Reidsville Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
Dr. Chuck Jonas
Dads seem to give a fair amount of advice, but do we take it well?
Do we listen when someone tells us what to do or how to do it?
Why are we so unteachable?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows a time when Jesus gave some advice to a group of men.
Not only does Daniel receive another vision, but this time God sends His chief messenger Gabriel with the interpretation.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas helps understand the visions that keep coming to Daniel.
Daniel 7 has been called “the most comprehensive and detailed prophecy of future events to be found anywhere in the Old Testament.”
Instead of continuing in chronological order, we go backwards in time to a series of visions that Daniel had.
Visions that show that God is indeed sovereign.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas gives us panoramic preview of coming attraction from the time of Daniel until that day when time is no more.
Daniel 6 is one of the best-known chapters in the Bible.
We have heard it in Sunday school, at Vacation Bible School, in sermons, and there is even a Veggie Tales episode.
It provokes our imagination.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows how God glorify himself among the nations by rescuing one of his children who trusted him no matter what.
We have to remember that Daniel was not written to give us a history lesson about Babylonians, Medes, and Persians.
It was written to encourage the Hebrew people, God’s people, that though they had been defeated and exiled, God was sovereignly in control, and they should trust him even when they could not trace his hand.
He is working out his plans and accomplishing his purposes, and every now then he lets us in on what he is doing.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us that God set kingdoms and removes kingdoms
Abraham Lincoln once said: "Behind every great man, is a great mother!"
I want to introduce you to a mother that is often forgotten in Scripture.
Most of us have never heard of her.
We know of Mary, Elizabeth, Rachel, Rebekah, Hannah, Ruth, and Naomi; however, our text gives us another mother worthy of our examination.
Her name is Rizpah.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us a mother of example.
C. S. Lewis calls it “the great sin” and with good reason.
It is the sin that led to the fall of Satan.
It is the sin that led to the fall of humanity and drove Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden.
God hates pride because it challenges his sovereignty and questions his will.
It claims a position and power for mere mortals that rightly belongs only to “the King of the heavens” (v 37)
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us that through humiliation and restoration of the most powerful man on the earth, Daniel 4 is going to remind us that God is in control, and we are not.
Today's message is in honor of the graduation Class of 2024, but it is also a message for all believers.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us what is needed as we prepare for the next chapter.
In Philippians 1:21 Paul writes, “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
John Piper calls this the ultimate win-win scenario.
“If I live, I get Christ. If I die, I get more of Christ! Eitherway I win!”
I believe this is the mindset of 3 young Hebrew’s by the names of Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.
We know these men, taken captive to Babylon in 605 BC by their popular names: Shadrach, Meshach,and Abednego.
The last time we will see these men is here in Daniel 3.
We will see men of courage, conviction, and commitment.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us what it means to have courage in the fire.
Man with his ambitions, ego, and idolatries, is often impressed by what he can build.
God, on the other hand, is not dazzled by man’s accomplishments.
Only one kingdom “will never be destroyed.”
According to Daniel 2:44, it is the kingdom “the God of the heaven will set up,” the kingdom God revealed in dreams to a pagan king named Nebuchadnezzar, dreams that only his servants Daniel could interpret.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us just how important Daniel's ability to understand visions and dreams will truly be.
When we find our feet forcibly planted in the soil of an anti-God, anti-Christian culture, it is absolutely imperative that our hearts be drawn to heaven and our minds beimmersed in the Word of God.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares how God rules and overrules.
The story of the empty tomb in John’s gospel is one of re-creation with hints back to Genesis and John 1.
The Risen Christ sees Mary just as she is and loves her.
The Risen Jesus sees all of us, too, just as we are and offers to re-create us with resurrection life.
This is the fulfillment of God saving the world through his Son and not condemning the world.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us The Re-Creation Story this Easter Sunday.
Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey knowingfull well he would trigger the religious and political authorities.
Jesus’ mission required him to demonstrate incredible courage regardless of the reactions of others. He is Lord, the absolute authority over all things.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas ask the question, Does Jesus have all authority over you, too?
The story of Lazarus teaches us that God seldommeets our expectations but instead fulfills our greatest hopes. His timing is not our timing nor are His ways our ways.
But He is faithful always, He is worthy to be praised, and He is a safe place for us to put all our hope.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us our greatest hope.
Jesus heals a blind man starting him on a journey of discovery that will last for eternity.
The Pharisees show themselves to be the blind ones, as they were well-versed in their scriptures and their laws but they were far from knowing the God of creation whose heart is full of love and light.
As Christ followers we must cling to Jesus rather than become like the Pharisees who valued knowing about God more than walking with God.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows what is means to cling to Jesus.
The story of the Samaritan woman perfectly illustrates how God sent Jesus not to condemn the world but to save the world through him.
Jesus humbles himself, engages the woman in conversation, and sets her free from shame and guilt. She arrives at the well as a sinner, but leaves as a saint. Encounters with God will do that to someone, even YOU.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us what is means to be set free from shame.
Those who are “born anew" lock their focus onto the crucified and resurrected Christ who now dwells in us by the Holy Spirit.
Our life starts to look like the life of Jesus: we are daily crucified as we pick up our cross and follow him, but we are also daily resurrected with life, love, and joy.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share what it means to be born again.
Three times Jesus was tempted by the devil and three times Jesus came out on top. Overcoming temptation and hardships is possible in our lives because Jesus rewires our core and makes us new.
Our lives become distinctive and intriguing as we overcome common hardships andtemptations in a way that gives hope to others.
Join Us as Dr. Chuck Jonas how being rewired by Christ changes everything.
For far too many churches, the deacons appear to be a group that runs and directs the activities of a church, whereas last week we discussed how deacons were set up to be the servants of the church.
In fact, that is what the title of deacon means, a servant, not a ruler, taskmaster, or overseer.
Those that we recognize to give the title of deacon, servants of the church, have special qualifications.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share with us what it takes to be a deacon.
When we encounter a passage of Scripture dealing with church leadership, we are sometimes temptedto skip ahead to something more exciting or relevant.
And you are probably not alone in that thinking.
There are many who come to the passages we are going to be looking at over the next few weeks and ask, “What does this have to with my life?”
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds that Church leadership affects every follower of Christ.
It’s not a matter of if the storms of life will come, it’s a matter of when.
