by FMFB.Church | Jun 27, 2018 | From The Pastor
PENTECOST Pentecost is the fulfillment of Christ’s promise (1.8). Initially in Acts 2 the disciples hide away in a private room. By the chapter’s conclusion the church has flooded the streets with a new message. The arrival of the Spirit marked the birth...
by FMFB.Church | Jun 19, 2018 | From The Pastor
JUST GETTING STARTED The book of Luke and Acts are really two parts of a whole (v1-3). The story has just begun! Jesus is getting started. Verse 8 works as an outline for the rest of the story. The disciples are prepared by Jesus for what is to come. Much of the...
by FMFB.Church | Jun 11, 2018 | From The Pastor
END OF THE BEGINNING The book of Luke begins (1.15-23) and ends in the same place (24.53), the temple. It begins with great sorrow and ends with great blessing. Luke 24 is the end of the beginning. Christ has defeated death and has authority to forgive sins because of...
by FMFB.Church | Jun 4, 2018 | From The Pastor
CHRIST & THE CROSS You cannot encounter Christ and stay the same. Christ changes you. In Luke 23, Christ encounters a number of faces on the road to the cross. The zealots called him a criminal and the crowds cried, ‘Crucify him.’ Yet, the government...
by Sheryl White | May 29, 2018 | Flower Mound First Baptist, From The Pastor
GREATNESS IN THE DARKNESS The focus now shifts from the teachings of Jesus to his trial. Take note of the satanic influence at the outset (v3). The crucifixion is an act in the cosmic struggle; yet, Jesus is greater and stronger. As he plans to participate in Passover...
by FMFB.Church | May 21, 2018 | From The Pastor
SOBER WARNING The tone of Luke 21 is judgment and warning. The news from the wrong vantage point is frightening and gloomy. Yet, Jesus looked at life with a different perspective. He teaches his disciples to do so as well. Outlook determines outcome. Every time. The...
