FA Church

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “The Power of the Gospel.” Pastor Ben reminded us through Romans 1:16 that the gospel is “the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes,” emphasizing that the gospel is not what we do, it’s what Jesus has done. Walking through 1 Corinthians 15:1–4, he highlighted the foundation of our faith: that Christ died for...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “The Good News of Easter.” Pastor Ben walked us through Matthew 28:1–10: “I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified… He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.” He also shared from G.B. Hardy, “When I look at religion, I have two questions. One: has anybody ever conquered death? Two: if they did, did the...

This past Sunday, Pastor Hunter Gillis preached a message entitled “What King is This?” Pastor Hunter walked us through Matthew 21, where as Jesus entered Jerusalem, the crowds asked, “Who is this?” a “proper, profitable, personal, pressing question.” Looking at both His ride and His rule, we see a King who comes “gentle and riding on a donkey,” Zechariah 9:9. Through Matthew 11, Jesus invites, “C...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “Just Ask, When Prayer Feels Hard.” Pastor Ben walked us through Matthew 7, reminding us to first examine our own hearts before judging others, and to approach God with humility and sincerity. He emphasized that prayerlessness often reveals a heart that feels self-sufficient, rather than dependent on God. Drawing from Jesu...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “The Way Out of Worry.” Drawing from Matthew 6:25 –34, Pastor Ben reminded us that Jesus calls His followers to live free from worry by trusting in the faithful care of our Heavenly Father. Just as God provides for the birds of the air and clothes the flowers of the field, He lovingly provides for our needs and invites us...

This past Sunday, Pastor Merrie Eizenga preached a message entitled “Come Closer.” Pastor Merrie walked us through Matthew 6, reminding us that God invites us into a real and personal relationship with Him. She shared how giving, prayer, and fasting are simple ways we can draw near to the father in the quiet place. Through the Lord’s Prayer, we were encouraged to come to God with honest, childlike...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “Heart Level Righteousness.” Pastor Ben reminded us that true righteousness goes beyond outward behaviour and begins in the heart, because “above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23 ). Walking through Matthew 5, he showed how Jesus calls us deeper — addressing anger, lust, dishon...

This past Sunday, Pastor Adam Meck preached a message entitled “The Salt of the Earth.” Pastor Adam reminded us that Christians are called to be a necessary ingredient for the good of the earth, just as salt was essential in the ancient world. Drawing from Matthew 5:13 , he explained that salt was used to savour, preserve, and purify, and that while salt cannot stop being salt, it can stop being u...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “The Blessed Life.” Pastor Ben taught from Matthew 4:23 –25 and Matthew 5:1–10, showing how Jesus redefines what it truly means to be blessed. We saw that blessing flows from our posture toward God, our response to sin, our relationships with others, and how we endure suffering. Jesus invites us into a life marked by humil...

This past Sunday, Pastor Mandi Gillis preached a message entitled “The Kingdom Breaks In.” Pastor Mandi focused on Jesus’ words in Matthew 4:17 , “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near,” reminding us that God’s kingdom is present and breaking in now. She highlighted Matthew 4:13 –17, where Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled: “The people living in darkness have seen a great light.” Drawing fr...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “When Temptation Comes.” From Matthew 4:1–11, Pastor Ben reminded us that “temptation is common to man” (1 Corinthians 10:13 ) and that God does not tempt us (James 1:13 ). He taught that temptation often comes after a spiritual high or in moments of weakness, just as Jesus was led into the wilderness and fasted forty days...

This past Sunday, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “Here Comes The Kingdom.” Pastor Ben walked us through Matthew 3:1–17, highlighting how the arrival of God’s Kingdom is marked by announcement, a voice, and affirmation & anointing. He reminded us that John the Baptist’s call to repentance was a clear announcement that the Kingdom of heaven had come near, preparing hea...

This past Sunday, Pastor Hunter Gillis, preached a message entitled “The King Is Here.” Drawing from Matthew 2:1–12, Pastor Hunter reminded us that the wise men modeled hearts that seek, surrender, and worship Jesus as the true King. He challenged us to confront the “Herod” within our own hearts, laying down anything that resists Christ’s rule. This message calls us to seek Jesus wholeheartedly an...

Merry Christmas FA Family! This past Wednesday on Christmas Eve, our Lead Pastor, Ben Johnson, preached a message entitled “The King Has Come.” Pastor Ben reminded us through Matthew 1:23 that Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. He emphasized that the greatest gift of Christmas is God’s presence with us, echoing John Wesley’s words, “the best of all is that God is with us.” ✍️ Notes Matthew 1:23 (NIV)...

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...