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This podcast includes weekly sermons and lessons from Lake Highlands Baptist Church in East Dallas. We hope these messages from God's Word will encourage and edify our listeners. For more information about Lake Highlands Baptist Church, visit our website at www.lhbc.com. All podcast music written and performed by MARGO.
This sermon is from a series called "Truly Human." Pastor Bill preached this series back in 2018, a couple of years before he became Senior Pastor at LHBC. The series looks at what the Bible says about God's intentions for humanity both in the past and in the future. We hope this series encourages you as you grow in Christ.
This sermon is from a series called "Truly Human." Pastor Bill preached this series back in 2018, a couple of years before he became Senior Pastor at LHBC. The series looks at what the Bible says about God's intentions for humanity both in the past and in the future. We hope this series encourages you as you grow in Christ.
This sermon is from a series called "Truly Human." Pastor Bill preached this series back in 2018, a couple of years before he became Senior Pastor at LHBC. The series looks at what the Bible says about God's intentions for humanity both in the past and in the future. We hope this series encourages you as you grow in Christ.
This sermon is from a series called "Truly Human." Pastor Bill preached this series back in 2018, a couple of years before he became Senior Pastor at LHBC. The series looks at what the Bible says about God's intentions for humanity both in the past and in the future. We hope this series encourages you as you grow in Christ.
This sermon is from a series called "Truly Human." Pastor Bill preached this series back in 2018, a couple of years before he became Senior Pastor at LHBC. The series looks at what the Bible says about God's intentions for humanity both in the past and in the future. We hope this series encourages you as you grow in Christ.
This sermon is from a series called "Truly Human." Pastor Bill preached this series back in 2018, a couple of years before he became Senior Pastor at LHBC. The series looks at what the Bible says about God's intentions for humanity both in the past and in the future. We hope this series encourages you as you grow in Christ.
In this short episode, Pastor Bill addresses our listeners to share a couple of things about the podcast... and to ask for response.
What happens when a great and powerful king goes to war with God's Anointed? Pastor Bill looks at Matthew 2 in this Christmas Day sermon.
In this Christmas Eve sermon, Pastor Winston works through Isaiah 62 and discusses what it teaches about Christ and his church.
For this fourth Sunday of Advent, we look with Pastor Noah at Isaiah 61 and what it reveals about how God the Father rescues his people in Jesus the Son.
(This recording picks up a couple of minutes into the sermon.) Pastor Bill looks at Matthew 3 to see how Jesus brings about the return of God to Israel, and what this means for our salvation.
In this Advent sermon, Pastor Bill looks at Isaiah 9 and what it teaches us about our Messiah's first coming.
Pastor Winston shares about the hope of Jesus Christ presented to Israel in Isaiah 2:1-5.
Christians are saved entirely by God's grace. We gain access to this grace through faith. But how can we know that our faith is genuine? Pastor Bill shares about some of the means of assurance God has provided in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
LHBC member Dr. Barry Creamer shares from Psalm 40 about how the Messiah has provided a way for God to come to us.
Pastor Noah walks through Proverbs 3 to see how God has prepared a path back to blessing for those that trust and fear him.
Pastor Bill takes us through Paul's first letter to the church in Thessalonica to see how we can learn from the Thessalonians' example. Listen in to hear more about how we can know whether God is at work in a congregation.
Pastor Bill wraps up our Genesis series by looking at how the promise of Eden is fulfilled in the end of the Bible.
Pastor Bill looks at how God uses Joseph and another unlikely hero to reconcile the family of Jacob.
Today, we look at a biblical character that is betrayed by his fellow Israelites, sold to oppressors, humiliated, descends into the earth, preaches to those in prison, is raised up from the earth, ascends to the right hand of power, rules over the earth, and feeds the nations with the bread of life. Who is this man? The answer is more complicated and more beautiful than you might think. Join as Pastor Bill shares more from Genesis.
