Water of the Word from Indian Springs: Recent Episodes
Water of the Word from Indian Springs
Water of the Word (Ephesians 5:26) features the messages of Dr. Pat Findley, Lead Pastor, at Indian Springs Baptist Church, Kingsport, TN. Other ministerial staff and guest speakers will substitute from time to time.
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Message #11 in the Ephesians series.
Text: Ephesians 5:1-5
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
Message #10 in the Ephesians series.
Text: Ephesians 4:17-32
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
Message #9 in the Ephesians series.
Text: Ephesians 4:1-16
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
Message #8 in the Ephesians series.
Text: Ephesians 3:14-21
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
Message #7 in the Ephesians series.
Text: Ephesians 3:1-13
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
A special ordination service for six deacons and one pastor.
Text(s): 1 Timothy 3:1-13 (plus additional supporting passages)
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
Message #6 in the "Ephesians" series.
Text: Ephesians 2:11-22
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
Message #5 in the "Ephesians" series.
Text: Ephesians 2:1-10
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
Message #4 in the "Ephesians" series.
Text: Ephesians 1:15-23
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
Message #3 in the "Ephesians" series.
Text: Ephesians 1:13-14
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
Message #2 in the "Ephesians" series.
Text: Ephesians 1:7-12
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
The first message in the "Ephesians" series.
Text: Ephesians 1:1-6
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
The final message in the "Christmas Unwrapped" series.
Speaker: Dr. Tiger Brooks, Associate Pastor
Text: John 1:1-13
The fourth message in the Christmas Unwrapped series.
Speaker: Pastor Ryan Lovelace, Student Pastor at ISBC
Text: Isaiah 9:6
Message #3 in the "Christmas Unwrapped" series.
Speaker: Dr. Tiger Brooks
Text: Luke 2:8–11
Message #2 in the "Christmas Unwrapped" series.
Speaker: Dr. Tiger Brooks
Text: 1 John 4:7–15
The first message in the "Christmas Unwrapped" series entitled, "Hope Unwrapped."
Text: Colossians 1:13-14, 24-29
Text: Matthew 5:13-24
Guest Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Akin, Vice President for Church Relations, Carson-Newman University
The final message in The Beatitude series.
Speaker: Pastor Tiger Brooks
Text: Matthew 5:10-12
Week #6 in The Beatitude series.
Speaker: Pastor Tom Schoeneck, Pastoral Care Pastor at ISBC.
Text: Matthew 5:8
Message #4 in The Beatitude series brought by ISBC Kids Pastor, Jeff Sorrow.
Text: Matthew 5:6
We launch a brand new series in The Beatitudes with this overview sermon entitled, "The Beatitudes and the Kingdom" by Associate Pastor, Dr. Tiger Brooks.
Text: Matthew 5:1-12
Pastor Pat's final sermon as Lead Pastor of ISBC. A message to prepare hearts for transition, and a reminder of what Jesus seeks to do in us and through us.
Text: Luke 22:31-34
The sixth and final message in "The Flood" series of "A Genesis Journey."
Text: Genesis 9:18–29
Pastor Pat has a conversation with Omar Alvarado of Crosspoint International Ministries, our [SHARE] partner in Central American missions.
The first message in "The Flood" series, a subset of the overarching, "A Genesis Journey."
Text: Genesis 6
The 6th and final message in the "Paradise Lost" series of "A Genesis Journey."
Text: Genesis 5:1–32
The 4th installment of "A Genesis Journey" series entitled "Paradise Lost"
Text: Genesis 4:1-16
Message #1 in the "Paradise Lost" series which continues our "Genesis Journey"
Text: Genesis 3: 1-11
Text: Ephesians 4:1-6
Pastor Pat discusses how Christ-followers are to behave and includes deacon testimonies.
A COVID-19 status report.
Text: Proverbs 26:21
Big Idea: "Be a "water bucket" person in a "fuel can" world."
