First Baptist Church of Westwood, CA

Yesterday I preached about the baptism of Jesus which John the Baptist said was going to take place.   John tells us in Luke 3 that Jesus will baptize us with the Holy Spirit and fire.   The reality is that we have two options; turn to Jesus or turn away from Him.   If you turn to Jesus your baptism will be that of the Holy Spirit.   If you turn away from Him the only remaining option is baptism by fire in hell.   I know that is blunt but that is the truth.   There is no getting around it.   This is why it is so important for Christians to tell others about Christ because if we don't, no one else will. Sermon by Rev. Dan Squezello At First Baptist Church of Westwood On January 28, 2018 Title: "The Baptism of Jesus" Text: Luke 3:15-22 www.fbcwonline.info LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! https://archive.org/download/TheBaptismOfJesus_1000/TheBaptismOfJesus.mp3

On Sunday I preached about John the Baptist's message of repentance and talked about how Christians can learn a lot from John's message.   To repent means to have the evidence of the change which took place within an individual.   Salvation in Christ is essential for our eternal security but what comes next?   Christians NEED to "bear fruit in keeping with repentance." Sermon by Rev. Dan Squezello At First Baptist Church of Westwood On January 21, 2018 Title: "The Message of John the Baptist" Text: Luke 3:1-14 www.fbcwonline.info LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! https://archive.org/download/TheMessageOfJohnTheBaptist/TheMessageOfJohnTheBaptist.mp3

Sunday morning I preached about the biggest missing child case in human history; when Mary and Joseph "lost" Jesus in Jerusalem following celebrating the Passover holiday and the Feast of Unleavened Bread.   I cannot even imagine misplacing my children but can you even begin to think about what was going through Mary and Joseph's minds as they were looking for Jesus?   They misplaced God!   That is a big parenting fail if I ever saw one before.   Have you misplaced Jesus in your life?   In my sermon from Sunday I make three statements which help both the Christian and non-Christian avoid misplacing or losing Jesus.      Sermon by Rev. Dan Squezello At First Baptist Church of Westwood On January 7, 2018 Title: "Finding Jesus" Text: Luke 2:39-52 www.fbcwonline.info LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! https://archive.org/download/FindingJesus/FindingJesus.mp3

On Sunday morning we continued in the Gospel of Luke and took a look at two people whom we know very little about yet we can learn so much from them.   These two people are Simeon and Anna; both of who met Jesus the Messiah within the first forty days of His life.   I pointed out to my congregation that a righteous and devout Christian will clearly be different people; standing out to both other Christians and non-Christians.     Sermon by Rev. Dan Squezello At First Baptist Church of Westwood On December 31, 2017 Title: "A Godly Example" Text: Luke 2:21-38 www.fbcwonline.info LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! https://archive.org/download/AGodlyExample_616/AGodlyExample.mp3

On Sunday evening we had our annual Christmas Eve Service.   In my short sermon I talked about how God has authority over everything.   The point I was trying to make was that even in the mist of your frustrations and confusion, God is in control.   WHY?   Because "Nothing is impossible with God." Sermon by Rev. Dan Squezello At First Baptist Church of Westwood On December 24, 2017 at our Christmas Eve Service Title: "Nothing is Impossible with God" Text: Luke 1:37 & 2:1-20 www.fbcwonline.info LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! https://archive.org/download/NothingIsImpossibleWithGod/ChristmasEveService-NothingIsImpossibleWithGod.mp3

On Sunday morning we lit the final candle on our advent wreath (we lit the Christ Candle at our Christmas Eve Service.)   Joy is a powerful thing.   It is so easy to get discouraged but isn't it amazing how much joy does for someone?   Whenever I get frustrated or discouraged I like to put on a Christian comedy channel on Pandora.   People like Jeff Allen, Bob Smiley, Tim Hawkins, Ken Davis, Mark Lowey, etc. always seem to make me laugh; and lift me right up.   The greatest joy we can ever receive is the joy that comes from Jesus the Messiah.   If you do not know Christ you will never truly have joy.   In my Christmas Eve morning sermon I preached about the response the shepherds made upon receiving the joy which comes only through Christ.           Sermon by Rev. Dan Squezello At First Baptist Church of Westwood On December 24, 2017 Title: "Joy from the Messiah" Text: Luke 2:15-20 www.fbcwonline.info LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! https://archive.org/