First Baptist Church of Westcliffe, Colorado: Recent Episodes
Pastor Glenn Shock
Seeking, Sharing, and Showing God's Love. First Baptist Church 410 South 6th Street Westcliffe, Colorado
A special message from Aten Ministries about the missionary work in Ukraine, along with Pastor Glenn’s message.
Pastor Glenn looks at the 40 days after Jesus rose from the dead, and His impact. 1Cor. 15; John 14:1-4
Jesus is alive today. Pastor Glenn talks about how hope is fundamental to Christian life. Luke 24:13-26; John 20:26-28; 1Cor. 15:5-6, 13:13; Rev. 3:20; Acts 1:8
On this Easter Sunday, Pastor Glenn asks us how something that happened 2000 years ago have an impact on us today. Col. 1:14, 3:14; John 8:36; Luke 24:1-6; Eph. 1:7; Phil. 4:13
If you had one week to live, what would you do? Pastor Glenn looks at Jesus’ last week. John 12:12-13; Matt. 21:1-11; Rev. 19:11; Matt. 21:19; Mark 10:32-34
Pastor Glenn shows us how Scripture points us to the cross, and how we owed a debt we could not pay, but He paid a debt He did not owe. 1Cor. 18, 17, 23, 15:3; John 1:29, 20:31, 8:32; Mark 10:45; Matt. 16:22-23
Pastor Glenn talks about decisions we must make to serve the Lord. Is. 41:10; Josh. 24:15, 11-14
Guest Pastor Mark Henslee talks about seasons, and how the Good Shepherd speaks to us during this time. Psalm 23; 1Sam. 17
Pastor Glenn continues looking at the significance of what IAM means to us. John 15:1-2, 12-14
Jesus reveals Himself to us in many different ways, and Pastor Glenn looks at what the Alpha and Omega means to us. Rev. 22:12-15, 1:4; Gen. 1:27; John 1:1-2
Pastor Glenn shows us how Jesus tries to help us understand the importance of what He is saying. John 14:1-6, 14:27; Matt. 16:13-17, 24:6; Col. 1:15-23
Life throws us curveballs. Pastor Glenn talks about how our problems are never to much for Jesus to help us, and looks at the story of Lazarus. John 11:1-44, 10:10; Phil. 3:10
Pastor Glenn shows us how we will never be satisfied with the things of this world, and how Jesus is the Good Shepherd. John 10:11-21; Is. 40:11, 53:6; Psalm 119:76, 23; Zech. 10:2; Matt. 10:6, 24:46
God never wants to herd us, but wants us to follow Him. Pastor Glenn shows us that God is the God that leads us. John 10:1-10, 5:24, 8:51, 10:28-29; Psalm 23; Rom. 8:17; Mark 2:5; 2Cor. 5:19
Evil is the absence of God. Pastor Glenn talks about how Jesus says He is the bread of life. John 8:12, 3-7; Ex. 13:21-22; 2Chron. 7:1-3; Jer. 17:13; Num. 24:17; Isa. 10:16, 42:6; Matt. 24:7; Rev. 21:1-7
Pastor Glenn talks about how God has revealed Himself as the Great I AM. Here he looks at feeding the 5000 plus. John 6:35, 6:4-35, 4:4-26, 6:18-53, 58; Matt. 5:16; Rev. 3:20; Psalm 34:8
God is God and He calls us to be obedient. Pastor Glenn looks at what He means by I AM. Ex. 3:13-15; Phil. 4:19; Rom. 8:32; 1Pet. 1:15; John 17:3
Pastor Glenn tells us that God did not come to renovate us, but to give us a new life. 2Cor. 5:17; Rev. 21:5; John 3:3, 16; Rom. 3:23-24; Eph. 2:6,10,13; 1Pet. 2:9; Phil. 3:18-20; Acts 1:8 [Weak audio]
