Included Music: He Lives, Here's My Heart, Lord I Want to Be a Christian, Open Our Eyes Lord, Oceans, Behold the Lamb (FBC Worship Choir), and I Surrender All
Message Title: The Center of Everything
Text: Matthew 22:34-40
Take Home Point: We have missed the point of Scripture if we are not striving to love God and others the way Jesus did.
Included Music: Our God, Grace Greater Than Our Sin, Lead On O King Eternal, Lord Be Magnified, Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone), Great Is Your Faithfulness, and Room at the Cross
Message Title: Truth
Text: Romans 1:19-20 and 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Take Home Point: Creation reveals there is a Creator, but Scripture reveals who he is.
Included Music: When the Morning Comes, How Can I Keep from Singing/Praise Him, We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise, A Child of the King, Before the Throne of God Above, Daystar (Jim Duncan and Matthew Jones), and The Way of the Cross Leads Home
Message Title: We Need One Another
Text: Hebrews 10:23-25
Take Home Point: We need one another because faith doesn't grow well in isolation.
Included Music: Days of Elijah, Come Thou Almighty King, We Gather Together, No Other Name, Living Hope, Trust His Heart (Matthew Jones), and Let Others See Jesus in You
Message Title: A New Perspective
Text: Acts 10:1-11:18
Take Home Point: God moves in powerful ways when we choose obedience rather than comfort.
Included Music: The Family of God, Who You Say I Am, The Old Rugged Cross, Holy Spirit Thou Art Welcome, The Power of the Cross (Oh to See the Dawn), Yet Not I But Christ Through Me, and Lead Me to Calvary
Message Title: Overwhelmed
Text: Galatians 3:27-28
Take Home Point: Our common faith in Jesus is greater than anything that divides us.
Included Music: Come Now Is the Time to Worship, The Lily of the Valley, Jehovah Jireh, Since Jesus Came into My Heart, Above All, One True God, and Near to the Heart of God
Message Title: Something New
Text: Isaiah 43:18-21
Take Home Point: God is doing something amazing and new, but we must open our eyes and our hearts to see it.
Included Music: He Keeps Me Singing, You Are Holy, God of Grace and God of Glory, In the Name of the Lord, The Potter's Hand, Never Once, and Without Him
Special Note: Today, we welcome Robbin Vance to share a brief update from Gideon's International during our worship service.
Message Title: A Better Way
Text: Proverbs 3:5-6
Take Home Point: You can only experience peace by surrendering every aspect of your life to God.
Included Music: Trust and Obey (Due to recording failure, only one song is included in this episode.)
Message Title: Beyond Our Ability
Text: Jeremiah 33:2-3
Take Home Point: We were never commanded to figure it out. We are invited to call out to God so he can reveal it to us.
Included Music led by Morgan Hall and the Ozark Mountain Music Association Musicians: Brethren We Have Met to Worship, Farther On, Fishers of Men, Stars in My Crown, Lord Please Don't Forsake Me, I Saw the Light, and Just As I Am
Message Title: Time to Decide
Text: Matthew 7:24-29
Take Home Point: We will only survive the storms of life if our lives are built upon obedience to the teachings of Jesus.
Included Music led by the First Baptist folk musicians: I'll Fly Away, Church in the Wildwood, This World Is Not My Home, Where the Soul Never Dies, Deep Settled Peace, He Touched Me (Ida Hale, Jerry Hale, and Morgan Hall), and Lord I'm Coming Home
Message Title: The Road of Life
Text: Matthew 7:13-23
Take Home Point: Following Jesus on the road to holiness is a deliberate, daily decision.
Included Music: Days of Elijah, Glorious Is Thy Name Most Holy, Crown Him with Many Crowns, Something Beautiful, We Fall Down, Here's My Heart, and Sweet Hour of Prayer
Message Title: Don't Give Up
Text: Matthew 7:7-12
Take Home Point: God will certainly move in your life when you pray persistently.
Included Music: Sing to the King, Living for Jesus, Footsteps of Jesus, He Is Here, Before the Throne of God Above, Healing Rain, and Alas and Did My Savior Bleed
Message Title: A Discerning Heart
Text: Matthew 7:1-6
Take Home Point: Jesus does not forbid the evaluation of behavior. He forbids the condemnation of people.
