The New Testament Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
Our enemies may seemingly outnumber us, but that doesn't mean the battle is lost. When the battle belongs to the Lord and our weapon is praise, we quickly find that our greatest battles are fought by praising the Lord and being still.
After their victory over Jericho, the children if Israel experiences defeat from a smaller enemy.
We see that Jesus yields himself to the Father at the end of his life. This is where our hope rests.
We see the Apostles go from people wanting to stone them to people wanting to sacrifice unto them. Ministry involves much rejection. There is freedom in accepting rejection.
Christ cried out victorious words on the cross in the midst of His suffering. He finished what He came to do.
Jesus, the Well of Living Waters says "I thirst" on the cross so we would never ever have to thirst again.
When Israel crossed Jordan they erected stones that were to remind them of what God had done. We too have signs that remind ourselves and others what Jesus has done for us.
We consider what Christ spoke while He was on the cross during the three hours of darkness
The Bible is filled with examples of faith. This message focuses on one family and what faith produced in them.
If your faith on the inside cannot be seen in how you live on the outside, you might not have faith at all.
There is great comfort, encouragement, and instruction as we consider that our God is unchanging.
We see that Paul and Barnabas were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit and we see some things that accompanied that .
We see Joshua using the authority God has given him to command and lead the people of God and they say they will follow.
We see that living by faith in the risen Christ gives us the power to overcome fear and sadness, it also empowers us to serve and overcome failure.
We see that to be successful in spiritual warfare we need to know we are weak, we need zeal, and humility, and we must see that Christ has already won for us.
We consider Paul's words and see that even though they sound harsh to some they were by the Holy Spirit.
We are encouraged to be the one to stand for what is right, to not despise youth, to take our responsibility seriously and to wear the armor of God.
We catch a glimpse of some backgrounds in the Antioch church leadership and highlight God's providence and grace. Video got corrupted, and audio got cut off due to power outage during sermon.
We see how David's brother tried to question his motives to discourage him from standing from what is right.
We learn why Saul couldn't defeat Goliah, to stay away from negativity and not to be like David's brother.
Joshua was a man that was ready for leadership. He has the character that is needed to lead Israel into the promised land.
We see David trust the Lord not just because he knows the Lord is strong but because he knows he belongs to the Lord.
We look at the fight between David and Goliah and see applications for spiritual warfare
We look at the place where Jesus was betrayed and we see his struggle, his prayer, and his prayer.
John teaches us to be amazed at the love of God, and when we are amazed at it, it will change us.
We see that feelings are real but they are not always factual and true and that our feelings are greatly helped when we focus on what we know.
We learn how to worship by looking at the praise around the throne by the creatures and the elders.
We see that God leads us to difficult places so we may learn to trust HIm and in turn He gives us a song.
When Peter was cast into prison the church prayed and God moved in a way they likely never thought of.
We see that our thoughts matter to God and if we are right in our hearts before God then they will matter to us.
We see that even though Cornelius was a good guy, he still needed saved, and that the Lord prepared Peter to go to him.
We are reminded that Jesus is needed in all seasons of life, whether it is a season of peace, suffering, or grieving.
In this lesson we see how that thankfulness is connected to peace and faith and helps us to combat worry.
If we are alive in Christ, we will have a desire to eat and drink in his righteousness.
When we consider the heavens and their size we are reminded of how great God is and how much He loves us
We see that replacement theology does not stand when we see that Israel is mentioned in Revelation
We can know that God is not done with Israel by the fact that He has brought them back to their land and established them as a nation
Paul told the church of the Thessalonians that the coming of Lord would not overtake them as a thief
Through the illustration of the potter and clay we see that all we are and can be is all of the Lord.
We see that even though we are saved by grace in Jesus that Christians will still give account for their lives and how they served the Lord.
We see that when we don't seek after forgiveness when we sin that we will not know the joy of the Lord.
We are reminded that we are pilgrims and foreigners in this earth and that we are different and just passing through
We see that Philip was submissive to the Lord even when told to go to a desert and a man was saved.