And when they come, you want to be prepared, you want to have a firm grip on the anchor of your soul, Jesus.
The Bible uses words like perseverance and steadfastness to describe enduring faith.
But there’s another word I want us to add to our vocabulary today, and that’s the word remain.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share hot to maintain that grip throughout life.
We live in a world where storms will come, which highlights the necessity of having an anchor.
It’s not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.
The storms are coming and there will be adversity, suffering, and pain. When we are faced with any of these we need to be prepared beforehand, ready for whatevermay come our way.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us why we need to be secured to anchor, which is Jesus, in the midst of the storm.
An anchor is an amazing invention, used by fishermen and sailors for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
The basic concept of an anchor is that it “is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current.”
An anchor is simple in its design, but very powerful in its function.
As believers, we are encouraged to remain steadfast and committed in our faith through every trial and storm that lifemay bring.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares how we are anchored in hope and that hope is Jesus.
Christmas 2023 is over! The tree is still up, but it looks mighty empty underneath. There may be a few leftovers in the fridge. Visiting family members have left to go backhome. The excitement of Christmas took weeks to build to a crescendo … and then it’s over.
Life has gotten back to normal. AND … many people suffer from the post-Christmas blahs … a kind of depression after all the hoop-la of Christmas … the “Post-ChristmasBlues”.
Think of what it was like for Mary & Joseph. We spend weeks before Christmas preaching about the events leading up to … and including … the birth of Jesus.
We seldom hear a sermon about what happened to them AFTER Christmas.Join as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares what happens after the wisemen visit Joseph, Mary, and Jesus.
Do you struggle to find peace during the Christmas Season? You are not alone.
Before the birth of Jesus, God's people had little or no peace.
This changed the night Jesus was born when the Angel of the Lord made the announcement to the most unlikeliest of people.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us about the peace that is at the heart of Christmas
The Christmas season is finally upon us and with all the tinsel, trees, and treats, can easily distract us from what really matters, which is the Christ child.
During this series, we will look at how hope, peace, joy and love are at the heart of Christmas.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas helps us discover thehope that comes to us through the birth of Jesus Christ.
Over the course of this series, we have seen many different portraits of Jesus.
Through this series we have see that Jesus is..
The Promised Messiah
The Authoritative Judge
The Sovereign Son
The Gracious Master
The Lord of the Sabbath
The Servant of God and Sinners.
Join is as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us the remaining portraits and a reminder that we will either follow Jesus or reject Jesus.
We have already seen four portraits of Jesus in this series.
He is...
The Promised Messiah
The Authoritative Judge
The Sovereign Son
The Gracious Master
In today's message, Dr. Chuck Jonas will continue to take us through the gallery as we see Jesus as Lord of the Sabbath and the Servant of God and Sinners.
Today we continue our looking at the different portraits of Jesus.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share with us a few more ways we need to see Jesus as we walk with Him.
Today we begin a new series, Portraits of Jesus, Looking at who Jesus really is. In today's message we see a man who had a crisis pf doubt. John the Baptist, the greatest prophet born of women had his doubts.
Join us a Dr. Chuck Jonas show us that Jesus is the Promised Messiah.
This morning we wrap our series Sent By the King.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas show that we have nothing to fear in sharing the Gospel because the reward is so much better
Last week we learned that for us to be sent, we have to see the condition of the lost.
It is only then we can understand the commission of Christ.
The first part of this commission is to pray. (Matthew 9:38)
Join as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us the next step of the commission of Christ....Go.
The King has the authority over disease, death, the disciples, and to save.
He also has the authority to send out his disciples.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas begins this series and what it means for that Child of God to be sent by the King.
Do you believe the Bible is God's Word or just another book?
That question alone sparks controversy even among believers.
What you believe about the Bible say a lot about your willingness to trust and obey.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us what Jesus believed about the Bible.
Do you agree with this statement?
“The greatest hindrance to the advance of the gospel worldwide is the failure of the lives of God’s people. The reason some folks don’t believe in missions is that the brand of religion they have isn’t worth propagating.”
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us that we need to reflect on the fact that Jesus has redeemed us and brought us into his kingdom to be “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the the world."
It has been said that Matthew 5-7 is the "The greatest sermon ever preached by the greatest man who ever lived."
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas begins the series DIVERGENT-Living the Sermon on the Mount by helping us understand that when we read the Beatitudes, we see Jesus.
We are honored to have Rev. Shannon Ramsey, former International Missionary, with us to share from God's Word.
Do you know who Agur is? A lot of people don't.
He is only mentioned one time in Scripture. Yest his message is in the Bible.
Today we start a two part series looking at the overall message of Proverbs 30
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas introduces us to a man named Agur.
Because Jesus has defeated death and the grave, as a child of God, you have victory!
But do you live with that mindset?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us of the victory we have because of the Resurrection of Jesus.
Today we are starting a series in where we get to read Paul’s Thank-You letter to the church in Philippi.
We are going to see that Paul deeply loves this church, but this is more than just a thank-you letter.
It is only four chapters, 104 verses, and about 2 ½ pages in most Bibles. But there is Gold here.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us what partnership and church planting looked like in Philippi.
Do you remember this song?
Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning. Give me oil in my lamp I pray. Give me oil in my lamp keep me burning, burning, burning, keep me burning ‘til the break of day!
What if it is not so much about the availability of the oil, as much as it may be the condition of our wicks that keep us from burning brightly for Christ.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas helps us to look at the condition of our wicks (our heart’s condition) and see if there are some changes needed in order for us as individuals, and as the church, to shine brighter and better for God in 2023.
for the past three weeks around here, we’ve been traveling through a promise 2,722-year-old promise that God gave to people about peace.
The promise was God’s Christmas present to us. That unto us a child would be born, a son would be given whose name would be called “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
The prayer is that this series has been an encouragement this Christmas season.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares the huge promise God made to us, that in our darkness He would send to us the Prince of Peace.
If you have been with us these past two weeks, you know that God couldn’t wait to tell people about the coming of Christmas. So, 700 years beforehand, 2,900 years ago now, God foretold the Christmas story by choosing a prophet named Isaiah to tell the world about an amazing baby who would be born the prince of peace.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how Jesus is the Everlasting Father.
