FBC Lubbock Podcast

BEING A MISSIONAL BEAST - Matthew 10:16-23

If the church had a coat of arms by which we were identified as an army being out, it might well contain the images of a sheep, a snake, and a dove.

DOING THE MISSIONAL LIFE - - Matthew 10:5-15

Being instructed in the life of faith isn’t proved out by taking an exam, but in the doing of the mission for which we have been commissioned.

THE GRACE OF DISCIPLEHSIP - Matthew 1-:1-2

Biblical discipleship is work of God’s grace, initiated with calling and culminating with an unexpected community.

JESUS BEING WHERE HIS FEET ARE - Matthew 9:35-38

To be the presence of Christ requires seeing what he sees, feeling what he feels, and hearing what he says.

GET ON BOARD - Matthew 8:18-27

If we are to be all onboard in living the life of faith, then it is necessary to understand the implications of sailing these uncharted waters.

WRONG RIGHTS - 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

MORE THAN AN OPINION - Matthew 7

While stating “Jesus is Lord” might constitute a historic confession of faith, true discipleship is to be seen in those seeking to live under his exclusive authority.

BUILT TO LAST - Matthew 7

Day by day, choice by choice, decision by decision, each of us is building a certain kind “house” that provides the structure for the kind of life we desire to live. The quality of the materials being utilized will be proved out when the storms of life strike with a full frontal assault.

A DANGEROUS GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE - Matthew 7:15-23

Because people seem all too ready to ready to deceive themselves with subjective, self-satisfying ideas about the life of faith, the presence of God, and the working of the Spirit, Jesus offers an objective and corrective teaching.

THE WISDOM TO BE TEN TIMES BETTER - Daniel 1:1-20

Depending upon one's perspective on the life of faith, we can have either a persecution complex that always plays the victimized martyr, or we can have the wisdom to do everything better than those who do not know the living God.

WISDOM BETWEEN NOW AND THEN - Jeremiah 29

The prophets are the paragons of God’s wisdom. They not only speak God’s wisdom, they model it in the midst of life’s greatest adversities.

WISDOM THAT LASTS - Proverbs 22:6

With the ever-changing dynamics of family, the wisdom necessary to train up a child can be found only in the unchanging word of God.

WHEN THE BEST ARGUMENT IS NONE - Job 38

Apologetics seems to be such an alluring field for those desiring to defend the faith. Then life happens.

THE WISDOM TO LOOK UP - Psalm:121

Everyone looks to something when trouble comes. Where the eyes go separate the fools from the wise.

GRATITUDE OF WISDOM Psalm 111:1-9

Because no one enjoys being around an ingrate, we can then easily imagine how much more our heavenly Father enjoys the fellowship of his children when they are grateful.

SPEECHLESS - Job 38

GOODNESS GRACIOUS - Psalm 57

Goodness gracious life can be hard, but it is the gracious goodness of God that will see us through our present distress and the the greater testimony of his faithful provision.

WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE RUNNING - Psalm 55

While life can make you feel like running away, faith beckons us to stay around until the story is really over.

THE DEPRESSION OF MEANINGLESSNESS - Ecclesiastes 1:1-11

There is more to life than appears under the sun. What some cynically dismiss as the grind of life is actually the pathway to glory.

SOMETHING FOR NOTHING - Job 1:9

In a world driven by selfish, quid pro quo, something for something relationships, the life of faith challenges us, in the midst of our suffering, to keep serving, loving, and worshipping even when it looks as if we are getting nothing for our something.

A MATRIX FOR WISE DECISIONS - Proverbs 3:1-8

If the intent of Wisdom Literature is to aid in the task of navigating life in practical ways, then no where should this be more evident than in our decision-making processes.

A PROLOGUE TO WISDOM - Proverbs 1:1-7

From the perspective of faith wisdom instructs in practical living and reflects on the mysteries and meaning of life.

LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING - Matthew 7:15

For a culture that rewards superficial, external appearances the warning against false prophets is especially relevant to the church.

FINDING THE WAY - Matthew 7:13-14

In a world that has never lacked for religious expression, it’s interesting that the fastest growing demographic in regard to religious preference is “none.” This may or may not add to the difficulty of finding The Way.

THAT'S GOLDEN - Matthew 7:12

When it comes to living the life of faith, you can take all the commandments, prophets, wisdom literature, teachings of Jesus, the apostles letters, the entirety of sixty-six books, and reduce them down to one golden rule.