FBC Welcome Preaching & Teaching http://fbcwelcome.org/ First Baptist Welcome chyers@fbcwelcome.org First Baptist Welcome From the Pulpit of First Baptist Welcome in Welcome, NC. From the Pulpit of First Baptist Welcome in Welcome, NC. en © 2026 First Baptist Church of Welcome no Prepare for Worship 1 Timothy Dr. Chris Griggs <p>Prepare your heart for worship! In this powerful message from 1 Timothy 2, Pastor Griggs challenges the men of the church (and all of us) to come to worship with a heart of holiness — lifting holy hands in prayer without anger or quarreling. True worship starts as an attitude before it becomes an action. Are your hands clean? Are you fully surrendered to Christ?</p><p><br></p><p>This is a call to move past division and self-centeredness and live in joyful dependence on Jesus, who cleanses us by His blood.</p> <p>Prepare your heart for worship! In this powerful message from 1 Timothy 2, Pastor Griggs challenges the men of the church (and all of us) to come to worship with a heart of holiness — lifting holy hands in prayer without anger or quarreling. True worship starts as an attitude before it becomes an action. Are your hands clean? Are you fully surrendered to Christ?</p><p><br></p><p>This is a call to move past division and self-centeredness and live in joyful dependence on Jesus, who cleanses us by His blood.</p> Prepare your heart for worship! In this powerful message from 1 Timothy 2, Pastor Griggs challenges the men of the church (and all of us) to come to worship with a heart of holiness — lifting holy hands in prayer without anger or quarreling. True worship starts as an attitude before it becomes an action. Are your hands clean? Are you fully surrendered to Christ?


This is a call to move past division and self-centeredness and live in joyful dependence on Jesus, who cleanses us by His blood.

