First Baptist Church of Cape Girardeau : The Podcast

We end our series--Twelve Simple Words--with no words at all. Silence. As we go about our busy days, we crave the guidance--the voice--of God.  In scripture it seems as though God is always just a few prayers away from revealing themselves, yet in our day to day life, God seems distant.  Even absent. Perhaps God is speaking to us after all.  Perhaps we are just filling our lives with too much noise to notice.

As we continue through our Twelve Simple Words, we will be exploring the word: Yes.  As Christians, saying "Yes" is a dangerous, beautiful thing.  To die to ourselves--to take up our crosses to follow Christ--is the most beautiful commitment we can make.  How can we become disciples of Christ?  What can we say "yes" to?

We continue through our series: Twelve Simple Words. We now explore the word "Behold". In this sermon, Tyler speaks of the word "Behold" and the transformative power that it brings. Through Christ all things are new: we are meant to live lives we could never live before, bring peace and joy that could never be brought before, and spread the gospel--the good news--to everyone in our midst.

As we continue through our Twelve Simple Words, we will be exploring one of the most intimidating words: Why. Asking "Why?" opens us up to having to explore our inner motives. In this sermon, Tyler walks through a passage from the prophet Micah and prompts us to ask: "Why do we believe what we believe?"

What do we do with our feelings of disappointment and anger? In this sermon, we explore the example of Job from the Bible and examine how Job does not choose to smile through suffering, but instead expresses honest and raw hurt and pain. Perhaps there is something healthy and cathartic when we express our negativity to God.

After having experienced technical difficulties, the original sermon given by Mr. Jeff Langford is not available. However, Colten Mayberry offers a short reflection on the scripture, taking a closer look at the struggle that always comes along with asking God the difficult question: When?

As we continue our series on Twelve Simple Words, in this sermon we explore what it means to pray "Please" on behalf of others. We explore a story from the Gospel of Mark in which four people carried their paralyzed friend to Jesus and how we can help to do that for other.

In this sermon, Tyler explores the transformative power of the word "Help". Often, we ask God for qualities and strengths we may not think we possess. How does God answer those prayers? Perhaps God is working in ways beyond our expectations.

In this sermon, Tyler explores the power of the word "Sorry".  And what it means to truly have the character to live the life God has called us to.

"Thanks" is such a simple word.  But the power behind gratitude is beyond compare.  When we fully embrace the gifts God has given us; fully realize just how much we have in our lives to be thankful for, then we can start the journey of being fully drawn to God's unending grace.