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First Baptist Decatur Podcast — 525 episodes

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1

A Star is Born

2

A Time for Love

3

A Time for Joy

4

A Time for Peace

5

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

6

Holding It Together

7

Citizen Paul

8

Seven Words of Truth

9

Sinners and Saints at the Table

10

So Proud To Be So Humble

11

S.O.S

12

The Choice is Yours

13

A Progression of Faith

14

Take Hold of The Life (that Really is Life)

15

What We Are Doing Together

16

For Such A Time As This

17

Idolatry

18

An Unexpected Place

19

What’s Love Got To Do With It?

20

Body Parts

21

The i in foolish

22

Stranger Things Part 1

23

Interview with Jeff Lee

24

Together and Beyond

25

A Risky Experiment

26

A Space to...

27

Help from the Outside

28

Easter People Meet The World

29

People of the Resurrection: Changing Minds, Hearts and Plans Part II

30

People of the Resurrection: Changing Minds, Hearts and Plans

31

People of the Resurrection: Doubt...and Then Go Forth Anyway

32

Finally My Beloved

33

Something About Resurrection

34

People of the Resurection - What Now?

35

Sanity and Humanity in the Wilderness

36

Cries of the Rocks

37

The Hospitality of God (part 2)

38

The Hospitality of God (part 1)

39

The People of the Cross - Cross and Kingdom

40

Stand Firm

41

Transfigured

42

A conversation with Pastor Andrei Babiy

43

So You Want to be Blessed

44

The Hope is in the Call

45

Seeking the Wisdom of Age

46

Saving the Best for Last

47

Living to Make God Smile

48

All We Need to Know

49

Becoming People of Joy

50

Becoming People of Peace

51

Once For All Time - Part 2

52

Once For All Time - Part 1

53

Why the World Needs Us - To Just Act

54

Why the World Needs Us - To Just Love

55

Why the World needs Us - To Just Listen

56

Why the World Needs Us to Just Welcome Part 2

57

Why the World Needs Us to Just Welcome Part 1

58

Living a Good Life

59

Wisdom Personified

60

Doing the Right Thing Part II

61

Doing the Right Thing Part I

62

The State of the Church

63

Essence of Peace

64

The Limits of Understanding

65

The Bread of Life

66

A Happy Meal

67

The Cornerstone

68

Bluegrass with Facing South

69

Faithful, Generous & Eager

70

David and Goliath

71

A Conversation with Greg White

72

Kingly Dreams!

73

Gentleness, Peace and Joy

74

Curiouser and Curiouser

75

Shake, Rattle and Roll

76

Do You Want To Be Made Well

77

Love One Another

78

God Is Love

79

The Good Shepherd

80

Eve’s Table and God’s Garden

81

A Peace that Passes All Understanding or Retaining Ponds of Nastiness

82

Looking for Jesus (Now)

83

The Jerusalem Agenda

84

The Heart Dances

85

Watch Out For Snakes

86

The Words of God

87

Coming Alive

88

Good Enough for Jesus

89

The Shining

90

The Stance

91

American Idols and Fast Food

92

Difficult Conversations

93

A Heavenly Body

94

In the Beginning

95

Looking Back Looking Forward

96

Knowing Who You Are

97

Looking for a Level Place

98

When Hope Seems Far Away

99

Rumors Around Town

100

The Progression of Faith

101

State of the Church

102

Sharing In God’s Grace

103

And Your Future Is

104

Tables and Banquets

105

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times - A Tale of Two Churches

106

Experiencing God through Creation and Relationships

107

Everywhere All the Time

108

On Cows and Countries

109

Living A New Song

110

Let Love Be Genuine

111

What is Good and Acceptable?

112

What Are You Doing Here

113

Here Comes the Dreamer

114

So You Want to be Wise

115

Already and Not Yet

116

Never Alone

117

Growing Pains

118

The Un-Binding

119

Doing in New Ways

120

Water in the Wilderness

121

The Making of A Joyful Noise

122

The Elegance of Faith (and Science)

123

Never Lose Hope

124

A Unifying Spirit

125

After the Sermon

126

Give Peace a Chance

127

Interview with Carmen Deedy

128

Teach Your Children Well

129

Freedom’s Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose

130

All You Need Is Love

131

Rocking the Rolling Stone

132

Who in the World is This?

133

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

134

Power to the People

135

Bearing Fruit Abundantly

136

Childlike, Not Childish

137

Trust the Process

138

Be the GOAT

139

Surprise Endings

140

Love and Liberation

141

What Do You See?

