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Fellowship Bible Church Sermons
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Sermon audio from the pulpit of Fellowship Bible Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan
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The Lord's Table: Hyssop
Jul 900:33:46Tap to summarizeVarious July 5, 2026 PM.To prepare our hearts to partake of the Lord's Table, Pastor Matt reviewed the texts of Scripture that talk about the plant called Hyssop. Hyssop (related to our modern oregano) was used in the ceremony of cleansing a leper or someone who had touched a dead body by the sprinkling of blood or holy water. Hyssop appears in the ceremony of the first Passover, as well as at the cross when it was used to raise sour wine to our Lord's lips. Sin creates a similar kind of uncleanness as the ceremonial impurities of ancient Israel, and hyssop is an appropriate symbol of the sprinkling blood and clean water upon a person as a symbol of God’s cleansing. Our Lord’s self-sacrifice cleanses the Christian from guilt, as if using hyssop to sprinkle the blood of Christ upon the sinner.
Transcribe →The Blessings of Giving
Jul 900:44:56Tap to summarize2 Corinthians 9:6-15 July 5, 2026 AM.In this message, we continue following Paul’s call for the church to keep its commitment to the giving project they enthusiastically endorsed a year earlier. It would be advantageous for them to do so (8:10) for among other reasons this key principle: they would reap many blessings. God blesses the righteous giver, so we must give joyfully and generously to experience God’s blessing. Our giving also helps others to give thanks to God.
Transcribe →How Should Christians Pray?
Jul 300:34:58Tap to summarizeVarious July 1, 2026 PM.With what attitudes should we approach God in prayer? Christians should pray with a sense of duty, with a pure heart, in faith, with humility, with a sense of submission, and with earnestness.
Transcribe →A Book at a Glance: Nehemiah
Jun 2500:29:00Tap to summarizeNehemiah 1:1-13:31 June 24, 2026 PM.The book of Nehemiah covers the third phase of the return of the Jewish exiles. In this phase of the return, the rebuilding of the city and especially the wall is the focus. Nehemiah enacted reforms in the political, economic, and spiritual reforms as well.
Transcribe →Enthusiasm and Follow-Through
Jun 2400:39:28Tap to summarize2 Corinthians 9:1-5 June 21, 2026 AM.The Corinthian church had an initial zeal to gather funds for Jerusalem, but now Paul encourages them to follow through in their giving. Now, Paul might be able to cajole the Corinthians to give despite them having a tight hold on money, but he hoped not to do that. Rather, giving should be willing and voluntary. God calls us to match enthusiasm with follow-through in our giving and all of our lives.
Transcribe →David's Responses to Saul's Attempts to Kill Him
Jun 2400:31:33Tap to summarizeVarious June 21, 2026 SS.In this lesson we review David’s responses to Saul’s many and varied attempts to kill him. David exhibits extreme patience with Saul while knowing that Saul was determined to murder him and believing that Saul might succeed. We stress the importance of recognizing that David’s response was not mere human patience, but an expression of his relationship with his God and his decision to trust God in the situation rather than attempt to take matters into his own hands.
Transcribe →Why Should Christians Pray? Part 2
Jun 1900:31:37Tap to summarizeVarious June 17, 2026 PM.Prayer is communication with God. As Christians, we should pray because it is a sign of our adoption and therefore ought to be natural to the believer; because Jesus and the apostles commanded and modeled prayer; because Jesus taught us how to pray; and because prayer is God’s ordained way of appropriating His own omnipotent resources and accomplishing His will.
Transcribe →Competing Banquets
Jun 1800:46:22Tap to summarizeProverbs 9:1-18 June 14, 2026 PM.Proverbs 9 uses the imagery of two banquets, one prepared by Lady Wisdom and the other Lady Folly. Both hosts prepare a meal and call out to the young naive to come and enjoy their delicacies. The choice is a matter of life or death. This chapter concludes the first major section of Proverbs, where Solomon is beckoning us to choose wisdom and forsake the path of folly.
Transcribe →Forward-Looking Faith
Jun 1800:56:17Tap to summarizeHebrews 11:8-16 June 14, 2026 AM.Abraham and Sarah never saw the full fulfillment of God's promises to them, but their faith persevered through death because they were looking forward to homeland of heavenly origin. The testimonies of Abraham, Sarah, and many others who lived by faith have been preserved in Hebrews 11 to challenge us to live with their kind of steadfast, forward-looking faith that is rewarded by God, for “He who promised is faithful” (Heb 10:22).
Transcribe →Generous Giving
May 21Tap to summarize2 Corinthians 8:1-5 May 17, 2026 AM.We start our stewardship series in 2 Corinthians 8:1-5, where we see an example of giving which God shows us as a pattern for the church. Paul begins by writing about the sacrificial giving of the Macedonian churches. He explains how God’s grace worked in those people’s lives to cause them to give themselves to the Lord. This in turn shaped their hearts in joyful generosity that desired to participate in helping other Christians despite their own deep poverty.
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