Akron FBC

Ephesians 4:32– “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

The book of Jonah is not about a runaway prophet, a great fish, or wicked Nineveh. It is about God. More specifically, Jonah is about the relentless love of God.

Join us as we begin a verse-by-verse study on the book of Jonah starting this Sunday at Akron FBC!

Ephesians 4:31– “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”

Ephesians 4:30-31– “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”

Ephesians 4:29– “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”

Message from guest preacher - Ryan Austin - (Mark 2)

Ephesians 4:28– “Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.”

Ephesians 4:26-27– “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.”

Someone once said – “If you want to run fast run alone. If you want to run far run with others.”

The local church is God’s answer to many of life’s problems.

- Community is God’s answer to loneliness – I Cor 14.

- Community is God’s answer to fatigue – Gal. 6:10

- Community is God’s answer to defeat – Ecc. 4:10

- Community is God’s answer to despair – Rom. 12:15

- Community is God’s answer to suffering – I Thess. 5:11

In today’s world, dependency is often considered a weakness. We’re taught that we don’t need anyone to figure things out on our own. But God did not create you to be alone. He created you to depend on a spiritual family for support. That’s why He established the local church.