Frisco Bible Church Sermons: Recent Episodes
Frisco Bible Church
This podcast features weekly sermons from Frisco Bible primarily featuring pastor and author Wayne Braudrick. Other pastors and guest speakers are also featured.
Frisco Bible Church is located in Frisco, TX, and is a redeemed community, doing the great commission, by the power of the Holy Spirit, for the glory of God.
If God is sovereign why should Christians be ambitious? In this sermon, Pastor Wayne explains why we should strive for success while trusting God with the results.
Ambition can be destructive or incredibly powerful for good. What is the difference? What is the secret sauce? In this sermon, Pastor Wayne, explains why the secret to godly ambition is contentment.
Everyone trusts something. The truth is, it is impossible to live without faith of some kind. In this message from Pastor Wayne, we find out that those who trust God are positioned to actually achieve more than anyone else precisely because their faith is focused on the Lord. This allows the believer to be comfortable: reasoning through difficult ideas, contributing, taking risks, living for the future, and preparing for those who follow.
The concluding message of our series through Psalm 23 examines what it means to dwell in the house of the Lord and how this place brings security and comfort.
Most Bible teachers see David’s metaphor describing the filling of the Holy Spirit. If accurate, this is a regular experience of spiritual abundance that parallels Paul’s command to “be being filled with the Holy Spirit.” The variety of applications for oil pairs well with the variety of applications of the Holy Spirit in our lives. When we are filled by the Sprit, we overflow. The big idea in one word – empowerment.
Jesus has gone before us to clear the way of sin and death so that we can be with Him forever. He has disarmed our enemy and freed us from the power of sin and the sting of death. Therefore, we should face the future with confidence, knowing the Shepherd has provided and will always provide what is needed. He has a plan to work all things according to His will. Thesis in one word – assurance.
Sheep need a shepherd. In this introductory sermon for our series through Psalm 23, Pastor Wayne explains why we have what we need, as we follow the Shepherd. He is the one who meticulously provides all our needs and we are most content when we are safely in his care.
Guest Chris Legg shares how we can find joy in loving our spouses. This sermon is applicable to everyone, whether you have a spouse or not and will help you treasure others in your life as well as realize the treasure you are!
Our households are intended to be schools of love (to borrow a monastic phrase). Like any school, our homes cannot function without rules and habits – those regular practices that comprise rhythm. In this message, Pastor Wayne, demonstrates how important these rhythms are and gives incredibly helpful applications for every family!
Conflict is part of life outside Eden, and the closer the relationship, the more explosive and painful the conflict can become. Thus, marital conflict is one of the most critical areas for a Christian to apply love. In this message, Pastor Wayne reveals how we can recognize the reality and inevitability of marital conflict, assess the arena, and work the problem to truly love one another well.
The Bible dedicates significant space describing how God’s people should respond to antagonists. Philippians 1:27-30 provides a concise outline of the big ideas: know who you are; walk worthy of Jesus; stand firm; be harmonious; contend for gospel truth; reject fear; remember the promise of suffering.
God is very explicit regarding strangers: both the legal resident alien and the person who is different. We are called to love the stranger as we love ourselves, expressing that love in fairness, opportunity, care without coddling, and inclusion.
God has provided new things for those who trust Christ, including identity, citizenship, way of life, and sainthood. As saints, Christians should follow the Lord in sanctification, making daily progress.
God loves us more richly than human minds can imagine. We are foolish when we don’t accept that love as adopted sons of God. Accepting the lie that we are completely right and good without God’s grace is equally foolish and tragically damning. The solution is to walk through and respond to the scriptural story of humanity:
We are created beings – materially limited, immaterially vulnerable, and morally accountable.
We can be justified in Christ – joined to Him by faith.
Those who trust Jesus are adopted sons and daughters of God – heirs with full access to the Triune God.
What factors lead to healthy, vibrant marriages? In Ephesians 5:22-33 Paul lays out three basic guidelines that help ensure marriages stay on track: basic gender identity and responsibility, fulfillment of proper marriage responses, and seeing our roles as a response to the Lord.
In this sermon, Pastor Wayne walks through the text and helps us understand why this is so important and how we should apply it.
How we live out of faith matters! In Ephesians 5:1-14 we are instructed to imitate Jesus in every area of our lives. How does this look in our daily lives? This sermon explores what Paul told the church in Ephesus and what we can all learn from that as well.
Why is it vital to share honestly and graciously? Pastor Wayne shares why it is so important that those who follow Christ are committed to sharing honestly and graciously with everyone.
We were not created to remain as infants or children; we are supposed to mature. And God has given gifts to His people to help us mature; to grow up in Christ. In this message, Pastor Wayne Braudrick walks through Ephesians 4:7-16 and explains how God has provided what His people need in order to become mature.
Love should be lived. Believers in Jesus experience love in a unique way: the love of God unconditionally and freely given. But what do we do with this amazing gift? We are blessed to be a blessing!
