First Baptist Church Wimberley

Send us Fan Mail "Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” And Jesus answered him,...

Send us Fan Mail "So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven."

Send us Fan Mail Who is Jesus? This week we looked at four different groups and there differing reactions to Jesus in Luke 1:18-35. Whenever we encounter the Living Jesus a response is required, what is your response today?

Send us Fan Mail 28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Send us Fan Mail 13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”

Send us Fan Mail 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

Send us Fan Mail 1 Who has believed what he has heard from us?     And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For he grew up before him like a young plant,     and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,     and no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men,     a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as on...

Send us Fan Mail 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” 55 “O death, where is your victory?     O death, where is your sting?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and t...

Send us Fan Mail When we are tossed about by the storms of this life, we have a Savior in Jesus who is our firm foundation. Jesus has the power to heal but when He doesn't He is still with us in our grief. He defeated death once and for all so that we could one day spend eternity with Him!

Send us Fan Mail 6 And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, “Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. 7 Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed.

Send us Fan Mail 4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

Send us Fan Mail   5 And I heard the angel in charge of the waters[ a ] say, “Just are you, O Holy One, who is and who was,     for you brought these judgments. 6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,     and you have given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve!” 7 And I heard the altar saying, “Yes, Lord God the Almighty,     true and just are your judgments!”

Send us Fan Mail "I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."

Send us Fan Mail  "For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regenerat...

Send us Fan Mail This week Pastor Mike Gibbons continues his sermon series in Jude. It was a tough sermon primarily focused on God's past judgements and God's current charges. But thanks be to God that those of us who are in Christ are a New Creation. We have the current blessing of God's continual presence with us through His Holy Spirit, and can look forward to being WITH HIM Fore...

Send us Fan Mail 5 Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved[ a ] a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

Send us Fan Mail 9 He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound[ a ] doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

Send us Fan Mail The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2     He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.[ a ] 3     He restores my soul.    He leads me in paths of righteousness[ b ]     for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,[ c ]     I will fear no evil, for you are with me;     your rod and your staff, they comf...

Send us Fan Mail 9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Send us Fan Mail "I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have the other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd." 

Send us Fan Mail Jesus is the Chief Shepherd of our church. As we seek to confirm Elder candidates, we look to His standard and example as the ultimate guide of how to lead and serve others.

Send us Fan Mail 1 Peter 5:1-4 So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: 2 shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight,[ a ] not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;[ b ] not for shameful gain, but eagerly; 3 not domineering over those in yo...

Send us Fan Mail As we plan and pray towards our transition to an elder team, Pastor Aaron challenges us to carefully EVALUATE our church's Elder candidates.

Send us Fan Mail As a new year begins, we will spend the next 3 weeks looking to the Scriptures to define the term Elder, Pastor, Overseer, Shepherd.

Send us Fan Mail When we are in Christ we are a New Creation, the old has gone, the New has come. Why then do we still have the urge to keep on sinning? Join us this week as Pastor Sean dives into this deep topic.