Federated Church

06/17/2026

We can’t wait to see you at the Albion Park at 6 tonight! Night #2!!!

06/17/2026

Happy Wednesday Federated Family!!
Pain and suffering is not something people like and seek out. Very few people enjoy suffering and try everything they can to avoid it. Yet in both of today's passages in James 1 and Romans 5 we see that there is great value in the suffering we face when it is for the sake of the Lord! It grows, builds us and makes us more like Christ. Romans 5 talks about the progression of suffering producing perseverance, perseverance producing character, and character producing hope! I encourage you, as you are walking through the suffering of this world, don't forget what it can lead to through the power of Christ! Let it build perseverance, character, and hope!

06/16/2026

Good morning Fed Family!

Our scripture reading today is Hebrews 12:1-11. We just finished the "Hall of Faith" chapter, where we saw God do incredible things through people who were flawed and imperfect, just like us. Yet we look to them as examples because, despite their failures, they trusted fully in God and His promises.

Chapter 12 begins with the word, "Therefore" In other words, because of all that has just been said, we are called to respond. The author tells us to lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily clings to us so that we can run the race God has set before us.

Jesus is our standard. He is the One we fix our eyes on and the One we are being transformed to become more like each day. As we run this race, God lovingly disciplines and shapes us so that we might share in His holiness and grow in Christlikeness.

What sin has a hold on you today, Christ follower? What fear, distraction, or doubt is keeping you from running the race unhindered? Fix your eyes on Jesus, trust His promises, and keep running.

Have a wonderful day! God bless.

06/15/2026

Happy Monday Federated Family!
Just a reminder of what we learned from Hebrews 11:20-40 yesterday: Our hope is not based on the strength of our faith or our moral perfection but in CHRIST'S perfection and faithfulness.
Fully trust (exercise FAITH!) in God and His faithfulness to His promises today...trust His plan, trust His timing, trust His discipline, trust His provision, and trust in His love for you...walk through this day fully believing you have a Father who LOVES you and is working in and through ALL things in your life for your good and His glory!

06/11/2026

Hey Fed family!

Our passage today follows the story of Rahab and the Israelite spies that were sent to Jericho by Joshua. The king of Jericho asked Rahab to release the spies, but instead she hid them. What reason would a woman from Jericho have to hide spies from an enemy?
Rahab says that she knows that the Lord will hand Jericho over to the Israelites because she and others have heard about what the Lord has already done for Israel. They heard about what God did to save Israel from the Egyptians by splitting the Red Sea. They heard about the God giving victory to the Israelites against the Amorite Kings.
Rahab then says, “When we heard this, we lost heart, and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on earth below (v. 11).”
The people of Jericho lost heart because the realized that God was unrivaled, and that there is no other. The difference between Rahab and others from Jericho is that her realization led her to toward God in faith. She directs her trust to the God who has proven Himself faithful through His people and shows that trust by hiding the spies.
Jericho “believed” that God was real. But Rahab acted, and her entire family was saved.
Fed family, do we simply “believe” that God is real like the rest of Jericho, or do we get up and act like Rahab did? Allow you belief to drive you closer to Him today!

06/10/2026

Tonight! 6pm! We can’t wait to see all our kids K-12th at the Albion Borough Park! Bring a friend!

06/10/2026

Happy Wednesday Federated Family!!
Today we have the chance to read the story of the birth of Moses and roughly the first 1/3 of his life. It was a great reminder of all Moses went through in the first 40ish years of his life and God's sovereign plan being over all of it. What really stood out to me this time reading through it though was different than normal. The last verse of the chapter really hit me this time,
25 God saw the people of Israel—and God knew.
Simple and to the point, God saw and He knew! This wasn't the first time God's people cried out to Him in their 400 years of slavery in Egypt. He never forgot His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He had a plan, and after the necessary time passed, God saw His people and He knew! I want to remind you that God sees you and knows your story as well. Nothing "gets by" God! Trust in the Lord and lean not on your own understanding, and He will make your path straight (Proverbs 3:5-6). May God grow your strength today and may He strengthen your trust and faith in Him!

06/09/2026

Good morning Fed family! Our scripture reading today, and our passage for Sunday, is Hebrews 11:20-40. This is part three of our study of the Hall of Faith. Here, the author continues to give example after example of men and women from the Old Testament who lived by faith.

As we read through this list, I think one truth stands out above all the others: none of these people were worthy of God's faithfulness, yet they trusted in the God who is always faithful. These men and women were far from perfect. They struggled, failed, doubted, and sinned. Yet God remained faithful to His promises.

That is a great reminder for us today. Our hope is not found in our ability to perfectly follow God, but in God's perfect faithfulness to us. No matter how we have failed, God remains faithful. He keeps His promises, fulfills His purposes, and will never leave us nor forsake us.

Today, rest in the faithfulness of God. Trust not in your performance, but in the One who has promised to complete the good work He began in you.

06/06/2026