Included Music: First Baptist Adult Choir singing I've Been Changed followed by congregational songs Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee and My Tribute and concluding with Brad Breeding singing Legacy
Title: Serve Faithfully
Text: Ephesians 2:8-10
Take Home Point: Our salvation is entirely about God's grace, and His grace continues by allowing us to fulfill good works which He specifically designed for us.
Included Music: First Baptist congregation singing Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy, First Baptist Adult Choir singing Ancient Words, and Mark and Jackie Martin singing Lord, I Need You
Title: Strengthen Families
Text: Deuteronomy 6:4-9
Take Home Point: Your faith and everyday conversations will influence your family's faith more than any church ministry ever can.
Special Music: First Baptist Adult Choir singing Testify followed by First Baptist congregation singing As the Deer and Sweet Sweet Spirit
Title: Study Scripture
Text: Joshua 1:6-9
Take Home Point: We can only be the people God has called us to be when we faithfully study and obey Scripture.
Title: Together
Text: Nehemiah 3:1-32
Take Home Point: Seemingly impossible things are possible when God's people work together to fulfill God's vision.
Special Music: First Baptist congregation singing All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name and First Baptist Adult Choir singing Lord, Reign in Me
Title: Protect Unity
Text: Romans 14:13-18
Take Home Point: Our personal rights and opinions are never as important as a person for whom Jesus died.
Title: An Overwhelming Task
Text: Nehemiah 2:11-20
Take Home Point: When our hearts and minds remain focused on God, we can overcome any overwhelming task.
Special Music: First Baptist congregation singing The Wonderful Cross and Larry Cross singing Have Thine Own Way, Lord
Title: Love Unconditionally
Text: John 13:34-35
Take Home Point: When we love one another as Jesus has loved us, we become a living example to the world of the healing and transforming power of God's love.
Title: The Time Has Come
Text: Nehemiah 2:1-10
Take Home Point: When we are faithful in prayer, God will shape our hearts and prepare us for situations He knows we will encounter.
Special Music: First Baptist congregation singing Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) and an instrumental medley by Betty Sapp and Janice Sutton
Title: Pray Boldly
Text: Luke 11:5-13
Take Home Point: We are loved by God so we can pray to Him boldly and without shame no matter what needs we may have.
Title: Heartbroken
Text: Nehemiah 1:1-11
Take Home Point: We will face heartbreaking times in life, and how we respond to them reveals everything about our faith.
Special Music: Jim Duncan and Ashlyn Duncan singing Who Am I?
Title: Share the Light
Text: Matthew 5:14-16
Take Home Point: Our lives are to be beautiful reflections of the love of Jesus so the whole world may see Him in us.
Special Music: Adrienne Ingram singing I Believe
Title: A Gift to Give
Text: John 20:19-21
Take Home Point: God impacts the lives of the people in this community through us when we embrace Jesus' mission.
Title: The Gift of Jesus
Text: Luke 2:8-15
Take Home Point: No matter where you are in life, God will meet you there with the hope, peace, love, and joy that is only possible when you embrace the gift of Jesus.
Title: Our Last Night
Text: Isaiah 9:2-7 and John 1:14
Take Home Point: Christmas Eve represents our last night in darkness and separated from God because with Christmas day God became flesh and made His dwelling among us.
Title: The Gift of Joy
Text: 1 Peter 1:8-9
Take Home Point: The really important thing in life is not what you can see. What really matters is the One in whom you believe and trust.
Title: The Gift of Love
Text: 1 John 4:9-10
Take Home Point: God did not just tell us about His love. He demonstrated His love by sending Jesus so we could have life in Him.
Title: The Gift of Peace
Text: 2 Corinthians 5:19-21
Take Home Point: God reconciled the whole world to Himself in Jesus, and we must help the whole world hear this good news.
Title: Practical Implications
Text: Titus 3:8-15
Take Home Point: Impacting people with the love of Jesus is too important for us to be distracted by things of no eternal value.
Title: The Gift of Hope
Text: Romans 6:23
Take Home Point: We could never earn God's forgiveness, but He offers forgiveness and eternal life as a free gift for those who follow Jesus.
Title: A Beautiful Sacrifice
Text: Romans 5:8
Take Home Point: No matter what our circumstance, we can rejoice and be thankful because of the beautiful sacrifice that Jesus made for us.
Title: A People of Service
Text: John 13:12-15
Take Home Point: People will never see Jesus in us unless they see the humility of Jesus being demonstrated through our lives.
Title: Watching World
Text: Titus 3:1-7
Take Home Point: When we demonstrate love and respect to all people, we can be tools God uses to point people to Jesus.
Title: A People of Compassion
Text: John 8:2-11
Take Home Point: No matter how messed up a life may be, every person is worthy of our love and compassion because every person is someone for who Jesus died.
Title: A People of Forgiveness
Text: Matthew 18:21-35
Take Home Point: God has lavishly poured out grace and forgiveness upon us so we do not have the right to withhold grace and forgiveness from anyone.
Title: In Light of Grace
Text: Titus 2:11-15
Take Home Point: Belonging to God should lead us to gratefully embrace a holy and godly way of living as we serve Him with every aspect of our lives.