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Sunday sermons and discipleship podcasts from Fairfax Bible Church in Fairfax, VA. Our mission is to glorify God by making disciples of all nations as we live in loving community.

Fairfax Bible Church


    • May 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Wisdom's Feast (Pr 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025


    Big Idea: Wisdom is a feast for those who fully commit themselves to it 1. Wisdom's feast is bountiful and life-giving (9:1-6) 2. Folly's feast is phony and deadly (9:13-18) 3. Wisdom's blessing is only for the committed (9:7-12)

    A Resurrected Purpose (Jn 21)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025


    Big Idea: Our resurrected purpose comes through seeing the resurrected King Jesus 1. To know Jesus (v 1-14) 2. To love him (v 15-17) 3. To love his church (v 15-17) 4. To sacrificially follow him (v 18-25)

    A Mother's Wisdom (Pr 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025


    Big Idea: Wisdom is a beautiful, loving mother who offers us life if we will just listen This mother is... 1. Impartial (8:1-9) 2. Precious (8:10-11) 3. Prudent (8:12-13) 4. Generous (8:14-21) 5. Work of God in Creation (8:22-31) 6. Not To Be Ignored (8:32-36)

    The Lectures of a Loving Father (Pr 1-7)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025


    Big Idea: We are wise to listen to our Father's lectures because they are full of love and life Ten Parental Lectures: 1:8–19; 2:1–22; 3:1–12, 21–35; 4:1–9, 10–27; 5:1–23; 6:1–5, 20–35; 7:1–27 Address: “My son...” Charge: “Listen up...” Motivation: “This is good for you...” Imperative: “Do this/don't do that” Summary: “Wickedness leads to death, righteousness leads to life”

    The Foundation for Wisdom (Pr. 1:1-7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025


    Big Idea: Proverbs reveals our need for wisdom and where we can find it The wisdom of Proverbs... 1. Originates with a young, wise king (1:1) 2. Gives knowledge and skill to the young and inexperienced (1:2-4) 3. Invites the teachable to learn well (1:5-6) 4. Founded on the fear of the LORD (1:7)

    Seeing the Risen Christ (Luke 24:13-35)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025


    Big Idea: To truly see the risen Christ, you must first believe in the suffering Christ 1. Blinded by false expectations (24:13-24) 2. Blinded by unbelief (24:25-27) 3. Believing is seeing (24:28-35)

    Final Words (Lk 23:32-43)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025


    Big Idea: On the cross, Jesus offers sinners forgiveness and welcomes sinners with open arms. In Jesus we have... Jesus offers sinners forgiveness (v. 32-37) Jesus welcomes sinners with open arms (v.38-43)

    Victory, Confidence & Protection (1 Jn 5:4-21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025


    Big Idea: Eternal life in Jesus is our victory, our confidence and our protection In Jesus we have... Victory over the world because we believe God's testimony (5:4-12) Confidence in prayer because we ask and God hears us (5:14-17) Protection from the devil because we know the real God (5:18-21)

    God is Love (1 Jn 4:7-5:3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025


    Big Idea: Those who know God love like God because God is love Those who love like God... Receive his love that came down to them (4:9-11) Remain in his love that lives in them (4:12-19) Reciprocate his love that flows out of them (4:20-5:3)

    Test the Spirits (1 Jn 4:1-6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025


    Big Idea: God gives us his Spirit so we can confidently detect truth and error Do they confess the real Christ? (4:2-3) Do they listen to God's message? (4:5-6)

    Genuine Christian Love (1 Jn 3:11-24)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025


    Big Idea: Genuine Christians are known by genuine Christian love Christian love... Resists hate (3:12-15) Gives itself (3:16-17) Walks in truth (3:18-24)

    God's Confident Kids (1 Jn 2:28-3:10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025


    Big Idea: God's kids can have confidence they are his because they have the family traits God's kids... Purify themselves in the hope of God's love (3:1-3) Do right because they know Jesus, the Righteous One (3:4-7) Cannot imitate the devil because God's DNA is in them (3:8-10)

    The Real Christ (1 Jn 2:18-27)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025


    Big Idea: It's the last hour, so make sure you have the real Christ. The Real (2:20–21, 24–25, 27) • Anointing • Truth • Promise—eternal life • Remain in Jesus!

    Love God, Not the World (1 Jn 2:12-17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025


    Big Idea: Your restored relationship with God requires you to reject a relationship with the world Your relationships: Restored with God (2:12-14) Rejecting the world (2:15-17)

    Eternal Life Begins with Jesus (1 Jn 1:1-4) (DRAFT)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025


    Big Idea: Eternal life begins with Jesus 1. Jesus is eternal life embodied (1:1-2) 2. Jesus is eternal life embraced (1:3) 3. Jesus is eternal life enjoyed (1:4)

    Drawing Close Through the Discipline of Silence & Solitude (Mk 1:35; Mt 4:1-3; Lk 6:12; Jn 18:1-2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025


    Big Idea: Silence and solitude is quieting the noise and withdrawing from the world in order to be alone with God. 1. What is silence & solitude? 2. Why is silence & solitude important to us?

