Fellowship Alliance Chapel: Recent Episodes
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Jim Hall presented, “Nehemiah: Leading by Example” during which he pointed out three attributes a Christian leader must have in order to lead effectively for Christ: love of God, love of His people, and willingness to step out of his comfort zone. Nehemiah displayed all three of those as he...
Pastor Seth opened our newest series, “Called to Lead,” by presenting “Joshua: Faith Brings Down Walls,” during which he reminded us that because God created us for a purpose, He requires something of us. God gave Joshua the command to take the battle to Jericho and defeat the Canaanites, and...
Stan Schroeder presented, “Peter: But Who Do You Say That I Am?,” as the final presentation of the “Called to Loyalty” series. Stan talked about the different stages that Peter’s loyalty to Christ went through as he was walking along side of Him on earth. As Stan explained, loyalty involves...
Jesse Harris spoke on the Biblical character Elisha and how he exemplified loyalty to Elijah, his mentor, and especially to God. He focused on how Elisha’s loyalty led to great blessing in his life and ministry, and connected it to how our loyalty to God can and will be a...
Michael More’ presented, “Jonathan: Worth the Cost,” during which the men were encouraged to look at the legacy of Jonathan in the Bible, with respect to his Godly attribute of loyalty. Jonathan was a good example because he lived out his loyalty to his father Saul, to David, and primarily...
Elder Phil Morgan presented the first message of the “Called to Loyalty” series, entitled, “Mordecai: Loyalty Rewarded.” Phil defined loyalty as putting someone else ahead of yourself and sticking with that person through thick and thin. To be loyal necessitates being humble and submitting to God’s sovereignty. God uses His...
Michael More’ presented “What’s So Good About That Friday?”: The Easter Story, during which he presented the story of Christ’s resurrection while keying in on the importance of Good Friday and the significance that day has in the perfect plan of salvation that Jesus has for His elect; those who...
Mark Pitchko told his life story allowing the men to hear what his life was like before he knew Christ, how he came to accept Christ as his Lord and Savior, and how his life has been changed since he has been saved. Mark now realizes that through all the...
Jesse Harris presented, “Onesimus: Truly ‘Useful’”, during which he explained how a runaway slave repented and turned to Christ, and then made amends by returning to Philemon from whom he had escaped. All this occurred after Onesimus, the fugitive, met Paul the Apostle in Rome and, under Paul’s direction, became...
Michael More’ presented “Zacchaeus: Repentance in Action,” during which he told the New Testament story about how a hated chief tax collector in Israel, named Zacchaeus, had an encounter with Jesus that changed his life forever. Zacchaeus made his decision to follow Jesus and went from being an enemy of...
Tim Vibbert presented “John Mark: Repentance to Rehabilitation,” during which he reminded us that Christ, through His work alone gave us the gift of reconciliation by His death on the cross for our sins. While we were yet sinners, Christ willingly died for us, paying our debt in full. John...
Pastor Steve Hoadley presented, “David: A Repentant Heart,” during which he pointed out that David was a man after God’s own heart because he became aware of and accepted God’s grace for his life. As Steve pointed out, we need more than a doctrine of grace but rather a sense...
Coach Jim Horner presented, “Jacob: Repentant Faith,” during which he spoke about how Jacob went from being a deceitful sinner to a repentance that caused him to wrestle with an “angel” all night in order to receive a blessing from God. During that encounter is when God changed Jacob’s name...
Elder Phil Morgan gave his life story which included what his life was like before he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior, how he came to Christ, and what changes being a Christian has brought to his life. Phil closed in prayer by leading in a sinner’s...
Elder Miguel Lemming presented, “Paul: ‘Stand Firm!’,” in which he quoted a statement offered to him by Michael More’: “The Word shows us that Paul is certainly an example we can follow in putting on perseverance. Even after all the trials Paul went through, including severe beatings, being stoned and...
Juan Cerdan-Diaz presented “Abraham: All Things Are Possible,” using the account of Abraham from Genesis 15 as the basis for his presentation. Abraham received a command from God and chose to obey that command because he believed God. That belief that Abraham had was counted unto him as righteousness before...
Elder Paul Krihak presented, “Moses: ‘Let My People Go.'” The presentation was a continuance of the series, “Called to Persevere,” and Paul pointed out that perseverance starts with obedience, and that the story of Moses is a story of obedience. Just as with Moses, God uses a progression of events...