In Genesis 39, two people are tempted to sin. One character sins, the other resists temptation and is obedient to God. But which one is punished? Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about the love of God revealed in the temptation of Joseph.
Pastor Noah shares about the miracle of Acts 3 and what it tells us about our role in sharing the Gospel with the lost.
In Genesis 37, Joseph is presented as the judge of his brothers, the favorite son of his father, and the future ruler of his family. This does not go well, but God has a plan. Listen in as Pastor Bill explains why we should be full of joy when we consider that Jesus Christ has been made absolute ruler of our lives.
We were designed to walk in intimate fellowship with the infinite God of the universe, enjoying the blessings that fall from his hands. How are we to experience and enjoy his presence in this broken world? Join us as Pastor Bill discusses how God calls Jacob into his presence in Genesis 35... and about how we enter God's presence now.
In Genesis 34, Jacob ends up fleeing from the burning husk of the city of Shechem. Just moments before, the Hivites were his allies. Now, the Hivites are dead, Jacob's sons have become murderers, and the whole region is ready to hunt Jacob down and destroy him. What caused this terrible situation? Listen in as Pastor Bill explains how a failure of holiness leads to destruction and collateral damage... and how this story points to the hope of Jesus Christ.
The hardest mile of a marathon is not the first, and it is not the last. The most difficult mile is mile 20. Listen in as Winston Hottman shares from Hebrews 11 about how looking to Christ will help believers finish their own marathon of faith well.
In Genesis 32 and 33, Jacob and Esau are reconciled. Join us as Pastor Bill explains what God has revealed in this story about reconciling with our enemies.
In Genesis 32, Jacob fights all night long with a shadowy mystery man. Who is this man that comes to Jacob in his darkest hour? Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about what happens when our Savior shows up, and we mistake him for an enemy.
Before Christ, we all lived in hopeless slavery to death and Satan. But God, rich in grace and mercy, has made believers alive in Christ. Listen as Pastor Noah shares about the immeasurable grace of God and what that means for believers and unbelievers alike.
In Genesis 31, Jacob flees from Laban. But is there more going on here than meets the eye? Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about how Genesis 31 is really about... Jesus of Nazareth.
In this sermon, we look again at the story of Leah and Rachel's struggle in Genesis 29 and 30. Listen as Pastor Bill preaches about envy, the damage it causes, and the virtue that replaces it in Christ.
Jesus has a habit of asking questions with seemingly obvious answers. In John 5, his question, "Do you want to be healed?" means a lot more than it appears to on the surface. Join us as Winston Hottman shares about how God in Christ is focused on a deep work of dealing with the real problem.
Leah and Rachel are two sisters that cannot get along. In Genesis 29 and 30, we see them competing for first place in the family of Jacob. Who is to blame for all of the family divisions and strife that come from Leah and Rachel's rivalry? Join us as Pastor Bill talks about complicity, guilt, and God's gracious love in Christ.
In Genesis 29, Jacob goes to the family of Nahor to find a wife and must choose between the two daughters of Laban. Which wife is the one God has chosen for him? Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about discerning God's will and submitting to his guidance.
Does the suffering of God's people have any meaning? In this sermon, we look at Genesis 28 to see why God always leads his people into a time of wandering and struggle immediately after entering into covenant with them. Join us as Pastor Bill talks about suffering as one of God's means for removing idols from our lives.
In Genesis 27, Jacob deceives his father Isaac and takes his brother Esau's blessing, all under the direction of his mother Rebekah. This dysfunctional family seems to threaten God's plan of redemption by creating chaos. Can God accomplish his will through such a broken people? Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about the grace and sovereignty of God, and about how God uses imperfect people who have just a little faith.
All of us, like sheep, have gone astray. We all need to be found and to be saved. Fortunately, our God is a Father that seeks and saves the lost. Listen in as Pastor Noah shares about the sheep, the coin, and the prodigal son in Luke chapter 15.
