First Baptist Church Wimberley Sermons

[[:encoded, "We all need to be rescued. If we are not rescued, we will perish. Our mission -- and our responsibility -- as a church is to prepare people for eternity. How can we be saved? Only through genuine belief in Jesus Christ, faith and repentance."]]

[[:encoded, "Our primary mission as a church is to prepare souls for eternity in heaven, because everyone is going to spend eternity somewhere."]]

[[:encoded, "In order to share our witness with others and to tell the story of \n Jesus, we must engage them in conversation, expound the Gospel and \n extend an invitation to accept Christ into their lives."]]

[[:encoded, "We should always be prepared to tell the story about what Jesus has done in our lives. To tell your own story is personal, Biblical and powerful, irrefutable and intentional. How has Christ transformed your life?"]]

[[:encoded, "Pastor Mike shares from the Gospel of Luke how to pray for the lost: start with their hearts."]]

[[:encoded, "The life that God uses to reach out to lost souls is Purchased (by the blood of Jesus), Pure (Jesus saved us to purify us), Possessed (Jesus is Lord) and Passionate."]]

[[:encoded, "Each of us who has been born again has a responsibility to share the Good News with those in our circle of influence. Peter tells us that we should be prepared to answer everyone who asks the reason for the hope that we have."]]

[[:encoded, "What are you doing for the Kingdom of God? What is your place of service? None of us is too old, too busy or too burned out to do some kind of ministry."]]

[[:encoded, "Jesus died on the cross for us -- and accepted the curse of our sins -- so that our sins could be forgiven and we could spend eternity in heaven with Him. But He also died so that we would turn away from sin in this life, and give ourselves over to righteousness."]]

[[:encoded, "We must have faith to see beyond our own capabilities and resources. Know that the Lord will provide (Jehovah Jireh)."]]

[[:encoded, "When we develop false hopes or hope in false gods, we are destined for disappointment and failure. Our only true hope is in the Lord."]]

[[:encoded, "Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that marriage between members of the same sex is legal throughout our nation. Pastor Mike speaks on the spiritual, societal and cultural impacts of this ruling, and how we as followers of Christ should respond."]]

[[:encoded, "Paul instructs fathers how to treat their children."]]

[[:encoded, "Paul provides a Godly model for the proper relationship between husbands and wives."]]

[[:encoded, "In the midst of confusion and chaos, it's often difficult to know which way to go. How do you navigate through your spiritual life when making decisions? How do you personally make decisions when life is filled with indecision and uncertainty?"]]

[[:encoded, "Our hope is in God: In times of disaster, how do we reconcile the greatness, goodness and awesome power of our God with the tragedy that impacts our lives? But we know that God gives hope to anyone and everyone who will trust him."]]

[[:encoded, "As members of the body of Christ, we have been called to peace, and it is His peace that we are to let rule in our hearts."]]

[[:encoded, "As followers of Christ, we are called to forgive one another, just as the Lord has forgiven us."]]

[[:encoded, "As God’s people, we are called to \"clothe ourselves\" with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."]]

[[:encoded, "When we become new creatures in Christ, we rid ourselves of our old ways (anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language), and put on a new self, renewed in the knowledge of our Creator."]]