We are warned against witchcraft and the occult and look at Simon's profession of faith
When the Pastor is following the righteous paths of the Lord then his life and example is worth following.
We see that the Lord worked through the persecution of the church to spread the gospel. He works through our hardships to take us to places and people that need Jesus.
We see the highlights of Hezekiah's righteous reign and how the Devil tempts us to not trust the Lord.
When we see the evidence of God's Spirit within it bears witness that we are the children of God.
We see the highlights of Hezekiah's righteous reign and how the Devil tempts us to not trust the Lord.
Even the best of God's people in the Bible struggled with doubt. What do we need to do when we also doubt?
Stephen could not have done what he did if he had not been completely surrendered to God's Spirit.
Our Great Shepherd is a Restoring Shepherd and effective ministers of the Word are used of HIm to restore, renew, and revive HIs people.
When there is a legitimate concern we must be careful to not turn it into a matter of conflict and division because of our attitude.
Are you in need of a spiritual rescue? Declare your emergency. Blow your trumpet! Declare it to Jesus. don't wait until it's too late. Don't think that you have to be better to talk to Jesus. He is the Savior, he can help.
We continue to consider some things a wise father will teach his children that will make him glad if they follow after them.
We continue to see David as he willingly gives to the Lord and rejoices in the opportunity to give
When we see the giving and rejoicing of David and Israel we are instructed to give to Jesus and to rejoice in HIm.
We see some major themes from Proverbs that instruct fathers what they should teach their children.
We see the apostles obeyed God even when it meant they could be beaten or killed and then they rejoiced when they were beaten.
We consider how that the Pastor needs to feed the sheep if he is going to follow HIs Shepherd and have a shepherd's heart
We see that the nature of the faith that Timothy had began in his mother and grandmother
We see there is a difference between leading and driving and we see that a shepherd needs discernment.
When spiritual leaders know the Lord, are confident in their calling and are content in Christ they are the better leaders.
The valley of the shadow of death may look different in certain seasons of life, and for many reasons, but we are never alone!
We evaluate the spiritual connection between the first Passover and Jesus and see some practical application.
We see that Peter and John are filled with the Holy Spirit and it makes them bold and the people know they have been with Jesus
We see that Peter preaches the gospel and states that the great blessing of the Lord is when He turns us from sin.
Because we are one in Christ and we belong to Him he is not ashamed to call us brother and this should draw us closer.
We see that Jude warns against those rising up in the church who are like that of Cain.
We see a great description in Jeremiah of what it means to be at our lowest and what we need to remember to pick us back up.
We see that it's because of our hope in our anchor that we keep on serving no matter what.
We see that David had a holy desire to turn from sin but he also had a holy desire for God's Word.
We see that Christ has all authority and that He has given authority to the church to do the great commission and that churches are responsible for themselves before God.
God has ordained authorities and set boundaries for those authorities and we need to understand their role and purpose
We see that the first church was gifted to be able to spread the gospel and that we should desire the same thing.
God has ordained authority's and set boundaries for that authority and we need to understand their role and purpose
We see some important qualities in the first church as they make their first big decision together.
We can pretend like we want to obey God when in reality we have already made our mind up that we aren't going to.
We see that the first church would be empowered to be witnesses and they prayed as they waited.
Paul made it clear to the churches in Galatia that there was only one gospel that could save and that the law could not.
We look at some of the Psalms and distinguish what David felt from what David knew and see that we need to focus on knowledge rather than feelings.
Jude gives three examples of God's judgment to remind those he is writing to that He will judge those that are causing trouble.
We are introduced to this most necessary book and we look at Luke and see some applications for us today as a church.
We see how we can glorify the Lord through our trials, doing good works, loving others, and by being active in the church
We are reminded that our main purpose of life is to live for the glory of God. We see that Jesus is our example.
When we are still and remember who God is and what He has already done for us then we will be encouraged to take refuge in HIm and not fear.
