Sermons, writing and resources from Trevor Williams, Lead Pastor of Ector Baptist Church in Ector, Texas.https://www.pastortrevor.com/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/which-is-worse/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/which-is-worse/Early voting begins next week, and in the state of Texas, we are faced yet again with a difficult task in the voting booth. It would be really great if a political party could pick a decent candidate, but that doesn’t seem to be the case.…Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/giving-is-worship/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/giving-is-worship/Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 ESV This past Sunday while I was preaching, I skipped over one of my subpoints that was actually…Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/providence/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/providence/Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. Psalm 115:3 ESV The day that I believed that the Lord was calling me to ministry was a day set up by the providence of God as well as a day I realized God’s providence in my whole…Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/never-blue/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/never-blue/Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter! Isaiah 5:20 ESV My favorite color is blue, always has been. When I was kid growing up in the…Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/good-friday-why-is-it-good/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/good-friday-why-is-it-good/He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 1 Peter 2:24 ESV When I was a kid, I was very confused on why it was called Good Friday. God the Son…Fri, 29 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/the-humility-of-christ/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/the-humility-of-christ/Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. John 13:5 ESV The day before Christ would go to the cross and die, He did something far beneath Him. When…Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/book-review-live-not-by-lies-by-rod-dreher/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/book-review-live-not-by-lies-by-rod-dreher/Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher Rod Dreher is an American journalist, a member of the Easter Orthodox Church, and a three-time New York Times Bestselling author. His book Live Not by Lies: A Manual for…Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/march-05th-2024/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/march-05th-2024/Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 ESV Proverbs 22:6 is a principle not a promise. It’s not guaranteed that a child who was “raised right” will grow up to follow the…Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/book-review-seasons-of-sorrow-by-tim-challies/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/book-review-seasons-of-sorrow-by-tim-challies/Seasons of Sorrow: The Pain of Loss and the Comfort of God by Tim Challies In 2020, Canadian Pastor and writer Tim Challies experienced every parent’s greatest nightmare. He and his wife Aileen received a phone call that their 20-year-old…Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/hold-tightly/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/hold-tightly/If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is…Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/by-faith-we-understand/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/by-faith-we-understand/“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 ESV Faith is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot. It is also something that gets twisted a lot. For example, Jesus says in…Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/i-must-decrease/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/i-must-decrease/He must increase, but I must decrease. John 3:30 ESV Think about this for a moment: according to Jesus, John the Baptist was the greatest person to ever live, prior to Jesus himself (Matthew 11:11). One of the things that made John the…Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/book-review-the-christian-manifesto-by-alistair-begg/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/book-review-the-christian-manifesto-by-alistair-begg/The Christian Manifesto: Jesus’ Life-Changing Words from the Sermon on the Plain by Alistair Begg I wish that back in 2022, as I was preaching through the early chapters of the book of Luke, that I would have had a copy of Alistair Begg’s…Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/spotting-wolves/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/spotting-wolves/Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. Matthew 7:15 ESV In today’s church culture, it often seems that anything that is labeled “Christian” is immediately accepted and celebrated.…Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/my-hope-is-not-in-dollars/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/my-hope-is-not-in-dollars/Because of inflation I have become like those of my grandparent’s generation who would say things like “I remember when I could buy a coke for a nickel.” I can remember buying a bag of Funyuns for $3.70 in 2021 instead of $5.50 today, or a…Tue, 09 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/weekend-reads-january-5th-2024/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/weekend-reads-january-5th-2024/From Advent to Mission - Chase Hinson My friend Pastor Chase Hinson has written a great article connecting how Christ’s first and second advent should move us to evangelism!…Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/happy-new-year-2024/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/happy-new-year-2024/2024 is here and with it comes a lot of uncertainty, but “Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases.” (Psalm 115:3 ESV) As believers we have nothing to fear in 2024. So what does this new year mean for us? Well first it’s a…Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/galatians-611-18/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/galatians-611-18/Hey Church Family! Today’s blog will be the conclusion of our study through the book of Galatians! Start by reading Galatians 6:11-18 (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+6%3A11-18&version=ESV) Up until verse 11 Paul is…Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/galatians-61-10/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/galatians-61-10/Hey church family! Read Galatians 6:1-10 on your own Bible or you can read at this link: (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+6%3A1-10&version=ESV) This passage calls the church to be the church. The