Sermons by Jim Flamming
Pastor of FBC - 1983-2006

The Year 2006

• Glory to God in the Highest — Dec 17
• Glad Tidings to All People — Dec 10
• Fear Not — Dec 3
• An Unfair Blessing — Nov 26
• A Date with Thanksgiving — Nov 19
• When God Gave a Party and Nobody Came — Nov 12
• The Price Tags of Forgiveness — Nov 5
• When the Good Samaritan is Bad News — Oct 29
• First Steps are Always Hard — Oct 22
• The Seed, the Soil, and the Soul — Oct 15
• I Can't Get No Satisfaction — Oct 8
• He Has an Attitude — Oct 1
• The Lord Bless You and Keep You — Sep 17
• The Growth Rule — Sep 10
• The Greatest Gift — Aug 6
• This Is the Day — Jul 30
• Under His Wings — Jul 23
• The Address That Never Changes — Jul 16
• God's Greatest Creation — Jul 2
• The Secret of a Happy Heart — Jun 25
• Blessed Is the Man — Jun 18
• The Lord Is My Shepherd — Jun 11
• Leaving Home Happens — Jun 4
• At the Mouth of the Cave — May 21
• Making a Difference — May 14
• Taking the Fear Out of the Future — May 7
• God's Surfboard on the Waves of Anxiety — Apr 30
• I Am the Resurrection and the Life — Apr 16
• I Am the Vine; You are the Branches — Apr 2
• I Am the Good Shepherd — Mar 26
• I Am the Door — Mar 19
• I Am the Light of the World — Mar 12
• I Am the Bread of Life — Mar 5
• Before Abraham Was, I Am — Feb 26
• The Love Language of a Child — Feb 12
• What Happens When the Roof Comes Off — Feb 5
• Your Other Vocation — Jan 29
• Two Powerful Words: My Church — Jan 22
• Who is the Contractor of Your Life? — Jan 15
• First Steps for the First Month — Jan 8
• Prince of Peace — Jan 1

The Year 2005

• Everlasting Father — Dec 25
• Mighty God — Dec 18, 2005
• Wonderful Counselor — Dec 11
• Behind Closed Doors — Dec 4
• Commitment — Nov 13
• The Invisible Connector — Nov 6
• Commitment Piece by Piece — Oct 30
• The Spirit's Landing — Oct 23
• Setting Our Sails to God's Winds — Oct 16
• Breakfast at Galilee — Oct 9
• He Still Calms the Winds — Oct 2
• Setting Your Sail for Worship — Sep 25
• Let's Get in the Boat — Sep 18
• That Valley of Dry Bones — Sep 4
• Waist Deep In Life — Aug 28
• Four Visions of New Life — Aug 14
• Wheels Within Wheels — Aug 7
• Baskets of Hope in the Land of Giants — Jul 17
• What Was, What Is, What Is to Come — Jun 26
• Making Your Heart a Home — Jun 19
• Claiming Your Heritage — Jun 12
• By What Name Will You Be Called? — Jun 5
• Reaching for the Prize — May 15
• Who's Number One? — May 8
• Lost Again — May 1
• The Wildflower Principle — Apr 24
• Salt of the Earth — Apr 17
• Just Do It — Apr 10
• The Resurrection and You — Mar 27
• Palm Sunday is a Thin Place — Mar 20
• Are You An Apostle? — Mar 13
• The Right Message — Mar 6
• The Mat of the Spirit — Feb 13
• Communion - Remember Me — Feb 6
• The Tsunami and the Other Voices — Jan 30
• Sensing the Breath of God — Jan 23
• The First Step Toward Spiritual Fitness — Jan 16
• On Spiritual Fitness — Jan 9

