Foundations of Our Faith: The Doctrine of the Church Part 2

Independent church versus Denominational Church – what is the difference?  One of the areas of disagreement between denominations is whether or not each church should be completely independent or whether they should be governed by a denominational structure.  Here at First Baptist, we are an independent church that is completely self-governing.  In this message, which is part two of our series on the doctrine of the church, we will discuss this position and see the rationale behind it.  We will be reminded that the real head of the church is Jesus Christ (Colossians 1:18) and that our purpose for existing …

Happy Mother’s Day!

What do you love about your mom? Her loving kindness? Her selflessness? Her ingenuity? The way she knew how to comfort you? Her belief in you?Have you ever wondered why we see these character traits as stereotypical of all moms? While sadly there are many who did not have the blessing of a mom with these characteristics, the truth is, they are the stereotype traits of a good mom we’ve come to know, because they fit! Join this Mother’s Day message as we discuss how Motherhood reflects God’s perfect design.  

Foundations of Our Faith: The Doctrine of the Church

There are so many churches and denominations, so many styles, so many arguments. What is the church? Does the Bible tell us? Or is it all just up for debate?The Bible has much to say about the church and I recently preached a sermon series on Church membership which included many important teachings straight from God’s Word on the church. You can access the first one here, the others follow. In this message on the church, I want to take a look at the basics of what defines the church, both the universal church and the local church.  We will …