Freedom Bible Church

Genesis 12:1–3 begins with God calling Abram. God speaks, calls him away from everything familiar, and promises a future Abram cannot produce for himself. Abram has no map, no child, and no way to know how God will fulfill His promises. All he has is God’s word. In this opening sermon from  God’s Promise Through the Patriarchs , Pastor Eric traces three movements in the passage: God calls Abram to...

At the end of Titus, Paul asks us to consider what our religious activity is actually producing in us. Christian subject matter is not automatically spiritually profitable. One evidence that truth is forming us is that we remain correctable by truth, willing for God’s Word to expose what we have misunderstood or failed to obey. Paul then turns to ordinary people, practical responsibilities, and re...

What actually explains the difference between who you were and who you are? In Titus 3:3-8, Paul refuses to let the answer be anything we did, decided, or finally got serious about. He first reminds Christians what we all once were, leaving no ground for contempt toward people who still live as we once lived. Then he gives the answer: God saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness,...

What difference should saving grace make in the way Christians live in the world? In Titus 2:15–3:2, Paul carries the truth of grace into the church's life under God's Word, its readiness to do good, and its treatment of all people. Titus must keep bringing that truth to bear. Believers are called to live under civil authority and stand ready for every good work. They are also called to sp...

Many Christians understand that salvation is a gift of grace, but when it comes to growing in holiness, the conversation often shifts toward self-effort. Titus 2:11-14 makes clear that the same grace that saves us is also actively training us toward self-controlled, upright, and godly living. Grace is not simply something God did in the past. It is something He is doing right now. This means we ar...

What happens when our conduct contradicts the gospel we profess? In Titus 2:9-10, Paul shows that ordinary faithfulness can adorn the teaching concerning God our Savior. Submission, speech, honesty, and trustworthiness matter because Christian conduct should fit the gospel Christians proclaim. Paul originally addresses enslaved believers within a severe and broken institution, not modern employees...

Who gets to define the woman? In Titus 2:1 and 3-5, Paul shows that biblical womanhood is Christian maturity lived as a woman under Christ's gracious rule. Sound doctrine forms mature women whose devotion to God governs their speech, appetites, and influence. Grace then works through those women as they help younger women bring ordinary relationships and responsibilities under Christ's rul...

Culture offers loud and conflicting answers about what it means to be a man, but Scripture speaks clearly. Titus 2 presents a vision of biblical manhood that is neither about dominance nor passivity, but about a life increasingly shaped by God's grace. Older men are called to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, loving, and steadfast. Younger men are called to one essen...

How does Christ actually change ordinary people? In Titus 2:1, Paul turns from the false teachers whose lives denied their profession and commands Titus to "teach what accords with sound doctrine." Healthy doctrine is more than correct information. It is God's revealed truth shaping the faith, character, speech, and ordinary lives of His people. This sermon traces why truth and life...

It is possible to say all the right things about God while living in a way that contradicts everything you claim to believe. In Titus 1, the Apostle Paul draws a sharp contrast between those whose knowledge of God produces genuine godliness and those whose profession of faith is hollow. True knowledge of God does not stay in the mind. It transforms the heart and produces a life that reflects the G...

The church belongs to Christ, purchased by His blood and built by His power. Titus 1:5-9 addresses a vital question every congregation must wrestle with: who can Christ trust with His church? Paul instructs Titus to appoint elders who are above reproach, faithful in their homes, and firmly anchored to sound doctrine. These qualifications are not reserved for church leaders alone. They are a pictur...

Paul's opening words to Titus are not a simple greeting. They are a theological foundation for the entire letter and a challenge to every follower of Christ. The Gospel gives us truth, produces godliness, secures our hope, and forms us into one family.

In this final message from Colossians 4:7–18, we see that Christ builds His church through ordinary people whose lives have been changed by grace. Paul’s closing greetings are more than a list of names. They show us faithful servants, gospel partners, praying believers, hospitable homes, and ordinary church members fulfilling the ministry they received from the Lord. This sermon calls us to consid...

