How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not wander from your commandments!
I have stored up your word in my heart,
that I might not sin against you.
–Psalm 119:9-11

We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. We trust the Scripture focus for August will encourage and challenge you to commit God’s Word to memory that you might be changed and equipped by it.

My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
Let them not escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.
For they are life to those who find them,
and healing to all their flesh.
–Proverbs 4:20-22

We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. We trust the Scripture focus for July will encourage and challenge you to commit God’s Word to memory that you might be changed and equipped by it.

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith,
we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ.‬
–Romans 5:1

We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. We trust the Scripture focus for June will encourage and challenge you to commit God’s Word to memory that you might be changed and equipped by it.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. –1 Corinthians‬ ‭15‬:‭58‬

We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. We trust the Scripture focus for May will encourage and challenge you to commit God’s Word to memory that you might be changed and equipped by it.

Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though He was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. –Philippians 2:5-7

We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. We trust April’s Scripture focus passage will encourage and challenge you to commit God’s Word to memory that you might be changed and equipped by it.

In March we enter chapter 5 of Hebrews as we continue our look at this powerful portion of the Bible that shows us clearly that Jesus is better than all. Invite your friends to be your guests this month as we encourage one another with these words from The Word…

Although he was a son, He learned obedience through what He suffered. And being made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him. -Hebrews 5:8-9

We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. We trust March’s Scripture focus passage will encourage and challenge you to commit God’s Word to memory that you might be changed and equipped by it.

This Sunday we enter chapter 4 of Hebrews. Lord willing, sometime February, as we continue our series in Hebrews, we’ll reach Hebrews 4:12. This passage is a powerful reminder of why we preach, why we proclaim the Scriptures each Sunday and why we are to shape the ministry of First Baptist Church with the Word of God.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. -Hebrews 4:12

We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. We trust February’s Scripture passage will encourage and challenge you to commit God’s Word to memory that you might be changed and equipped by it.

Verse art courtesy @faithlifebible

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil…
-Hebrews 2:14 (ESV)

We believe the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. We trust January’s Scripture passage will encourage and challenge you to commit God’s Word to memory that you might be changed and equipped by it.