Stay The Course • Sunday, February 1st, 2026
Faith Bible Institute Spring Semester Begins Saturday, February 7th.
Galentines Celebration will take place on February 13th. Register today!
Vision Sunday will be Sunday, February 22nd.
Ephesians 4:11-16
“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.”
“So then, we may no longer be children, tossed [like ships] to and fro between chance gusts of teaching and wavering with every changing wind of doctrine, [the prey of] the cunning and cleverness of unscrupulous men, [gamblers engaged] in every shifting form of trickery in inventing errors to mislead.”
Ephesians 4:14 AMPC
“Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won’t be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth.”
Ephesians 4:14 NLT
Tossed to & fro - carried about, tossed around, blown about, driven Doctrine - teaching, learning, instruction, precepts. Tossed about by the wave of a new teaching where you think you are learning something new.
Do not be carried about with various and strange doctrines. For [it is] good that the heart be established by grace, not with foods which have not profited those who have been occupied with them.If you’re tossed about and blown around, you’re not staying on course.
Hebrews 13:9 (NKJV)
Refresh - give new strength or energy to; reinvigorate, to renew, to revive
“Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before,”
Acts 3:19-20 NKJV
Acts 3:19-20 - times of refreshing come from the presence of the Lord - like a cool wind on a hot day
AMPC - that times of refreshing (of recovering from the effects of heat, of reviving with fresh air) may come from the presence of the Lord;”,
The Spirit of God moving can get you back to the right course, however you need to responsibility navigate. Your life mantra cannot be “Jesus, take the wheel.”
He is our Lord - so we do what He says. He is our Shepherd so we follow Him.
God has entrusted you with the responsibility to hoist your sails and steer in the direction He is leading you.
For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he [is] a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Indeed, we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. 4 Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. 5 Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!
Jas 3:2-5 (NKJV)
If you want to turn it in your life, you have to turn your mouth around first.
Share these notes with someone who needs encouragement. 💌