First Baptist Church of Salem, MA

Mystery. It's a word that first seems to describe things we cannot know or understand. So what does "the mystery of godliness" mean then? Listen in today as we learn what it looks like for followers of Jesus to live a mysteriously beautiful life.

In our hectic and busy world, it's so easy to be inconvenienced by even little things. But Jesus was never inconvenienced. As we come together on this special "Hope Sunday" with Amirah, listen in to what James Hunt teaches us about how the great heart of Jesus meets any person, no matter the circumstances.

What do you aspire for most in life? What does God call all of us to, some of us, and the whole church to? Listen in today to learn more about God's beautiful design for the church.

In a noisy, busy, chaotic world, what kind of life are we to live? What is the life we all want to find? What does God even desire? Listen in today as we lean into those questions, and discover how some (at first glance) controversial statements actually pave the way to the discovery of true life itself.

How do your beliefs and your behavior relate? how important are they to relate? Listen in today to learn more about what a "good conscience" really is and why it is so crucial to our spiritual life.

We live in a "strong man" world. Most times it feels like, for us to succeed at all, we need to muscle up and grab life by the horns. But, in reality, this is the worst thing we should do. Listen in today to learn how acknowledging and leaning into our weaknesses might actually be the best thing for us.

In order to live, we must be healthy. But what does this mean? Listen in today as we learn about "healthy doctrine" from 1 Timothy and discern together how our sin and brokenness relaters toa life of true godliness.

We live in a world where many people want to believe in God or have a general interest in church or Jesus. However, sincere faith is perhaps harder to come by. So what is sincere faith and how do we cultivate it in our lives? Listen in today as we truly begin the road towards genuine godliness.

As we begin a new year, this is a time to decide anew what road we want to walk. Today we begin a new journey through the letter of 1 Timothy with the hopes of discovering together what a life of true godliness can look like in the modern world. Listen in as we begin the journey today with how Jesus is our Hope.

The end of the genealogy of Matthew 1 is Jesus. He is not only the center of the Christmas story, but also the Story of history itself. How so? What does a new beginning look like for us at the end of the genealogy?

Immanuel is one of the most important names in the Scriptures. It means "God With Us." But what does it mean for us? What does it teach us about who God really is?

Mary is so important to the Christmas story. But why? Have we misunderstood her? How is she to be understood, for all her importance and fame? Listen in today to hear how she magnifies the Lord.

One of the most famous names in the Bible has also one of the most mysterious stories in the Bible. What do we know about Joseph of Nazareth, the foster father of Jesus? And why is he important for us today?

Do you ever feel unknown? Like a nobody? Wondering when your real purpose will be revealed in this life? Listen in today as we learn about 9 unknown men from the genealogy of Jesus and the powerful truth they point us toward.

What is my purpose in life? How do I understand my purpose when I don't see tangible results? Listen in today as we learn about a relatively unstudied person in the Bible, Zerubbabel, and how he relates to our stories today.

All of us strive for something (or even many things) in life. These are our hopes and dreams put into action. But what do we do when what we strive for doesn't come about? Is it possible for our striving to be redeemed? Listen in today and learn about King Josiah's striving and how Jesus Christ redeems all of our striving.

How are we to understand the role of power in our world today? In the genealogy of Jesus, we see many powerful kings - some good and some bad. How does Jesus Christ redeem power and how does it affect how we engage in politics and elections today? Listen in today as we direct our gaze upon the Lamb on the eternal throne.

What do you long for most in your life? In your deepest heart? As you consider that question, what do you do with that longing? How do you actually live your life with that longing? Listen in today as we learn from the Scriptures about God's deepest heart longing for us and how it changes everything.

Are you wise or foolish? As we ponder this question honestly, we must realize that we are both! Listen in to today's sermon as we learn about the wisest man in the Bible, and how even he couldn't be his own redeemer. There must be something more to wisdom that we must discover.

We live in an insider/outsider world. How can the genealogy of Jesus Christ teach us anything about what it means to live in this kind of reality? Listen in today as we learn about outsiders in Jesus's time, and in todays time, and then what we can learn about the true "insider" life.

Do you feel weak or incapable sometimes in life? What hope can there be? Listen in today as Marcos teaches us from the remarkable story of Ruth and Boaz.

What did Judah do to deserve the Christ to come from his tribe and not one of the other 11? Listen in today to one of the wildest stories in the Scriptures, and what it teaches us about ourselves, and more importantly, the great grace of God.

Life is a journey. "Not all who wander are lost" is a quote we hear often today. But what does it mean to journey, to wander, to sojourn? Listen in today as we learn about one of the first people mentioned in Jesus's family tree - Abraham. What can we learn from his story?

Jesus's family tree is full of interesting people. But one thing they all share in common is that they are not perfect, not by any stretch of the imagination! As we step into the fall, we're going to be learning each week about how Jesus is the Redeemer of all broken people, starting with the ones in his own genealogy. Today though we begin simply with the simple fact - The Redeemer is the Christ,...

Who is your master? All of us serve something or someone, or multiple somethings or someones. But Psalm 16 invites us to a deeper kind of apprenticeship than anything else in the world. Listen in as we learn what it means to live the Way of Jesus.