https://sermons.logos.com/profile/7298965https://files.logoscdn.com/v1/files/40792215/assets/10309525/content.png?download=true&signature=P3yOsMPx80q6IXz5fOyeUKNbOPY&e=.pnghttps://sermons.logos.com/profile/7298965RSS for NodeWed, 05 Aug 2026 06:39:55 GMT60First Baptist Church St. ParisAudio podcast from the First Baptist Church St. Paris located in St. Paris Ohio. Our main podcast speaker is Jeremy Spence our Pastor. Please visit us online at www.fbcstparis.com for more information.First Baptist Church St. Parispastor@fbcstparis.comnohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1820939https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1820939Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:23:46 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisRoughly 50% of adults rarely or never attend a church service each year. Think about this for a moment. This is gained from many different surveys and I read it often through some of the people I follow. Yet, as a recent Gallup survey I read indicated most people feel the morals of our nation are getting…2030nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1816538https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1816538Sun, 26 Jul 2026 15:17:52 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat is your most valuable possession? Think about this for a moment. What do you have which has more “value” to you than anything else. It does not have to be financial value but could be. Motives are important. This does not mean just because someone “meant to” or “didn’t mean to” we just brush off…2106nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1806681https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1806681Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:23:48 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe are not immune from troubles. I know this is a “captain obvious” statement but we must be reminded I think of this. As I have said paraphrasing M. Scott Peck, “Health is commitment to reality at all costs.” There may be some who promise health, success, fame, fortune for those who follow Jesus but…2374nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1802422https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1802422Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:23:00 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisCelebrations are important. This past weekend, and really for the week to come in some areas, we as a nation are celebrating 250 years of independence. A great accomplishment and something worth celebrating. For Israel, celebrations took the form of feasts. In Exodus & Leviticus we see God setting up…2386nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1798378https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1798378Sun, 28 Jun 2026 15:25:56 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. Paris2446nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1793785https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1793785Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:22:52 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat does good leadership look like? This a question I ask myself often. I look to those who I would describe as this way. I also notice how much I don’t measure up. Israel had a history of mixed results with leaders. Maybe this should be encouraging because the same is true today. Israel was longing…2101nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1789417https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1789417Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:30:06 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisApproximately 500,000 children are born blind each year. The overwhelming majority of those are from impoverished nations and places where sanitary conditions are not great. Yet for many many more cataracts, macular degeneration and other eye disease can rob us of sight. The more we know, the less we…2469nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1784952https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1784952Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:16:23 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisOur world desires security. National security. Economic security. Security in relationship and the list could go on. This is not necessarily a bad thing but if we are not careful we can place our hope for security in something/someone who cannot provide it. Freedom does not necessarily mean independence.…2094nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1780512https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1780512Sun, 31 May 2026 15:17:15 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat if Jesus visited American churches? Have you ever thought of this question? What his observations be? How would we be challenged? How would we respond? As we come to John 8.12-30 it is easy to take the side of Jesus. We very well may be on His side. However, listen clearly and carefully, we may…1970nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1771968https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1771968Sun, 17 May 2026 15:12:21 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisCredentials can be necessary. Credentials come in a many shapes and sizes. Keys, badges, cards, etc. Where did you graduate from? Who is Jesus? This is the primary question of Scripture and our answer should make a difference. As we open up our text this morning the questions is being asked, who does…1931nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1762664https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1762664Sun, 10 May 2026 15:16:36 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisOur world is trying to get more efficient. This is not necessarily a bad thing. We must be willing, or at least I believe I should take stock of where I am “waisting time”. I use AI to help be efficient in many tasks. But, when we “save” time in one area we normally “spend” it trying to be more productive.…1814nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1757918https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1757918Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:23:30 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisSometimes we must be asked the “hard questions” in order to grow. This is not comfortable nor enjoyable but it is necessary. Many times these questions lead to uncovering the “why” behind the “what” or “how”. Other times they will solidify what we “know” so we can continue to move forward. We live in…2144nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1753106https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1753106Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:23:31 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat do you need? A simple yet profound question. Sometimes I ask it like this, “how can I best serve/help you? We must get good at helping people discern what they really need. There are plenty of different models to describe our human needs. Here are some categories: power/achievement, freedom/independence,…2286nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1748434https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1748434Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:16:07 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisLife has mountaintop experiences. This is when everything is going our way and