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First Words of Encouragement
The preaching ministry of the First Baptist Church of Winnsboro, LA. A new episode is available each Thursday before noon. Contact us at www.fbcwinnsboro.com
Episodes
- First Words of Encouragement
“Great Stories of the Bible: The Water & Manna in the Wilderness” – Exodus 15:22–27, 16:1-12; 17:1–7
Have you learned to trust God in the wilderness times of your life? For more information about our church, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: God Delivers His People” – Exodus 13:17–14:31
God loves you and has made a way out of danger for you. Will you accept the deliverance from danger that God has provided for you? For more information, click…
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“Great Stories of the Bible: The Last Plague and the Exodus” – Exodus 12:29–51
Does God have your attention? For more information, click here.
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Mother’s Day: “Mother Hannah” – 1 Samuel 1:1–28
God moves in the life of a woman who longs to be a mother. For more information, click here.
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“As You Go…” – Romans 12:2
Have you found your place of service? For more information, click here.
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“The Great Stories of the Bible: THe Passover Instituted” – Exodus 12:1–28
God takes care of His children. He is looking for those who are faithful. For more information, click here.
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“The Great Stories of the Bible: The announcement of the last plague” – Exodus 11
God takes care of His children. For more information about our church, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Moses and the Darkness” – Exodus 10:21–29
Are you a light in the darkness of this world? For more information, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Moses and the Locusts” – Exodus 10:1–20
Will you follow God? For more information, click here.
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"Has Jesus been raised in your life?" – Luke 24:1–6a
Jesus has been raised from the dead, but has He been raised in your life? For more information, click here.
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“Palm Sunday: Celebrate Jesus” – Luke 19:37–40
Do you celebrate what Jesus has done for you? For more information, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Moses, Cattle, Boils, and Hail” – Exodus 9
Some people will refuse to believe in God even when their own life is in danger. For more information, click here.
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"Great Stories of the Bible: Moses, frogs, gnats and flies" – Exodus 8
Is God Lord? Do you see Him that way? For more information, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Moses and the Beginning of the Plagues –Exodus 7
God is Lord. There is no changing that fact. For more information, click here.
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“OUR MISSION: Sharing the Message of Jesus Christ” – Matthew 28:19–20; Romans 3:23; Luke 19:10
Do you have questions about sharing the message of Jesus? For more information about our church, click here.
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“OUR MISSION: Loving People” – 1 Corinthians 13:1–7; John 13:34; Ephesians 4:32
God has commanded us to love people. How do we do that? For more information about FBC, Winnsboro, click here.
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“OUR MISSION: Loving God” – Deuteronomy 6:4–9; John 14:21
Do you love God? If so, how do you show Him? For more information, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Moses and the Meetings” – Exodus 4:21–23, 27–6:13
God hears your cries, He sees your afflictions. He cares. For more information, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Moses Struggles with the Call” – Exodus 3:17–20; 4:1–20
Do you struggle with a call from God to do something? For more information about our church, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Moses and the Call of God” – Exodus 2:23–3:16
God is calling you. For more information, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Moses protects His people” – Exodus 2:11–22
We must take care of each other as Christians. God will take care of us and prepare us. For more information about our church, click here.
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Great Stories of the Bible “New birth” – Exodus 1.8–2:10
God always sends a deliverer. His name is Jesus. For more information, click here.
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“Two Facts worth remembering” – 1 Corinthians 15:3–4
Help for the new year. For more information, click here.
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The Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love – John 3:16–17
Love. It propelled God to make a way for you. For more information, click here.
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The Second Sunday of Advent: Peace – Romans 5:1
Do you have the peace of God? For more information, click here.
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First Sunday in Advent: Hope – Luke 2:36–37; Hebrews 9:11–12
Where is your hope? For more information about our church, click here.
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"Joseph’s encounter with Potiphar’s wife” – Genesis 37:36; 39
Dealing with temptation as a child of God. For more information about our church, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Joseph’s Grace & Forgiveness” – Genesis 41:47–57; 42; 45; 50
Are you following the direction of God in your life? Are you able to show grace and forgiveness to others? For more information about FBC, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Joseph’s Rise to Prominence” – Genesis 40; 41:1–45
Are you available to be used by God? For more information, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Joseph and his coat of many colors” – Genesis 37
What can we learn from the life of Joseph? For more information, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: God's Covenant with Abraham” – Genesis 12:1–9; 17:1–8
Trusting in God. Is that difficult for you? Today we look at a man who trusted in God. For more information, click here.
