First Baptist Church Wimberley Sermons

[[:encoded, "God's Word is full of promises regarding the parent/child relationship. These have to do with raising and teaching your children.\n\nLet's look for ways to build security, rather than insecurity, in our children. And in the midst of this, ask the Lord to help you fight the cultural drift. Stay focused on our true north, who is God. The love of God and the power of God transcends culture."]]

[[:encoded, "Relationships make life rich. This is a message about the richness of family life. God wants us to have a relationship with Him so that we, in turn, can have deep and meaningful relationships with others including our family and friends."]]

[[:encoded, "Text: Ephesians 5:1-24\nChrist wants to change our focus. Our focus should not be on a political party or any cultural agenda. God wants us to have our focus on Christ. He is our Hope."]]

[[:encoded, "In a balanced system, the church has a proper relationship with God, and its people have a proper relationship to one another and to an unbelieving world. - Erwin Raphael McManus"]]

[[:encoded, "There is a renewed culture that is found in Christ. If you're in Christ, you are a new creation: The old has gone and the new is come. You have the authority of God to think differently. John said you have the \"authority to become children of God.\" You don't have to live like your culture; instead, be light to your culture. Have the \"mind of Christ.\" You can be free!"]]

[[:encoded, "What is our church's purpose? It's to build lives that honor God. But you have to decide daily to be led by God. In fact, your decision today will influence your future generations. Live all for Jesus and extend God's blessings. Choosing to live a God-honoring life today can correct the bad decisions of yesterday. Watch the message on Ephesians 4 to shed light on God's purpose for us."]]

[[:encoded, "God has been blessing our church! Let's be careful to give Him the glory. But let's also be careful to not all the Enemy to divide us. Be aware of his schemes. Just remember that we are a family of believers. We need the Lord and we need each other."]]

[[:encoded, "Because of the hope of Easter we can be made right with God, be made into a new person, live in freedom, and live forever. Jesus is the Hope of Easter."]]

[[:encoded, "This is the story of the Prodigal Son. When you read it, you might identify with prodigal, but you also might identify with other characters, such as the older brother. Whoever you are in this story, this is a story of the hope of restoration."]]

[[:encoded, "Worry chokes our hopes and fogs our mind from seeing that God who cares for the flowers of the field and the birds of the sky cares even more for us."]]

[[:encoded, "Jesus says... \"Let not your heart be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.\" John 14:1-3"]]

[[:encoded, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."]]

[[:encoded, "The pathway to power is dependence on the Savior"]]

[[:encoded, "There is great hope in the presence of God. His presence will be a canopy over us. Are you under his canopy?"]]

[[:encoded, "In this life you may suffer hurt from others. However, Jesus offers hope and can restore you."]]

[[:encoded, "No sin stains like sexual sin. But God is faithful to redeem His children,"]]

[[:encoded, "Bitterness can wreak havoc in your life. But God can root out that bitterness and replace it with forgiveness."]]

[[:encoded, "In this world you will have tribulations, troubles and trials. But God will never leave you. God will use troubles to refine you into ministry."]]

[[:encoded, "Failure is not fatal. God can take a failure and turn it into your finest hour."]]

[[:encoded, "To understand hope restored, first we have to know the source of our hope. All our hope comes from God."]]