sometimes, to use a sports analogy, we are in the “zone”. Praise Jesus for mountaintop experiences. Having faith when life is good can be challenging. As we look at our chapter in John this morning we are reminded that Jesus…2012nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1743677https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1743677Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:21:12 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisLife goes by quickly. One minute we are young and the next not as young. One minute our kids are babies and then somehow they start to grow up and quickly go to college. If we are not careful we will miss many thigns due to the speed of life. We fear missing out on something special. There was a youth…1885nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1738398https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1738398Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:24:09 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat is your favorite meal? Just think about this and how your favorite meal may depend on the season. I know we have some favorites in our house. Last week for FFTS I can tell you hamburgers is a favorite, around 340 meals served. All four Gospels tell this story! It was important to all the Gospel…2811nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1733822https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1733822Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:17:28 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat is the ultimate goal of life? Notice I did not say the ultimate goal of the Christian life, that is very much different. Why do we exist? This is important to consider. Jewish belief: God is ONE, unique, and there is no other. This is a good belief, a correct belief. We rest on this promise even…1927nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1724356https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1724356Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:18:05 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisOur expectations of God matter. What do you expect of God? When has God disappointed you? Unmet expectations is a great source of pain, grief, and fighting within relationships. God is active in His world. This world is not “ours”; at least not in the truest sense. We are to be stewards of this world…2555nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1719562https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1719562Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:26:34 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWho do you talk with? Jesus talked with many people at many different times. Jesus talked with religious people. John 3 reminds us that Jesus was willing to talk with people who knew the Scriptures but may not have had full understanding. Jesus was willing to challenge those who “sit in the pews”. Jesus…2060nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1714700https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1714700Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:18:23 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhen do you have your best conversations? What is the setting? For me, I love the evening setting with a cup of tea, yes I drink tea, in my hands. Scripture reveals to us who God is. Remember our passage, and all of Scripture is not meant to teach us about who we are. It is not a self-help book, it is…2253nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1705294https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1705294Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:25:19 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisLife has mountains. These are the good moments we long to have. Life is filled with valleys. Rarely is live a straight line. Do we believe Christ is interested in more than just saving our souls? Think about this for a moment. Is the church interested in more than just getting people “saved”. Signs point…2023nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1700910https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1700910Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:28:35 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisRelationships are important and crucial. Even in a digital and AI world relationships are key. Relationships are hard. This second truth is why we sometimes go to the easier ones of digital and AI, they are much easier and “cleaner”. The Gospel is shared primarily through relationships. This is my big…2168nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1669449https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1669449Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:19:39 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe are in an identity crisis. Our nation. Maybe our community. Definitely our young people and some older individuals. If we want to share the Gospel we must learn to communicate effectively. This is no easy task. In a world filled with “talking heads” and “noise” we will not be able to compete if we…1861nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1652256https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1652256Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:18:30 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe all want to soar to great heights. I know very few of us who do not want to do something valuable and meaningful. I am not talking about greatness as our world defines it, but we want to do more than just exist most of the time. The early Church saw the Gospel of John like an eagle. On the next slide…1713nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1642741https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1642741Thu, 25 Dec 2025 01:26:52 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisThe story of Christmas is pretty simple. Baby born to teenagers in a small town out of the way of life. People come bringing gifts and some people “had a religious experience” around this child. Yet, the Christmas is so much more. As simple as it is there is much more there for us to believe and consider.…1362nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1639340https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1639340Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:17:24 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisThe KISS method: Keep It Simple Silly The other day I was watching a show on I think the History or National Geographic channel about hidden messages in the Bible. Scholars from ancietn of times to present look at scrolls and some have said the Pentateuch has predicted many other events based on spacing…1378nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1630637https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1630637Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:28:13 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisAccountability is a lost trait. This is my person opinion in many ways supported by others and the world. No wonder we have an issue with a lack of integrity. Accountability means I am not always a victim. I cannot blame others, the circumstances around me or that life is unfair. Accountability means…1849nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1626486https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1626486Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:11:48 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisOur God makes promises. To some extent this is pretty peculiar and unique to the God of Scripture. Some of these promises are known as “covenants”, a binding contract between two parties. I am not familiar with any other god making the promises our God makes, or any at all. Our God keeps His promises.