First Baptist Murfreesboro

10/06/2026

Resting...

Be still and know that I am God is the verse.

At times I find this very difficult, knowing that souls hang in the balance between eternal judgment and eternal life.

Yet at the same time it is the power of the Holy Spirit that awakens the heart at the command of the Father. To labor for the Lord is beautiful and ordained by God but to let worry pull all joy from you like a turkey baster working in reverse is anti-labor because the presence of the Spirit is meant to be injecting us with joy in the presence of Christ through faith and empowering is to evangelize... Not to convert.

Where fear dominates, functionality for Christ and even Holiness in the life of the believer suffers.

All of a sudden we are not resting at all but stressing, worrying, depressing ourselves and for what? A progression of possibilities based on flawed productions of what might be and a grasping at works to be in God's presence instead of realizing we are in God's presence because of Christ.

The devil is wiley, but he meets his boulder to the face here.

I'm not in Christ because of what I do but what He has done in me... Or you. And, our reasonable service is not conquor the world but to abide close to the vine wherein we found life. To pray, rejoice, give thanks.

God will be exalted amongst the heathen eventually and He will be exalted in the hearts of God's people when they stop and remember they are loved in Christ.

I can shovel a mountain of dirt, but when I am finished, apart from God, it will still be dirt and I will be the lower for it. The pinnacle we rest on is not the dirt we dig to earn favor, but the grave Christ drew us from and filled in with excess dirt to lift us out and above the world.

Be still...
Christ does not rest on your shoulders
You rest on His.

See you at church at 6 on Wednesday
9:45 ss on Sunday
10:45 worship on sunday

10/04/2026

09/17/2026

In the image of God...

Adam (mankind) was sinless, with a will, and so was in the image of God.
Genesis 1:27
27God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

After the fall He was no longer sinless and was deceived so He was dead spiritually, sinful and in the image of Satan. His Children bore this same image.
Genesis 5:3
he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

Adam and Jesus are contrasted in Romans 4:11-21

1. Adam was created in the image of God, sinless in a perfect world

2. Christ came as God the son and took on the image of sinful flesh in an imperfect world.
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin (a sin offering) on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God

1. Adam was disobedient to one command and refused to submit to God

2. Christ was obedient to every command and perfectly submitted to God .

1. In Adam all mankind died to God because He chose sin and he is the father of all. All are born dead to God in sin by Adam.
Ephesians 2
And you were dead in the trespasses and sins in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air

2. In Christ all who hear and receive Him live because He took their sin on Him to give life.
John 5:24
I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have eternal life.

1. In Adam we see man's will is a problem.
Romans 7:18
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.”

2. In Christ we see the willingness and the will of God is beautiful.
John 7:17
Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.

1. To be right with God Adam had to perpetually obey one command. Thou shall not eat.
Genesis 2:17
But from the Tree of Knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat. For on the day that you eat of it, you shall surely die.”

2. To live in Christ man must obey one command. Eat of His flesh to live. In other words believe upon Him as your source of life. Taking Him as the means by which you can have life.
John 6:53
Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.

1. All men are destined to hell by their own choice. They prove they are Adams children by their unbelief that leads them through life in love with the world and at odds with God.
1 John 2:15
Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

2. In Christ all who believe have been predestined to heaven because God must first resurrect the dead soul so that it may see sin, God, and understand Christ to live and the same Holy Spirit compels us to righteousness.
Romans 9:29
Those whom God foreknew He predestined to be conformed to the image of Jesus

1. The children of Adam are disobedient to God in unbelief and live for the world because it is all they have ever perceived.

2. The Children of God in Christ seek to obey and live Holy lives because they have been born again through faith in Christ.

The contrasts between Adam and Christ could go on and on but to think about them gives such thanksgiving for what Christ has done for the believer.

The one who...
Is remade in the image of innocence
Of the Lord Jesus Christ.

09/13/2026

September 13-20 is this year’s Week of Prayer for Arkansas Missions, where we come together as a state and focus in on praying over lostness in Arkansas and emphasize giving to the Dixie Jackson Arkansas Missions Offering. Learn more and give online: absc.org/DJ

08/29/2026

Blooming Where God Planted You 🌸
Please join us for a beautiful time of fellowship, encouragement, and inspiration!
Come gather with us as we celebrate the unique ways God has planted and called each of us to bloom. Enjoy a special time of fellowship and togetherness, along with a delicious meal and exciting door prizes.
Cost: $25
Includes meal, door prizes, and a wonderful time of fellowship.
We would love to have you join us for this special time as we grow together, encourage one another, and bloom where God has planted us.