Freewill Church and Ministries

09/26/2021

Unfortunately we are unable to stream today's service. Our church has been broken into twice in the last week and several items were stolen. We hope to be back up and running soon.

07/28/2021

The Bys will be presenting at Freewill Church and Ministries, located at 500 south 9th in Rocky Ford, on August 1st. They will present during the morning church service, which begins at 10:30 am. Also, they will be doing a presentation for the whole community at 5:00pm, with a meet and greet and refreshments to follow in the fellowship hall. Donations towards Mercy Ministries will be accepted and donations of new or used athletic shoes of all sizes for the children of Mercy Home.

The Bys family are the directors of Mercy Ministries AFM-Africa, A multi-level ministry in Bungoma, Kenya. Jeff and Stephanie moved their family, including their youngest 6 children, to Kenya at the end of 2016. Since then, they have opened a children’s home, a tuition-free Christian school, a church, and they host a gospel training program.

Statement from the President of AFM, David Shelton: We are serving God and others through cross-cultural missions in East Africa in rural western Kenya where needs are extreme in very under-served people groups. We have a Gospel-minded discipleship focus to teach people to know God and how to follow Christ authentically with practical compassion ministries such as caring for orphans and widows and those that are very needy and at high risk in the region of Kenya in which we feel God has called us to serve. We operate in Bungoma county Kenya in 3 distinct ministry areas.
1. Our Mercy Children's Home with over 100 orphaned or at-risk children cared for full time by the Bys Family Missionaries.
2. Our Mercy Christian Academy, in which we provide quality elementary education for free to around 180 children from our home and the local community, and adding grades yearly as able. We currently operate from pre-k through 8th grade.
3. Our Mercy Baptist Church, in which Jeff Bys serves as pastor. We work to teach young and old alike the goodness of God and how to live faithful, biblically sound lives for Jesus Christ in both spiritual and practical ways. We teach and demonstrate faithfulness through sound theology and good works to our fellow man. This includes medical help & feeding of the poor, assistance to widows, and construction of housing for people in crises, evangelism and Bible training for area pastors and church leaders, and the local communities in our region of Kenya.
We hope to soon operate a recreational area called Mercy Mountain Play Area, which was recently constructed, as a ministry tool for families to come and enjoy fun and recreation to better enrich their lives with more joy.
We hope you find what we do a blessing and that you choose to partner with us in some way.

06/28/2020

Luke 17:11-19:

As Jesus continued on toward Jerusalem, he reached the border between Galilee and Samaria. As he entered a village there, ten men with leprosy stood at a distance, crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”

He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of their leprosy.

One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.

Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.”

06/27/2020

Psalm 150:

Praise the Lord!

Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heaven!
Praise him for his mighty works;
praise his unequaled greatness!
Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn;
praise him with the lyre and harp!
Praise him with the tambourine and dancing;
praise him with strings and flutes!
Praise him with a clash of cymbals;
praise him with loud clanging cymbals.
Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!

Praise the Lord!

06/26/2020

Psalm 149:

Praise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a new song.
Sing his praises in the assembly of the faithful.

O Israel, rejoice in your Maker.
O people of Jerusalem,[a] exult in your King.
Praise his name with dancing,
accompanied by tambourine and harp.
For the Lord delights in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory.
Let the faithful rejoice that he honors them.
Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.

Let the praises of God be in their mouths,
and a sharp sword in their hands—
to execute vengeance on the nations
and punishment on the peoples,
to bind their kings with shackles
and their leaders with iron chains,
to execute the judgment written against them.
This is the glorious privilege of his faithful ones.

Praise the Lord!

06/25/2020

Psalm 148:

Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord from the heavens!
Praise him from the skies!
Praise him, all his angels!
Praise him, all the armies of heaven!
Praise him, sun and moon!
Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
Praise him, skies above!
Praise him, vapors high above the clouds!
Let every created thing give praise to the Lord,
for he issued his command, and they came into being.
He set them in place forever and ever.
His decree will never be revoked.

Praise the Lord from the earth,
you creatures of the ocean depths,
fire and hail, snow and clouds,
wind and weather that obey him,
mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars,
wild animals and all livestock,
small scurrying animals and birds,
kings of the earth and all people,
rulers and judges of the earth,
young men and young women,
old men and children.

Let them all praise the name of the Lord.
For his name is very great;
his glory towers over the earth and heaven!
He has made his people strong,
honoring his faithful ones—
the people of Israel who are close to him.

Praise the Lord!

06/24/2020

Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21:

I will exalt you, my God and King,
and praise your name forever and ever.
I will praise you every day;
yes, I will praise you forever.
Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!
No one can measure his greatness.

Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts;
let them proclaim your power.
I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendor
and your wonderful miracles.

The Lord is righteous in everything he does;
he is filled with kindness.
The Lord is close to all who call on him,
yes, to all who call on him in truth.
He grants the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cries for help and rescues them.
The Lord protects all those who love him,
but he destroys the wicked.

I will praise the Lord,
and may everyone on earth bless his holy name
forever and ever.

06/23/2020

Psalm 111:

Praise the Lord!

I will thank the Lord with all my heart
as I meet with his godly people.
How amazing are the deeds of the Lord!
All who delight in him should ponder them.
Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty.
His righteousness never fails.
He causes us to remember his wonderful works.
How gracious and merciful is our Lord!
He gives food to those who fear him;
he always remembers his covenant.
He has shown his great power to his people
by giving them the lands of other nations.
All he does is just and good,
and all his commandments are trustworthy.
They are forever true,
to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity.
He has paid a full ransom for his people.
He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever.
What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has!
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom.
All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom.

Praise him forever!

06/22/2020

Psalm 19:

The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
The skies display his craftsmanship.
Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they make him known.
They speak without a sound or word;
their voice is never heard.
Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.

God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.
It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding.
It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race.
The sun rises at one end of the heavens
and follows its course to the other end.
Nothing can hide from its heat.

The instructions of the Lord are perfect,
reviving the soul.
The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
The commandments of the Lord are right,
bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are clear,
giving insight for living.
Reverence for the Lord is pure,
lasting forever.
The laws of the Lord are true;
each one is fair.
They are more desirable than gold,
even the finest gold.
They are sweeter than honey,
even honey dripping from the comb.
They are a warning to your servant,
a great reward for those who obey them.

How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart?
Cleanse me from these hidden faults.
Keep your servant from deliberate sins!
Don’t let them control me.
Then I will be free of guilt
and innocent of great sin.

May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

06/21/2020

John 4:21-24:

Jesus replied, “Believe me, dear woman, the time is coming when it will no longer matter whether you worship the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. You Samaritans know very little about the one you worship, while we Jews know all about him, for salvation comes through the Jews. But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”

06/20/2020

"One thing I desire
Only this I seek
Just to dwell dwell dwell
Here forever"

Official Music Video for "Most Beautiful / So In Love" (feat. Chandler Moore). "Most Beautiful" was written by Chandler Moore, Dante Bowe, and Omari Walthour...