FBC Benbrook Sermons
The Sunday morning sermons delivered by Pastor Todd Pylant at the First Baptist Church of Benbrook, Texas
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Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Our confession during the Christmas season is that the baby born in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago is "the Christ." But what does that mean, and how does it turn our world upside down? The gospel of Matthew helps us to see that to call Jesus "the Christ" means to confess that Jesus is God in flesh, that He humbled Himself in the incarnation, and that to follow Him means that we have to humble ourselves and take on the mind of Christ. (Matthew 2.1-6) December 13, 2020.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
In the season of Christmas, we make this bold confession that we believe the baby born to Mary in Bethlehem was the messiah, promised by the Old Testament prophets and hoped for by the Jewish people for years. This proclamation has been turning the world upside down, both within the Jewish community and without, for over 2000 years. But what exactly does it mean for us today to call Jesus "the Christ"? Today, we see how the gospel of Mark presents the suffering messiah as King. And we learn that to call Jesus "the Christ" means that Jesus had to suffer for my sins, that to follow Jesus means to take up our cross, and that we must call Jesus our king. (Mark 8.27-33) December 6, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
The Joseph Story teaches us that difficult circumstances often bring us to the breaking point of our faith, but nothing can stop God from accomplishing His plan for blessing His people. We move beyond the breaking point of our faith when we trade our fear for faith and trust that God is working out the details of our life for good. (Genesis 50.15-21) November 29, 202. Michael Postell, Guest Preacher
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
The Prodigal Son, and its mirror opposite, the story of Joseph, help us to see the beauty and greatness of the gospel in three words: revenge, repentance, and reconciliaion. (Genesis 44.30-34) November 22, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Dreams permeate the Joseph story. Joseph had two dreams. The cupbearer and baker had dreams, and Joseph interpreted them. Even the king of Egypt had two dreams which Joseph interpreted. Does God still speak to His people through dreams? And if so, how do we biblically think about dreams? (Genesis 41.1-36) November 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
The story of Joseph helps us to see what it means to be faithful in the hard places of life. Through this story, we learn to be good stewards of the hard places and to hold on to the promises of God through the confusing struggles of life (Genesis 39-40) November 8, 2020.
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
The Joseph story is one of the greatest short stories ever told, but it begins with a very broken world. When we read the backgrounds of Joseph and Tamar in Genesis 37-38, we understand the words of Psalm 188.5-8 even more. We can trust God in a broken world because God has promised to be with us, because God is at work even when we cannot see it, because God is always writing His victory story, and because He is still our best hope (Genesis 37-38). November 1, 2020.
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
What was God doing before creation? This question goes to the essential nature of who God is. Through 1 John 4.7-21, we learn that the fundamental nature of the eternal triune God is love, that God's love did not remain within the Trinity but overflowed to sinners like us, and that since God abides in us, we CAN love others. (October 25, 2020).
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
How does the truth of the Trinity impact our daily lives? One of the most basic commandments is to love God and obey His commands. The eternal triune God makes this possible. God the Father provides the standard to obey. God the Son provides the example to follow. God the Spirit helps us obey the commands. (John 14.15-17) October 18, 2020. Guest preacher is Tim Tucker.
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
Sunday Oct 11, 2020
We are servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. And one of those great mysteries is the Trinity. Our struggle to discover an analogy that is accurate and complete is only an indication of the beauty and greatness of God. The heresies of Modalism, Tri-theism, and Partialism all help us to see the beauty of the eternal triune God. (1 Corinthians 4.1) October 11, 2020.