Dr. Waylon Bailey My sermon for this weekend is about renewing your optimism. I’ve noticed that the events of 2020 have played havoc with our optimistic natures. In a sense, we are asking, “What’s going to happen next?” Today and over the weekend as we worship, fellowship, and study God’s Word, I want us to have our hope and …
Dr. Waylon Bailey Matthew 28:19-20 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age. This passage of Scripture is known …
Dr. Waylon Bailey Making Disciples and Opening Up This is the purpose of First Baptist Church: We exist to help people know and accept Jesus Christ and through Him experience life-changing relationships. We do this because Jesus gave us the command to go into all the world making disciples. He told us to baptize and to teach, and we …
Dr. Waylon Bailey Jesus told us to go into all the world making disciples and baptizing and teaching those disciples. In the days ahead I hope to talk with you about making disciples and teaching them about the commands of Christ. Today, I want to talk with you about baptism. Baptism is not to make us Christians but to …
Dr. Waylon Bailey Hurricane Laura came ashore early Thursday in Cameron Parish Louisiana. We have all seen the devastation caused by this massive storm. One early report stated that “every structure in Lake Charles has been damaged in some way.” I hope that estimate is too pessimistic. For those of us who went through Hurricane Katrina, this was a …
Waylon Bailey First Baptist Church has been wonderfully blessed, and I thank God and your faithfulness for making this happen. We have now been “regathered” for 15 weeks. During this time, we have seen many joy filled events. Our pastors and staff have worked tirelessly to continue the work of ministry during what could be described as “the most …
By Waylon Bailey People are struggling. From the unrest in the country to the personal pain and loss with COVID-19, people are struggling. Much of this struggling seems to come from lack of close relationships with loving people. What should we do? First, pray for people and pray with people. When people pray with us, we receive a “Double” …
Waylon Bailey Recently, I saw a tweet on Twitter that asked the question, “What would Jesus do in the midst of a worldwide pandemic?” No answer to the question was given, but the author obviously had an agenda and a suggested answer. The good news is that it led me to really ask, “What would Jesus do?” A man …
By Dr. Waylon Bailey. As I have said before, I am concerned about the church and about the churches. The apostle Paul wrote about a similar concern. In addition to his many physical difficulties and persecution, Paul spoke about his concern for the churches: 2 Corinthians 11:28 “And, apart from other things, there is the daily pressure upon me of …
By Dr. Waylon Bailey This week begins our new sermon series on RENEW. This is not simply a new series; it is who and what we must be and do. I think everyone can now see that things have changed – not just for the short term but also for the long term. Therefore, how we do church must change …
