First Baptist Church of Pasadena

These are sermons delivered in 2004-2008, organized by subject, with links to the appropriate Bible passages. They were recorded in mp3 format and may be listened to with Quicktime, Real Audio, Winamp, Windows Media Player or any other sound program.

40 Days of Community
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Pastor Eddie Ledesma	Why We Need Each Other	Sept. 28, 2008	Romans 12:4-6
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Reaching Out Better Together	Oct. 5, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	What Breaks Relationships and What Builds Them?	Oct. 12, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How We Help Each Other Grow	Oct. 19, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper, Jennifer Bashaw, Eddie Ledesma	Serving Together	Oct. 26, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How to Vote	Nov. 2, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Live a Generous Life	Nov. 9, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper, Rev. Eddie Ledesma	What Have We Learned?	Nov. 16, 2008

Dr. David Scholer on Hebrews
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. David M. Scholer	The Context of Hebrews	Sept. 23, 2001
Dr. David M. Scholer	The Purpose and Structure of Hebrews	Sept. 30, 2001
Dr. David M. Scholer	The Chronology of Hebrews, Part 1	Oct. 7, 2001
Dr. David M. Scholer	The Chronology of Hebrews, Part 2	Oct. 14, 2001
Dr. David M. Scholer	The Pilgrimage of the Believers in Hebrews	Oct. 21, 2001
Dr. David M. Scholer	Salvation and Perfection in Hebrews	Oct. 28, 2001

David Scholer's 'Lost' Sermon
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. David M. Scholer	The Charter and Character of Liberty	Aug. 22, 2004	Galatians 5:1-26

David Scholer's Memorial
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Entrance	Aug. 30, 2008
Father Robert J. Karris	Placing of Christian Symbols	Aug. 30, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Greeting	Aug. 30, 2008
Tedd Szeto	"Praise My Soul"	Aug. 30, 2008
Dr. William E. Pannell Jennifer Garcia Bashaw Father Robert J. Harris	Psalm 91 John 14:1-6 Romans 8:26-39	Aug. 30, 2008
Kirk Winslow	Apostles' Creed	Aug. 30, 2008
Tedd Szeto	"Children of the Heavenly Father"	Aug. 30, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Victory or Defeat?	Aug. 30, 2008
Bill Douglas	"Precious Lord"	Aug. 30, 2008
Virgil Swearingen	Gratitude for David's Life	Aug. 30, 2008
Abigail Scholer Strazzabosco	Gratitude for David's Life	Aug. 30, 2008
Donald Hagner	Gratitude for David's Life	Aug. 30, 2008
J.J. Johnson Leese	Gratitude for David's Life	Aug. 30, 2008
Steven Sletten	Gratitude for David's Life	Aug. 30, 2008
Sharon Billings	Gratitude for David's Life	Aug. 30, 2008
Kathryn Underwood	"If Thou but Suffer God to Guide Thee"	Aug. 30, 2008
Dr. William E. Pannelll	Prayer of Thanksgiving for David's Life and Witness	Aug. 30, 2008
Tedd Szeto	"Great Is They Faithfulness"	Aug. 30, 2008
Father Robert J. Karris	Closing Prayer	Aug. 30, 2008
Paul Baker	Interlude	Aug. 30, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Benediction	Aug. 30, 2008
Paul Baker	Postlude	Aug. 30, 2008

Connect 360
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	You Are Accepted in Jesus	Sept. 7, 2008	Deuteronomy 7:7
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	God Loves You--Do You Love God?	Sept. 14, 2008	Matthew 22:37
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	The Fine Art of Loving Others	Sept. 21, 2008	Matthew 22:39