Christian life was…Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/galatians-516-26/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/galatians-516-26/Hey church family! Since we cannot meet in person I wanted to give a devotional in the place of Wednesday night church. We are almost through with Galatians and I don’t want to wait to finish it! If you have not been with us on Wednesday’s…Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/the-authoritative-word-of-god/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/the-authoritative-word-of-god/Most of us have struggled with authority at some point in our lives. Most of us as children struggled with the authority of our parents especially when we were teens! We didn’t like being told what to do or when to do it. We didn’t like to…Mon, 01 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/fall-2018-series-wrap-up/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/fall-2018-series-wrap-up/The FBB Student Ministry wrapped up our Fall teaching series “In the Beginning.” In January we will pick back up in Genesis with a series titled “A Nation Born.” For now, we will cover the topic of Thankfulness next week and then after…Thu, 08 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/1-samuel-17-18-david-goliath-and-saul/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/1-samuel-17-18-david-goliath-and-saul/The story of David and Goliath is one of the most famous stories in the Bible. What’s sad is that most Christians get the application of this story all wrong. Growing up in church I often heard that I was David and I could conquer my…Tue, 22 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/judges-6-7-jesus-rescues-the-oppressed/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/judges-6-7-jesus-rescues-the-oppressed/Our hearts are so wicked. God has done so much for us by way of our physical provisions and by the way of eternal provision through Jesus. Yet, we still run to false gods. Israel ran to baal, we run to worship ourselves through temporary…Mon, 07 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/where-were-you-job-38-39/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/where-were-you-job-38-39/Job had three pretty awful friends who did not at all understand how God works. There are so many beautiful gospel truths found in the book of Job that not only proves God’s character as good but points us to Jesus and his unconditional…Mon, 15 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/blessed-be-the-name-of-the-lord-job-12/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/blessed-be-the-name-of-the-lord-job-12/Job is a really awesome character in the Bible. Job gives us an example that seems impossible but obviously is possible. For us it almost seems impossible, in the same situation, to respond “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away;…Fri, 12 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/multiplying-for-gods-glory-genesis-67/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/multiplying-for-gods-glory-genesis-67/In the beginning God called humanity to be "fruitful and multiply." But in Genesis chapter 6 we see humanity being "sinful and multiplying." God created humanity in His image for the purpose of spreading His Glory! At this point no one…Wed, 10 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/grace-is-greater-gen-34/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/grace-is-greater-gen-34/Tue, 09 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/made-in-the-image-of-god-gen-12/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/made-in-the-image-of-god-gen-12/It's pretty awesome to think about how God created humanity in His own image! Because of that truth, every life has value, beginning at conception. Because of this truth we are reminded that Jesus calls us to take the gospel to the ends of…Tue, 09 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/using-the-bible-to-disciple/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/using-the-bible-to-disciple/The most basic purpose of the church is to glorify God. Therefore the most basic purpose of the Student ministry is also to glorify God. I also believe that the primary way we do this, is by making disciples (Matthew 28:18-20, John 14,…Tue, 09 May 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/the-why-gods-providence-week-1/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/the-why-gods-providence-week-1/Parents, The holiday season is here. This is a time when families get together and celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. But for some families, the holiday season can be rough because of the loved ones who aren't there. This past week a…Mon, 07 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/angels-satan-and-demons-week-3/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/angels-satan-and-demons-week-3/Parents, Last night was a third week of our Angels, Satan, and Demons series. We took time last night to look at who Satan is, and his strategy against humanity. I wanted to make it very clear to the students that we did not want to give…Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/angels-satan-and-demons-week-1/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/angels-satan-and-demons-week-1/Parents, Sorry I am just now getting back to updating you guys on what we are talking about with the Youth group! Summer was crazy and fun but now we are about 6 weeks into the new school year and things are starting to get back in normal.…Thu, 06 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/imago-dei-week-1/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/imago-dei-week-1/Parents, Summer is here and in full swing. Students are starting up summer leagues, getting summer jobs, and some are just chillin! This week we with the start of summer comes the start of a new Youth series. We will be studying the…Tue, 31 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/moti-concluded-share-the-gospel/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/moti-concluded-share-the-gospel/Hey Parents! What are you modeling for your student? There is no doubt that your student will be a miniature version of you and your spouse. They have been watching you their whole life. More than likely they say the same things you say.…Tue, 24 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/moti-week-1-parent-addition/https://www.pastortrevor.com/blog/moti-week-1-parent-addition/The past two Wednesday nights the Youth have been studying the doctrine of general revelation. This doctrine is extremely important for young Christians to know. This doctrine helps us to understand just how important it is to go out and…Wed, 18 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT