FBC West | First Baptist Church of West

Mar 02 2025 328 ep. 27 mins 2

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These are our Sunday morning messages and Wednesday night Bible studies. Most of them are presented by our pastor, John W. Crowder.

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Plumb Lines: Church Health

Mar 02 2025 31 mins

In this week's sermon we close out our series on our Plumb Lines or guiding principles. As we close, we look at the idea of church health and what constitutes true church health. Health cannot be made synonymous with growth. However, health has several measure, and growth typically comes along with it. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! we are also available on Youtube. F

Plumb Lines: Groups

Feb 23 2025 37 mins

In this week's sermon, we continue talking through our plum lines, or guiding principles, by covering the topic of doing church in small groups. We believe that God calls us to do church in small groups that do life and take care of one another, rather than one big group that does corporate worship together. By doing church in small groups, we are more able to adequately follow the

Plum Lines- Impact

Feb 16 2025 34 mins

In this week's sermon, we look at the necessity of being the salt and light of the world. As we go through our plum lines, or guiding principles, we see that we as the local church need to be having a positive community impact. We cannot do this if we aren't truly being the salt and light of the world. Jesus not only commands this in Matthew 5 but informs us that we are in fact the

The Plumb Lines: Excellence

Feb 09 2025 34 mins

In this week's sermon we look at the idea of excellence as we continue to go through our five plumb lines. With excellence, we practice it as it is imperative to give God our very best in all that we do. God not only commands but deserves our very best. Giving him something half way done or that isn't our best completely negates all that we believe God to be and waters down what Je

Moutains

Feb 02 2025 31 mins

In this week's worship service we recap our annual Disciple Now weekend for our youth ministry. We look at what we did over the weekend, and the message talks about faith, love, and hope. The theme of Mountains covers this idea that faith, love, and hope are the mountains of our Christian faith. We're glad that you made it to this video! We are also available on Spotify and Apple

Texans on Mission Report and The Plumb Line

Jan 26 2025 40 mins

This week we were blessed to hear from Dr. Nathan Buchanan, the Volunteer Coordinator for Texans on Mission. As we rounded out our month on missions we got to hear from Nathan about the work and call of missions and service. Nathan talks about several types of calls, and perhaps God is calling you to serve specifically with Texans on Mission. Pray about it, and if you feel led then

Life on the Vine

Jan 19 2025 28 mins

In this week's sermon we cover our theme verse: John 15:5. We look at the importance of clinging to Jesus and allowing the vine that is Jesus to give life to us who are the branches. The passage makes clear through the word "abide" that Christianity doesn't mean showing up at a church gathering on Sundays or Wednesdays. Rather, the importance of clinging to God and truly living wit

No Sermon This Week

On 1/12/25 in place of a sermon we had a report that was best not to be live streamed. We encourage you to go back and listen to previous sermons that date back to around 2017. So, you have plenty to choose from! You can use the link here: https://fbcwest.com/sermon-series/ We're glad that you made it here! We are also available on Youtube. For more information on our worship serv

It’s About Time

Jan 05 2025 25 mins

In this week's sermon we start the new year by discussing the idea of time. We look at how we can best use it in our Christian walk, and the most Biblical way at looking at expending time. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! For a video element, visit our Youtube channel. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com

Excuses Excuses

Dec 29 2024 23 mins

In this week's sermon, our friend and guest preacher Paul Sadler walks us through a difficult text of Luke 14:15-24 and the issue of making excuses when we're invited by God. We're glad that you made it to this sermon! We are also available on youtube for a video element. For more information on our worship services or church as a whole, visit fbcwest.com