FBC Allen - Sermons

God said I will to Abraham. He said I will through Moses. He said I will to David. And He said I will again through Jeremiah. Every single time, He delivered. What would your life look like if you actually took God at His word this week? The covenants of Scripture all share one pattern: God speaks, and His people respond. His faithfulness is not the question. Yours is.

Passage: Psalm 84 What if the problem with your church experience has nothing to do with the music, the seats, or the message? Psalm 84 asks a question most of us avoid: do you actually long for God, or just for what He gives? One day in His presence is better than a thousand anywhere else. Do you believe that? Do you live like it?

Passage: John 13:1-17 Jesus washed the feet of the man who was about to betray Him. He knew exactly what Judas was going to do, and He served him anyway. That single act removes every excuse we have for withholding service from the difficult people in our lives. What would it look like this week to pick up the towel?

Passage: Mark 8:1-26 86 years I have served him, and he has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my king who saved me? Polycarp's powerful declaration before his martyrdom challenges us: What does true discipleship look like when following Jesus gets hard? Are you trying to make Jesus fit your expectations, or are you surrendering to his will?

Passage: Mark 7:24-37 What if the very people we avoid are the ones Jesus came to save? When Jesus healed a Gentile woman's daughter and a deaf man in pagan territory, He shattered every cultural barrier. Your background doesn't disqualify you from God's love - and neither does theirs. Are you building bridges to Jesus or walls?

Passage: John 8:2-20 Jesus didn't tell us to find the light—He said follow Me because I AM the light. What areas of your life need His illumination today? When Christ's light reveals the darkness in our hearts, it's not to shame us but to heal us. Are you ready to step out of the shadows?

Passage: Mark 7:1-23 In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is not merely a teacher or miracle worker — He is the King, and He is calling for the throne of your heart. In Week 15 of our journey through Mark, Dr. Paul Michael Vacca challenges us to examine what truly rules our lives and invites us to surrender every area to the Lordship of Christ. True life, peace, and purpose are only found when Jesus reign...

Justin Harvey Passage: John 21:1-14 When life gets overwhelming, where do you rush for relief? The disciples went back to fishing after Jesus' resurrection, working all night with nothing to show for it. But when Jesus appeared on the shore, everything changed. Peter didn't wait to get his life together - he jumped in the water and swam straight to Jesus. What if the rest you're desperately seekin...

Passage: Luke 1:26-56 A teenage girl received the greatest news in human history - and her response changed everything. When the angel told Mary she would give birth to the Savior, she faced potential death by stoning, social disgrace, and family shame. Yet her simple words reveal the kind of faith that transforms lives: 'Let it be according to your word.' What would you surrender if God asked you...

Mark 6:45-56 What if the storm you're facing isn't meant to harm you, but to reveal God to you in a greater way? When Jesus walked on water to His struggling disciples, He didn't just calm their storm - He revealed His true identity in their darkest hour. Are you fighting against God's will or surrendering to discover His presence in your difficult season?

Passage: Mark 6:14-44 Discover how Jesus serves as your Shepherd King through life's most challenging moments in this powerful exploration of Mark 6. Learn three essential ways Jesus shepherds believers through difficult seasons: meeting us in weakness with grace, guiding us with truth, and providing for our needs in impossible circumstances. This biblical teaching examines the profound shepherd i...

Passage: Mark 6:1-13 Discover what happens when Jesus faces rejection in his own hometown and how this biblical account reveals powerful truths about faith, familiarity, and spiritual blindness. This message explores Mark chapter 6, where Jesus returns to Nazareth only to encounter offense and unbelief from people who knew him as just a carpenter's son. Learn why familiarity can become a barrier t...

Passage: Matthew 22:34-40 Discover how to simplify your Christian faith and find clarity in a complicated world through Jesus' two foundational commands. Learn practical ways to love God completely, love people intentionally, and make disciples in your everyday life. This message explores the Great Commandment and Great Commission, showing how these biblical principles work together to provide dir...