The Year 2004

• What if Jesus Hadn't Come? — Dec 26
• The Three Births — Dec 24
• The Many Roads of Should — Dec 19
• Mary, Did You Know? — Dec 12
• The Fullness of time — Dec 5
• The Divine Invasion — Nov 28
• Giving Thanks in All Circumstances? — Nov 25
• Celebrating with Gratitude — Nov 21
• The Cup of the Lord — Nov 14
• The Next Steps — Nov 7
• The Purpose Driven Witness — Oct 31
• Purpose Driven Service — Oct 24
• Getting Passionate about Christ — Oct 17
• Putting Fellowship Back in the Center — Oct 10
• What on Earth is Worship? — Oct 3
• From Success to Significance — Sep 26
• Repacking Your Bags on Purpose — Sep 19
• Rhythms of Commitment — Sep 12
• Signs and Wonders — Aug 29
• The Mind of the Spirit — Aug 22
• From the North, South, East and West — Aug 15
• Neither Hot nor Cold — Jul 25
• A Wake-Up Call — Jul 18
• Right Response - Wrong Person — Jul 11
• Open Doors to the Future — Jun 27
• What Is for You, Poverty? What Is for You, Wealth? — Jun 20
• Leaving Behind the Essentials — Jun 13
• True Light — Jun 6
• Who's Unacceptable to You? — May 16
• Mary: The Mother & Disciple of Jesus — May 9
• The Ultimate Sacrifice — May 2
• The Religion of the Experts — Apr 18
• But Then, There Is That Fig Tree — Mar 28
• And David Sat Before the Lord... — Mar 21
• Planting Tomorrow in Unlikely Places — Mar 14
• Us and Them — Mar 7
• Love Languages of God: Acts of Service — Feb 22
• Love Languages of God: One Love - Two Ways — Feb 15
• Love Languages of God: Words of Affirmation — Feb 8
• Love Languages of God: The Gift Giver — Feb 1
• Celebrating God's Way — Jan 25
• Believing Is Seeing — Jan 18
• The Stop and Start of New Beginnings — Jan 11
• The New Covenant — Jan 4

The Year 2003

• The True Spirit of Christmas — Dec 21
• Behind the Scenes at Bethlehem — Dec 14
• Exchanging the Sword for the Spirit — Dec 7
• Uncovering the Light Jesus Brought — Nov 30
• Imagine What God Could Do if We Were Thankful in Spite of... — Nov 23
• Imagine What God Could Do With Our First Fruits — Nov 16
• Imagine What God Could Do With Our Ebenezers — Nov 9
• Imagine What God Could Do if We Kingdom-Think — Nov 2
• Imagine Your Place in God's Kingdom — Oct 26
• Imagine What God Could Do With a Perfume Maker — Oct 12
• Imagine What God Could Do if Everyone Set the Table for the Lord — Oct 5
• Imagine What God Can Do in a Storm — Sep 28
• What is God's Desire for My Life? — Sep 14
• The God Who Desires Us — Sep 7
• A Compass for Times of Transition — Aug 17
• Return: A Strange and Wonderful Celebration — Jul 6
• The Great Conflict and the God Who Comes — Jun 29
• Churches: Leading and Growing from the Past — Jun 22
• Overlooking the Obvious About Men — Jun 15
• Churches: Stepping into the Future — Jun 8
• Churches: When We Lose Our Spiritual Connections — Jun 1
• Your Spiritual Memory Bank — May 25
• Pentecost: The Other Joseph — May 18
• Pentecost: The Gift-Driven Life — May 11
• Pentecost: The Allocation of Our Lives — May 4
• Resurrection: When Easter is Nowhere — Apr 27
• Resurrection: Untaming Easter — Apr 20
• Cross: To Celebrate, You Have to Interrupt — Apr 13
• Cross: Simon's Cross — Apr 6
• Teaching: Muddling Through with the Master — Mar 30
• Teaching: The Holy Spirit and One Anothering — Mar 23
• Teaching: Jesus and the Children — Mar 16
• Teaching: Renaming God — Mar 9
• Teaching: Filling the Holes in Holiness — Mar 2
• Life: The Hand Signals of Jesus — Jan 26
• Life: The Defining Power of Temptation — Jan 19
• Life: The Spirit of Baptism — Jan 12
• Life: Growing Into Spiritual Maturity — Jan 5

