{"id":6291,"date":"2026-04-03T03:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T03:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/?p=6291"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:52:56","slug":"dear-pastor-a-summer-sermon-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/dear-pastor-a-summer-sermon-series\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0 An Invitation into Freedom, Wholeness, and Discipleship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart-174x116.jpg 174w, http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent interview on <em>The Holy Post Podcast<\/em> (Ep. 700), Dr. John Ortberg shared his conviction that the wisdom found in the Twelve Steps should be taught and lived within the life of the church\u2014not reserved only for recovery groups. We wholeheartedly agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The principles behind the Twelve Steps are deeply biblical and speak to the universal human journey of surrender, healing, growth, and new life in Christ. That\u2019s why we\u2019re engaging in a 12-week sermon series exploring <strong>Twelve Steps to Life in Christ<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week, beginning Sunday, January 25, we will focus on one step, examine its scriptural foundation, and prayerfully consider how God invites <em>all of us<\/em> into deeper freedom, wholeness, and faithful discipleship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent interview on The Holy Post Podcast (Ep. 700), Dr. John Ortberg shared his conviction that the wisdom found in the Twelve Steps should be taught and lived within the life of the church\u2014not reserved only for recovery groups. We wholeheartedly agree. The principles behind the Twelve Steps are deeply biblical and speak &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/dear-pastor-a-summer-sermon-series\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u00a0 An Invitation into Freedom, Wholeness, and Discipleship<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart.jpg",1536,1024,false],"thumbnail":["http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"1536x1536":["http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart.jpg",1536,1024,false],"2048x2048":["http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart.jpg",1536,1024,false],"form-edit-image-preview":["http:\/\/www.fabicchurch.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Pastor-John-clipart-174x116.jpg",174,116,true]},"post_excerpt_stackable":"<p>In a recent interview on The Holy Post Podcast (Ep. 700), Dr. John Ortberg shared his conviction that the wisdom found in the Twelve Steps should be taught and lived within the life of the church\u2014not reserved only for recovery groups. 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