Elder Eric Johnson presented “Job: ‘Blessed Be the Name of the Lord.'” Job was a very successful man both in a worldly sense and especially in a Spiritual sense, in that God called him “blameless.” Although Job walked closely with the Lord, God allowed him to be put in a...
Pastor Dave Krilov presented, “Noah: The Faithful Builder,” during which he talked about the type of faith Noah had and how Noah was able to feed that faith. The abundance of perseverance Noah had in building the ark, while living in the evil that surrounded him in the land, could...
Today was our first open microphone session of the season, where several men were willing to share their hearts toward a theme of “Thankfulness.” Michael More’ also called for all service men and veterans to stand so as to be recognized in honor of Veterans Day that was celebrated six...
Dr. Dennis Borg presented, “Stephen: Courageous Faith,” during which he talked about Stephen’s background as a Hellenistic Jew and how he was challenged to care for the Greek widows who were being neglected in favor of the Jewish widows. Stephen was completely faithful to the Gospel, and when challenged by...
Jack Allison presented his life story, covering what his life was like before he accepted Christ as his personal Savior, how he came to accept Christ, and what has changed since. Jack talked about how his walk has had a zigzag pattern, but how he is learning more and more...
Michael More’ presented, “Elijah: Trust and Obey,” during which he talked about the extraordinary tasks that Elijah accomplished by hearing, believing, and trusting God. By doing all three, Elijah was able to obey God, knowing that the job he was called to do would be accomplished and that he could...
Stan Schroeder presented, “Joseph: Obedience Through Adversity,” during which he taught about Joseph, one of Jacob’s favorite son, who went through all kinds of adversity throughout his life, yet kept his integrity in place by choosing to obey God. Joseph was sold to slave traders by his jealous brothers, lived...
Tim Vibbert presented, “Daniel: God’s Law, Not Man’s,” during which he first presented an overview of the Book of Daniel and then zeroed in on how Daniel stood firm on his desire to obey God. With his life on the line, through the trickery of Babylonian officials, who were jealous...
This season’s theme for Band of Brothers is “Ordinary Men, Extraordinary Deeds: God Qualifies the Called.” The first series is entitled, “Called to Obey,” and Jesse Harris opened it up with “Isaiah: “Here am I; send me,” based on Isaiah 6:8 from the Old Testament. As Jesse pointed out, Isaiah...
Today’s scheduled open microphone session was pre-empted by a few guys who “hijacked” the session to pay tribute to Michael More’, the ministry’s director. Michael was both humbled and deeply touched by the kind sentiments paid to him, as well as the momentos with which he was presented by several...
Michael More’ presented, “Go Ye Therefore,” during which he expounded upon Matthew 28, Jesus’ last conversation with His disciples before He ascended into Heaven. After reviewing the events of Holy Week, and their significance, Michael talked about the necessity of and the reasons we followers of Christ must follow the...
FAC Senior Pastor Seth McCoy presented, “Abiding: Continuing in Him,” as part of our current series on abiding in Christ. As Seth pointed out, the entire foundation of existence is built on a relationship of love, a love between a Father and His Son. We serve a triune God, and...
Pastor Steve Hoadley presented, “Abiding: Depending on Him,” during which he referenced John 15, in which Jesus tells us that we need to abide in Him because without Him we can do nothing. We, as followers of Christ, are the branches, but Jesus is the Vine on Which the branches...
Dave Stow and Jesse Harris presented, “Discipleship: How Is It Done?,” during which each took a separate part. Dave introduced the men to the fact that FAC’s Men’s Leadership Team will be rolling out a new men’s mentoring program in September. He also talked about his father’s story...
Brian Potter presented, “Discipleship: A Love Relationship,” during which he talked about the importance of discipling with other men and sharing each other’s burdens and trials. Brian gave examples of personal experiences in his family life, whereby instead of choosing to be bitter and angry at God, Brian and his...
Dave Stow presented, “Discipleship: Serving God,” during which he reminded the men that Christians are called for a purpose to fulfill a mission. Jesus’ last instruction to His disciples before He ascended into Heaven was to go and teach all nations, making disciples. Our mission is to follow Jesus and...
