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.

09/06/2026

"The Challenging of the Authority of Christ and the Parable of the Two Sons" Matthew 21:23-32
Bro. David Webber
Sermon
September 6, 2026

09/06/2026

"Receiving the Law at Sinai: Stipulations," Lesson 2
Bro. Steven Sutton
Morning Bible Study
September 6, 2026

09/04/2026

Hebrews 11:11

"By faith even Sarah herself received ability to conceive, even beyond the proper time of life, since she regarded Him faithful who had promised."

Main Thought: When we think of, or are asked to name one of the Old Testament believers who are named in the honor roll of faith in Hebrews 11, it is very seldom that Sarah's name is mentioned. But there she is, named along with Abraham, Noah, Jacob, Moses and many others. We do remember that when our Lord appeared to Abraham on the plains of Mamre and announced that Sarah would give birth to the promised seed the next year, we are told that 'Sarah laughed to herself' (Genesis 17:12). She at first denied that she laughed, likely perhaps because she thought it an impossible idea, that she at 90 years old would have a child. However, our Lord said 'is anything too difficult for Yahweh? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son' (Genesis 17:13-14). From this verse we know that whatever Sarah's initial reaction was, she came to regard God as faithful and able to do what He had promised. Abraham and Sarah waited 25 years for God to fulfill His promise concerning a coming physical seed, and they continued to believe in Him, and eventually God fulfilled that promise. Isaac was born, and through the lineage of Abraham and Isaac the promised Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ was born. Sarah's faith is a reminder to all of us that though we may sometimes see burdens or trials that seem impossible before us, we need to remember that nothing is 'too difficult for Yahweh.' Our faith, though weak occasionally, will not hinder God from keeping His covenant promises to us. I am reminded of Jesus' promise to the apostles in John 14:18, where He says 'I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you', even knowing when He made that promise all of the apostles would run away and forsake Him at the time of His trial and crucifixion. Later on, following His resurrection, He came to them in a room where they were hiding and said 'peace be unto you' (John 20:19). Even though their faith was weak at that time, Christ came and comforted them, and continued for 40 days with them until His ascension back to the Father. In my own life, I have had times when my faith was weak, and yet God has always been faithful. Perhaps you have had times in your life when you 'laughed', unbelieving of a promise God has made, or weak like the apostles, running away from a difficult situation when you know God's faithfulness and should have remained and depended on the Lord. May each of us ask God to forgive us for when we have had weaknesses or failures in our faith, and ask our Lord to strengthen our faith so that we might be witnesses for Him of the great faithfulness of God.

09/03/2026

Romans 15:1-2

"Now we who are strong ought to bear the weaknesses of those without strength and not just please ourselves. Each of us is to please his neighbor for his good, to his building up."

Main Thought: Here the apostle Paul is appealing to those who more mature and spiritually strong believers, encouraging them to take upon themselves the 'weaknesses' of the younger and weak believers. In the early church, we find that there were often varying levels of spiritual maturity among the members of a church body, much like in our day. In reality, this is an issue that will persist throughout the history of the church, and we need to be always vigilant about the need for the spiritual strengthening and encouragement of weaker believers. No church is ever going to have a church whose members are all strong and mature believers, but as souls are saved in the ministry of the church and added to the body, there will be a constant need for nurturing and teaching them, through the personal ministry of stronger believers. Sometimes we might be frustrated by the immaturity of young believers, but part of our calling as mature believers, who have both increased doctrinal and practical knowledge through being in the ministry of a faithful church for some years, is not to chastise them harshly for their actions, but to come alongside them and give them instruction and encouragement. We should actively seek out young believers, and not wait until they get to a crisis point in their spiritual walk. This would involve seeking them out for personal interaction, inviting them into our homes or taking them aside for a few moments at church, praying with them and giving them scriptures that would strengthen them. We all start from a place of spiritual infancy, and we have all been called for the purpose of glorifying God and growing in holiness. I think in particular of how Paul encouraged a young Christian, Timothy, and encouraged and strengthened him spiritually. Is there someone that you know of who is a younger or weaker brother or sister in the faith, who needs you to come alongside of them to strengthen their walk with the Lord? Then take these words of Paul to heart, and seek in some personal way to strengthen and encourage them, that they might walk more faithfully with the Lord and bring Him glory.