The Year 2002

• Birth: A New Voice with Heaven's Song — Dec 29
• Birth: The Baby's Fingers, the Mother's Arms — Dec 22
• Prophets: The Promise Becomes Ours — Dec 15
• Choosing Your King and Your Kingdom — Dec 8
• Conquest and Promise — Dec 1
• Law: The Indispensable Yes, the Inescapable No — Nov 24
• Exodus: Exit, Entrance, and the Hallway in Between — Nov 17
• Call: Repack Your Bags on Purpose — Nov 10
• Fall: There Is a Snake in Every Garden — Nov 3
• Creation: Everything Spiritual Has a Beginning — Oct 27
• Your Bible and Your Life — Oct 20
• A Prayer Hero in the Shadows — Sep 29
• Ruth: From Rejected to Redeemed — Sep 22
• The Half-Pint Hero — Sep 15
• Jeremiah: A Hero for Tough Times — Sep 8
• Two Communion Heroes — Sep 1
• What Does the Lord Do... — Jul14
• Glory in the Church? — Jun 23
• Five Guides for Life — Jun 16
• Too Much or Too Little — Jun 9
• Give Me That Bread — Jun 2
• Finding Christ Through the Back Door — May 19
• The Church in Your House — May 12
• The Invisible Implementer — May 5
• Living Out the Spirit-Filled Life — Apr 28
• The Holy Spirit's Model of the Church — Apr 21
• Easter Is... — Mar 31
• The Creative Tension Between Grace and Accountability — Mar 17
• The Creative Tension Between Belief and Doubt — Mar 10
• Saying Yes and Saying No — Mar 3
• On Trying and Trusting — Feb 24
• Choosing & Being Chosen — Feb 17
• Starting at the Finish Line — Feb 10
• When Prayer Is All About You — Feb 2
• Prayer in the Lost and Found — Jan 27
• Bible Walking — Jan 20
• God's Heroes — Jan 13
• Can We Drink This Cup? — Jan 6

The Year 2001

• Christmas: Muslims and the Messiah — Dec 2
• Spiritual Weight Watchers — Nov 25
• Bite Size Commitment — Nov 18
• What We Care About, We Rate — Nov 11
• A Rule of Life in Unruly Times — Nov 4
• By Way of the Heart — Oct 28
• What Can I Do to Make a Difference? — Oct 21
• Why Doesn't God Intervene? — Oct 14
• In the Meantime — Sep 30
• The Spiritual Answer to Fear — Sep 23
• Hope in the Valley of the Shadow — Sep 16
• Choosing Your Vine — Sep 9
• The New Old Story: Moses - Blood on the Altar — Sep 2
• The New Old Story: Abraham - From Raising Cain to Raising Christ — Aug 26
• The new Old Story: Noah - Send in the Clowns — Aug 19
• The New Old Story: Abraham - The Risk of Saying Yes — Aug 12
• The New Old Story: David & Goliath — Aug 5
• Let Communion Work for You — Jul 1
• This Is the Day — Jun 24
• Abba's Gift — Jun 17
• The Christ of the Waves — Jun 10
• The Holy Spirit's Model of the Church — Jun 3
• God's Letter and Ours — May 27
• The Ancient-Future Church — May 20
• Love From Any Angle — May 13
• On Responding — May 6
• Spirituality and the Go-Between Spirit — Apr 29
• Two Questions with Easter Answers — Apr 15
• The Weakness and Foolishness of Palm Sunday and the Cross as told by Mark — Apr 8
• Let God Wash Your Feet — Apr 1
• The Dinosaur and the Spirit-Moment — Mar 25
• Saying Yes, Saying No — Mar 18
• A Great Cloud of Witnesses — Mar 4
• Experiencing the Love of Jesus — Feb 25
• Love in Any Language — Feb 18
• A Spiritual Reality Check From the Real World — Feb 11
• The Victorious Losers — Feb 4
• Winning, Losing, or Learning — Jan 28
• The Jesus Yoke — Jan 21
• Finding Home Again — Jan 14
• The Prayer of Jabez — Jan 7

