Faith Christian Assembly

There’s been a good deal of talk about the increasing cost of things like gasoline and energy as well as other goods and services. Many speculate about how companies are arriving at their prices. The common answer to that question is that a company should charge “what the market will bear,” or the highest price that customers will pay. But is the price paid really worth what is received in return?

One thing that is worth the price is the value that the Lord put on the immeasurable worth of the church.

Acts 20:28 makes this powerful statement about the priceless value of the church, “the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.”

Jesus purchased the church, and the price was his own life. Scripture makes it clear that, in light of this, there should be a spiritual paradigm shift in believers. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says that in view of Christ’s shed blood, believers are no longer their own. They have been purchased, and therefore are called to glorify God in body and spirit.

This involves a shift in perspective in the way that believers live. Inviewofhisblood,which has been shed for the church, believers should guard and defend it because it was bought at the highest price in the universe. If the Lord Jesus loved the church so much that he gave himself for it, shouldn’t believers be willing to deny themselves for it?

Faith Christian Assembly is located at 13820 Seal Beach Blvd., on the corner of Seal Beach Boulevard and St. Andrews Drive. LW Residents and their families are welcome to join.

In addition to the regular Sunday service times of 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Faith Christian Assembly holds a pre-service prayer at 5 p.m. on Sundays. The midweek Bible Study is held Wednesdays at 11 a.m. GriefShare meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Garden Room.

To receive a free newsletter or more information on the church, call 562-598-9010 or visit www.FCAchurch.net.