Faith Community Church — Weekend Teachings

Welcome to Faith Community Church in Janesville, Wisconsin! Our mission is to bring people to faith and maturity in Jesus Christ. We are a community that loves God, loves people, and lives on mission together. At Faith, you will find heartfelt, Christ-centered worship, biblical teaching, ministries for every age, and a welcoming environment where everyone belongs. Weekend Services: Saturday – 5:00...

In this gripping episode, Bruce Van Natta shares his incredible testimony of survival and faith. In 2006, Bruce was crushed beneath a semi-truck and left at the very edge of life and death. In those moments, he experienced an out-of-body encounter where he saw two angels the Lord had sent to save his life. Doctors say Bruce is the only known person to have survived the severity of his injuries, ma...

In this week’s message at Faith Community Church, Pastor Jesse Knopp continues our journey through Acts 4, exploring the unstoppable authority of God’s Word and the boldness it produces in His people. Building on last week’s teaching about the authority of Christ, Pastor Jesse walks through Peter and John’s confrontation with the Sanhedrin, the miraculous healing that couldn’t be denied, and the e...

Just weeks after the resurrection, Peter and John face the religious leaders after healing a man who had been lame for 40 years. In this message, Pastor Jesse Thompson explores the authority of Jesus, the power in His name, and what it means to fully surrender to Him. Discover how His authority brings rescue, healing, and victory—not only for eternity but in the struggles and challenges of daily l...

In this message from Acts 3, Pastor Jeff dives into Peter’s powerful sermon following the healing miracle in Solomon’s Colonnade. Exploring the call to repentance, he unpacks what it truly means to turn toward God, confronting common roadblocks like ignorance and apathy that keep people from experiencing the life-changing power of Christ. Drawing on scripture from Acts, Romans, Titus, and more, Pa...

In Acts 3:1–10, Peter and John encounter a man who had been lame from birth, laid daily at the Beautiful Gate but unable to enter the temple. Through this powerful moment, Pastor Josh Calhoun invites us to see how God delights in using ordinary people and ordinary offerings—our presence, our attention, our smallest acts of obedience—to reveal His extraordinary power. Just as the beggar received no...

In this message from Acts 2, Pastor Jeff explores what he calls the “spiritual Big Bang”—the explosive coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost that ignited the birth of the Church and continues to expand through time. Drawing vivid parallels between the early believers and today’s Church, he unpacks how the Spirit transformed a fearful, grieving crowd into a unified, generous, and Spirit-empowered...

In this message from Acts 2:42, Pastor Jeff invites us to take a fresh look at our emotions—especially the ones we often try to suppress or avoid. Drawing from the story of the crowd that went from shouting “Crucify Him!” to asking, “What shall we do?” Pastor Jeff explores how God can transform anger, fear, and sadness into love, joy, and peace through His Spirit. You’ll learn why our negative emo...

In Acts 2:37–41, Peter calls us to repent and be baptized. Pastor Jeff shares how that call isn’t one of guilt, but of grace—a life-changing invitation to freedom and new life in Jesus.

In a world full of shifting circumstances and uncertainty, what can we truly be sure of? In this message from Acts 2:29–36, Mike Bachmeyer reminds us that Jesus is who He says He is — Lord and Christ. With the bold faith of Peter and Paul as examples, Mike explores what true certainty looks like: not blind belief, but confident trust grounded in the unshakable truth of God’s Word, the witness of S...

In this unique message from the Book of Acts, Pastor Jeff explores the biblical concept of the realm of the dead—what Scripture calls Sheol and the New Testament calls Hades—and contrasts it with ancient cultural ideas of the afterlife. Then, in a powerful devotional turn, he reminds us of the hope found in the phrase “But God.” When life feels impossible, when bitterness rises, or when faith grow...

Join Pastor Jeff in Acts 2 as we hear Peter’s words afresh — a reminder that God’s Word still moves hearts, shapes faith, and calls us to listen.

In this message, Pastor Tim Bales, our Discipleship Pastor, unpacks Acts 2:5–13 and the miracle of Pentecost. We explore how every language and people group matters to God, and how the Spirit empowers us to walk together in faith, carry each other’s burdens, and live on mission with compassion and purpose.

After a little time away, Pastor Jeff Williams is back in the pulpit, diving into the Book of Acts with a focus on the foundation of our faith: the nature of God and the work of the Holy Spirit. In this message, he explores God’s immutable attributes—His oneness, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, and omnibenevolence—and how understanding God’s ontology shapes the way we live, pray, and make...

We continue our journey through the Unstoppable series, focusing on Acts 1, where the early church is forming and the disciples are navigating a strange in-between—Jesus has ascended, but the Holy Spirit hasn’t yet come. Pastor Josh Barker unpacks the weight of Judas’s betrayal, showing how what looked like failure and treachery was actually fulfillment of Scripture and part of God’s redemptive pl...

In this week’s message from Acts 1:12–14, Pastor Jesse Knopp shows how the early church responded to Jesus’ ascension with obedience, unity, and prayer. In just three verses, we see the disciples step into the mission of God — not as perfect people, but as forgiven ones, empowered by the Spirit. This sermon challenges us to move beyond being spectators and live as true followers of Christ, united...

Keith Harrman explores what it means to be a witness for Jesus—through historic moments, personal stories, and everyday encounters. Drawing from Acts 1:8–11, he challenges us to fix our eyes on Christ, obey the Spirit, and live boldly for God’s glory. Small acts of faith can have eternal impact.

In week four of our Acts series, Pastor Josh Calhoun unpacks Acts 1:8, reminding us that we are called by Jesus, empowered by the Spirit, and sent to carry the gospel—from our homes to the very ends of the earth.

We explore what it means to trust God when the answers don’t come. Drawing from Acts 1, we see how Jesus redirects our obsession with timelines toward Spirit-filled mission. Through personal stories, raw questions, and honest wrestling with the “whys” of life, we’re reminded that God calls us to surrender control, rest in His presence, and keep going—filled, equipped, and empowered by the Holy Spi...

Join Pastor Josh Barker as we launch “Unstoppable,” exploring Acts 1:1–5. Discover how Jesus prepares His disciples for the mission ahead, teaching them to wait for the promised Holy Spirit. Learn what it means to be empowered by God’s Spirit to carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth—and how that same Spirit works through us today.

Kick off our series “Unstoppable: The Church in Motion” with Pastor Jeff Williams as we explore the Book of Acts! Discover the mission, methods, and models of the early church — and be inspired to live out your faith boldly today.