You’ve heard the stories. A successful business owner struggles with the depression that comes from never having enough. A prominent actor takes their own life, popularity unable to assuage the despair they feel inside. A wife in a seemingly happy marriage leaves her family in search of the satisfaction she didn’t find at home. Every day we meet people who could say, “My life is great. So why do I feel so sad?” An ancient king once explored everything that makes life meaningful. He discovered an eternal answer to an everyday question. From the day of your birth until the time of your death, what lies in-between is the life you build. How will you live The Dash?
Chris Wall • Colossians 1:1-8 The core of Christianity is the gospel. The heart of every gospel centered Christian is urgency and clarity with the gospel message. This year, the leadership of First Baptist is asking you to join us to recommit to sharing the gospel where we live. Our 2021Gospeladventure is to build a missionary mindset in our lives. Every believer is called to be on mission (Matthew 28:16-20) The people of First Baptist have an expanding mission in Spanish and English. We have an expanding mission from the inner city of Tulsa to the expanding suburbs and surrounding towns. The question before us is whether or not we will accept it. God wants to involve us in His mission. And as our loving Heavenly Father, He has given us everything we need to accomplish it. Epaphras sets an example for us as he was given strength in every situation, power by the Holy Spirit, while being faithfully surrounded with passionate, committed, and capable Believers who stood ready to fulfill this mission with him. ...
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Bigger than your biggest. Deeper than your darkest. Greater than your grandest. One week defines them all. You might describe what's happening in our world today as monumental. You would be right. Yet it's still not as world-defining or life-changing as what happened that one week in a small Roman province thousands of years ago. — with Chad Balthrop, Brad Aylor, Chris Wall and Keith E. Davis at First Baptist Owasso. ...