Last week we began a series covering one of the most famous descriptions of Christmas in all of history as we began a look at the famous words from Handel’s Messiah taken from Isaiah 9. we discovered that God was so excited about the gift He was going to send on Christmas that he started telling people about it 700 years before it happened.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares the second message of this series, as we look at the second two-word phrase in Isaiah 9:6. Mighty God and see the babe born in Bethlehem in a whole new light. And that could change your Christmas season. And it could even change your life.
One of the greatest pieces of music ever written is Handel's Messiah. A lot of people don't realize that he used the Scripture in Isaiah to write this beautiful piece of much.
Today we start a new series title, The Prince of Peace.
In Isaiah 9:6, the writer uses four descriptive words to describe this babe born in a manger.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us our Wonderful Counselor
We are going to end our series with Jesus as He ends a conversation with a shocking one liner which leaves the reader wondering, what exactly does Jesus mean?
The Bible is filled with the word charis, eucharista, eucharisteo. Grace, grace and more grace.
One leper returned to his Savior to express his gratitude, the other nine offered nothing to their Savior. And in return, the other nine missed out on true healing – salvation.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us what it means to walk in fullness of life.
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We live in a divided nation and a divided world. It is a division that causes rifts in relationships.
We get mad at friends who vote for a different candidate than we do and sometimes we scratch our heads why friends and family would vote different than us.
We listen to podcasts, watch news shows, read newspapers, choose social media follows, and read articles that not only support our beliefs but affirm our "rightness" in our beliefs.
By feeding our ideologies with like-mindedness, we have starved out a significant part of human connectedness – an unbiased relationship with all of God's people.
Inevitably, our added "rightness vs. wrongness" mindset has driven a wide wedge through God's crown of creation, leaving a deep ravine for divisiveness to dwell.
But what if we focused on the things that unite us as much as the things that divide us?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us what unites us.
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Studies have shown that few things are more detrimental to your health than a bad attitude. Because our attitudes begin with our mindset, if our perspective is stuck in the muck of negativity, our body, behaviors, mental, emotional, and even physical health will begin to take on this posture – a posture of negativity.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how to handle gratitude's nemesis: the grumble
So, what makes our life significant?
We know that work, play, community, our home, investments, and even our service can add value to our lives, but they do not define it.
Therefore, if I want my life to be significant, what underlying values or practices should I be participating in so that it is significant now and hereafter?
The Bible says that the practice of gratitude gives us a life here and after of significance.
Today we are starting a series entitled Gratitude: Living a Life of Thankfulness.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas walks us through the idea of Fundamental Gratitude.
Through this series, we're looking at what it means to become a community of one… a community united around Jesus. As a brief recap:
WEEK 1: You are a masterpiece. Act like it.
If we're going to be a community of one, we need to recognize what we are and we need to treat others as the masterpieces they are. And the good news is that the world is drawn to that kind of love in action.
WEEK 2:When we are all together, different; we are greaterthan the sum of our parts.
We all have different gifts, abilities, talents, interests, passions. And they can all be used to reflect Jesus back to the world around us. When we come together as a community, each doing our 'part' we become greater than the sum of those parts. We become an unstoppable force in our world.
Join us as Dr Chuck Jonas shares with us the biggest roadblock to seeing the community of one become a reality.
Today we celebrate 140 as a church and continue to move forward on the foundation that was laid 140 years ago.
Our guest this morning is Dr. Scott Sullivan, with the the Georgia Baptist Mission Board.
Join us as Dr. Sullivan shares with us A Call to Genuine Discipleship.
You are a masterpiece - made in the image of God. God, the one who created this amazing world and said it was 'good'. Then went on to create you and me and call us 'very good.'
And as a masterpiece, made in God's image, we are called to serve all the other masterpieces made in God's image.
When we recognize what we are – masterpieces and when we begin to live up to this ideal by serving others the way Jesus served us, we can come together as a community that serves and ultimately transforms our world.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us what it means to be a community that comes together as one.
We are taught from an early age to be self-sufficient.
We are told to fend for ourselves as a sign of strength and maturity.
It's a preferred trait. Those who can't go it alone are viewed as weak or at least as “less capable" than those who can.
We value independence and individualism above almost everything else.
But, we weren't created to live this way.
It may feel counter-intuitive, but the truth is, we are created and called to live in community. Let me say it again, only this time let me make it more personal.
You were created and called to live in community.
Join us as Dr, Chuck Jonas reminds us that we are all a masterpiece in the Father's eyes.
For the past 6 weeks we’ve been looking at the life of the man Jesus called, “The greatest born of a woman.” We’ve called him the Forerunner, because he came before and prepared the way for Jesus.
In today’s final installment of our Forerunner series, John the Baptist dies. He lived well, and he died well.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share with us how we can die well.
In this series we have learned a ton about John and we have learned a ton from John.
It is amazing to think that John was not at Jesus birth, death, resurrection, or the birth of the church, but has left his mark all over Christianity.
Join as as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us John the Baptist method of introducing people to Jesus.
Over the last number of weeks, we have been working through the series Forerunner, looking at the life of John the Baptist, the voice crying in the wilderness, preparing the people for the coming of the Lord.
This morning we come to a crucial moment in this series, where we have to ask the question:
How can a Christian communicate that Jesus really is the Son of God, worthy and willing to receive all our praise and worship?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us we can do the same.
We have been learning about the most important man who ever lived. Jesus said,
“Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one greater than John the Baptist has appeared… Matthew 11:11a
Six months before Jesus was born, John, His Forerunner was born.
When John was eight days old, his father quoted 11 different passage of Scripture over him.
Join us a Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us that words have power
What would you do if you ever got more than you hoped or asked for?
Would that even be possible?
Ephesians 3:20 says that God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all we can ask or imagine.
Most people would say that the story of Christmas begins with the announcement of the birth of a baby. And they would be right. But when they try to name that baby, they say, “His name was Jesus.” And they are wrong.
The story of Christmas, and the story of Jesus, begins with the story of John.
The story of John doesn’t actually begin with John; it begins with his father, whose name was Zechariah.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us how God prepares parents.
Within the history of our nation, there have always been men who inspired us with their courage in times of change or crisis.
We become better men and women when we’re reminded what a great life looks like and lifted up by them.
For the next several weeks, we are going to be lifted up together by the life of John, the son of Zechariah, who people call “John the Baptist.” And I call, “The Forerunner.”
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share with us how God prepares the world.
When we come to the mountain of grief,
whether it’s the passing of a loved one
the end of a marriage
infertility or miscarriage
a broken friendship
the death of a dream
or the termination of a career
Questions fill our minds, and we wonder whether we’ll ever get through the grief and get to a place of acceptance.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share with us how we can move from grief to acceptance.
Sex sells.
You see this in tv adds, magazines, and on computer screens.
Peter Kreeft made this statement; “If lust ceased tomorrow, we would be plunged into the greatest economic depression in history. Remove sex appeal from advertising, advertising from the economy, and the economy from civilization and what would be left?”
Solomon said, “That which has been is what will be, That which is done is what will be done, And there is nothing new under the sun.” Ecclesiastes 1:9
There is certainly nothing new about lust; its been with us almost from the very beginning and will remain with us until the very end—ruining something God created as good and holy.
Lust is an intense, consuming desire for something to satisfy our selfish passions without concern for the well-being of others or the commands of God.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how we can move from the mountain of lust to purity.
A W. Tozer observed, “Most of the world’s greatest souls have been lonely.”
You could all probably come up with a list of men or women who are lonely, whether in business, medicine, law, sports, or whatever field they may be in.
I could give you a list of those who have experienced loneliness in ministry.
Many of the names on your list would be foreign to me, as the names on my list would be foreign to you.
But there’s one list that is probably well known by all of us.
The godly, lonely servants of God listed in the Bible.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how we can move form loneliness to companionship.
What do you think of when you think of materialist?
Billionaires driving around in Lamborghinis, vacationing in the French Riviera, or hanging out in their New York penthouse.
The one image that doesn’t come to mind is someone going to church.
For most people, materialism is the opposite of spirituality.
The true materialistic person is a very spiritual person; it’s just that he or she has turned material wealth into a spiritual pursuit, which the Bible calls idolatry.
This might come as a surprise, but you don’t have to be wealthy to be a materialist.
You can be dirt-poor and still charm that distinction. Why?
Because a materialist isn’t made by the amount of stuff owned but rather whether that stuff, great or small, owns you.
A materialist refuses to believe that the promise money makes are really just lies.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us how to cross the mountain from materialism to contentment.
A doctor struggled with how he should break the news to the unfortunate man.
“Sir, I’m sorry; it is the worst possible outcome we could have imagined. Test results indicate that you have rabies. We will do everything we can to make you comfortable. But I cannot give you false hope. There is nothing we can do to cure you.
My best advice is that you put your affairs in order as soon as possible.”
The infected man sat there for a moment and then asked the for a pen and some paper.
About an hour later the doctor returned. The man was still writing furiously.
“I’m glad to see you are writing out your will with such care,” the doctor said.
The man looked up from the page and said, “Oh, this is not my will. This is a list of people I want to bite before I die.”
You may have a similar list.
You may not have written it down, but you’ve composed it in your head.
Your list includes a brother or sister, a friend or coworker, a parent or grandparent, or maybe a stranger you believe has wronged you in some way.
Maybe you have been a victim of abuse.
For others, there are no specific names or faces, just a gnawing bitterness at life, God, or people in general.
We have seen too many times the mass killings of innocent people by those, who often suffer from mental illness, nurtured a root of bitterness.
The thing these mass shootings have in common is the rabies-like disease of bitterness.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us how we can move from bitterness to forgiveness.
Fear is a natural part of life, but it wasn’t a part of God’s original design.
In the Garden of Eden, Adam had no fear of lions or tigers, or bears, or even cockroaches, if there were any before the fall.
Though fear can be useful, providing a surge of adrenaline that makes us very aware of dangerous situations so we can take appropriate actions, chronic fear can paralyze us from moving forward into the blessed life God intends for us.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows with us how we can move from fear to courage
have you ever thought for a minute that we have been to hard on Mrs. Job?
After all, she also lost her children and security, and for all she knew, she might lose her husband too.
We all think we would be like Job and declare, as he did, “Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity? The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.” (Job 2:10; 1:21)
Let’s get real.
Chances are, you and I wouldn’t respond like Job. Most of us would be like Mrs. Job.
If you don’t believe me, think about what your initial reaction would be to one or more of these life-altering events:
A job loss
A missed promotion
A divorce
The death of a loved one.
Would you respond with sunny optimism or with pessimism?
Discouragement is like a disease eating away at the hope in your heart.
If it persists, it becomes resistant to the encouragement we often get from others.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas helps us walk the mountain of discouragement to hope.
July 4, 1776 proclaimed their independence from England. We know the document as The Declaration of Independence.
America may have won its freedom from Britain on July 4, 1776. We know the document as The Declaration of Independence, but when you look at our nation today it becomes obvious that we are still slaves– to sin.
The only way we can be set free is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Join Us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us what it means to have Freedom in Christ.
Most of us know that worrying doesn’t change anything, yet we do it all the time.
Like Linus from the Peanuts cartoon, we carry around our anxieties, our worries, and our fears like a blanket, believing there is security in them.
So what can we do about our anxious thoughts?
I have good news for you: the Word of God has the answer.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how to move from anxiety to peace.
If earthly fathers seek to be wise in the giving of gifts, we can rest assured that the heavenly Father gives with even greater wisdom.
Some gifts fathers find impossible to give because of their economic circumstances. Other gifts are more important than any gadget or toy fathers can give to their children.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas Share with us Gifts That Fathers Can Give.
Guilt is like an acid that eats away our conscience-drip by drip.
It’s something we can never outrun, but we can stop the drip.
Everyone at one time or another faces the mountain of guilt.
We can choose to ignore it, or we can repent and enjoy freedom for a clear conscience.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas show how to move from guilt to repentance.
A mountain that seems insurmountable isn’t, as long as we’re willing to grow.
And with growth comes a change in perspective and a renewed hope that, in days to come, even Everest-like mountains can and will be conquered.
There is a good chance that you and I will never climb a literal mountain like Everest, but we will come face-to-face with other tall mountains.
Some of the mountains looming over us may be called doubt or discouragement.
It could be blocked by a daunting mountain of bitterness or guilt.
Or we may find ourselves in the shadow of the mountain of loneliness or grief.
Like Everest, there are mountains we all face in life that are overwhelming.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how we can move from doubt to faith.
Usually at the end of someone’s life, the conversation that takes place is not about how many more vacations they wish they would have taken, how they should have purchased that big-screen TV, or how sad it makes them that they did not start a podcast.
Rather what people talk about is how they wish they had more time with their families, how they want to heal a broken relationship, or how they would have spent more time helping people.
These conversations are around the things that truly matter most.
When time is limited, people speak from the heart.
It is these final words that we really should pay attention to because they are the things that are most important to that individual.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us the final words prays for those to become followers long after the original disciples are gone.
One of the hardest things we all have to deal with id the loss of a loved one.
Sometimes they have felt deep grief and heartbreak.
Sometimes they feel confusion as to how this could happen.
Sometimes they feel anger that God would allow this to take place.
But we have the assurance that we have a Father in heaven who not only knows our grief, but walks alongside with us in those moments.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share with us the resurrected hope we have in our times of grief and sorrow.
The prophet Samuel is one of the brightest lights in the Old Testament.
He was the guiding force in Israel, surpassing the leadership of its kings.
God used him in a mighty way for many years, keeping Israel closer to God, and therefore blessed in many ways.
It is significant that this book, which describes the early history of Israel, begins with the story of a mother who desperately wants a child.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares three things we can learn from Samuel's mother.
In this podcast we honor the Class of 2022.
In a world that is always changing, as believers in Christ, how do I make a difference?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share how we can make a difference.
Life’s greatest challenges are best faced when we have the hope of Jesus’ power and presence living within us.
After three years of ministry alongside Jesus, Peter carelessly refuses to remain loyal, and he denies connection to Christ.
Three different times Peter is questioned about his connection; each time he distances himself.
The good news is that Peter’s story does not end with his denial, and our story does not have too either.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share with us how Jesus restores us back into right relationship with Him.
Have you ever thought about the fact that before Easter was a celebration of life, it was a time of mourning for Jesus’ death?
Today it is a celebration of the hope we have in Jesus Christ because He is no longer in the grave, but alive.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas begins a new series, Resurrecting Hope: Overcoming Life's Greatest Challenges
Experts tell us that the nail/spike the Romans used to crucified people had to be at least nine inches in length in order to go through flesh and wood.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shared what each inch meant with the nail the crucified Jesus.
How do you respond to confrontation?
Do you respond with humility and repentance, or do you react in anger?
Does the issue suddenly become the person confronting you?
Do you tell him or her never to talk that way to you again?
What about the time you have had to confront others?
Do you look back on that with regret, perhaps wishing you hadn’t taken that course of action, or do you look back praying that God would use your imperfect attempts for good?
We are humans. That means confrontation will always be necessary.
Nehemiah encounters a situation where the people of Judah need to be corrected in a number of areas.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us that sometimes we need to be corrected when we go in a path that is opposite of God's plans.
Nehemiah 12 should remind believers we need an eternal perspective, one that goes in both directions.
It should remind us that all that we see God doing in our time is part of the grand work of his redemption to save a people to himself from every nation.
What God is doing now has always been in his heart, and it will declare his glory throughout all eternity.
It should give rise both to rejoicing over what God has done and rejoicing for what he is doing and is going to do in the future.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us that the dedication of the wall is really the people’s dedicating themselves to protect the things of God and carry out his purposes.
Ever hear of the 80/20 Rule? It states that 20% of the people doe 80% of the work.
Sadly this is seen in a lot of churches today. We forget that when we said yes to Jesus and the free gift of Salvation we were also saying yes to ministry.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds that as a child of God there is a places for us to serve Him in the church and outside the church as well.
Its one thing to offer the Lord a passionate prayer of confession, such as we saw in chapter 9 last week, but it is quite something else to live an obedient life after we say “Amen.”
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us what happens after we say amen.
Our prayers in desperate times reveal much about us.
Nehemiah 9:1-37 is the longest recorded prayer in the Bible outside the Psalms.
It is the people’s plea for help.
But the focus of the prayer is more on God’s mighty deeds on behalf of the people throughout history than it is on the people themselves.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us why our prayers are both a time of confession and deliverance.
In Nehemiah 8, Nehemiah calls for a Bible conference and invites Ezra the scribe to be the teacher.
The walls are now finished, and the gates were hung.
The material needs of the city had been met; not it was time to focus on the spiritual needs of the people in the city.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with what can happen God's people get serious about His Word.
The walls are completed, and the gates have been restored, and the enemy is flustered.
But a city is much more than walls, gates, and houses: a city is people.
In the first half of Nehemiah the people existed for the walls, but now the walls must exist for the people.
Rebuilding the wall is only the first step in removing the reproach from those who returned from exile.
The walls do not exist for their own sake.
Their significance depends on what is supposed to happening inside Jerusalem itself, the thriving community of God for the glory of God.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us as we learn about the Qualities of Nehemiah’s Character and the Priorities of Nehemiah’s Calling.
One of the enemy’s strategies to destroy the work of the people of God in manipulation and intimidation.
It was what Nehemiah deals with as the building project is coming to completion.
Join us as Dr. chuck Jonas reminds us that even when things are going good, the enemy will still try to stop what God is doing.
With the external threat contained, Nehemiah has to face an unexpected internal threat of dissension, division, and exploitation within his own ranks.
It is a threat that could bring the work on the wall to a screeching halt.
Join us as Dr. Chuck shares how Nehemiah is able to lead by example.
G. K. Chesteron, author and theologian, once made the following statement, “The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.”
Whenever believers get serious about obeying God’s call on their lives, they can count on opposition.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us how to handle the opposition we will face when doing what God has called us to do.
Every believer comes to Christ by faith. However, many believers fail to realize that there call to Christ is also a call to become an essential member of the community of faith, the body of Christ, the church. Believers become a part of (the people of) God for the purpose of glorifying him in doing the work of God. Christopher Wright states, “It is not so much the case of God has a mission for His church in the world, as that God has a church for His mission in the world. Missions was not made for the church; the church was made for mission-God’s mission.” Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares how Nehemiah and the people of God carry out the mission to which they have been called—the removal of the reproach of God’s people by rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.
Whenever beginning something new it is important to get off to a good start if you wish to succeed.
In today's message we get a glimpse of Nehemiah’s first few days after his arrival in Jerusalem.