Jesus came to fulfill the law sow we don't have to. Pastor Glenn talks about the privileges we have as adopted children. Gal. 4:3-7; Rom. 8:14-17; 1John 3:1; Matt. 6:32, 7:11; Heb. 12:5-6
Sometimes in Scripture God puts things for us be we don’t see it right away. Pastor Glenn talks about the gift from God for us. Gal. 4:3-7, 2:14; Heb. 13:8; Matt. 5:7; John 19:30, 1:12-13; Eph. 2:8-9; 2Tim. 1:9; Rom. 4:5; Tit. 3:5; 1Tim. 1:15; 1John 5:13; Acts 16:31
We live in time, but God does not. Pastor Glenn talks about what that means for us as we celebrate Jesus' birth. Gal. 4:3-7; Matt. 1:18-23; Is. 7:14; Gen. 3:15; Luke 1:28-33, 2:8; Lev. 1:3; Deu. 15:21; Heb. 9:14; Eph. 5:27, 2:18; 1Pet. 1:19
Scripture reveals who Christ is, and Pastor Glenn talks about what we are to do with our lives to honor Him. Gal. 4:3-7; Is. 55:8; Dan. 9:24-27; Luke 1:31-33; Mark 1:15; Matt. 6:10, 24:6; 1Thess. 4:16-17
Pastor Glenn talks about being thankful, and how we should be happy in our personal religious worship. Being joyful is a public declaration of the handiworks of God. Psalm 100:1-5; Gen. 1:1; Job 5:8-10
Pastor Glenn continues looking at the seven motivational gifts of the Holy Spirit. God calls all to give, but He has endowed certain people with a special gift of giving. 1Cor. 12:7; Rom. 12:8; 1Pet. 4:10-11
Pastor Glenn looks at our strongholds, which are anything that masters us and diverts us from God. 2Cor. 10:3-5; 1Cor. 6:12, 10:13; 1Pet. 5:8; Isa 55:9; Prov. 3:5-6; Rom. 12:1-2; Psalms 37:31, 119:9-11; Col. 3:16
Pastor Glenn takes a look at the spiritual warfare going on around us today. Eph. 6:10-12; Gal. 5:17; Acts 4:21; Matt. 4:1-11, 8:28-34
Mercy is what we express when being led by God. Pastor Glenn continues looking at the gifts of the Holy Spirit by talking about the gift of mercy. Matt. 5:7, 20:29-34, 25:40; Rom. 12:8; John 3:17
Spiritual gifts are given by God. Pastor Glenn talks about the gift of exhortation and how it is a motivational gift. 1Pet. 4:11; Rom. 12:8; Acts 13-14; Col. 1:28-29
God gives gifts to His people to serve and to work in the body of Christ. Pastor Glenn looks at the Gift of Teaching. 1Cor. 12:5-7
Pastor Glenn continues looking at the Gifts of the Spirit by looking at the gift of service. 1Cor. 12:5-7, 28, 13:3; Matt. 20:28, 22:37-39; Rom. 12:7; Luke 10:40-42, 31-33; Mark 12:30-31
The Holy Spirit fills us with the desire to serve God. Pastor Glenn says he does that by giving each one of us one or more Spiritual Gifts. 1Cor. 12:5-7, 13:1-4; Acts 5:1-4
Spiritual gifts allow us to serve Him in different ways. Pastor Glenn talks about God given supernatural attributes of a Christian. 1Cor. 14:3, 12:1-20, 28, 1:7; Eph. 4:22, 11-12; Heb. 10:24-25; 1Pet 4:10-11; Luke 3:11; Rom. 1:11, Matt. 11:28
Pastor Glenn talks about the Holy Spirit filing us, and not just abiding in us. 1Cor. 3:16-17; Acts 2:4-8, 4:31, 9:17-20; Eph. 5:18-20, 4:22; Col. 3:16; 1Thes. 5:19; Matt. 7:16-20; Gal. 5:22
Blake and Jenna Bolerjack deliver an amazing concert reflecting the love of the Lord. 1Cor. 15:51-52
Pastor Glenn discusses the Holy Spirit, and that the Holy Spirit has many characteristics. John 16:5-16, 14:26; Eph. 3:16-17; Gal. 5:22-23; 1 Cor. 7:7; Rom. 8:2
