Faith Baptist Church: Longview, TX

Faith Baptist Church: Longview, TX A local outpost of God’s Kingdom for His Glory and His Gospel. Preaching Christ... Verse By Verse

Faith Baptist Church is a 1689 Reformed Baptist Church in Longview, Texas that exists with the sole purpose of teaching and preaching God’s Word for God’s Glory Alone. Our unwavering commitment to family-integrated gatherings and expositional preaching, going verse by verse through the Holy Scriptures, has resulted in a profound impact on many lives. Our mission is to glorify and serve the Lord Je

sus Christ, acknowledging His sovereign grace that saved us and His unwavering faithfulness in preserving us. The 1689 Baptist Confession serves as a comprehensive expression of our beliefs and the principles we diligently strive to put into practice. At Faith Baptist Church, our ministry is primarily centered on the exaltation of God, above all else, which is evident in our preaching, prayer, and worship. Our secondary objective is to equip believers for spiritual growth through verse-by-verse exposition of God’s Word. In doing so, we aim to enable them to effectively bear witness to Christ within the Longview community. Our church is characterized by an intense devotion to the truth of God’s Word and a fervent desire to share this truth with others. In the present era, the most pressing need for humanity is to encounter the God of the Bible, grasp the truth of His nature, and recognize that God is not faltering in this world but is actively accomplishing His eternal purposes. We extend a heartfelt invitation for you to join us at one of our Sunday Morning and Wednesday Night gatherings.

06/08/2026

Dear Brothers & Sisters In Christ,

I want to extend an invitation to the 50th Anniversary Celebration & Bible Conference of Faith Baptist Church in Longview. Our church was founded in 1976, and we want to celebrate the faithfulness of God in preserving our church for these 50 years by preaching a series of seven messages on 'The Church', with different themes regarding the Biblical ministry of the Church. We will have four messages on Saturday morning, June 20th, beginning at 9:30 A.M., with a fellowship meal at the end of the services that day. Then on Sunday, June 21st, we will have three messages beginning at 10:00 A.M., and following the final message, another fellowship meal. We would love for you to come and rejoice with us in this celebration.

06/08/2026

Revelation 1:3

"Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy and keep the things which are written in it, for the time is near."

Main Thought: The apostle John was greatly blessed to have walked and listened to our Lord Jesus Christ while He was here on earth, to witness Christ's perfect life, to hear the great truth which our Lord taught, to listen to Christ's words from the Cross, to spend time with Him after His resurrection and then to witness Christ's ascension back to the Father. We still rejoice today in John's first hand account of Jesus' life in the gospel of John, and then the truth he taught to those early believers in the epistles of 1, 2 and 3 John. Our Lord then blesses John on the Isle of Patmos with this great revelation of things to come, some of which are meant as personal letters to the seven churches of Asia Minor in chapters in chapters 2 and 3 of Revelation, some of which are glorious scenes set before us which are the goings on in heaven now, and some of which are things to come, concerning both the judgment of Satan and unbelievers, and also glorious things such as the heavenly Jerusalem descending out of heaven as the bride of Christ (Revelation 21). John reminds us here that those who read, hear and obey the words of this prophecy are 'blessed', which means supremely blessed or well off. Think of that for a moment, of how blessed to have this 'revelation' of Jesus Christ and His words, and that by the Spirit we have a hunger to hear, know and be obedient to the truth of this word of God. We have this desire for the truth of God because God has drawn us to Himself by the Holy Spirit, and then 'quickened' or made us alive by the same Spirit (John 5:21; 6:63; Ephesians 2:1, 5), and because of that our hunger and desire is now for Jesus Christ Himself and His Word. Not everyone in this world has this desire, so how blessed we are to have this desire, a blessing of eternal value that surpasses anything of worldly riches or worth. This is what John is reminding his readers of, and we as believers in this day should never forget what a blessing it is to know Christ and understand the truth of God. The book of Revelation was written to believers to read, hear and obey the things written in it, and written so that we might have a great encouragement that the promises of Christ concerning His return and our eternal home in heaven, are real promises and eternal truth. Today as a Christian, rejoice in the blessing of God upon you as His child, and rejoice in the truth of the book of Revelation and all of the Word of God.

06/07/2026

"The Promise of Faith" Galatians 3:15-29
Bro. Steven Sutton
Sermon
June 7, 2026

06/07/2026

"The Second and Third Blows of God"
Bro. Steven Sutton
Sunday morning study
June 7, 2026

06/05/2026

James 3:13

"Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good conduct his works in the gentleness of wisdom."

