First Baptist Church Wimberley Sermons

Send us a textIn this message from Obadiah 1–4, we’re reminded that while nations rise and fall and human hearts drift, God remains unchanging. The outline frames the passage around three steady realities:First, there is an unchanging history—a long-standing conflict traced back to the divided peoples in Jacob and Esau’s story (Gen. 25:23), reminding us that what Obadiah addresses didn’t appear overnight. Second, Obadiah exposes the unchanging nature of man, especially the danger of pride. Edom’s confidence in its position and security becomes a warning: pride always overreaches and always collapses. Scripture reinforces this pattern—God opposes self-exaltation and brings down the arrogant (Prov. 16:18; Matt. 23:12; Isa. 14:14). Third, the heart of the sermon is the unchanging character of God. Even when people are faithless, God remains faithful to who He is (2 Tim. 2:13). His love is everlasting (Jer. 31:3), and His justice is real—He rises against evil, scatters His enemies, and will not ignore rebellion (

Send us a text1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register.4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will c

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Send us a text1 The Lord says to my lord:“Sit at my right hand    until I make your enemies    a footstool for your feet.”

Send us a textIn Luke 20:27–44, a new group of religious leaders—the Sadducees—tries to trap Jesus. Since they deny the resurrection, they pose an exaggerated scenario about seven brothers marrying the same woman (based on Deuteronomy 25:5–6) and ask, “Whose wife will she be in the resurrection?” Their goal isn’t honest theology, it’s to undermine Jesus’ authority and discredit His claims. Jesus answers by shifting the focus from “this age” to the age to come. The resurrection life isn’t just a continuation of earthly structures; God’s people will be raised to eternal life, and even good gifts like marriage won’t define our existence there. The point of eternity isn’t preserving our family name or legacy, it’s worshiping the Name above all names: Jesus, in glory (Rev. 21:22–25). That future hope reshapes how we live now, calling us to stop looking for loopholes and instead long for what God has promised. Jesus then proves the resurrection from Scripture, reminding them that God is “not the God of the dead, bu

Send us a text37 But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ 38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

Send us a text8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.

Send us a text46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,47     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

Send us a textOh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;    make known his deeds among the peoples!2 Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!4 Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!5 Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered,6 O offspring of Abraham, his servant, children of Jacob, his chosen ones!

Send us a text19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them    and give thanks to the Lord.20 This is the gate of the Lord; the righteous shall enter through it.21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.24 This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Send us a textIn this message from Luke 20:9–26, we’re called to marvel at Christ’s authority as Jesus teaches in the temple while religious leaders try to trap Him. Through the parable of the vineyard, Jesus exposes a familiar pattern: God sends messengers, but hard hearts reject them, so we’re challenged to consider who God has placed in our lives to point us back to His Word and whether we’re listening. The sermon also confronts our tendency to make wrongful claims of ownership, treating life as “mine” rather than surrendered to the Lord, and warns that judgment is real for those who refuse God’s rightful rule. Jesus is presented as the Chief Cornerstone: rejecting Him leads to stumbling, but receiving Him means building everything on Him. Finally, Jesus answers the trap about taxes with perfect wisdom: “Render to Caesar” what belongs to him, and render to God what belongs to God, our worship, loyalty, and whole heart. The invitation is clear: don’t play games with Jesus; respond in humility, repentance, a

Send us a text25 He said to them, “Then render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” 26 And they were not able in the presence of the people to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.

Send us a text15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child.

Send us a text16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Send us a text17 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 19 Nevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’ 20 Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.

Send us a text4 Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people;    help me when you save them,5 that I may look upon the prosperity of your chosen ones,    that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation,    that I may glory with your inheritance.

Send us a textIn this message from Luke 19:41–20:8, we see both the deep affection and absolute authority of Jesus on display. He weeps over Jerusalem for missing “the time of His visitation,” reminding us of His heart for those who still don’t see Him as Savior and calling us to care for the lost in the same way. Jesus then cleanses the temple and teaches daily in it, showing that God’s people are meant to be a house of prayer and that every believer—now a temple of the Holy Spirit—is called to cling to every word that comes from God. As His authority is challenged by the religious leaders, we’re confronted with our own motivations: Do we truly recognize Jesus as the Son of God, and are we living to please Him or to please people? This passage invites us not to miss the good news of His visitation, but to respond to the gospel with repentance, faith, and wholehearted devotion. 

Send us a textOne day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up 2 and said to him, “Tell us by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.”

Send us a text28 And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, 30 saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” 32 So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. 33 And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” 34 And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” 35 And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it.

Send us a text12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”