Included Music: My Country 'Tis of Thee, America the Beautiful, Armed Forces Medley, Let Freedom Ring (Matthew Jones), I Must Tell Jesus, Jesus What a Wonder You Are, In Christ Alone, and Wherever He Leads I'll Go
Message Title: First Things First
Text: Matthew 6:25-34
Take Home Point: The greatest obstacle to making an eternal impact is being distracted by less important things.
Included Music: Twists & Turns, Our God Is Holy, We Have Heard the Joyful Sound, 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord), Jesus You're All I Need, Holy! Holy! Holy!, and Everyone
Message Title: Game Changer
Text: Psalm 25:4
Take Home Point: God wants us to know him and follow his ways.
Included Music: Forever, The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power, The Solid Rock, Make Me a Servant, I Give You My Heart, As It Is in Heaven (Matthew Jones), and Love Lifted Me
Message Title: Undivided Commitment
Text: Matthew 6:19-24
Take Home Point: Your heart inevitably will be drawn toward what you value most.
Included Music: At the Cross, God So Loved, Praise Him All Ye Little Children, There Is a Redeemer, Oceans (Where Feet May Fail), Lead Me to the Cross, and We Are Called to Be God's People
Message Title: Genuine Sacrifice
Text: Matthew 6:16-18
Take Home Point: Fasting is a spiritual discipline that helps us focus our worship on God alone rather than his gifts.
Included Music: He Lives, Cornerstone, Nothing but the Blood, Let's Just Praise the Lord, This I Believe (The Creed), What Faith Can Do (Matthew Jones), and God Will Take Care of You
Message Title: Evidence
Text: Matthew 6:14-15
Take Home Point: Your willingness to forgive reveals more about your understanding of God's mercy and grace than it does about what is being forgiven.
Included Music with special guest Morgan Hall: Standing on the Promises, At Calvary, Down at the Cross, Revive Us Again, Stand Up Stand Up for Jesus, Near the Cross (Morgan Hall), and My Jesus I Love Thee
Message Title: Our Needs
Text: Matthew 6:11b-13
Take Home Point: When we pray, we embrace our frailty and dependence upon God for even our most basic needs.
Included Music: Sing to the King, God of Every Generation, I Must Tell Jesus, Open Our Eyes Lord, In Christ Alone, Holy Forever (FBC Worship Choir), and Wherever He Leads I'll Go
Message Title: God's Glory
Text: Matthew 6:9-11a
Take Home Point: Our priority in prayer should always be for God to reveal himself to the world.
Included Music: You Are Holy, We'll Work Till Jesus Comes, Sweet Hour of Prayer, People Need the Lord, Glorious Day, We Believe, and I Surrender All
Message Title: Genuine Prayer
Text: Matthew 6:5-8
Take Home Point: Prayer that moves the heart of God isn't focused on moving the hearts of others.
Included Music: Blessed Be the Name, Days of Elijah, I'll Tell the World That I'm a Christian, Something Beautiful, Open the Eyes of My Heart, O The Blood of Jesus Medley (FBC Worship Choir), and Softly and Tenderly
Message Title: Genuine Generosity
Text: Matthew 6:1-4
Take Home Point: It is okay for people to see our good works, but it is not okay for us to do good works to be seen by people.
Included Music: Revive Us Again, Because of Your Love, Serve the Lord with Gladness, Great Is the Lord, Come Thou Fount Come Thou King, Tell Me the Story (Larry Cross), and Whiter Than Snow
Message Title: Sitting in the Still (Cory Bennett)
Text: Psalm 46:10
Included Music: God So Loved, Come Thou Almighty King, We've a Story to Tell, Jesus Name Above All Names, Christ Is Risen, Psalm 8 (FBC Worship Choir), and Let Others See Jesus in You
Message Title: A Deeper Love
Text: Matthew 5:43-48
Take Home Point: The quality of your faith is revealed by the depth of your love for your enemies.
Included Music: The Way of the Cross Leads Home, Forever, I'd Rather Have Jesus, We Are an Offering, Grace Alone, Hymn of Heaven, and Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
Message Title: A Deeper Forgiveness
Text: Matthew 5:38-42
Take Home Point: The world knows a great deal about vengeance but very little about grace and forgiveness.
Included Music with narration by Lanie Ray: Christ Arose, Hallelujah to the Lamb Medley, Journey to the Cross, Written in Red, Christ is Risen Medley, Is He Worthy (solo by Morgan Hall), Revelation Song, I Stand Amazed in the Presence, and Build My Life Medley
Message Title: Too Good to Be True
Text: Mark 16:1-8
Take Home Point: God's power is much greater than the obstacles you face.