I don’t know about you, church, but I don’t want to be complacent. I don’t want to merely survive. I want to thrive. Back in April of 2021, I preached a sermon that challenged our church to thrive in 2021 …
I’m not sure that there is a more challenging section of Scripture in all of the Bible than Romans 9-11. However, congratulations, church: you have made it through. The deep theological truths contained in these chapters are magnificent, wondrous, glorious, …
In last week’s passage, we learned about the tragedy of rejection. We learned that some of God’s chosen people, the Israelites had rejected God and His ways; they had rejected Jesus the Messiah. Well, in today’s passage, Paul is going …
We’re continuing our series in the book of Romans Today, we will make it through chapter 10 and into chapter 11. We’re going to handle the passage a bit differently this week. I’m going to read the entire passage and …
“The Necessity of the Gospel Proclaimer” Romans 10:13-15 Series: United in the Gospel Rev. Matthew C. McCraw, EdD Oftentimes people have great ideas for things that can be done in churches. They may say, “Hey pastor, let’s start a new …
Introduction A few years back I went to Lakeland Pig Fest with my father-in-law. There was BBQ everywhere and it was amazing. However, there was something else that I walked away loving that day, in addition to BBQ, which I …
“The Proper Pursuit for All People” First Baptist Church Bartow United in the Gospel / Romans 9:23–10:4 Introduction Thus far in our study of Romans 9, we have asked and answered two monumental questions regarding God? Did God fail? By …
“Is there Injustice with God?” (Romans 9:14-29) Series: Romans – United in the Gospel [on screen] Rev. Matthew C. McCraw, EdD First Baptist Church, Bartow, Florida July 10, 2022 Introductory Comments: Well, here we are back in our study of …
“God’s Mysterious Purpose for His People” (Romans 9:1-13) Series: Romans – United in the Gospel [on screen] Rev. Matthew C. McCraw, EdD First Baptist Church, Bartow, Florida December 31, 2022 Introductory Comments: Well, it’s a joy to be back in …
