FBC Benbrook Sermons

Our Story of Grace

As Paul was encouraging Timothy to teach the gospel in Ephesus, he suddenly got lost in his own conversion story. Paul rejoices in the simple truth that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. The story arc of his conversion is just like ours: the chief of sinners meets the overflowing mercy and grace of God and is appointed to His service. (1 Timothy 1.12-17) January 22, 2023

What’s Old is What’s New

Timothy’s job in Ephesus was to charge certain persons to stop teaching a different doctrine. There were some within Ephesian church who were mishandling the law, and who did not understand the gospel. Their teaching was leading to ungodly behavior, but the apostle Paul reminds us that genuine gospel teaching leads to holiness and sanctification, resulting in a pure heart that loves God and others. We also discover that the false teachings of today are very similar to the false teachings the early church had to face. (1 Timothy 1.3-11) January 15, 2023

The Good Fight: An Introduction

The apostle Paul wrote three powerful letters to two men whom he commissioned to lead a local church in the midst of troubled times, and these letters are desperately needed for the American church today. In this sermon, we introduce the Pastoral Epistles and explore why we need to hear the Word of the Lord through these books of Scripture. (1 Timothy 1.1-2) January 8, 2023

Why Should We Grow in our Devotion to Prayer?

As we look to the new year, this is a challenge to seek to be a “Praying Me in 23.” By looking at the Lord’s Prayer, we can see seven good reasons why growing our devotion to prayer matters to us. (Matthew 6.5-15) January 1, 2023.

The Eternal Soverign

The manger is empty. The cross is empty. The tomb is empty. But the Right Hand of God the Father is Majestically Occupied! What does it matter that Jesus sits at the right hand of God? It means that the work for our salvation is complete, that Jesus is now the perfect High Priest, and that we can trust in Him as we wait for His enemies to be made His footstool. (Hebrews 1.13) December 25, 2022

The Eternal Creator

God’s people, expressing their faith in Scripture, put much emphasis on the truth that God is the Creator of all things, giving the gift of life and a soul to humans. But this truth doesn’t seem to impress or impact many followers of Christ today. However, Scripture affirms that God the Father created all things through the Son. How does our faith in Jesus as the agent of creation impact how we walk in faith today? Specifically, how does the Eternal Creator impact our answers to the Five Worldview Questions that every person must answer? (Hebrews 1.10-12) December 18, 2022

The Eternal King

The angel told Mary that the child in her womb would be given the throne of his father David and will reign over the house of Jacob forever. This is why the writer of Hebrews proclaims the Son upholds the universe by the word of His power and uses Psalm 45 as the source for proclaiming the Son as the Eternal King. But what does it mean to confess Jesus as the King of kings and Lord of lords, especially when we pray for His kingly rule in this broken world? (Hebrews 1.8-9) December 11, 2022.

The Eternal Son

Who was that child wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger in Bethlehem so many years ago? The simple answer is “Baby Jesus,” but the writer of Hebrews, along with the angels, remind us that this child is the Son of God. The Scriptures teach us that the Son is both eternal and one with the Father and yet begotten by the Father? How can this be, and what difference does it make? (Hebrews 1.1-6) December 4, 2022

What If We Don’t Abound in Thanksgiving?

Why is the spiritual discipline of thanksgiving so important to our walk with Christ? Because thanksgiving is intrinsically connected to what we believe to be true about God, thanksgiving generates worship, and thanksgiving generates faith. (Romans 1 and Psalms 95) November 27, 2022

The Sacrifice of Thanksgiving

Most of the time, we approach the Lord’s Supper table through the lens of the Passover, and with good reason. But if all of the law points to Christ, and if Christ is the once for all sacrifice, then not only does the Passover point to Jesus but so does the Thanksgiving Sacrifice. When we come to the Table through the lens of the Thanksgiving Sacrifice, we discover that Christ not only delivers us from the snares of death in the tribulations of this world, but our individual moments of deliverance are a foretaste of the eternal deliverance we have in Christ. (Leviticus 7.11-15) November 20, 2022.