FBC West | First Baptist Church of West
281 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThese are our Sunday morning messages and Wednesday night Bible studies. Most of them are presented by our pastor, John W. Crowder.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Now What?
April 07, 2024 10:30 - 28 minutesIn this week's sermon we look at the "Now What?" of Easter. As we go through the books of Acts and Ephesians we see to respond to Easter and how our lives are now different because of it. We are glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element, go to the link in the shownotes. For more information on our worship services and church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com
Wednesday Night Bible Study- When Cultures Collide: Daniel
April 03, 2024 12:44 - 53 minutesOur Wednesday Night Bible study takes a much different format from our Sunday sermons that we post. We are currently studying the book of Daniel, really diving into the book and opening up all of its intricacies for discussion. In this, you will hear our pastor, John Crowder, primarily, but also questions and discussions from others in the group. Daniel is a very powerful book, and is also very applicable to Christians today as we look at people who stood firm in their faith in the midst of ...
Easter Sunday 2024
March 31, 2024 15:06 - 39 minutesHappy Easter! In this week's sermon we look verse by verse at how the disciples and Mary Magdalene came to find the empty tomb and Jesus' resurrected body. We are thankful for what this day represents and how it changes us and gives us hope for eternity. If you haven't heard this message before, please reach out to us and we'd love to talk to you about it! We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video component use the link in the shownotes. For more information on our worship serv...
Journey to the Cross- Hosanna
March 24, 2024 12:40 - 35 minutesAs we finish our series "Journey to the Cross" leading up to Good Friday and Easter, we look at Jesus' triumphal entry in Jerusalem and all of Jesus' qualities and attributes that went along with it. We're glad that your made it here! For a video component see the link in the show notes. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com
Journey to the Cross: In the Garden
March 17, 2024 13:33 - 33 minutesIn this week's sermon we continue our series, "Journey to Cross," as we build up to Good Friday and Easter. In this week's sermon we look at Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, focusing in on his prayers and how he went about it. We are glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element, visit the link in the show notes. For more information on on worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com
Journey to the Cross- Will you Really?
March 10, 2024 14:37 - 25 minutesIn this week's sermon we discuss Peter's claim that he would die for Jesus, but then turn to his outright denial of him. We look at how proximity to Jesus affects out relationship to him, and how we can do the same thing as Peter if we're not careful. We're glad that you made it to this podcast! For a video element, visit the link in the show notes. For more information on or worship service of church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com
Journey to the Cross- A House of Prayer
March 03, 2024 11:58 - 34 minutesIn this week's sermon we continue our series "Journey to the Cross." This week we look at Mark chapter 11 as Jesus curses the fig tree and cleanses the temple. We discuss the true purpose for the temple and the church as Jesus declares that it is to be "A House of Prayer." We're glad that you made it here! For a video component to this podcast, click the link in the show notes. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit https://fbcwest.com
Journey to the Cross: An Unexpected Miracle
February 25, 2024 12:58 - 35 minutesIn this week's sermon we look at John Chapter 11 where Jesus heals Lazarus. We look at how God allows us to be apart of his workings and miracles. By the end, we see the plot to kill Jesus and how this leads us to the cross. We're glad that you made it here! For a video element, click the link in the show notes. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit https://fbcwest.com
Journey to the Cross
February 18, 2024 11:45 - 24 minutesIn this week's sermon we begin a new series that takes us to Easter Sunday. We look at Luke chapter 9 and discuss Jesus' determination and decision to go to the cross. We're glad that you made it here! For a video element visit the link below. For more information on our worship service or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com
DNow 2024 Recap
February 11, 2024 16:18 - 28 minutesThis week is a little bit different as we recap and talk about our annual DNow weekend for our students. We hear from some of our students and have a sermon discussing the main themes and topics of community that we talked about over the weekend.
Standing Firm in Christian Fellowship
February 04, 2024 17:34 - 33 minutesIn this week's sermon as conclude our series on 1 Thessalonians, we discuss how find God's will, stay in communion with him, and stay focused on him.
Standing Firm in Holiness
January 28, 2024 13:31 - 36 minutesIn this week's sermon we discuss how to practice holiness and how to stand firm in it. 1 Thessalonians 4 shows us the importance of walking with God and continuing to grow in our relationship with him.
Standing Firm in Everyday Life
January 21, 2024 13:01 - 31 minutesIn this week's sermon we continue our series "Standing Firm" through the book of 1 Thessalonians. In an interesting chapter, we go talk through 1 Thessalonians 3 and how it prescribes certain necessities to our everyday life. Without faith and community, it is not possible to get through the inevitability of life's afflictions.
Standing Firm in Suffering
January 14, 2024 11:48 - 31 minutesIn this week's sermon we continue our series in 1 Thessalonians and look at the second chapter. In it we talk about how we read God's word, how he adopts us as his children, and how those two things power us through adversity and suffering, and how we can stay standing firm in suffering.
Standing Firm in Faith
January 07, 2024 16:09 - 32 minutesIn this week's sermon we start a new series on 1 Thessalonians. In 1 Thessalonians 1:3, Paul talk about what Charles Spurgeon described as "The Divine Sisters:" Faith, Hope, and Love. We see how these are the signs of a person living out their Christianity, what they are, and how to display them. In doing so we see what it means to be standing firm in faith, hope, and love.
Don’t Overlook, the Overlooked
December 31, 2023 16:22 - 30 minutesIn this week's sermon, our guest preacher, Joe bailey, discusses the difference between worldly and heavenly greatness. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element, click the link in the description. For more information about our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com
Gift of Love
December 17, 2023 11:04 - 21 minutesIn this week's sermon we look at love in the third week of Advent. We see how this is God's gift and the necessity of God's love to receive said gift of grace. We are glad you made it to this page! For a video element, see the link below. For more information about our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com
Hoping for a King
December 03, 2023 12:51 - 27 minutesIn this week's sermon we talk about hope as we start the first week of the advent season, the time in which we recognize and celebrate the Christmas season. We talk about how God gives us hope through a sign, son, and savior. We are glad you got here! For a video element to the sermon visit the link below. For more information about our worship services or our church in general, visit fbcwest.com
Live it Well
November 26, 2023 11:53 - 26 minutesIn this week's sermon we discuss Philippians 1:21. We break down why Paul specifies "For me" as well as what it means "to live is Christ and to die is gain." We're glad you're here! For a video element to this sermon, visit the link below. For more information about our church and worship service visit fbcwest.com
Giving Thanks with a Whole Heart
November 12, 2023 12:59 - 24 minutesThis week we blend our series "Psalms for All Seasons" with our upcoming season of Thanksgiving. We discuss Psalm 100 and talk about both the motives and methods for giving full, wholehearted thanks to the Lord at all times. Though only 5 verses, Psalm 100 is a very loaded chapter with a lot to think and pray about. For a video element visit the link below. For more information about our church visit fbcwest.com
Sing to the Lord
October 29, 2023 16:46 - 19 minutesIn this week's sermon we discuss Psalm 96, communal worship, and what it means to sing a "New Song" to the Lord. This week is also our observance of the Lord's Supper, which is not included in the audio format. To participate in this, see the video link for the video element to this podcast.
A Thin Place
October 22, 2023 13:04 - 2 secondsPsalm 122 is a psalm that was sung as people were climbing Mount Zion in a time to be close to God. This week we talk about this and how we go about having times that are closer to God than others.
Our Next Generation
October 15, 2023 14:35 - 29 minutesPsalm 78 is an instructional Psalm about raising our future generations in God's truth. This week's sermon covers why this is important and how to go about doing it.
The Shepherd’s Psalm
October 08, 2023 13:14 - 35 minutesThis Week we discuss the 23rd Psalm, and the season of life for which it is relevant. This includes what it means, how to use it, and what we should do with it.
Pure Happiness
October 01, 2023 12:52 - 36 minutesPsalm 1 is all about joy, blessing, and true happiness. We look this week at what that means and how we go about obtaining it.
The Greatest Hit
September 24, 2023 12:17 - 31 minutesIn this week's sermon we discuss the greatest story in all of Scripture. Not because it is our opinion or a personal favorite, but because it's the most important events in the history of the world: Jesus birth, death, and resurrection.
The Way of Wisdom
September 17, 2023 16:05 - 30 minutesAs we wrap up our sermon series on The Sermon on the Mount, we look at was Jesus says our foundation should be and how that coincides with having wisdom and living a life that is glorifying to God and won't fall when storms come.