Breaking Through
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Pastor Eddie Ledesma	The Right Stuff: How to Achieve Your Personal Breakthrough	June 8, 2008	John 5:1-15
Pastor Eddie Ledesma	Breaking Through: Part II	June 15, 2008
Pastor Eddie Ledesma	How to Break Through Negative Thinking	June 22, 2008	II Kings 7:3-4
Pastor Eddie Ledesma	How to Break Through the Grip of Fear	June 29, 2008	2 Timothy 1:7
Dr. Glen Stassen	The Ten Commandments: God's Compassional Deliverance	July 6, 2008	Exodus 20:2a
Pastor Eddie Ledesma	Discovering God's Will for Your Life	July 13, 2008	Jonah 4:1-5
Pastor Eddie Ledesma	Facing Your Giants	July 20, 2008	1 Samuel 17
Dr. Harold Lane	Rest for the Restless	July 27, 2008
Kerry Bashaw	The God of Second Chances	Aug. 3, 2008
Antonia Lucic Gonzalez	Standing Firm in the Face of Evil	Aug. 10, 2008	Nehemiah 6
Jennifer Bashaw	The God Who Sees and Hears Us: The Story of Hagar	Aug. 17, 2008	Genesis 16 Genesis 21:8-21
Pastor Eddie Ledesma	How We Grow	Aug. 31, 2008	John 15:1-2

Spring Into Love
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	The Birth of Love	May 11, 2008	John 3:16
Dr. Harold Lane	When Is a Person a Failure?	May 18, 2008	Micah 6:6-8
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How Does Love Act? Part 1	May 25, 2008	I Corinthians 13
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How Does Love Act? Part II	June 1, 2008

Faith in Action
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Detour: Love Construction Ahead	April 6, 2008	Luke 10:25-37
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How Well Do You See?	April 13, 2008	Mark 8:22-25 Mark 10:13-16 Luke 7:36-50 Matthew 9:35-38
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Is Bigger Better?	April 20, 2008	Luke 13:18-21
Dr. Bill Ebling	It's All in the Family	May 4, 2008

Connect 360
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Connect 360	Jan. 13, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Your Dream for Our Church	Jan. 20, 2008	Matthew 16:18, 22:39 Acts 20:28 Ephesians 3:10
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Community Matters	Jan. 27, 2008	Matthew 5:44
The Rev. Eddie Ledesma	Unity Matters	Feb. 3, 2008	John 17:20-23
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Reconnecting in a Disconnected World	Feb. 10, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	You Matter	Feb. 17, 2008	Matthew 22:37-40
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	The Touch of Jesus	Feb. 24, 2008	Matthew 17:1-8
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Getting to Yes	March 2, 2008	Matthew 21:28-32
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Will You Worship?	March 16, 2008	Psalm 118:1,2, 19-29 Matthew 21:1-11
Dr. David M. Scholer	Hebrews 10:14-18	March 19, 2008
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Good News About God	March 23, 2008	Acts 10:34-43
Dr. William Pannell	A Place Called Zion	March 30, 2008

The God Questions
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Is the Bible True?	Sept. 23, 2007	Proverbs 30: 5-6
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Do All Roads Lead to Heaven?	Sept. 30, 2007	John 14:1-6
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How Can a Good God Allow Suffering and Evil?	Oct. 7, 2007	Acts 17:30-31
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	What Difference Does Jesus Make?	Oct. 14, 2007	Luke 7:36-50
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Top Ten Reasons to Give	Oct. 28, 2007	2 Corinthians 9:6-11
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Let's Go on Mission	Nov. 4, 2007	John 1:1-5
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	What's Buried in the Ground	Nov. 11, 2007	Matthew 25:14-30
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Thanksgiving Sunday Worship	Nov. 18, 2007	Psalm 100
The Rev. Eddie Ledesma	What Is Passion?	Nov. 25, 2007	Luke 5:1-11 Mark 6:34-43 John 21:1-17
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Peace	Dec. 2, 2007	Isaiah 2:1-5
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Imagine Hope This Christmas	Dec. 9, 2007	Isaiah 11:1-9
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Imagine Joy This Christmas	Dec. 16, 2007	Isaiah 35:3-7
The Rev. Eddie Ledesma	Imagine God With Us	Dec. 23, 2007	Isaiah 7:10-16
Jennifer and Kerry Bashaw	Happy New Year	Dec. 30, 2007	Deuteronomy 8:2

Believe Right, Do Right
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Prayer Power	July 8, 2007	Colossians 1:9-14
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How Big Is Your Jesus?	July 15, 2007	Colossians 1:15-23
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	A Part of the Plan	July 22, 2007	Colossians 1:24-2:5
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Religious or Christian?	July 29, 2007	Colossians 2:16-32
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Enough Already	Aug. 5, 2007	Colossians 2:6-15
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Look Your Best	Aug. 12, 2007	Colossians 3:12-15
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Getting Along in the Family	Aug. 19, 2007	Colossians 3:18-21
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Four-Year Checkup	Aug. 26, 2007	Acts 20:32-38
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Become a Bridge of Love	Sept. 2, 2007	Colossians 4:2-6
Dr. David Brown	Treasure in the Field	Sept. 9, 2007

Spring Into Joy
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Jennifer Bashaw	Rejoice in the Lord	April 15, 2007	Philippians 4:4
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Joy Talk	April 22, 2007	Philippians 1:3-11
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Joy in Tough Times	April 29, 2007	Philippians 1:12
Dr. David M. Scholer	How the Gospel Shaped My Mind	May 4, 2007
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Joy Full?	May 6, 2007	Philippians 2:12-18
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Dealing With Problem People	May 13, 2007	Philippians 1:15
Dr. Glen Stassen	God Is Green: Do We Care?	May 20, 2007	Matthew 6:24-33
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Pondering Your Purpose	May 27, 2007	Philippians 3:8-21
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Whipping Worry	June 3, 2007	Philippians 4:4-9
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	The Recipe for Being Happy	June 10, 2007	Philippians 4:10-13
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Run With All My Life	June 17, 2007	Philippians 3:12-14
Jennifer Bashaw	How to Read a Letter From Prison	July 1, 2007	Colossians 1:21-23

Holy Week, 2007
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	What Does It Mean to Be Like Christ?	April 1, 2007	Philippians 2:5-11
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Are You Awake?	April 8, 2007	I Corinthians 15:19-26

Just Walk Across the Room
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Just Walk Across the Room, Part 1	March 4, 2007	Matthew 5:13-14
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Part 2: Living in 3D	March 11, 2007	Luke 15: 1-7
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Part 3: The Power of Story	March 18, 2007	John 5:24 Romans 10:8-9
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Part 4: Grander Vision Living	March 25, 2007	Colossians 4:2-6

Become a Bridge of Love
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Become a Bridge of Love: Learn	Jan. 7, 2007	Luke 3:15, 21-22
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Become a Bridge of Love: Obey	Jan. 14, 2007	John 2:1-11 1 Corinthians 13:4
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Become a Bridge of Love :Veritas	Jan. 21, 2007	Luke 4:14
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Become a Bridge of Love: Embrace	Jan. 28, 2007	1 Corinthians 13:4
John and Olive Drane	Do You Want to Know How to Pray?	Feb. 4, 2007	Matthew 6:9-13
Dr. Roy Medley	Crazy Like Jesus	Feb. 11, 2007	Mark 3:19-32
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Figuring Out Your Finances: How to Manage Your Money	Feb. 18, 2007	Matthew 6: 19-20
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Figuring Out Your Finances, Part II	Feb. 25, 2007
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Just Walk Across the Room	March 4, 2007	Matthew 5:13-14

Advent 2006
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How to Pray This Christmas	Dec. 3, 2006	1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How to Enjoy People This Christmas	Dec. 10, 2006	Philippians 1:3-11
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How to Have Joy This Christmas	Dec. 17, 2006	Philippians 4:4-7
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How to Have the Best Gift This Christmas	Dec. 24, 2006	Hebrews 10:5-10
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Have a Happy and Blessed New Year	Dec. 31, 2006

Old Testament Challenge II
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Stepping Out in Faith	Oct. 15, 2006	Joshua 1:1-6; 10-11 Hebrews 11:1,2
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Stepping Out in Faith: Holy War?	Oct. 22, 2006	Joshua 6:20-21 Zechariah 9:9
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Stepping Out in Faith: Identifying Spiritual Entropy	Oct. 29, 206	Judges 2:6-10 Galatians 6:1
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Stepping Out in Faith: Intercepting Spiritual Entropy	Nov. 5, 2006	Judges 2:10 2 Timothy 1:3-5 2 Corinthians 7:10
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Stepping Out in Faith: Learning to Listen to God	Nov. 12, 2006	1 Samuel 1-3 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Thanksgiving Sunday	Nov. 19, 2006	Psalm 107
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Stepping Out in Faith: Where Is Your Confidence?	Nov. 26, 2006	2 Corinthians 12:7b-10

