Forward “To have and to hold” “For better or for worse” “Till death do us part” “Till death do us part” MATTHEW 19:3-6 (NIV) Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and...

From This Day Forward Vow...“To have and to hold” “For better or worse” “Till death do us part” MATTHEW 19:4-6 (NIV) “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man...

Choose Happyness - Week Three Principle of Substitution: Putting something healthy in place of something unhealthy Matthew 3:13 (NIV) Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. John 1:29 (NIV) John saw Jesus coming toward...

MATTHEW 5:3 (NIV) Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. What we have can influence how we depend on God. When our mind is on what we have or don’t have, we are tempted to change who we rely on. The amount of what we...

MY HAPPINESS COMES FROM ________________ OUR HAPPINESS IS USUALLY CALENDAR-DRIVEN ATTACHING OUR GOD CONVERSATIONS TO OUR PERSONAL CALENDARS. WE ATTEMPT TO FULFILL WHAT GOD WANTS INSIDE THE TIMING WE WANT MATTHEW 24:36 (NIV) But about that day or...

DIRECTION DETERMINES DESTINATION OUR DECISIONS GUIDE OUR DIRECTION SUBMISSION IS THE KEY TO MAKING THE BEST DECISION OUR BEST DECISIONS CAN LEAD TO MIRACLES ATTENTION INFLUENCES DIRECTION WHEN OUR ATTENTION IS GRABBED IT IS FUELED BY...

Retrace DIRECTION DETERMINES DESTINATION OUR DECISIONS GUIDE OUR DIRECTION 1 SAMUEL 24:5-7 (NLT) Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe. He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to...

BEING LOST LEADS TO INSECURITY DIRECTION DETERMINES DESTINATION GOD PROMISES TO GIVE US THE DIRECTIONS WE NEED TO LEAD US TO THE RIGHT DESTINATIONS PHILIPPIANS 1:6 (NLT) And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue...

Judges 4:1 (NLT) After Ehud’s death, the Israelites again did evil in the lord’s sight. Again. Judges 4:2-3 (NLT) So the lord turned them over to King Jabin of Hazor, a Canaanite king. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in...

Meant to... Love God and Love Others Giving is the kryptonite to greed Ephesians 6:10-13 (NIV) Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For...

Meant to... Move Purpose = the reason we exist Public Beliefs Private Beliefs Core Beliefs Your core beliefs are revealed by your actions James 2:14-17 (NLT) What good is it, dear brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but don’t...

Public Acts 2:31-32 (NLT) David was looking into the future and speaking of the Messiah’s resurrection. He was saying that God would not leave Him among the dead or allow His body to rot in the grave. “God raised Jesus from the dead, and we are all...