First Baptist New Orleans | Sermons

You know the power of your mind. You know the power of your thoughts. This passage is about the way you think, and it is essential teaching if you are to “live a life worthy of the calling you have received” (Eph. 4:1).  The introductory line...

“Unity in the faith” is a goal of maturity. If you are estranged from the body of Christ, you have not achieved maturity. Your engagement in the body of Christ is evidence that you are growing up. We so often think the opposite is true. (“I am...

We continue on in our study of Ephesians this morning. We are at one of the most important passages in the Bible when it comes to those of us who are ministers of the Gospel. Understand Grace: "But grace was given to each one of us according...

I am the prisoner of a Middle Eastern Jew. He was born into a peasant family. His never spoke English during his 33 years. He wore a robe instead of blue jeans. He ate hard flat bread and whole dried fish. He lived in poverty and died a pauper. His...

This is the text we have been using to open our worship services. It’s beautiful and powerful. Kneel Through Your Sorrows: "For this reason I kneel before the Father." — Ephesians 3:14 Fight discouragement with prayer. Paul does not want...

Make Plain the Mystery: "make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery..." — Ephesians 3:9 Paul repeats himself here for emphasis and explanation: “Make plain to everyone” is in parallel with “preach to the...

Confess God as Sovereign: "For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles."  — Ephesians 3:1 Prisoner, but not of Rome so much as Jesus The reason is God’s purpose, not an accident Paul was...

You heard the Message from Jesus: "He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near." — Ephesians 2:17 The Story of You continues here with a surprising revelation—that Jesus came and preached peace to...

The Story of You continues in this passage. The “you” of this passage would be any Gentile believer. If you are not a physical descendant of Abraham, then this is your story. The great Apostle Paul addresses “you” as he starts a new paragraph. He...

This text is printed on the back of your devotional guide for the summer. I know that some of you are working on memorizing all ten verses. That’s just one verse a week. So this is the story of us. “As for you,” this paragraph begins, and then...

Let Information Prompt You to Give Thanks: "For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you." — Ephesians 1:15-16 Paul did not have a...

How many of you have invited your one? Remember, we want to continue this emphasis throughout the summer. We are hoping to have a huge Sunday on August 13th as we have our ministry fair and also a free lunch for everyone involved. We want you to take...

How many of you in this room have invited your one? Did you know that statistics tell us that 40% of people who are invited to attend a worship service will come. In today’s world I would say that is a pretty good percentage. We average around 650 in...

Paul starts out with his theory of everything—the fundamental presupposition behind who he is and what he is doing in the world. From this core belief he moves to a one-word description for daily living, something every one of us needs to hear. The...

It always helps to know a little about the future. You can configure your life today more wisely. If I had known the future better, I would not have shown up two weeks early for a root canal.  The trouble is—we cannot see the future. All our...

“People need the Lord.” That was the theme line from a song popular when I was a teenager. What people? Everybody. What Lord? That’s the Lord Jesus. We are Christians because of Jesus Christ. He is the one who has won our hearts and in whom we...

The whole world talks about “us” and “them.” We are born into a family where we experience and develop intense loyalty for one another. Our clan and tribe become the way in which we understand ourselves and see the world. These closest associations...

I don’t know how it came about that very first time. No one does. Luke does not tell us. Maybe he did not know. But somewhere in the mix of people from Cyprus and Cyrene who were spreading the word about Jesus a pure Gentile, neither Jewish by birth...

Invest in Those Not Like You: “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” — Acts 11:3 I want to back up for a minute and make sure we understand the importance of what it meant to be uncircumcised. All the way back in Genesis when God chose...

Togetherness is not about you agreeing with everything I do. Nor is it about me always being happy with you. Togetherness is not continual satisfaction with one another or even the absence of conflict. Togetherness is not the absence of struggle. Each...