Sherman First Baptist Church Messages

Send us a textWhat makes a person unclean? Is it food and drink or something else? More importantly, what can make a person clean and pure in God's eyes? (Text: Matthew 15:1-20)

Send us a textThrough Jesus' miracles of feeding the 5,000 and walking on the water, we find the answer to the question, "Who is Jesus?" (Text: Matthew 14:13-36)

Send us a textHow you view Jesus determines how you respond to him. (Text: Matthew 13:53-14:12)

Send us a textIn the final parable and teaching, Jesus presents the kingdom as a massive net gathering and separation people in the last day. (Text: Matthew 13:47-52)

Send us a textIn the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl of great value, we learn about the supreme worth of the kingdom of heaven. (Text: Matthew 13:44-46)

Send us a textJesus continues with his kingdom parables. In these next three stories, one truth is brought out: though it may not always seem like it, everything is going according to God’s plan.    (Text: Matthew 13:24-43)

Send us a textIn the first of Jesus' 7 parables, he explains how and why some people either reject the Word or receive it. (Text: Matthew 13:1-23)

Send us a textIn the closing passage of Matthew 12, we see two types of people who might look and act like Christians but are not necessarily so. (Text: Matthew 12:38-50)

Send us a textWhen the Pharisees accuse Jesus of acting in the power of Satan, Jesus' response shows the inconsistency of their accusations as well as very serious consequences. (Text: Matthew 12:22-37)

Send us a textThe Pharisees tried to find reasons to accuse Jesus based on his interpretation of the Sabbath. In this passage we find that Jesus’ authority over the Sabbath allows him to provide rest for the weary, help for the needy, and hope for the nations. (Text: Matthew 12:1-21)

Send us a textThrough a prayer, revelation, and invitation, Jesus declares how people can find rest in him. (Text: Matthew 11:25-30)

Send us a textDavid makes a plea for mercy to God, asking him for deliverance from his enemy. (Text: Psalm 143)

Send us a textJesus describes a generation of people that is unresponsive and unrepentant towards him. As a result, they are condemned by Christ. Likewise, if we fail to respond to Christ and repent, we also will be condemned. (Text: Matthew 11:16-24)

Send us a textHabakkuk shows us that we can still rejoice even when things aren't going how we hoped and when we don't understand what God is doing. (Text: Habakkuk 3)

Send us a textINTRO: Though Israel and Judah will be judged, God is with them. There is still hope. Because God is with us, there is always hope. Isaiah 9 points people to God and what he will do for his people to provide hope for the future of Israel. (Text: (Isaiah 9:2-7)

Send us a textGod gave the promise of his presence to an unbelieving people who would not receive it. But what about those who did believe? This passage explains how believers can go through the same difficult circumstances different than the rest of the world. (Text: Isaiah 8:11-22)

Send us a textWe take a look at the story behind one of Isaiah's famous Messianic prophecies: Behold! A virgin shall conceive and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel. (Text: Isaiah 7:1-14) 

Send us a textJesus said that no one born of women is greater than John yet the least in the kingdom is greater than he is. How can one be greater than the greatest? (Text: Matthew 11:7-15)

Send us a textJohn the Baptist had been in prison for about a year. Before he had been confident and sure, but now he needed help and confirmation from Jesus. In this message, we can see four steps to handling doubt in our own lives. (Text: Matthew 11:2-6) 

Send us a textJesus finishes his instructions to the disciples about their mission by explaining how persecution will reveal several realities about those who follow Jesus. (Text: Matthew 10:32-11:1)