FBC Benbrook Sermons

Private, Disputatious Prayer

In his last recorded lament, the prophet Jeremiah wrestles with God in prayer, embracing both his calling and the misery associated with it. This gut level honest prayer teaches followers of Christ much about what it means to take up our cross and follow Jesus.(Jeremiah 20, January 20, 2013)

Like Clay in the Potter’s Hand

Does God really do anything when one of His children walk away and run towards evil instead of away from it? It it really all that terrifying to fall into the hands of the Living God? (Jeremiah 18.1-12, January 13, 2013)

Blessed is the One Who Trusts in the Lord

Do you want a blessed life? Would you like to be like a tree planted by the stream who does not fear when the heat comes? Then trust the Lord in all that you do. But what does that mean? Are those just empty churchy words? (Jeremiah 17.1-13, January 6, 2013)

A Different Kind of King

The season of Christmas has a tendency to "freeze" Jesus in time as a little baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. But this is hardly the picture of the King of Kings. We need an updated family portrait. (Revelation 19.11-16, December 30, 2012)

Grace Instead of Grace

John 1.14-18 (December 23, 2012)

Made Like Us In Every Way, But Why?

The story of Christmas can be told in three words: God Became Flesh. If Colossians 1 helps us celebrate the GOD who became flesh, then Hebrews 2 helps us to worship the God who became FLESH. (Hebrews 2.10-18, December 9, 2012)

What Child Is This?

Celebrating the "birth" of Jesus is much different than celebrating any other birthday. For one thing, Jesus pre-existed His birthday. He did not come into existence on Christmas morn. Discover who Jesus was before the manger through the great Christological Hymn of Colossians 1. (Colossians 1.15-23, December 2, 2012)

Getting Ready for Christmas

On this unique Sunday, sandwiched between Thanksgiving weekend and the Christmas season, we think about how to prepare ourselves to celebrate the birth of the Savior, and the unique challenges of trying to do that in our culture. (Isaiah 40.1-5, November 25, 2012)

Faith Based Gratitude

How easy it is to feel happy about the good things in our lives, but does this kind of "gratitude" really magnify the Lord? Psalm 9 challenges us to develop a faith based gratitude. (November 18, 2012)

Your Words Became to Me a Joy

In the midst of a lament, Jeremiah declares his delight in the words of the Lord. In light of Psalm 19, what can we learn about what it means to delight in the words of the Lord? (Jeremiah 15.15-21, November 11, 2012)