Soaring in September
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Lifted by Loyalty	Sept. 3, 2006	Ruth 1:14-18
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Hearty Compassion	Sept. 10, 2006	Ruth 2:1-7
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	The World's Greatest Invention	Sept. 17, 2006	Psalm 139:13-18
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Turning Outward	Sept. 24, 2006	Ruth 3
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Wow. God.	Oct. 1, 2006	Ruth 4:13-17 Ephesians 2:14-19
Dr. Hanna Massad	A Message From Gaza Baptist Church	Oct. 8, 2006
Kit Ripley	Don't Settle for Survival	Oct. 8, 2006	John 5:1-15

Building Bridges
Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Building Bridges	Jan. 15, 2006	1 Corinthians 9: 22b
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Becoming a Bridge to Family and Friends	Jan. 22, 2006	Mark 1:10
Dr. Harold Lane	Who's the Guide on This Tour?	Jan. 29, 2006	Acts 8:26-40
Dr. David M. Scholer	The Family That Eats Together Stays Together	Feb. 5, 2006	Isaiah 55: 1-2 Luke 13: 28-30, 15: 1-2; 22:14-30 Revelation 19: 6-9
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Does Church Matter?	Feb. 12, 2006	Mark 3:13-19 I Corinthians 12:27-31
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Away With Anxiety and Worry	Feb. 19, 2006	Mark 4:26-34
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	What Is the Business of the Church?	Feb. 26, 2006	Mark 6:6b-13 1 Corinthians 9:19-23
Dr. John and Olive Drane	Finding God in Strange Places	March 5, 2006	Mark 6:30-43
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How to Be a Great Person	March 12, 2006	Mark 9:33-37 Mark 10:32-45
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How to Be Free From Religion	March 19, 2006	Mark 7:1-8
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	A Call to Lifelong Learning	March 26, 2006	Mark 12:28-31
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	What About the Cross?	April 2, 2006	Mark 8:34-38
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Celebrating God	April 9, 2006	Mark 11:1-11
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Without a Doubt	April 16, 2006	Mark 16:1-8
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Are You Building Bridges or Barriers?	April 30, 2006	1 Corinthians 9:19-27
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	The Purpose of First Baptist Church	May 7, 2006	Acts 2:42-47
Jennifer Bashaw	Mother's Day Message	May 15, 2006
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	How to Be Like God	May 28, 2006	Ephesians 4:28
	Memorial Service for J.R. Thompson Part 1, Part 2	June 8, 2006	Psalms 20:1
Michael Olivo	Fogiven and Forgiving	June 11, 2006	Matthew 6:9-15; 18:21-35
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Key Beliefs for Life: Do People Matter?	June 25, 2006	Genesis 1:26-31
Dr. Harold Lane	A Declaration of Dependence	July 2, 2006	Exodus 12:14
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 1	July 5, 2006
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 2	July 5, 2006
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 3	July 5, 2006
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 4	July 5, 2006
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 5	July 5, 2006
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 6	July 5, 2006
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 7	July 5, 2006
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 8	July 5, 2006
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 9	July 5, 2006
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 10	July 5, 2006
	Darrell Waldron Memorial, Part 11	July 5, 2006
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Key Beliefs for Life: Not the Way Things Are Supposed to Be	July 9, 2006	Genesis 3:1-13
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Key Beliefs for Life: Your GPS for Life	July 16, 2006	Psalm 119: 34 II Timothy 3:16
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Key Beliefs for Life: Marks of a Model Church	July 23, 2006	I Thessalonians 1:4-10
Dr. David M. Scholer	The Church Always in Transition: Facing the Crises of Change	July 30, 2006	II Kings 2:9-14 Acts 13:1-3
Dr. Paul Szeto	Greater Works	Aug. 6, 2006	John 14: 12-13
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Key Beliefs for Life: Celebrate God	Aug. 13, 2006	I Chronicles 13-16
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Key Beliefs for Life: Positive Power for Life	Aug. 20, 2006	Luke 11:1-13
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Key Beliefs for Life: Caring for Creation	Aug. 27, 2006	Genesis 1:31 Psalm 104 Psalm 19 John 3:16 Colossians 1:18 Hosea 4:1-3 I Peter 4:10 Romans 8:18-27 Genesis 1:28-30 Psalm 8

Speaker	Title	Date	Bible Passages
Dr. Stephen E. Hasper	Living Wisely and Well	Jan. 1, 2006	Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Matthew 25:40 Revelation 20:12a