The Failure of Success

A sermon delivered by Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx., on January 16, 2011. Philippians 2:1-13 There was a church board of a congregation in Atlanta that was pondering whether or not to invite a motivational speaker to their congregational...

From the Hand to the Heart

A sermon delivered by Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx., on December 5, 2010. Matthew 1:18-25 Have you ever been afraid of doing the right thing for the wrong reason?  Put another way, your outward behavior was the right choice, but inwardly...

God First

A sermon delivered Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx., on November 14, 2010. Proverbs 3:9 What would it look like if you put God first in your life?  If a passion for following Jesus was your number one priority, how would your life change? ...

Cathedral Think

A sermon delivered by Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx., on November 7, 2010. If you listen carefully, you can still hear the pounding of the chisel against the limestone.  Builders of the medieval cathedrals.  During the cold months, when no...

Telling the Story

 A sermon delivered by Howard Batson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx., on October 24, 2010. John 9 What is it that keeps you from telling the story?  I guess we’ve just shown you how NOT to do it.  Just because there is a wrong way to share your faith...