The first message in the "Faithful Through the Fire" series in Daniel 3.
Text: Daniel 3:1–12
Message #7 of the "In The Beginning" series in "A Genesis Journey."
Text: Genesis 2:1–3
A stand-alone sermon from Pastor Tiger.
Text: Mark 4:35–41
Big Idea: When you get on board with Jesus, your destination is settled, and your journey is under control.
Message #3 in the series, "In The Beginning" - A subset of "A Genesis Journey."
Text: Genesis 1–2:3
Big Idea: "With His powerful word, the King of the universe formed and filled earth as His good kingdom."
A stand-alone sermon about embracing God's schedule and circumstance adjustments. Chase the chariots God puts in your path.
Text: Acts 8:26–40
This is the 9th and final message in the "When You Pray" series. This is a special praise service featuring the spoken word and musical worship intermingled in one expression of praise to our Heavenly Father.
Text: Matthew 6:9–13
Message #5 in the "When You Pray" series.
Text: Matthew 6:11
Big Idea: "Those who seek God day-by-day will find Him faithful need-by-need."
The second sermon in the "When You Pray" series.
Text: Matthew 6:9
Big Idea: "Prayer begins with WHO we get to pray to."
The final message in "The Art of Neighboring" series.
Text: 1 Peter 3:13–17
Big Idea: "The more we love Jesus, the more we'll share Jesus."
Message #5 in "The Art of Neighboring" series.
Text: Matthew 5:14–16
Big Idea: "Saved souls should shine the light of Christ."
The fourth message in "The Art of Neighboring" series.
Text: Matthew 9:9–13
Big Idea: "Loving neighbor leads to leaving your comfort zone."
Message #3 in "The Art of Neighboring" series.
Text: Luke 10:38–42
Big Idea: "When time with Jesus is a priority it changes your priorities."
Message #2 in "The Art of Neighboring" series.
Text: Mark 12:28–34
Big Idea: "When God's love is in us, love for neighbor flows through us."
Pastor Pat launches a brand new sermon series called, "The Art of Neighboring."
Text: Luke 10:25–37
Big Idea: "A heart of neighboring values 'Go' and 'Do' over 'Who.'"
Pastor Pat shares the Easter message from Luke 24:13–35.
Big Idea: "Jesus can change a broken heart into a hopeful heart."
The sixth and final message in the Resonate series entitled:
"The Legacy of a Faithful Disciple"
Text: 2 Timothy 2:1–2
Big Idea: "God desires disciple-making to be every believer's legacy.
This is message #5 in the Resonate series.
Text: Mark 5:21–24; 35–43; 9:2–13; 14:32–42
Big Idea: "Jesus called to the crowds and trained the twelve, but He went deeper with the three."
Message #4 in the Resonate series.
Text: Mark 6:30–44
Big Idea: "Everything Jesus did WITH the disciples was to further develop them AS disciples."
Message #3 in the Resonate series.
Text: Matthew 9:35–38
Big Idea: "Jesus cared for the crowds because He was consumed with compassion for them."
Message #2 in the Resonate series.
Text: Matthew 28:16–20
Big Idea: "Every disciple is called to make more disciples who are maturing and multiplying."
The initial message in the "Resonate" series.
Text: Luke 5:1–11
Big Idea: "Becoming a disciple means all I know of me is following all I know of Him."
Text: Ephesians 5:18–6:4
Big Idea: "Spirit-Surrendered family members will be Christlike toward one another in mutual submission, sacrificial love, and desire to see each other growing spiritually."
Celebrating the Lord's Supper.
Text: John 17:20–23
Big Idea: "Jesus prayed that our union with Him is salvation would unify us in fulfilling His mission."
Pastor Pat shares a preview and a challenge concerning Vacation Bible School and its potential impact on our community.
Text: Mark 10:13–16
Big Idea: "VBS is the one week that mobilizes the entire church to reach the community with the gospel, while simultaneously providing a unique discipleship experience for the child and volunteer."