Pastor Glenn helps us understand what the Bible says about the Holy Spirit. John 16:5-16; Deut. 6:4; Acts 20:22-23; Rom. 15:14, 8:16, 26
It's ok to have doubts, as even the disciples had them. Pastor Glenn looks at doubt and our faith. Mark 9:24; Acts 1:1-8; Heb. 11:1,6; Psalm 23-24, 42:10; John 12:37; James 1:16-18
In a heart-felt sermon, Pastor Glenn talks about brokenness, and I’m not ok. Brokenness is a state of true humility, an absence of pride, recognizing that God is a God of love and grace. Luke 20:17-18; Psalm 34:18, 147:3, 50:17; 1John 1:9
We have lived in a great time of prosperity in this nation. Pastor Glenn talks about times when the greatest prosperity resulted in a time of trouble spiritually. Is. 6; 2Chr. 26:8, 16, 20-21; Rev. 2:9, 3:17; John 12:35-41; Prov. 4:10-11; Job 42:6; Luke 5:8, 9:23
Pastor Glenn says there is something comforting about knowing someone is praying for us. John 17, 10:10, 16:5-15, 15:8, 8:32
God is at work and He wants us in on it. Pastor Glenn shows us that Jesus has a desire for us, and it is important to know who He is and what He wants. Matt. 28:19-20, 5:6; 1John 1:9; Acts 19:4; Rom. 6:4; John 13:34, 15:8; Gal. 2:20, 5:22
We need to let God build our foundation. Pastor Glenn talks about the founding principles of our republic. Psalm 33:12, 127:1-2; Is. 33:22
It’s more than what would Jesus do, but what does He desire? Pastor Glenn talks about the plan Jesus has for us as disciples. Matt. 28:19-20, 11:28; Mark 8:34; Luke 6:40, 11:28
We all have a heavenly Father. Pastor Glenn talks to us about how God the Father loves us just as much as He loves His Son. 1John 3:1-2; Heb. 4:16; Eph. 1:3; Psalm 103:13-14; Rom. 8:14-16; Gal. 5:1; Matt. 6:8-9
Pastor Glenn talks about how we need to be deeper in our faith. The Christian life is boring if we don’t move beyond the elementary things. Mic. 6:1-7; Mark 123:43; Matt. 6:19-21, 24, 19:16-24; Prov. 16:24
Many of us spend our Christian lives in the shallow end of the pool, while God wants us to live in the deep end. Pastor Glenn tells us that God has a purpose for our lives. Mark 8:34; Rom. 8:28; Jer. 1:5; Prov. 16:4, 29:18; Eph. 1:11-12
Memorial Day is the most costly holiday in the world because it can't be paid for in money, but only by the lives lost. Pastor Glenn tells us we must remember what God has done for us, and if we don't teach our children about God, someone will teach them about the devil. Deut. 32:7; Josh. 4:1-9, 20-24, 5:10-12, 3:13-16; Rom. 15:4
Guest Pastor Mark Henslee talks about how we should submit ourselves to the discipline of God for pure hearts. Psalm 24:1-10; Heb. 12:18-22; John 15:9-10, 14:6; Rom. 6:5-11; Phil. 4:8; Deut. 4:29
God blesses us in many ways, and Pastor Glenn the blessing of mothers. Ex. 20:12; Matt. 15:4, 19:19; Mark 7:10, 10:19; Luke 18:20, 2:51; Eph. 6:2
We have an opportunity to be on the team, not just the sidelines as Pastor Glenn continues the series on being a disciple for Christ. Gen. 1:26-27, 2:7, 18; Heb. 10:22-25; James 5:15; Rom. 1:12; Col. 3:12
