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FBC Gallatin, As we’ve been going through Paul’s letter to the Galatian churches, I’ve been struck by how these churches so quickly got...

FBC Gallatin, As many of you have read or heard the new Pastor's Report I presented last month highlighting all the God glorifying...

Pastors Report 2020-2021 First Baptist Church of Gallatin Pastor’s Report Ministry Year End Report (2020-2021): The Word was Preached: ...

FBC Gallatin, As we are coming out of Thanksgiving week and into the Christmas season, I am struck by how thankful I am to...

FBC Gallatin, As believers, it is our lifelong goal and pursuit to seek to grow in greater maturity and spiritual health in the Christian life. And not only do we have this aim to grow ourselves, we also love to see others in our family and church grow as well. This desire is simply a built-in attribute in each and every one of us when we become Christians. This is why one of the commitments of our church is the priority of Intentional Discipleship at FBC Gallatin. We are no

FBC Gallatin, I’m writing this only a few hours before going into the hospital for labor to be induced for our son Noah. Stacy and I appreciate all the love, support, prayers, very generous and unexpected baby shower, and overall encouragement from you over the last several months as we have been preparing to become a family of 8. Thank you! And as I just preached the sermon from Titus 2 “Gospel Centered Women’s Discipleship,” I want to encourage all of us as members of FBC G

FBC Gallatin, Throughout my life, and particularly since I’ve been here in Gallatin, I’ve learned through various life events that...

FBC Gallatin, The Lord has been so good to us to allow our church to continue in our ministries this summer that were all canceled last year due to the pandemic. Camps, VBS, associational meetings, church picnic, and even an upcoming fishing tournament with our Brotherhood ministry! All I can say is that though we have been busy in various ways, being amongst God’s people, and ministering to our community is so encouraging especially after having these types of eve

FBC Gallatin, I write this in the midst of our nominating committee deliberations as we seek and pray to find church members to serve the various ministry positions at our church. It has been so encouraging to see how God has been working in our church and all our members to do the work of the ministry at First Baptist Church. I have been impressed by the collaboration and teamwork displayed by the committee, and I have been just as impressed by the commitment of our church m

FBC Gallatin, Well, we’ve taken a bit of a detour this last month wrapping up our “series” on ordinances in a sermon on baptism, and then continuing on with two more initially unplanned sermons on church membership tying the ordinances and church membership together. The goal has been to see the benefits and blessings of the ordinances and membership at our church and I hope we we’ve all been encouraged by what God has provided to us for our good here at FBC Gallatin. But no

FBC Gallatin, Looking back to last years April newsletter where the initial announcement regarding the Covid-19 impact on our church...

FBC Gallatin, I have been so encouraged meditating on and diving into the early ministry of Jesus in our Matthew series. It is amazing...

FBC Gallatin, Now that I’m no longer a rookie in Missouri the ice cancellation in January wasn’t as big of a surprise as it was in 2020 when we had back-to-back weeks cancelled due to weather right when I got here. I was excited to start our series on our Centered Commitments so delaying it a week was a bummer but I’m glad we were able to get through the rest of the 4-part series in January. Thinking and praying about our church and considering how the Bible directs us as a c

FBC Gallatin, 2020 has taught us how unpredictable any given year can be but thankfully we have a God who is in control even during uncertain times. And as we all look forward to a fresh start in 2021, we should trust and depend on God for whatever lies ahead this next year as always. I’m thankful to place my trust in our good and wise God for whatever He has planned for us and I encourage you to do the same. As you all think through potential New Years resolutions

FBC Gallatin, As we draw near to the end of a year full of unexpected trials, I hope we can all discover even greater hope and encouragement from the gospel of the savior born to rescue us and to be with us. I’m thankful that as Christians we have gospel hope in a savior who is for us and with us. As we have seen and will continue to see in our series Kingdom Come in the gospel of Matthew, Jesus is the long-expected messiah who has come to save us from our sins. So, in that

FBC Gallatin, As I look back to last year around this time, I remember packing and preparing for my candidating weekend at our church. As...

FBC Gallatin, As we have been seeing from our series in Genesis, being created in God’s image is an important and foundational theme in the bible. It’s important because it tells us who we are, and what we are to do, and how and why we are to do it. So many people in our world don’t know how to answer these questions but I’m so thankful that God has revealed these things to us and has given us direction in our lives from his word. I would encourage you to think

FBC Gallatin, As I write this letter, I am getting ready to attend my first sporting event at Gallatin High and that’s a very...

FBC Gallatin, In a year where many of our normal activities have been canceled, I am so thankful that we have been able to consistently...

FBC Gallatin, It has been an unpredictable year but thankfully we have a faithful God to worship through it all. We know He is there for...

FBC Gallatin, I’m thankful that the Lord has continued to sustain our church through this difficult season during the pandemic. It has been a joy to see the many different ways that we have all been connecting and caring for each other through this time. I am also thankful that some of us were able to begin gathering together to worship in the month of May after 2 months of not gathering. Every week has been a blessing to see a few new faces, but it has also been a reminder t

FBC Gallatin, As I write this letter, we are coming up on our 7th week of not being able to gather together to worship due to the...

FBC Gallatin, Hebrews 10:23-25 says; “ 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” We understand this Scripture passage to be encouraging us to meet regularly as a church and we take this command seriously a

FBC Gallatin, I’m thankful that the Lord has been allowing us some consistency with our weekly worship services without any weather interruptions. It’s been very encouraging to worship alongside all of you and to have the great privilege to lead you in worship through the Word and prayer as well. And starting our series in 1st John has been a blessing to prepare for and preach. It’s always exciting for me in the preparation process to explore and learn so much about the Bibl