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by First Baptist Church of Wichita Falls, TX

The One Thing You Can’t Earn - Mark 10:17-27

The One Thing You Can’t Earn Mark 10:17-27 1. You can have everything going for you and still be missing what matters most. 2. Jesus will expose whatever you are trusting instead of Him. Do not covet your neighbor’s house. Do not covet your neighbor’s wife, his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor. Exodus 20:17 (CSB) Do not have other gods besides me. Exodus 20:3 (CSB) 3. The One Thing you need most is the one thing you cannot earn. “Salvation is not achieved; it is received.”

The Habits of a Healthy Church - Acts 2:41-47

The Habits of a Healthy Church Acts 2:41-47 1. Reach – Evangelize our mission field. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted much, of him they will ask all the more. Luke 12:48 (NASB) 2. Gather – Exalt our Master. Oh come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! Psalm 95:1–2 (ESV) 3. Develop – Equip for Maturity. All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16–17 (CSB) 4. Serve – Engage in Ministry. Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve others, as good stewards of the varied grace of God. 1 Peter 4:10 (CSB) 5. Connect –Encourage our Members And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10:24–25 (ESV)

The Table of Grace - Titus 3:3-7

G – Grace is God’s gift to the guilty. Romans 6:23 R – Grace is received by faith, not earned by works. Ephesians 2:8 A – Grace is available to anyone who will believe. Romans 10:13 C – Grace comes exclusively through Christ. John 1:17 E – Grace extends throughout eternity.

How to keep a fire going? - Psalm 119:11-28

How to keep a fire going? Psalm 119:11-28 1. The Word guards our hearts from sin. He answered, “It is written: Man must not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”, Then the devil took him to the holy city, had him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written: He will give his angels orders concerning you, and they will support you with their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.”, Jesus told him, “It is also written: Do not test the Lord your God.”, Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. And he said to him, “I will give you all these things if you will fall down and worship me.” Then Jesus told him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.”, Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him. Matthew 4:4–11 (CSB) 2. The Word teaches me to find my delight in God. A good person produces good out of the good stored up in his heart. An evil person produces evil out of the evil stored up in his heart, for his mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart. Luke 6:45 (CSB) Your words were found, and I ate them. Your words became a delight to me and the joy of my heart, for I bear your name, LORD God of Armies. Jeremiah 15:16 (CSB) 3. The Word opens our eyes to our total dependence upon God. Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. 1 Peter 2:11 (NASB95) 4. The Word revives us when our soul is dry and our spirit is numb. The Spirit is the one who gives life. The flesh doesn’t help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. John 6:63 (CSB) 5. Practical Steps to treasure God’s Word • Set a realistic time and place. • Read “smaller and slower” if necessary. • Memorize strategically. • Obey the next clear thing.

Goodbye Guilt - Psalm 32: 1- 7

Goodbye Guilt Psalm 32: 1- 7 1. The Blessing of forgiven guilt Likewise, David also speaks of the blessing of the person to whom God credits righteousness apart from works Romans 4:6 (CSB) 2. The Burden of hidden guilt 3. The breakthrough of honest confession If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 (CSB) The one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. Proverbs 28:13 (CSB)

Releasing Arrows - Ephesians 6:1-4

Releasing Arrows Ephesians 6:1-4 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Psalm 127:3 (NASB 95) 1. Parents must exercise authority before you give them autonomy. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 1:7 (CSB) 2. Use authority to train, not to crush. Rules without relationship leads to rebellion. Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 (ESV) 3. Transfer responsibility before you release them completely. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and with people. Luke 2:52 (CSB) Release them with prayer, not panic.

Raising Arrows, Not Boomerangs - Deuteronomy 6:4–9, Psalm 127: 1-5

Raising Arrows, Not Boomerangs Deuteronomy 6:4–9, Psalm 127: 1-5 1. Children Belong to God Before They Belong to Us. 2. Parents Must Love God Before They Can Lead Children Toward God. 3. Parenting Is Formation, Not Mere Information.

Single, Not Stalled - 1 Corinthians 7:6–9, 25–35

Single, Not Stalled 1 Corinthians 7:6–9, 25–35 1. Being Single is honored in the New Testament. 2. Being Single can be an advantage for mission. Singleness is not life on hold. In Christ, singleness can be life on mission. 3. Being single requires Spirit-filled discipline. “For this is God’s will, your sanctification: that you keep away from sexual immorality, that each of you knows how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not with lustful passions, like the Gentiles, who don’t know God.” 1 Thessalonians 4:3–5, CSB “Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.” Proverbs 4:23, CSB 4. Being Single requires deep community. “‘Who are my mother and my brothers?’ he asked them. Looking at those sitting in a circle around him, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.’” Mark 3:33–35, CSB 5. Being Single requires wise desire, not cynical despair.

Vintage, Not Outdated - Ephesians 5:22–31; 1 Peter 3:1–7

Vintage, Not Outdated Ephesians 5:22–31; 1 Peter 3:1–7 Dr. Bob McCartney, Senior Pastor • May 24, 2026 -- For more information about First Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, visit our website at fbcwf.org. To give, click here. -- God’s design is better than culture’s experiment. 1. A Word for the Wise Wife: Respectful Submission “Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.” Colossians 3:18, CSB so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands and to love their children, to be self-controlled, pure, workers at home, kind, and in submission to their husbands, so that God’s word will not be slandered. Titus 2:4-5 CSB a. Submission is not inferiority “There is no Jew or Greek, slave or free, male and female; since you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28, CSB b. Submission is not silence c. Submission is spiritual beauty d. Submission is ultimately unto the Lord 2. A Message for the Modern Man: Sacrificial love a. A husband’s love is sacrificial b. A husband’s love is sanctifying c. A husband’s love is sensitive d. A husband’s love is nourishing and cherishing “To sum up, each one of you is to love his wife as himself, and the wife is to respect her husband.” Ephesians 5:33, CSB e. A husband’s love honors 3. But How? a. Stop saying, “They started it.” b. Obey your command, not your spouse’s command. c. Replace reaction with obedience. d. Speak your spouse’s God-given language. e. Remember marriage requires the gospel.

The Marriage God Made - Genesis 2:15–23

The Marriage God Made Genesis 2:15–23 Dr. Bob McCartney, Senior Pastor • May 24, 2026 -- For more information about First Baptist Church, Wichita Falls, visit our website at fbcwf.org. To give, click here. -- Big Idea: God’s design is better than culture’s experiment. I. God Created Man with Dignity and Responsibility “Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.” Genesis 2:15, NASB95 II. God Revealed Man’s Need for Companionship Marriage is a covenant partnership. “The woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved.” Mathew Henry III. God Created Woman with Equal Value and Complementary Design “But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 11:3, NASB95 “For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man.” 1 Corinthians 11:8, NASB95 IV. God Presented Woman as a Gift to Man

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