Sunday morning messages from the First Baptist Church of Lafayette, Louisiana
First Baptist Church of Lafayette, Louisiana
The Christian life is characterized by honest hard work. You must work hard in order to share with others.
The Christian's clothes include self-control over anger. You must keep your anger under control.
Truthfulness characterizes the new creation. Since we are saved, we must be truthful.
Do not continue in our BC lifestyle after we come to Christ.
A life worthy means a life maturing. We must take responsibility to grow and mature.
Make sure your life matches your confession.
In his prayer, Paul articulates the building blocks for the Christian life. Build these principles into your life to endure in the Christian life.
Paul explains why he endured suffering for the sake of the gospel. The mission is worth the suffering.
Christ’s death removed the Spiritual barriers to salvation and opened salvation to all. Since salvation is for all, we should take salvation to all.
God extends His Resurrection Power to us in salvation. We can have His Resurrection Power if we accept Him. The purpose of this message is to remind people of their sin and encourage them to accept Christ because of his grace.
Condemnation is guaranteed unless we repent to Jesus. You are condemned by default until you pull the Jesus cord.
The same power that raised Jesus from the dead, fills the community of believers. As a church, we have access to resurrection power.
Paul’s prayer reveals the ideals of the Christian life. We should strive to fulfill these Christian ideals.
When we identify with Christ, we receive His inheritance. We must accept the Gospel message to be included in his inheritance. I want people to rejoice in their salvation and I want to persuade people to come to Christ.
Do you believe the Bible is completely accurate in all that it teaches?
Give glory to God because He has blessed us through Christ. I want to express the benefits of knowing Jesus and the subsequent worship.
The kingdom needs laborers to get to work. We need to petition the LORD to send workers into the field.
The authority to heal physically reveals the authority to heal spiritually. Since Jesus can take care of the worldly aspects of your life, he can take care of the spiritual aspects as well.
The fatigued believer should lean on the church for spiritual encouragement. Spiritual fatigue requires church encouragement.
The early church had an on fire community that God blessed. We must create a community of fire for Christ.
God’s Word was given to mature believers. We must engage God’s Word in order to grow in Christ.
The early church assimilated the new converts into her fellowship. I want to challenge our church to make disciples by assimilating into our fellowship and assimilating others.
Jesus gives His disciples on how to live the Christian life without His physical presence. Maintaining the mountain top momentum requires living in the Spirit and on Mission.
The Magi and Herod reveal their hearts by how they respond to the truth of Christmas. How you respond to Christmas will reveal you heart toward Christ..
The Shepherds passed on the Good News, which they received. I want our people to be reminded of the Good News they received, and look to pass it on this Christmas season.
We should REALIZE Who God Is, REMEMBER What God Has Done, and REST In Where God Is
Spiritual maturity can only come through personal involvement in a local church. If we want to grow into spiritual maturity, we must engage in ministry through the local church.
The LORD places believers in church to build them and use them. The local church is your avenue for growth and service.
Christ’s followers need to work to fulfill their calling. I want our church to recognize their responsibility to work to fulfill their calling of salvation.
Man and women were created to complement each other and to serve as one unit. I want to reestablish God’s design in gender and sexuality.
The LORD places a high value on life. I want to put the sanctity of life issues in proper perspective.
Remain distinct in order to point people to Jesus. Make a difference by pointing people to Jesus.
Since government is ordained by God, we should submit ourselves to its authority. I want to give the biblical perspective on our relationship with the governing authorities.
Pray for people in light of the gospel mandate. We should have an evangelistic prayer ministry.
The Holy Spirit orchestrated the evangelistic encounter with the Ethiopian Eunuch. The Holy Spirit orchestrates our evangelistic opportunities.
A proper perspective on life in hell gives us a proper perspective of life on earth. I want to remind people that hell is for real and that keeping our mind on that reality will make us live life properly.
Evangelism is a natural flow from our conversion. I want everyone to see that a natural part of following Jesus is the desire to share with others.
A person’s salvation requires someone to share the gospel with them. We must share with everyone so that they will all have an opportunity to hear and believe.
Jesus gave the disciples their marching orders. We must obey our marching orders to be disciples and make disciples.
The early church relied upon the power of God for evangelism through prayer. We must rely upon the power of God in evangelism through prayer.
Jesus models what our prayers should prioritize. When we pray we should prioritize what Jesus did.
Prayer is about fellowship with God, not pleasing men or promoting self.
Paul addressed some issues concerning the Lord’s Supper. We must have a correct understanding of the Lord’s Supper.
David led a disciplined prayer life. We must have a disciplined prayer life.
The one who spends time in the word of God will be blessed. If we want to be blessed, we will forsake the world and spend time in the Word.
The Lord confirms his anointed as the only authorized authority. Jesus is the only authorized authority for your life.
David possessed the marks of God’s champion. We can be champions as long as we have these marks.