Houston's First Baptist Church
Houston's First Baptist Church is a relevant biblical community where we gather our hearts, grow our souls and give our lives as we seek to fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). This podcast provides weekly messages from Pastor Gregg Matte and others.
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Live Worthy - Brandon Ayers (opens the original)
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What does it actually look like to live a life worthy of the Gospel? Paul answers that question with striking clarity in Philippians 1 and 2. It starts with one thing: living as citizens of heaven in a way that reflects the good news as genuinely true. His roadmap begins not with more prayer or more Bible reading, but with a call to unity. Standing firm together, thinking the same way, and contending for the faith as one body is not optional for the Christian life. It is central to it. The unity
Moving with God Together: Four Attributes of an Impactful Person (opens the original)
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What does it truly mean to make an impact? A women's basketball coach at Texas A&M offered a simple but powerful distinction: success is what happens to you, while impact is what happens because of you. Numbers 8, set against the backdrop of the Israelites preparing to journey through the wilderness, gives us four clear attributes of a person who makes a lasting difference. God was literally at the center of the Israelite camp, and that arrangement was intentional. When He is at the center of ou
Moving with God Together: Blessed (opens the original)
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The Priestly Blessing from Numbers 6 is one of the oldest and most significant passages in all of Scripture. Archaeologists discovered it inscribed on silver scrolls dating back to 600 BC, predating the Dead Sea Scrolls by 400 years. God gave this blessing directly to Moses, instructing the priestly line to speak it over the Israelites before they set out into the wilderness. It outlines five gifts God desires to give every person: protection, presence, favor, peace, and identity. Importantly, t
Moving with God Together: Plan to Succeed (opens the original)
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The Book of Numbers follows the Israelites on their journey from Egyptian captivity toward Canaan, the land God had promised them. They knew where they started and where they were headed, but everything in between was uncertain. That tension is deeply familiar. God rarely hands us a detailed roadmap. Instead, He gives us Himself and asks us to trust Him through the middle. The central lesson from the opening chapters of Numbers is this: you do not need to know the whole plan when you know the On
Holy: Jesus is Our Path - Leviticus (opens the original)
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There is a profound difference between believing in God and truly belonging to Him. One is a starting point. The other is a way of life. Leviticus 26 lays out an extraordinary promise: if God's people walk with Him and honor His commands, the blessings will be overwhelming. Food, security, peace, and fruitfulness are all on the table. But after thirteen verses of blessing after blessing, the greatest gift God offers is not any of those things. It is His own presence. He says, 'I will walk among
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