Every Christian is a witness. Not just those with a special calling to evangelism, but every person who claims to follow Christ carries a testimony in the way they live and the way they speak. Colossians 4:5-6 makes this clear, calling believers to walk wisely toward those outside the faith and to speak in a way that is both gracious and truthful. This is not an abstract ideal. It is a practical,...

In Colossians 4:2–4, Paul calls the church to be steadfast in prayer, watchful in faith, and thankful before God. He also asks the church to pray for open doors for the gospel and for clarity in proclaiming the mystery of Christ. This passage reminds us that prayer is not a spiritual accessory; it is part of the church’s calling. We pray because Christ is Lord, the gospel is powerful, and God is t...

In Colossians 3:22–4:1, Paul shows us that the lordship of Jesus reaches into every part of life, including our daily work, responsibilities, and relationships of authority. The Christian life is not divided into “spiritual” and “ordinary” categories. Whatever we do, we are called to do it sincerely, faithfully, and ultimately for the Lord.

What does it actually look like for Jesus to be Lord over your home? Colossians 3:20-21 brings the lordship of Christ out of the abstract and into the most practical corners of family life, bedtime routines, discipline, exhausted parents, and kids who do not want to listen. This teaching walks through two commands that are simple to read but require a lifetime of grace to live. The first is for ch...

Discover what biblical marriage looks like when Christ is truly Lord of your relationship. This powerful teaching explores Colossians 3:18-19 and reveals how Paul's commands for wives and husbands were radically countercultural and transformative. Learn the true meaning of biblical submission for wives - not blind obedience or suppression, but voluntary, faith-driven worship to Christ. Underst...

Christ's lordship extends beyond Sunday mornings to encompass every aspect of our lives. Paul outlines three key areas where Christ must rule: His peace must govern our hearts in relationships and conflicts, His Word must dwell richly in us and shape our daily decisions, and everything we do in word or deed must be done in His name. This comprehensive lordship isn't burdensome legalism but...

The Christian life flows from identity, not toward it. In Colossians 3:12-14, Paul reminds believers that they are chosen, holy, and beloved before commanding them to put on five Christ-like virtues: compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. These virtues work themselves out practically through bearing with one another and forgiving each other. Love binds all these characte...

In Colossians 3:5–11, Paul calls believers to put sin to death, put away the old life, and live from their new identity in Christ. This is not a call to earn God’s acceptance through better behavior. It is a call to gospel-shaped holiness: because believers have died and been raised with Christ, sin no longer has the right to rule them. In this message, Pastor Eric Echols explains how Paul confron...

In Colossians 3:1–4, Paul shows us that the Christian life is lived from our union with the risen, reigning, and returning Christ. Before he tells believers what to put to death, he reminds them who they are in Christ: raised with Him, hidden with Him, and destined to appear with Him in glory. This sermon explores what it means to seek the things above, set our minds where Christ reigns, and stop...

Paul warns believers in Colossians 2:18-23 against false spirituality that appears godly but actually robs us of Christ. Three key indicators reveal when religion becomes a substitute for Jesus: false humility that seeks attention through extreme religious practices, false mediators that create unnecessary barriers to God when Christ is the only way, and false experiences that prioritize dramatic...

Are you living in the shadows or resting in the substance? Paul warns against measuring spiritual maturity by religious rules instead of growth in Christ. True freedom is not permission to do whatever we want, but freedom from man-made religion for obedience to Jesus. Stop trying to earn God's acceptance through performance and discover the abundant life found in Christ alone. What shadows in...

Paul reveals in Colossians 2:11-15 that Christ alone is sufficient for our salvation and spiritual growth. Through our union with Christ, we experience spiritual circumcision where our old sinful nature is cut away, burial and resurrection with Him through baptism, and complete forgiveness of all our sins. God canceled the debt of our sin by nailing it to the cross, where Christ triumphed over all...