First Baptist Dallas

Introduction:  The building of the City of Babylon illustrates the futility of trying to find solidarity significance and security apart from God.

Introduction:   Noah had an unblemished record of service to God until he fell into sin at the end of his life. Today we will learn the principles for finishing strong in our lives.

Introduction:  Storms always come to an end, but what we do after a storm reveals our true character, as we will see in today’s passage.

Next Sunday, we will be introducing the vision God has given us for our church’s ministry for the next two years, Mission 1:8 Built on the Bible. Our goal is to be a church built on the Bible, built upon God's Word. To be that kind of church, we must be a body of believers who are committed to building our lives on our relationship with Jesus Christ and on His Word. It means more than knowing abou...

Introduction:   The dramatic story of the destruction of the world through a world-wide flood is most significant because of what it teaches us about the character of God.

Introduction:  The story of the great flood that destroyed the world is not a story about water, animals or an ark.  The focus of this story is a man named Noah who illustrates what true faith is.

Introduction:  In Romans 5:20 Paul wrote, “Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.” We see that truth illustrated in today’s study of Genesis 5-6.

Introduction:  Exodus 34:7 declares that God inflicts “the punishment of fathers on the children and on the grandchildren to the third and fourth generations.”  We see a demonstration of that truth in the story of the descendants of Cain and Seth.

Introduction:   Genesis 4 records another “first” in history – the first murder.  But more significantly, the story of Cain and Abel illustrates the danger of the most consequential mistake anyone can make: seeking God on our own terms rather than God’s terms.

Introduction:   In Romans 5:20 the apostle Paul wrote, “Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more.”  We see that truth in today’s passage which is the first mention of the gospel in the Bible.

Introduction:   Sin always results in consequences ― some are immediate while others are postponed. Today, we are going to discover how and why we continue to experience Adam and Eve’s original sin in the garden.

Introduction:   Some have called Genesis 3 the most important chapter in the Bible because it explains how the perfect world God created became the world we inhabit today.  As we continue to retrace our “spiritual roots,” we are going to discover the origin of sin in the world and in each of our lives.

Introduction:  Before God ever created the government or the church, He created the family.  Today, we are going to look at God’s blueprint for building the family.

Introduction:  As we have seen before, the Bible teaches we are living in “the last days:”  the last days of the world, the last days of America, and certainly the last days of our existence on earth.  How should we be living in these last days?

Introduction:  As we’ve seen in our study of Genesis, our past gives meaning to our present and direction for our future. That’s true for us individually, and as a church.

Introduction:   Last time we saw that evolution… (1) Seeks to explain; (2) Requires major changes; (3) Is a religious philosophy.

Introduction:   It is impossible to reconcile the biblical account of creation with the theory of evolution.  Today and next week we will discover why.

Introduction: As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to be Christlike. A Christlike life glorifies  God, prioritizes others, and advances the gospel. When our lives look like His, we can call others to follow our example. Is your life worth emulating?

Introduction:   In our study of God’s creation of the universe, we have come to God’s crowning act of creation.  What is it that sets human beings apart from everything else God made?  We will answer that question today.

Since close to the beginning of human history, mankind has undertaken great construction projects. We have built ancient wonders of the world and modern marvels.

Introduction:  Today we travel back thousands, millions, or perhaps even billions of years ago to discover the eternal God Who is the Creator in Whom we “live, and move, and have our being.”  (Acts 17:28)

Introduction:  Today we are beginning a series about our beginnings based on Genesis 1-11.  The book of Genesis is the key to understanding everything we need to know about God and His plan for us.

Introduction:   As we celebrate God’s blessings on our nation for the last 250 years, we must decide whether we will continue to be the recipients of His blessings or will we face His judgment?

Introduction:  Why is Easter the most attended worship service of the year?  The message of Easter offers the only hope we have to escape the inevitability of death.

Introduction:   We sing “Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound!”  We recite the verse, “For by grace you have been saved through faith.”  But, do we really understand what grace is?  Today, we are going to discover why God’s grace is truly amazing.