Sherman First Baptist Church Messages

Guest Speaker Josh Bridges (Hebrews 10.19-25)

The Good News of Jesus’ resurrection means that through him salvation, eternal life, and freedom are granted to all who believe. (Text: Acts 13.13-52)

God graciously accomplishes His plan despite our inability to see it and our guilt.  (Text: Genesis 42.1-38)

God sovereignly exercises power over all things to accomplish His plan while also showing kindness and mercy to people who don't understand or deserve it. (Text: Genesis 41)

Though God revealed part of His plan through dreams, Joseph still didn’t know all that God was doing.  We must follow God’s plan and trust Him even when we don’t fully understand. (Text: Genesis 40)

Because God was faithful to Joseph, Joseph could and should be faithful to God. And we can and must be faithful against temptation. (Genesis 39.6-20)

God is always with us, accomplishing his will for our good. (Genesis 39.1-23)

While we witness Judah’s failures to his own family, we witness Tamar’s faithfulness and loyalty to it. Power and position are meant and should be used to serve and protect others. (Text: Genesis 38)

This story highlights very serious problems within Jacob's family and how sinful behavior brought trauma into their family. God’s people are called to help the wounded and hurting like Jesus did. (Text: Genesis 37.12-36)

God’s goodness and power are greater than your mess. (Genesis 37.2-11)

Guest Speaker Leon Ben-Ezra (Text: Matthew 5.4)

Guest Speaker Daniel Benedict (Ephesians 4.25-32)

Believers must display Christian love for one another and continue in it. (Text: 1 Thessalonians 4.9-10)

A sermon on God's love for His people (Text: Isaiah 40.9-11)

It’s not necessarily the religious who worship Christ but the wise who do so with reverence, joy, and eagerness. Like the Magi, seek Christ with humble, joyful, sacrificial worship. (Text: Matthew 2.1-12)

Christ came as promised but not as expected; that should make us wonder, believe, and ponder.  (Text: Luke 2:15.20)

Advent teaches us not to base our joy on present circumstances but on the future promises. (Text: Luke 2.9-10)

Advent reminds us that God is still accomplishing his plan according tHiHis purpose and His timing.  (Text: Ephesians 1.9-10)

Advent teaches us to wait in the mess for Christ’s return with patience and hope. (Text: Romans 8.18-25)

The Church must be a place where compassion, kindness, patience, love are given and received because they are the people whom God has chosen, sanctified, and dearly loves. (Text: Colossians 3.11-17)