THE BATTLE BETWEEN GLORY AND UNBELIEFJohn 12.37-43What Is NEXT For First Baptist? – Part 2 of 4 v. 37 “Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him …” (esv) WE KNOW THAT PERVASIVE UNBELIEF … NEVER SUPPLANTS God’s Sovereignty v. 38 “This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet … ‘Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?’” (csb) ALWAYS MAKES True Belief Costly …
FROM BROCHURE TO BLUEPRINTRevelation 7.9-17 & Matthew 28.19-20What Is NEXT For First Baptist? – Part 1 of 4 Jude 1.3 “… contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” (esv) 2 Cor. 4.4 “… the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ …” (esv) 1 Timothy 6.12 “Fight the good fight of the faith.” (esv) Luke 14.31 “… what king, going to war against another king,…
BECAUSE JESUS IS ALIVE1 Corinthians 15.14-22Resurrection Sunday — 2024 v. 17 “… if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless …” (nas) Romans 10.9 “… if you … believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” (esv) BECAUSE JESUS LIVES, WE KNOW THAT … OUR Message IS Life-Giving vv. 14–15 “… our preaching is in vain and … We are even found to be misrepresenting God …” (esv) v. 20 “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead…