First Importance

Pastor Charles McKendree (Macedonia Baptist Church, Ripley, TN) is our guest speaker for our ONE DAY revival service. From his text in 1 Samuel, he shares "Recognizing the Situation."

1.  The Stage Was Set But No Activity Was Had - vv. 1 - 2

     1) All that was needed for revival was there

     2) Despite all that was needed being there, revival was not there

2.  The Missing Piece Was Repentance - v. 3

     1) A return to God

     2) A removal of Idols 

     3) A restoration of the altars

     4) A resolve to serve

3.  Repentance in Action Leads to Revival - vv. 4 - 6

     1) The nation of Israel confessed

     2) The nation of Israel repented

     3) The nation of Israel rebuilt

     4) The nation of Israel mourned

     5) The nation of Israel was bathed in prayer

4.  Revival Will Not Come Easy - vv. 7 - 13

     1) The enemy will attack

     2) Never cease praying

     3) God will provide victory

     4) Remember the source of victory

5.  Restoration is at the Heart of Revival - v. 14

     1) God will restore what the enemy stole

     2) God will restore the peace that was stolen

As Jesus and His disciples travel through Galilee, the Lord takes an opportunity to teach His followers. In this message from parallel passages in Mark and Matthew, pastor Josh Hall shares Jesus' teaching on being "The Greatest."

1.  Jesus Sets the Example - The Humility of Jesus

2.  Pride Will Get in the Way - vv. 33 - 34

3.  Humility Will Pave the Way - vv. 35 - 37

4.  If You Want to Be Exalted, Humble Yourself - Matthew 18:1-4

Pastor Josh Hall shares a verse by verse study of Psalm 121.

Pastor Josh Hall continues his BELIEVE & LIVE series from the  Gospel of John. In this passage, John 18:1-11, we find Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane as He is betrayed by Judas Iscariot.

Bro. Steve Smith (Retired Missions Pastor) shares this message from 1 Peter 1:1-12 entitled, "The Riches of God's Glory."

Pastor Josh Hall continues his BELIEVE & LIVE series from the  Gospel of John. This is the last of 3 messages from John 17 where the High Priestly Prayer is Jesus is recorded. In this message, Pastor Josh looks at what he calls "Livin' on a Prayer."

1.  United Now - vv. 20 - 23

2.  United Forever - vv. 24 - 26

Pastor Josh Hall continues his BELIEVE & LIVE series from the  Gospel of John. This message from John 17:6-19 examines Christ's "Prayer for Safe-Keeping" for the Disciples in the Upper Room with Him, and by extension, for us.

1.  In His Name - vv. 6 - 12

2.  From the Evil One - vv. 13 - 15

3.  In the Truth - vv. 16-18

Pastor Gary Hair (Calvary Baptist Church, West Memphis) is our guest speaker for this special episode recorded at our Manly Monday at First Baptist. Bro. Gary shares the pattern for discipleship found in 2 Timothy 2:2: "And the things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."

Pastor Josh Hall continues his BELIEVE & LIVE series from the Gospel of John. This message from John 17:1-5 examines the first part of Jesus' High Priestly prayer for His disciples. 

1.  The Posture - v. 1

2.  The Priority - v. 1

3.  The Purpose - vv. 2 - 3

4.  The Premise - v. 4

5.  The Promise - v. 5

Pastor Josh Hall continues his BELIEVE & LIVE series from the Gospel of John. From John 16:16-33, he examines the Lord's last words to His disciples. In this passage, Jesus encourages His followers with:

1.  Out of Sorrow: Joy - vv. 16 - 24

2.  From Distance: Nearness - vv. 26 - 32

3.  In Tribulation: Peace - v. 33