FA Church

This past Sunday, our pastor, Travis Holownia, preached a message entitled “The Small Things.” Pastor Travis reminded us that spiritual growth often happens through faithfulness in the ordinary, pointing to Luke 2:52 as a picture of Jesus growing step by step in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and others. Through the story of Jesus calling His first disciples in Luke 5:1–11, he highlighted how...

This past Sunday, Pastor Jeremiah Niengor preached a message entitled “This Is Not How I Planned It.” Pastor Jeremiah walked us through Matthew 1:18 –25, showing how the trouble in Joseph’s story reflects the disruptions we face when God’s faithfulness collides with our plans. He reminded us that grace often doesn’t arrive as comfort, but as interruption—and that what looks like a problem may actu...

This past Sunday, Pastor Sebastian Martinez preached a message entitled “A Faith that Costs.” Pastor Sebastian walked us through Mary’s story in Luke 1, highlighting three movements in the text: God’s initiating grace in the Annunciation, Mary’s faith-filled response in the Conversation, and her worshipful surrender in the Magnificat. He emphasized Mary’s remarkable faith—one that trusted God desp...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “A Saviour for All Generations.” Pastor Ben walked us through Matthew 1:1–17, showing how the genealogy of Jesus reveals God’s faithfulness across every generation. He highlighted the promises made to Abraham, the prophetic hope spoken through Isaiah, and the righteous King promised in Jeremiah—reminding us that God always...

This past Sunday, Lead Pastor Ben Johnson preached a message entitled "The Power of Together." Pastor Ben reminded us of Ecclesiastes 4:9 — two are better than one — calling us to walk in unity as families, in vision, and in giving. Through the example of Exodus 35, we were shown how the people gave willingly — bringing offerings, skills, and craftsmanship to the Lord’s work. We were encouraged to...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “Excel in the Grace of Giving.” Pastor Ben taught from 2 Corinthians 8–9, emphasizing Paul’s call to “excel in this grace of giving” just as we excel in faith, speech, knowledge, earnestness, and love. He highlighted the Macedonian churches, whose overflowing joy and extreme poverty produced rich generosity as they “gave t...

This past Vision Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “God’s Not Finished Yet.” Preaching from Habakkuk 1-2, God is actively at work and calls us to hold to His vision with faith, trusting that delay is not denial. Pastor Ben shared three exciting steps God is leading us into: Phase 1 is the building plan for our South Property, a developing Christian high school partn...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “From Decision to Disciple.” Drawing from Matthew 28:16 - 20, Pastor Ben reminded us that while becoming a Christian happens in a moment, becoming a disciple is a lifelong journey of knowing, obeying and following Jesus. He emphasized that true discipleship begins with personally knowing Jesus, continues through faithfully...

This past Sunday, Pastor Jeremiah Niengor preached a message entitled “The Basin, the Towel & the Blood.” Drawing from John 13, Pastor Jeremiah spoke about the descent of majesty, where Jesus, knowing His hour had come, laid aside His outer garments, took up a towel, and washed His disciples’ feet—revealing a love that “went to the end.” He reminded us that we are already made clean, yet our f...

This past Sunday, Pastor Adam Meck preached a message entitled “Wholehearted Obedience.” Teaching from Matthew 19:16 –22, Pastor Adam shared the story of the rich young ruler – a man who did everything right outwardly, yet still asked Jesus, “What am I still lacking?” He reminded us that we often try to fix soul-level issues with surface-level solutions, when what Jesus truly invites us into is de...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “Rest For Your Soul.” Pastor Ben reminded us that following Jesus is true rest. Teaching from Matthew 11:25 –30, he shared Jesus’ invitation to “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” We were encouraged to come, take and learn from Him — to take His yoke upon us and learn from Him, fo...

This past Sunday, Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson shared a message titled “The Cost of Following Jesus.” Looking at Matthew 16:13 – 26, following Jesus begins with desire — “If anyone desires to come after Me…” (vs 24). Jesus calls us to deny ourselves and take up our cross daily, finding joy in self-denial as Paul did, counting all things loss for the excellence of knowing Christ. True life is discovere...