Pastor Pat shares the Sanctity of Human Life Sunday message, "EVERY Life Matters."
Text: Psalm 139:13–16
Big Idea: Since every life matters to God, every life should matter to us."
Pastor Pat interviews Jonathan Anderson from our ministry partner, Engage Tri-Cities.
Textual Basis: Jeremiah 29:7
The final message in "the MORE" series in the book of James. Text: James 5:12–20
Big Idea: "There's always more to the 'the MORE' of following Christ in everyday life."
Pastor Pat shares the penultimate message from "the MORE" series.
Text: James 5:1–11
Big Idea: "Spend today as if Jesus will return tonight – He just might!"
"the MORE" series continues as Pastor Pat discusses submitting our schedules and plans to the Will of God.
Text: James 4:13–17
Big Idea: "Pursue God's Will as you make plans, but hold them with an open hand."
Text: James 4:11–12
The Big Idea: Humble hearts speak kindly always leaving room for God to have the last word."
Text: James 4:1–10
Big Idea: Repentance as a lifestyle is the ongoing process of surrendering more and more to the Lordship of Christ in everyday life.
Pastor Pat challenges the church to 40 Days of Prayer to seek what God has for ISBC as we approach 2020.
Message #7 in "the MORE" series, Pastor Pat discusses the Big Idea, "The wise aren't just peacekeepers, but peacemakers."
James 3:13–18
Executive Pastor, Kevin Triplett, fills in for Pastor Pat with part 2 of a message that dovetails with "the MORE" series.
The Big Idea: "Commitment to the Christian life means the implementation of God's Word."
Executive Pastor, Kevin Triplett, fills in for Pastor Pat with a message that dovetails with "the MORE" series.
The Big Idea: "Commitment to the Christian life means the implementation of God's Word."
Sermon #7 in "theMORE" series.
Text: James 3:1–12
Big Idea: "Christlike speech flows from a Christlike heart."
Sermon #6 in "the MORE" series. Are we justified by faith or works? Listen and find out.
Text: James 2:14–26
Big Idea: "Real faith in Christ fuels the MORE of following Him in real life."
Week #5 in "the MORE" series. Pastor Pat discusses our mandate to not show favoritism.
Text: James 2:1–13
Big Idea: "To live right is to love well."
Pastor Pat shares the fourth message in "the MORE" series.
Text: James 1: 19–27
Big Idea: "Obedience is the key that unlocks the door of the "MORE" of following Christ in real life."
Week 3 in "the MORE" series in the book of James. Pastor Pat speaks about the ramifications of settling for the "less" of giving in to temptation and sin.
The Big Idea: "Chasing sin births a life of death but chasing truth births a life of life."
In the second message in "the MORE" series from the book of James, Pastor Pat discusses how the proper perspective plays a role in experiencing MORE of what Jesus Christ has for us.
Text: James 1:1–12
Big Idea: "Wisdom helps us view trials from God's perspective which strengthens our faith, helps us endure and grows us toward spiritual maturity."
We launched our new series in the book of James entitled "the MORE: The Book of James," by having James, himself, share a monologue regarding his epistle.
The Big Idea: "REAL FAITH Fuels the MORE of Following Christ in REAL LIFE."
Pastor Tiger shares the message regarding the call for self-examination and self-reflection before honoring the Lord in remembrance and thanksgiving through the sharing of the Lord's Supper.
Texts: Matthew 26:20–22; 1 Corinthians 11:27–34
Big Idea: Before we look behind the elements of bread and juice to find the body and the blood of Jesus, we must look behind our heart to find a person ready to partake.
In the final message in the "Soundtrack for the Shadowlands" series, Pastor Pat proposes that understanding the purpose of the "judgment psalms" should increase our confidence in God's justice, help us turn our anger over to Him, and set us free to love our enemies.