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]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2545 16 a04fa1950e15bfddd738b57135c081f4 no Covenant Faithfulness Ruth Dr. Chris Griggs Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2761 17 b775477d1367cddf30c36285f9032bbb no Providence Ruth Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2523 18 b44154a85f8d2f27379123cb0bc311f0 no Congregationalism Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3380 19 cd62dea35061cdbd97f4499019ba1259 no Headship Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2650 20 4ee6ca383186b86fceb1611cba7b0bb0 no Deacons Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3412 21 92ee012ad447e36cc9a2f5e8dbe10213 no Acts 6: Deacons or Not Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3159 22 fbd880c436afbc8a602bfe650629085d no Leadership in the Church Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3923 23 a7828d8fc449b804d910f280e690fb8b no Covenant of Works pt 3 Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3086 24 7e62958b36f969be74bfcb5ff8287b37 no Covenant of Works pt 2 Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3320 25 2a7543e9128e403fc146abbe338f57ef no Covenant of Works pt 1 Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2420 26 ca20e7fded5c9c5bf300969296180b0e no Covenant of Redemption Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2713 27 62215a3f1e303b0d5e69ffdf4adb2a47 no The Seven Covenants Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3062 28 e19a89d8ee745316a34641361d6e1cae no Regeneration Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 3135 29 d2e19460e6d6d5b52ba40b6b35994f67 no The Grand Theme of Redemption Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 21 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2907 30 0810e5dacfcec34201009a7645fadda8 no Revelation & Redemption Introduction Revelation of Redemption Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2934 31 882ab864cc3f14e4af575b9191a4c8eb no The War of Christmas Christmas 2025 Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2696 32 06aa29761db92df2bd606c16013a55f6 no The Tears of Christmas Christmas 2025 Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2255 33 ba5b8155cf7b8176fe13ce14916b7a32 no The Joy of Christmas Christmas Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2001 34 87b0904deca1a27c484d03796fc83f9d no Mission and Joy Mission Conference 2025 Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2416 35 024c39b702eb6bb563f9b8dc70b40492 no Decision of Worship Welcome to Welcome 2 Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 3578 36 63b2056d5eb7aad50d3bed0bd8d9759e no Decision of Leadership Welcome to Welcome 2 Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 3235 37 4079ab5d2ab712d5500288642c01f5e3 no Decision of Stewardship Welcome to Welcome 2 Kevin Qualls Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2330 38 03cc2719c68bc10e0215a8298a2e91fd no Worship Gathering Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2992 39 4e982730d8bc096a96753fafe2f4cb68 no Worship Gathering Sun, 05 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2658 40 b0a168cb0a5441c82bfd73a414f9e62a no Worship Gathering Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 3346 41 379a5e7abfbde807510391f6d1739929 no Worship Gathering Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 3077 42 2033883bd227ceed85aa500478eecc7b no Worship Gathering Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2826 43 2324a2d0378531d93a28c666ea1a9c20 no Worship Gathering Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2782 44 34025e844b359da87ad9827a7bb2a152 no Give Together Welcome to Welcome Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 18 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 2699 45 9e58b69511bc42ce7a52fb96389f5d55 no Go Together Welcome to Welcome Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 25 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 2855 46 a05175ea5919de3bd60f7f9bd217359c no Gather Together Welcome to Welcome Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 04 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 404 47 d56ccaa5526b1763e01463abacf2d9d6 no The Cross at the Center Welcome to Welcome Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 4015 48 8173cbbad6dc2964abf3a3476e10580b no Priesthood of All Believers Corey Hyers Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2952 49 a1fd2e1e65de5dae38d8ce7d32a6f5b8 no Had Easter Never Happened Easter Sunday Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1841 50 f20ee3d44b58fbfe4442f5a5cc76b2b6 no For Your Joy Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2953 51 2ea262222f34954fd11a3197ff091798 no The True Jesus Corey Hyers Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 2120 52 97379c02634edcfb831729fadcd4661e no The Peace of Christ Corey Hyers Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 3122 53 35e54caf1b02c2854eeffec049a24426 no Pure Praise Thanksgiving Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2585 54 e3fb51c49f7aa48e09ddbb89d1816463 no Gospel Centrality Jared C. Wilson Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2408 55 b155ff509109dee7f5a39c04151e66a7 no Worship Gathering Sandy Marks Sun, 24 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2852 56 7841ea856508633381e1ec4f4d3b9dba no Worship Gathering Sun, 22 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2065 57 1251a0b9c7680afccb006fedf7d2e0b2 no Christus Victor Memorial Day Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 25 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2983 58 d453866a4699bda87026ff663cc78327 no Worship Gathering Sun, 31 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 4737 59 632daafadbf0ae207a02cc1120ce0da5 no The Lord's Supper Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2339 60 98674cb146b74fb922224c2830ce6a8c no Satisfaction Corey Hyers Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2561 61 2e6ec6d3ba2e74bec9966d0d604df619 no The Lord's Supper Dr. Chris Griggs Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2534 62 19732e483613613d2aafc5904e2b3b15 no What if? Missions Conference Dr. John Welborn Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 3080 63 5a284dd5458fb4c0a6fee997cdd84ba7 no Wednesday Bible Study Live Contend for Gospel Truth & Fruit Dr. Chris Griggs Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 3285 64 a1079616819ad2f085450a608d590cf7 no The Death of Death Easter Sunday Dr. Chris Griggs <p>He is risen, He is risen indeed! Listen to our Easter Sunday sermon as we dive into The Word to learn about the power of the cross and the promise of the resurrection.</p> <p>He is risen, He is risen indeed! Listen to our Easter Sunday sermon as we dive into The Word to learn about the power of the cross and the promise of the resurrection.</p> He is risen, He is risen indeed! Listen to our Easter Sunday sermon as we dive into The Word to learn about the power of the cross and the promise of the resurrection.

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]]> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 3027 117 547af16f658396cb7b100f8f5860244c no Wednesday Bible Study Live Article II. God Dr. Chris Griggs <p>"God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections."</p> <p>"God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections."</p> "God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections."

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