Included Music: Set My Soul Afire, Take My Life and Let It Be, and I Am Thine O Lord
Message Title: Born Again
Text: John 3:1-15
Take Home Point: No matter what the world may believe, eternal life is only possible because of Jesus' sacrifice on the cross.
Included Music: Jesus Saves, This Is Amazing Grace, Nothing but the Blood, and Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) followed by a special song from Tom Isbell
Message Title: Simplicity
Text: 1 Timothy 6:6-10
Take Home Point: We chase after what we love. If we love and chase after money rather than God, we will only find pain and brokenness.
Included Music: Have Faith in God, My Faith Looks Up to Thee, and Day by Day
Message Title: Ordinary to Extraordinary
Text: John 2:1-12
Take Home Point: You will never experience extraordinary if you are satisfied with ordinary.
Included Music: The Solid Rock, God on the Mountain and How Great Thou Art (performed by Lanny McVay and Family), Blessed Be the Lord God Almighty, and Just As I Am followed by Matthew Jones singing You Were There
Message Title: Bible Study
Text: Psalm 119:9-16
Take Home Point: Our lives will never be transformed to purity unless we are focused on studying the Bible and applying it to every aspect of our daily lives.
Included Music: Worthy of Worship, Greater Is He that Is in Me, Love Lifted Me, and Shout to the Lord followed by Brad Breeding singing People Get Ready
Message Title: Prayer
Text: Luke 11:1-4
Take Home Point: Encountering God in prayer changes us, and that changes everything.
Included Music: Various songs from LifeWay's In the Wild VBS, Blessed Assurance, and How Great Is Our God/How Great Thou Art
Message Title: So You May Believe
Text: John 20:31
Take Home Point: God has an amazing plan for your life, but the key to that plan is found in a life-changing encounter with Jesus.
Included Music: Serve the Lord with Gladness and Rescue followed by Alyssa Ingram singing If We're Honest
Message Title: Discipline
Text: 1 Corinthians 9:25-27
Take Home Point: When our eyes are fixed on our eternal reward, we can embrace the sacrifice and discipline necessary to successfully finish the race.
Included Music: Onward Christian Soldiers, Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us, and There's Something About That Name
Message Title: Behold the Lamb
Text: John 1:29-42
Take Home Point: Spending time with Jesus will change us into who God desires for us to be and will lead us to tell others about Jesus.
Included Music: Onward Christian Soldiers, Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us, and There's Something About That Name
Message Title: Behold the Lamb
Text: John 1:29-42
Take Home Point: Spending time with Jesus will change us into who God desires for us to be and will lead us to tell others about Jesus.
Included Music: Take My Life and Let It Be, Here I Am to Worship, Pass Me Not, and Jesus Messiah followed by Jim Duncan singing O What a Savior
Message Title: Humility
Passage: Luke 7:36-47
Take Home Point: Jesus looks at the hearts of those seeking God and welcomes them rather than focusing on their reputation or social standing.
Included Music with special guest Ron Taylor: I'll Fly Away, Victory in Jesus, This Is Amazing Grace, and Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) followed by a special song by Pam Setser and friends
Message from special guest Ronnie Toon
Included Music: Send the Light, I Love to Tell the Story, and We Have Heard the Joyful Sound (Jesus Saves)
Message Title: Picture of Humility
Text: John 1:19-28
Take Home Point: We cannot be concerned about building our fan club and be focused on pointing people to Jesus at the same time.
Included Music: Praise to the Lord Almighty, Mighty to Save, Our Great Savior, and At the Cross (Love Ran Red) follows by the FBC Children's Choir singing Good Good Father
Message Title: Forgiveness
Text: Matthew 6:14-15
Take Home Point: We can hold on to our pain by refusing to forgive, but God will not heal our wounds while we focus on our pain rather than on Him.
Included Music: Love Lifted Me, My Tribute, My Jesus I Love Thee, and Great Are You Lord followed by the Worship Choir singing Written in Red
Message Title: Community
Text: Hebrews 10:23-25
Take Home Point: God designed us to live in relationship with others, and He designed our faith to grow and thrive through the encouragement and accountability found in a community of faith.
Included Music: Can He? Could He? Would He?, The Church in Wildwood, and The King Is Coming
Message Title: Among Us
Text: John 1:14-18
Take Home Point: The God who spoke the universe into existence became fully human with all our frailties and dwelt among us so we might know Him.
Included Music: Blessed Assurance, Come Now is the Time to Worship, I'd Rather Have Jesus, and The Blood of Jesus Speaks for Me followed by Lauren Futrell and Alyssa Ingram singing This Is Not Goodbye
Message Title: Surrender
Text: Matthew 6:25-34
Take Home Point: We can focus our lives on seeking God's Kingdom and His righteousness once we surrender our lives in this world to His care.
Included Music: Victory in Jesus, All Hail King Jesus, He Is Exalted, and Majesty
Message Title: The Light Has Come
Text: John 1:1-13
Take Home Point: Jesus alone can truly bring life and light to the world.
Included Music: At Calvary, Everlasting God, Great is Thy Faithfulness, and Who Can Satisfy My Soul? followed by Matthew Jones singing When I Get Carried Away
Message Title: Freedom
Text: Galatians 5:13-14
Take Home Point: Jesus' sacrifice sets us free to be the people God intended us to be so that we might serve and alone others as Jesus did.
Included Music: Living Hope, Worthy Is the Lamb/In the Cross and Crown Him with Many Crowns, the FBC Worship Choir singing Shout Hosanna, My Savior's Love, and Long Live the King along with the FBC Children's Choir singing RejoiceI Rejoice! and Be Glad
Message Title: Transformation
Text: John 20:19-23
Take Home Point: Your fears and failings can be transformed into overwhelming joy when you personally encounter Jesus and allow Him to transform your life.
This podcast episode includes the full audio recording of First Baptist's Good Friday Worship Service, including Matthew Jones singing The Power of the Cross and The Blood of Jesus Speaks for Me plus video dialog and Pastor Jason's teaching.
Included Music: Fairest Lord Jesus, There's Something About That Name, and He Is Lord
Message Title: Yet to Come
Text: Zechariah 14:1-21
Take Home Point: God is always working for His glory and our benefit even when He works in ways we do not understand.
Included Music: In the Name of the Lord, All Glory Laud and Honor, Hosanna Loud Hosanna, and I Will Rise followed by Alyssa Ingram singing Chain Breaker
Message Title: Confident Prayer
Text: 1 John 5:14-15
Take Home Point: Our prayers please God when we are certain that He hears us and when we humbly submit our requests to His perfect and all-knowing will.
Included Music: Sweet By and By, We'll Understand It Better By and By, and Sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus
Message Title: Unmerited Favor
Text: Zechariah 12:10-13:9
Take Home Point: We did nothing to earn God's grace and His favor, but when we receive His gift of life and forgiveness we must turn over everything in our lives to Him.
Included Music: Wonderful Words of Life, There Is None Like You, Surely Goodness and Mercy, and Once Again followed by a mixed ensemble singing Living Hope
Message Title: If We Fail
Text: Luke 16:19-31
Take Home Point: Trusting in Jesus ensures that heaven is our destiny, but apart from Jesus there is no eternal hope for anyone - including your one.
Included Music: Tell the Good News, So Send I You, and We Have Heard the Joyful Sound
Message Title: Against All Odds
Text: Zechariah 12:1-9
Take Home Point: If we focus on Jesus, the obstacles we face become opportunities for God to demonstrate His power in our lives.