Charles Iannuzzelli presented, “Discipleship: The Plentiful Harvest,” based on Matthew 9:36-37, wherein Jesus points out that there are few workers to gather in the harvest, and asks for prayer that more would step up. Charles pointed out two key obstacles that tend to stop Christians from spreading the Gospel, fear...
Jesse Harris presented, “Mentoring Men: Our Mission,” during which he pointed out that the final instruction which Jesus gave His followers before He ascended into Heaven is given in Matthew 28:19-20. Jesus tells us to go out and make disciples by teaching them all that He has commanded us. We...
Today Dick Wirth and Tom Lowe shared their life stories on stage, in an interview format conducted by Michael More’. Each talked about the various stages of their lives and their Spiritual condition during those stages, culminating with how and when they came to know Christ as their personal Savior....
Michael More’ presented, “Greater Love Has No Man…”, during which he pointed out consistently from Scripture how God wants us to love others. God calls his disciples, and all of His followers by extension, his ‘friends.” He also says, in John 15:14, “You are my friends if you do what...
Coach Jim Horner presented “Place Others Above Self!”, during which he talked about how doing so requires above all love, and then humility. As coach pointed out, self-love and caring only about one’s own needs is sinful and is not the example Jesus gave us to follow with His life,...
Pastor Erik Rebstock presented, “Be Willing To Bear Another’s Burdens!,” during which he reminded us that, in doing so, we may suffer some scars. Erik proposed that bearing another’s burdens has three marks: it costs something; it is an investment with incredible returns; and it is an obligation. Pastor Rebstock...
Stan Schroeder presented “Make God Your Center!,” wherein he effectively used Scripture to show both what happens when God is not in the center of your life, and the benefits and blessings that come about when He is indeed your center. As Stan points out, men tend to be compartmentalized...
Dr. Matthew Miller presented “Humility Requires Surrender,” during which he pointed out that we cannot walk humbly before God without first fully surrendering to Him. Matt also denoted that whatever one surrenders his desires to, other than God, is his God, whether that be his job, his children, or even...
Mike Mitchell presented his life story, one that took him from a normal childhood, growing up in Philadelphia and raised by hard working ethical parents, to a life of alcoholism and drug addiction, to eventually seeking God and having sobriety for the last 13 years. Because of his addictions, although...
Pastor Erik Jarvis concluded our current series on mercy by presenting, “Mercy: Give It To Receive It.” To start the message, Erik defined mercy as having compassion when you have the power to punish or provide harm. For the most part, Erik used text from the Sermon on the Mount...
Michael Moré presented, “Mercy Comes Alive: The Easter Story,” during which he stressed that, on that first Resurrection Sunday, when Jesus walked out of that tomb, mercy really did come alive. When Jesus went to the cross, judgment and mercy collided, and when Jesus walked out of the tomb, mercy...
This was the second open microphone session of the current Band of Brothers season, and once again, several of the men went to the microphone and talked about how God is working in their lives. Each man went up as God led them to speak, with no pre-selection of contributors....
Jesse Harris presented “Mercy: We Always Need It.” As Jesse expressed, we are God’s children and that is because of His mercy. God shows us mercy all the time to show His love for us and because we need it all the time. The story of mankind’s sin goes all...
Jim Horner presented, “God’s Mercy: It Never Runs Out,” reminding the men that, just like grace is, mercy is an actual attribute of God Himself. God does not ever give grace without mercy, because it all stems from love, and God is love. As the famous hymn says, God’s mercies...
Tim Vibbert started off our new series entitled, “Love Mercy – Micah 6:8,” by presenting “Mercy Defined.” Tim began by saying that mercy is when one has a reason or power to punish someone but shows compassion instead. Jesus tells us, in His Word, that the merciful are blessed because...
Dennis Falconiero presented his life story and talked about what his life was like before Christ, circumstances that led him to Christ, and what his life is like since asking Christ to be his Lord and Savior. Dennis gave instances from the different stages of his life where he knew...
Jeff Davis presented his life story, taking us from his growing up in a home with no real interest in religion to being save at the kitchen table of his girlfriend’s, now wife’s, home. God had Jeff’s heart prepared to receive the Gospel at that time when his now father-in-law’s...