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“What do we have in Jesus?” – Romans 5:1–2
What do we get when we get Jesus in our heart? What is it that we have? For more information, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: Abraham and the Three Visitors” – Genesis 18:1–15
Is your trust in God enough to believe His promises? For more information, click here.
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“Great Stories of the Bible: The Tower of Babel” – Genesis 11:1–9
How did we get different languages? What happened at the Tower of Babel? For more information about our church, click here.
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Great Stories of the Bible: The Flood – Genesis 6–8
Sin affected the world in such a way that God said, "Enough!" For more information about our church, click here.
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“The Great Stories of the Bible: Cain and the effects of sin” – Genesis 4:1–16
Sin. It has effects that can haunt you forever. For more information about our church, click here.
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The Great Stories of the Bible: The Fall – Genesis 3
Sin entered our world a long time ago. Have you dealt with it in your life yet? Have you asked God to forgive you? For more information, click here.
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“A Difficult Choice” – Matthew 19:16–26
What will you choose, the things of this world or Jesus? For more information, click here.
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“Living in a Foreign Land: Believer Strangers should humble themselves, trust in God and be alert for the works of the devil” – 1 Peter 5:6–14
How will you make it when persecution comes your way? For more information about FBC, Winnsboro, click here.
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“Living in a foreign land: Believer Strangers include pastors who live and suffer with the sheep” – 1 Peter 5:1–5
A word for pastors in a time of suffering. For more information, click here.
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“Living in a Foreign Land: Believer Strangers should know what to do with suffering when it comes” – 1 Peter 4:12–19
Do you know how to handle Christian suffering? For more information about our church, click here.
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“Brazil Mission Trip Report” Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Listen to what happened and how God moved in Brazil on a recent trip by four members of FBC, Winnsboro. For more information, Click here.
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“Jesus is the Bread of Life” – John 6:25–35, 40, 54
Jesus is the bread of life. Is He the spiritual bread of your life? For more information, click here.
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“Living in a Foreign Land: Believer Strangesr are to be clear-thinking in prayer, in loving, in hospitality and in serving one another in the midst of persecution” – 1 Peter 4:7–11
Almost the end of this series on living as a stranger in this world. For more information, click here.
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“We’ll be back!"
Taking a short break, but we will return! For more information, click here.
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“Living in a foreign land: Believer Strangers are to be mindful of how they use their time, talent and energives to serve God.
Believers who lead Christ-filled lives have learned to die to themselves and live for Christ. Believers' lives will be radically different fro the rest fo the…
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“Father-Do your best” – Mark 1:20
You can do it, dad! For more information, click here.
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“Living in a foreign land: believers strangers must remember that even Christ suffered” – 1 Peter 3:18–22
We must remember the suffering of Christ and remember that we are taken care of by Him. For more information, click here.
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Living in a foreign land: Believer Strangers are encouraged to honor God when faced with suffering” – 1 Peter 3:13–17
Are you able to honor God in the midst of suffering? For more information, click here.
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“Living in a foreign land: Believer Strangers are to show Christ in their marital relationships: Part 2
Others in this world need to see how Christ affects our marital relationships. For more information about FBCWinn, click here.
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“You were shaped by God and your mother
God and your mother play a huge role in who you are as a person. For more information about our church, click here.
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“Living in a Foreign Land: Believer Strrangers are to show Christ in their marital relationships: Part 1” – 1 Peter 3:1–6
Wives living as Christians in a foreign land, is there something we need to know? For more information about our church, click here.
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“Living in a foreign land: Beliver strangers are called to unjust suffering” – 1 Peter 2:18–25
Unjust suffering? No way! For more information, click here.
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“Living in a foreign land: Believer Strangers need to submit” – 1 Peter 2:13–17
What does the Bible say about submission? For more information about our church, click here.
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“Two Easter Barriers” – Mark 15:15–38; 16:1–4
What barriers keep you from God? For more information, click here.
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Palm Sunday: "Have you gone after Jesus?” – John 12:12–19
Are you pursuing Jesus? For more information, click here.
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Living in a Foreign Land: Believer Strangers Have been touched by God – 1 Peter 2:9–12
Did you know, as a believer, you are special? You are. For more information, click here.