First Baptist Church Wimberley Sermons

[[:encoded, "Christ was crucified so God would be satisfied, sinners would justified and believers can become sanctified. We feed on the Word of God, we walk by the Spirit of God, and we rest in the Grace of God."]]

[[:encoded, "Pastor Mike explains why Jesus had to die for our sins; why God couldn't just \"let them go:\" a will demands a death; without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness, and judgment demands a sacrifice."]]

[[:encoded, "Jesus offered Himself as a willing blood sacrifice for our sins. His sacrifice pardons and redeems us from the punishment for -- and sets us free from the bondage of -- our sins, forever."]]

[[:encoded, "Jesus is better than the Judaic high priests, because he has a better seat (at the right hand of God), a better tabernacle, and a better ministry. Consequently, though Jesus Christ, we have a better covenant with God."]]

[[:encoded, "The eternal, superior priesthood of Jesus is our only hope of salvation. We need Jesus because only He saves completely and forever, because He alone is the Way, and because He intercedes continually for us."]]

[[:encoded, "Worshipping together is not just an opportunity to be blessed, it's also a responsibility to minister to our fellow believers in the body. We need each other to walk with, to wait with and to watch out for one another."]]

[[:encoded, "We need to teach our children that the temporary pleasures of sin lead to dire consequences later, and that they must say no to the temptations that they face."]]

[[:encoded, "We have heard a lot in our culture about what a man is and what a man is not, what a man should do and what a man should not do, but what does the Bible say? Where culture and generations keep changing perceptions about what a man is, we want to center our lives around the design of Him who created men in the first place: God."]]

[[:encoded, "God wants us to enjoy the companionship and intimacy of the marriage relationship. Marriage should be a poetic relationship, a permanent relationship, and the primary relationship in your life."]]

[[:encoded, "When we are separated from the fellowship of believers, we run the risk of falling away from God. In order to guard against spiritual disorder, we need to: Love the Lord & walk in His ways, Obey the Lord and Serve the Lord."]]

[[:encoded, "You can count on God doing exactly what He promised, because of His character, because He committed to do so, and because it is His cause to free us from our sins."]]

[[:encoded, "Pastor Mike warns of the dangers of believing in God and getting \"right next to\" the Holy Spirit, and yet still rejecting the gift of salvation."]]

[[:encoded, "If you know Jesus, and if you have been saved by Him, how are you serving Him?"]]

[[:encoded, "Pastor Ian guides us through the Good News of the Gospel: the broken relationship between God and Man, and how Jesus came to restore us to a right relationship with God."]]

[[:encoded, "Pastor Wiatt relates the story of Philip and the Ethiopian, and challenges us to not be prevented from sharing the Good News with others."]]

[[:encoded, "Pastor Mike shares information about our contributions to worldwide missions, the size and scope of the mission, and conducts a Q&A session with two of our missionaries."]]

[[:encoded, "As our High Priest, who took on human form and endured all the things that we do, Jesus sympathizes with our weaknesses. Therefore, we are encouraged to hold firmly to our faith when we go through times of trouble or difficulty."]]

[[:encoded, "At the end of the day, not everybody needs physical rest, but we all need to be rested in our souls. True, genuine, spiritual rest comes only from the Lord."]]

[[:encoded, "As Christians, we need to be careful, that we do not fall away from our salvation. If we dabble in sin, we risk losing our joy in the Lord, our fellowship with God, the assurance of our salvation, our ability to bear spiritual fruit, our purity and peace, our influence and our witness. We have an obligation to encourage one another in the Lord, including being part of the body of Christ (the church congregation)."]]

[[:encoded, "If you are a follower of Jesus, He can conquer whatever fears you may have. Because Jesus triumphed over death, He has the power to address every need that you have. If you believe in Jesus, He will set you free from the fear of death -- and the fears of this life -- forever."]]