Sermon Topic: Pastor

The True New Testament Church

Date: October 17th, 1976  |  Scripture: Matthew 16:13-18  |  Topics: Church, Deacon, Pastor, Polity, Preacher

When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, butContinue Reading


Caring for The Church of God

Date: December 10th, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 20:28  |  Topics: Church, Drusilla, Feed, Fellowship, Flock, Pastor

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.


Caring For the Church

Date: December 10th, 1978  |  Scripture: Acts 20:28  |  Topics: Church, Drusilla, Nurture, Pastor, Wisdom, Word of God

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.


Those Grievous Wolves

Date: January 7th, 1979  |  Scripture: Acts 20:28-30  |  Topics: Church, Church growth, False Religion, Lampstand, Ministry, Pastor, Paul, wolves

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.


Those Grievous Wolves

Date: January 7th, 1979  |  Scripture: Acts 20:29  |  Topics: Church, Church growth, False Religion, Lampstand, Ministry, Pastor, Paul, wolves

For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.


The Infallible Forty Days

Date: April 11th, 1982  |  Scripture: Acts 1:1-5  |  Topics: Authority, Church, Deacon, Ecclesiology, Elder, Pastor

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from JerusaContinue Reading


The Ordained Officers of the Church

Date: April 18th, 1982  |  Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-13  |  Topics: Authority, Church, Deacon, Ecclesiology, Elder, Pastor

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of GodContinue Reading


The Ordained Officers of the Church

Date: April 18th, 1982  |  Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-13  |  Topics: Authority, Church, Deacon, Ecclesiology, Elder, Pastor

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of GodContinue Reading


Advantages and Disadvantages of a Long Pastorate

Date: October 2nd, 1983  |  Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14  |  Topics: Biographical, FBC-Dallas, History, Pastor

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.


We Begin Our Fortieth Year

Date: October 2nd, 1983  |  Scripture: Philippians 3:12-14  |  Topics: Biographical, FBC-Dallas, History, Pastor

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.