From The Pastor’s Heart: An FBCO Sermon Deep Dive: Recent Episodes
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Join Pastor Joel & Pastor Chad as they go deeper into this week’s sermon at First Baptist Church of Opelousas
In today's episode, the guys look at 1st and 2nd Timothy to determine the qualifications and responsibilities of a Pastor.
You can find From The Pastor's Heart and FBCO's other podcast, A Hope in Christ, on most major podcast providers.
First Baptist Church of Opelousas is a Biblically driven, diverse, evangelistic body of believers seeking to glorify God by calling Acadiana to the hope found only in Jesus Christ.
In today's episode, Pastor Chad gives his testimony as we see how God's grace and mercy shine through even in our darkest times.
You can find From The Pastor's Heart and FBCO's other podcast, A Hope in Christ, on most major podcast providers.
First Baptist Church of Opelousas is a Biblically driven, diverse, evangelistic family of believers seeking to glorify God by calling Acadiana to the hope found only in Jesus Christ.
In today's episode, the guys look at the command not to exasperate our children given in Colossians and Ephesians. What does it mean, and how do we often unwittingly do it?
You can find From the Pastor's Heart and FBCO's other podcast, A Hope in Christ, on most major podcast providers.
First Baptist Church of Opelousas is a Biblically driven, diverse, evangelistic family of believers seeking to glorify God by calling Acadiana to the hope found only in Jesus Christ.
How is man justified before his Creator? This was the question at the heart of the protestant reformation. But just how different are the views held within the two churches? Join us today as we explore the doctrine of justification from the Roman Catholic and protestant perspectives and seek to answer the question of how sinful man is reconciled to a holy God.
You can find From The Pastor's heart and FBCO's other podcast, A Hope In Christ, on most major podcast providers.
First Baptist Church of Opelousas is a biblically driven, diverse, evangelistic family of believers seeking to glorify God by calling Acadiana to the hope found only in Jesus Christ. To learn more, look us up on the web at www.fbcopelousas.org.
Producer: Aaron Artigue
This week we talk with Thomas McRae, a missionary supported by First Baptist Church of Opelousas. Among other things, we look at defining missions, and the essential elements of performing mission work biblically.
You can find From The Pastor's Heart, along with FBCO's other podcast, A Hope In Christ, on most major podcast providers.
First Baptist Church of Opelousas is a biblically driven, diverse, evangelistic family of believers seeking to glorify God by calling Acadiana to the hope found only in Jesus Christ. To learn more about First Baptist Church of Opelousas, you can find us on the web at www.fbcopelousas.org
Producer: Aaron Artigue
From the church's earliest days, false teachers have attempted to distort Biblical truth. How, as believers, do we respond? Are we even called to respond? In today's episode, Pastor Joel and Pastor Chad are joined by Brian Gunter, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Livingston, Louisiana, to discuss the topic.
You can find From The Pastor's Heart and FBCO's other podcast, A Hope in Christ, on most major podcast providers. To learn more about FBCO, you can find us on the web at www.fbcopelousas.org.
Producer: Aaron Artigue
In today's episode, Pastor Chad is joined by Daniel Holsomback, Director of The Xtra Mile Recovery Ministry, and Johnny Carriere, Executive Director of The Refinery Mission, for a discussion on the topic of addiction. You can find From the Pastor's Heart and FBCO's other podcast, A Hope In Christ, on most major podcast providers.
You can learn more about First Baptist Church of Opelousas by looking us up on the web at www.fbcopelousas.org.
Producer: Aaron Artigue
Today the guys are joined again by Matt Palmer, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Milton, La., as they continue their deep dive into the doctrine of Biblical Complementarianism. They look at what the application of this Biblical principle should look like in the church and the home, as well as at some myths and misunderstandings regarding this doctrine.
You can find the FBCO podcasts From The Pastor's Heart and A Hope in Christ on most major podcast providers. To learn more about FBCO, you can visit us on the web at www.fbcopelousas.org.
Producer: Aaron Arituge
The guys are joined by Matt Palmer, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Milton, La., as they begin to unpack the doctrine of Biblical Complementarianism.
Producer: Aaron Artigue
In today's episode, the guys are joined by Christian Lewis, owner of the local Christian news agency Covenant Spotlight. Among other topics, they discuss the need for reliable Christian news sources and the danger of Christians using secular news sources to form their worldview. You can sign up for free updates and stories affecting Acadiana at www.cspotlight.com. If you are interested in participating in the important work Covenant Spotlight is doing, you can email Christian at christian@cspotlight.com.
