First Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau : The Podcast

In this Easter morning sermon, Pastor Tyler explores the Gospel of John's account of Jesus' resurrection through the eyes of one of the most misunderstood characters in the Bible: Mary Magdalene.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus washes the feet of the disciples at the Last Supper. Why would he do that? What can we learn about Jesus in his actions? What place does vulnerability play in our spiritual lives?

This Sunday we welcomed Dr. David May (Professor of New Testament at Central Baptist Theological Seminary) to our pulpit. Dr. May explored the story of the raising of Lazarus. He offered that Martha seems to be the character in the story with which we can most relate. The story helps us to ask: "Do we really believe what we claim to believe?"

In this sermon, we explore the image of Jesus as a good shepherd. What does it mean to be led and known by Christ? As a part of this service, we also ordained one of our members (David Collier) as a Deacon to our church.

As we continue through the Gospel of John, Tyler explores the story of the man who had been born blind from John 9. What does it mean to be "healed" by Jesus? Are we telling our stories of how our life is different because of our faith?

Even if you don't know much about the Bible, you've no doubt heard the phrase "let he who is without sin cast the first stone." In this sermon, Tyler explores the story where that popular saying comes from: the woman caught in adultery. How do we handle sin in other people's lives? In our own lives? What does it mean to "love the sinner, hate the sin"? At the end of the sermon, the congregation watched a lyric video by the band Gungor of their song "Us for Them." You can view that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt1u81dQf2U

In this sermon we welcome Rev. Tim Schultz to the pulpit. Tim is the pastor of Little Brushy Missionary Baptist Church in Wappapello, MO. We are exploring the story of Jesus feeding the crowd with a basket of fish and loaves. Tim will help us to see how we are called to the same redemptive generosity. Our scripture is John 6:1-14.

As we continue through the Gospel of John, we come to one of the most misunderstood passages in the Bible: Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well. Often this woman is treated as morally dubious and Jesus calls out her secret sin. Is that really what is happening in this passage? If we can read this story with new eyes, perhaps we can gain new insight into who Jesus is in our lives today. Our scripture is John 4:1-42. At the end of the sermon, the congregation watched a video. If you'd like to watch it too, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y2GlmTxpkM&t=50s

What does it mean to be "born again"? Many of us have heard that phrase and we think we know what it means. Is it possible that there is more to the story than we realize? In this sermon, Tyler explores the conversation between Nicodemus and Jesus as found in John 3:1-21.  Also: If you listen to our podcast, we want to hear from you! Send an e-mail to [email protected] to let us know that you are listening and that you think we should continue with these podcasts.

As we continue our journey through the Gospel of John, we will be exploring the first public act of Jesus' ministry in the Gospel of John: turning water into wine. What can we learn from this story? How should we allow this story to shape our lives? Perhaps we can learn more about how God expects us to be people of celebration. Our Scripture is John 2:1-11.