    Drawing Close Through the Discipline of Sabbath Rest (Mk 2:23-28)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025


    Big Idea: A weekly pattern of rest can help us delight in and depend on the ultimate person of rest 1) The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath (Mark 2:27) 2) The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath (Mark 2:28)

    Drawing Close Through the Discipline of Fasting (Is. 58:1-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025


    Big Idea: Fasting is probably the best thing you're not doing. Fasting is associated with: 1. Confession 2. Humility 3. Preparation

    Every Day In Prayer (Lk 11:1-13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025


    Big Idea: Frequent prayer is fundamental to our relationship with God According to Jesus, prayer is... 1. By example (11:1) 2. With purpose (11:2-4) 3. In faith (11:5-13)

    Every Day In His Word (Ps. 119)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025


    Big Idea: The blessed life is enjoyed by those who seek the Lord every day in his word.

    The King Comes with Joy (1 Jn 1:1-4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024


    Enjoy a short Christmas devotional from Matthew Nicosia from our 2024 candlelight service.

    The King Comes In Humility (Phil. 2:1-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024


    Raised In the End (Dan 10-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024


    Big Idea: The final battle will be fierce, but God will raise his people in the end The battle is... 1. Fought beyond what our eyes can see (10:1-21) 2. Focused on God's people (11:1-45) 3. Finished when God raises his faithful ones (12:1-13)

    God Will Put an End to Sin (Dan 9:1-27)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024


    Big Idea: God's people boldly confess their sin because God is putting an end to their sin 1. A prayer of confession (9:1-19) 2. A declaration of love (9:20-23) 3. A prophecy of hope (9:24-27)

    God's Hand Over the Powers (Dan 8:1-27)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024


    Big Idea: The powers want to break God's people, but God's hand will break the powers in the end. The powers... 1. Break each other for control (8:3-8, 20-21) 2. Are energized by Satan to break God's people (8:9-12, 22-25a) 3. Will be broken by God's all-powerful hand (8:13-19, 25b-26)

    The Beasts and The King (Dan 7:1-28)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


    Big Idea: The beasts may rage, but the King will reign! 1. Welcome to the zoo (7:1-8, 19-25) 2. The Judge is coming (7:9-12, 26) 3. The Son of Man reigns forever (7:13-14, 18, 22, 27)

    Loyalty Among Lions (Dan 6:1-28)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024


    Big Idea: Even lions are no match for our God, so give him your unflinching loyalty 1. Daniel's loyalty to the living God (6:1-13) 2. God's power over ravenous lions (6:14-24) 3. King Darius' declaration about who is really in charge (6:25-28)

    God Holds the Scales (Dan 5:1-31)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024


    Big Idea: The proud flaunt their perceived worth, but God holds the scales 1. The pride of a foolish ruler (5:1-12) 2. God holds the scales (5:13-31)

    Our God Is In Charge (Dan 4:1-37)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024


    Big Idea: Human rulers may talk a good game, but only God is truly in charge 1. Warning (4:4-27) 2. Humiliation (4:28-33) 3. Sanity (4:34-37)

    Our God Is a Deliverer (Dan 3:1-39)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024


    Big Idea: We can boldly resist wicked, earthly powers because our God is a more powerful Deliverer 1. The king's arrogant wickedness (3:1-7) 2. Three young men's bold resistance (3:8-18) 3. God of Israel's powerful deliverance (3:19-30)

    God of the Future (Dan 2:1-49)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024


    Only the God of heaven can reveal the future because only he controls the future 1. The king's dream stumps his advisors (2:1-13) 2. The God of heaven reveals the dream to Daniel (2:14-23) 3. The future revealed: the God of heaven reigns forever! (2:24-45) 4. The king acknowledges the God of heaven... for now (2:46-49)

    God's Plan In Exile (Dan. 1:1-21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024


    In exile... 1. God is in control (1:1-7) 2. God requires faithfulness (1:8-14) 3. God saves his people (1:15-21)

    Where Every Need is Met (Acts 4:32-37)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024


    To have a significant impact for the poor . . . 1. We have to be Jesus Kingdom minded about the poor 2. We have to be committed to God's missional purpose of the local church

    Work For Christ (Col 3:23-24)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024


