FBC Mayfield

Ananias and Sapphira didn’t fall because they kept part of their money. They fell because they lied to look like they’d given it all. Through their story and Barnabas’s, Acts 4 and 5 asks us: are our hands open to Christ, or clenched around our comfort and reputation?

In a place where following Jesus costs us little, it’s easy to lose our boldness without ever noticing. In Acts 4, Peter and John stand before the very men who crucified Jesus and refuse to stay silent.

You can be sincere, religious, even sprinting, and still be headed for the wrong end zone. In Acts 3, the crowd rushed to marvel at a healed man and the apostles who healed him, but missed the risen Christ they had rejected. Peter points them past the miracle and calls them, and us, to repent and turn to the author of life.

Devoted to God's Word, to each other, to the table, and to prayer—the early church shared a depth of life together worth longing for. We turn to Acts 2 to ask how we grow into a church like that today.

When the Spirit fell at Pentecost, the crowd asked one question: "What does this mean?" We dig into Acts 2 to see how that day changed the world forever—sending the gospel out to every nation and bringing God's presence to dwell in his people.

What do we do while we wait? We look at how the early church waited in the upper room—and the three simple practices that form the baseline of a steady faith.

What if we're asking God the wrong questions? As we open the book of Acts, we look at how the disciples missed what was right in front of them—and how easily we can do the same.

Who are we looking for when we choose deacons? We turn to 1 Timothy 3, where the measure isn't a person's wealth or standing but their character and faithful service.

A year ago, we didn't just say goodbye to one of our pastors—we sent him. This Founder's Day, Blake Shuecraft returns to show us from Acts 13 how the gospel multiplies through sending.

We're called to proclaim the good news—but how does that actually happen? This week we look to Paul in Athens to discover how everyday conversations can become gospel conversations, right where we live, work, and gather.

Could you explain the gospel if someone asked? This week we trace the story from Creation to Christ, letting Scripture define the greatest news the world has ever heard.

What does your praise reveal about what you truly believe about God? Psalm 150 is the Bible's grand finale of praise—calling all of heaven and earth to worship the God who is worthy of it all!

What would God find if He searched the deepest corners of your heart? In Psalm 139, David encounters a God who knows everything, is everywhere, holds all power, and will one day judge everyone—and how we respond to that God, with dread or with worship, reveals everything about where we stand with Him.

A God of enduring love who also strikes down kings and armies seems like a contradiction—until Psalm 136 reveals justice as love for the oppressed, worked out patiently across centuries. His steadfast love endures forever, even in judgment. And the same love that spared no patience on Egypt spared no cost at the cross.

Psalm 91 promises protection over and over, yet faithful believers have still been speared, stoned, and swept away in storms. The psalm was never a guarantee against earthly suffering—it points past it, to a refuge no spear or grave can reach.

Moses asks God to teach us to number our days—not to make us anxious, but because a life that knows how short it is starts to live differently. What would change if today were counted rather than assumed? Psalm 90 asks the hard question, then points toward the mercy that makes the answer good news.

Even the sons of Korah, who sang "better is one day in your house," ended up writing the saddest prayer in the Bible. If the most faithful can feel forgotten by God, the real question is what you do with that feeling—because the One who feels absent has promised He will never leave us nor forsake us.

"I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness." The sons of Korah found radical contentment at the doorstep their father was too proud to stand at. The question this Psalm forces on us is simple: what do you actually crave?

We crave God's blessings — but they were never meant to be the final goal. Psalm 67 reveals the reason God blesses His people, and it will change how you see everything He's given you.

Which city are you actually living in? Psalm 46 draws a sharp contrast between the unstable, crumbling city of this world and the unshakable kingdom of God — and your values and concerns reveal which one has your heart.

David was a man after God's own heart — and also a man who tried to bury his darkest secret. Join us as we look at Psalm 32 and David's journey from the weight of concealed sin to the freedom found only in confession and grace.

Life can feel like everything is going right—until suddenly it isn’t. Psalm 34 shows us how to respond when discouragement hits and reminds us to praise, remember, and trust Him even in the middle of our hardest moments.

When life feels unfair and obedience feels pointless, Psalm 73 shows how an eternal perspective shows the certainty of God’s goodness and steadies a faith in crisis.

Hannah’s journey through sorrow and surrender reveals what it means to follow God with full devotion. When our deepest desires are placed in His hands, He shapes our hearts for His glory.

Barnabas may seem like a hidden figure, yet his life is marked by full devotion to Jesus. True devotion isn’t just belief—it’s a life fully given to Jesus.