Elder Eric Johnson presented the final message of the “Do Justly – Micah 6:8” series, entitled “Be the New Man!” Eric’s presentation was a detailed allegory depicting Christ’s “growing” his children into the people He wants them to be, demonstrating the Master’s technique by comparing then to the techniques a...
Elder Juan Cerdan-Diaz presented, “Deny Self,” during which he reminded us, from Mark 8:34-35, how Jesus commanded His followers that they must deny self and take up their cross if they were going to follow Him. That command is relevant today, as we Christians are challenged to truly follow Jesus....
Elder Paul Krihak presented, “Let Your Walk Match Your Talk!,” during which he pointed out how important truthfulness is to our walk as Christians.You see, our talk in action is our walk, and to make our walk line up with our talk about the Gospel and the love Jesus has...
Dr. Matt Miller presented “Stay Aligned!”, and started out by saying that in order to stay aligned with the Gospel of Christ, Christians must first take care to be aligned. The problem is that quite often we must actually be realigned with the Gospel because of tendencies to put self...
Elder Phil Morgan presented “What’s Your Moral Compass, during which he reminded us how especially now, during these times of vast crises and physical unrest, we need to examine our focus and make sure our moral “compass” is pointed in the right direction, so that we can, in fact, Do...
Frank Stavola gave his life story during which he talked about his life before he became a Christian, which involved growing up in a household with strict parenting and, although being Roman Catholics, where religion was not a priority. Turning to alcohol early, and even more so once he married,...
Michael More’ finished the current series by presenting “Putting on Love: The Christmas Story,” during which he repeatedly drove home the message that the story of Christmas is a true love story because Christmas is all about love. God showed the greatest type of love when He sent His Son...
Dr. Dennis Borg presented “Putting on Patience,” during which he covered Patience Toward People, Patience Toward Circumstances, and Acquiring Patience. God is so very patient with us and, therefore, why would we be impatient toward others? Dr. Borg explained why it is that we let impatience creep in. Also, Dr....
Jesse Harris presented “Bearing with One Another,” during which he emphasized Verses from Romans 12, as well as other Scripture, to illustrate how we Christians are to really take heed in bearing one another’s burdens. Jesus pointed out the two greatest commandments, both of which involve love. Besides loving God...
This was the first Open Microphone session of the current Band of Brothers season. The men were invited and encouraged to step up to the microphone and share something they are thankful for this Thanksgiving Day season. Several did just that, sharing inspirational stories as well as a few heartfelt...
Elder Phil Morgan presented “Putting on Humility and Meekness,” during which it was made clear that humility and meekness are not equated with weakness, but actually with strength in the Lord. In Colossians 3, Paul was speaking from prison addressing how Christian leaders especially should act in a culture of...
Dave Stow presented “Putting on Kindness,” to kick off our new series, “Dress for Christ – Colossians 3.” After defining what kindness is, Dave presented several Scriptures from the Bible that cemented the idea that love ties all the commands of Colossians 3 together. Dave systematically and effectively showed that...
Carmin Fusco presented his life story to the men, during which he talked about his experience of growing up in the Roman Catholic Church, and not having a relationship with Jesus Christ. Carmin was determined to be successful at owning his own business while also working hard on his job...
Tim Vibbert presented “Loving Your Neighbor As Yourself,” during which he allowed it to be an interactive session, challenging the men to give instances where they were a neighbor to someone in need. Tim used the parable of the Good Samaritan to show that Christ considered even those who may...
Coach Jim Horner presented, “Loving God With All Your Strength,” during which he talked about the importance of knowing the difference between physical strength and the Spiritual strength talked about in the Bible over 360 times. As Jim pointed out, physical strength is all well and good, but Spiritual strength...
Stan Schroeder presented “Loving God With All Your Mind,” starting out by giving us the meaning of one of thirteen words in the Bible defined as “mind.’ The mind is the reasoning part of our being; the center of our thinking. That being the case, we must love God with...
Jesse presented “Loving God With All Your Soul,” during which he diligently showed what the Bible says about the soul and why He required us to love Him fully with our souls, as part of our entire being. As Jesse explained, the soul is actually who we are and will...
Michael More’ kicked off the new season by presenting “Loving God With All Your Heart,” based on the greatest commandment espoused by Jesus in Mark 12:30-31. Michael pointed out the desire that God has placed in each person He created to have a life filled with a purpose or vision...