Nehemiah’s first actions upon his arrival in Jerusalem demonstrate how significant the project is and how determined he is to complete it.
Because even Nehemiah understands the importance of a good start.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how thoughtful and methodical Nehemiah is in preparing for the work ahead of him.
Isaiah says, “But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.”
In Nehemiah 2:1-10, Nehemiah demonstrates this truth.
For four months Nehemiah grieves over the reproach Jerusalem has become and seeks the help and mind of God as he prays and fasts over the condition of his people.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us that one person can make a difference in this world, if the person knows God and really turns to Him.
The Bible is filled with people who were able to lead, prepared to lead, and already leading long before God gave them the opportunities that made a mark in history.
In each case, they noticed opportunity and responded to opportunity because they cared.
Nehemiah was the kind of person who cared.
It is because Nehemiah had the heart of a servant, he could ask the question, Does Anybody Care?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas helps answer the question, What is the level of care in our life?
We all love the Charlie brown Christmas Special.
There is a moment that we have been missing. When Linus is sharing the Christmas story and get to where the angels say "Fear Not", he drops his famous blanket.
What are the blankets that you are holding on to that you need to drop.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how to handle unexpected turns so we to can drop the blankest that keep us from fully following God.
The point of Christmas is that God came to dwell with us so that we could dwell with Him forever.
As John reminds us in the first chapter of his Gospel, the “Word was God . . . [and] the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (verses 1, 14).
When you think of the enormity of God, the complexity of His creation, and the majesty of His glory, this effort for our salvation is beyond comprehension.
Why would God go to such lengths to restore us to Himself? The answer, of course, is found in His nature. It’s found in the one-word God uses to describe Himself in 1 John 4:8: “God is love.”
So with Christmas nearly upon us, Dr. Chuck Jonas helps us to preserve and protect the real treasure and meaning of the holiday by looking at the account of the Magi.
Millions of parents are desperately hoping that this year they’ll find the right toy.
A toy that will both light up Christmas morning and not end up stuffed in the back of the closet three weeks from now.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how the Christmas present was so different.
I love our Christmas trees, but do you know why we have Christmas trees or how the tradition started? Some people would say they came from old Roman mythology. Others say sixteenth-century Germans or even Martin Luther started the whole thing.
Much of the world takes a moment to pause for this holiday—even though many people don’t really know why.
When we look at the first proclamation of Christmas that came from heaven to earth through the voices of angels speaking to the shepherds.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds of the “why” behind all the things we are doing during this season
Christmas is certainly a time of waiting and expectation.
You can feel the expectation build as children grow more and more antsy in their classes at school as they wait for the big day to arrive. As we prepare and wait, it occurs to me that the vast majority of our lives is filled with waiting and preparation while only a fraction is filled with actual experience, celebration, or doing stuff.
Our short time on earth is more about preparation for eternity in heaven than what we accomplish or do on this earth.
In fact, the best use of our time on earth is to prepare our hearts to become more like Jesus and to help other people get prepared to meet Jesus in heaven.
The primary point of the Old Testament is preparation for one moment.
Join us as Pastor Chuck Jonas shares with us what is means to prepare and what we should expect this Christmas Season.
The Psalms have been for faithful Christians the source of song and praise and, along with the Lord’s Prayer, the pattern for our most earnest and joyful prayers.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer learned much about prayer in his courageous struggle against the Nazis in Germany.
He insisted that Christians cannot really learn to pray unless they come to the Psalms.
He considered it a dangerous error “to think that the heart can pray by itself.
For then we confuse wishes, hopes, sighs, laments, rejoicings—all of which the heart can do by itself—with prayer. And we confuse earth and heaven, man and God. Prayer does not mean simply to pour out one’s heart. It means rather to find the way to God and speak with him, whether the heart is full or empty” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Psalms: The Prayer Book of the Bible [Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1974], 9).
The Psalms are full of the range of human emotions—all offered to God in prayer.
In the psalm before us, the prayer is one of joyous thanksgiving to the Lord.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas helps us discover the secret of thanksgiving.
Billy Graham ended every service wit the hymn, Just As I Am. It is a sone that simply compels us to come to Savior just as we are.
But it is so much more than that.
Join us a Dr. Chuck Jonas shares The Call to Come and the Call to Go.
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As you get to the intersection of Repentance and Faith, you have to make a choice.
We learned last week what Repentance is, but what is faith?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share with us what is means to have faith as we continue our journey down Salvation Road.
There is always going to be that one intersection that you are nervous to go through because traffic can be so crazy.
But there is an intersection that we all must go through. The intersection of Repentance and Faith.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share what it means to truly repent of our sins and turn to God.
Today is Homecoming at Reidsville Baptist. Our guest today is Rev. Randy Mullinax. Randy was a consultant with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board in the area of Evangelism.
Randy has a heart for God and a love of all things BBQ.
Join us as Rev. Randy helps us find our lost love.
In recent years, the share of American adults who do not affiliate with a religious group has risen dramatically.
In spite of this trend, the overwhelming majority of Americans, including a majority of the religiously unaffiliated – those who describe themselves, religiously, as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular” – say they believe in God or a higher power, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in December of 2017.
At the same time, only a slim majority of Americans now believe in the God of the Bible and roughly one-in-ten U.S. adults don’t believe in any higher power or spiritual force.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how we can know God.
In Georgia there is a group called the Sons of Jubal. It is a choir made up of Ministers of Music. One of there more popular songs is called "Washed Away." It talks about how are sins have been washed away by the blood of Jesus Christ.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share from 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and what it means to have our sins washed away.
The Walking Dead is a popular series on cable tv today.
Yet the Walking Dead are among us. Those who don't know Christ, are the Walking Dead, spiritually.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us what Paul has to say about the walking dead.
After all the rich theology and missional heart of Paul, he ends Romans with what some may think is his Facebook friends list.
What he gives us is a list of individuals who play a part in Paul's ministry. It shows us that we need Christian brothers and sisters to walk along side us in this thing we call life.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us the value of Christian friendship.
One of the key words in the closing chapters of Romans is ministry.
In fact, Paul uses three different Greek words to discuss the theme.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share Paul's three different ministries in this section of Romans.
Some activities we know are wrong, because the Bible clearly condemns them.