We see how important it is for us to know that God has placed us in the specific church body we are in.
We can tell what direction we are going spiritually by looking at our relationship with the Word of God.
We look at Israel and see that they were backsliding and moving away from the Lord to see what direction we are moving as well.
We are encouraged to bring people to Jesus as we learn from the four men that brought a paralyzed man to Jesus.
We see how afflictions and trials are used of God to help us and give us spiritual wealth.
We see what it was that John commended so well about Gaius and we should follow his example.
We see that we because we are in Christ we are also sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise
We see that God's chosen people are a happy people because they have been drawn to HIm and worship HIm.
We see that God made and difference between Israel and Egypt and that difference is still seen today
As we are in Christ and Christ is in us we have power to overcome sin. Sin no longer has dominion over us(We apologize that there is no audio for several minutes in the middle of the sermon, the microphone batteries died.-Sincerely, The volunteer sound booth)
We see that because of Christ we are set from the bondage of sin, religion, traditions and Satan's lies.
battery running down toward end, voice gets lower but still able to listen. ran out ot tape at 45 min
We learn that we are accepted in Christ and we see how that can help us to deal with the rejection of others
The Church is a support group. -the Church represents in it's locality, the family of Jesus-how we are to behave and be treated in the church
Webster 1828 definition of prayer--a solemn address to the supreme being consisting of adoration or an expression of our sense of God's glorious perfections, confession of our sins, supplecation for mercy and forgiveness, intercession for blessing on others and thanksgiving or an expression of gratitude to God for his Mercies and benefits. A prayer, however, may consist of a single petition and it may be Extemporaneous or written.--Arthur Pink- -the moment a spiritual babe is born into the new creation, it sends up a cry of helpless dependence toward the source of it's birth-
When we let God's love define us then it will radically change us and empower us to live for Him
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter- Fear God, and keep his commandments- for this is the whole duty of man.
We learn to not bargain with God and that men must seek to lead their homes in the worship of God.
This commandment is the most ignored or diminished by evangelical Christians--tape ran out right before ending prayer-
substance of things hoped for means there is an solid rock underpining foundation to buoy up and substantiate all the hopes of God's people who are depending on all the promises of God's Word.
the servanthood of Jesus Christ was His great love for His people while He was with them, when He died for them and while He lives resurrected forever for them. He is a continual servant, he gave of his heart to his people.
God will not call you to do anything that He will not enable you to do. The higher standard to hold office of Elder
the imputation of righteousness is based upon a belief that turns to faith -which is belief in action- and all who are the children of God have within them the potential to execute great faith and to exercise it
-Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ-
We see a connection between God's judgment and Egypt's' idolatry and we see that Satan seeks to keep us from worship.
God is HOLY, just because God took on the form of Man doesn't mean He became less of a God. We must be reverent in our approach to worship and at all times be reverent when it comes to our God.
We see that many are doing great things but they do not have a relationship with Jesus.
God's peace is different from the world's peace. It is not found in positive thinking or the absense of conflict or simply feeling good. Real peace comes from knowing that God is in control, that our citizenship in Christ's kingdom is sure, that our destiny is set and our victory over sin is certain.
think on things that are lovely, this applies to fellow saints, instead of focusing on imperfections.
The apostles were appointed-chosen by Jesus and all met the resurrected Christ, face to face. Paul was the apostle Jesus chose to replace Judas. Paul saw the resurrected Christ on that road to Damascus. Once the 12 apostles passed on to Glory, the apostleship office ended. The Church took the place of apostolic office.
We are warned about having an unfeeling heart, and taught to recognize Divine irony, and not to make empty promises.
Jesus gives us warning against false prophets and helps us to know how to discern who they are.
Praying is a spiritual discipline, it is not the endi-Serving is a spiritual discipline, it is not the end-Loving is a spiritual discipline, it is not the end-loss of someone you love is not the end, distaster of a personal nature is not the end. they are all means to gain the end and the end ...is to be like God
sermon was cut off when overhead projector slides started since not having visual, was not prudent to post the rest of the sermon.
