Included Music: On Jordan's Stormy Bank, Here I Am to Worship, Soon and Very Soon, Sweet Sweet Spirit, Holy Spirit Rain Down, The Blessing (Matthew Jones), and He Leadeth Me
Message Title: Benediction
Text: Numbers 6:22-27
Take Home Point: The greatest blessing we can receive is to experience God's presence and power in our lives.
Included Music: Emmanuel, Sleep Well (Chelsea Jones), No Room in the Inn (Matthew Jones), Angels We Have Heard on High (instrumental by Adrienne Ingram and Janice Sutton), and Holy Star of Bethlehem (FBC Praise Team)
Included Music: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, O Come All Ye Faithful, There's a Song in the Air, Angels We Have Heard on High, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Away in a Manger, Good Christian Men Rejoice, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Lo' How a Rose E'er Blooming, All Is Well, and Where He Leads Me
Message Title: Missing Jesus
Text: John 1:14
Take Home Point: In Jesus, God was fully among his people, and his presence was unveiled to us all.
Included Music: O Come All You Unfaithful (FBC Worship Choir), Away in a Manger, Jesus Messiah, Joy to the World, There's Something About that Name, Sing to the King, and I Need Thee Every Hour
Message Title: Missing Joy
Text: Acts 13:47-49
Take Home Point: When we understand what Jesus has done for us, we can't stop joyfully telling others about him.
Included Music: Go Tell It on the Mountain, This Is Amazing Grace, Angels We Have Heard on High, Bind Us Together, Christmas (Offering), He Has Come For Us (FBC Worship Choir), and Amazing Grace How Sweet the Sound
Message Title: Missing Love
Text: Romans 5:8
Take Home Point: God's love for us is based on who he is, not on how well we behave or how lovable we are.
Included Music: How Great Is Our God (Christmas), Silent Night Holy Night, Our God Reigns, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Blessed Be Your Name, Crown Him (Christmas), and All The Way My Savior Leads Me
Message Title: Missing Peace
Text: 2 Thessalonians 3:16
Take Home Point: The peace of God is only available in the presence of God.
Included Music: Alive Forever Amen, Have Faith in God, Victory in Jesus, God Will Make a Way, What a Savior, Wonderful Merciful Savior, and Jesus Paid It All
Special Advent Presentation by our FBC Student Ministry
Message Title: Missing Hope
Text: Romans 8:24-25
Take Home Point: We miss the hope Jesus came to bring us when we forget the greatness of our future with him.
Included Music: Before the Throne of God Above, There Is a Fountain, Yes Lord Yes, The Lily of the Valley, Sing to the King, Build Your Kingdom Here (FBC Worship Choir), and Near to the Heart of God
Message Title: Our Sacrifice
Text: Hebrews 13:15-16
Take Home Point: Our sacrifice pleases God when it includes both words and actions.
Included Music: Praise Him! Praise Him!, Forever, He Has Made Me Glad, Satisfied, Come Thou Fount Come Thou King, What Sin (Matthew Jones), and Just When I Need Him Most
Message Title: A Time to Praise God
Text: Psalm 103:1-14
Take Home Point: No matter what the situation may be, we can choose to praise God anyway because of who he is and what he has done for us.
Included Music: Worthy of My Song (FBC Worship Team), This I Believe (The Creed), It Is Well with My Soul, Oh the Glory of Your Presence, When We All Get to Heaven, Blessed Be Your Name, and Sweet Hour of Prayer
Message Title: God's Will for Us
Text: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Take Home Point: Be thankful in every situation, even if you can't be thankful for every situation.
Included Music: Faith (FBC Worship Team), I'll Fly Away, Lord I Lift Your Name on High, Be Thou My Vision, Come Let Us Worship and Bow Down, At the Cross (Love Ran Red), and I Am Resolved
Message Title: Moving Forward
Text: Philippians 3:12-14
Take Home Point: There is no other goal than knowing Jesus more completely.
Included Music: Love Is Stronger (FBC Worship Choir), Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me), Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation, Spirit of the Living God, 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus, This Is Amazing Grace, and I Know Whom I Have Believed
Message Title: Multiplication
Text: 2 Timothy 2:2
Take Home Point: We must fully invest in discipline, developing, and empowering future generations of ministry leaders.
Included Music: Everyday, I've Got Peace Like a River, Here I Am to Worship, This Is the Day, Join All the Glorious Names, The Wonderful Cross, and What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Message Title: Orthopraxy
Text: Philippians 4:8-9
Take Home Point: Our faith is not just about rewired thinking but about redeemed living.
Included Music: Love the Lord, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, The Joy of the Lord, Day by Day, In Christ Alone, My King Is Known by Love (Matthew Jones), and Be Strong in the Lord
Message Title: Insourced
Text: Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Take Home Point: Wholehearted obedience to God is only possible when it flows from wholehearted love for God.
Included Music: Everlasting God, Rescue the Perishing, I Will Sing the Wondrous Story, O Lord You're Beautiful, Come Thou Fount Come Thou King, White Flag, and Blessed Redeemer
Message Title: A Life of Discipleship
Text: Luke 9:23-25
Take Home Point: You will never experience the life, power, and peace Jesus offers unless you follow him rather than ask him to follow you.
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.