Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church Sermon Podcast
Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church Sermon Podcast
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Audio sermons from the pulpit of Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church in Ackerman, Mississippi. Elder David Wise, Pastor.
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May 28, 2023
Radical Repentance & Faith, Part 2
The consistent message of the original church was to call men to repent and place their faith in Christ to press into the kingdom. The display of repentance and faith is the basic building block of the kingdom of God. When we see the Spirit move in a powerful way, we also see radical conversions. […]
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May 18, 2023
Cleansing of the Temple
In Jesus’ first public act after the announcement of his public ministry by his first miracle of turning water into wine, in Jerusalem, his first act was to cleanse the temple of filthy lucre. Jesus did the same thing three years later in his first act after his triumphal entry, he cleansed the temple again. […]
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May 14, 2023
Mary & The Virtuous Women
On this Mother’s Day message, we reflect on the godly, virtuous women in our lives. In particular, we look at Mary, the mother of Jesus, and her example of thoughtfulness and devotion. There was a faithful group of virtuous women who remained faithful even unto the end – even after the male disciples all fled […]
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May 7, 2023
Christ’s Love & Desire for His Bride
Despite all her shortcomings, it is absolutely astounding that Jesus Christ loved his bride, the church, enough to die for her sins. This bride is not beautiful but defiled, ugly, and wretched. Christ loved us in that state and covenanted to save us. Even more than that, on a daily basis the church is the […]
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May 7, 2023
Water to Wine
Jesus could have chosen any venue to perform his first miracle, but he chose the wedding feast of his friends to turn water into wine. The servants were obedient to obey Christ and filled the waterpots all the way up to the brim. Then Christ did his parts and miraculously transformed that water into wine. […]
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Apr 30, 2023
Radical Repentance & Faith
The consistent message of the original church was repentance and faith. The apostles called upon those in their preaching to repent of their sins and place their faith in Jesus Christ and submit to believer’s baptism. Repentance and baptism is the entrance point into the kingdom of heaven. Also, repentance and faith do not end […]
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Apr 30, 2023
Joyful Noise Unto the Lord
Lic. Morgan Sims considers the consistent admonition in the psalms that continues into the New Testament that we are to make a joyful noise in worship unto our God. The Lord has done so much for us that it is our blessed privilege to present our bodies a living sacrifice back unto him in worship, […]
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Apr 16, 2023
Walking in the Fear of the Lord
What do we fear? What fear is the primary determining factor that dictates our actions? The reverential awe and fear of Almighty God has to be the primary consideration in our actions. If we let the fear of man, the fear of failure, the fear of other people’s opinions, or any other fear control our […]
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Apr 13, 2023
The Gate of Heaven
Jesus Christ affirmed to Nathaniel that he was the expression of Jacob’s ladder that we find back in Gen. 28. Jesus was the ladder upon which angels ascend and descend upon, the only connecting link between heaven and earth. Jacob had a profound experience with the Lord in what he called the house of God, […]
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Apr 9, 2023
Truly This Was the Son of God
We consider the amazing testimony of the centurion at the death of Christ that “Truly this was the Son of God!” This centurion was in charge of the scourging, the mocking, and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. However, by the time Christ gave up the ghost and a great earthquake came, the attitude of this […]
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Apr 2, 2023
Signs, Wonders & Healings
One of the identifying attributes of the kingdom of God should be amazing signs, wonders, and spiritual healings that can only be performed by the power of God. The miraculous manifestation of spiritual gifts has now passed after the time of the apostles, but we should still see amazing movements of the Holy Spirit in […]
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Mar 26, 2023
Counted Worthy of Persecution for Christ’s Name
One inevitable effect of God growing his kingdom is some degree of persecution for Christ’s sake. When we are called to go through persecution for righteousness’ sake, we should rejoice that we are counted worthy to suffer shame for the name of Jesus Christ. We have a special fellowship with Jesus Christ that we simply […]
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Mar 23, 2023
Under the Fig Tree
Nathanael was originally skeptical of Jesus Christ, especially since he was from Nazareth. When Jesus says he saw Nathanael under the fig tree, an intimate moment between just him and God, he immediately knows and confesses that Jesus was the Son of God. It is a blessed reminder that God sees us in every circumstance […]
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Mar 23, 2023
The Good Samaritan
Visiting minister Elder Robert Adam considers the parable of the good Samaritan as Jesus’ clarification of what it truly means to love your neighbor. Love is the end of all the law – first love to God and then love to others. If we show partiality in our love, then we dishonor God’s law of […]
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Mar 12, 2023
How Do We Evangelize? Part 3
We need to be willing to share God’s blessings in our lives with others we come in contact with that we may not know. Our joy of God’s grace in our lives should overflow to those we come in contact with. As the healed leper and dumb/deaf men, we should blaze abroad the blessings in […]
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Mar 11, 2023
Come & See
Jesus Christ set the pattern for a simple invitation and evangelism with the original disciples – Come and see! When Andrew inquired about Jesus, he told him to come and see where he dwelt. Andrew and Philip followed that pattern as well, inviting their brother and close friend to come and see the Christ. We […]
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Mar 5, 2023
How Do We Evangelize? Part 2
The primary way that God expands his kingdom is through personal, relationship evangelism. We are already natural evangelists. We already share good news that we are excited about with our family and close friends. Evangelism is just as simple as sharing God’s blessings in our life with our family and friends. We all have a […]
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Feb 26, 2023
God’s Word is More Reliable Than Personal Experience
Many times our personal opinion and emotions can dictate our decisions. However, our emotions and experiences can deceive us. We have to set the standard in our mind that God’s word is true and reliable, even more so than our personal experiences. Even if our mind deceives us regarding , we must conclude that God’s […]
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Feb 26, 2023
Reviving Hope
2023 Fellowship Meeting. Elder Buddy Abernathy considers how our hope can be lost and wane from time to time. Thankfully, God is gracious to revive our hope. We are saved by hope and begotten again to a lively hope as an anchor of our soul, sure and steadfast.
