Weekly Devotional 4.28.2025Making Disciples: The Great Commission “How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are ...

Today, we celebrate the incredible truth that Jesus Christ is the only person in human history to rise from the dead—and this is not just a historical fact confined to the past. Jesus calls us to follow His path now. He invites us to take up ou...

Weekly Devotional 4.21.2025 He is Risen: Resurrection Hope“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ ...

There is a four word question that Jesus often asks people he encounters: "What do you seek?" What about you?  If the Resurrected Lord were here and asked you that question, what would you say?  What is your expectation of Jesus? ...

Weekly Devotional 4.14.2025 Hosanna in the Highest: The Triumphal Entry“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, h...

This is an important season in the life of the church as we make our way to Holy Week.  Lent is a journey toward death.  When Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness, he was trying to sidetrack him from death.  But in being faithfu...

In our scripture passage today, we see Moses dealing with the Israelites complaining. To be fair to the Israelites, they have left the only home they ever knew and have been wandering in the desert for a long time. But he...

Have you ever been changed by a friendship? In Exodus 33, after Moses had received the commandments and the golden calf incident, Moses began meeting with God "as one would speak with a friend."  Mo...

Ryan McCoy, FBC Shreveport Minister of Discipleship, delivered a powerful and artful sermon yesterday in the form of a soliloquy from the point of view of Pharaoh from the stories of Moses in Exodus.  In looking at it from this point of vi...

Do any of you talk to your plants?Moses had a significant conversation with a plant (tree) that had consequences throughout the entire world.Moses went from a Prince to a slave and at age 80 spoke to God.The serm...

What do we do when we are brought low in life?In our text today, Moses experiences a sudden fall. After he kills an Egyptian slave driver he is expelled from his life of luxury in the Egyptian palace. He flees Egypt and heads ...

A Beautiful Thing: Anointing at BethanyWeekly Devotional 3.3.2025“But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth o...

For the next few weeks we'll be looking at the life of Moses. So much of Moses' life echoes the life of Jesus and we're looking forward to diving in. Moses is born in a time of genocide and suffering.  The Hebrews we...

Power Over All: Jesus RaisesWeekly Devotional 2.24.2025“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will...

Can you be lost at home?  Can you be in a new and unfamiliar place and still not be lost? Jesus consistently welcomes and spends time with outsiders and sinners, garnering criticism from the very religious.  In the ...

Power Over All: Jesus ForgivesWeekly Devotional 2.17.2025“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sin...

What does it feel like to realize that you’re lost? Let’s look at maybe the most famous story of being lost - the story of the Prodigal Son. In our text today from Luke, the story begins with the father - “There was a man...

Power Over All: Jesus HealsWeekly Devotional 2.10.2025“Jesus bore the sins of people in his body on the cross, so that people could be healed through his stripes” 1 Peter 2:24This week, we cont...

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”Ephesian...

Power Over All: Jesus RescuesWeekly Devotional 2.3.2025“The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalm 27:1Faith require...

Like instructions for putting together Legos, the Bible gives us instructions for how we can grow in Christ. What does greatness look like?⁃Is it like a sports where statistics prove an athlete is great?⁃Is ...

Lord, Teach Us: Jesus the TeacherWeekly Devotional 1.27.2025“But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, ‘Lord, who has believed our message?’ Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and ...

When would it be good to be a broken wall Baptist Church?What are some barriers to Christian community and Christian belonging? Walls that keep people out and the walls that keep people in. Sometimes walls need to be broken. ...

The Kingdom of God is at Hand: Jesus InauguratesWeekly Devotional 1.20.2025“If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven a...

There are so many forces around us these days pulling us apart.  We spend more time than ever at home, but Christian community is essential. Loneliness is at epidemic levels.  Belonging, friendship, and care is more important than eve...