Other activities we know are right, because the Bible clearly commands them.
But when it comes to areas that are not clearly defined in Scripture, we find ourselves needing some other kind of guidance.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas explains how believers could disagree on nonessentials and still maintain unity in the church.
Paul’s desire has always been for the gospel to saturate every aspect of the Roman Believers thinking and living.
For Paul the gospel not only brings the dead to life, but it shapes the way believers interact with one another and how they should live their faith in the wider culture.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares how we need to be living in view of that day when Jesus comes home.
As believers, how are we to respond to all that God has revealed about this great salvation?
Paul is going to answer this question as he transitions to Romans 12.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds is that if we have a right relationship to God, we will have a right relationship to the people who are a part of our lives.
Witness is defined as someone who gives testimony to what they saw take place, usually during a crime. It can also mean evidence or proof.
In Romans 11, Paul presents five witness to support the evidence he has been sharing in reference to the Jew and their unbelief in Jesus as Messiah.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us the answer to Paul's question, Can I Get A Witness?
Who was the first person to show you the beauty of Jesus?
A parent, grandparent, friend, teammate, coworker?
Who was that person that you could see the love of Jesus in?
Paul desired to be that person because he had a burden for the lost.
Join Dr. Chuck Jonas as he share with us about the faithful evangelist.
We have all seen those funny picture of presidents and actors with exaggerated features. They are funny, but they don't show the person as they really are.
So what happens when we don't see the whole picture when it comes to Jesus?
Can not seeing Jesus for who He truly is cause us to stumble?
Join us Sunday morning as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us why people stumble over Christ.
Has God's Word failed?
That is a question many people have asked for years. It is a question Paul is asked when it comes to the nation of Israel.
Why are a majority of new believers in the New Testament are Gentiles. So where does Israel fit in?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas on of the more challenging chapters in Romans.
This is a celebratory passage of Scripture, an awe passage of Scripture. Paul assures that God is for them and that nothing can separate them from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
Join Dr. Chuck Jonas as he reminds of of the hope and assurance we have as believers in Christ Jesus!
God's people are children of hope; they will groan in this fallen world, but they have a glorious future ahead of them and divine help for their present trials.
Join Dr. Chuck Jonas as he reminds of the hope we have in this fallen world.
Our country is 245 years old. The 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence made a bold statement in telling England their desire to bee a free nation. In doing this they paid a high cost, but also reaped a great reward in gaining the freedom we still celebrate today.
But do you realize that their is a similarity for the believer? We to make a bold declaration when we say yes to Jesus as Lord and Savior. Their is also a high cost for the believer, but their is a reward to be gained when we stand before the Father and He says, "Well done good and faithful servant."
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas remind us of our pledge of allegiance.
Once we ask Jesus Christ to come into our lives, we have a new Spirit the dwells within us. Leading and directing us in the way we should go.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas unpacks this first part of Romans 8 as we look at the Spirit of Life and the Spirit of Adoption.
Remember when you were a kid and Mom would fix you a snack to take with you on a trip?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with Father's a Snack Pack that can help be better Father's in their home.
As Christians we have been released from the law and wedded with Jesus, and now we serve with the Spirit guiding.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas unpacks Romans 7 with us.
Is having grace a license to sin? Paul says, no.
So what does it mean to be raised to walk in newness of life.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas unpacks Romans 6.
The prequal and original Star Wars movies are a story of the Skywalker redemption. Anakin Skywalker gave into the "dark side" that led to death, destruction and chaos. Luke Skywalker dealt with the temptation of the "dark side" but did not give in.
The Bible is a story of redemption. The "first Adam" gave into temptation and sin entered the world. Christ, the second Adam, removed the stain of sin by dying on the cross for our sins.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares Christ's Triumph over Sin and Death.
Are you enjoying Him?
Does knowing that God loved you so must that while you were still a sinner, Christ died for you?
Join us this morning as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us the blessing of justification by faith from Romans 5:1-11
There is this idea that it is salvation is based on works, but that is not the case.
Jon us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares that salvation comes from believing what God says. That we must believe God is who He says He is and will do what He says He will do.
Where would the church of Jesus Christ be today without the ladies of the church?
The Sunday school teacher, the VBS leader, the nursery worker, the mission trip planner. Where would the church be without these ladies.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share about one of God's Leading Ladies-Deborah and the impact she had on the children of Israel and still has on us today.
When we go to the buffet, we tend to want to over eat because there so mush good stuff!
In this section of Scripture, Paul is serving up a heaping helping of the gospel.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares the glory of Christ Salvation.
In Romans 3:1-21, Paul describes how no one is righteous before God.
We learn that we need a Savior to save us from our sins.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us that the whole world is accountable to a God that sees all and knows all.
We live in a world where speaking truth is not very well liked. Especially when calling out the failure of moral standards a sin. It is not any better when you call out those who think they are self-righteous.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares what Paul has to say to the godless, the self-righteous, and everyone in between.
Today we start a new series through the book of Romans.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us that Paul's heart is all about the gospel.
It's Easter Sunday and this morning we are wrapping up our series From the Ashes with a look at the Resurrection.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us some observations from that first Easter Sunday.
When was the last time you had to truly sacrifice something?
When was the last time you gave up time, position, or self for God's plans and not your plans?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas share was true sacrifice looks like, demonstrated in the life of Christ
We never want to admit we are wrong.
We never want to let others know where we have failed.
Yet it's when we confess, we are restored.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares a familiar passage that reminds us that we all can be restored to right standing with our Heavenly Father.
What does it mean to be still before God. How do we block out the noise and hear God’s voice?
Humility isn't as much a destination to be reached as it is an attitude to be embraced.
When it comes to the Armor of God, there is only offensive weapon, the Sword of the Spirit.
We tend to think of the whole Bible as the sword, but really it's the Scripture, the verses of the Bible that are the sword and they are what we use when the devil comes our way.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares how we can overcome temptation with scripture.
Are knowledge and wisdom the same thing?
The world would say yes, but what does Scripture say?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares how we can overcome confusion with wisdom.
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What does it mean to take up the shield of faith?
Faith is solid, unshakeable confidence in God built upon the assurance that He is faithful to His promises.
In simplest terms, faith = belief + trust.
So what does that like like?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us what it means to overcome fear with faith.
We all deal with stuff.
