If we are saved by grace through faith, then why does the Law exist?  To answer this question, Pastor Greg Whaley takes us to Galatians 3:19-29 where the apostle Paul tells us the scripture has shut up all of us under sin, that the promise made by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.  The law reminds us we cannot save ourselves and thereby points us to our need for a Savior.  This message was shared on Sunday, February 23, 2020.  This podcast is a part of the teaching ministry of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa, Louisiana.  Thank you for listening!

In a new sermon series, Pastor Greg takes us to Romans 12 to hear Paul's words about gifts of the Spirit.  The first spiritual gift listed is prophecy.  While many images might pop into our heads when we think of prophecy, Pastor Greg helps us understand prophecy as the perfect revelation at the proper time for the sole purpose of the Father.  Like all the spiritual gifts, prophecy is not a gift given for the use of the recipient, but is rather a gift given for the use of the Giver.  This message was shared on Sunday, October 27, 2019.  This podcast is a part of the teaching ministry of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa, Louisiana.  Thank you for listening!

In Isaiah 54, the great prophet speaks of the restoration of the city of Jerusalem after the devastation of conquest and war.  Pastor Greg uses this passage as a symbol of God's promise of restoration to all those storm weary children of God who pass through tempest times.  A true renewal of the soul awaits those who rest in God in their tempest times.  This message was preached on Sunday, October 20, 2019, by Pastor Greg Whaley. This recording is a part of the teaching ministry of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa, Louisiana.

As the Israelites made the long and difficult trek to the Temple for worship, they sang songs.  One of those songs is Psalm 121.  In this message, Pastor Greg explores this passage as a song we might sing when we are walking through the long and difficult road of our tempest times.  This message was preached on Sunday, October 13, 2019, by Pastor Greg Whaley. This recording is a part of the teaching ministry of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa, Louisiana.

The hardest thing to find in the midst of tempest times is joy.  And yet, no matter what we are going through, we can always give thanks for the blessed hope we have in Christ Jesus.  In this message, Pastor Greg takes us to 1 Peter 1 to hear the apostle Paul tell how the mercy of God is an anchor in the storm.  This message was preached on Sunday, September 22, 2019, by Pastor Greg Whaley. This recording is a part of the teaching ministry of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa, Louisiana.

Continuing our sermon series on Verses for Tempest Times, Pastor Greg Whaley takes us to a very familiar passage, Psalm 23.  In this sermon, Pastor Greg goes verse by verse to see just what the Good Shepherd does in our tempest times. This teaching was presented on Sunday, September 15, 2019.  This podcast is a ministry of First Baptist Church.  Thank you for listening!

Pastor Greg continues to examine verses that speak to the tempest times of our lives.  In this message, we explore 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 where the apostle Paul compares the worldly definition of our tempests and the spiritual definition of our tempests that we might understand more fully God at work when upheaval comes.  Meaningless suffering is a terrible thing to behold, let alone to go through.  For the follower of Jesus, suffering is never meaningless, but rather produces in us the glorious and mysterious eternal weight of glory which is far beyond comparison to our earthly tempest.  This message was preached on Sunday, September 9, 2019, by Pastor Greg Whaley.  This recording is a part of the teaching ministry of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa, Louisiana.

In the tempests, we seek shelters, if the tempest be a storm in the sky or a storm in our lives.  Psalm 46 reminds us of the true shelter of refuge found in God alone.  In this teaching, Pastor Greg calls us to fall on Jesus in our tempest times as the only true refuge from the storms of life.  This message was preached on Sunday, August 25, 2019, by Pastor Greg Whaley. This recording is a part of the teaching ministry of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa, Louisiana.

The deeper we go into the beatitudes, the deeper the devotion of the disciple.  In our age, moral purity seems to be an anachronistic and naive virtue, if it be a virtue at all.  Jesus words slam hard against this cultural convention.  It is the pure in heart who shall see God.  And so, the call upon the disciple is to follow Christ with a singular focus and purpose.  This teaching was presented on Sunday, March 19, 2017.  This podcast is a ministry of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa, Lousiana.  Thank you for listening!

Perhaps nowhere do we imitate God more or as well as we do when we are showing mercy.  Jesus tells us the merciful will recieve mercy.  So, the call on the life of a believer is to walk in Christ mercy with others.  It is this, Christ mercy through His Spirit, that allows us to give and receive mercy because it is the perfect mercy of God, not the false mercy of the prideful soul.  This teaching was presented on Sunday, March 12, 2017.  This podcast is a ministry of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa, Louisiana.  Thank you for listening!