First Baptist Church, Milton, LA

In this Easter sermon, Pastor Matt preaches from 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. 

In this sermon from John 7:40-52, Pastor Matt shows how the crowds responded to Jesus's invitation to come to Him for living water. What we see is that the identity, teaching, and authority of Christ are all sources of division, particularly between believers and unbelievers. 

We had the privilege of hosting Dr. James White, of Alpha and Omega Ministries, on April 2, 2025. Dr. White taught on the dual nature of Christ, known theologically as the hypostatic union. We hope you'll listen in and be encouraged by this teaching on the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ. 

Pastor Matt preaches from John 7:37-39 and walks us through the context of Jesus's promise of the Holy Spirit and the promise that "out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." 

In today's sermon from John 7:25-36, Pastor Matt continues to walk us through the responses of the crowds to Jesus and His teaching in the temple at the Feast of Booths. From this text, we see the importance of basing our beliefs about Jesus on the Scriptures alone and how the Gospel itself demands a response. 

In this sermon from John 7:14-24, Pastor Matt walks us through the opening exchange between Jesus and the crowds in the temple at the Feast of Booths. In particular, we see how the crowds judging Jesus by outward appearances and not with right judgment applies to us today. 

In this sermon from John 7:1-13, Pastor Matt encourages us to believe that is the Christ as He is the fulfillment of what is celebrated at the Feast of Booths. We can and should believe in Christ in spite of the unbelief of Jesus's brothers, the Jewish authorities, and the Jewish people. 

Pastor Matt takes a break from John, preaching from Matthew 6:5-15 on prayer. Specifically, we look at what Jesus says not to do and  then walk through the ACTS Prayer model from the Lord's Prayer and other Scriptures. 

In this sermon from John 6:60-71, Pastor Matt walks us through the aftermath of the Bread of Life Discourse, which sees Jesus's disciples whittled down from 12,000 at the beginning of chapter 6 to only 12, arguably 11, by the end of the chapter. In this, we see three offensive aspects of the Gospel message and three responses to that message. 

In this sermon from John 6:35-59, Pastor Matt walks us through Jesus's Bread of Life discourse with particular emphasis on the New Covenant fulfillment of Old Covenant types of shadows that Jesus is alluding to throughout these verses. 

In this sermon from John 6:35-46, Pastor Matt walks us through God's sovereignty over the salvation of all those who believe in Christ. It is God's sovereignty that is the basis for the certainty of the believer's persevering in the faith unto final salvation. 

Sola Men's Bible Conference Sermon 4. Matt Palmer, First Baptist Milton, preaches from Titus 3:1-15.  

Sola Men's Bible Conference Sermon 3. Chad Thibodeaux, Vatican Baptist Church, preaches from Titus 2:1-15. 

Sola Men's Bible Conference Sermon 2. Brandon Guidry, Parkerson Avenue Baptist Church, preaches from Titus 1:10-16     

Sola Men's Bible Conference Sermon 1. Chad Norman, First Baptist Opelousas, preaches from Titus 1:1-9. 

In this sermon from John 6:22-34, Pastor Matt preaches from John 6:22-34 - the first part of Jesus's discourse with the crowds after He feeds the 5000. Jesus is the Greater Moses, the one who provides not the physical bread for daily life, but the spiritual bread for eternal life. And not only does He provide the bread, He IS the bread. 

In today's sermon, Aaron Shamp preaches for us from John 6:16-21, continuing our series through John. He shows from this incredible story of Jesus walking on the water both God's sovereignty over and presence with us in the storms of our lives. It is an incredibly encouraging message and we hope you'll listen in! 

In this sermon from John 6:1-15, Pastor Matt walks us through the story of Jesus feeding the five thousand. He shows how this story is about much more than just the miraculous feeding itself. It is a picture of Christ's Sovereignty, the certainty of His saving His people, and how He multiples the effects of our meager efforts for His kingdom. 

In this sermon from John 5:40-47, Pastor Matt walks us through Jesus's diagnosis of the Pharisees' unbelief and shows us how we are guilty of the same kinds of unbelief. This applies to both those who have received Christ as their Savior and those who haven't. It is in these areas of unbelief where we find the sin that still plagues us. We hope you'll listen and that the Spirit will use this sermo...

In this sermon, Pastor Matt returns to the series through the Gospel of John after taking a few weeks off for the holidays. In John 5, Jesus is responding to the Pharisees charges that He is "making himself equal with God." Jesus does not deny the charge, but shows how He is equal with the Father and then calls witnesses that testify to His authority and divinity. Listen in as we hear the three wi...

In this sermon from Philippians 1:3-11 and on this first Sunday of a church adoption, Pastor Matt exhorts the members of these formerly two congregation to build a partnership in the gospel that is characterized by thanksgiving and joy. He does so by walking through the Gospel message and then seeing, from Philippians 1:3-11, how the Gospel builds that kind of community. 

In this sermon, one of our elders, Matt Doucet, shares precepts and promises from Philippians 4:1-7. How are we to think and act towards others as we live in this world awaiting the return of our King? As we bring every concern and need before God in prayer and thanksgiving, and experience the peace of God by His giving, we make our joyful and gentle spirits known to others, even in the midst of d...

In our Christmas Sermon, Pastor Matt encourages us from Philippians 2:5-13 to have the same kind of humility that Christ has - a humility that is exemplified in Christ's incarnation and sacrifice, and which is ours by virtue of our union with Him. "Before the Christmas manger, even before the miraculous, Holy Spirit wrought conception of Jesus in the womb of Mary, He WAS. The baby in the manger is...

In this sermon from John 5:25-29, Pastor Matt continues to walk us through Jesus's answer to the Pharisees' charge that He is making Himself equal with God. In this sermon, we cover doctrines such as effectual calling and assurance of salvation, the aseity of Christ, and Jesus's fulfillment of the Old Testament "son of man." 

In this sermon on John 5:18-24, Pastor Matt walks us through the beginning of Jesus's answer to the Pharisees' charge that He was "making himself equal with God." Jesus does not deny the charge, but instead shows how His equality with the Father is grounded in the Father's love for the Son and the Son's obedience to the Father. This leads to deep Trinitarian truths that should evoke within us a se...