Text: Psalm 83
Big Idea: "When praying for your enemies, pray FOR your enemies!"
Message #11 in the Soundtrack for the Shadowlands series (Psalms of Asaph) dealt with Psalm 82 which includes the admonition to, "Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute." This provided the perfect backdrop with which to dialogue with Ronda Paulson about Isaiah117 House Sullivan County TN with whom ISBC can partner and fulfill the command of this verse.
Sermon #10 in the Soundtrack for the Shadowlands series (The Psalms of Asaph).
Text: Psalm 81
Big Idea: "There are blessings God wants to bestow to which our disobedience closes the door."
Sermon #9 in the "Soundtrack for the Shadowlands" series.
Text: Psalm 80
Big Idea: "On the other side of God's discipline there is grace to begin again."
Message #8 in the "Soundtrack for the Shadowlands" series.
Text: Psalm 79
Big Idea: "Those who trust Christ for salvation are punished for sin nevermore but corrected by God's discipline evermore."
Seventh sermon in in the series "Soundtrack for the Shadowlands."
Text: Psalm 78
Big Idea: "The story of God among His people isn't just about informed minds but transformed lives."
The sixth message in the series, Pastor Pat discusses depression and despair and what the Psalmist has to say about that.
Text: Psalm 77
Big Idea: "Remembering what God has done helps us trust what He is doing. His silence is not His absence."
Pastor Pat shares a message from Psalm 76 in the "Soundtrack for the Shadowlands" series.
Text: Psalm 76
Big Idea: "Seeing God's victories in the rearview mirror helps us look out the front window with hope."
Pastor Pat shares Psalm 76 so you can prepare for the sermon on Sunday, July 7, 2019, during your devotional time.
Pastor Pat takes on the fourth Psalm of Asaph as we move ahead in the "Soundtrack for the Shadowlands" series.
Text: Psalm 75
Big Idea: "On the cross, Jesus drank our cup of bitter wrath, to offer us His cup of sweet salvation."
Pastor Pat shares Psalm 75 so you can prepare for the sermon on Sunday, June 30, 2019, during your devotional time.
Pastor Tiger fills the pulpit for Pastor Pat and brings a message from Psalm 141.
The Big Idea: "When our hearts are turned toward God, our sin is less likely to be turned toward man."
The 3rd installment of the sermon series, "Soundtrack for the Shadowlands."
Text: Psalm 74
Big Idea: Reminding God to "remember" His promises reminds us to remember His faithfulness."
Pastor Pat shares Psalm 74 so you can prepare for the sermon on Sunday, June 16, 2019, during your devotional time.
Sermon two in the "Soundtrack for the Shadowlands" series, Pastor Pat breaks down Psalm 73.
Big Idea: "In slippery times of suffering, the strength of God's presence brings perspective and peace."
The first sermon in the series, "A Soundtrack for the Shadowlands," in which Pastor Pat will be preaching through the Psalms of Asaph.
Text: Psalm 50
Big Idea for the Series: " The Psalms of Asaph are like a soundtrack for this life's journey through the "shadowlands" of this sin-broken world because they remind of us who God is and who we are."
Pastor Pat reads Psalm 73 in preparation for the second message in the "A Soundtrack for the Shadowlands" series Sunday, June 9.
Pastor Pat reads Psalm 50 in preparation for the first message in the "A Soundtrack for the Shadowlands" series launching Sunday, June 2.
Pastor Tiger closes out the "Next Steps" series with a message that highlights the 4th component of the ISBC Disciple Flow, "Share."
Text: Matthew 28:18–20
Big Idea: "By sharing the gospel of Christ with our lives and with our lips, we multiply disciples among our neighbors and the nations."
Message 4 in the "Next Steps" series dealing with the [SERVE] portion of ISBC's Discipleship Flow.
Text: Romans 12:3–8
The Big Idea: "Jesus can be seen and the local church succeed when the members serve together as a team."