The Way of the Unworthy
September 10, 2023 12:14 - 29 minutesIn this week's sermon we approach our second to last section on the Sermon on the Mount. In this we talk about what it takes to get into Heaven, and what can keep us out. Visit our website fbcwest.com for more information about our church!
The Way of Truth
September 03, 2023 11:17 - 26 minutesIn this week's sermon we continue our series in The Sermon on the Mount. We cover the idea of false teachers and how to discern between true and false teaching.
The Narrow Way
August 27, 2023 16:53 - 28 minutesIn this week's sermon we continue our series "The Way" through the Sermon on the Mount as we now discuss the wide and narrow gates that one can enter.
The Golden Way
August 20, 2023 13:58 - 26 minutesIn continuing our sermon series "The Way" through the Sermon on the Mount, we get to Jesus' teaching on what we often refer to as the golden rule. In this sermon we discuss what it is, what it isn't, how to go about living it out, and the effect that it can have.
The Way to Powerful Prayer
August 13, 2023 17:09 - 30 minutesWe see in this week's sermon we see The Way to Powerful Prayer, how we go about it, and the positive effects that it has on our lives.
The Way Without Judgmentalism
August 06, 2023 15:11 - 21 minutesContinuing our sermon series "The Way," we discuss how to move beyond judgmentalism, why it is a sin, what it is and isn't, and the harm that it can do to us.
The Way Without Worry
July 30, 2023 13:02 - 29 minutesThis week's sermon addresses Jesus' teaching on worry, it's root, what it does to us, and how to overcome it.
The Way to Lasting Treasure
July 23, 2023 17:20 - 22 minutesThis week's sermon dives into Jesus' teaching on material, our heart, and where our treasure lies. When we do things for God we create Lasting Treasure.
The Model Prayer
July 16, 2023 18:22 - 26 minutesWe discuss "The Lord's Prayer" and how it serves as a model prayer for all of us.
VBS Sunday
July 09, 2023 16:05 - 28 minutesAs we go into VBS this week with our children, we discuss how we can shine Jesus' light.
Secrets Along the Way
July 02, 2023 14:32 - 26 minutesToday we talk about Jesus' teaching on prayer, fasting, and giving and how these things are meant to be done for the Lord and not for ourselves.
Success in the Lord
June 25, 2023 15:10 - 20 minutesIn these two passages we see how God can empower us to do great things.
The Way of Love
June 18, 2023 18:01Jesus taught us how to live in love and He gave us some powerful examples of what that looks like.
The Thoughtful Way
June 11, 2023 17:16Jesus taught us to respond thoughtfully instead of react emotionally.
The Way of the Heart
June 04, 2023 11:16In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus focuses on who we are on the inside, instead of what we do on the outside. (Part 4 of the series.)
The Righteous Way
May 28, 2023 11:10This message tackles one of the most complex and exciting passages in the Sermon on the Mount. (Part 3 of the series, "The Way.")
Light the Way
May 21, 2023 11:08As those who have found the way, we have a responsibility to light the way for others! (Part 2 in the series called "The Way.")
A New Way
May 14, 2023 10:41In this first message of the series, we learn how Jesus began the Sermon on the Mount by presenting a whole new way of thinking and believing.
God’s Family
April 30, 2023 17:14Because of the resurrection, we can be adopted into God's family. Being a part of His family helps us live out our faith.
Through Flames and Floods
April 23, 2023 17:45This message was part of a service that is usually held outdoors on the Sunday following April 17. Our traditional "Outdoor Service" commemorates the Sunday we HAD to meet outdoors because we could not get to the church on the Sunday following the West explosion in 2013. Although the rain kept us from meeting outdoors on this 10th anniversary of that special Sunday, we continued our tradition of expressing our gratitude for all that God has done for us throughout our recovery.
Moving Past Our Past
April 16, 2023 15:29One of the greatest obstacles to us growing in our faith is the inability to fully receive the forgiveness of God. In this message we learn to move past our past so that we can be made new.
How Easter Changes Everything
April 09, 2023 13:11The reality of Easter changes everything and gives us the opportunity to be made new. This is the first message in the series "Made New."