One of my favorite songs is a song by William Nelson and Merle Haggard called, “Pancho & Lefty.” It’s a song about a couple of outlaws named Pancho and Lefty. Well, that song has inspired the title of today’s sermon, …
We’re continuing our series called “Weird Things from the Bible.” Last week we learned about Abraham and his wife/sister. This week, we’re learning about a famous weird story from the book of Numbers. First, we need to know …
Well, we’re starting a new series called “Weird Stories from the Bible.” It’s not often that I ask you to tell me what you’d like for me to preach, but I did this time. A few of you …
Opening Songs: Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee, The First Noel Welcome Welcome to worship, everyone! Please be seated. My name is Matt McCraw. I’m the pastor here at FBC Bartow! At First Baptist Church, …
Well, this is it . . . the end of the book of Romans! We started this sermon series on January 9, 2022 and now we are concluding just in time for next week’s Christmas message. This sermon …
From 1994-2004, one of the most successful television series in history ran across TV sets all over the world. That TV series was “Friends.” One of the main characters on that show was Phoebe. Well, today, we’re going …
Perhaps you’ve heard that you can tell a lot about somebody by (fill in the blank). Like, you can tell a lot about someone by the way they speak to children. Or, you can tell a lot about someone by …
Here we are nearing the end of Paul’s letter to the Romans, and Paul takes some time to offer some personal reflections on his work among the Romans. As he writes about his work among them, he does …
Some of you know that in years past, I participated in something called GORUCK, where a team of folks would carry weighted rucksacks (or backpacks) and do whatever our instructor told us to do. I have a few pictures of …
One of my favorite things to do in all the world is to sit around a campfire and just watch the flames. For me, there’s something so enjoyable and relaxing about that activity. In the last couple of weeks, we’ve …
