First Importance

Pastor Josh Hall delivers this special Resurrection Sunday message from Matthew 27-28. Looking at "The Grave From God's Perspective," he shares 3 main points: 1. The Grave Prepared - 2:57-61 2. The Grave Policed - 27:62-66 3. The Grave Powerless - 28:1-7

Pastor Josh Hall begins with the premise in verse 1, "If then you have been raised with Christ..." leading to the encouragement to "Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth." In the rest of the passage (vv. 3-17), he discusses: 1. THINGS TO PUT TO DEATH - v. 5 1) Sexual Immorality 2) Impurity 3) Passion 4) Evil Desire 5) Covetousness (Idolatry) 2...

Pastor Josh Hall takes a break from his CHOOSE JOY series in Philippians to present this Palm Sunday message from Psalm 24 and John 12:12-19, "Who Is This King of Glory?"

On the 3rd Sunday in March, 2020, churches all over the country were closed due to COVID restrictions. But FBCWM never missed a beat, beginning instead a parking lot service called FBC DRIVES IN. Each year at this time, we remember how God blessed us during those days and celebrate His faithfulness through it all. Pastor Josh Hall shares this message in the parking lot, "Rejoice in Suffering,...

Dr. Jimmy Millikin, retired Professor of Theology at Mid-America Baptist Seminary, steps in for our ailing pastor to share this message on "Revival."

Pastor Josh Hall continues his CHOOSE JOY series with this message from Philippians 1 entitled "Only Live Worthy." Pointing out in v. 27 that the word "only" means "this and nothing else," he goes on to list 4 aspects of living worthy. 1.   Stand Firm Together - v. 27      1) Something Firm to Stand Upon      2) Something to Stand Against...

Continuing his CHOOSE JOY series, Pastor Josh Hall brings this message from Philippians 1:18-26 entitled, "Keys to An Effective and Christlike Ministry." He lists 5 keys that are apparent in Paul's letter to the Philippians: 1.   Determined Joy - vv. 18 - 19 2.  Eager Expectation - v. 20 3.  Impassioned Purpose - vv. 21 - 22 4.  Heavenly Hunger - v. 23 5.  Selfless Se...

Pastor Josh Hall introduces a month long study on Missions from Acts 13:1-3. 

Pastor Josh Hall takes a detour from Philippians to deliver a message on his heart about revival. From this familiar passage in 2 Chronicles 7:14, he shares the "Prerequisites for Revival." 1.   My People      Revival must begin with God's people. 2.  Humble Themselves      Emphasizing the need for humility, he quotes C.S. Lewis: "A...

Pastor Josh Hall finishes this Wednesday evening study, WHY WE TRUST  THE  BIBLE (based on a study by Stephen L. Nichols of Ligonier  Ministries). This session examines "The Sufficiency of Scripture." He asserts that Scripture contains all the words that God intended for us to have for the following: 1.   Salvation - vv. 14 - 15      Passages like...

Pastor Josh Hall continues this series, CHOOSE JOY, from the book of Philippians. Today's message from Philippians 1:12-18 is entitled "Don't Call It a Setback." From this passage, we see Paul's perspective and the truth that... OUR SETBACKS ARE HIS SETUPS 1.   Persecution to Platforms - vv. 12 -1 3 2.  Our "Misfortunes" are Others' Motivation - vv. 14 - 16 3.  Opposition to Op...

Pastor Josh Hall continues this Wednesday evening study, WHY WE TRUST THE  BIBLE (based on a study by Stephen L. Nichols of Ligonier Ministries). This session examines "The Clarity (Perspicuity) of Scripture."  1.   Defining the Clarity of Scripture 2.  Illuminating the Principle of Illumination

Pastor Josh Hall continues this series, CHOOSE JOY, from the book of Philippians. In this message, entitled "Joyous," he examines Paul's prayer for the Philippians and identifies 2 primary aspects: 1.   Gratitude - vv. 3 - 8      Paul's gratitude is:      1) With Direction      2) With Determination      3) Intentional      4) With Persistence      5) With Confidence 2.  Prayer - vv. 9 - 11      P...