Producer: Aaron Artigue
In today's episode, the guys are joined by Dalton Adger, Associate-Pastor and Minister of Students at First Baptist Church of Eunice, Louisiana, as they look at Evangelism. They will answer questions such as what is the command given by Christ regarding sharing our faith? What is the Biblical model? Are the current methods employed in evangelicism Biblical? What is the danger of evangelizing unbiblically?
Producer: Aaron Artigue
The guys are joined by Loren Carriere, Executive Director of Hope For Opelousas, as they discuss the challenges facing our youth and how as Christians, we can help.
God had one Son without sin, but He has had no sons and daughters without trials and suffering. So how does the child of God survive and even persevere when these storms of life are raging? In today's episode, the guys are joined by friend of the show Pastor Kirk Alexander as they explore what the Bible says about trials and suffering. So how does the child of God survive and even persevere when these storms of life are raging?
In today's episode, the guys welcome Pastor Brian Gunter, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Livingston, Louisiana, and founder of the abortion abolition group Protect Life. They discuss the status of abortion in Louisiana post-Roe v Wade, the lack of clarity and consistency in the stance on abortion taken by the Southern Baptist Convention, and how we, as Christians, can help protect the lives of the preborn.
Producer: Aaron Artigue
In today's episode, the guys discuss what led to First Baptist Church of Opelousas voting to disfellowship from the Southern Baptist Convention in October of 2021 and what has transpired within the SBC since that time. They are joined by special guest Brian Gunter, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Livingston, Louisiana, and founder of the abortion abolitionist organization Protect Life.
Producer: Aaron Artigue
Why am I here? What is my purpose? Existential questions that have confounded the wisest among us. In today's episode, the guys review Pastor Joel's sermon on the doctrine of Soli Deo Gloria, that all of creation is for the glory of God alone. Then, they look at how our understanding of this truth affects our worldview and understanding of our purpose and the purpose of creation as a whole. You can find sermons from the pulpit of First Baptist Church of Opelousas on our sister podcast, A Hope in Christ, on most major podcast providers.
In today's episode, the guys discuss Pastor Chad's sermon on the doctrine of Sola Scriptura. They will cover topics such as the Roman Catholic view of Scriptural authority, the deteriorating view of Scriptural authority within Protestantism, and the damage that has been caused within denominations such as the PCUSA, UMC, and even within the Southern Baptist Convention.
In this week's episode, the guys are joined by Pastor Kirk Alexander to discuss his sermon on the doctrine of Solus Christus (Christ Alone). They will answer questions such as why this doctrine is absolute and essential. What does Roman Catholicism teach regarding justification? Was Mary a Co-Redemptrix with Jesus Christ? What are the consequences of getting this fundamental doctrine wrong? And many others.
Why do we say the doctrine of faith alone is essential? How does this doctrine reconcile with James 2:24, which says faith without works is dead? In today's episode, the guys seek to answer those questions and more as they look back at Pastor Joel's sermon on faith alone in Jesus Christ as man's sole means of justification.
Do good people go to heaven? Does God help those who help themselves? In today's episode, the guys discuss the first sermon in our Five Solas series as Pastor Joel taught the essential Christian doctrine of Sola Gratia (grace alone).
Was Peter the first pope? Can Roman Catholicism trace the lineage of its priesthood directly to the apostle? What did Jesus mean when He said, "Upon this rock, I will build My church"? In today's podcast, the guys discuss Pastor Joel's sermon on the subject as well as the dire ramifications of the Roman Catholic Church's unbiblical view. You can find Pastor Joel's sermon on our sister podcast, "A Hope In Christ" on most major podcast providers.
In this episode, the guys look at the purposeful misinterpretation of 1 Chronicle 16:22 (“Do not touch My anointed ones, And against My prophets do no evil”), and how false teachers use this to quell discernment.
In today's episode, the guys take a deep dive into Sunday's sermon by looking at what Jesus meant by the command not to judge, and the motives behind our culture's purposeful misinterpretation.
In this episode, the guys look at the inaugural sermon in our Twisted Scripture series and talk about what Jesus really meant in Matthew 18 when He said, "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst."
In today's episode Pastor Joel and Pastor Chad discuss Sunday's sermon and Psalm 117's command that all men everywhere praise Yahweh.
This week Pastor Joel and Pastor Chad dive into Pastor Joel's sermon from September 11th, when he taught on the spiritual catastrophe of false conversions within evangelicism in America.