First Irving Sermons: Recent Episodes
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Sunday sermons from First Baptist Church of Irving with Pastor Jared Richard. First Irving is a church committed to gather in worship, live in Gospel community, and makes disciples all for the glory of God.
Our bilingual service preached by Pastor Moises Gomez and translated by Pastor Justin Flores.
Pastor Jared Richard encourages us, from Matthew 12:53-58, to think about how Jesus challenges us to think about His Kingdom.
Guest preacher, Dr. Stephen Trammell preaches on the parable of the sower in Mathew 13:1-23.
Pastor Jared preaches from Matthew 12:38-50. Is the resurrection enough for you to believe that Jesus is the Son of God?
Pastor Jared Richard preaches from Matthew 12:15-21 where we see that Jesus is God’s chosen Servant who brings hope to the nations.
Pastor Jared Richard looks at the cost of following Jesus in Matthew 10:16-42 noting that being approved by God is worth being rejected by men.
What is the heart behind John's disciples questioning Jesus about fasting? How does Jesus' response shine the light on the new way of Christ's kingdom? Pastor Jared Richard answers those questions as he teaches on Matthew 9:14-17.
Guest preacher, Dr. Tony Wolfe, takes a look at Matthew 9:9-13 and what it means to respond to the invitation to come to the table.
Pastor Jared Richard walks us through Matthew 8:1-17 where we see Jesus heal people that no one else will interact with.
Jared helps us answer the question: How do we respond in love to those who are acting in unworthy ways in The Kingdom?
Join us as we look at what prayer and fasting means in the Kingdom of God through Matthew 6:5-18.
Jesus confronts our sin with the Law and expands our understanding of how sin captures our hearts. He also offers us a better desire while calling us to live wisely.
This week we're looking at how we must be concerned about reconciliation in all of our relationships both vertical and horizontal.
What is Jesus telling us about our responsibility by saying that we are to be salt and light?
In what ways should believers be counterculture? Consider how different the beatitudes are compared to our culture.
Why is an understanding of Matthew’s teaching about Jesus’ identity so crucial to understanding Jesus’ command to “Follow Me?”
Jesus’ triumph through temptation is both our example and the basis for our own victory in temptation.
What does this passage reveal about who Jesus is, and what he came into the world to do?
The conclusion of our study in Ezra and Nehemiah. How has Ezra and Nehemiah prepared us for Christ?
What do we do as Christians when we become overwhelmed by the brokenness of this world?
Ezra and Nehemiah teach us that God is able to do this work of restoration and that He must do this work of restoration.
How does the promise of resurrection give us hope in our greatest moments of desperation?
In Timothy and Epaphroditus, we have a clear picture of what it means to live like Christ.
We are the new people of God, transformed by the work of Christ for the work of the gospel.
May we rejoice in the name of Christ being proclaimed in every corner of the earth! A sermon from Philippians 1:12-18a.
The beginning of our study of Philippians and how gospel partnerships reveal a commitment to gospel advancement.
As we finish studying the life of David, let’s look at his last words and see what is important to him.
Through the story of David and Jonathan, the Bible points us to a more unlikely friendship.
Jesus is our greater champion, who has conquered our greatest enemy and secured our eternal victory.
Jesus is the true prophet of God, who speaks the Word of God and calls people to saving repentance.
Listen to the sermon by guest Dr. Keith Whitfield of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary on Matthew 7:24-27.
Jesus is the greater substitutionary sacrifice whom God has provided to lead us into His promised blessing.
Jesus is the true and better Adam. A look at Paul's comparison between the work of Adam and the work of Christ.
A charge to fight the good fight of the Faith from Discipleship Pastor Blair Robinson teaching from 1 Timothy 6:11-21 at First Irving.
God has made provision for you to be happy through the work of Christ. Are you content? Are you happy?
Our commitment to the people of God should be influenced by God's declaration that we are a family.
Why do we have deacons, how do they serve, and what are the qualifications? A sermon on 1 Timothy 3:8-13 and Acts 6:1-7.
What are the qualifications for an elder and what is the congregation's responsibility to the elders? A study of 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and 5:17-25 and what this means for our church.
When our hope is properly situated, our prayers will be God-honoring. A sermon on 1 Timothy 2:1-2 and 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11.
As God's people, is our objective in gathering to promote the glory of Christ? Sermon from 1 Timothy 2:8-15.
How do we pray in a way that promotes the work of the gospel? A sermon on 1 Timothy 2:1-7.
A study of 1 Timothy 1:1-11; 3:14-16. The Church has been entrusted with the gospel and we have the responsibility to protect the Church.
A sermon on 2 Peter 3:14-18. The present work of God should stir us for the future work of God.
A sermon on 2 Peter 3:1-13. The reality of the future Day of the Lord should affect every other day until He comes again.
A sermon on 2 Peter 2:1-22. We must love the Church as God does and protect her when false teachers come.
Are we prepared to live in a godly way while living in an ungodly world? A sermon from 2 Peter 1:1-15.