First Baptist Church, Milton, LA

Pastor Matt preaches from John 9:13-34. In this sermon, we look at the middle section of John 9 - verses 13-34 - and the three interactions that take place there. In this, we look at the danger of making up our rules for following Christ, how the fear of others keeps us from a courageous witness for Christ, and the power of a simple witness to the work of God in our lives. 

Pastor Matt preaches from John 9:1-12. In this sermon, Pastor Matt walks through the story of Jesus's healing the blind man and, then, shows four spiritual truths that John is communicating in this 6th of 7 signs. 

Pastor Matt preaches from John 8:48-59. In this sermon, we look at how we can be prepared to respond to insults, and even worse, like Jesus does at the end of John 8. How can we be prepared to respond to insults with grace and an unwavering commitment to the truth of the gospel? 

Pastor Matt preaches from John 8:37-47. In this passage, Jesus makes what is perhaps is most offensive statement - "You are of your father the devil." Pastor Matt shows from this text how we cannot rest in our family's faith, but must have personal faith in Christ. This text shows us three evidences of that faith and how we can be assured that God is our Father. 

Pastor Matt preaches from Hebrews 2:18-19. This is our theme verse for this weekend's Kids' Conference 2025, "Jesus is Our Perfect Savior in Every Way." We hope you'll listen in as Pastor Matt preaches on the incarnation of Christ, how He makes propitiation for our sins, and how He helps us in our temptations to sin. 

In today's sermon, Pastor Matt preaches from John 8:31-36 and makes the point that true disciples are those who know the truth of the Gospel, endure in the faith, and live in freedom from sin. 

Pastor Matt preaches from John 8:12-30. In this sermon, we look at the conversation between Jesus, the Pharisees, and the crowds after He makes His great claim, "I am the light of the world." In it, we see six signs of spiritual ignorance, the fruit of spiritual ignorance, and the cure for spiritual ignorance. 

In this sermon from John 8, Pastor Matt sets Jesus's 2nd of 7 "I Am" statements in the context of the Feast of Booths, and shows how Jesus is the fulfillment of the lamp-lighting ritual that takes place during the Feast. He then walks through what it means for Jesus to be both the light of the world and the light of life. 

In this sermon, Pastor Matt preaches from John 8:1-11. He spends the first half of the sermon talking about "textual criticism," and why this particular passage of Scripture may not be Scripture. He then walks through the text, answering common questions about it, and shows how the truths in it line up with the rest of Scripture - namely that there is unfathomable grace available for the worst of sinners. 

Greg Thomas, one of our elders, preaches from 1 Samuel 2:1-10. 

In this Easter sermon, Pastor Matt preaches from 1 Corinthians 15:1-4. 

In this sermon from John 7:40-52, Pastor Matt shows how the crowds responded to Jesus's invitation to come to Him for living water. What we see is that the identity, teaching, and authority of Christ are all sources of division, particularly between believers and unbelievers. 

We had the privilege of hosting Dr. James White, of Alpha and Omega Ministries, on April 2, 2025. Dr. White taught on the dual nature of Christ, known theologically as the hypostatic union. We hope you'll listen in and be encouraged by this teaching on the divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ. 

Pastor Matt preaches from John 7:37-39 and walks us through the context of Jesus's promise of the Holy Spirit and the promise that "out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." 

In today's sermon from John 7:25-36, Pastor Matt continues to walk us through the responses of the crowds to Jesus and His teaching in the temple at the Feast of Booths. From this text, we see the importance of basing our beliefs about Jesus on the Scriptures alone and how the Gospel itself demands a response. 

In this sermon from John 7:14-24, Pastor Matt walks us through the opening exchange between Jesus and the crowds in the temple at the Feast of Booths. In particular, we see how the crowds judging Jesus by outward appearances and not with right judgment applies to us today. 

In this sermon from John 7:1-13, Pastor Matt encourages us to believe that is the Christ as He is the fulfillment of what is celebrated at the Feast of Booths. We can and should believe in Christ in spite of the unbelief of Jesus's brothers, the Jewish authorities, and the Jewish people. 

Pastor Matt takes a break from John, preaching from Matthew 6:5-15 on prayer. Specifically, we look at what Jesus says not to do and  then walk through the ACTS Prayer model from the Lord's Prayer and other Scriptures. 

In this sermon from John 6:60-71, Pastor Matt walks us through the aftermath of the Bread of Life Discourse, which sees Jesus's disciples whittled down from 12,000 at the beginning of chapter 6 to only 12, arguably 11, by the end of the chapter. In this, we see three offensive aspects of the Gospel message and three responses to that message.