Main Thought: Many Christians want to equate Biblical wisdom to all that they know about the doctrine of God's Word. While right knowledge of Biblical doctrine is essential to spiritual growth, sometimes that knowledge is just a head knowledge that leads to pride and not to wisdom. In my own personal experience as a minister of the Word for over 50 years, and a pastor of over 30 years, I have unfortunately witnessed many Christians, including preachers, who have a lot of knowledge about God and the Bible, whose conduct did not and does not show wisdom in the conduct of their lives. The most glaring lack of wisdom involves ethical and immorality issues that repeatedly occur in their lives because even though they know what the Bible teaches us concerning these things, they don't take seriously what God's Word says concerning the consequences of disregarding His Word, or they don't care, choosing temporary pleasure or fulfillment instead. David was called a man after God's own heart and knew the Old Testament teachings concerning the consequences of sexual immorality, but did not act in wisdom and committed adultery with Bathsheba. Of course, we know the consequences of that unwise choice he made. His son, King Solomon, was said to have wisdom and knowledge that exceeded all men, and that is seen in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, but he unwisely did not heed God's calling for a husband to have only one wife but having many wives who led him into idolatry, and eventually Israel fell away from God because of him not following the knowledge and wisdom God had given him. There are practices we see among believers in our day, believers who have great knowledge of God's Word. They know what God's Word says concerning reading the Scriptures, prayer, and the necessity of being in God's house with other believers, but they neglect obedience to these admonitions of the Word. They find it easier to watch television or enthrall themselves with their phones and computers, or choose unwisely to do church remotely, neglecting these spiritual necessities and then fall into spiritual lukewarmness or coldness, drifting away from the Lord that they previously declared such ardent love for. All of us as Christians need to be careful of the pride of spiritual knowledge that does not have the right application of that knowledge. May our Lord help us to diligently apply the knowledge He has blessed us with, and 'show by his good conduct his works in the gentleness of wisdom.'

06/04/2026

Psalm 34:1-3

"I will bless Yahweh at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul will make its boast in Yahweh; the humble will hear it and rejoice. O magnify Yahweh with me, and let us exalt His name together."

Main Thought: These verses, written by David, are a reminder that even in times that our perception is that everything in the world is against us, that we should continue to bless and praise God. Praise is not to be expressed only in times when things are going well in our in our lives, but as David writes here 'at all times.' Even in times of what we might call spiritual 'leanness', we should continue to praise God because the love, promises and benefits toward us as His children have not changed. We have the assurance that we cannot be separated from His love (Romans 8:38-39), that the God who cannot lie has promised us eternal life (Titus 1:2) and that the eternal inheritance we have as His children is still secure (Matthew 25:34). Our boast, as David writes here, is not in temporal benefits or circumstances but in the person of God Himself, who has created us in His image, who sent His Son to die for our sins, and by His grace we are saved. I am reminded of Ephesians 2:10, where Paul writes 'for we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.' Think of that, we are the workmanship of God, created by Him who loved us so much that He gave up His own eternal Son to die for our sins. When we think of this, how can we not bless and praise God? How can we not make our 'boast' in what God has done for us? In a world that is so self centered, that is constantly focused upon 'me, me, me' and is depressed and in anxiety over perceived wrongs done to them, may the words of our mouths speak of all the blessings we have in God, may we praise God for how our 'cup overflows' (Psalm 23:5) and instead of focusing on ourselves, may we all as His children do what David says here and 'magnify Yahweh with me, and let us exalt His name together.' Let all of us begin today by blessing, praising, magnifying and exalting the name of our holy, loving and gracious heavenly Father. When we do, whatever clouds of depression and despair we may have will dissipate in the radiant light of all the blessings we have as a child of God.

06/03/2026

John 8:3-4, 10-11

"The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman caught in adultery, and having set her in the center of the court, they said to Him, 'Teacher, this woman has been caught in adultery, in the very act....Straightening up, Jesus said to her, 'Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?' She said, 'No one, Lord.' Jesus said, "I do not condemn you, either. Go, and from now on sin no more."

Main Thought: This is a passage that reveals the stark contrast between the scribes and Pharisees, and our Lord. We find the scribes and Pharisees bringing to Jesus 'a woman caught in adultery', but not bringing the man also. Where was the man? This reveals their hypocrisy and corruption, by the very fact they did not bring the 'fellow adulterer' also. We also know that they were using this situation to 'test' or 'try' Jesus, to find some fault or cause of accusation in Him, to try and find some inconsistency in His teaching or character. It is very evident that they had no desire for this woman's soul or for bringing repentance; she was only a 'pawn', and object to be used for their evil purposes. Jesus, however, did not fall for their wicked scheme and trickery. We are told He stooped down and began to write on the ground with His finger. Her accusers continued to question Jesus, saying that the Law said she should be stoned but 'what then do you say?' (v. 5). Jesus, in His great wisdom says 'let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.' He stopped to write on the ground again, and we are told that when they heard His words they began to leave until only Jesus and the woman were left there. Some have taken Jesus' words here and have twisted them to say that He forgave and accepted her without any reproof of her sin. However, note His words 'go and sin no more.' Jesus' does point out her sin here, but He does not say it is okay to continue in her sinful lifestyle but to 'sin no more.' It points out a vast difference in the understanding of the forgiveness of God, between those in the world and those who know Christ. We as believers understand that God's forgiveness is great, but it doesn't mean we continue in that sin. God's forgiveness of our sins is accompanied by His admonition to stop sinning, to stop living in that sin which condemned us and held us captive. We are now 'a new creation; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come' (2 Cor. 5:17). This woman in that very encounter became a 'new creation' in Christ, forgiven by Him and His instruction to her was not any different than what His instruction to us is following salvation. May all of us understand that Jesus does not save us so that we can continue in our sinful ways, but so that we might be freed from that sin and live our lives magnifying the vastness and greatness of His forgiveness. May all of us who know Christ grasp hold of this great truth, and strive to put away the sin in our lives that we have been forgiven of, thus glorifying our Savior who told this woman, and all of us, to 'go and from now on sin no more.'

