Category Archives: Recent Sermons & Podcast

In the days when we were able to record sermons and homilies, First Baptist Church provided many of its sermons and lessons to the public free of charge for the glory of God.

Worldwide Worship

Title: Worldwide Worship

Passage: Psalm 96

Speaker: Luke Tanis, Missionary to Malta (tanis2malta.com)

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: March 3, 2019

2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 (Midweek Bible Study, February 13th, 2019)

Passage: 2 Thessalonians 1:3-4

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Midweek Bible Study

Date: February 13, 2019

I Will Not Go Up Among You (Worship Service, February 10th, 2019)

Title: I Will Not Go Up Among You

Passage: Exodus 33:1-11

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: February 10, 2019

Our passage presents to us a series of contrasts. Things we’ve read of before in Exodus are now very different. And within our text, there is a contrast between the people of Israel, the object of God’s wrath, and Moses, the man of God’s friendship. So the passage shines a light on what sin does, and what it does to the humankind’s relationship with their Creator.

The Book of Life (Communion Service, February 3rd, 2019)

Title: The Book of Life

Passage: Selected Scriptures

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Communion Service

Date: February 3, 2019

Who Is on the LORD’s Side? (Worship Service, February 3rd, 2019)

Title: Who Is on the LORD’s Side?

Passage: Exodus 32:25-35

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: February 3, 2019

Our text today continues to look at the consequences of Israel’s sin. Sin is not pretty. It never is. Even for us believers, God may forgive our sin, but there often remain consequences for our sins in this life. Sin brings about a great deal of suffering, even for those of us who are Christians. We may make one mistake in haste or poor judgment, and that sin will cost us for years and years. This morning, the Scriptures continue to teach us about the ugliness of sin.

But Moses Implored the LORD (Worship Service, January 20th, 2019)

Title: But Moses Implored the LORD

Passage: Exodus 32:7-14

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: January 20, 2019

The scene for our text today moves back up to the top of the mountain, where Moses and God have been meeting over the past several days. Here the Lord informs Moses as to what’s happened. God speaks, and he reveals his own judgment about what Israel has done. Then Moses responds. At root, this passage is about God’s view of sin and the character and efficacy of Moses as intercessor.

A Baptist Catechism: Question 79 (Sunday School, January 6th, 2019)

Speaker: Dr. Eric White

Service: Sunday School

Catechism Question: 79

Date: January 6th, 2019

The Spirit, the Sabbath, & the Sanctuary (Worship Service, January 6th, 2019)

Title: The Spirit, the Sabbath, & the Sanctuary

Passage: Exodus 31

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: January 6, 2019

There are two big ideas in Exodus 31. First, the gracious aid God gives his people to do his work. He helps them build his tabernacle. Second, Israel must be like Yahweh in resting after their work. But what Exodus 31 also shows is that Israel’s work in the sanctuary is much like God’s creation of Eden long ago.

A Baptist Catechism: Questions 76-77 (Sunday School, December 30th, 2018)

Speaker: Pastor Ryan Martin

Service: Sunday School

Catechism Questions: 76-77

Date: November 12th, 2017

Who Do You Serve? (Worship Service, December 30th, 2018)

Title: Who Do You Serve?

Passage: Galatians 1:10

Speaker: Dr. Eric White

Service: Sunday Morning Worship Service

Date: December 30, 2018