Fox Lake Community Church

"To obey is better than sacrifice" was a principle that King Saul learned the hard way. His failure to obey God's command resulted in God rejecting him as king, and instead choosing a man after his own heart, namely David. The lesson is that believers ought to examine their lives for even small compromises that erode integrity and forfeit the blessing of God. "Man looks at the outward appearance,...

The Jews falsely assumed that they were going to heaven because they were Abraham's children. Jesus showed that their desire to kill him and their rejection of his Word actually demonstrated that they were not spiritually Abraham's children, nor were they God's children, but children of the devil. If God is our Father we will love Jesus and his Word.

The believer's life involves the battle with sin, and often involves falling into the same failures despite a desire to do good. Yet God's grace is boundless, offering forgiveness to those who humbly seek it. Sin, when met with repentance and self-examination, weakens sin's grip, deepens humility, and strengthens resolve to pursue holiness. Believers should be ashamed to sin but not ashamed to glo...

Jesus confronts the illusion of false discipleship in John 8:31–36 by defining true discipleship not by mere belief or religious activity, but by abiding in His Word. He reveals that genuine disciples are marked by a life of ongoing submission to Scripture, which leads to the certain knowledge of truth in a world of confusion and deception. This truth, far from enslaving, liberates from the bondag...

Believers are not merely defending their faith but are engaged in a divine mission to dismantle ideological strongholds—such as secular philosophies, cultural trends, and false worldviews—that oppose the knowledge of God. The weapons of this warfare are not physical or coercive, but spiritual: truth, righteousness, faith, the gospel of peace, prayer, and above all, the living and active Word of Go...

John 8:21-30

In the face of reckless evil, God calls us to consider the root cause - and the only solution found in Him.

David's cries of abandonment serve as a model for honest prayer in times of despair. First, express your unfiltered emotions to God. Second, make a reasoned petition, appealing to God's character and promises with specific requests. Third, cultivate confident trust in God by looking to his character, meditating on his salvation, and reflecting on his past bountiful blessing.

Seeking satisfaction in Christ ought to be our first and foremost duty every morning, since everything in the Christian life flows from that relationship.

John 8: 12-20

John 7:53-8:11

Mark 10:18, Romans 14:12, Romans 1:18, Heb 10:31 The gospel is not that God has a wonderful plan for your life. It is that God is good, so God is morally perfect and just. God pours out His wrath on unrepentant sinners. That is the horrifying news. The wonderful news is that in the face of that truth, God is merciful and saves to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Christ. Believers s...

Jesus invites all who are thirsty to come to him and drink. Those who believe in him are promised that rivers of living water--the Holy Spirit--will flow from their hearts and impact the world. Christians should not view this invitation as a one and done, but as a summons to earnestly seek Christ every day.

The golden rule--do unto others as you wish they would do unto you--is another way of stating the second greatest commandment, which is to love your neighbor as yourself. This kind of love requires imagination and action on the part of God's people.

Hebrews 2:10-18 The sermon emphasizes the supremacy of Christ as the founder of salvation, highlighting His suffering as the fitting plan of God and displaying God's justice, mercy, love, and wisdom. It emphasizes Christ's solidarity with humanity, portraying Him as a brother who shares in human nature to redeem and adopt believers as God's children. The author of Hebrews writes about Christ's suf...

Matthew 7:2, 2 Peter 3:9 God is not "slow" as some count slowness...

Many people are looking for reasons no to believe in Jesus. But if a person will judge with right judgment they will see that there is every reason to believe that Jesus is the Christ.

God's abundant mercies towards us should lead to repentance.

The law of God reveals the guilt that people often would like to ignore. God's remedy is honest confession of sin. Due to the death of Christ to atone for our sin, Christianity has the only true remedy for the removal of guilt.

The ultimate question in the universe is: who is Jesus? Once we know the answer to that question all our other questions will find their answer.

Gossiping and complaining destroys. Our words can be life-giving. or they can break the spirit. We can tear down or build up. We should seek to build up and to avoid talebearing. When offended, one should either overlook the fault with a fervent love that covers sin, or we should privately confront the offender with the motivation of gaining our brother. We should be motivated not only by a desire...