FBC West | First Baptist Church of West

In this week's sermon, we look at 1 Peter 5:6-7 and how God commands us to humble ourselves before him both for his glory and for our benefit. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element, visit our youtube channel. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

As we close our Summer series on biblical use of water, we look at the use of rivers and how they always represent God's provision of life and sustainability. This is true whether the river in in the Lucious garden, a desert, or in eternal life. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element, visit our youtube channel. For more information about our worship services or church as a...

As we begin to wind down our Summer series on water, we look at a fairly obscure Psalm to see how understanding how big God really is leads us to a deeper relationship with him. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element, look us up on youtube. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

In this week's sermon we continue our Summer series talking about water and how it shows up in Scripture. Jeremiah 17:5-8 discusses the difference between simply being alive and flourishing as we are either rooted in God's living water or simply getting it enough to merely stay alive. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video component, visit our youtube channel. For more information...

In this week's sermon we look at Romans 6:1-4 and discuss the idea of being raised to new life while we look at baptism. We are glad that you made it to this video! We are also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

In this week's sermon we continue our series on the usage of water in Scripture as we look at Jesus' teaching on kindness and service to one another, as he describes providing someone with the simplicity of a cup of water. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video component, visit our youtube channel. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.co...

In this week's sermon, we look at three different stories and three different responses of obedience to God's instruction, all having to do with God's healing power through water. We are glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video component visit our youtube channel. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

In this week's sermon, we continue our series "Come to the Water" as we discuss sin and how it is like using a broken cistern. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video component, visit our youtube channel. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

In this week's sermon we continue our Summer series about the Bible's exploration and relationship to water. We look at Isaiah 43 and how in the worst and "driest" of times, God can provide a stream and aid the situation. We're glad that you made it to this video! We are also available on Spotify and Apple Music. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

In this week's sermon, we take a look at our week ahead of VBS and discuss what our kids will talk about throughout the week. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element visit our youtube channel. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

As we continue our Summer series in the uses of water in the Bible, we look this week at Jesus walking on water through the storm. We discuss many aspects of this story, including how to get through a storm, the idea of faith, and Jesus always being there in the midst of a storm. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video component, visit our youtube channel. For more information on o...

As we continue our sermon series "Come to the Water," we look at Jesus' baptism in Matthew 3. We use this as a template for how we begin discipleship to Christ and the need for repentance in order to do so. We're glad that you made it to this video! We are also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

In this week's sermon, we start a new series called "Come to the Water." In said series, we will spend the Summer looking at different stories and ways in which water is used in the Bible. This week, we look at how Jesus is like water, and how we should go about approaching him as we do water. We're glad that you made it here! For a video element, visit our Youtube channel. For more information on...

In this week's sermon, our friend and the director of the Waco Regional Baptist Association, Terry Johnston, joins us to talk about how the church should be both communal and missional and how the two coincide with one another.

In this week's sermon we continue our series "Yes, You" as we look at the little known character of John-Mark in the New Testament. Though John Mark doesn't get a lot of credit, he was a key part to the start of the early church. Often behind the scenes, there are many instances in which John-Mark was present and involved in major events. Just because someone isn't front and center doesn't mean th...

In this week's sermon we look at Joshua chapter 2 and how God was able to use Rehab, the very definition of an outsider, for his purpose and to further his kingdom. God uses people like Rahab to show that it is him who is working and doing the incredible things, not us. If God can use someone like Rahab, then all we have to do is be humble enough to allow him to use us. We're glad that you made it...

As we start a new series this week, "Yes, You," we look at David's battle against Goliath and how he was the least likely to succeed. But, he allowed God to work through him despite his own inadequacies and succeeded. We can also humbly go before GOd and allow hi to work in us, rather than trying to do things on our own and counting on ourselves. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a v...

In this week's sermon we start a new series called "What's My Purpose?" In it, we will look at Luke 14-16, and start this week with chapter 14. We're glad that you made it here! For a video component visit the youtube link in the show notes. For more information about our worship services or church in general, visit fbcwest.com

In this week's sermon we look at how this past week's total eclipse is similar in comparison to our relationship with God. Mainly, we want to see that while God serves, has done, and does incredible things for us, we ultimately exist to serve him rather than him existing to serve us. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element, click the link in the shownotes. For more informat...

Our Wednesday Night Bible study takes a much different format from our Sunday sermons that we post. We are currently studying the book of Daniel, really diving into the book and opening up all of its intricacies for discussion. In this, you will hear our pastor, John Crowder, primarily, but also questions and discussions from others in the group. Daniel is a very powerful book, and is also very ap...

In this week's sermon we look at the "Now What?" of Easter. As we go through the books of Acts and Ephesians we see to respond to Easter and how our lives are now different because of it. We are glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element, go to the link in the shownotes. For more information on our worship services and church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

Our Wednesday Night Bible study takes a much different format from our Sunday sermons that we post. We are currently studying the book of Daniel, really diving into the book and opening up all of its intricacies for discussion. In this, you will hear our pastor, John Crowder, primarily, but also questions and discussions from others in the group. Daniel is a very powerful book, and is also very ap...

Happy Easter! In this week's sermon we look verse by verse at how the disciples and Mary Magdalene came to find the empty tomb and Jesus' resurrected body. We are thankful for what this day represents and how it changes us and gives us hope for eternity. If you haven't heard this message before, please reach out to us and we'd love to talk to you about it! We're glad that you made it to this sermo...

As we finish our series "Journey to the Cross" leading up to Good Friday and Easter, we look at Jesus' triumphal entry in Jerusalem and all of Jesus' qualities and attributes that went along with it. We're glad that your made it here! For a video component see the link in the show notes. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

In this week's sermon we continue our series, "Journey to Cross," as we build up to Good Friday and Easter. In this week's sermon we look at Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, focusing in on his prayers and how he went about it. We are glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element, visit the link in the show notes. For more information on on worship services or church as a whole, visit...