“A wise person builds their life on the rock.”
A Sunday service centered on worship and the church's mission to 'go and make disciples.' The pastor emphasizes the Great Commission, the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit, practical evangelism in the local community, generosity, and an invitation to accept Christ.
“Remember how Jesus closed the Sermon on the Mount? ... he summed up this way in Matthew 7:24-27.”
Pastor Robert Jeffress celebrates First Baptist Dallas's history and kickoff of the historic sanctuary rebuilding, teaching that the church is built on three enduring foundations—commitment, the gospel, and the Bible—and calling the congregation to renewed dedication, sacrificial stewardship, and urgent evangelism.
“because i built my life on jesus he's never let me down... Rain came, wind blew, my house is built on you.”
Pastor Reginald W. Sharpe Jr. preaches that true joy is a divine, grace-rooted inner gladness (chara) that endures amid trials. Using 1 Peter and personal illustrations (internet outage, pandemic, loss), he urges believers to protect their joy, rely on assurances like new birth and heavenly inheritance, practice gratitude, and invite others to salvation.
“Jesus said if you build your house on the sand your house will fall, but if you build your house on the rock your house will stand the storm.”
Pastor Paul Owens exhorts the church to pursue sustained revival, drawing on Charles Finney's revival-history insights and listing 16 common hindrances that cause revivals to die. He calls believers to persistent contending, humility, sacrificial living, mission-mindedness, and righteous public witness so revival can lead to lasting awakening and social reformation.
