Fairfield Church of Christ Sermons

(Brian Schreiber) How many of you like watching infomercials? Any proud owners of the Sham-Wow, the Snuggie or the Perfect Bacon Bowl here today? An article in the Quad-City Times called, “Infomercial Tricks That Can Trash Your Cash Supply.” Here’s part of what it said: “Infomercials that sell shampoos, zit creams and the latest weight loss gadgets can be hard to turn away from…not all of them are...

(Brian Schreiber) - Listen to how an article from the Washington Post begins: “It is every pilot’s worst nightmare to hear strange sounds coming from a plane.  An exploding engine.  A cracking exhaust valve.  The metallic ping of a bolt sheering under pressure.  At 35,000 feet, even the smallest of sounds can signal serious trouble.  So it was surely a frightening moment on Monday when an Alaska A...

(Brian Schreiber) His divine nature has granted to you all things that pertain to life and godliness.”(1:3) I guess, of all people, Peter really got that. So if you’re living a godly life, why is that? If you’re living, and you have that relationship, that intimacy with God, why is it? It’s not because you were such a great person or you earned this somehow. It says “His divine power granted that...

(Brian Schreiber) Mary Magdalene and Thomas were experiencing some scars in their lives in the after moments of Jesus’ cruel treatment and death on the cross. On the one hand, Mary had scars with crying  about someone stealing her Savior’s body.  And on the other, Thomas’ scars reached into his doubts and insecurities about the truth of whom Jesus said He was for everyone.  Many have been scarred...

(Brian Schreiber) – Jesus is going to make His way into Jerusalem for what seems to be a regular thing to do in celebrating the Passover.  Celebration and anointing will take place in His life, but Jesus knows that wounds will come; scars will be on His body.  God will be scarred by insults just a few days later by this same crowd.  Jesus will be wounded – physically, emotionally, mentally, and sp...

(Brian Schreiber). Many Christians live unhappy, fruitless, worried, and negative lives. But God’s plan is exactly opposite, He wants His children not just to achieve victory, but LIVE in it! So many things are produced for us now, especially in written form, that can help bring confidence and help in our lives.  But the Word of God is truly a place where life speaks into others.  When no words of...

(Drew Staudenmaier) Paul Tripp says “What happens in the messiness of relationships is that our hearts are revealed, our weaknesses are exposed, and we start coming to the end ourselves. Only when this happens do we reach out for the help God alone can provide.”  The truth is, we can speak life bets into others when we are connected with them. Nearly every page of the Bible declares that life work...