Pastor Josh Hall continues this Wednesday evening study, WHY WE TRUST  THE  BIBLE (based on a study by Stephen L. Nichols of Ligonier  Ministries).  This session examines the "Canon of Scripture" and some of the criteria trusted in recognizing the 39 books of the Old Testament and the 27 books of the New Testament. THE OLD TESTAMENT     1.   Self-A...

Pastor Josh Hall introduces our theme for 2023 with this survey of the book of Philippians, "Choose Joy." He begins with this premise: "Happiness is based on circumstances and circumstances change. God wants us to experience something greater than happiness, that is, JOY!" He then goes on to draw out 4 Keys to Joy found in this epistle. 1.   Perspective - 1:1 2.  Priorities - 1:19-2...

Pastor Josh Hall continues this month-long series on what it means to be  a church member. In this final episode, entitled "Every Member...A Witness,"  he emphasizes the importance of sharing the Gospel with people around us. In order to carry out this task, he notes that... 1.   We Have a Command 2.  We Have a Book 3.  We Have a Helper 4.  We Have a Community

Pastor Josh Hall continues this month-long series on what it means to be  a church member. In this episode, entitled "Every Member...A Servant - Part 2," he discusses 5 important "BEs" of a good church member: 1.   BE DILIGENT IN YOUR WALK WITH CHRIST      1) Time in Prayer      2) Time in His Word 2.  BE FAITHFUL IN ATTENDING...

Pastor Josh Hall continues this Wednesday evening study, WHY WE TRUST THE  BIBLE (based on a study by Stephen L. Nichols of Ligonier Ministries).  In this episode, "Inerrancy," he discusses the truth of God's infallible, inerrant Word. 1.   Every Word in the Bible is True      1) Ordinary Language      2) Phenomenal Language &nb...

Pastor Josh Hall continues this month-long series on what it means to be a church member. In this episode, entitled "Every Member...A Servant Part 1,"  he uses Mark 16:13-20 as a springboard for a discussion of obedience as it relates to the 2 ordinances of the church: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. 1.   BAPTISM      1) The Correct Scriptural Mode  &nbs...

Pastor Josh Hall continues this Wednesday evening study, WHY WE TRUST THE  BIBLE (based on a study by Stephen L. Nichols of Ligonier Ministries).  In this episode, "Inspiration," he examines the authority of Scripture. After discussing the common misunderstandings about inspiration, Pastor Josh goes on the discuss "What is Inspiration?" 1.   Divine Authorship  2.  Sov...

Pastor Josh Hall begins a month-long series on what it means to be a church member. This episode, entitled "Every Member...A Believer," examines 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 and the essential nature of the Gospel in the life of church member. 1.   The Gospel Described - vv.  1 - 2 2.  The Gospel Defined - vv. 3 - 4 3.  The Gospel Defended - vv. 5 - 8 4.  The Gospel's Demand...

Pastor Josh Hall begins a new Wednesday evening study, WHY WE TRUST THE BIBLE (based on a study by Stephen L. Nichols of Ligonier Ministries). This episode examines God's "Revelation" through His Word. 1.   Why Revelation?      1) God is the ORIGINATOR of Revelation      2) God is the INSTIGATOR of Revelation     &nbsp...

Pastor Josh Hall shares a Christmas Day message, the last of 2022.

On this last Wednesday evening service of 2022, Pastor Josh Hall shares a word of encouragement from Psalm 46. God is our refuge (v.1) He is our strength He is a very present help We need not fear (vv. 2-7) We trust his power (vv. 8-9) Be still and know that He is God (v. 10) He will be exalted He is with us (v. 11)

Pastor Josh Hall shares this final message in our BELIEVE & LIVE series from the Gospel of John. In this message on the "sign miracles," he demonstrates from the Scriptures that "Jesus' miracles are not an end in themselves, but signs along the journey to believing." The Water Into Wine - John 2:1-11 The Cleansing of the Temple - John 2:13-23 The Healing of the Official's Son - John 4:46-54 Th...