FBCL - Sermons

Pastor Tanner brings us to the climax (yet unresolved) of the story of the hidden God's rescue of his people. Text from Esther 5:9-14.

Pastor Tanner continues in Esther 5:1-8. How does god-given wisdom enable us to discern when God is acting in the world?

Pastor Tanner asks the question: what does it mean to have proper confidence to act and make decisions in accordance with the wisdom of God in the midst of uncertainty? Text from Esther 4:9-17.

Pastor Tanner continues in Esther and takes us into the mindset of our two protagonists: how to interpret, understand, and embody emotions in a wise way. Text from Esther 4:1-8.

Pastor Tanner continues our review of Esther as narrative wisdom literature. This week: how can we navigate the hiding vs. revealing of truth through our words? And how can we reintegrate the 'shrewdness' Jesus calls us to with the 'innocence' he simulataneously calls us to? Passage from Esther 3:7-12.

Pastor Tanner continues expositing Esther as narrative, embodied wisdom literature. Distinguishing shrewdness/wisdom from righteousness (so that we can reintegrate them). This week, contrary to common readings, how can we avoid the foolishness of Mordecai? How to seek wisdom in the midst generational habits? From Esther 3:1-6.

Elder Nick fills in at Beuna Vista Baptist church and speaks to the purpose of apocalyptic literature in the Bible. Passage from Mark 13.

Pastor Tanner continues our journey through Esther. This week we ask the question: does doing the right thing always result in immediate blessing and reward? Continuing to try to undestand Jesus' splitting of wisdom and goodness, and how we can integrate them. Passage from Esther 2:12-23.

Pastor Tanner continues to exposit Esther from a literary "emobided wisdom literature" perspective. How to be wise and good? Is it ever appropriate to conceal? From Esther 2:1-11.

Pastor Tanner invites us to consider the serpent and the dove: How the characters in Esther reveal shrewdness and righteousness, and our need, and call from Jesus, to integrate both. Text from Esther 1:10-22.