First Baptist Church Hoptown
This is the preaching and teaching podcast for First Baptist Church in Hopkinsville KY.
Connect with us online at fbchopkinsville.com or on social media. We would love to hear from you! Join us in person - Sundays at 10:45 AM, at 1400 S. Main Street in Hoptown.
Pastor / Teacher: Todd Goulet
Episodes
40 episodes
Watch Your Mouth!
Your mouth can sing truth on Sunday and still set a fire on Monday. James 3 refuses to let us treat that as “no big deal,” and neither do we. We walk through one of the most practical passages in the Bible about Christian speech, showing how th...
What Good is it?
A lot of us know how to sound Christian. We know the right words, the right tone, even the right Bible answers. James 2 refuses to let us hide there. We start with a simple picture: “friendship” on social media can be all connection and no comm...
Easter 2026
Waiting feels responsible until you realize it’s just fear dressed up as wisdom. We start Easter morning in Revelation 1:4–8, where Jesus is named the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. That ...
Palm Sunday 2026
Palm Sunday is not a soft-focus moment. It’s a public declaration that forces a decision about who Jesus is and what we think we need most. We open Matthew 21:1–11 and follow Jesus into Jerusalem, where the city is stirred, the crowds shout “Ho...
James 2 - No Partiality
Favoritism isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s a warmer greeting for the “important” person, a better seat for the one with money, or instant trust for someone with the right résumé. We walk through James 2:1–13 and let it confront the subtle hie...
James 1: Jacket Man
We challenge “jacket-wearing” faith and call for an implanted Word that shows up in our speech, our compassion, and our holiness.
James 1: Under Pressure
Pressure reveals what we trust, and James 1 gives us a better framework than cynicism or blame. We walk through how God uses trials to mature us, how wisdom stabilizes us, and how temptation starts in our own desires before it ever becomes an a...
Basics: Serving
We challenge the idea that church is a place to sit and instead call each other into generous service that flows from real faith and real love. We connect Scripture, practical habits, and local outreach stories to show why serving others is an ...
Basics: Worship
We connect Hebrews 10 to everyday loyalty and show why real worship is not emotional hype but a steady response to Jesus’ finished work. We contrast consumer worship with biblical worship, then land on a sober warning about deliberate sin that ...
Basics: Eat The Word
A world full of takes can still leave a soul empty. We turn to Revelation 10, where a mighty angel plants one foot on sea and one on land, to ask a simple but defining question: who gets to be right when we disagree—our feeds or our Father? Bef...
Grounded In The Gospel: Why Baptism And The Lord’s Table Matter
Looking for solid ground as the year turns? We walk straight to the source: the gospel, baptism, and the Lord’s Table—two visible signs that rehearse an invisible grace. We start with four clear questions from Romans 1—Who made us, what’s wrong...
Listen Up!
Ever notice how temptation never sounds like trouble? It shows up as belonging, adventure, shared gain—“throw in your lot with us”—and only later reveals the snare. We open Proverbs 1:8–19 and follow that thread from the living room to the sanc...
Giving & Hypocrisy
"Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them." With these words from Matthew 6:1-4, Jesus cuts straight to our hearts, challenging us to examine why we give rather than just how much.True king...
06/15/2025: Integrity in Kingdom Life
Have you ever considered how our world would collapse if everyone suddenly told the complete truth for just one day? This eye-opening revelation forms the heart of a powerful message examining the radical difference between worldly systems buil...
06/01/2025: Obey God, not the rules
The Sermon on the Mount challenges our understanding of God's moral law, particularly the commandment against murder. Jesus reveals that God's law reaches beyond external behavior into our hearts, showing that anger, contempt, and hatred violat...
05/18/2025: Influence, Not Influenced
Living as salt and light means becoming the visible presence of God's kingdom in a world that desperately needs both preservation and illumination.If Jesus's metaphor of salt losing its flavor concerns you, remember that genuine faith s...
05/04/2025: The Good Life - The Sermon on the Mount
What does it truly mean to live the "good life"? Jesus offers a radical answer in His Sermon on the Mount that completely upends our cultural assumptions about happiness, success, and blessing.In this powerful opening message of our sum...
04/27/2025: Envy Lies, But Grace
God remains faithful and sufficient despite the dysfunction in our families and our lives. His grace can overcome any brokenness, even when our unbelief separates us from experiencing His presence fully.Whatever your struggle, God's gra...
Easter 2025
The resurrection of Jesus isn't merely a historical event to commemorate but a living reality that transforms how we live and share our faith with others today.Let's make a decision today to be bold witnesses for Christ, sharing the tri...
04/13/2025: What Shall I Fear?
Trust is the key to perseverance in the face of fears that are either unknowable or uncontrollable, and Jesus is the only one we can truly always rely on.If you feel overwhelmed by fear or tired of trying to control chaos, come to Jesus...
04/06/2025: Not the Notebook
Jacob's encounter with Laban's family and his marriages to Leah and Rachel reveal profound truths about finding our significance in God alone and how God works through our failures and disappointments.If you're struggling to find your s...
04/06/2025: "Step by Step"
The condescension of God to humanity through Jesus Christ is the ultimate revelation of divine love and the only means by which we can approach Him.• God reveals Himself to Jacob through a dream of a ladder connecting heaven and earth
03/24/2025: "Messy Faith"
The messy family drama of Genesis 27 reveals how God's providence works even through our dysfunction and disobedience, demonstrating that while salvation is by faith alone, true faith always produces obedience.• The evidence of true fai...