To Know Him and Make Him Known

Sermons by Pastor Toby Locke (Page 5)

I joined the staff as lead pastor at First Baptist in March 2017 after nine years of ministry in Racine, Wisconsin as an associate pastor.  I grew up as the child of missionaries in South America, where I got to live among and learn from the beautiful people of Bolivia and Chile.  After high school I attended Baptist Bible College of PA (now Clarks Summit University) and graduated at long last in 1998 with a Pastoral Ministries degree.  After completing a two-year short term missionary assignment in Chile, I returned to Baptist Bible Seminary for my Master of Divinity, which God graciously enabled me to complete in 2007.  From there it was off to Rochester, New York for a year-long internship at North Baptist Church (now Northridge Church) before jumping into full-time vocational ministry at Fellowship Baptist Church in Racine in the fall of 2007.

GOD In His Own Words: The Fine Print

Most of the information Isaiah gave about the Messiah presents him as a triumphant, conquering figure.  One passage, though, shares what amounts to the “fine print” – that first the Messiah would have to suffer and die to cancel the sin-debt of God’s people.  Join us this morning as we look closely at these surprising…

GOD In His Own Words: Prince of…Peace???

Everyone familiar with the Christmas story in the gospel of Luke remembers the angelic announcement that Jesus’s birth signaled the arrival of peace to humanity.  Fewer people realize that this is rooted in the prophet Isaiah’s description of the Messiah as the “Prince of Peace.”  Join us this morning as we explore how Jesus fulfilled…