Anxiety is both clinical and brought on be the stresses that come with life.
We our life feels upside down and backwards, where do we find the peace to get us through?
Joi us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shows us how to overcome anxiety with peace that can only come through a relationship with Jesus Christ.
When we think of the evil in this world, we don't even scratch the surface.
The thing is that we tend to only think of evil on the outside and forget that evil also comes from within us as well.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares how to overcome evil with good.
What is truth?
That is the question a Roman Governor asked a condemned man before he was sentenced to die 2000 years ago. It is a question that is still being asked today.
The world says that truth is what you make it or think it is, but the Bile give a different response.
Join Dr. Chuck Jonas as he shares with us how we can overcome falsehood with truth according to God's Word.
Steven Curtis Chapman in his song, "His Strength Is Perfect", says that "His strength is perfect when our strength is gone. He'll carry us when we can't carry on. Raised in His power the weak are made strong. His strength is perfect, His strength is perfect."
But where do we find the strength to carry on. When things get hard, when things get bad, where do we find the strength?
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how to access God's strength in our times of weakness.
We all have things that get in the way. Things that take our focus off of God. Sin, temptation, and even the devil are the obstacles that stand between us and what God wants us to be.
In this new series Overcomer, Dr. Chuck Jonas share about one of the greatest overcomers in Scripture, David and the obstacle he had to overcome in the form of the giant Goliath.
The birth of Jesus breaks down the walls that separate us: cultural, racial, political, and socially.
When we take a look at who was at the birth of Christ, we see the have's and the have not's. The great and the least. Jews and Gentiles. It is a reminder that Jesus came for everyone, not just a select few.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares how to fin love in our differences.
Are happiness and joy the same thing?
Are they different?
The world says there is a difference, but the Bible shows that they are actually the same thing.
Join us as dr. Chuck Jonas shows us how to have joy in our discouragement.
It's hard to have any kind of peace when we struggle with doubts, fears, worry, and even heartbreak. It becomes even more difficult during the Christmas season.
Join us a Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us how to find peace in our struggles.
One of the most powerful forces in nature is a tornado. It will destroy anything and everything in it's path. It does what it wants and when it wants.
The last thing anyone would ever think about doing is stand in the path and tell it what to do or how to go.
Sometimes people think they can do that with God. That God can be defeated.
Join us at Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us that God can not and will not be defeated.
If you have ever had to move, you know that with packing up and getting ready to leave, there is also the challenge for going to a new place, new school, and new friends. For some the adjustment is a hard one. Because there are times where they may feel like they fit in and wonder if anyone will want to get to know them at all.
Sometimes we wonder if God really knows who we are? With 7 billion on this plant, does God really have the time to get to know us on a personal level? Join Dr. Chuck Jonas as he reminds us that God does know us on many different levels.
We live in a world where people don't like to be told the truth about their lives. The things they may be doing that don't line up with what God has for them. They would rather have the truth sugarcoated than deal with what they are doing wrong.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares with us why God doesn't sugarcoat the truth because of His love for us.
Remember when you were a kid and you went to see Santa?
You would tell him wanted you wanted for Christmas and hope he would answer your wish on Christmas morning.
So what happens when we try to turn God into our personal Santa? Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas looks at the lie that God gives us everything we want.
How many times have you driven through the intersection as the light is going from yellow to red and you instinctively look in your rear view mirror looking to see if a police car is going to light you up?
We all have done that at one time or another. We know we broke the law and deserve a ticket, but nothing happens.
How many time do we think that God does the same thing? That He ignores our disobedience? That is the lie we are going to look at as Pastor Chuck Jonas continues our Lies We Believe About God series
Homecoming is a time to remember where we have been and where we are going.
Today we are honored to have Rev. Freddy Gardner, Tattnall-Evans Baptist Association Missionary with us to remind us of the legacy we should be leaving.
We live in a world where "I'll do something for you, but you have to do something for me" thinking.
That is not how God works. He is not mean and vindictive.
If we open our eyes we would see God's goodness all around us.
Join us as Dr. Chuck Jonas shares 5 aspects of God's goodness.
If you look at the headlines from around the world, you may be tempted to ask the question, "Is God Still in Control?"
The answer is no!
God has not lost control and never will lose control.
Join Dr. Chuck Jonas as he shares the truth that God is indeed in control and how you can know.
We all do dumb things.
Even to the point of hanging our head in shame.
But how do we get out from under the shame we hold on to and let control our lives?
Join Dr. Chuck Jonas as he share how God restores us from the shame we carry and how we can get rid of it once and for all.
Do you remember some of the lies we were told as kids?
If you eat a watermelon seed and watermelon will grow in your stomach.
If you keep making that face it will stay that way.
If swallow your gum, it will stay in your stomach for 7 years.
But what abut the lies we believe when it comes to God and who He is?
Join Dr. Chuck Jonas as he begins a new series about the Lies We Believe About God with a look as the lie that God's love must be earned.
We all deal with one of two types of affliction, physical or spiritual.
Where do we go when we are dealing with afflictions in our lives?
Join Dr. Chuck Jonas as he shares some practical ways to heal your afflictions.
Money, money, money.
A lot of times that is what people only think about. How can I make more? How can I keep it?
In today's message, Dr. Chuck Jonas reminds us that when we think about investments, it's not just about money. How are you investing your time and talent?
Are focusing on just the temporal or are you thinking about eternity?
We all have had our heart broken at one time or another.
How do you deal with a broken heart?
Who is at fault?
Join Dr. Chuck Jonas as he shares with us the causes of a broken heart and to restore a broken heart from James 4:1-12.
Does your mouth ever get you in trouble?
Do you ever speak before you think?
Do you use words that you wouldn't even say in front of your mother?
Our words have an impact om those we are around.
James has a lot to say about what we say and how we say it.
We live in a world where walls have been built that shouldn't be. James shows us how to break them down.
Everyone of us deals with temptation in some way or form. How you deal with it says a lot about you, but also where you are in your walk with God.
We all deal with stress. Family, work, and even personal. So how do you deal stress? James gives us some sound advice on how to let God help you deal with the stress in your life.
We live in a world where there are a lot of fake things. Fake Nails. Fake Hair, Fake Rolex, Fake Leather, and even Fake teeth. The one thing we can't fake is our faith.