If you are truly saved and you fall into a sin that, over time, you show no signs of ever repenting, the Lord will not let you continue long and He will take you because you cannot and will not repent of it.
It is by living in the reality of God's grace that we are able to show grace like character.
Christ is touched with our hurts, He experienced human form, He understands us and He is our High Priest, our intercessor. We must be more compassionate, not to be harsh
don't have anger toward unbelievers, refute with compassion. One of the greatest moral outrage of all the commandments is taking the Lord's Name vainly, dragging it through the mud. The greatest and most urgent need for God's people is to unite under a single truth, which brooks no error and allows no intrusion, for the vagaries of convenience or humanistic thought.
-before social media, warning about knowing too much detail of the evil going on out there. --greatest source of comfort, encouragment - teaching is the Word of God--Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego's faith
We see that a healthy church will bear the marks of a church that is gracious like Jesus, and does the ministry of Jesus.
We see that a healthy church will bear the marks of a church that is gracious like Jesus, and does the ministry of Jesus.
-one cannot be happy in Christ if they do not forgive---only when our focus shifts from a damage assessment to the sovereign hand of God at work in our lives, can we genuinly forgive
We learn from God's chastisement of David the effects of sin and how we should respond to God's loving chastening hand.
The more we are like our Father in heaven the more we will become better fathers to our children.
Tradition- a teaching of a truth that is believed and practiced routinely and regularly
never hesitate to pray for an unbeliever on the things of life as well as eternal things.
When the application is considered, the golden rule will guide us and show us how to love others and how to treat them.
-antithesis of love is bitternes--learn to love someone by being kind--humbleness, meekness, patience --be thankful
David's poor choices-compromise-devastating results-What have we compromised----there isn't anything that satisfies the senses that has not been 'Christianized' -
We are exhorted to remember our Creator while we are young and to not give ourselves to that which is temporal.
We see that we need a culture of discipling one another happening within the church for us to be spiritually healthy.
Moses shows us that ministry does not go the way we may have anticipated and that we need lots of patience.
We see that we need discernment so we may not cast our pearl of great price at the feet of those that would trample it.
-these things I have spoken unto you that in me we might have peace, in the world, you shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.-
To help others we must exercise self judgment and then approach them humbly and gently.
A godly marriage will show the gospel as a husband loves his wife and the wife submits to her husband.
We see that as Moses surrendered to go back to Egypt that there was still one thing that he had not yet done and God was upset. -Text- Exodus 4-18-31---We lost power during this sermon so we only have the first half recorded.
We look at some instruction to fathers and children so as to encourage the home and make things better for mom.
Isaiah 61-1 words of Christ- -The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me because the Lord has annointed Me to bring good news to the afflicted, He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted-
We see the usage of the word judge to learn more about what Jesus is saying and we consider how the world uses Matthew 7-1.
-Abram's world--Wars in Land of Canaan--Giants in Land of Canaan--Melchizedek--Tithes--cassette ran out of tape at the last minute of the sermon
don't be a secret Christian, to be identified as Christ's, be willing to show Christ, ambassaders for Christ.
We see that It is vital for a church to have a diversity of spiritual gifts within the body. Jesus Is glorified when He sees His bride using the gifts that He has given them.
We see that in a healthy church there will be sound doctrine, holiness, and good works.
Lack of love hinders us--Love is the requirement for victory over every conceivable sin in your life--The universal formula for happiness is is Biblical Love
In this overview of Titus, we see that we can be a healthy church no matter what the culture may be like.
We see that what the Bible says about life after death is not what other religions teach. We immediately go to heaven or hell.
