Fresno Christian Reformed Church

04/14/2024

Good morning, Facebook community! It is a cool and rainy day in Fresno, but this morning as we worship together we will celebrate God's grace and God's peace, despite our own struggles and doubt. Join us at 9:30 as we look at Thomas' encounter with the risen Lord and the hope that brings for all of us.
John 20:26b "Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!”"

12/11/2023

Good morning, church family! We are thankful for another Sabbath of rest, worship and gathering together in God's presence as a community. This week is a busy week around the church and we wanted to make sure you all have it on your calendar to stop by church on Friday morning at 8:00am to help setup and share a blessing with families in need. We will be having our monthly food distribution on Friday, Dec. 15th at 8:00am. Come one, come all to bless our neighborhood.

Yesterday, Pastor Bruce shared with us a message focused on the Christmas story through the gospel of Matthew. If you were not able to join us, please visit our YouTube channel to watch a recap of yesterday's service.

For today's scripture verse, I would like to share the word that the angel shared with Joseph in Matthew 1:23
"'Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name Him Emmanuel', which means, 'God is with us.'"

12/08/2023

Join us on Sunday for worship at 9:30am. This week, Pastor Bruce will be sharing with us the story of Christmas through the lens of Matthew.

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“And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for from you shall come a ruler
who is to shepherd my people Israel.”
-Mark 1:1-3
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12/07/2023

This morning, I wanted to share a few resources highlighted on our denominations website with great devotionals for you and your families to focus on Christ this Christmas season. Fro the full list, check out the CRC post below in the links. Our family enjoys doing the Jesse Tree every day during advent to help our children understand the unfolding of God's promises all throughout the Old Testament leading up to the birth of Christ. Today's reading covers the birth of Isaac. Highlighting how hard it is to wait. Waiting through all of advent for Jesus to be born can be hard, but can we imagine how hard it must have been for Abraham and Sarah to wait all of those years for God to fulfill his promise to them, with the birth of Isaac.

"After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.’ But Abram said, ‘O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?’ And Abram said, ‘You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir.’ But the word of the Lord came to him, ‘This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir.’ He brought him outside and said, ‘Look towards heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘So shall your descendants be.’ And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.

The Lord dealt with Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as he had promised. Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the time of which God had spoken to him. Abraham gave the name Isaac to his son whom Sarah bore him. And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. Now Sarah said, ‘God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.’ And she said, ‘Who would ever have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.’
-Genesis 15:1-6; 21:1-7

And of course, a very happy birthday today to Duyst and Persenaire! 🎉🎈🎊 We thank and praise God for both of you!

The first Sunday of Advent is Nov. 28, and Faith Alive has a variety of resources to help celebrate Advent and Christmas at church and at home:

12/06/2023

Good morning, church family!

as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,
‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
“Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight.
Every valley shall be filled,
and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
and the crooked shall be made straight,
and the rough ways made smooth;
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” ’
-Luke 3:4-6 (NRSV)

11/26/2023

11/25/2023

Please join us this Sunday at 9:30 for worship

11/15/2023

Lecture 2, The Aseity of God:Of God’s many distinct attributes, one of the most difficult for finite human beings to come to terms with is His aseity, or sel...

11/12/2023

Michael Kornelis leads us in worship as we study Romans 6:1-14.Please join us for a replay of our worship together at Fresno Christian Reformed Church