First Baptist Church, Milton, LA

In this sermon, Matt Doucet preaches from 1 Corinthians 3:9-11. He shows us that Christians are those who have been called by God's grace into relationship with Christ and His people. According, as we are being built into the temple of God, the house of His dwelling, we are also equipped and tasked to co-labor with each other and Christ to build His church. The Father has predetermined the design. We build on the foundation of the Son's finished work on the cross and His resurrection. And we do so as the Spirit empowers us to work for God's glory. Let us labor and build in a manner worthy of His name! 

In this third sermon on the Trinity, we see how the Spirit applies what the Father has purposed and the Son has accomplished. In particular, we see how the Spirit helps us to see, reflect, and treasure the glory of God. 

In this 2nd sermon on The Trinity, we continue looking at our series in a sentence, "What the Father purposes, the Son accomplishes and the Spirit applies." In this sermon, we see that God the Son accomplishes the purpose of making known the glory of God to the children of God through creation, incarnation, and redemption.

Over the next three weeks, we will be looking at the doctrine of the Trinity. Our series in a sentence is, "What the Father purposes, the Son accomplishes and the Spirit applies." In this first sermon, we seek to understand the Trinity itself and then we look at what it means for God to be Father and what the Father purposes for His children.

In this last sermon in our series through 1 Peter, we look at the last verses of the letter as Peter draws our attention to what runs underneath our being God’s people, our ability to endure suffering, and every other theme we’ve touched in this book - the all-encompassing grace of God.  

Christians generally make 2 mistakes when it comes to how they think about Satan - they either attribute too much to him or they don't attribute enough to him. The Bible is clear that Satan is a real, personal being who is hell-bent on opposing Christ and His Kingdom. In this sermon, we look at 1 Peter 5:8-9 and see who Satan is and how we can avoid and overcome his temptations. 

In 1 Peter 5:6-7, we see that humility is the key to enduring the inevitable sufferings and difficulties of this life - what you might think of as anxiety-inducing situations. There’s a lot of hope in these verses and a lot of help for finding peace of heart and mind in the midst of our anxieties. 

In this sermon, we look at 1 Peter 5:5 and Hebrews 13:17 and see the two characteristics of a local church family that makes it through the trials and sufferings of this life - submission and humility. 

One of the ways God has gifted His church is by giving them men qualified to care for His people. In this sermon, we look at 1 Peter 5:1-4 and see the connection between these instructions to elders and Peter's teaching regarding suffering and trials at the end of chapter 4. Then, we see 6 truths regarding a church's elders from this text and other Scriptures. 

If 1 Peter 4:12-16 prepares us to face trials and sufferings well, then verses 17-19 help us understand to some degree why God still ordains and allows trials and sufferings in the first place. Trials and sufferings have a deep function in the plans and purposes of God in this life, and our goal in this sermon is to see that today.