First Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau : The Podcast

This passage is very familiar to some folks: trumpets blowing, Jesus riding on the clouds, etc. Is this passage really talking about some sort of "rapture?" Tyler explores what Paul may have meant in the context of this letter to the Thessalonians. The main message we need to remember is: God is bigger than death.

As we move through 1 Thessalonians, Paul turns to three issues: ethics, sex, and community. As he addresses these three topics, we discern what God may still be saying to us, as well.

This week we welcome Rev. Pam Pratt to the pulpit. Pam is a Palliative Care Chaplain in Liberty, Missouri and is the first woman ever ordained to the ministry by FBC Cape. In this sermon, she explores Paul’s respect for the past and hope for the future.

What makes a great leader?  For the church, the answer is a complicated one.  In this sermon, pastor Tyler Tankersley examines what Paul has to say about leadership; despite running against narrative we are taught today in our country.

As we begin a journey through the letter of 1 Thessalonians, Tyler points out that Paul begins his letter with two themes: thankfulness and friendship.

Sometimes it feels as though God is distant and uncaring.  If He loves us and is all powerful, why does He let bad things happen to the people He cares about?  In the last sermon of our "Difficult Questions" series, Patrick Tankersley addresses just what we should do when it seems God allows pain into our lives.

No book of the Bible causes more confusion, fear, or misinterpretation like the Book of Revelation. How are we supposed to understand this weird book? Pastor Tyler unpacks some major questions and themes found in the Book of Revelation.

In this sermon, Tyler Tankersley looks at the theology of the end times.  Is there a biblical case for the apocalyptic ending most of us have grown up learning about?  Why do so many seem so focused on prophesying the end of the world?  Most important of all, are these things distracting us from our true calling as Christians?

In this sermon, Tyler Tankersley explores the tension between science and faith.  Why do these forces seem to so often be in conflict with one another?  How do we reconcile our faith with our understanding of science?  Perhaps there isn't a conflict at all; perhaps we're just not asking the right questions.

When we read the Bible, it can sometimes seem as if God is a totally different character in the Old Testament than in the New Testament? What's the deal? In this sermon, Tyler explores how we should read the entire Bible and offers a way to understand the nature of God from Genesis to Revelation.