This summer, we’ve challenged the church to take a significant spiritual step to Be Prepared for Christ’s return. Prayer is essential for our preparation. So each month this summer, we’re working through a biblical prayer from the Psalms that can serve as a guide for us. As the Lord prepares our hearts, our minds, and our hands—we’ll be ready to pursue His mission and bear great fruit for His kingdom.

In this episode, Dr. Ben Lovvorn shows how Psalm 63 can be a model prayer for us, showing us how the Lord can transform our mindset as we cry out to Him. Then Ben, Nate, and Andrew discuss what to do when you don’t desire God and what it means practically for our souls to “cling” to God.

If you haven’t worked through our Be Prepared discipleship booklet yet, you can access it or share it with others by going to firstdallas.org/prepare.

We would love for you to partner with us to support the mission of First Baptist Dallas, which includes creating biblical resources like Be Prepared, by giving online here: firstdallas.org/fbdgive.

Dr. Ben Lovvorn serves as our Senior Executive Pastor. Nate Curtis is our Associate Executive Pastor. Andrew Bobo is our Associate Executive Pastor, Practical Theology.

This summer, we’ve challenged the church to take a significant spiritual step this summer to Be Prepared for Christ’s return. Prayer is essential for our preparation. So each month this summer, we’ll work through a biblical prayer from the Psalms that can serve as a guide and model for us. As the Lord prepares our hearts, our minds, and our hands—we’ll be ready to pursue His mission and bear great fruit for His kingdom.

In this episode, Dr. Ben Lovvorn shows how Psalm 86 can be a model prayer for us, laying out how we can ask God to prepare our hearts to pursue His purpose. Then Ben, Nate, and Andrew discuss practically how God’s Word can help our prayer life, how we can pray authentic prayers, and what it means to have a “united” heart. We hope it’s helpful for you as you pursue the Lord this summer!

If you haven’t worked through our Be Prepared discipleship booklet yet, you can access it or share it with others by going to firstdallas.org/prepare.

We would love for you to partner with us to support the mission of First Baptist Dallas, which includes creating biblical resources like Be Prepared, by giving online here: firstdallas.org/fbdgive.

Dr. Ben Lovvorn serves as our Senior Executive Pastor. Nate Curtis is our Associate Executive Pastor. Andrew Bobo is our Associate Executive Pastor, Practical Theology.

In this episode, Dr. Ben Lovvorn recaps his sermon on Matthew 25:1-13, wrapping up his two-part mini series, Be Prepared. Together, Ben and Andrew dive deeper into aspects of the biblical passage and emphasize how this summer can be a major step for listeners to grow spiritually.

You can download a free PDF of our Be Prepared discipleship booklet by going to firstdallas.org/prepare.

We would love for you to partner with us to support the mission of First Baptist Dallas, which includes creating biblical resources like Be Prepared, by giving online here: firstdallas.org/fbdgive.

This episode was hosted by Dr. Ben Lovvorn, Senior Executive Pastor, and Andrew Bobo, our Associate Executive Pastor, Practical Theology.

Here is the audio of Dr. Ben Lovvorn’s sermon on Matthew 25:1-13, “Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late.” When we stand before Jesus Christ one day, we will either be found ready or found wanting. This seemingly simple story, Jesus’ parable of the ten virgins, includes one of the most sobering warnings in all of Scripture. Christ cautions His followers to make sure they are ready . . . really ready.

This sermon is part of our Be Prepared discipleship emphasis for summer 2025. You can download a free PDF of our Be Prepared discipleship booklet, which has application questions based on this message, by going to firstdallas.org/prepare.

We would love for you to partner with us to support the mission of First Baptist Dallas, which includes creating biblical resources like Be Prepared, by giving online here: firstdallas.org/fbdgive.

Dr. Ben Lovvorn serves as the Senior Executive Pastor at First Baptist Dallas.

In this episode, Dr. Ben Lovvorn recaps his sermon on Matthew 24:32-51 and shares insights on how it applies to our hearts and lives. Together, Ben and Andrew dive deeper into aspects of the biblical passage from our summer discipleship guide, Be Prepared, and reflect on how we can practically respond to Christ’s commands.

You can download a free PDF of our Be Prepared discipleship booklet by going to firstdallas.org/prepare.

We would love for you to partner with us to support the mission of First Baptist Dallas, which includes creating biblical resources like Be Prepared, by giving online here: firstdallas.org/fbdgive.

This episode was hosted by Dr. Ben Lovvorn, Senior Executive Pastor, and Andrew Bobo, our Associate Executive Pastor, Practical Theology.

Here is the audio of Dr. Ben Lovvorn’s sermon on Matthew 24:32–51, “Ready Or Not, Here He Comes.” There will come a day when everyone stands before Jesus Christ as either their Savior or their Judge. When that day comes, we will either be found ready or found wanting. Whether we go before He comes, or He comes before we go, we must all be prepared to meet Jesus.

This sermon is part of our Be Prepared discipleship emphasis for summer 2025. You can download a free PDF of our Be Prepared discipleship booklet, which has application questions based on this message, by going to firstdallas.org/prepare.

We would love for you to partner with us to support the mission of First Baptist Dallas, which includes creating biblical resources like Be Prepared, by giving online here: firstdallas.org/fbdgive.

Dr. Ben Lovvorn serves as the Senior Executive Pastor at First Baptist Dallas.

We are kicking off our Summer 2025 discipleship emphasis: Be Prepared. To get us started, Dr. Ben Lovvorn gives a brief overview of how the Lord has been challenging our church over the last few years and how Be Prepared builds on what has come before. As Jesus tells us in Matthew 24–25: Discipleship is a matter of urgency! This is our next step in following Christ together at First Dallas.

You can download a free PDF of our Be Prepared discipleship booklet by going to firstdallas.org/prepare.

We would love for you to partner with us to support the mission of First Baptist Dallas, which includes creating biblical resources like Be Prepared, by giving online here: firstdallas.org/fbdgive.

This episode was hosted by Dr. Ben Lovvorn, Senior Executive Pastor, and Andrew Bobo, our Associate Executive Pastor, Practical Theology.

In this episode, Dr. Ben Lovvorn walks us through the final passage in our Abide study, focusing on John 16:12-33. Then, Ben, Nate, and Andrew discuss what it actually means to “abide” in the Holy Spirit and what abiding looks like on a daily basis.

Today’s episode is meant to come alongside and encourage you as you work through the Abide book. You can download this resource for free from our website: firstdallas.org/abide.

We would love for you to partner with us to support the mission of First Baptist Dallas, which includes creating biblical resources like Spring Training: Abide, by giving online here: firstdallas.org/fbdgive

Dr. Ben Lovvorn serves as the Senior Executive Pastor of First Baptist Dallas. Nate Curtis is our Associate Executive Pastor. Andrew Bobo is our Associate Executive Pastor, Practical Theology.