First Baptist Church Muncie: Recent Episodes
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Servants | Matthew 23:1-12 Several years ago, I read a book about doing church in the 21st century.
You’d Better Wake Up There isn’t anything worse for a person than to be spiritually asleep.
Thomas the Disciple “Doubting Thomas” was his nickname, but in reality, he gave words of confession that all of us need to remember – “My Lord and my God.
Celebrating the Future The purpose of the book of Exodus was the fulfillment of God’s covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Your Life & Worship No matter how young or old, it is important to learn how we think about living our lives as an act of worship.
Be Careful “Blessing our Children” is the major focus of our attention this Sunday as we celebrate High Attendance Day in worship at FBC Muncie.
Stilling the Storm If you study your Bible carefully, you will discover the place where Jesus did most of his teaching and preaching and healing was around the Sea of Galilee.
The Buck Stops Here Personal responsibility started in the Garden of Eden and continues today.
Father’s Day Love Father’s Day 2021 is a great day to examine your level of unconditional love, which is what Jesus gave to us.
Hearing God’s Voice Listening for God’s voice is an essential discipline for every Christian to practice.
Tell Me Plainly Sometimes one feels as if there can be a small group among us who try to keep us in the dark.
A Faithful Spirit As we think of ourselves through the generations, we consider our past, present, and future.
A Casual Encounter One question, one statement, one smile might unfold an opportunity with a new friend about where God is worshipped.
On May 24, 1738, John Wesley came out of a prayer meeting on Aldersgate Street, having been “shaken” by God.
Good news travels fast. Graveyards tell a story, and Resurrection Sunday has a story worth telling.
In the New Testament, the most frequently mentioned person from the Old Testament is Moses.
As Dr. Bruce Cochran reminded us in his sermon, we can’t really think our way into a great relationship with God.
The Lenten season is a time of repentance, fasting, and reflection as we draw closer to God.
In Pastor Wade’s final sermon as pastor at First Baptist Church, he explores the sabbatical passage from 2017, Luke 10:1-20.
From John 5-10, Jesus continues to explain, clarify, and prove his identity as the Son of God, the Messiah.
The familiar story of Nicodemus reminds us that we must experience new birth in order to enter the Kingdom of God.
Jesus' first miracle or sign was the changing of water to wine at the wedding of a close relative or family friend.
As we continue to move through John’s gospel this week, we come to a key story in chapter 2.
If you did not participate in worship on Sunday, you may not know that we will be working out way through John’s gospel this year.
As we begin a series on John’s gospel, we discuss his intentions in recording his experiences with Jesus.
Thank you to James Heimlich for preaching last week and helping us reflect on the past year.
As we come to the end of 2020 and all of the unique challenges and tragedies it brought, many cannot help but look at 2021 with continued fear and anxiety.
We are quickly approaching Christmas. Many are scurrying to get last minute preparations in place.
The prophet speaks of the coming Messiah as one who will seal the covenant of God with His people.
As we approach Thanksgiving this week, it might be easy to lament the many trials of 2020.
As we continue our series on gratitude/thanksgiving this week, we will have more testimonies.
FBC Family, We informed you earlier this week that the governor has given new guidelines for our state.
As we continue a brief series on gratitude, we consider Mary’s heart of thankfulness expressed in her response to the news of her pregnancy.
The psalmist in chapter 107 instructs the reader to thank God for his intense love and marvelous deeds.
Jesus uses tangible, visible illustrations to remind us of God’s provision in our lives.
As we continue to learn what it means to live in the Kingdom of God, Jesus addresses our concern for daily provisions.
As we continue to work out way through Matthew 6, we come, this week, to a familiar passage.
As we continue in our series on the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus challenges our motivation in giving and praying.
Greetings, As time goes on and things have settled down a bit, we find not much changing in the way of Sunday mornings at FBC.
It was truly a joy to work with you through Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi over the past 11 weeks.
We come this week to last sermon in our series on Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi.
As Paul instructs the church at Philippi to resist anxiety and accept the peace of God, he urges them to consider what they observe and meditate upon.
Paul’s imprisonment is a difficult life circumstance; he is not sure if he will make it out alive.
As we move toward the end of our study in Philippians (2 more weeks), we come to one of my favorite verses this week.
As we flip over to chapter 4 in our Philippians study, Paul addresses the church with deep affection.
Paul calls out the methods of false teachers, highlights his resume in light of their tactics, but quickly crumbles it up and throws it away.
The final verses in Philippians 2 (19-30) could be seen as minor instructions pertaining to Paul’s companions.
Greetings! I don’t know about all of you, but I sure am learning a lot about myself in these last several months.
Paul’s desire to please God far outweighs his desire for his own comfort, status, or reputation.
I recently read a biography that featured Eric Liddell, the 1924 Olympic gold medalist who was portrayed in the movie Chariots of Fire.
Paul turns from a discussion about his imprisonment to instruction to the church at Philippi.
As we continue to work our way through Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi, the tone of Paul’s language shifts in chapter 2.
As we begin our study in Paul’s letter to the church at Philippi, we consider how he re-frames the difficult circumstances of his imprisonment as well as other church problems.
Each week, I typically send out a few sentences and this week’s passage for you to read ahead of time.
Jesus' instructions to non-retaliation are perhaps the most difficult words in the Sermon on the Mount.
Greetings, As I write this, we are exactly one week away from our first in person worship service since March.
Greetings! As we move into the summer months, we are approaching Stage 5 in Governor Holcomb’s plan.
Over the past few months, we have all experienced tremendous life-altering events in our community, country, and world.
In Matthew 5:17-20, Jesus warns against throwing out the Old Testament in light of his life and ministry.
On Mother’s Day, we take a break from the Sermon on the Mount series to travel a bit further back in time.
I wanted to remind you that we will be gathering via live stream this Sunday to celebrate Mother’s Day together.
Church Family, Most of you are probably aware of the updates the Governor made last Friday.
The familiar passage about salt and light is often simplified into Jesus' followers serving as moral influencers in our broken world.
As we work out way through the Sermon on the Mount, we are building each week on Jesus' words in Matthew 5-7.
As we come once again to the passage we call The Beatitudes, we consider how counter cultural and counter religious Jesus' description of his followers might seem.
As we prepare for our study on the Sermon on the Mount, we explore how to read this ever important section of Matthew’s gospel.
I could not be more pleased with the way that we are functioning in this season of social distancing.
As we begin Holy Week, we will walk through the story of Jesus' arrest and crucifixion.
As we venture with Jesus into the Garden of Gethsemane, we explore Jesus' courageous prayer in contract to the failings of the disciples.
The CCT met again last night to discuss the recent stay at home order issued by Governor Holcomb.
The CCT met last night to discuss worship services, building usage, and planned activities in light of the CDC recommendations for social distancing.
In this video podcast, our pastor addresses the congregation at First Baptist Church in Muncie in the wake of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic.
This past Sunday was a wonderful celebration of children, baptism, and Northern Seminary.
As we approach the second Sunday in the season of Lent, we are anticipating a wonderful worship service.
As we continue to move through the season of Epiphany, we come to one of first stories recorded in Jesus' adult life.
Beginnings 1859 On September 10, 1859, twelve Indiana residents, four men and eight women, became the charter members of the Baptist Church in Muncie, Indiana, a community of 1700 residents.
A big thank-you to everyone who had a hand in putting together We Are the Clay, the book of stories that resulted from our year of work on the Story Project.
If you would like an announcement in the February Visitor, please email it to Wade by Sunday, January 18.
As we move into the season of Epiphany, Lent, and Easter, we will be working our way through John’s Gospel.
Original Rendering 1927 The Late Gothic Revival building was designed by Samuel Hannaford and Sons and constructed in 1928–1929 by Morrow and Morrow.
Youth Ministry Mission Statement In partnership with families, the youth ministry of FBC exists to engage 100% of the students under its care, to train them to live independently in Christ, and to send them out as exceptional, godly men and women of integrity who will transform their homes, their schools, their churches, their workplaces, and their worlds for Christ.
Welcome Back Children’s Ministry has resumed at First Baptist Muncie as of September 13, 2020.
For more information on availability, please contact the church office at 765-284-7749.
We are affiliated with the American Baptist Churches/USA and the American Baptist Churches of Indiana and Kentucky.
During this season of social distancing, we continue a weekly Facebook Live prayer time!
Adult Ministries provides opportunities in addition to Sunday School to be involved in the life of the church.