First Baptist Church Thomson, GA

FBC Thomson has come to a pivotal moment in its life. As we read in 1 Chronicles 28, like King David lead Israel to embrace a vision for building the Temple, we believe God is leading us to commit ourselves to prepare and provide for a future where His glory and presence will guide us and bless all who seek Him, from generation to generation. David gathered all the leaders to share the vision God...

FBC Thomson has come to a pivotal moment in its life. As we read in 1 Chronicles 28, like King David lead Israel to embrace a vision for building the Temple, we believe God is leading us to commit ourselves to prepare and provide for a future where His glory and presence will guide us and bless all who seek Him, from generation to generation. David gathered all the leaders to share the vision God...

In this final message of the Better series, we look at the last "Great": the Great Commission. God doesn’t want us to just be better in ourselves—spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, and physically; He doesn’t just want us to be better relationally with our family, friends, and fellow Christians. God wants us to be better missionally as well, in how we fulfill His purpose and will for our liv...

In this final message of the Better series, we look at the last "Great": the Great Commission. God doesn’t want us to just be better in ourselves—spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, and physically; He doesn’t just want us to be better relationally with our family, friends, and fellow Christians. God wants us to be better missionally as well, in how we fulfill His purpose and will for our liv...

The Second Greatest Commandment, according to Christ, is to love our neighbors as ourselves. Jesus later raises the bar, calling us to love one another as He loves us. The NT gives us a great example and a practical look at that kind of Christian love. It’s found in a personal letter written by Paul to his dear friend, Philemon. From this letter, we can learn the keys to being relationally better,...

The Second Greatest Commandment, according to Christ, is to love our neighbors as ourselves. Jesus later raises the bar, calling us to love one another as He loves us. The NT gives us a great example and a practical look at that kind of Christian love. It’s found in a personal letter written by Paul to his dear friend, Philemon. From this letter, we can learn the keys to being relationally better,...

We round out the Greatest Commandment in this sermon by looking at how to love God with all our strength or might. That is how God would have us become physically better and healthier people. For the Jewish people, loving God with all your might included all the resources God had entrusted to them, which makes this a matter of stewardship--of our bodies, our time, our talents, and our financial re...

We round out the Greatest Commandment in this sermon by looking at how to love God with all our strength or might. That is how God would have us become physically better and healthier people. For the Jewish people, loving God with all your might included all the resources God had entrusted to them, which makes this a matter of stewardship--of our bodies, our time, our talents, and our financial re...

We’ve looked at how we can be spiritually better by loving God with all our heart and emotionally better by loving God with all our soul. Today, we are going to discover how to be intellectually better by loving God with all our mind. Let’s look at a few of the things the Bible tells us about our minds, our intellects, our ability to think and reason, to learn and obtain wisdom and knowledge. What...

We’ve looked at how we can be spiritually better by loving God with all our heart and emotionally better by loving God with all our soul. Today, we are going to discover how to be intellectually better by loving God with all our mind. Let’s look at a few of the things the Bible tells us about our minds, our intellects, our ability to think and reason, to learn and obtain wisdom and knowledge. What...

In this sermon, we look at the Fruit of the Spirit to consider how the Holy Spirit is working to heal and enhance our emotional life through these divine qualities. The Fruit of the Spirit are virtues that reveal Christ's character being developed in us. They can guide how we deal with and express our emotions in a way that honors God and builds up the people around us.

In this sermon, we look at the Fruit of the Spirit to consider how the Holy Spirit is working to heal and enhance our emotional life through these divine qualities. The Fruit of the Spirit are virtues that reveal Christ's character being developed in us. They can guide how we deal with and express our emotions in a way that honors God and builds up the people around us.

In this sermon we look at the biblical call to write or inscribe God’s Word in our hearts, as if our hearts were tablets—like those Moses brought down from the mountain. But instead of hard stone, God’s Word is engraved in our living hearts—in our very spirits, upon what makes us the unique people we are. This is the key to becoming spiritually healthier and better.

In this sermon we look at the biblical call to write or inscribe God’s Word in our hearts, as if our hearts were tablets—like those Moses brought down from the mountain. But instead of hard stone, God’s Word is engraved in our living hearts—in our very spirits, upon what makes us the unique people we are. This is the key to becoming spiritually healthier and better.

My hope is that this sermon series can help us do more than just make New Year Resolutions that we just give up on in a few weeks. God desires you to become better, to become more Christlike, to become healthier, holier, and even happier. How we plan to get there is what makes all the difference. Let’s begin 2025 the right way, by looking at some great truths from God's Word to help us truly start...

My hope is that this sermon series can help us do more than just make New Year Resolutions that we just give up on in a few weeks. God desires you to become better, to become more Christlike, to become healthier, holier, and even happier. How we plan to get there is what makes all the difference. Let’s begin 2025 the right way, by looking at some great truths from God's Word to help us truly start...

God’s gifts of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love are all connected as one Gift—the Gift of Jesus. And all the things we give in response—surrendering our fears, giving God our trust and treasures—it’s all part of giving God one gift—the gift of our heart, the gift of our worship. To sum this up and connect it together, as we think about giving the Lord worship from our hearts, I want us to look back at t...

God’s gifts of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love are all connected as one Gift—the Gift of Jesus. And all the things we give in response—surrendering our fears, giving God our trust and treasures—it’s all part of giving God one gift—the gift of our heart, the gift of our worship. To sum this up and connect it together, as we think about giving the Lord worship from our hearts, I want us to look back at t...

Dr. Matt Ward preaches a sermon about bringing God the best of our treasures. Using the story of the Wise Men (Magi) from Matthew 1, we discover how we can bring God our treasures as a response to His gift of joy.

Dr. Matt Ward preaches a sermon about bringing God the best of our treasures. Using the story of the Wise Men (Magi) from Matthew 1, we discover how we can bring God our treasures as a response to His gift of joy.

In the last sermon, we discovered that in exchange or hope, we can give the Lord our trust. In this message, we consider what we are to give Jesus in exchange for His peace? While it's not usually a good gift-giving practice, Jesus wants us to give Him something we don’t want—We can give Jesus our fears.

In the last sermon, we discovered that in exchange or hope, we can give the Lord our trust. In this message, we consider what we are to give Jesus in exchange for His peace? While it's not usually a good gift-giving practice, Jesus wants us to give Him something we don’t want—We can give Jesus our fears.

This Advent season, I want to invite you on a journey to think about the gifts we can bring to Jesus, not just at Christmas, but with our whole lives? I hope these sermons can help us prepare our hearts as we reflect on how we can honor the King of Kings with the gifts we bring to Him. This first Sunday of Advent, we focus on Hope as a gift that is ours because of Jesus’ birth. But what gift can w...

This Advent season, I want to invite you on a journey to think about the gifts we can bring to Jesus, not just at Christmas, but with our whole lives? I hope these sermons can help us prepare our hearts as we reflect on how we can honor the King of Kings with the gifts we bring to Him. This first Sunday of Advent, we focus on Hope as a gift that is ours because of Jesus’ birth. But what gift can w...

G.K. Chesterton wrote, “It is only the fool who tries to get the heavens inside his head, and not unnaturally his head bursts. The wise man is content to get his head inside the heavens.” In this sermon from Jesus' Olivet Discourse in Mark 13, as we think about God’s future plans for us and the world, let’s just try to get our heads inside the heavens for some insight, perspective, and gratitude.