Pastor Glenn talks to us about how we can grow deeper in our relationship with Christ by being evangelically bold. Matt. 28:19-20, 28, 9:37-38; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47-49; John 20:21, 4:34, Acts 1:8; Heb. 12:2
Pastor Glenn concludes the series on the qualities of being a disciple by encouraging us to live a holy life. 1Pet. 1:13-16; Matt. 15:19, 8-9; 5:23, 16:24; Eph. 4:29; Heb. 12:14; 1Sam 15:24,30; 1Pet. 2:1-3
Christ calls us to be disciples, so Pastor Glenn tells us we need to move ourselves from just being a believer to being a disciple. 2Tim. 4:2-4, 3:16; Gen. 3:3; Heb. 13:8; Phil. 4:8; John 17:17, 8:31-33; 2Cor. 10:5; Mark 13:31
Darkness can come in so many ways in our lives. Pastor Glenn talks to us how nothing in our life is too great for God to handle. Mark 16:1-8; 1John 3:16; Eph. 1:19-22; Rom. 8:11; Phil. 3:10-11; Matt. 28:5-6; 1Cor. 15:55-57
Guest Pastor Dave Player shares to us about the presence of Jesus. The best among us in not worthy, and the worst among us is not excluded. Luke 24:13-16; Heb. 12:1-4
Pastor Glenn continues to look at what it takes to move from simply being a believer in Christ to a disciple of Christ. John 14:15-17, 16:5-15; Eck. 36:26-27; Rom. 8:26; 1Thess. 5:12-122; Acts 7:48-51; Eph. 4:29-32
We are here because of the work of the first disciples! So Pastor Glenn asks what we have invested in when looking at what a true disciple is. Matt. 20:26-28, 28:19-20, 19:39, 23:11; Mark 12:31; John 13:1-10, 13-17
A disciple has an extraordinary love for people, as Pastor Glenn continues looking at what it means to be a disciple. Luke 14:27; Matt. 22:36-40; John 13:34; 1John 4:7, 10-11
We sometimes get confused at the prominence of where Jesus should be in our lives. Pastor Glenn takes a look at a disciple versus a believer. Luke 14:25-28; Matt. 28:18-20; Rom. 12:1-2; 1Pet. 2:9-10
Pastor Glenn talks about what the difference is between a disciple and a believer. Luke 14:25-35, 9:23; Matt. 5:13, 10:37; 1Cor. 5:4; Gal. 5:16
One of the ordinances we participate in is communion. Pastor Glenn shows how it is a way for us to thank God for what He has done for us. 1Cor. 11:17-26, 5:7; 1John 1:9
As we continue looking at Trust, Pastor Glenn tells us that faith is a belief, but trust is our action in that belief. Psalm 20:7, 139:13-14, 27:10; Mal. 3:10; Deut. 6:16; Matt. 4:6-7; Her. 29:11, 4-10
Trust is all we really have, and Pastor Glenn says it's what we put our trust in that really matters. Psalm 20:7; Luke 22:39-42; Jer. 18:6
It's the object of our trust which is important. Pastor Glenn talks about putting our trust in God. Psalm 20:7, 139:7-9, 23; Matt. 17:20; Is. 40:12; Dan. 2:21; Jer. 29:11; James 1:5; 1Pet. 1:4-16
Pastor Glenn talks about how we need to be able to trust God. Prov. 3:5-6, Psalm 20:7, 62:5-8, 118:8-9, 121:1-2; Gen. 26:1-2, 12-13; John 3:16; Josh. 1:8; Rom. 10:17; Deut. 8:18
While 2020 was challenging in many ways, Pastor Glenn tells us to trust God as He continues to work in our lives. Prov. 3:5-6; Psalm 20:7, 139:23; Heb. 4:16