09/02/2026

Nehemiah 8:2-3, 5

"Then Ezra the priest brought the law before the assembly of men, women, and all who could understand when listening, on the first day of the seventh month. And he read from it before the square which was in front of the Water Gate from early morning until midday, in the presence of men and women, those who could understand; and all the ears of the people were attentive to the book of the law...and Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people for he was above all the people; and when he opened it, all the people stood up."

Main Thought: Nehemiah had been allowed by King Artatxerxes of Persia to go to Jerusalem to rebuild the city of Jerusalem following many years of laying in ruins. Not only did Nehemiah have a desire to rebuild Jerusalem physically, but he also desired to reestablish the true worship of God among the people of Israel who had been allowed to return there from captivity. The scene depicted here is where Ezra the scribe brings out the book of the Law to read to all the people of God, in the town square near the Water Gate of Jerusalem (v. 1). We are told that the people 'were attentive to the book of the law.' This indicates their hunger and desire for God's teaching to them, that this was not simply a book of rules and regulations, but it was a book to be listened to carefully and to be obeyed. Also, we are told in v. 5 that when Ezra 'opened the book...all the people stood up.' There is an indication here of their reverence for God's Word, that this book from which Ezra read was to be held in especially high esteem and worth. As we read this, we should examine our own love and reverence for the Word of God. Do we esteem it as we ought to? We live during a time when most of us have multiple copies of the Bible, or we can find it very easily on all of our electronic devices, including our phones. Has such ease of having the Word of God increased our hunger and reverence for it, or has its widespread availability made it more common and less esteemed? We should never take for granted the eternal value and great privilege we possess in having the Word of God at our disposal almost constantly, and we should remember often when we read it that these are God's words to us, that it is the living Word of God, filled with the message of Christ, and that it is powerful and life changing because God's Spirit moved upon mortal men and caused them to write God's mind and thoughts upon a page, and now we can hold it in our hands, meditate upon it and be transformed by it. May our prayer be that our own reverence and hunger for God's Word be increased, and that the transforming power of the Word be seen in our own lives.

09/01/2026

Matthew 12:41-42

"The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold something greater than Jonah is here. The Queen of the South will rise up with this generation at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here."

Main Thought: The context of this passage of scripture is that the scribes and the Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign, a miracle if you would like to say, that would verify that He was the Messiah. Of course we know that no sign would have convinced them, for their hearts were evil, wicked and filled with hypocrisy (Matthew 23). Jesus first declares to them that 'an evil and adulterous generation eagerly seeks for a sign', and that the only sign to be given to them is that of Jonah, who was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, as Jesus was about to be in the grave for three days and three nights and then rose from the dead. Those in Nineveh, a pagan and wicked nation in Jonah's day, believed the preaching of Jonah after having such a sign, and there was widespread repentance from their sins and a turning to God. However, the nation of Israel, even though they had been privileged to be God's special people, and even though they were the only ones given the Law and the Prophets, which spoke and prophesied often of the coming Messiah, refused, rejected and killed Jesus Christ, though He had done so many signs and wonders before them, and plainly revealed He was the One prophesied in the Old Testament scriptures as the Messiah. What Jesus says here I am sure infuriated the scribes and Pharisees, that Jesus stated the Ninevites and the Queen of the South, or Sheba (1 Kings 10:1-10), in both cases Gentiles, would 'stand up' or 'rise up' at the judgment and condemn them, because they believed in the message and the wisdom of God that was proclaimed to them. Yet, the Jews of this generation, having a greater testimony in their presence than that of the prophet Jonah and King Solomon, obstinately refused the testimony of Christ. I am reminded of how so many in our day, which prides itself in intellect and scientific knowledge, refuse the knowledge of the Word of God, in spite of the evidence of the creation and the personal ministry of Christ upon this earth, including His resurrection from the dead. Foolish men will often say that they see no evidence for the existence of God, or the deity of Jesus, when they are surrounded by that evidence. While accepting the knowledge of finite and sinful men, they refuse the knowledge of the One who is eternal, infinite and sinless. Men who continue to refuse the knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ, will one day be judged and come to realize their foolishness, but then it will be too late. Our prayer as individual believers and the Church must be that God will open the eyes of many in our time, and that multitudes of unbelievers will come to believe and repent at the message of the wisdom of Jesus Christ as the only Savior, Messiah and Lord. May God in His sovereign grace and mercy grant this soon.

