First Baptist Decatur Podcast

Rev. Kristen Koger, our Pastor to Children and Families at FBC Decatur, continues our sermon series on the Parables of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke. This one's from Luke 11:1-13. Scripture: "So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who...

Rev. Dr. David Gushee continues our sermon series on the Parables of Jesus as they are found in the Gospel of Luke. This one's from Luke 12:13-21. Scripture: "And he said to them, 'Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions...'" (Luke 12:15).

Rev. Dr. David Gushee continues our new sermon series on the Parables of Jesus as they are found in the Gospel of Luke. This one's about probably the most famous parable of all: the Good Samaritan. Scripture References: Luke 10:25-37 "'Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?' He said, 'The one who showed him mercy.' Jesus said to h...

Rev. Dr. David Gushee kicks off our new sermon series on the Parables of Jesus as they are found in the Gospel of Luke. This one's about the Parable of the Sower. Scripture References: Luke 8:4-15 "When a great crowd gathered and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable: 'A sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell on the path and was trampled on, and the...

Rev. Dr. David Gushee leads us in the final part of our sermon series on Genesis 1-11. Scripture References: Genesis 8:20-9:17: "God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, 'Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. The fear and dread of you shall rest on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the air, on everything that creeps on the ground, and on all the fish of the sea;...

Rev. Dr. David Gushee leads us in the sixth part of our sermon series on Genesis 1-11 (this one's about the flood). Scripture References: Genesis 6:5-8, 7:11-24 "The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his he...

Rev. Dr. David Gushee leads us in the fifth part of our sermon series on Genesis 1-11. Scripture Reference: Genesis 4:1-16 "If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it.” — Genesis 4:7

Rev. Dr. David Gushee leads us in the fourth part of a new sermon series on Genesis 1-11. Scripture References: Genesis 3:8-24 "By the sweat of your face     you shall eat bread until you return to the ground,     for out of it you were taken; you are dust,     and to dust you shall return.” —Genesis 3:19

Rev. Dr. David Gushee leads us in the third part of a new sermon series on Genesis 1-11. Scripture References: Genesis 3:1-7 "The woman said to the serpent, ‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden;’ but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.’ But the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will n...

Rev. Dr. David Gushee leads us in the second part of a new sermon series on Genesis 1-11. Scripture References: Genesis 2:18-25 “And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, ‘This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; this one shall be called Woman, for out of Man[c] this one was taken.’ ” — Genesis 2:22-23

Rev. Dr. David Gushee leads us in the first part of a new sermon series on Genesis 1-11. Scripture References: Genesis 1:1–2:3 “Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps up...

Guest preacher, Linsey Addington, shares about the complicated nature of the Trinity. Linsey is a graduate of McAfee School of Theology and gifted teacher. Scripture References: Genesis 1:26-31, Matthew 16:13-17 “He said to them ‘But who do you say that I am?’ " —Matthew 16:15

Pastor David Gushee shares with us in the final part of our series on the Holy Spirit. Scripture Reference: Acts 2:1-13 "When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue reste...

Pastor David Gushee shares with us in part six of our 7-part series on the Holy Spirit. Scripture References: John 14:25-26, Acts 10:34-48 "While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word. The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles, for they heard them speaking in t...

Pastor David Gushee shares with us in part five of our 7-part series on the Holy Spirit. Scripture References: Romans 12:3-8, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11 "For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many...

Shelly Woodruff shares with us in part four of our 7-part series on the Holy Spirit. Scripture References: Romans 8:14-17 "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!” it is that very Spirit bearing witness[b] with our spirit that we are...

Pastor David Gushee shares with us in part three of our 7-part series on the Holy Spirit. Scripture References: Galatians 5:16-26 "By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires....

Matthew Snyder, Pastoral Resident at FBC Decatur, shares with us in Part 2 of our series on the Holy Spirit about the "voice of the Holy Spirit." Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 Key points: When the Spirit speaks, LIFE happens // We can only know deep things of God through intimacy with the Holy Spirit // Sometimes when the Spirit speaks, it doesn't make sense If you're interested in lea...

Who is the Holy Spirit? Why don't Baptists tackle this theological gray area for many Christians? Rev. Dr. David Gushee tackles this very involved "answer" in the first of a 7-part series on the Holy Spirit. Scripture References: Isaiah 63:-7-14 John 3:1-10 Romans 8:9-11

The final installment of our Lenten Preaching Series on "Meanings of the Cross," delivered by Rev. Dr. David P. Gushee on Easter Sunday.

Special guest, Dr. Jeff Willetts, Dean of the McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, GA joins us for our Palm Sunday message.

The fifth in our 2017 Lenten Preaching Series as we explore the multiple meanings of the Cross of Jesus Christ.

The fourth in our 2017 Lenten Preaching Series as we explore the multiple meanings of the Cross of Jesus Christ.

The third sermon in our 2017 Lenten Series as we explore the multiple meanings of the Cross of Jesus Christ.

The second of our 2017 Lenten Preaching Series where we explore the multiple meanings of the Cross of Jesus Christ.