What is more powerful than a tornado? A hurricane? What can shake mountains and snap cedar trees in half in a moment? Listen in as Dr. Barry Creamer shares about the power of God, the power of his voice, and why believers have no reason to fear in the chaos of this age.
When Isaac wanders into Gerar while trying to survive a famine, God tells him to wander the land in tents as a sojourner and trust that God will provide. Instead of obeying, Isaac moves into the city of Gerar and he lies about his relationship with his wife Rebekah to protect himself. What are the consequences of his betrayal of his wife and his disobedience to God's commands? Listen in as Pastor Bill teaches from Genesis 26 and reveals how we must trust, obey, and remember why we were called in the first place.
On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the day the Father raised Jesus the Son from the dead. Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about how humanity was finally launched into orbit on the first Easter Sunday and hear how this offers us hope in our seemingly hopeless world.
Sibling rivalries exist all throughout the Bible. In Genesis 25, brothers Jacob and Esau struggle against each other. One brother is driven by his passions and seeks immediate gratification; the other brother grasps after greater things... which one is stronger? Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about these very different brothers, and why we should never be content with this world and the things it contains.
In Isaiah 1, God puts the tribe of Judah on trial. Judah has forgotten its God, its people have forgotten their Master. Listen in as Pastor Noah talks about God's grace and patience with his people.
The longest chapter of Genesis is devoted to the process of finding a wife for Isaac, Abraham's only son. Why is so much space devoted to this seemingly innocuous story? Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about the Father's search for a bride for his only begotten son, and what this means for us.
In one of the most famous passages of the Old Testament, God commands Abraham to do the unthinkable... to kill and sacrifice his only son Isaac. Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about how God is the provider of everything necessary for life and godliness.
In Genesis 21, God tells Abraham to give up his son Ishmael. Abraham struggles with this because he loves Ishmael and had once hoped Ishmael would be the heir of God's covenant promises. Join us for this episode in which Pastor Bill shares about choosing God's plan over our own.
Should we continue in sin that grace may abound? Paul asks this question in Romans 6 and answers it by telling us all about our new freedom from the power of sin in Christ. Listen in as Pastor Noah shares from this wonderful passage about God's grace in liberating us from sin.
The story of Abraham and Abimelech raises a lot of hard questions. One of these is "why do some Old Testament characters have to pay for their sins while other equally sinful characters go entirely unpunished? Is God unfair?" Listen in as Pastor Bill leads us through Genesis 20 and shows that no sin goes unpunished... because of Jesus.
In Genesis 19, Lot is a complicated character. One moment, he shows great faith, the next, he appears sinful, hesitant, and weak. Listen in as Pastor Bill explains why the broken man Lot is delivered from the just destruction of Sodom.
The story of Sodom and Gomorrah is a dark tale of inhospitality and sexual immorality. In this episode, Pastor Bill looks at the importance of both welcoming strangers and of maintaining God's boundaries and purposes for sexual intimacy.
In this episode, we take a break from our Genesis series to examine the reason for our seemingly insatiable desires and longings. Join us as Pastor Bill shares what it means to desire God above all else.
(Note: This recording picks up several minutes into the sermon. We apologize if this causes any confusion.) There are many reasons to show hospitality to strangers, and one of them is that we don't always know to whom we are showing our love. Sometimes, God shows up in unexpected ways. Listen this week as Pastor Bill shares about our messenger-sending God and why we should welcome strangers.
In Genesis 15, Abraham showed faith in God's promises. In this week's chapter (Genesis 17), Abraham acts on that faith and obeys God's command to circumcise the men of his household. Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about what we can learn from this story.
One of the most important concepts in Scripture is that of covenant, and yet we struggle to understand how covenant defines our relationship with God. Listen in today as Pastor Bill shares from Genesis 15 about our gracious covenant-making and covenant-keeping God.
Join us today as guest preacher Dr. Everett Berry (Professor of Theology at Criswell College) shares from John 9 about Jesus, the Light of the world, who gives sight to the blind.