08/31/2026

Revelation 7:9-10

"After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palm branches were in their hands; and they cry out with a loud voice, saying, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."

Main Thought: When most people think of the book of Revelation, all they think about is what it means prophectically for the future and end times events, when Christ returns again for His church, and the judgment of mankind and Satan and his angels. However, when I look at this verse, I see the fulfillment of the divine purposes of God, purposes which God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit had in place prior to the creation of mankind and all we see (Ephesians 1:4). God allowed the apostle John to have a glimpse into heaven, and what he sees here is 'a great multitude which no one could count', and even though John had just spoken of the twelve tribes of Israel in the verses prior to this statement (v. 4-8), it is clear in verse nine that God's purpose in salvation was never just about Israel or salvation for Israel, but it was about salvation for all the nations of the earth. When God set Abraham apart by grace, God said to him that 'in you all the families of the earth will be blessed' (Genesis 12:3). This was a prophetic statement by God that concerned His eternal plan of redemption for all peoples, and it was also a Gospel statement (Galatians 3:8), meaning that the vehicle meant for the redemption of God's people would be by the Gospel (Romans 1:16), and that God would accomplish His purpose by the preaching of the Gospel. The vision of John seeing people from all nations 'in white robes' speaks of their righteousness, or we could say their justification, and the accomplishment of the purpose of God through the atoning death of His Son, Jesus Christ, and Him imputing Christ's righteousness to our account (Romans 4). The statement of verse 10, that 'salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb', reminds us that the accomplishment of our salvation is not due to our merit or human effort, but it is because of eternal salvation being accomplished by God, through the shed blood of Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit (John 3:1-8) and the Gospel (1 Peter 1:23). These two verses are a reminder to all of us that we are saved solely because of the sovereign grace and purposes of God, and that all of the praise and the glory for our salvation belongs to Him. As this host cries out and proclaims their praise and affirmation of the accomplishment of their salvation, so should we daily give praise to God for His grace in saving us. May each one of us who know Christ acknowledge today this great truth, and spend our lives in service to Him who loved us with such a 'great love' (Ephesians 2:4), that He sent His Son into the world to die for our sins.

08/30/2026

Bro. David Webber | "The Parable of the Laborers In the Vineyard" Matt. 20:1-16 | Aug. 30, 2026

08/30/2026

Morning Study
8/30/26
Bro. Steven Sutton
"Receiving the Law at Sinai"

08/27/2026

Acts 20:24

"But I do not make my life of any account nor dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God."

Main Thought: The apostle Paul is in the midst of his farewell address to the Ephesian elders here. He was giving them both words of encouragement, admonition and warning. This verse, I believe, epitomizes the ministry and the attitude of the apostle Paul. His attitude of not counting his life as dear to himself, tells us that he recognized that the life that God had sovereignly given to him, was to be lived and expended for the glory of God. Every day we have on this earth is a gift from God, and as Christians we should view each day as an opportunity to be a witness for Christ, to use the gifts and wherever God has placed us, for the fame of His glorious name. In another place, Paul said to the Corinthians 'I will most gladly spend and be fully spent for your souls' (2 Corinthians 12:15). Are we willing to spend our lives, to use them up, for God and the souls of men? Not all of us are pastors, elders, teachers, missionaries or evangelists, but are we living our lives for the kingdom of heaven, or our own little kingdoms? To do so means that fathers and mothers are spending their lives for the sake of the souls of their children, teaching them God's Word, telling them of Christ, bringing them up in worship before God's people, having them sitting under the Gospel of the grace of God consistently and praying without ceasing for the Lord to open their hearts that they might be saved. That in itself is a giving up of your own life for theirs. It also means that we pray for gospel opportunities as we go about our lives, being witnesses when God opens doors to tell about His grace and goodness. Sometimes it is a tiresome and wearisome task, but the rewards for those we minister to and for, are eternal. Paul also speaks here of 'that I may finish my course.' Paul was aware that his time on this earth would soon be finished, and he desired to finish it well, continuing to testify of the gospel of the grace of God. God does not call us to quit or retire from serving Him, no matter what time of life we may be in, but to continue to testify of Christ in our lives until there is no breath or life left in us, so that when we are gone our testimony of living for the glory of God lives on. May all of us who know Christ determine that each day is not to be lived for self, but for the God who has saved us and given us life, and may each of us finish our course well, testifying of the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ until the day we go to be with Him.

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