…1797nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1622221https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1622221Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:19:24 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisThe Holidays can be hard. This can be for many reasons but sometimes, as you know about me, I like to point out the obvious. Not everyone we run into this time of year will be jolly, happy, or in the “Holiday spirit”. We live in a world of noise. Sometimes we must remember to turn off the tv, radio,…1755nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1617645https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1617645Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:11:44 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisNot many of us are naturally wise. We may think we are but wisdom is not, at least Scripturally, something humans naturally have a lot of. Wisdom is not the same as knowledge & education. Wisdom can be gained by knowledge and education certainly but just because someone has the “right” degrees in a field…1521nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1613091https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1613091Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:14:14 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisThere are many “trip hazards” in life. In life there are many things which may trip us up: literally and figuratively. I’m certain you are similar enough to me that you know how true this is. Sometimes we are tripped by major things but at least for me it is the small things. We all worship someone/something…1756nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1608717https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1608717Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:27:22 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisOur thoughts get worked out into behavior. I am not suggesting we always understand nor intentional in doing so. Sometimes our beliefs are unhelpful but we don’t have the desire to change. I must admit that each year I become more and more aware of my “messed up thinking”. Yet, sometimes, if I am honest,…1800nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1604153https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1604153Sun, 26 Oct 2025 15:18:20 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisHow do you “win” with people? What does it mean to have influence with people? How do you gain influence? These are important questions. Some options: demand (typically because of position), manipulate, coerce, bully and shame. This seems to be the pattern of the world. If we are not careful this becomes…2212nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1599563https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1599563Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:08:17 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe love information. Maybe that is an overstatement but we seek information and sometimes we seek information which confirms what we already know. This is called confirmation bias. What is the goal of the Gospel? This a question we must ponder regularly. It is a question which may challenge us the deeper…1527nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1595230https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1595230Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:29:27 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. Paris2275nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1590517https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1590517Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:24:41 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. Paris4 Minutes a day=1 day a year=75 days a lifetime. Any idea what time this is being spent? It is brushing our teeth over our lifetime assuming we live to about 80 and start brushing at 5. We all waste time! None of us will every be 100% efficient. Let me also said this: our world is not going to get more…1933nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1585887https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1585887Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:18:47 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisHow old are you? How mature are you for your age? I am not just talking about chronological age but that may be a start. I am talking mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Is there a crisis of maturity in our world? I wonder this because of what I see. This does not mean we should not disagree with…2197nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1576824https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1576824Sun, 14 Sep 2025 15:14:36 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe live in a polarized world. This is one major observation I can make from the past 5 years of ministry. “What may polarize the world does not or should not divide the church.” David Garland 1 Corinthians (Baker Exegetical Commentary of the New Testament) i read this quote this week and it really hit…1857nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1572431https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1572431Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:19:25 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWho is spiritual? Do certain people have greater access to God and Jesus? Are there different “statuses” as Christians? Not everything that “looks” spiritual is. This is part of the point of the beginning verses of our chapter. What matters is where the destination leads. True spirituality leads to Jesus.…2004nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1567508https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1567508Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:15:17 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. Paris2025 Goal: Disciples who make disciples. Anyone remember this?! :D We need to think Biblically about all things. Walking through the book of Job we started to try and think through what the Bible really teaches about pain, suffering, hardships and who God is. Vocation-seeing our “jobs” as part of our…1673nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1563211https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1563211Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:17:39 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe mean well. Our motives are good. If only we were judged by our motives. How would life change if we judged people on their intentions and motives? Job’s friends did not speak “right”. This is not just about the words they used but the flawed thinking they had of God. We, too, can be like Job’s friends.