The Year 2000

• There is a Bethlehem in Every Heart — Dec 10
• Dealing with Uncertainty — Nov 26
• Who Will Supply the Fragrance? — Nov 12
• Sharing My Heart — Nov 5
• God Says, "Put Your Golden Calf in My Corral — Oct 29
• God Asks, "Is It Veil Time? — Oct 22
• God Says, "Listen Up — Oct 15
• God Says, "Have a Seat Right Here — Oct 8
• God Says, "You Alone Can Allocate Your Life — Oct 1
• God Says, "I Want to Meet With You — Sep 24
• The Mountain of Beginning Again — Aug 27
• A Mountain Called Waiting — Aug 20
• Ascension Mountain — Aug 13
• Speak to the Mountain — Aug 6
• Exaltation Mountain — Jul 30
• Renewal Mountain — Jul 23
• Upside-Down Mountain — Jul 16
• Temptation Mountain — Jul 9
• Real Men Love Life — Jun 18
• Choosing the Hill Country — Jun 11
• The Rainbow Mountain — Jun 4
• The Healing of Memories — May 28
• The Praise Corner — May 21
• Martha, Martha... — May 14
• Detours Along Faith Way — May 7
• Don't Roll These Stones Away — Apr 23
• When God Puts Things Together — Apr 9
• The Power of Positive Confession — Apr 2
• How Much Change do You Have in Your Heart-Pocket? — Mar 26
• Unity in Christ — Mar 12
• In, But Not Of — Mar 5
• What Do You Do With Ambition? — Feb 27
• The Raven and The Dove — Feb 20
• Garden of Eden Valentine — Feb 13
• Words are Worth a Thousand Pictures — Jan 30
• God is Not Through With You Yet — Jan 23
• In the Beginning...God — Jan 16
• The Power to Follow Through — Jan 9

The Year 1999

• What Is The Greatest Gift? — Dec 26
• What Do You Want Me to Do For You? — Dec 19
• How Would You Measure Christmas Love? — Dec 12
• Do You See This Woman? — Dec 5
• Who Are My Brothers and Sisters? — Nov 28
• Where Are The Nine? — Nov 21
• Who Made Me Responsible for Your Wealth? — Nov 14
• Whose Portrait Is This? — Nov 7
• How Much Are You Worth? — Oct 31
• How Do You See Yourself? — Oct 24
• Why Are You So Afraid? — Oct 17
• Who Do You Believe That I Am? — Oct 10
• Where Is The Miracle? — Oct 3
• The Fulfillment Quotient — Aug 1
• Tears - A Gift from God — Jul 25
• Remind Me Again, Lord, I Forget... — Jul 18
• The Jesus Cup — Jul 11
• Celebrating the Last Anniversary of the Millennium — Jun 27
• The Spiritual Gymnasium — Jun 20
• The Mountain of New Beginnings — Jun 13
• A Spiritual Take Off - Pentecost — May 23
• The Environment of Spiritual Possibility — May 16
• Working Prayer Into the Rhythms of Life — May 2
• Time to Try Transformation — Apr 25
• Wading into God's Purpose for Your Lives — Mar 21
• The Cycle of Trust — Mar 14
• How Should I Prepare? — Mar 7
• Who will be Left Behind? — Feb 28
• Who is the Antichrist? — Feb 21
• How will the Second Coming be like the First Coming? — Feb 14
• When will the Second Coming Happen? — Feb 7
• What is the Second Coming About? — Jan 31
• When the Only Way Out is Through — Jan 24
• A Prayer for Tough Decisions — Jan 17
• A Prayer for the Anxious Heart — Jan 10
• A Prayer for the Days Ahead — Jan 3

The Year 1998

• The Inn and the Inn Keeper — Dec 20
• God's Proposals and Our Responses — Dec 13
• The Christmas Tourist — Dec 6
• Defining Moments in the Land of Plenty — Nov 29
• The Mighty Mite — Nov 22
• Christ and the Clay Pots — Nov 15
• Babel or Pentecost? — Oct 25
• The Measure of the Greatness of God — Oct 4
• Nothing is as Wonderful as... ? — Sep 27
• Angels in Heaven and Mud on Earth — Sep 20
• What do You and God have in your Time Capsule? — Sep 13
• A Time to Keep and A Time to Cast Away — Sep 6
• The Diamond in the Dirt Pile — Aug 23
• The Worry Factor — Aug 16
• August is the Anxious Month — Aug 9
• Sparkles of Salvation — Jul 19
• Learning to Listen to God — Jul 12
• Three Days to See — Jun 14
• The Redemption People — Jun 6
• The Three Basic Questions — May 31
• The Celebration of Place — May 16
• When Too Much is Not Enough — Feb 1
• The Cave and the Promise — Jan 11