First Church of Christ, Bluffton

When it comes to political engagement, there are values Christians bring but there are also vices that must be guarded against.

Today, we turn to the subject of politics. And there may be no other subject in our day that is more divisive than this one. So what we’re going to do—led by the Holy Spirit—is to formulate a political theology. What does that mean? It means that we’re going to look at Scripture to see what God thinks about politics and what our relationship should be to the political world. And then we’re going t...

God created sex to be good for both spouses.

Today, we’re going to talk about the sexual distortions of our day and the roots that contribute to them.

What does God think about sex? Let's talk about it.

Pray to the Lord, the One who brings dead things to life.

What's one thing we should focus on in 2022? In this message, we dig into what that one thing is and why it's so pivotal to get it right this year.

Join us as we pray and fast for repentance as a people.

To hear and know God, we must spend time with him.

Here's how God worked through FCC this year and what we are focusing on for 2022 as He leads. To view the State of FCC PDF Report, click the link below.

Joy to the world, the healer is here.

Anchor your life to this: the arrival of Jesus is proof of God's loving pursuit of you.

A lack of trust always results in a lack of peace. So how can we experience peace? We must put our ultimate trust in the right place.

The advent of Jesus is the arrival of hope for all people for all time.

Today, we’re going to talk about what acceptance looks like, which is the 5th stage of grief. What acceptance is, what it's not, and how to grow in hope so we can be prepared as much as possible when we're confronted with grief.

It felt like I was in a dark pit. My senses weren’t working like normal. The brain fog was overwhelming. And I was needing to remind myself to breathe. That's what depression can feel like. In this message, we'll see what depression is and how we can respond to it.

Guest speaker Tom Frye delivers a testimony on his experience in the bargaining stage of grief.

Anger is a natural response to grief. But what should you do with all the anger, with all the frustration, with all the emotion that tend to well up inside of you when you begin to realize just how terrible your loss is? That's what we talk about in week 2 of Stages: Good Grief.

Sometimes our world collapses. We experience a loss that changes everything. When this happens, we enter into the first stage of grief: shock/denial.

A lot of times, we try to control a large part of our lives and when we cling for control, we tend to make things worse. In this message, we'll find freedom through leaving room for God to lead.

What does it look like to live a peaceful life in a world that lacks peace? That’s what we see in this week of The Good Life.

Our society is lacking a frame, lacking a foundation, lacking an anchor. Our world is, in many ways, unhinged. This world needs an antidote and the church has the answer.

Many of us feel depleted, weary, and isolated. But God wants us to live full, hopeful, and purposeful. But the only way we move to that full, hopeful, and purposeful life is through practicing the presence of God. In this message, we talk about what that is and how to implement it into our every day lives.

You weren't meant to live life alone.

What does the good life really look like? Well, it begins with such a vital truth: you were meant to make a difference. But what does that look like? Let's talk about it.