…2155nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1558933https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1558933Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:21:19 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisHow do you view God? This is a primary question we must answer weekly. I know I asked this question to begin with last week as well. How do you view yourself? Our self-image, that which we think deeply about ourselves, influences how we view God and our path of healing. It is not always accurate nor…1659nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1554677https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1554677Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:19:54 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisHow do you view God? What does God have to do in order to be God for you? What trait do we try to boil God down to? Suffering is complex. There is rarely ever one reason or cause of the suffering you and I experience. As we seek to help others let’s not try to put their experience in a box or simplify…2069nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1550630https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1550630Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:22:29 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisPain can become all encompassing. When we hurt our world can become quite small. It colors everything. We want to know “why”. This is admirable but sometimes, or should I say most of the time, we never get a good answer. Job was askign “why” and as we open up our chapters this morning he will get a reply.…2323nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1546411https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1546411Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:25:22 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisSometimes our “helping” is actually hurtful. Through this series we have found “fault” with Job’s three friends and we know that sometimes life happens not because of our sin but because of supernatural reasons. Job held onto his blamelessness. Job 31.5-6 helps us to see that even after all the speeches…2414nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537974https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537974Sun, 13 Jul 2025 15:15:59 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat is the most important thing you own? Interseting question to consider. I will give you a couple moments to think but this is a rhetorical question. A lot that sounds good, may not be good. This is why we must pray for discernment. Job 28 -A new voice speaks. I believe this is the “editor”, compiler…2363nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1533873https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1533873Sun, 06 Jul 2025 15:12:55 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe must be ready to spread hope. Look at the following verses. Hope is powerful, this is why I spoke on it early this year. I try to hold out hope for people because I also believe Jesus can change people, circumstances, organizations, communities and all things. where then is my hope— who can see any…1579nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1529855https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1529855Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:20:33 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe all need help. This is not a surprise I hope. Sometimes our motives don’t come through. We all want to help, most of the time, but sometimes it just doesn’t work out well. We must be careful when helping. There is a book out called “When Helping Hurts” and though I have not read it I have had some…1785nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1525633https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1525633Sun, 22 Jun 2025 15:25:48 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisPain is not always seen. We cannot go around and “see” all the pain someone is in. It would make life easier. At other times it would make things way more complicated. Pain will come out eventually. I believe this to be true because we were not meant to carry the pain silently. If we do not process and…1784nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1521657https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1521657Sun, 15 Jun 2025 15:30:56 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisOur world desire authenticity & community. Though we have a bunch of YouTube stars, social media influencers generally speaking people are quick to point out hypocrisy and “fakeness”. Suffering is inevitable. I wish it were not so. Some of us suffer greatly and others will get through life with minimal…2272nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1517587https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1517587Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:28:19 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisListening is hard work. Listening well provides the foundation for healing and hope. This is I think a foundational principle of Scripture and life. But, I don’t believe our world is typically good at truly listening. Listening is hard work! To answer before listening— that is folly and shame. We must…2387nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1513500https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1513500Sun, 01 Jun 2025 15:29:42 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisLife is full of… How would you finish the statement? You don’t need to answer it out loud but think about this. There is a lot of pain, stress, trauma and drama. These four things are absolutely true. Many of us will experience trauma and many individuals including our veterans experience PTSD. Drama…1961nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1509318https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1509318Sun, 25 May 2025 15:13:51 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat is your heritage? Sometimes it can be really neat to know where you have come from. Those who have gone before you and how they still influence your life today. The context: Feast of Tabernacles This was a reminder to the nation of Israel where they came from. It was a reminder of their ancestors…1911nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1505084https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1505084Sun, 18 May 2025 15:39:06 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. Paris1 out of 5 adults experience “formal” anxiety. These are those who have a formal diagnosis. These are the ones where a PCP, NP, or counselor has given the diagnosis. This is based on research from 2008 roughly. Up to 50% of adults experience anxiety of some sort. This is a preliminary study form 2023.…2110nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1500861https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1500861Sun, 11 May 2025 15:23:59 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe come to this MOther’s Day and I hope to share this message in a way which honors the ladies of our life but also challenge us to live out the faith our world desperately needs in a counter-cultural way. In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit. Though this is a commentary on…2014nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1496624https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1496624Sun, 04 May 2025 15:19:56 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisHope during dark times. Think of the darkest times of your life and also think about where hope may or may not have been. Peter is writing to people who need reminded of hope. The same is true of us today. Hope because of WHO Jesus is! I know this is review, but on Palm Sunday this is the point, He is…1432nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1492383https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1492383Sun, 27 Apr 2025 15:20:29 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisHope is essential. Without it we are just existing. Yet hope is hard at times. There are many of us in this world walking around like the walking dead. We have no life in us. Hope must be grounded in reality. If it is not then we just have flimsy optimism which though may do us well will not create life.