Discover how God predicted Jesus Christ's life with impossible accuracy through biblical prophecy. This comprehensive study examines over 300 fulfilled prophecies about Jesus' birth, death, resurrection, and ascension that prove God's control over history and the reliability of Scripture. Learn about the mathematical impossibility of these ancient predictions being fulfilled by chance, from Jesus'...

Passage: Matthew 21:1-11 When life feels chaotic and out of control, Palm Sunday reminds us that God remains sovereign over all circumstances. Jesus demonstrated divine control by orchestrating his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, knowing exactly how events would unfold. Throughout Scripture, God consistently brings good from seemingly hopeless situations—like Moses being raised in Pharaoh's palace...

Passage: Mark 5:21-43 Discover how faith can move the heart of God and transform impossible situations in this powerful message about trusting Jesus when life doesn't make sense. Learn from the biblical stories of Jairus and the woman with the issue of blood who demonstrated faith that defied expectations and received miraculous results. This inspiring teaching explores how to overcome fear with f...

Passage: Mark 4:35-5:20 Jesus demonstrates His divine authority through both power and compassion, showing that true strength comes through mercy rather than force. When He calmed the storm with a simple command, the disciples witnessed creation itself obeying its Creator's voice. His encounter with the demon-possessed man revealed that no human problem is too difficult for God's power to solve. H...

Passage: Mark 4:21-34 Through parables in Mark 4:21-34, Jesus reveals that kingdom living involves being lights that cannot be hidden, faithful stewards who grow in what God has given, and humble recipients of His grace. Just as a lamp is meant to shine and a seed grows automatically when planted, believers are called to trust God's faithfulness while actively stewarding their spiritual gifts. The...

Passage: Mark 3:31-4:20 Jesus redefines family in Mark's Gospel, declaring that whoever does God's will becomes His true family. Through the parable of the sower, He reveals that only those with receptive hearts bear spiritual fruit. The parable describes four types of soil representing different responses to God's Word: hardened hearts where Satan steals the message, shallow hearts that fall away...

Passage: Acts 13:1-4 The local church serves as both the launching pad and the destination for missions work. Every Christian is called to missions either by going or by supporting those who go, making them co-workers in the Gospel. Missions extends beyond evangelism to include gathering new believers into local churches where they can grow through the ordinary means of grace like preaching, fello...

Passage: Mark 3:20-30 Jesus describes Himself as one who binds the strong man before plundering his house in Mark 3:27. The strong man is Satan, who gained authority over this world when Adam and Eve chose to obey him instead of God in the Garden of Eden. Satan's house represents this world system, and his goods are people who remain spiritually blinded and bound without Christ. Jesus came not jus...

Passage: Mark 3:7-19 In Mark 3:7-19, massive crowds flocked to Jesus from across the region, drawn by reports of his miraculous healings and powerful teaching. However, Jesus understood a crucial distinction: he loves the multitude, but he calls disciples. While thousands received physical healing, only a few were eternally transformed. When Jesus chose his twelve disciples, he selected unlikely c...

Passage: Mark 2:18-3:6 / The King of Rest The confrontation between Jesus and the Pharisees reveals the danger of turning faith into a religious checklist. Jesus declared Himself Lord of the Sabbath, fulfilling this Old Testament command through His finished work on the cross. Christians worship on Sunday because of Jesus' resurrection and the early church's practice, but the day itself holds no s...

Passage: Mark 2:13-17 Jesus extends His invitation not to the religious elite, but to the outcasts and broken. When He called Matthew, a despised tax collector, Jesus demonstrated that His mission is to save sinners who recognize their need for healing. Like a physician who comes for the sick, Jesus came to call sinners to repentance. This invitation includes three parts: to be saved through faith...

Passage: Mark 1:40-2:12 When Jesus arrived on earth, He brought the kingdom of heaven with Him, transforming everything through His divine power. Through the healing of a leper and a paralyzed man, we see how Christ's presence changes hopeless situations. The leper, an outcast forced to live in isolation, was not only physically healed but restored to his community when Jesus touched him and comma...