-love Jesus more than anything or anyone else--how Jesus conducted himself during arrest--The evidence is all about us, have eyes to see
-experiencing salvation--faith of Abraham, the call of God--He restores our soul--live in Christ, for Christ, by Christ
-a born again Christian--sign of end times, the love of many who claim Christ will wax cold--work out your salvation with fear - trembling--The great hallmark of God's people is their perseverence in the faith
-God is JUST--Repentance is essential to salvation--Biblical legal deed of Israel--We are to be a holy people--The dangers of indifference
We look at the account of Peter and John running to the empty tomb and of Jesus revealing Himself to Mary.
-Bearing the Mark of Jesus--Your responsibility to each other as members of body of Christ--Kindness - Patience with fellow members--Be unified in Christ, not self serving
-Current Events in Middle East 1990--Riot at Temple Mount 1990--Live life as if will face Jesus this day---Peace comes from Christ, not the world--Be careful of the irreverence of Christian comedians, God is HOLY
really not sure of date, looked like 1981 on cassette, doesn't say month or day.---new creature in Christ overcoming-subduing old self
background clicking on tape, turn down volume enough to hear the message yet reduce the clicking sound
Jesus tells us to consider the birds in order to encourage us not to worry about our needs.
The gospel message is about Christ dying for our sins. Jesus took the wrath that we deserved. He took our place.
-Old covenant-New covenant--persevere--know HIS word--true salvation--come bodly to the throne of Grace
-Herod Agrippa blasphemes -ego---bringing our thoughts to captivity of Christ--Spiritual weapon of our warfare
-God is the God of Order--Geneology of Shem -2 lineage lines---Faith is delivered to the next generation with great difficulty--our children's minds are being captured by the World--Teach your children importance of Word of God, Jesus Christ, and your church
Living for Christ-Dying for Christ-Committment to Christ and church-church perpetuity-how soft have believers become--
We see what faith enabled the parents of Moses to do and we are encouraged to trust God with our kids as well.
We see David struggle with all that is going on in his life and wonders where God is at and eventually takes refuge in the unchangeable God.
brief touch on history of Armenian thought -proper term would be Judaism- and Calvinist thought -proper term would be Pauline-
short talk given prior to Observing The Lord's Supper -Lord supper not included in this recording-
Pastor Tiber introduces visiting pastor from Kings Addition Baptist Church in South Shore Kentucky, Elder James Hobbs. Pastor Hobbs preaches on faith, God holds our hand in trials, from Daniel Chapter 3.
We see that before the children of Israel would accept Moses they had to get tired of Egypt.
The pastor and the church need to understand his responsibilities before God.It makes for a healthier church.
We see how important it is to be reminded of the same things and are reminded to consider what lessons we leave behind.
We see that forgiveness is something that we must do in order to walk with God and something that will be rewarded.
The lukewarm church is a church that tends to stay in the middle on issues of morality or they are just without passion even if they are standing in the right place.
-The character of Judas--our mission is to strengthen the body - evangelize--truth defines experience--tape ran out before end of sermon
We see some things that Jesus corrected regarding the way the Pharisees fasted and we seek some proper reasons to fast.
We take a glance at the faith of Moses as mentioned in Hebrews so we may be encouraged to have faith like him.
For the church to be healthy it is important for the pastor and church to know what his qualifications and responsibilities are.
We learn a lesson from the tribes that chose to stay on the other side of Jordan that good intentions are not always best if it creates a barrier between us and God and HIs people.
We see that Jesus teaches us to not think selfishly as we pray. We are to pray for HIs glory and the good of others.
We look at the parable of the unjust Judge that Jesus gave and learn about the importance of not giving up in our prayer life.
We see one of the main keys in overcoming the fear of man is knowing who we are in Christ.
Jacob's family experiences some great problems. Could this be connected to him failing to go to Bethel-
We see that people often give in to peer pressure and become people pleasers because of fear.
We see that David wanted the Lord to make him stable and what it took for that stability.
We see that fear gives us a distorted view of the nature of God. We believe that He hates us rather than believing He loves us.
There are lots of lessons to learn from Jacob and Esau meeting. Lessons on fear, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
In this section of Psalm 119 we will see that David wanted to please the Lord and learn more about HIs Word.