…1853nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1488085https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1488085Sun, 20 Apr 2025 15:09:08 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisThere is a lot of uncertainty in our world. I have my list of things I wish was a little more clear and “decided”. There are the “big” uncertainties dealign with our world, government and such. Then there are the personal uncertainties which rightfully so become our world. It is hard to live when you…1919nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1486898https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1486898Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:00:40 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisMaundy Thursday is counter-cultural. This day goes against much of what our culture celebrates. Power. Strength. Possessions. Individualism. Personal Freedom. We need Maundy Thursday in the Church. If we are not careful we can easily slip into the pattern of our world. We need it because I believe Maundy…1163nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1483436https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1483436Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:16:51 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisOur world is fully of bustle and hustle. Many things vie for our attention. Our world is filled with conflict. Personal and within communities. Our world is filled with expectations. Spoken and unspoken. So did the world of Jesus! This is good news. We are not that much different than them. Israel was…2171nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1479067https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1479067Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:25:55 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat does discipleship look like? The past four weeks, finishing today, I hope I have been answering this question. But beyond that how would you answer it. What does generosity look like? How have you been on the receiving end of generosity? Relationships are key for discipleship! As our passage reminds…2350nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1474805https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1474805Sun, 30 Mar 2025 15:14:30 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisLife is not always easy. We know this to be true and yet, we strive to making easier for us. I know I am always looking for ways to simplify and make things a little easier. Work smarter not harder, is a phrase we have that encompasses this. Sometimes easy is not always healthy. It is much easier to…1954nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1470394https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1470394Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:16:24 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisChange is inevitable. It is not a matter of if things will change but when and how quickly. Traditions can help teach & ground our faith. Traditions are useful in many ways. Sometimes, traditions get in the way of faith. The problem CAN, emphasis on CAN, become that tradition stops faith from growing…1891nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1466054https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1466054Sun, 16 Mar 2025 15:19:40 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisDeja vu-feeling like you have already experienced something but haven’t. Today may be like that. We have a passage that is very similar to our text from last week. But please, don’t check out just yet. Jesus transforms life. The normal way for someone to follow a teacher and rabbi in those days was to…2119nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1461655https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1461655Sun, 09 Mar 2025 15:19:40 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisPersonal Ministry Goal: Make disciples who make disciples. Hopefully, unless you are new to our ministry in the past month this phrase is not a new one. This year I want to be intentional, more than usual, at developing disciples in our church. Walking with Jesus is a journey. It is not something that…1877nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1457259https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1457259Sun, 02 Mar 2025 16:17:02 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat is progress? Greatness? As i finished prepping this morning I read a quote by C.S. Lewis What age is someone “old”? Now be careful if you answer out loud, which I do not recommend. :) “Now I care far more how humanity lives than how long.” C.S. Lewis Genesis 4 & 5 -the blessing is seen. We see mankind…1988nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1444532https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1444532Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:06:09 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisGod is… Fill that blank in to some extent. What are the “key” traits you would highlight? The way we view God will determine how we live and share Christ. It is important we understand this. When, as we will, emphasize one trait over another there are behavioral consequences to those belief. Choices…1906nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1440211https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1440211Sun, 02 Feb 2025 16:22:36 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisExpectations are… How would you finish the sentence. Where do you come from? Once again another tricky question. My answer will give insight into what I thought you were asking. The Biblical world is different than 2025. I know some may want to say “Thank you Captain Obvious” but we must always remember…2393nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1436092https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1436092Sun, 26 Jan 2025 16:20:13 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisLife is a journey! I know this sounds cliche’, and it is, but we must remember this. Developing disciples in 2025 As I stated a couple weeks ago this is a major theme I have this year. It is nothing flashy no edgy and trendy. Yet, it is rooted in the words of Jesus. Then Jesus came to them and said,…2207nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1432182https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1432182Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:20:59 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat does a balanced diet look like? This is the time of year we think about diet and exercise. In fact, I believe what is known as quitters’ days as already happened, the 2nd Friday or Saturday in January. We need a healthy diet of Scripture. As we start the year this is my point this morning. But