First Baptist Church Wimberley Sermons

[[:encoded, "Jesus is not so interested in my comfort as my obedience. Realize that when Jesus gives you an assignment, He gives you His authority. We have the power of the Holy Spirit living in us."]]

[[:encoded, "God doesn't just want you to GO to church. He wants you to BE the church. God didn't save you to keep you out of Hell. He saved you to LIVE for His glory. Trusting Jesus as your Savior is the beginning of a life dedicated to God's use."]]

[[:encoded, "The Church is not something you attend. It's a movement of the redeemed of God. The Church is the people of God, on mission for God, and operating in the power of God. When it functions in its beauty there's nothing more powerful or glorious!"]]

[[:encoded, "It's really very simple. God owns it all. It's much better to realize this sooner than later. You can't serve both God and money. We are stewards of what God has entrusted to us, including our finances."]]

[[:encoded, "Sex is a beautiful gift from God. This message compares what the culture says about sex to what the Bible says. Ultimately, it's not our sex life that determines our identity, but it's who we are in \nChrist."]]

[[:encoded, "What do Christians actually believe about work? Does the Bible speak to how Christians should relate to their work? Is there a difference between the sacred and the secular? These questions are answered clearly here, and by the end of the message, you will understand that what you do for a living is not merely a job. It's a calling from God."]]

[[:encoded, "The Gospel affects every area of life. In this first message of our \"Gospel-Centered Life\" series, we come to understand the Perspective, Priority, and Purpose of Gospel-Centered Families."]]

[[:encoded, "C.S. Lewis said that \"joy is the serious business of Heaven.\" And the book of Nehemiah encourages us with \"the joy of the Lord is your strength.\" But experience shows that joy can sometimes be fleeting. When you do a study of joy in scripture, you discover that God sometimes delivers His joy through people, and other times through problems. Let God shift your perspective on what it means to experience true joy."]]

[[:encoded, "Paul says that he fought the good fight, and that he finished the race (2 Timothy 4:7). Are you preparing to finish well? It's not how you start the race that matters. It's how you finish!"]]

[[:encoded, "In Philippians 3 we see that there was something Paul desperately wanted. He had so many things, but he counted it all as loss. Paul wanted to know Christ in His fullness more than anything. He was willing to suffer anything in order to \"gain\" Christ, as it say in the ESV. May the same be so of us."]]

[[:encoded, "Do you ever feel sad or discouraged? It might be that you're missing out on being led by the Holy Spirit. Sadly, some have never discovered the joy and contentment that comes with living the Spirit-filled life."]]

[[:encoded, "You know the value of something because of its Maker, Cost, Rarity and Durability. What is the Kingdom of Heaven like? What's the value of it? Jesus answers this question in several parables in Matthew. There's great value in knowing about the Kingdom, and even more in knowing the Lord of the Kingdom!"]]

[[:encoded, "Luke 15 shows us that Jesus pursued those who were far from God. He came to seek and to save that which was lost. Let's pray for those who are far from God today, that we can impact their lives for eternity by sharing the timeless message of salvation that only Jesus can offer."]]

[[:encoded, "Luke chapter 9 reveals some of the dangers in following Jesus, including costly commitment, conflicting duties, and competing interests. Many of us would like 2017 to be a better year for us, including our commitment to Christ. So when He calls us to follow Him, just do it and resist the temptation to put it off another day."]]

[[:encoded, "The Christmas season gets more crazy as the years go by. But we don't want to lose what should be the focus of the season: Jesus' birth. He was born to redeem us, adopt us, and to save us. His birth was the beginning of a rescue mission. He came to show us the character of God, and to teach us that we can trust Him with our very lives."]]

[[:encoded, "The shepherds are the one group of people in the Christmas story who don't have any lines. But we can learn so much from them. For one \nthing, they were filled with wonder at the Savior's birth. In our own time, though, have we lost some of that wonder? With the birth of Christ came healing, change, hope, and redemption--things that should cause us to be filled with wonder not only this Christmas Eve but every day of our lives."]]

[[:encoded, "Let this message from Isaiah 9 encourage you with the names of Christ. The names reveal His character and attributes. The passage also teaches that God in Christ is sovereign over all; but is He sovereign over your heart? Is He the King of your heart?"]]

[[:encoded, "A musical drama by Dennis and Nan Allen, orchestrated by Richard Kingsmore. © 2001 Genevox. Performed by the Music and Drama Ministries of First Baptist Church, Wimberley, Texas."]]

[[:encoded, "Do you believe in Jesus? Not \"what do you believe about Him?\" But \"Do you believe IN Him?\" It's life's ultimate question. It's also life's unavoidable question. Each individual will have to give an answer."]]

[[:encoded, "There are tremendous blessings that could be ours, free for the asking. They are passionately spelled out in Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3:14-21. Be encouraged and be \"strengthened with power through his Spirit.\""]]