FBCSF Today is a ministry of First Baptist Church in St. Francisville, Louisiana. Each weekday, pastor Joel Williams explores ways to live out God's Word in our lives. Our hope is that this podcast will help you to show and to share God's Word everyday as
This episode looks at Phil 1:1 and considers 1 Timothy 3:1-13, reinforcing the truth that deacons and Elders are God's design for leadership and ministry in this church.
This episode looks at Phil 1:1 and considers 1 Timothy 3:1-13, reinforcing the truth that deacons and Elders are God's design for leadership and ministry in this church.
This episode continues to explore 1 Timothy 3:8-13, looking more at the realities of who Deacons must be in Christ.
This episode looks at 1 Timothy 3:8-13, focusing on the truth that who Deacons are is more important than what deacons do.
This episode explores the truth that deacons are servants (1 Timothy 3:10), who are called to serve the Lord and in his service, serve others.
This episode wraps up the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, calling us to follow her example and invite others to meet Jesus the Messiah!
This episode continues to look at John 4:31-34, exploring the continued call to do the will of him who sent us and to accomplish his work.
This episode looks at John 4:31-34, exploring the reality of the food that Jesus said he received from doing the Father's work.
This episode wraps up our time in John 4:16-30. Today, we finish up by looking at the example of the Samaritan woman in inviting others to come and meet Jesus, exploring John 4:27-30.
This episode considers the example of the Samaritan women in John 4:27-30, who ran and told others her testimony about Jesus.
This episode looks at John 4:20-26, digging into the truth that Jesus is revealed as truth is revealed in one's life.
This episode continues to look at John 4:16-19, considering how Jesus spoke to the woman's heart as he addressed her life and the current sin in her life.
This episode looks at John 4:16-19, recognizing how the conviction of sin continues to reveal the identity of Jesus to the Samaritan woman and asking you to reflect on how the Lord used the conviction of sin to lead you to repentance and faith in Christ.
This episode examines John 4:15, applying the woman's example to our response to God's Word everyday: Are we asking?
This episode focuses on applying John 4:14b to our lives, encouraging the believer to come and to drink from the spring of living water everyday!
This episode looks at John 4:10-14, focusing in on the words of Jesus in 14a, which remind us that the living water of Christ brings eternal satisfaction to the thirst soul.
This episode looks at John 4:1-4, exploring the example of Jesus' faithfulness to follow God's call for his ministry, calling us to surrender to God's call to go whenever to wherever.
This episode considers the reminder in John 4:1-9 that the mission of Jesus requires breaking barriers of prejudice to reach the world.
This episode looks at John 3:36, asking hard questions to help us examine how much we really believe the message we're commanded to tell.
This episode explores John 3:31 & 35, applying the truth that Jesus is above all to all things in our lives.
This episode focuses on John 3:30, inviting us to consider this reality that John the Baptist recognized and to pray for that to be the reality of our lives.
This episode looks at John 3:29b, rejoicing in the truth that Christian joy is a gift of God's grace and our joy is completed in Christ!
This episode considers John 3:27, considering the emphatic statement of John the Baptist that a person can't receive (doesn't have the power or ability to receive) even one thing unless it's given by God.
This episode reflects on and applies John 3:21 to our lives today.
This episode looks at John 3:19-20, considering the hopeless state of sinners in darkness and looking to the Lord to do what only he can do to draw them to the light of Christ!
This episode considers John 3:17-28, exploring what it means to believe in him in a way that leads to freedom from our condemnation from sin.
This episode continues to look at John 3:16, considering some other verses that remind us that God's plan of redemption in Christ was in place before the foundation of the world.
This episode considers John 3:16, calling us to reflect on how it reveals the serious of our sin and the unsearchable depths of God's love in the sacrifice of his Son.
This episode considers John 3:9-15, looking at Titus 3:4-6 as well, to call us to pray for those who need the work of the Spirit to bring new life into their lives.
This episode looks at John 3:9-15, connecting to Ephesians 2:1-10, to celebrate the truth that regeneration is necessary for faith in Jesus.
This episode looks at John 3:7-8, reminding us that regeneration is the supernatural work of God.
This episode continues to focus on John 3:1-6, looking at the emphatic statements of Jesus regarding regeneration in verses 3 and 5.
This episode explores John 3:1-6, looking at the way that Jesus got straight to the point with Nicodemus and encouraging us to do the same in our conversations with those who are seeking the Lord.
This episode focuses on John 2:25, considering the incredible reality that Jesus knows your heart!
This episode looks at John 2:23-24, exploring the reality that trust is a two-way street that requires a decision on God's part and on our part.
This episode looks at John 2:24, considering the fact that Jesus didn't entrust himself to those who "believed" in his name during that Passover in the first year of his ministry.
This episode explores the blessings of the signs of Jesus in the Gospel of John while also reminding us of the problems of signs alone when it comes to faith.
This episode explores John 2:23-25, focusing on the belief that many had in Jesus, calling us to make sure that we get to the heart of belief when someone says that they believe.
This episode looks at John 2:22, asking the question of how the resurrection has changed you and encouraging us to share the news of the resurrection that changes everything.
This episode looks at John 2:18-21, considering the reality of the response of Jesus to the Jews and the blindness of the Jews to miss the very presence of the Lord who was right in front of them.
This episode applies John 2:15-16 to our lives, encouraging prayer and reflection on the clutter in our hearts that's keeping out or interfering with God's purpose for our lives in worshiping the Lord.
This episode continues to explore issues connected to John 2:13-22, examining the distinction between the temple and the church that's important to make in order to draw any applications from the cleansing of the temple to the church today.
This episode reflects on the meaning of Passover and the significance of this time of year in the ministry of Jesus.
This episode wraps up the focus on John 2:1-12, looking at some applications of this sign of Jesus in our lives today.
This episode points to the way that the sign in John 2:1-12 signaled a new covenant through the blood of Christ.
This episode explores John 2:1-12, considering how this sign of Jesus pointed to a supernatural and sufficient purification from sin.
This episode explores John 2:1-12, looking at the ways that this passage reveals Christ's obedience and faithful focus on his hour to die for our sin.
This episode explores John 2:1-12, looking at this miracle and asking the basic question of "who can do that?"
This episode wraps up our focus on John 1:35-51, helping us remember and rejoice in the wonderful truth that Jesus sees and knows us!
This episode looks at John 1:42, reminding us that Jesus has the power to refine our lives.
This episode looks at John 1:39, 42-43, and 50-51, considering how these verses reveal the authority of Jesus to call us to come after or to follow him.