Fairfax Bible Church

Big Idea: The wise know family matters much, but not most 1. Marriage matters (Pr. 2:16-17; 12:4; 19:14; 21:19; 27:15-16; 31:10-11, 28-31) 2. Children and parents matter (Pr. 22:6, 15; 23:22-25; 30:17) 3. What matters MOST (Pr. 14:26; 1 Tim. 3:14-16)

Big Idea: Friendship is part of God's design for a fruitful life—not a distraction from it A good friend gives... 1. Constant Love (Pr. 17:17; 18:24; 27:10) 2. Honest Counsel (Pr. 27:6, 9, 17; 28:23) 3. Safe Cover (17:9)

Big Idea: The wise person controls their anger; their anger does not control them Anger, in and of itself, is not sinful, but does reveal our hearts (Pr. 14:29) Anger is often the result of our influences (Pr 15:1, 22:24-25) To be slow to anger, become unoffendable (Pr 19:11)

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)

Big Idea: Wherever there are lost people we should proclaim the name of Jesus boldly, contextually, and with welcome for the lost. 1. Church planting establishes a gospel presence in the center of culture. 2. Church planting reaches the broken and builds bridges to the lost 3. Church planting proclaims the gospel in a culture of confusion 4. Church planting declares Christ with boldness and clarity in every context.

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)

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)

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)

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”

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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!

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)

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)

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?

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)

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

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)

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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.

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)

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)

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)