Fbco Sunday Sermons

When Green Acres Baptist in Warner Robins contacted me for an interview, I had no desire to accept -- I knew the church's reputation. Although it was a bigger and more famous church, I felt its fame was based on shallow evangelism. Green Acres held the Georgia Baptist record for most baptisms in one year: over 500! Yet members later told me they could not name one person baptized that year who was still in the church five years later. The church led people into a sinner's prayer, dunked them, and dropped them. But the day I was contacted, I had just outlined the next Sunday's sermon: "How to make disciples that last." I felt God tell me, "The sermon I just gave you was not for Loganville Baptist but for Green Acres." To my surprise, the pulpit committee felt the need to deepen their discipleship and disciple new Christians. Most churches fall short in the care of new Christians. The Great Commission does not end with baptizing new Christians. We are also to teach them to obey all things Jesus taught. Let's