First Baptist Church Wimberley

Send us Fan Mail In this final message on the book of Ephesians Pastor Aaron talks about an upcoming mission opportunity and goes over the last few verses of Ephesians, chapter 6. Then he encourages the congregation and online audience to let the Word of God speak for itself and wash over them as he recites by memory the entire book of Ephesians!

Send us Fan Mail After teaching on putting on the whole armor of God, Paul asks his brothers and sisters in Ephesus to pray for him, to be on bold mission for God. Taking Ephesians 6.19-20 as a model,  we are to 1) ask others to pray for us, and then 2) simply opening our mouths to speak, followed by 3) proclaiming the mystery of the gospel, and finally 4) owning our ambassadorship.

Send us Fan Mail There's an urgent appeal give in Jude 3 to "contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints." The next verse, Jude 4, gives three reasons for the appeal, having to do with "certain ungodly people," "perverting the grace of our God," and "denying our only Master and Lord." This is the 2nd sermon in a continuing series...

Send us Fan Mail Basing an entire message on Ephesians 6:18 - "praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints," - Pastor Aaron goes through five main points about prayer in general: 1) Pray at all times 2) Pray with all prayers 3) Pray for all perseverance and strength 4) Pray for...

Send us Fan Mail Continuing in our series on Ephesians, Pastor Aaron encourages us in this message 1) to stand firm in our faith, 2) to be aware but not afraid of spiritual warfare, and 3) to arm ourselves with our new identity in Christ. He also goes into detail on the significance of each of the pieces of armor mentioned in Ephesians 6.

Send us Fan Mail John chapter 6 presents the glory of God on display, as well as a non-negotiable call for us to follow Christ. In addition to this, God demonstrates His love for us all the time if we only open our eyes to see it. Join student pastor Sean Sivils as he explores these and other themes in this message.

Send us Fan Mail "Who I am is who I am because of who I am in Christ Jesus." In the past couple weeks we've seen that this changes the way you are as a mom or dad. And it also changes the way that kids honor their parents. But this week we'll see how it changes the way we work. In this practical message there's a word to employees as well as supervisors. Employees, are you...

Send us Fan Mail The book of Ephesians is all about new identity. "Who I am is who I am because of who I am in Christ Jesus" is the phrase we've been repeating since we began the series. This idea extends to children, as well as adults. Pastor Aaron's main points in this message are: 1) Children are to obey their parents from the heart 2) Children are to honor their parents bec...

Send us Fan Mail In this message from our Ephesians series Pastor Aaron talks about the importance of understanding that your marriage is bigger than you! To husbands, he says "let the way you love your wife point people to the gospel, and to wives, he says "Let the way you follow your husband point people to the gospel." He also explains why the "S" word isn't as bad...

Send us Fan Mail The book of Jude might be one of the most neglected books of the New Testament, but in this message Pastor Mike Gibbons covers the purpose, author, audience, and prayer of Jude.

Send us Fan Mail This section of Ephesians, among other things, is a review of marriage roles of the husband and spouse. And above all we see how important the role of the Holy Spirit is in our marriage relationships.

Send us Fan Mail Ephesians 5:15-21 teaches us three things. We are to: 1. Stay awake (v. 15) 2. Walk in wisdom (vs. 15-18), and 3. Be filled with the Spirit (vs. 18-21).

Send us Fan Mail There are four things we must consider as we walk in the light, according to Ephesians 5.3-14. They are: 1. Be satisfied in God, not the thing of the world (vs. 3-5) 2. Watch out for deceivers (vs. 6-7) 3. Bear fruit and please God (vs. 8-10), and 4. Expose the darkness (vs. 11-13).

Send us Fan Mail Mark 16:6 says "'...Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here...'" In this Easter message Pastor Aaron brings out the following three points: 1) The resurrection gives vindication and victory 2) The resurrection shows faithfulness and fidelity 3) The resurrection reveals the power of redemption

Send us Fan Mail In this Palm Sunday message, Pastor Aaron takes a text in Mark 15 and speaks to the shame of the cross, the suffering of the cross, and the salvation of the cross. Jesus "gave His life as a ransom for many," as it says in Mark 10. And from Romans 5 we know that "God demonstrated His love toward us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Have...

Send us Fan Mail Ephesians 5.1 encourages us to be "imitators of God, as beloved children." One way to do this is spoken about in the previous chapter (4.31), where it speaks of putting away the characteristics of the old life. The following verse (4.32) instructs us to walk in the new life by saying to "be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ...

Send us Fan Mail In another letter to the church in Galatia, Paul instructs us to "walk in the spirit." But the subject of this sermon on Ephesians is grieving the Holy Spirit, which is the result of walking in sin. We must guard against this in our walk with Christ. And to help us gain a fuller understanding of how the Holy Spirit works in the individual lives of believers, Pastor Aaron...

Send us Fan Mail In this message from our recent Family Life Weekend Brad Flurry gives us compelling reasons why we need to be aware of the dangers of a hurried life. They are: 1) Hurry redirects our worship 2) Hurry reinforces our worry, and 3) Hurry results in wreckage Only in Jesus will we find rest for our souls. He gives what no one else can give -- rest from the burden of sin and rest from a...

Send us Fan Mail We are called to reflect the glory of God. In order to do so, we see a fourfold checklist in Ephesians 4:25-30. 1) Consider your tongue (v. 25) 2) Consider your heart (vs. 26-27) 3) Consider your hands (v. 28), and 4) Consider your words (v. 29) If there is any concern with these areas of your life now is the time to repent and surrender your will to God. Pray through these things...

Send us Fan Mail In our walk with Christ we're called to daily "put off" the old life and "put on" the new. In Ephesians 4:17-24 there is a three-fold description of our old life compared to a three-fold command for our new life in Christ. Pastor Aaron brings these points to life in "Old vs. New" during our continuing series on Ephesians.

Send us Fan Mail In Ephesians 4:6-10 we see the immeasurable grace given to us through Christ. Following that is a presentation of spiritual gifts bestowed on God's people. And in verse 16 we see how dependent the church is on its individual members exercising their gifts so that the body grows and builds itself up in love.

Send us Fan Mail Continuing in our series on Ephesians, Pastor Aaron speaks to the subject of unity in the church. Using Ephesians 4:1-6, his main points are to 1.) Walk worthy because of your new identity (vs. 1-3), and 2.) Walk worthy because we are ONE in unity (vs. 4-6). Take a moment to praise God for our new identity in Christ, and for the unity and the bond of peace Jesus purchased on the c...

Send us Fan Mail In this final message in our Membership Matters series Pastor Aaron focuses on three commands and a warning from Hebrews 10:19-25 - 1. Stir one another up, 2. Do not neglect to meet, 3) Encourage one another, and 4) Be ready for His return. He also talks about the true meaning of fellowship, calling it our God-ordained protection. We hope this series has helped you to have a great...

Send us Fan Mail In this message in our Membership Matters series Pastor Aaron talks about the difficult subject of church discipline where he goes over four points: 1) Consider the NECESSITY (When is church discipline needed?) 2) Consider the MOTIVE (Why do we practice church discipline?) 3) Consider the GOAL (What do we accomplish with church discipline?) 4) Consider the PROCESS (How do we pract...

Send us Fan Mail In our 2nd message of the series Membership Matters Pastor Aaron answers the questions 1. Why did Jesus start the church? 2. What does He want us to accomplish? 3. How is He expecting us to continue the ministry that He started AND that He intends to finish? But first we need to consider the main points of the message, which are 1. Know your Identity 2. Own your Purpose, and 3. We...