First Baptist Shreveport
This is the official podcast channel of First Baptist Church in Shreveport, LA.
Episodes
141 episodes
Sermon - Jeff Raines - A Glimpse of our Future [1 Corinthians 15:35-38]
Last week, we looked at Jesus' resurrection and this week, we're looking at our ultimate hope- our resurrection. Our ultimate destination is resurrection on the New Heaven and New Earth as seen in Revelation. Now we experience bodies that...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - The Main Event [1 Corinthians 15:1-11]
The foundation of our faith is the resurrection of Jesus! Jesus' resurrection was a preview for the eternal life we have in Him. Jesus' resurrection gives us purpose, informing how we live. Jesus' resurrec...
Sermon - Lauren McCoy - The Most Excellent Way [1 Corinthians 13]
In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul tells the church to desire gifts, but then in 1 Corinthians 13, he tells them the greater gift to desire is love. God's agape love validates all other spiritual gifts. Paul only uses one word here - "agape"...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - When Women Pray and Preach [1 Corinthians 11:2-26]
On one hand, there are passages of Scripture, taken in isolation, that appear to prohibit women from leading or even speaking in worship (1 Timothy 2:11-12). On the other hand, there are passages of Scripture, taken in isolation, that appear to...
Sermon - Ryan McCoy - Gifted and Giving [1 Corinthians 12]
The Body of Christ is living and connected, doing unseen work, unnoticed and unpraised, making the wheels turn. If you have professed Jesus as Lord, then the Holy Spirit is at work within you. You've been given a gift and a c...
Sermon - Ryan McCoy - Eyes on the Prize [1 Corinthians 9:24-27]
In 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 we are called to run our races in such a way to get a prize.1 - Prepare Corinthians were having a problem with their freedom in Christ- they heard about love and grace, but didn't understand that be...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - What's for Dinner? [1 Corinthians 10:11-13]
In 1 Corinthians 10:11-13, we find this bedrock promise: God is faithful. He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear and always provides a way out. The struggles of the church in Corinth point us to two trut...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - Farmhands and Construction Workers [1 Corinthians 3:5-17]
What matters is the work of the gospel, not the personalities or people doing it. God is the one who makes things grow! Our work's foundation must be Jesus. We are social, but we are not a social club- we are disciples ...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - What's on Your Mind [1 Corinthians 2:16]
What does it mean to have the mind of Christ? 1. You have to be part of a “WE.” You cannot have the mind of Christ without the people of God. 2. It’s not a human achievement but a divine gift of the Hol...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - Grace and Peace [1 Corinthians 1:1-9]
Paul's letters to the churches in the New Testament can be great guidance for our lives and there are many parallels between the church in Corinth and us today: they were in a new nation, there were divisions between people, and there...
Sermon - Ryan McCoy - Free Indeed [Romans 6]
📝 The Sermon Notes May 17, 2026 - Ryan McCoy Romans 6 - Free IndeedChristian freedom is not personal autonomy, but being set free from the power of sin and death through Jesus Christ. As the scripture s...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - The Fog Clears [2 Samuel 16]
The Bibles doesn’t give us happily ever afters. The people in the Bible are real people with real struggles! In 2 Samuel 15, we see David recovering compassion, humility before God, a life of prayer, and patience w...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - A Delicate Situation [2 Samuel 14]
Difficult relationships are not healed by avoidance. In 2 Samuel 14, David encounters a delicate situation with his son Absalom.Do we deeply see others we're in relationship with? Some reasons we fail in this:- we're ...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - The Path of Repentance [2 Samuel 12]
2 Samuel 12There is a temptation in life to live like we are God- functional atheism. This is the oldest temptation in all of Scripture (Genesis and satan tempting Jesus)David finds himself in a place he did not mean ...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - David's Wreck [2 Samuel 11]
“Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8If you heard that there was a man eating lion roaming around South Highlands or Spring Lake ...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - Gifts and Grace [2 Samuel 7]
In this passage, King David is at the pinnacle of his power and wealth. He considers building a house for God. God then appears to David and emphatically says no. God has a different, greater plan.Sometim...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - Danger! [2 Samuel 6]
The movement of the Ark of the Covenant in this story was a human centered effort with disastrous results. David learns that worship can be dangerous and we should approach God on God’s terms. We do not have a domesticated God that ...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - Death and Life [Matthew 28:1-7]
Are you in Christ today? And how do you know? Romans 10:9 says that “If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” That’s how we join in this explosion ...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - Looking Into the Well [John 12]
This is the week that we remember Jesus’ passion - Holy Week. Today we’re looking at Judas and the role that he played in the story of this week. Judas was trusted and considered trustworthy as he was the keeper of the mo...
Sermon- Jeff Raines - Good Grief [2 Samuel 1]
In 2 Samuel 1 we see David dealing with grief and loss when Saul dies. Almost half of the Psalms, many written by David, are Psalms of LAMENT.What does grieving well look like? - If we live in denial of death, we cann...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - The Power of a Beautiful Life [1 Samuel 25]
Are we pursuing what is good, beautiful, and true in our lives? In 1 Samuel 25, we see Nabal, an independent, self-made and self-interested man reject a request for generosity, insulting David. David doesn’t take i...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - Forgiveness [1 Samuel 24:4-7]
Maybe the comfort and security that we all crave is actually spiritually dangerous for us. In 1 Samuel 24:4-7, we see David in a cave in the wilderness of En Gedi showing great restraint and honor to Saul when it would have been so...
Sermon - Jeff Raines - The Power of Friendship [1 Samuel 17:57-18:5]
In 1 Samuel 17:57- 18:5, we see David go from a solitary man to a man with a friend. Today's technology has us more connected than ever but at the same time, we have become more isolated than ever before. We are experiencing ...