David knew that God used affliction to teach him and to get him on the right path.--fyi this recording got messed up and cuts out a few minutes in the middle-
What are we to do with our fears and how does our fear affect us and others are looked at in this message.
David has made some choices that has brought about some bad consequences. We need to learn from them.
As Christians suffer we can rest in God's will because we know HIs will is for our good and our ultimate end is glorification.
David has compromised too much and has lived too much with the enemy. Now the enemy think's David is on their side.
The Christian has the Holy Spirit in them to help minister to them when they are even too weak to pray.
Because of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the believer they are able to receive great comfort when they suffer.
All of God's people are to be ambassadors for the King of Heaven and their heavenly country.
We continue to see signs of the Spirit of God within. This gives us confidence and assurance that we are God's children.
Jesus comes from an unlikely lineage to show that God fulfills His word in wonderful ways.
After twenty years, Jacob finally gets to start going back home. But, he faces some obstacles.
We do a recap of our theme on foundations and encourage the church to stand on those foundations and to be faithful to the church.
As Christians we need to understand where we are at in relationship to the law of God and its purpose in our life.
We continue to see how to overcome anxiety. We need to be thankful, know what is true and be content.
Unity in the church is a good and pleasant thing to behold. There the Lord commands blessing.
Jesus teaches us how to overcome worry or anxiety. Worry can be directly related to a spiritual problem.
The Word of God instructs us to worship God in Spirit and in Truth- What does this mean-
Because of what he has done, God has exalted Christ and given him the name above all names.
In an ever changing world, our Savior remains the same, an ever sure hope and foundation.
In order to have purity in all of our doctrines they must be built upon a biblical understanding of the person of Jesus Christ.
It is empowering to be reminded that sin has no power or authority over us any longer as Children of God.
We look at the seed sown in stony ground and see how that applies to ministry and to ourselves.
We see the purpose of parables and learn about the seed sown on the wayside and how that applies to ministry and to ourselves.
We see that all of mankind is under either Adam or Christ. What we have gained in Christ is greater than what we lost in Adam.
We focus on how we can rejoice in suffering because God uses it for our good and to make us more like Jesus
Many think that Old Testament saints were saved a different way than New Testament saints. What does the Bible say-
Satan's main purpose is to hinder the work of Christ and he will use us to do it. We must be alert to his devices.
We see Jacob gets swindled and the problems it causes and yet God still provides the son that will bring forth the Messiah.
God deals with Ezekiel in a way that reveals that God is the God of hope and is able to bring life out of death
Peter teaches that false prophets offer false freedom and reveals the bait they use to lure others.
Peter teaches that false prophets offer false freedom and reveals the bait they use to lure others.
Paul reveals four key words to get us from being guilty before God to being justified before God.
We continue from this morning's lesson by examining passages from the New Testament instructing us on the spiritual benefits of fasting.
Fasting is a lost practice. So, we hope to encourage the practice and learn that there are great blessings found in it.
There were some questions that the Jews would have to what Paul had taught in chapters 2 and 3.
The heart of the father is seen in the parable of the prodigal son. We too need the heart of the Father.
Paul reveals the guilt of Jews and Gentiles before God- showing they have nothing to boast in. What we need is a new heart.
We look at the account of Jacob pretending to be Esau in order to fool his father and take the blessing.
Paul reveals that even though you may be experiencing God's goodness that does not mean that you do not need to repent.
Marriage is constantly being attacked by Satan and the world. We need to have strong - Godly marriages which are made to represent the gospel.
Nothing brings more joy to our hearts than to know the joy the Father has in us.-Text- Psalm 21-6
Paul reveals the wrath of God that is upon us so that we may see our need for the righteousness of God.
Peter instructs the people that the Lord will judge the wicked and provides them with character traits of such.
We see that God delivers His people from the wrath to come. Whether that is a Christian like Noah or a Christian like Lot.
When we follow the Lord, we will not be immune to trouble or temptation. We must remain true and be a good testimony to make the world a better place.