142

Closer Than You Think

143

Learning to Follow Part 2

144

Learning to Follow Part 1

145

Sinking Faith - Maggie Andrews

146

Aha Moments

147

Finding Fulfillment

148

Christmas Eve Homily

149

What Child Is This?

150

Joy in the Wilderness (Highway to Heaven)

151

The Time In Between Times

152

Tangling with Trouble

153

Right Living

154

Songs of the Heart

155

Comfort in Barren Places

156

Hard Truth and Tragic Consequences

157

Speaking Truth to Messiness

158

Searching for Security

159

“Asking For A King”

160

We Seemed to Ourselves as Grasshoppers

161

Atonement

162

Order: Out Of Egypt

163

Deliverance: Call the Midwives

164

Labor Pains and the Hidden Hero

165

Seven Words of Truth

166

In The Beginning

167

From Fear to Love

168

Worship/Service

169

Storage Space

170

The Macedonian Call

171

Maybe It's Both

172

How To Come Alive

173

A City on A Hill

174

Enjoying Fruit (of the Spirit)

175

Wounded People Healing Together

176

Sharing the Glory of God

177

Wind, Feather, and Flame

178

Seeing Beyond Fear

179

Change of Plans

180

From the Past Will Come the Future

181

Meeting Us Where We Are

182

Small Change, Big Yield

183

Divine Interruptions

184

Resurrecting Eden

185

Witnesses to Palm Sunday

186

Unconventional Boundaries

187

The Power of Confession

188

Purposeful Expectations

189

Believing in the Goodness of God

190

Coping With the Wilderness

191

Look and Listen

192

Birds of the Bible pt 4: Ravens

193

Jesus Sermon from a Level Place

194

Birds of the Bible Pt 3: Vultures

195

Love is Tough

196

Birds of the Bible Pt 2: Sparrows

197

Upstairs Downstairs Flipped

198

Birds of the Bible Pt 1: Doves

199

The State of the Church

200

Come and See

201

Word(s) of God

202

Creation and the Law of God

203

Full of Surprises

204

Water Into Wine

205

Shine On

206

In This Beginning

207

While We Waited

208

While We Wait: Love

209

The Ruler from Bethlehem

210

Fruits Worthy of Repentance [Bible Study]

211

While We Wait: Peace

212

Proclamation of John the Baptist

213

While We Wait: Hope

214

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

215

Reformations of the Heart, Part 3: Gratitude

216

Provisions in the Desert of Life

217

Reformations of the Heart, Part 2: Generosity

218

Elijah Meets God at Horeb [Bible Study]

219

Reformations of the Heart, Part 1: Caring

220

Tears in Bethany

221

Complicated Blessings

222

Revealing the Truth: Explorations in Revelation, Part 4

223

Revealing the Truth: Explorations of Revelation, Part 3

224

Revealing the Truth: Explorations of Revelation, Part 2

225

Revealing the Truth: Explorations of Revelation, Part 1

226

How to Succeed in Life's Business

227

How to Calm (Y)Our World

228

How to Make Your Faith Work

229

Be Doers of the Word

230

Working Together for Good

231

The House of Wisdom

232

Be Angry But Do Not Sin

233

When Elijah Runs Away

234

Confession is Good for the Soul

235

Condemning the King

236

Learning to Share

237

That Messy Story About King David

238

No Longer Strangers

239

Divine Empathy

240

For the Praise of God's Glory

241

The Death of John the Baptist

242

When I'm Weak, Then I'm Strong

243

Abundance in a Deserted Place

244

The Difference Between Elbows and Fingertips

245

It's Good to Give Thanks

246

God Looks at the Heart [Bible Study]

247

Not Losing Heart

248

Creation and Humanity's Brokenness

249

Getting Our Act Together

250

God is Not a Mystery for Solving

251

Like a Mighty Wind

252

The Promise of New Life

253

Empowered to Do What Jesus Does

254

Cultivating Communion with God

255

The Joy of Jesus

256

Changed by the Holy Spirit

257

Roadside Assistance

258

What Does It Mean to Love Your Neighbor?

259

Wanting Less; Living More

260

The Good Shepherd [Bible Study]

261

Proof

262

Debunking "Superhuman Jesus"

263

How Good It Is

264

Begin Again

265

Wake Up, World!

266

What is There to Celebrate?

267

What does it really mean to be "saved?"

268

Jesus was troubled.

269

How to Really Clean Your House

270

Talking with Jesus at Night

271

What Does the Cross REALLY Mean?

