IT IS BY GRACE, THROUGH FAITH
On his way home from a church conference in 1989, Don Piper’s Ford Escort was struck head-on by an 18-wheeler. He was killed instantly — pronounced dead by four sets of paramedics....
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Join us this Saturday for our first annual Fall Picnic and Car Show. The fundraiser will go towards outreach to families and helping children at risk in our community. We will...
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“You cannot hold a good man down.” The best man who ever lived was made out to be the worst. But in the end he bore the brunt of every wicked plot. He fought the devil...
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By: Pastor Mark Frusti 3-10-17 Thoughts of Lent this year revolve around the presence of Christ found through-out the Bible and in Church History. The presence of Christ was...
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Apr 13, 2014
MIRACLES happen everyday. Like hail falling today on the church here in Carpentersville on a very warm spring day before Palm Sunday. This is not so uncommon we know. But there are several astounding miracles that happened the day Jesus was crucified on a hill called Calvary. Join us this week at Faith as we talk about darkness covering the whole land for 3...
Jun 27, 2013
Marriage came into existence, if you believe Jesus, by God’s design. In Matthew 19:4-6 he says “Have you not read that he who created them from beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? “So they are no...
Apr 25, 2013
A community garden is underway at Faith, the produce from which will be given to people in need. This project is for anyone who likes to work in God’s earth with a heart to help and encourage a neighbor or friend struggling financially. If you would like to be involved or want to know more please call the church and leave a message at 847-428-2079. All...
Apr 17, 2013
We sometimes take the Bible for granted. We read Scriptures from the lecturn and pulpit every Sunday. We have copies of the Bible on our shelf at home and can access one quite easily. But what would it be like if we had no Bible at all? Rev Richard Wurmbrand, a Lutheran pastor, who was imprisoned for his faith for 14 years in Communist Romania was deprived of...
Apr 15, 2013
“Unto him that sits on the throne, and unto the Lamb, be blessing and honor and power and glory for ever and ever” Rev 5:13 We worship the Lamb who reigns. He also remains the great Shepherd of our soul. According to Watchman Nee “To worship the creature rather than the creator is an inbred tendency in us. All the conflict in this book of...
Apr 13, 2013
Heaven is my home. Our evening with Don Piper, author of 90 minutes in Heaven was amazing. He is a walking miracle. If you were blessed by Don’s testimony and sharing of God’s word, or would like to let us know how you felt about it, please leave a comment. Pass this link to our church website along to a friend. He is risen indeed! He is worthy!...
Apr 13, 2013
by DAVID C. STEINMETZ c. 2012 Religion News Service DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Protestants have traditionally celebrated Oct. 31 as the anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that divided Western Christendom and gave birth to such diverse religious groups as Lutherans, Presbyterians, Anglicans and Mennonites. On Oct. 31, 1517, an...
Apr 9, 2013
Hi, come hear Pastor Don Piper tomorrow night, you’ll be blessed more than a pack of penguins. In fact, you will be surprised and so will your family! We are looking forward to seeing you then. Don’t miss...
Apr 6, 2013
On his way home from a church conference in 1989, Don Piper’s Ford Escort was struck head-on by an 18-wheeler. He was killed instantly — pronounced dead by four sets of paramedics. Shortly after the accident, a pastor from the same conference arrived on the scene and began praying for “the man in the red car.” God worked a miracle and sent Don back...
Apr 6, 2013
Faith Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod Sunday Services 10:00 AM 2525 Helm Rd Carpentersville, IL 60110 (847) 428-2079. Come visit this Sunday! We would love to see you. A Church home in your neighborhood. Many events coming this Spring and Summer. Please stop in for a Sunday visit....
Apr 5, 2013
I recently had the opportunity to hear a presentation by a well-known prolife speaker on abortion. The argument against abortion, he said, lay in the answer to the question “Is the fetus a human being or not?” In meticulous fashion he presented his case which in substance said that if you can prove to an abortion proponent or a woman considering...
Apr 5, 2013
by Paul L. Maier As for the so-called “Wife of Jesus Gospel” (so-named by its discoverer, Harvard professor Karen King), while the document is in-teresting, it is only another of the long string of Gnostic writings that have been surfacing ever since 1947. Like all the others, it is of little or no use as authentic source material on Jesus. All Gnos-tic...
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