FBC Benbrook Sermons

The Scripture calls believers to approach the Lord’s Supper with sincerity, as seen in 1 Corinthians 11, where Paul instructs the church to partake in remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice. God despises empty worship, urging His people to engage their hearts, minds, and souls fully.

In 1 Corinthians 15, the Word of God reveals the foundational truths of the gospel: Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose on the third day. His re...

The Scriptures declare in 1 Corinthians 15:50–57 that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; the perishable must put on the imperishable. This teaches that our mortal bodies are unfit for the new creation God has promised. Instead, believers will be transformed—whether through death or at Christ’s return—in a moment, at the sound of the last trumpet.

Scripture presents death not as the final defeat, but as the necessary...

What will our bodies look like in heaven? That is a good question, one that the saints in Corinth were asking, too. The problem is that we are thinking about being raised with the perfect mortal body when resurrection hope is so much greater! When Christ returns and makes all things new, we will need to be fitted with an imperishable and immortal body for a new creation that is mind-blowingly new. To help us understand these things...

In one of the most difficult passages of Scripture to understand, the apostle Paul asks why some people were being baptized for the dead. While scholars have struggled to understand what exactly Paul was talking about and why he didn’t correct this practice, these words challenge us to rightly handle the word of truth so that we do not need to be ashamed. How does this confusing paragraph of Scripture guide us to both ends? (1 Cori...

The bodily glorified resurrection of Jesus was not an isolated event in history. Christ is the firstfruits of those who belong to Him, meaning we will share in a resurrection like His. As we wait for His coming, Christ must reign until all things are in subjection to Him, which is why we live lives of hope, trust, and prayer. And because Christ reigns, and we are in Christ and Christ is in us, we reign with Christ as agents of His ...

On Easter Sunday, we take a moment to reflect on the three miracles of the Easter Story: the incarnation, the atoning death of Jesus on the cross, and the glorified resurrection of Jesus. Paul shares his story of how the miracles of the Easter Story radically transformed his life when Jesus appeared to him, when he was convicted of his sin, when he believed, and when he experienced the ongoing and transforming grace of God in his l...

One of the earliest confessions of faith is captured in 1 Corinthians 15.3-7: Christ died for our sins, He was buried, and He was raised on the third day. But the confession states that Christ was raised on the third day was in “accordance with the Scriptures.” This has puzzled Bible readers for there is no Old Testament Scripture that clearly prophecies the resurrection of the Messiah on the third day. However, “the Scriptures” be...

In the longest teaching in the New Testament about the resurrection of Christ and the resurrection of the saints, the apostle Paul begins by comparing and contrasting genuine saving faith with “believing in vain.” Being saved means confessing we are sinners who need to be saved, who can’t save ourselves, and who can only be saved through the atoning death of Jesus. Saving faith receives, stands, and holds fast. How do these images ...

The apostle Paul knew first-hand what it was to be brought low and to abound, to face hunger and plenty, to have abundance and to have nothing. And in all situations, he learned the “secret” of contentment. The way that Paul gave thanks to the saints in Philippi for their generous gift to help with his needs give us great insight into this secret. Paul trusted in the Fountain and not the streams. (Philippians 4.8-13) March 23, 2025

The apostle Paul encountered many situations that would bring the average person great anxiety. He learned to pray with the saints of old about these situations, and he shared this type of prayer with the saints in Philippi. We can pray with the saints through our anxiety by nurturing an ongoing relationship with God, saturating our prayer with thanksgiving, meditating on the beauty and greatness of God, asking God to get involved ...

For 2000 years, Christians have struggled to “agree in the Lord” over matters that the Scriptures neither command or forbid. The practice of Christian liberty, so difficult as a community of faith, is vital to proclamation of the gospel. The practical advice found in Romans 14 helps the church navigate the process by faithfully discerning, faithfully choosing, freely liberating, and freely restraining. (Philippians 4.2-3) March 9, ...

The apostle Paul challenged the saints in Philippi, and all who follow Jesus today, of the only two optional response to the gospel as we wait for the return of Christ. We will either walk as enemies of the cross or walk as citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. Those who walk as enemies have their minds set on earthly things, pursue their desires as their god, and glory in their shame, ultimately leading to destruction. In contrast, c...

In this sermon, Pastor Todd emphasizes the profound benefits of being in Christ and having Christ in us, as articulated by Paul in Philippians 3. He highlights five key blessings: liberation from guilt, the ability to know Jesus as a friend, the experience of His power within us, the significance and purpose of our lives, and the absence of fear regarding death. Pastor Todd encourages the congregation to translate these theological...

The apostle Paul warned the saints in Philippi to watch out for the “evildoers.” In today’s sermon, we explore who these people were, what they were doing that was so evil, and how the same danger might appear in our modern culture. We examine these two keys of the Christian gospel: the all sufficient atoning death of Jesus on the cross, and the life changing experience with the indwelling Holy Spirit. (Philippians 3.1-11) February...