    Big Idea: Working for Christ is an inside out endeavor Jesus-centered, inside out work has a renewed: 1. Scope (3:23a) 2. Focus (3:23b) 3. Motivation (3:24)

    Walk With Christ (Eph 4:1-6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024


    Big Idea: Walking with Christ is a together endeavor The “togethers” of our walk: 1. Calling (4:1) 2. Attitudes (4:2) 3. Purpose (4:3-6)

    Worship Christ (Rom 12:1-2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024


    Big Idea: Worshiping Christ is an all-of-life endeavor Worship... 1. Begins with visualization (12:1a) 2. Leads to presentation (12:1b) 3. Results in transformation (12:2)

    What God Expects From You (Micah 6:8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024


    Big Idea: Above all God expects justice, kindness and humility - Justice: mishpat - Kindness: hesed - Humility: ṣnʿ

    Choose Life (Matt. 7:13-29)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024


    Big Idea: Jesus gives us only two options: choose life or choose death 1. Two roads (7:13-14) 2. Two trees (7:15-23) 3. Two foundations (7:24-27)

    Clear Sight for Relationships (Matt. 7:1-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024


    Big Idea: For right relationships, we must see clearly 1. See yourself clearly (7:1-5) 2. See others clearly (7:5-6) 3. See your Father clearly (7:7-12)

    A Solid Rock and A Better Treasure (Matt. 6:19-34)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024


    Big Idea: Treasure Christ and His kingdom. Trust Jesus. 1. Heavenly treasures are better treasures (v19-21) 2. Two warnings about earthly treasures (v22-24) 3. Trust Him (v25-34)

    Live for the Right Reward (Matt. 6:1-18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024


    Big Idea: Jesus call us to live rightly for God's reward, not people's applause 1. Giving rightly (6:2-4) 2. Praying rightly (6:5-15) 3. Fasting rightly (6:16-18)

    Right Living in the Kingdom (Matt. 5:17-48)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024


    Big Idea: Jesus completes God's law and he shows us what truly right living looks like. 1. Jesus completes the law (5:17-20) 2. Jesus reveals truly right living (5:21-48)

    Ask The Pastor Series: Gender & Sexuality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024


    How should a Christian handle new pronouns? Should a Christian ever go to a gay wedding? Listen to Pastor Matthew and Elder Matt discuss these and other pressing questions from the congregation in this roundtable discussion on gender and sexuality. To learn even more about this topic, listen to our sermon series titled "What Does the Bible Really Say About Gender & Sexuality" on our website.

    A Portrait of the Good Life (Mat. 5:1-16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024


    Big Idea: The good life begins in our hearts and moves out to the world. 1. The portrait of the good life (5:1-12) 2. The good life displayed (5:13-16)

    Do So More and More (1 Thes. 4:1-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2024


    Big Idea: Disciples of Jesus, as we reflect His image more and more, always have a next step. 1. You know what to do. You're already doing it. Do so more and more. (v1-3) 2. Take a next step to conquer sin in your private life (v3-8) 3. Take a next step to love others in your public life (v9-12)

    Working for the Glory of God (Ex. 31:1-11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024


    Big Idea: Working for the Glory of God starts with a new identity as he equips and commissions us for the work he's given us to do. 1. We work from our identity (v1-2) 2. We work as those who are equipped (v3-5) 3. We work with unity in community (v6-11) 4. We work by being commissioned (v6-11)

    The Worst Father in the Bible (Gen 37)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024


    Big Idea: Jacob is a terrible father, but we have a wonderful, perfect Father. Character 1: Jacob Character 2: Joseph Character 3: Reuben

    Jonah: Embracing God's Heart for the Nations (Jonah 1-3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024


    Those who have been saved by God must embrace his heart for the nations  1. Jonah disobeys God (1:1-16)  2. God saves Jonah (1:17-2:10)  3. God saves Nineveh (3:1-10)  4. Jonah loves himself (4:1-8)  5. God loves the nations (4:9-11)

    Wisdom's Feast (Prov 9:1-12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024


    Big Idea: Wisdom is about who you know, not what you know Wisdom's Feast (9:1-6) Folly's Feast (9:13-18) The Invitation (9:7-12)

    Keep On Witnessing (Acts 28:17-31)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024


    Big Idea: The church's witness keeps on going at all times and in all places The witness of a good reputation (28:17-22) The witness of a bold message (28:23-28) The witness of a faithful presence (28:30-31)

    Overcoming to Witness (Acts 27:1-28:16)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024


    Big Idea: Jesus overcomes every obstacle for those he sends to witness 1. Jesus protects through a storm and a shipwreck (27:1-44) 2. Jesus heals from a snake bite and a fever (28:1-10) 3. Jesus delivers Paul to his promised destination (28:11-16)

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