what…1859nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1428090https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1428090Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:08:10 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat is your goal for 2025? I am not talking necessarily about new year resolutions, though it can be that, but instead what do you hope to achieve or develop this year. 2025: Developing Disciples As I have done some thinking this past couple weeks about what I am going to try and use as a measuring…1614nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1417694https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1417694Wed, 25 Dec 2024 01:16:35 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisMary & Joseph-Young, unexpected, confused, tired yet courageous. Mary had not a clue what was going to happen that first night. Shepherds-probably outcasts, nothing special, just doing “their job”. It was supposed to be a normal night. Simeon & Anna-Old and just waiting for prayers to be answered. Faithful…1218nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1416369https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1416369Sun, 22 Dec 2024 16:21:23 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisBecoming a GOAT We all want greatness and our world can pressure us to be a GOAT, or Greatest Of All Time. This desire is not necessarily bad but can be confusing. Who defines greatness? If we want to be great, and I am not opposed to it, then we must ask who gets to define greatness. Christmas gives…1520nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1412528https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1412528Sun, 15 Dec 2024 16:09:00 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisSimple does not equate with easy. We need to be reminded of this truth. Just because a concept is simple does not mean it is easy. Just because someone may “get it” easier does not mean only a few can understand and live it out. We are familiar with cynicism, criticalness and bitterness. These are the…1979nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1396328https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1396328Sun, 17 Nov 2024 16:18:42 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisMany people need help. The needs of our community and the people in our lives is great. This can be overwhelming, trust me I know. The prophets job: comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. This is a line I read from John Goldingay in his Jeremiah for Everyone commentary. Think about this statement…1902nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1391917https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1391917Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:15:31 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat “P” words can you think of this morning? Patience, perseverance, pitching, problems, etc. How are we to live in this world? This is a primary question I ask each week as I study the Scripture and our text for hours in order to try and answer. If we do not live out the Word of God it matters little…2205nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1387451https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1387451Sun, 03 Nov 2024 16:22:33 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisHow would you describe life right now? What words come to mind when you think of life? We need a word from the Lord. As we enter this week I hope this message will help you hear the Lord. I will try even more than usual to be brief and straight forward. Israel’s world was being turned upside down. The…1852nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1382979https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1382979Sun, 27 Oct 2024 15:16:32 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisGod still speaks today. This is, I believe, a fundamental truth we must learn. God still uses the words of old to help us live in 2024. Jeremiah gives us a “parable in action”. The phrase most likely comes form the NIV Application Commentary but when we have this framework it helps to understand the…2171nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1379024https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1379024Sun, 20 Oct 2024 15:12:26 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWho, and what, is man? I use the term “man” in a very generic sense here; one devoid of gender. Jeremiah in our passage, and those before, is trying to get the nation to see how God answers this question. We too must answer the question. Follow your heart our world says. This is a popular phrase in our…1727nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1375299https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1375299Sun, 13 Oct 2024 15:15:55 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat is Biblical prayer? Have you ever thought long and hard about this question? Most of us, and for many years I have been similar, the answer is probably not. We know some of the great “prayers” of the Bible but it is the unknown prayers we may want to consider. Having faith when God is silent. It…2161nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1371418https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1371418Sun, 06 Oct 2024 15:32:55 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisLife is unfair! This is a hard truth everyone one of us faces, sometimes weekly and sometimes not as often. Right does not always win. The better team sometimes loses. Why do evil people succeed? Ever wonder this? I struggle to use the word “evil” because it is so easy to see others as being awful, incompetent,…1898nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1367733https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1367733Sun, 29 Sep 2024 15:24:40 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisThe future is… How would you finish the statement/sentence? We want certainty and security. Nothing wrong with this and I believe it is one of the primary needs we have as humans. This is why the future can be so scary and we want to look backwards, for the past we already know. This is what the Lord…2027nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1363719https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1363719Sun, 22 Sep 2024 15:28:00 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe all want independence. This is a basic need but I am starting to wonder we have taken this too far in our present culture. This was not the view of the ancient world We can easily become isolated. This was part of what Jeremiah was telling the nation, look around and learn. Yet in true independence…1794nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1359768https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1359768Sun, 15 Sep 2024 15:16:37 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe live in a throw away world. As soon as something doesn’t work for us we are sometimes quick to throw it away or put in a pile for “some day”. We want a quick fix. Similar to this is the “silver bullet” mindset. May I call this is the “Amazon mindset”—meaning we want what we want and we want it now!