Kicking off the new year, Dave and Donny talk about Vision Sunday and plans for FCC in 2026.

Today on Monday Morning Faith, Dave and Donny talk about a potential weather podcast and God's perfect timing.

This message takes us deep into the heart of Christmas by exploring what it truly means to be adopted into God's family. Drawing from Galatians 4 and the touching story of the bleeding woman in Luke 8, we discover that Christmas isn't just about a baby in a manger—it's about our complete transformation from spiritual orphans to beloved sons and daughters of the Most High God. The message beautifully unpacks three profound truths: God's perfect timing, His redemptive purpose, and His adoptive heart. We're reminded that the woman who suffered for twelve years didn't experience healing until the exact moment Jesus passed by—not because God was slow, but because He was strategic. Her story mirrors our own: we can't fix ourselves, we can't earn our way to righteousness, and we desperately need a Savior who steps into our mess. The most powerful moment comes when Jesus calls her 'daughter'—the only time in the Gospels He uses this term—revealing that redemption isn't just about forgiveness, it's about family. When we become Christians, we're not just forgiven; we're renamed, reclaimed, and given full inheritance rights as God's children. This isn't a backup plan—it's THE plan. We're invited to stop living like spiritual orphans trying to earn approval and instead live from the secure identity we already have in Christ.

On today's episode, Donny and Dave talk about kicking off the Christmas season with lots of fun events at FCC and how thankfulness can fully shape our outlook on life.

This message beautifully bridges Thanksgiving and Christmas through eight powerful words from 2 Corinthians 9:15: 'Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift.' We're reminded that the foundation of all Christian gratitude isn't our circumstances, blessings, or even our feelings—it's Jesus himself. The apostle Paul uses a word so rare it may have been coined specifically for this moment because ordinary vocabulary couldn't capture the magnitude of what God has done. When we grasp that our biggest problem—sin—has already been solved through Christ, everything changes. We're not swimming in a pool of blessings; we're swimming in the gospel itself. This isn't about jumping off a diving board once when we get saved and moving on. It's about living every single day immersed in the reality of who Jesus is and what He's accomplished. The message challenges us to anchor our thanksgiving not in what's happening around us, but in what God has already accomplished for us. When life feels more like the crash scene in a Hallmark movie than the happy ending, we can still overflow with gratitude because our foundation is unshakeable. From forgiveness and redemption to adoption and eternal life, we possess riches in Christ that transcend any earthly circumstance. This season, before we sit at any table or wrap any gift, we're invited to pause and preach this truth to ourselves: Jesus is enough, always has been, always will be.

In this special episode of Monday Morning Faith, Dave is joined by Keira Eirich (Kids Director), Nick Campbell (Worship Pastor) and TJ Earl (Youth & Young Adults Pastor) to talk about the Christmas season and trusting in Christ as our solid rock and firm foundation.

This powerful conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount forces us to confront an uncomfortable truth: we're all building something, and the only question is what foundation we're building on. Jesus presents us with two builders, two houses, and the same devastating storm—but drastically different outcomes. The difference? Obedience. We live in a culture saturated with spiritual information—podcasts, devotionals, Bible studies, sermons on 1.5 speed—yet Jesus isn't impressed with how much we know. He's after transformation, and transformation happens when hearing becomes doing. The rock Jesus speaks of isn't our discipline, church attendance, or willpower—it's Jesus himself and our obedience to his words. This message challenges us to examine where we've become experts in hearing but amateurs in doing. Are we building our lives on the shifting sand of partial obedience, cultural Christianity, and spiritual convenience? Or are we anchored in the rock that withstands every storm? The invitation isn't to try harder—it's to anchor deeper. Because storms don't care what we know; they reveal what we've obeyed. And when life shakes us, the question won't be whether we attended church or knew the right verses—it will be whether we actually built our lives on the one foundation that cannot fall.

In today's episode, Donny and Dave talk about how faith takes root through seeds planted early in our walk with God and the fruit that is produced through our reliance on Jesus alone.