In the first message of our series, examining Ephesians 4-6, Pastor Wayne lays out the foundational premise that all believers live in humility, love, and unity.
Have you struggled to find deep, soul-satisfying rest for your soul? Many of us frequently fall for the counterfeit comforts this world offers. The truth is that lasting peace and fulfillment come from choosing Jesus Christ and His Kingdom over the fleeting comforts of this world.
The Church is continually growing into a "place" where God dwells and is worshipped. The Church is, figuratively and literally, the "body" of Christ. In Ephesians 2:11-22 Paul borrows the imagery of a building to show how the church is that place.
This sermon from Pastor continues to explore Ephesians and sheds new light on what it means to be God's temple.
In Ephesians 2:1-7 Paul walks us through our past position as a contrast to our present blessed appointment. Once again, the description of who we are (and were) is woven among the beautiful and heavy threads of God’s character and action.
Paul introduces the major themes of theology as he completes this fantastic sentence. Covering these last two sections (the sentence that is 3-14 can be subdivided by the recurring phrases “in Him” and “to the praise of the [His] glory.”) we are introduced to the concepts of redemption, dispensational revelation, the preeminence of Christ who alone is worthy of hope and belief, and the Holy Spirit as sealer & pledge of the saints’ inheritance. The section has a certain symmetry in that redemption as present reality begins verse 7 and final redemption completed ends verse 14.
Do you want your life to be marked by calmness, confidence, and joy? The only way to attain this, by abiding in Jesus.
Incredible destruction will come on the earth in judgment, yet people refuse to repent. The unholy trinity of dragon, beast, and false prophet will lead the war against repentance and against Israel, culminating in the climactic battle at Megiddo. The repeated refusal to repent comprises the critical takeaway for every age. Individuals and ultimately cultures either admit their twisted nature and turn to God for salvation or double down on their nonsensical self-reliance.
There is a reason thrash- and death- metal artists often use Revelation 13-14 for their song lyrics. It’s a heavy metal passage! The first and second beasts are absolutely terrifying, while the purified Jewish song leaders are inspiring. Amazingly, God still offers salvation to the dried-out souls of earth, whose wickedness overflows without restraint. When that salvation is rejected, judgment comes.
Revelation 8 and 9 detail the trumpets of judgment following a brief pause. God longs for all people to repent, but the harsh reality is that many humans are prideful and will (as we have throughout history) refuse to humble ourselves before our creator. This passage serves as a somber warning, both now, and for the future.
Life change objective – We repent of our sins.
Who then can be saved? Revelation 7 tells of suspended judgment in order for a certain group can be sealed for service. In this sermon, Pastor Wayne takes us through Revelation chapter 7 and shows how God's perfect provision will grant salvation, completed satisfaction, and a capacity to serve for future believers.
Life Change: Y’all learn to drive a car or truck with a manual transmission. The three-pedal kind—not those newfangled paddle shifters. That don’t count.
We all long to be pursued! Dr. Michael Roberts joined us on a special Missions Sunday to continue our current series and explain how God never stops pursuing us!
Life Change: That we are motivated to missions by our Heavenly Father.
That we flourishing society, at work, and in our homes through an outpouring of Shalom.
Life Change: We live out our calling undaunted; overcoming fear and timidity with courage.
Life Change: We commit ourselves as altars of the New Covenant, actively engage in Christian community, and live our lives consistent with the Word of God.
Most of the sustainability conversations today deal with only one aspect of life - humanity and earth's climate. While these discussions can be useful, they almost universally miss a key biblical component: God is in charge. Humans are His vice-regents tasked with stewardship, but they have neither the power nor authority to control the earth. The medieval idea of a church sexton comes close to the biblical concept- a person who serves to take care of something that both precedes and will outlast him. The sexton is not the owner; rather, he works by the grace of the true owner who is far greater than all the sextons combined.
Life Change: That we serve as sustainable sextons of creation.
Life Change: That we would thrive in holy living as a result of what God has done for us and because of the work he is doing in us.
Life Change: That God would empower us to love Him how He deserves and love others like He has loved us in Christ.
Life Change: That we be humbled by the privilege of knowing the God we long to please and be with forever!
Joshua leads the people in Passover and circumcision. Each of these is a distinctive sacrifice that represents God's covenant with Israel. Each also hints at he coming new covenant in Jesus.
Life Change: That we circumcise our hearts before God.
Life Change: That in our church and homes we prepare for remembrances of God's power and presence.
Joshua takes the people through their baptism of possession. The crossing of the flooding Jordan is a miracle of epic proportions, and a story is redolent with powerful symbolism.
Joshua sends two spies to ascertain the situation in the key city-state in central Canaan, Jericho. The spies go secretly, likely for military reasons and to protect Israel from an unfavorable report as back at Kadesh. There, they meet Rahab, a harlot and thus a person of great gossip knowledge. Both Rahab and the spies show remarkable trust in God and in each other. This combination of faith and hesed reminds us of Ephesians 4 where the church prepares for conflict using the same tools.
Joshua commands the people to get ready for the possession of the nation-place to go with the nation-people of God. Further, he instructs the tribes whose inheritance was east of the Jordan to come help their brethren fight west of the river. The text even implies that they are working with their brethren before they are finished with their own work. Their response is unifying, submissive, and motivating – especially in their reminder to Joshua to be what God calls him to be, strong and courageous. Obviously, this brings up a series of questions for us. Are we preparing to fulfill what God has called us to? Are we willing to sacrifice so that our whole nation-people can be all God desires? Are we unifying, submissive, and motivating? And once again, are we strong and courageous?
Joshua is commissioned with the great work of the last half of his life – to lead the people across the Jordan and into their inheritance. God’s preparation for leadership involves strength and courage. Reaching back in context 30 days to Deuteronomy 28-31 we see the import of strength and courage in fulfilling God’s wishes. Campbell sees three specifically mentioned causes for courage: God’s promise of the land, God’s direction through His Word, and God’s presence. As we live in this age, we note that each of these has a parallel in our lives. God’s promises us an eternal possession, direction through His Word, and His unfailing presence. Therefore, we must gird our loins for our spiritual battles as well, following our Yeshua as his servants.
This first section of Joshua is about God’s preparation of His people for His work – a hard work that requires great sacrifice and leads to great blessing. Joshua emerges as a powerful leader for a difficult time because he has spent so much time engaged with God’s preparation plan for him. Corporately and individually, we can emulate such preparation so that we too are the right leaders for our homes, businesses, nation, and church.
Peter’s core tenet is that Jesus’ sacrifice is our purposeful guide in reckoning ourselves as dead to sin. fFlowing from that, he answers why and how we stand firm every day.
The divine, eternal perspective is appropriate even under discomfort and trial. Peter first lays out the exhortation (13-17) and then reveals the encouragement that Jesus is the author of such behavior (18-22). The natural human perspective is assumed in Peter’s argument, but he counters it with great detail regarding the eternal, divine perspective on “unfair” things.
Pastor Chad Bailey leads us through 1 Peter 2:21-3:12 and reveals how important it is for us to "trace Christ"
This is the first part of the general behavior section of the epistle (2:11-3:12). The section describes appropriate responses to struggles in every significant area of life – citizenship, employment, and home life. The eleven verses considered here exhort Christians to live differently because we are different, and we know eternity can be different.
The elect of God are His church building program, serving as both temple and priesthood. To emphasize this, Peter quotes three great “stone” passages from the OT, Isaiah 28, Psalm 118, and Isaiah 8. Looking at these texts, we see behavioral application for how to offer spiritual sacrifices through Jesus. Is 28:15-18, 22 gives the first application: take God’s judgment of non-believers seriously! Ps 118:22-24 gives the second application point: rejoice each day! Is 8:12-20 holds the third application: do not fear what this world fears, turn to God and His Word instead!
We Christians are expected to obey God’s truth, a responsibility that includes purifying our souls in regard to love for our fellow believers. This love should be expressed fervently. Such familial affection is sincere and pure. Looking at the disunity of depraved humanity, one wonders how such love could ever be experienced! Peter expresses the reasons such philos can and should be experienced in the local church: 1. We’re children of the same Father. (1:23a and previous section) 2. We eat at the same table; i.e., we are nourished by the permanent Word of God. (1:23b-25; 2:2-3) 3. We have common enemies. (2:1)
The Christian is no longer trapped in the cycle of familial sin, but instead has God Himself as Father. This relational change has occurred because of Jesus’ resurrection and is unspeakably precious. As happy and obedient children, Christians should live holy lives. This conduct isn’t based on rules, but rather a relationship with the Father to whom we are set aside. Our new conduct in fact demands that we gird up the loins of our thinking and embark like Israel from Egypt, showing inherent courage, integrity, and humility.
Pastor Jeremy continues our sermon series from 1 Peter and teaches us how we can stand firm in our salvation.
Peter launches the letter with his “big idea” in mind. The Christian is to stand firm in grace, living differently, in obedience. This obedience is not by human merit, but through the sanctification of God’s Spirit and the application of Jesus’ sanctifying blood.
God has an incredible, foolproof plan for overcoming our fears, and love is a major part of that plan. Unfortunately, love almost never conquers fear in humans. Things work exactly opposite to that, in fact. Wonderfully, God provides love Himself. His love becomes the abiding foundation which allows Christians to practice agape love, casting out every fear.
God the Spirit indwells believers in Jesus, granting literal super power. Yet we live much of our lives in a spirit of timidity. Paul speaks to all of us in his letter to Timothy, calling on his protégé to leave fear and replace it with power. In Acts 4, John and Peter give an excellent outline of how to do so practically.
Inspired and empowered by God, His people are called to collectively labor. Despite the opposition and pitfalls of a fallen world, they can build to last.