Join us for this special Christmas Eve sermon in which Pastor Noah shares about the birth of Christ from Matthew 1.
In an effort to share the joy of Christmas, we look in this sermon at an ancient battle between pagan kings in the Dead Sea Valley. Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about how Jesus really is in every story of the Old Testament, and about how God pursues the lost with gracious, merciful love.
In Galatians 4, Paul writes that in "the fullness of time," God sent His Son for our salvation. Join us for this week's Advent sermon as Pastor Mark shares about God's sovereign love for his people.
After his failure in Egypt, Abram shows a repentant heart and trusts God when he again finds it challenging to provide for his family. Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about how the story of Abram looks forward to God's reconciliation of humanity to himself through the sacrificed body and blood of Christ.
Jesus says in John 10 that he is the true shepherd of his people. Pastor Noah takes us through this encouraging passage, in which we find out the Jesus is the God of Israel who taken on flesh to lead his people.
Immediately after meeting God and receiving the promise of blessing, Abram finds himself wandering as a stranger in a strange land full of danger. Will Abram choose to trust God, or will he choose the path of sin and faithlessness? Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about the God who is faithful when we are faithless.
In this sermon, we look at the calling of a moon-worshipping polytheist named Abram. Listen as Pastor Bill shares about the God who seeks the lost sheep and desires to bless all the nations.
The Tower of Babel is a fascinating story of man's quest for glory and God's gracious response. Listen in as Pastor Bill shares about God as the Name-Giver.
In the story of Noah, God recreates the world and gives it to the very best man alive. But can Noah maintain the new world he is given? Listen in as Pastor Bill takes us through this famous story to see what God reveals about his wise plan of salvation.
At the start of Genesis 4, Cain looks like the hero humanity needs. Will he fulfill the prophecy of Genesis 3:15 and crush the head of the serpent? Join us as Pastor Bill shares from the story of Cain and Abel.
God intended for the earth to be a home for him and his human family. Join us this week as Pastor Bill takes us through Genesis 3, which tells of how temptation and sin entered the family of God.
This week, Pastor Bill takes us through the account of creation in Genesis chapter 2. We will see how God intends for the earth to be his temple, and for human beings to serve as his image and priesthood in that temple.
Listen in this week as Pastor Bill launches our new Genesis series. We will be looking at the first chapter of Genesis to see what it teaches about God and his intentions for humanity.
Sometimes, it can seem like the wicked prosper while God's people suffer. This can discourage us and tempt us to abandon what God has called us to do. Listen in as Pastor Bill shares from Psalm 73 about how being in God's presence reorients our thinking about wickedness, faithfulness, and what God is doing in this world.
Psalm 77 invites those who struggle with life to reflect on God’s Word and to face their struggle through lament. Listen in as Pastor Noah considers how the process of lament can deepen our faith in God and lead us to a greater dependence on Christ.
"If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” In Psalm 11, David demonstrates how to respond to despair and persecution with faith. Join us as Pastor Bill looks at this short but powerful Psalm .
Listen in as we finish up 1 John together. Pastor Bill looks at the final verses of this letter about Jesus Christ, who is the "true God and eternal life." Find out more about what it means to orient our life around Jesus as our hope and Savior.
We often hold a limited view of who Jesus is, one that falls short of the richness of his true identity and role in God's plan of salvation. Pastor Bill looks at how 1 John 5:6-12 teaches us to listen to God the Father's testimony about Jesus, a testimony shared with us through the Holy Spirit.
Pastor Bill takes us through 1 John 5:1-5 to see how true born again believers overcome this world. This sermon was preached on August 1, 2021.
Loving our fellow believers is difficult, but do we see each other for who we really are? Pastor Bill shares how 1 John 4:12-21 reveals hidden truths about believers that help us to love one another. This sermon was preached on July 25, 2021.
Pastor Bill Watson shares how God has chosen to reveal His love for us through His children... first through the "only begotten Son" Jesus, then through other believers. This sermon was preached on July 18, 2021.