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First Baptist Church of El Dorado - Sermons
Tune in each week as Pastor Taylor Geurin leads us into a study of God's Word.
Episodes
179 episodes
Stories from Above: The Persistent Widow And The God Who Hears | Luke 18:1-8
We learn Jesus’ simple command to pray and not lose heart, then we watch how the persistent widow exposes what we really believe about God’s character. We leave with a challenge to reject prayerlessness, ask boldly, and rebuild our identity as ...
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Stories from Above: The Rich Fool | Luke 12:13-21
A man interrupts Jesus with a demand about money, and Jesus refuses to treat it like a small side issue. We walk through Luke 12:13-21 and hear a warning that still stings: “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s li...
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Stories from Above: Be The Neighbor | Luke 10:25-37
A question that sounds spiritual can still be a trap: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” We sit with that tension and watch Jesus expose the flaw beneath it, because you don’t earn an inheritance. That single contradiction uncovers so mu...
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Stories from Above: How The Word Of God Takes Root In Real Life | Luke 8:4-15
We walk through Luke 8:4-15 and face Jesus’ question behind the Parable of the Sower: what really happens when the Word of God hits our hearts. We talk about distraction, shallow roots, and hidden idols, then press toward the slow, patient frui...
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Easter Sunday: Why The Resurrection Flips Your Expectations | Luke 24:1–12
An empty tomb can sound like nonsense until you realize what it’s actually saying. We open Luke 24:1–12 with the women walking to Jesus’ grave at dawn carrying spices and expecting death to be the final word, only to find the stone rolled away ...
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Palm Sunday: Jesus On The Road To Jerusalem | Luke 19:28–40
Jesus doesn’t drift toward the cross, He walks there with His face set and His purpose clear. From Luke 19:28–40, we follow the Triumphal Entry and see a King who arrives in humility on a donkey while the crowd shouts praise and the Pharisees d...
Resurrection Matters: Living in Light of Victory | 1 Corinthians 15:50–58
Death is the one appointment none of us can dodge, but Paul refuses to let it have the last word. We lean into 1 Corinthians 15:50–58 and name the problem plainly: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. Our bodies wear out, our stre...
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Resurrection Matters: The Weight Of The Stone | 1 Corinthians 15:12–26
A single stone sat in front of a tomb, and the entire world hangs on what happened next. Either the grave stayed sealed or Jesus Christ walked out, and that one fact decides whether faith is real hope or a beautifully told tragedy. We open 1 Co...
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Resurrection Matters: What Could Make A Skeptic Die For Faith | 1 Corinthians 15:1–11
The resurrection isn’t a side doctrine or a holiday mood, it’s the claim that decides everything. We open 1 Corinthians 15:1–11 and let Paul define the gospel with crisp, historical clarity: Jesus Christ died for our sins, He was buried, and He...
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Resurrection Matters: Why The Resurrection Changes Everything | 1 Corinthians 15
Resurrection isn’t a once-a-year celebration. It’s the reason we can get out of bed with hope, stand before God without pretending, and face our sin without despair. We open our Easter series in 1 Corinthians 15 with Paul’s simple but urgent mo...
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When Jesus Steps Into Your Boat, Surrender Becomes Freedom
We open Luke 5:1–11 and watch a quiet shoreline turn into a turning point, where empty nets, breaking nets, and a crowded boat lead Peter from fear to surrender. We trace five unexpected blessings that move us from effort to obedience and from ...
How To Leave A Kingdom Legacy That Outlives You | Hebrews 12:1–2
What if legacy isn’t about building your name, but about lighting someone else’s? We open Hebrews 12:1–2 and get honest about the dash between our birth and death—how it shrinks, how it weighs on us, and how Jesus reframes it into a race worth ...
Practicing the Presence of God: Moving from Chaos and Calamity to the Calming Care of a Conquering King | Psalm 46
When the ground gives way and the headlines roar, most of us reach for control. We built this message around Psalm 46 to offer a better refuge: the living God who is “a very present help in trouble.” We start where the psalm starts, naming the ...
Practicing the Presence of God: From Desperation To Restoration | Psalm 42
We wrestle with Psalm 42 and the hard question of whether faithful people can be honest about sorrow while holding on to real hope. We trace a path from desperation and isolation to restoration grounded in the empty tomb and the steady love of ...
Practicing the Presence of God: The Freedom Of Forgiveness From Psalm 32
Ever felt the slow drain of hidden guilt, like summer heat drying your strength to dust? Psalm 32 points to a different way of living—blessed, light, and unburdened—through the freedom of forgiveness. We walk through David’s language with care,...
Practicing the Presence of God: Contentment Starts Where The Shepherd Leads | Psalm 23
What if the most powerful Being in the universe chose to be your shepherd—up close, hands-on, and fiercely protective? We walk line by line through Psalm 23 to show how Yahweh’s care is not abstract theology but daily bread: green pastures when...
Practicing the Presence of God: How Delighting In God’s Word Reshapes Your Life | Psalm 1
We open a new series on practicing the presence of God by walking through Psalm 1, contrasting the rooted life of the righteous with the weightless drift of the wicked. We explore how delighting in Scripture, resisting compromise, and looking t...
Built For Belonging
What if the most life-changing ministry starts with a simple, honest conversation? We take a fresh look at Acts 2 and discover how a church becomes truly life-giving when devotion to teaching, fellowship, shared meals, prayer, and generosity mo...
For Unto Us: Isaiah 53 And The Gospel’s Open Door
We trace Isaiah’s breathtaking prophecy from the suffering servant to a Savior who justifies, reigns, and invites us home without price. Personal sin meets personal grace, and the open door of Isaiah 55 calls us to come, receive, and rest.<...
For Unto Us: From Stump To Savior: Hope In Isaiah 11
We explore Isaiah 11 to show how God brings life from places that look finished and how waiting between Christ’s first coming and his return reshapes hope, justice, and daily courage. The promise of a righteous King and a restored creation stea...
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For Unto Us: The Child Who Shatters Darkness | Isaiah 9
The story opens in the thick of fear: Judah is staring down Assyria, a king is hedging his bets, and the air feels heavy with failure. Then Isaiah drops a word that turns the whole room—nevertheless. From that hinge, we trace how a land soaked ...
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Transformed Life: Paul’s Final Warning: Unity, Wolves, And A Church That Stands | Romans 16:17-27
We finish Romans with a sober call to guard the gospel and a hopeful promise that the God of peace will crush Satan. We name divisive tactics, expose flattering falsehoods, and commit to unity that stands on Scripture, not trends.• two ...
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Transformed Life: We Come To Church Because God Turns Strangers Into Family | Romans 16
We walk through Romans 16 and discover why a list of names reveals the beating heart of the church: a family formed by Jesus, gathered in homes and across classes, where every story and gift matters and shows why showing up still changes lives....
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Gratitude That Looks Back And Forward: Celebrating 180 Years | Luke 17:11–19
We trace Luke 17:11–19 from desperate plea to grateful worship, showing how mercy “as you go” turns outsiders into witnesses. We look back in thanks for God’s faithfulness to our church and look forward in faith to the work still ahead....
Transformed Life: What Does It Take To Reach The Unreached | Romans 15
We trace a straight line from Jesus’ Great Commission to the global worship of Revelation 7 and then get practical in Romans 15 about how the church actually moves the gospel from here to there. Paul’s ambition, the church’s support, and the po...
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