This week, guest speaker Miles Morrison teaches from Matthew 3. Miles and his wife, Emily, were students, and, later, interns at FBCVA before entering full-time ministry..  Now they are preparing to move to Boston with their two children to work with Redeeming Grace Church. For more information about Redeeming Grace, visit  redeemingboston.net

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Most of us do our best to make sure we are clean and presentable on the outside.  But what about inside? In this message, Pastor Mike looks at Luke 11:37-44 to show us a Pharisee who had clean hands but a dirty heart.  In this story we see a displeased Pharisee. Jesus was a guest […]

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Who is your neighbor? Most of us would consider the people who live near us to be our neighbors. In Luke 10:25-37, a lawyer confronts Jesus with this question in the context of the command to love your neighbor as you love yourself. Jesus responds with what has become a well-known parable: the story of […]

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When Jesus asks, “What do you want me to do for you?” how do you answer?  In Mark 10:35-52 we see two different responses. James and John wanted recognition and greatness.  The blind beggar simply wanted to see. In this message, FBCVA Student Pastor, Jace Williamson, presents two scenes: the classroom and the field test. […]

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The testimony of every believer has three common elements: your life before Jesus, how you met Jesus, and your life after meeting Jesus. In this message, Pastor Mike draws from Luke 8:26-39 to examine the testimony of a man as three scenes. In scene 1, when Jesus saw him, he was a filthy man. In […]

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There are many personal stories in the Bible that challenge and inspire us.  In this series of stand-alone messages we are looking at the life and testimony of certain individuals throughout scripture. Luke tells us about a certain man named Zechariah. In this message, Pastor Mike unpacks Luke 1:5-25 to remind us of Zechariah’s reputation […]

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There are several times in scripture when a certain someone receives the focus.  This series of stand-alone messages takes a look at these certain people.   We can learn much by looking from three points of view: what others think of us, what we think of ourselves, and what God thinks of us. We cannot […]

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Most men like a challenge. But the challenge of being a spiritual leader in the home is tough. God designed the family so that fathers are the spiritual leaders. In this Father’s Day message, Pastor Mike examines Psalm 1:1-3 to challenge men to be the fathers that God designed them to be. He points out […]

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In churches you will usually see two extremes of cooperation. Some people will cooperate with anyone, regardless whether they share the same beliefs or goals.  Some people will not cooperate with anyone at any time – ever.  For difference makers, being cooperative means “mutual assistance in working toward a common goal”. In Acts chapters 15 […]

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In Acts 13 and 14 we have a record of the first missionary journey.  Today, we are still sending missionaries out into the world, but we cannot be content with just sending others out. Every heart with Christ is a missionary, and every heart without Christ is a mission field. We must each go and […]

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