Welcome to First Baptist
Sunday School at 9:00am
Worship Service at 10:15am
Messages
Preventing Conflict: Love
It takes two people to fight, but only one person to choose love. What if the secret to preventing conflict isn’t winning the argument, but refusing to enter the battle? Most fights have deeper roots than what we’re actually arguing about. When you stop keeping score and start looking for the heart behind the hurt, everything changes. Are you ready to become known for love instead of the battles you’ve fought? Discover powerful strategies for preventing relationship conflicts before they…
God’s Key to Conflict: Forgiveness
Conflict is an unavoidable reality in every relationship because we are imperfect people with different experiences and perspectives interacting with other imperfect people. The goal isn’t to avoid conflict entirely, but to learn how to navigate through it in healthy, God-honoring ways that lead to genuine resolution and healing. Most people default to one of three ineffective responses when conflict arises. Some choose to fight, responding aggressively and determined to prove they’re right while the other person is wrong. Others…
Rise Up And Go!
Many Christians find themselves stuck in a perpetual cycle of receiving – attending church services, reading devotionals, and participating in Bible studies – without ever transitioning to actively living out their faith. While spiritual growth and learning are essential, Jesus designed discipleship to move beyond endless training into purposeful action. Just as medical students must eventually treat real patients and seminary graduates must preach their first sermons, followers of Christ are called to step out of their comfort zones and…
Blog Posts
The Mirror Before the Magnifying Glass
It’s so much easier to see what’s wrong with everyone else, isn’t it? When conflict arises, our first instinct is often to grab a magnifying glass and examine all the ways the other person has failed, hurt us, or contributed to the problem. We can quickly compile a detailed list of their faults, mistakes, and character flaws. But before we turn that magnifying glass outward, we need to look in the mirror. Self-examination isn’t popular in our culture. We’re encouraged…
The Secret to Impossible Forgiveness
Some hurts feel unforgivable. The betrayal that shattered your trust. The words that cut so deep they changed how you see yourself. The actions that altered the course of your life. When someone has wounded you that deeply, forgiveness doesn’t just feel difficult – it feels impossible. But here’s the secret that makes even the hardest forgiveness possible: we don’t forgive by thinking about how much the other person needs forgiveness. We forgive by remembering how much we need forgiveness.…
Preventing Unnecessary Battles
Not every conflict needs to become a war. Sometimes we create unnecessary drama by misinterpreting situations or taking offense at every small slight. Two simple filters can save us from a lot of heartache: don’t assume the worst, and don’t take everything personally. That text message that seemed rude? Maybe they were just in a hurry. The friend who didn’t invite you to their gathering? Perhaps they thought you were too busy. The coworker who seemed dismissive? They might be…
Location Details
205 S. Grand St. Chariton, Iowa 50049
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Sunday School at 9:00 am
Sunday Service at 10:15 am