06/02/2026

Jude 3-4

"Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you exhorting that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saint. For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ."

Main Thought: Jude reveals his burden here, a spiritual burden that God laid upon his heart, and he speaks of the necessity of speaking to these believers. This burden comes to him as a result of false professors of Christ and false teachers who had moved into the church stealthily, and were bringing false teaching and doctrine. They had brought in teaching which had turned the doctrine of the grace of God as a means of justifying sensuality into their lives, most likely in the areas of sexual immorality and putting aside the doctrine of holiness in the lives of all Christians. Jude points out that these who bring in these doctrines are 'ungodly', who have no interest in promoting godly and sanctified living, but are in actuality bringing in teaching that causes men to stray away from the truth of Christ concerning holiness. What Jude says that in response to this they should 'contend earnestly for the faith', to speak out against those things which are contrary to what Christ said, and what God's Word says, about the manner of our lives after salvation. All of us as Christians are to fight to defend the truth of the Word of God, to be able to wield the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God and not be silent concerning false teachers and false doctrine. It is a clarion call for all of God's people to be equipped with the knowledge of the Word of God, and to engage earnestly and vigorously against heresy and false doctrine, teachings which contradict the gospel of grace, and lead men down the broad path to hell. We have been given the blessed privilege in our day to have the living Word of God at our disposal, and we should avail ourselves of learning and knowing its truth, especially concerning the Gospel, the person and work of Jesus Christ, forgiveness and eternal life, and the manner of the Christian life. May all of us who are Christians answer the call of Jude and contend earnestly for the truth concerning the grace of God.

06/01/2026

Jude 1-2

"Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ, and brother of James. To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ: may mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you."

Main Thought: What a marvelous introduction we have to this short book, which is packed with great truth. Jude, who was a brother of James and the half brother of Jesus--born of Mary, and whose father was Joseph, speaks with great humility and encouragement in this opening verse. First we see his humility, calling himself 'a slave of Jesus Christ.' He recognizes that his place as a believer is a place of servitude, not a place of preeminence. The term that he uses to describe himself is 'doulos', a bondslave of Jesus Christ. He sees himself not even as good as a hired servant, but sees himself as one enslaved to Christ, called to serve Him. The great apostle Paul, known as the greatest expositor of Scripture other than Christ, called himself a bondslave of Christ on multiple occasions, never giving himself any elevation in his ministry. The reality is that anyone saved and called by Christ has been delivered from the cruel and deadly slavery of sin, into a life of blessed service of Christ and into life everlasting. Jude goes on to tell these believers that they are 'the called.' It is a reminder that our salvation is because of the effectual calling of God, that we are 'the called' according to the eternal, gracious and sovereign purpose of God, and that the fulfillment of our calling will be our glorification when Christ returns again (Romans 8:28-30). We did not choose salvation, our Lord called us to salvation through the drawing of the Holy Spirit (John 6:44, 63) and the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Romans 1:16). Then Jude tells the believers here that they ae 'beloved in God the Father.' What a wonderful and encouraging thought this is today, to realize we are loved by God, and that this 'agape' love is pure, holy and eternal. As Paul reminds us in Romans 8:38-39, there is nothing that can change God's love for us, that it is eternal, and that we can never be separated from His love; that if He loves us now, He loves us for all eternity. Then Jude says we are 'kept' or 'preserved' for Christ Jesus. Think of that child of God, that we are being 'kept', we are reserved as a love gift of the Father for the Son, and that there is nothing Satan, his demons or the world can do about it. I am reminded of Jesus' words in John 10:28-29 when He said, speaking of believers, that 'I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish--ever, and no one will sn**ch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all: and no one is able to sn**ch them out of the Father's hand.' What a tremendous promise this is, and what a great comfort this should be to us every single day. May all of us who are His children remember we are called by Him, called by His grace and the Gospel, that we are loved eternally by God, and that we are preserved for all eternity for Jesus Christ.

05/31/2026

Morning Sermon
5/31/2026
Pastor David Webber
Matthew 7:21-23
"The Judgment of False Prophets By Jesus Christ"

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