This past Sunday, Pastor Ben Johnson shared a message titled “The Call to Follow.” From Matthew 4:17 –22, we see Jesus calling His first disciples to leave everything and follow Him. The call begins with repentance — turning away from the world’s patterns and being transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:1–2). Then comes the invitation to follow — to walk in the way of love, just as Ch...

This past Sunday, Pastor Mark MacKnight shared a message titled A Word for FA. Paul’s one final exhortation to the believers in II Corinthians 13:11 –12 is to EMBODY their faith: “Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice. Become mature, be encouraged, be of the same mind, be at peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints send you greeting...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, shared a message titled The Table of Blessing. Looking at Romans 5:1–11, we were reminded of the incredible blessings we have through faith in Christ. Because of Jesus, we have peace with God, access to His grace, and the glorious hope of heaven. Even in suffering, we can find purpose, as trials produce perseverance, character and hope. God’s love ha...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled Fresh Oil for a Fresh Season. Samuel anointed David, and from that day the Spirit of the Lord came upon him with power (1 Samuel 16:13 ). The anointing is the very presence of the Holy Spirit, working in us, upon us, and through us for His glory. Fresh oil changes atmospheres and carries a Christ-like fragrance that spread...

This past Sunday, Pastor Adam Meckelborg shared a message titled Built To Last. Jesus ended the Sermon on the Mount with The Choice: two paths, two trees, two claims, and two builders. A wise life is one that hears His words and puts them into practice, building on the rock. Through practice, obedience that feels awkward becomes second nature. Jesus invites us to build a faith that withstands chao...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled: Trusting God in Difficult Times. From Psalm 46:1–11, we were reminded that even when the earth shakes and the nations rage, God is our sure refuge and strength. Pastor Ben walked us through three truths found in this passage: We have a refuge — “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” We have a ri...

This past Sunday, our lead Pastor, Ben Johnson shared a message entitled "Forgive and Live." Drawing from Matthew 18:21 –35, he reminded us that forgiveness is not easy, but essential. Jesus teaches that forgiveness isn’t about keeping score, it’s about losing count. We forgive because God forgave us first, and He calls us to extend that same grace to others. Unforgiveness traps us in a prison, bu...

This past Sunday, Pastor Mark Hazzard preached a message entitled “The Parables of Jesus.” Through the parables of the workers in the vineyard and the rich young ruler, we were reminded that the Kingdom of God is not built on comparison or human effort, but on the generosity and grace of its King. God’s Kingdom is ever-growing, and His invitation is open to all — whether early or late in the journ...

This past Sunday, Pastor Merrie Eizenga shared a message titled "You Choose" from Luke 18:9–14, comparing the self-righteous prayer of a Pharisee with the heartfelt plea for mercy from a tax collector. Drawing from scripture and commentary, she highlighted how the Pharisee magnified his own goodness while the tax collector magnified his brokenness. We were reminded that God measures righteousness...

This past Sunday,  Pastor Hunter Gillis continued our Parables: Stories Jesus Told series with a message titled “What It’s All About,” unpacking the story of the prodigal son from Luke 15:11 –32. Pastor Hunter reminded us that this parable reveals the heart of God — a Father who runs toward the broken, welcomes the repentant, and celebrates what was once lost being found. We were challenged to rem...

This past Sunday at First Assembly, we welcomed guest speaker Pastor Rob Snow, who continued our Parables: Stories Jesus Told series with a message on The Parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10. In response to a lawyer's question, “Who is my neighbour?”, Jesus tells the story of a man beaten and left for dead—ignored by a priest and a Levite, but rescued by a compassionate Samaritan. Pastor Ro...

This past Sunday at First Assembly, Pastor Ben Johnson continued our Parables: Stories Jesus Told series with a message titled “Worth Everything.” Teaching from the parables in Matthew 13, Pastor Ben spoke on the hidden treasure and the pearl of great value. Those who discover the kingdom respond with total surrender, giving up everything to obtain it. We were reminded that the kingdom of God is p...

This past Sunday, Pastor Ben Johnson launched our new teaching series, “Parables: Stories Jesus Told,” with a message titled “How’s Your Heart?” Teaching from Matthew 13, Pastor Ben unpacked the Parable of the Sower, where Jesus describes four types of soil that represent the condition of our hearts in receiving God’s Word. Some hearts are hardened, others are shallow or distracted, and some are r...