First Baptist Owasso

Chad Balthrop • 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Some people are thinkers. They make plans. Ask them to go with the flow, they’ll ask what time the flow starts. Other people are feelers. They follow their gut. They may not go where they’re expected, but they frequently end up where they’re needed. Thinker or feeler, everyone makes the best decision they can based on the information available at the time. But...

Chris Wall • Mark 10:32-45 One of the core values of our church is that we worship Christ Alone. Our focus in this community is not to communicate our brand, our social media platform, or our pastoral personalities. Our goal is to exalt the name of Christ and point the world to the real hope of salvation available to all who would come to Him.

Special Guest- Dr. Todd Fisher Executive Director/Treasurer of Oklahoma Baptists.

Chris Wall • Acts 12:1-19 Most people would say prayer is an important activity. But, let’s be honest, do you really think God hears your prayers and responds to the things you bring to Him? What about those times when you pray and the answer that comes is unexpected? Is that normal? How do you process it? How can you understand God’s will versus your will? Here are two truths revealed in the Word...

Chris Wall • Luke 24:48-49 A core value of our church is to embrace the calling to be Ambassadors for Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:20 tells us that God is powerfully making an appeal to salvation through our lives. These days are challenging and now more than ever, people around us need to hear the call to salvation through believers experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit. Are you living with power?...

Chris Wall • Luke 12:22-34 As a disciple following Jesus, there are many reasons to grow a genuine trust in Christ regardless of the circumstances. Is worry paralyzing your life and your walk with God? Seeking the Lord in a vibrant and growing walk with God is your greatest resource for the elimination of worry. As a church growing to be everyday disciples, today we are going to learn how to elimi...

Special Guest Felix Cabrera

Chris Wall • Daniel 8:15-19 God never intended for us to immerse ourselves in prophecy as an end to itself. It was intended to change us. If you don't become a practical, down-to-earth, daily Christian after studying prophecy, you've missed the whole purpose of it.

Chad Balthrop • Revelation 20:11-15 Would you rather be judged by the worst thing you did on the worst day of your life or the best thing you did on the best day of your life? Is it ever possible to really measure up? It’s true for everyone. When I’m wrong, I want mercy. When you’re wrong, I want justice. There is a Righteous Judge. He delivers grace, satisfies justice, and makes all things new. J...

Chris Wall • Ezekiel 33:1-33 All believers are called to be faithful gospel witnesses to the places we live, work and play. We can’t leave it to the “professionals.” There aren’t enough of us. [Do some math for them, as in you are one pastor in a town of 50,000—how is one person going to reach 50,000 people or you are 10 pastors in a city of 1 million. How are 10 pastors going to reach 1 million p...

Chris Wall • Revelation 4:1-11 The Bible is clear that the King will return. The Scriptures reveal that there will be a generation called to physically witness the return of Christ. Regardless if our generation has that calling or we are called to join the Lord prior to His return, Heaven is the place being prepared as our eternal home. God is faithful to open the window of Heaven allowing us to p...

Chris Wall • John 2:18-27 For many believers and non-believers alike, the mere mention of the 2nd coming of Christ strikes paralyzing fear. It is a fact, God is leading the world to its proper end. It is also a fact that the situations and circumstances surrounding the 2nd Coming of Jesus come with revealed and certain challenges. At the same time, those entrusted to serve the Lord during those da...

Chris Wall • John 21:20-25 God in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. According to His promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will be raised and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment. The righteous in their resurrected and...

Chris Wall • John 10:1-6 When it comes to the human story of salvation, Jesus is the real hero. Salvation begins, sustains, and ends with God Himself. This is the reason the important doctrine known as the perseverance of the Saints will definitely come to pass. Because of the cross, all those who are truly born again will be kept by God’s power and will persevere as Christians until the end of th...

Chad Balthrop • John 3:1-21 Did you hear? With this new exercise program, you’ll lose weight and look better! This new vitamin will make you feel young again. This new side hustle will give you more money and more time for more things. This will solve all of your problems. Follow my new program and upgrade to YOU 2.0. You’ve heard the sales pitch. You’ve tried everything under the sun. Yet the upg...

Smokey Hurst No one likes to wait. We want what we want when we want it, and we want what we want right now! Yet Scripture reminds us that there's strength in waiting. In the waiting, old wounds are healed. In the waiting, new ideas inspire fresh focus. In the waiting, the plans of heaven come alive in the heart of humanity. God moves while we wait.

Chad Balthrop • Isaiah 37:5-7 This world is full of trouble. Family is complicated. The nation’s misguided. Even in success, anxiety is high. When people stand against you, and everything’s uncertain. Where is the hope? These must have been the thoughts of Hezekiah, King of Judah. By the Assyrian army’s brutal hands, Hezekiah witnessed the destruction of Israel. Judah would soon be next. Sennacher...

Chris Wall • Hebrews 12:1-4 This challenge in Hebrews 12 is a perfect follow-up to critical warnings from the Minor Prophets. Our Old Testament readings reveal consistent calls for faithfulness in the face of faithlessness. God’s people have a calling to integrity, unity, and sacrificial service for the lost to encounter the saving work of Christ. For God’s people to fully embrace this calling, we...

Chris Wall • Hosea 14:9 Hosea is a vivid and graphic picture of the disobedience of God’s people. We experience salvation by grace that is completely undeserved. This grace moves us to obedience rather than rebellion. An overview of Hosea will be a powerful message to our church. The message comes from the prophet’s heart and his experience and centers on divine love for a people who prostituted t...

Chad Balthrop • Amos 5:18-24 We live in a generation of prosperity. Yet anxiety surrounds us on every side. Social media makes it easy for people to look good without doing good. We can feel generous without being generous. Our world pursues spiritual truth but redefines any reality that doesn’t serve our misty notions. Amos wasn’t a professional preacher, but he followed God in his generation. Yo...

Chris Wall • 2 Kings 4:1-7 Getting everyone in the family on the same financial page, isn’t always easy. With all the pressure there is today about finances, we can’t afford to not understand how to make the most of the money God has given us. We all need some common sense help if we are going to keep from wasting our money. There are so many people who are completely collapsing financially, not b...

Chris Wall • I Kings 18:16-46 Elijah and Obadiah had a front row seat to one of the most powerful spiritual showdowns in the history of the world. 850 pagan prophets showed up to face off with Elijah on Mt. Carmel. Both Elijah and Obadiah played important roles as God showed up in a big way. This Old Testament showdown has a lot to teach us as we live out a gospel adventure as Ambassadors for Chri...

Chad Balthrop · Song of Solomon 8:5-14 Our world is filled with wonders. Nothing is more wondrous than finding that person who seems made for you. Falling in love is easy. Staying in love is the unyielding story of intentional grace. The most difficult, most significant thing you’ll ever do is learn to have a healthy relationship with another person. Whether you’re waiting, looking, dating, or mar...

Stoney Hurst • Proverbs 22:1-6 Pushing one another to be faithful Ambassadors for Christ is a core value of our church. God has called us to this place, at this time and brought us together. Serving the Lord together is a calling. In this pursuit, Proverbs 22:1-6 highlights some key considerations in our Ambassador calling. This day enables us to hear the wisdom of the particular proverbs which wi...

Chad Balthrop • Romans 8:1-39 The stories we tell matter. Some people only focus on the positive parts of their story. They see the world through rose-colored glasses and think they do not need God. Other people only see the broken parts of our world. "If God exists," they think, "He must not care." Yet the story of God is so much richer and deeper than anything we can imagine! In every victory, w...