Welcome to the Family of Faith Presbyterian Church of Pembroke Pines, FL

S U N D A Y   S C H E D U L E

Adult Sunday School - 9:15 A.M. (child care available)

Worship - 10:30 A.M. (nursery care provided)

Children's Summer Program (through 8th grade) - 11:00 A.M. (Younger children start out in worship and then go to their programs)

WHAT WE BELIEVE

WE BELIEVE the Bible is the authentic, written Word of God, true in everything it affirms.  Scripture is the only infallible guide to faith and practice.

WE BELIEVE there is one true God; revealed in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

WE BELIEVE Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord.  Born of a virgin, He gave himself to be crucified so that our sins may be forgiven.

WE BELIEVE each individual must personally receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

WE BELIEVE Jesus rose bodily from the dead and returned into heaven, where He now is making intercession for us.  We believe Jesus will return to earth, visibly and physically, in judgment, and that believers will be with Him for eternity.

WE BELIEVE the power of the Holy Spirit enables the church to live its faith before the world, testifying in word and work to the life-changing capability of the Lord Jesus Christ.

FAITH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH EXISTS TO:

• Exalt God in worship and prayer
• Enjoy together our life in Jesus Christ
• Educate God's people in faithful discipleship
• Equip and Encourage God's people to serve
• Evangelize the world

"May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world."

~ Galatians 6:14

NOTES FROM THE PASTOR

            In His conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well in John, chapter 4, Jesus says, “God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in Spirit and truth.”  As we have just celebrated Pentecost, as we have just seen our denomination’s presbyteries vote (albeit by a narrow margin) to uphold Biblical authority and fidelity (and seen the California Supreme Court uphold the recently passed ban on same-sex marriage), and as we continue to struggle in a society that is becoming more and more alienated from God and antagonistic toward His standards for living, I thought about this passage and what it means for us as we seek to be faithful followers of Jesus.

            Good news!  We have the Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, to be our counselor and guide.  It is through the Spirit that we are led to Christ.  It is through the Spirit that we are called to service.  And it is the Spirit who leads us to understand the Scripture as God’s revealed written Word.  The Spirit is our motivator.

            Good news!  We also have the truth.  In Jesus prayer to God in chapter 15 of John, He says, “Your Word is truth.”  It is in the truth that we find direction and meaning for our lives.  It is through the truth that we seek to understand the depth and breadth of God’s spiritual blessings.  And it is on the truth that we must stand fast.  The truth is both our sword and our shield in our ongoing battle with falsehood and sin, both in our own lives and in society at large.

            As the Spirit and the truth (the Word of God) work together we must understand that the Spirit of God will never contradict the Word of God.  It is by the Spirit that we understand the truth, that is the Scriptures, but that understanding can never be contrary to what God’s Word actually says.  For example, if someone feels that the Spirit is revealing to them that God is not the creator of the heavens and the earth, when the Bible clearly states that He is, then it is obvious that that person is listening to the wrong spirit! 

            The Spirit and the truth are our best witnesses to the reality of God’s love and purpose in Jesus.  They are our best defense against the world, the flesh, and the devil.  And they are our greatest weapon in the spiritual warfare that is going to be part of every Christian’s life.  Receive God’s Holy Spirit and learn God’s truth.  These are essential to our life as disciples of Jesus.

~ Pastor Michel