Temple Baptist Church - Fort Worth

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We're celebrating all that God has done through our summer 2025 events! Pastor Doug sat down with members of our church family to share stories and testimonies from VBS, Mission Guatemala, and our youth and kids camps!

Whether you were part of these events or just want to hear the amazing things God has done, this recap is full of joy, inspiration, and reminders of His faithfulness.

Love your enemies. Pray for those who hurt you. This is Jesus’ call—and it changes everything.

Matthew 5:43–48 shows us God’s perfect love, a love that refuses favoritism and reaches even our fiercest opponents. Real stories and Scripture reveal how love and prayer can turn enemies into family.

Watch and let Christ’s love transform your relationships.

Two blind men on the road to Jericho cried out for mercy. The crowd told them to be quiet. They cried louder.

This powerful message from Matthew 20 is about bold, persistent prayer—the kind of prayer that rises from a heart desperate for Jesus. These men didn’t pray casually. They called on the “Son of David” with faith that refused to give up.

Jesus stopped. He listened. He healed.

This sermon will challenge you to approach God with the same boldness, trusting that His heart is full of compassion and power. Whether you’re in need of healing, hope, or salvation, now is the time to cry out.

In a city filled with idols and chaos, Jesus asked His disciples a simple but life-altering question: “Who do you say that I am?”

This message from Matthew 16 takes us to Caesarea Philippi—a place known for false gods and deep darkness—where Peter declares the truth that changes everything: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Faith begins with that confession.

Now it’s your turn. Who do you say He is?

In John 13, Jesus kneels to wash His disciples’ feet. He loves fully, even the ones who will fail Him. That’s the kind of love He calls us to.

This message (a kickoff of our 2025 VBS theme) is a call to love loudly. To serve humbly. To show the world what Jesus is like—through how we treat others.

The evidence of faith is love. And the world is watching.

The rich young ruler had everything—wealth, status, and a solid reputation. But when he met Jesus, he walked away sad.

Jesus redefines goodness. He exposes three traps that still hold people back today: performance, possessions, and prestige. Each one promises security. None of them deliver.

Eternal life starts with one word: Yes.

Yes to surrender.

Yes to Jesus.

Yes to the only One who is truly good.

We live in a world quick to call out and slow to look inward.

In this message from Matthew 7, we’re invited to a different way—one shaped by mercy, humility, and the kind of judgment that begins with our own hearts. Jesus paints a clear picture: deal with the log in your eye before pointing out the speck in someone else’s.

This isn’t about silence. It’s about restoring, not condemning. It's about grace that moves toward people, not away from them.

Anxiety is real—and heavy. But Jesus offers a better way.

In this message from Matthew 6, we’re reminded that worry doesn’t help us, but trusting in a God who sees, knows, and cares for us does. Jesus invites us to shift our focus from fear to faith, from control to surrender, from worry to worship.

If you’ve been feeling the weight of anxiety, this is your reminder to look up and seek first the Kingdom.

We all fail, but that’s not where the story ends.

This message walks through Peter’s denial and powerful restoration, showing how Jesus meets us in our brokenness with grace, not shame.

If you’ve ever felt like your mistakes disqualify you, this is a gospel reminder: Jesus still says, “Follow me.”