FBC CTX Growing in Grace Podcast

If you enjoy the award ceremonies of the Olympics, or the Academy Awards in filmmaking, the Grammy Awards in music, the Emmy Awards for television, The Tony Awards for Broadway, etc, then you will lo…

The letter to the Romans has been divided by most bible scholars into two primary sections – a doctrinal section presented in chapters 1-11 and a practical section that begins in chapter 12 and unpac…

On the LifeWay Research website I discovered an interesting article regarding Gen Z (ages 13-28, born between 1997-2012). It stated that this generation is sensing uncertainty in life and are turning…

Three times in Acts 8:4-25 Luke uses the same compound Greek word (prosecho = pros, meaning, before or towards + echo, referring to holding), which came to mean, “pay attention”. Check out verses 6, …

The last five words of our National Anthem say, “…the home of the brave.” The stanza actually asks a question if our nation is still “…the land of the free and the home of the brave?” The reason we a…

In honor of Father’s Day, we shall look at 2 Samuel 23:8-23 where it introduces us to five of the soldiers who served in the Special Forces that protected King David. You could call these men, “The K…

A news report dated June 17, 2022 entitled, “American’s Crisis Is a Lack of Fathers” states, “Data from the US Census Bureau shows that nearly 18.5 million children grow up without their fathers, whi…

The Holy Spirit inspired James, the pastor of the church in Jerusalem, to equip the body of Christ to pass various tests in life. He had in mind practical, real-life trials such as persecution, patie…

When I read Psalm 95 a couple of mornings ago, I immediately found myself quietly humming and somewhat silently singing one of my favorite hymns, Worthy of Worship. Compared to some hymns, this is a …

Happy Mother’s Day!

During this message we are going to examine the life of a woman named Hannah who went from emotional agony over personal barrenness to victory over a precious baby. It will be amaz…

James, the half-brother of Jesus who eventually became the pastor of the church in Jerusalem, addresses in James 1:5-8 what may be the one thing you are missing in your trials – wisdom.

We often ask t…

The Apostle Paul wrote to his mentee, Timothy, these words in 2 Timothy 4:7 just a couple of months before he was martyred, “I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race, I have kept the fa…

Peter wrote in 1 Peter 3:15 that we should be prepared to give a defense to anyone who asks us a reason for the hope that they see within us. Of course, the Holy Spirit gave him these words when he w…

The theme of our upcoming Spring Bible Conference (each evening at 6:00pm March 23-25) is “Times of Refreshing” based upon a message given by Peter after a lame man was healed. The crowd began to loo…

“The troubles of my heart are enlarged bring me out of my distresses.” -- Psalm 25:17

After hearing her mention that she would like to get back into shape, a friend recommended that Georgene Johnson c…

After the Lord miraculously delivered the people of Israel out of bondage in Egypt, they were slowly making their way through the wilderness toward the Promised Land. Unexpectedly, they encountered t…