…1818nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1355836https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1355836Sun, 08 Sep 2024 15:24:09 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisChange happens! In fact, I could argue the pace of change has only accelerated in the past 15-20 years. We grasp at anything that will give us security. Some of the things we go towards are not bad, others very much so. We need a voice of truth AND hope! Not just one or the other but both. I am becoming…2023nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1345332https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1345332Sun, 18 Aug 2024 15:54:06 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. Paris2554nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1341455https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1341455Sun, 11 Aug 2024 15:21:21 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe are people of the future. We talked briefly, and will go in much further details on Wednesday morning, about the future and our hope. We cannot forget where we are going! We need to be people with good memories. We are not people of the past per se. We don’t just need to remember. We need to remember…2119nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1334700https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1334700Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:16:16 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe all want clarity. In a world where there is chaos, confusion and more of the such we seek clarity. What is the best way to…? This is where in previous sermons I have talked about praying for wisdom. Without wisdom we will never see things clearly. In Jesus’ day there were 613 commands from the OT.…2157nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1328056https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1328056Sun, 14 Jul 2024 15:20:15 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWho are humans? A foundational question of life. The answer we give will reveal much about how we treat others, ourselves, and the purpose of humanity. Who/What has authority? Tied to our first question but yet distinctly different is the one of authority. Mark asks, “Who is Jesus?” This is one of the…2129nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1324553https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1324553Sun, 07 Jul 2024 15:31:57 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisOver 43 million people are physically blind in our world. A quick search gives us this number from 2020. Some research says close to 33 million of the cases of blindness could be preventable. The world is difficult for those who aren’t “normal”. Physical disabilities, mental disabilities are health issues,…1549nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1321328https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1321328Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:17:16 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhy so much evil in our world? We like to ask this question, and sometimes we must. Even this day we have at least two full scale wars going on, a potential for at least a 3rd, and may other calamities. We have children suffering the effects of not having food and many more homeless in many ways. Why…1593nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1318004https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1318004Sun, 23 Jun 2024 15:24:34 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisOur world is confusing. We live in a very confusing time. We need wisdom to live in our world. This should be one of our most prayed prayers. If we pray for wisdom I guarantee God will answer it. Then we must live wisdom out. We need the Holy Spirit! Jesus says in John 14 about the role of the Holy Spirit…1828nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1314645https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1314645Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:36:23 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWhat does greatness look like? This is not a bad desire nor wrong in many ways. By greatness I may also mean we want someone to notice us and what we do. Is greatness a stat like in baseball? Who is the greatest baseball player? This can lead us to comparison. Once again this is not necessarily a bad…1389nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1308117https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1308117Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:27:11 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisLife is full of ups and downs. I think we all can agree on this point. Who does not love this. In fact, take a quick moment to recall one of your recent mountaintop experiences. Also, if you would like take a moment to remember a valley moment in life. Following Jesus does not take away the ups and downs.…2206nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1304833https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1304833Sun, 26 May 2024 15:37:32 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisFear is constant in our world. Fear is not necessarily a bad thing. It can be very beneficial. However, I am observing that fear is becoming greater and greater in our world to the point that others are trying to use it for their own gain. Our fears can reveal our needs. Fear can be a tool that is used…1524nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1301301https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1301301Sun, 19 May 2024 15:10:11 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisHow we think, what we believe, shapes our world. Our thoughts and beliefs are very powerful. Our world shapes what we think and believe. Yet, the world we live in also shapes our beliefs and thoughts about things. The location is important. Jesus is in Caesarea Philippi the capitol of pagan worship,…1839nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1297917https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1297917Sun, 12 May 2024 15:30:20 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisBridges are important. As you drive around this week notice how many bridges, of many kinds, you go over. My guess is we will all be surprised by the number. Our text this morning serves as a bridge. As you look at our world what do you see? I think it is important for us to answer this question often.…2021nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1290991https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1290991Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:10:53 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWe want to be right. No one likes to lose or to be wrong. Failure seems like the worst experience. This goes along with the first point. We do not want to fail and we have started to experience that failure means we are “worthless”. Our culture has become so toxic in this way we have given rise to anxiety…1786nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1287439https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1287439Sun, 21 Apr 2024 16:17:42 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. ParisWho/What gets the last/final word? When determining matters of faith, life, and relationships what gets final say? How do we determine what is right and wrong? How do we determine what is best from good? Everyone has traditions. All of the world has a tradition. Every culture has their own. Every religion.…2361nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1285160https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1285160Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:22:55 GMTFirst Baptist Church St. Paris2477no