First General Baptist

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew  

Text: Matthew 2:1-8  

Who are you?  

The wise men: I warn you, Jesus is not after a little of you, but all of you. He doesn’t own something, He owns everything.  

Herod: Who is really the King of my life?  

Chief priests & scribes: A religion that no longer moves you. You’re content to watch the wise men seek Jesus while you’re not.

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew  

Text: Matthew 2:9-11  

Supplies  

God is always ahead, waiting for you.  

Take it, you will need it.  

Put it to work, put it to use.  

“Generosity is giving more than you can afford. Pride is taking less than you need.”

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew  

Text: Matthew 2:1-16  

Contrast  

Homage & Hatred  

Wise men & Wicked men  

Levels of obedience

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 1:22-25

“God with us.”

The widow of Nain

Jairus’ daughter

Lazarus

(John 11:35)

Psalm 23

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 1:21

Saved from our sins

God never guesses or second guesses.

His people…

100 sheep, 10 coins, 2 sons

Their sins…  

2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 3:13

Jesus has paid for our sins and saved us because we cannot and who else could?

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 1:18-20

Joseph & Mary-the Holy Spirit in someone else’s life

Virgin birth-Jesus is fully man and fully God

What Joseph has been worrying about for days/weeks/months, God reveals in one night in one dream.

Joseph is not asked to believe Mary, but to believe God.

Mary was told what will happen.

Joseph is told what is happening, the Holy Spirit is already working.

“Do not worry…this is of the Holy Spirit.”

Message: The Gospel According to Matthew

Text: Matthew 1:1-17

(Vs 1-2, 5-6, 16-17 Galatians 4:4)

At the right time  

Rahab the sinner  

Ruth the outsider  

Mary the saint

Message: A little farther in 2023  

Text: Matthew 26:36-39 (KJV)

Christmas Day Service

Message: The Letter to the Hebrews

Text: Hebrews 13:25

Grace for all

Grace is Jesus doing for you what you can’t do.

John 3:16  

Hebrews 2:9  

2 Peter 3:9  

John 1:17  

Ephesians 2:8-9  

John 1:12  

Acts 2:17, 21  

Acts 10:14