Week three of the "Next Steps" series, Pastor Pat reminds folks of the greatest command and that which identifies us as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Text: John 13:34–35
Big Idea: "By God's design, we grow up in Christ as we grow together in love."
Week two of the "Next Steps" series takes a look at step one in ISBC's Discipleship Flow... [Worship].
Text: Acts 17:16–34
Big Idea: "True worship is making all of life all about Jesus."
The first sermon in the "Next Steps" series opens the door to understanding who Indian Springs Baptist Church is, in Christ.
Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12–27
Big Idea: "A local church that functions as one in Christ, has members who've moved from 'me' to 'we.'"
The final message in the "Were You There?" Series delivered on Easter Sunday.
Text: Romans 4:25
Big Idea: "To receive what Jesus' death and resurrection did FOR us, we must see the cross as something done BY us."
Message number five in the "Were You There?" series focuses on the often bad wrap that Thomas gets for merely desiring to see what the other disciples saw.
Text: John 20:24–29
Big Idea: "The Christian faith is both believing to see and seeing to believe."
The 4th message in the "Were You There?" series focuses on the eyewitness accounts of the two thieves crucified with Jesus.
Text: Luke 23:32-43
The Big Idea: "Who do I know that still needs to see what the believing thief saw?"
In the third week of the "Were You There" Easter series, Pastor Pat reflects on the eyewitness, Pilate, the Roman governor.
Text: John 18:28–19:22
The Big Idea: "Rightly judging Jesus moves His blood from our hands to our sins."
Continuing in our Easter series, Pastor Pat details the life and death of Judas Iscariot. Text: Matthew 26:6–25; 47–50; 27:3–10.
Two Warnings from the Life of Judas Iscariot:
1) We must follow Jesus as He really is, not as we might want Him to be.
2) It doesn't matter how Christian we look on the outside if we're still dead in sin on the inside.
In the first message in the Easter Series, "Were You There?", Pastor Pat shares the journey, denial, and restoration of the Apostle Peter. The text is John 21:1–19.
The Big Idea: "Because Jesus' love keeps going, we get to keep following."
The Bible has much to say about money and stewardship. Pastor Pat exegetes Malachi 3:7-12.
The Big Idea: "When we are faithful with God's tithe, His blessing floods our lives."
From the text, 2 Corinthians 5:14–21, Pastor Pat reminds followers that we are ambassadors for Christ. We are God's plan for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Big Idea: "The love of Christ compels us to share Christ."
Dr. Bob Jones delivers a timely message following a tragedy that affected our entire community.
Focusing on Article VII of the Baptist Faith and Message, Pastor Pat shares his interpretation of what God's Word has to say about Sabbath and the Lord's Day. Text: Colossians 2:16–17
Big Idea: "Set apart the Lord's Day to set the course for every day."
Continuing in the "Foundations of Faith" series, Pastor Pat discusses the 2nd of the two SBC ordinances, the Lord's Supper. The focal text is 1 Corinthians 11:17–34.
The Big Idea: "The Lord's Supper is a symbolic celebration for believers to remember what Jesus did to save and how we should live today."
The Foundation of Faith Series continues with a look at believer's baptism as Pastor Pat explores God's Word on the subject. The focal text is Romans 6:4–5.
Big Idea: "Baptism is being dunked underwater to show others what happened when you received your salvation because that's what Jesus told us to do."
The Foundation Series continues with Pastor Pat's message focusing on Article VI of the Baptist Faith and Message regarding the Church, specifically God's plan for equipping the church to minister. The text is Ephesians 4: 11–16.
The Big Idea: "When Members Minister, Members Mature and Ministry Multiplies."
The Foundations of Faith Series continues with Pastor Pat's take on Article 13 of the Baptist Faith and Message pertaining to "The Family." The Big Idea: "Kids are most likely to follow Jesus when the home is all in and the church is all around."