272

The Cosmic Tapestry of God

273

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

274

You Must Lose Your Life to Save It

275

The Spirit is Speaking: Hearing and Seeking the Kingdom in Transitions

276

A Testimony of Love

277

On Secrets in the Gospel of Mark / The Transfiguration of Jesus

278

What Jesus Does

279

A Scientist Talks About Miracles in the Bible

280

There's More Here Than You Think, Part 2

281

Why You're Attracted to the Teachings of Jesus

282

There's More Here Than You Think

283

How to Become a Disciple of Jesus

284

Learning Your Ultimate Value

285

What does it mean to follow Jesus?

286

Inspiring Faith in 2021

287

You Were Made to Create

288

Messy Hope

289

Behold, the Truth! A lesson on waiting.

290

A Special Christmas Message

291

Who are you REALLY? (Advent Sermon)

292

Why Christmas is About Embracing What's Ordinary

293

So... what are you crying about? (Sermon)

294

Preparing Your Heart for Christmas [Advent Bible Study]

295

How to Survive the Wilderness (Sermon)

296

What I'm Thankful For...

297

From Bondage, to Wilderness, to Good Land

298

When Mountains Shake, Hold Fast to What is Good, Part 2

299

Women, Leadership, and the Call of God

300

When Mountains Shake, Hold Fast to What is Good, Part 1

301

The question that won't go away...

302

Whatever is True, Part 2

303

Into the Promised Land [Bible Study]

304

Whatever is True, Part 1

305

When You Don't Get What You Worked For

306

Boundaries and Blessings, Part 3

307

Boundaries and Blessings, Part 2

308

Why Doubt May be the Only Road to Faith

309

Boundaries and Blessings, Part 1

310

What Christians can learn from those old Biblical laws [Bible Study]

311

From Whining to Winning, Part 2

312

Is the Lord with us or not?

313

From Whining to Winning, Part 1

314

The Danger of Whitewashing Your Past [Bible Study]

315

Joining Together for the Journey

316

The Gap Between Science and the Bible, Part 2

317

Remembering Not to Forget

318

The Gap Between Science and the Bible, Part 1

319

How to Fix a Messy Life [Sermon]

320

God, Names, and Our Existence

321

Brief Meditative Thought

322

The Story of Job and YOU

323

How to Respond to Really Bad Stuff [SERMON]

324

How to do the Impossible [Sermon]

325

Small Acts Lead to Big Outcomes [Bible Study]

326

Fighting for Peace [Sermon]

327

What do you have to share with the world? [Bible Study]

328

Wonder in a Minor Key [Sermon]

329

The Kingdom of Heaven is Like... [Bible Study]

330

Witnesses in a Weary Land

331

The Secrets of the Kingdom [Bible Study]

332

The Expansive Words of God | Sermon

333

A "Word" on the "Word" | Bible Study

334

The Beautiful Body of Christ

335

Putting Wisdom to Work | Bible Study

336

The Liberation of Isaac

337

The Binding of Isaac

338

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Part 2

339

The Last Shall Be First

340

Interview with Chief of Police Mike Booker, and Randall Hampton

341

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

342

The Call of the Lord

343

The Paradox of Creation | Sermon

344

From Chaos to Service: Lessons from Genesis 1

345

Fires of the Heart

346

[Bible Study] The Holy Spirit

347

[Sermon] A Significant Pause

348

[Bible Study] The One About Suffering

349

[SERMON] How to Find Contentment

350

[Bible Study] Your Idea of God | Acts 17:22-31

351

A Church of Living Stones | Sermon

352

Psalm 104 | Weekly Bible Study

353

5 Keys to Unlocking Isolation

354

Do Not Worry | Weekly Bible Study

355

Memories of Our Faith Sustain Our Hope

356

The Road to Emmaus

357

Insights from Isolation

358

Weekly Bible Study | Doubting Thomas

359

We, too, Shall Rise | Easter Sermon

360

A Celebration Slightly Askew | Palm Sunday

361

Weekly Bible Study | Jesus' Triumphal Entry

362

New Vision, New Life

363

Weekly Bible Study | John 11:1-44

364

A Tale from the Dark Side, Part 3

365

Weekly Bible Study | Psalm 23

366

A Tale from the Dark Side: Part 2

367

A Tale from the Dark Side, Part 1

368

Guilt or Grace?

369

The Shining

370

American History Here with Elizabeth Wilson

371

A Call to Worship

372

Light of the World?

373

#Blessed

374

The Calling

375

Compassion During the Face of Conflict

376

The Flight

377

Outsourced Wisdom

378

Salvation and Light

379

Love

380

Joy

381

Peace

382

Hope

383

Be Still and Know

384

Begin with the End in Mind

385

To Life!

386

Worthy of Our Callings

387

A Hopeful Apocalypse

388

Fighting for Your Blessing

389

Finding Contentment in Tough Times

390

The Spirit of Power and Love

391

Perplexing Surprises

392

Honest to God

393

The Risky Love of God

394

The Marvelous Labor of God

395

The Beautiful Work of God

396

Why Confidence is Cool

397

O Ye of Little Faith

398

We're All Made of Stars

399

Christ in All Things

400

How to Hold it All Together

401

How to Learn What's Best

402

Growing in the Knowledge of God

403

A Moment of Baptist History in America

404

A Single Sentence that Blesses the Day

405

Tell Your Story

406

In the Beginning, Love

407

How Wisdom Makes You Strong

408

Pente-Chaos

409

An Old Time Faith for All Times

410

God is Doing a New Thing

411

Good, Very Good

412

Engaging Our Community

413

Enhancing Our Sustainability

414

Caring for Our Community

415

Wonder from the Rising Son | Easter Sermon 2019

416

Things are Not Always as They Seem

417

It's Hard to be Humble

418

Struggling with Unconditional Love, Part 2

419

Struggling with Unconditional Love, Part 1

420

Death by Success, Part 2

421

Death by Success, Part 1

422

Mountains and Intersections

423

The Cost of Love

424

When Did We See You? The Ordinariness of the Divine

425

Incoming Call

426

How to Win in Relationships

427

Honor Your Future By Blessing Your Past

428

Jesus and Joy: Why It Matters to You

429

Conquering Loneliness

430

The Trouble with Herod, Part 2

431

The Trouble with Herod

432

Joy to the World

433

Love for the Nations

434

Peace for the People

435

The Sound of Silence

436

The Amazing Thing About Grace

437

Reformations Then and Now

438

A Recipe for Happiness?

439

Crowd Psychology and Jesus

440

Crossing Boundaries, Part 2

441

Crossing Boundaries, Part 1

442

A Contrast in Covenants

443

In Between Yes and No

444

How to Inherit Eternal Life - Part 3

445

How to Inherit Eternal Life - Part 2

446

How to Inherit Eternal Life - Part 1

447

Labor Day Blues

448

7 Words of Truth

449

7 Principles of an Engaging Church Part 3

450

7 Principles of an Engaging Church Part 2

451

7 Principles of an Engaging Church Part 1

452

The Strangest Church Ever

453

Colorful Leadership

454

Best Laid Plans

455

Shut the Front Door!

456

We Were First Called Christians

457

Struggling with Prejudice

458

Got Issues?

459

Philip's AAA Response

460

Creative Conflict Management

461

Worthy of Our Calling

462

Reversal of Misfortune

463

Ascension to Power

464

Broken Bread; Opened Eyes

465

A Soliloquy on Moses: Let God Lead You

466

Meeting Us Where We Are

467

Subtle Shifts

468

Peace be with You

469

A Garden of Becoming

470

Rational Distractions

471

Hidden Messages in Plain Sight

472

We are What God has Made Us

473

A Fine Distinction: Love/Hate Relationships

474

Pick Up an Oar and Row

475

And God Was There

476

How to Write a Love Story

477

Trees of Life

478

Paradox and Faith

479

What Time Is It?

480

Remembering the Future

481

Scapegoats and Stars

482

So Late - So Soon

483

Christmas is... Christ Supreme

484

Christmas is... Simple

485

Christmas is... Prophetic

486

Lazarus, Come Out!

487

God Made Dirt

488

A Reason to Give

489

Who's Your Daddy?

490

Neither Do I Condemn You

491

Stand Up and Walk

492

The Woman at the Well

493

Jesus With a Whip

494

Water into Wine

495

State of the Church

496

Give Me Justice!

497

Prodigal Love

498

An Invitation to Eat

499

Faithful Servants

500

Pray What?

501

Tonight Your Soul is Required

502

Who is My Neighbor?

503

Four Kinds of Souls

504

New Covenant

505

A Brokenhearted God

506

Raising Cain

507

East of Eden

508

Did God Really Say?

509

Not Good to Be Alone

510

In the Beginning

511

Identity Crisis

512

The Power of the Spirit

513

The Leading of the Spirit

514

The Gifts of the Spirit

515

The Spirit of Adoption

516

The Fruit of the Spirit

517

The Voice of the Holy Spirit

518

Who is the Holy Spirit?

519

The Cross as Site of God's Victory

520

Public Facts and/or Living Faith?

521

The Cross as Self-Emptying Love

522

The Cross as a Miscarriage of Justice

523

The Cross as Moral Example and Invitation

524

The Cross as Peacemaking

525

The Cross as Atoning Sacrifice