First Baptist Church Temple

// Sermon from Student Pastor Jim Siegel //

James 2:14-26New International Version (NIV) Faith and Deeds 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way...

James 1:19-25 - Live by God's Word - It is possible to be charmed by God's Word but not changed by it. - All Christians are under the instruction of the Bible. - The law provides freedom. - Jeremiah 31:33, "This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts." - Our freedom in Christ is directl...

- James 1:13-18 - God is not in the business of tempting His children. - Sin enslaves us, consumes us, and then addicts us. - There is a way back from sin. - God is good all the time. - Challenge: Avoid the dangerous intersection of desire and opportunity. Reflection: What is the definition of temptation? How is it helpful to know God does not tempt us? What is the process of evil desire? What doe...

James 1:1-8 - Trials are added value to our lives. - We should be good stewards of our trials. - Perseverance is a requirement. - Ask and believe God for wisdom. - Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” - Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not...

1. Samuel had a spiritual weakness. (Judges 16:15-16) 2. Samson's spiritual weakness was exploited. (Judges 16:17-21) 3. Samson made a spiritual comeback. (Judges 16:22)

1. Celebrities Desire Recognition. - Matthew 20:20-21 2. Proud people think of themselves. The Bible says to look at the interests of others. 3. Celebrities Desire Easy Access. - Matthew 20:22-23 4. Jesus asked, "Can you drink this cup?" 5. Romans 6:1-3, "What shall we say then, shall we continue to sin that grace might increase? God forbid! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don...

- John 20:11-18 - Jesus frees us from despair. -John 20:24-29 - Jesus does the impossible. - John 21:15-19 - Jesus asks us to follow him. Challenge: Proclaim Jesus as Lord and Savior of your life today. 1. What is your Jesus story? 2. What do you need from Jesus today? 3. Which Bible character from the sermon do you relate to most?

Luke 19:28-35 Zechariah 9:9-10 Luke 19:36-38 The King has a surprising entourage Haters gonna hate Can stones talk? Genesis 4:10 Habakkuk 2:9-11 Luke 19:39-40 The earth itself won’t be quiet. How can we? Romans 8:19-25 Challenge: Shout like stones Invite someone to church on Easter

- Deuteronomy 6:1-9 - What are our kids learning about God from us? - Train up your child. - Proverbs 22:6: “Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” - Parents must practice the same truths they are teaching. - Honor your parents. - Ephesians 6:1-3 - The parent child relationship is sacred to God. - We honor our parents when we grow up a...

- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 - Marriage Myths 1. We expect the same things. 2. Everything Good Gets Better; Everything Bad Disappears. 3. My Spouse Completes Me. - Genesis 2:20-24 - Love is blind means we overlook the faults of those we love. - Do not expect your spouse to be your savior. - John 15:5 - Three sides of love. 1. Passion: It’s a physical thing. 2. Intimacy: It’s an Emotional Thing. 3. Commi...

2 Corinthians 5:14-15: "For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again. " -- Under each crisis is a breakdown in relationships. -- Families spend 3-4 minutes a day together. -- Jesus impacted the world by loving. --...

- Genesis 2:22-24: "Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh." - Marriage involves a new pledge to a spouse in...

Acts 8:14-17 When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria. When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and...

Jesus showed up for all people Philip showed up to serve Acts 8:26-31 NRSV 26 Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go toward the south[g] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a wilderness road.) 27 So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her entire treasury. He had come...

Acts 4:36-5:11 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”) sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet. Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apo...

Acts 2:42-47 They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts....

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place, Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled he whole house where they were sitting, They saw what seemed to be tongues of firer that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. Miracles...

Psalm 56:3-4 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise – in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? Acknowledge that there are things that will make you afraid. 2 Timothy 1:7. “God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of love and self- discipline.” God calls us to do more than simply bear the load of adversity. He calls us to persevere (press forw...

Luke 2:25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout, He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. The desire to be comforted is a universal human need. Luke 2:36-38 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and the...

Mathew 2:1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod; Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When King Herod heard his he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people’s chief priests and teachers of th...

Charlie Brown and ___________ Jimmy Fallon and ______________ Taylor Swift and ______________ Laverne and ____________ Lucy and ______________ Amy Poehler and _______ David and _____________ 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a Pure heart. Great friendships challenge us. Proverbs 27:17, “As iro...