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Feb 26, 2023
The Love of God Manifested Towards Us
2023 Fellowship Meeting. Elder Larry Wise reminds us of the amazing love of God that was manifested towards us. God sent his only begotten Son to save us from our sins. Now, we are called to show that same love of Christ to others in our lives as well.
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Feb 26, 2023
The Victorious Bread of Life
2023 Fellowship Meeting. Elder Joe Nettles takes the amazing victory of Gideon as an encouragement from fear. The dream of a loaf of bread gave Gideon the courage to defeat the Midianites. We see Jesus Christ as the bread of life that is broken for us. We can partake of Christ as the bread of […]
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Feb 26, 2023
Laying Up Treasures in Heaven
2023 Fellowship Meeting. Elder Ben Shettles reminds us of the necessity of our eye being single and focused on the kingdom of God. We do not lay up treasures for ourselves on earth that are corruptible, but instead we lay up true heavenly treasures in the kingdom of God that cannot be corrupted in this […]
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Feb 26, 2023
God’s Word & the Company You Keep
2023 Fellowship Meeting. Elder Rusty Wise preaches from Psalm 1 about the necessity of discerning our company through the word of God. We need to be sure to forsake ungodly influences in our lives. It is by testing our close fellowship with others through the standard of the scriptures that we are kept from sin […]
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Feb 24, 2023
Behold the Lamb of God
The exclamation of John the Baptist on the Jordan River 2,000 years ago is the same message of all the Bible, of all eternity – Behold the Lamb! We see the theme of the Lamb all throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. We see the Old Testament continually pointing towards the necessity of the […]
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Feb 19, 2023
How Do We Evangelize?
We see the pattern of evangelism of the original church – the rank and file members of the church went everywhere preaching the word. They shared their joy in the good news of Christ with everyone they came in contact with, and we should follow their example. The foundation of this evangelism is a godly […]
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Feb 12, 2023
They Went Everywhere Preaching the Word
One of the chief identifying attributes of the kingdom of God is a body of believers that are excited and zealous to share God’s word with others. Sharing God’s word with others should be a natural expression and overflowing in our lives from our love of the gospel. Evangelism is just as simple as declaring […]
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Feb 11, 2023
A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
We see John the Baptist as the forerunner of Jesus Christ. He was called to challenge the religious elitism of the day that put men in bondage. To tear down the prideful mountains of the Pharisees and to exalt the downtrodden poor in spirit oppressed by them. As with all the ministry, John was called […]
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Feb 5, 2023
Zealous, Devoted, Full-Time Ministry
One of the most important identifying attributes of the kingdom of God, is a full time, fully invested ministry. The pattern today is rarely for a full time minister to be fully supported by the church, but that should be the biblical pattern that we should strive towards. The ministry is not a part time, […]
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Jan 29, 2023
Bold, Public Preaching of the Gospel
One of the most vital mandates of the original church was a commitment and focus on preaching the gospel externally to people outside the church. God’s ordained means of growth and expansion of the kingdom is the preaching of the gospel. We need to recommit to an external focus on sharing God’s word with those […]
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Jan 29, 2023
Full of Grace & Truth
We see that the Word was made flesh and dwelt (tabernacled) among mortal men for some 33.5 years. When God became a man in Jesus Christ, he was full of grace and truth. Now, Christ bestows so much grace upon grace, abounding grace in our lives unto his people. Christ is so rich in grace, […]
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Jan 22, 2023
Wait on the Holy Spirit – God Giveth the Increase
In God’s growth in his kingdom, the first step is actually to wait. We must wait on the Holy Spirit to guide and direct and open the right doors at the right time. It is difficult to wait patiently on the Lord’s will, and not get impatient and make poor decisions. God is the only […]
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Jan 15, 2023
Expansion of the Kingdom of Heaven, Part 3
In the latter half of the book of Acts, we see the amazing pattern for growth and expansion of the kingdom of God. Everywhere Paul went, he boldly preached the gospel publicly and then some were converted to believe the truth. We see the power of the Holy Spirit moving all throughout this book as […]
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Jan 8, 2023
Expansion of the Kingdom of Heaven, Part 2
In the book of Acts, we see God’s pattern for the growth, advancement, and expansion of the kingdom of heaven. Amazing things happen in a thriving kingdom that we see lived out in the early first century church. Today we examine Acts 6-16, seeing how the Lord blessed his early disciples in amazing ways in […]
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Jan 7, 2023
Becoming the Sons of God
Do we have the power to become the sons of God by belief in Jesus Christ? Belief is the evidence, not the cause of eternal salvation. We “become” – we manifest and come onto the stage for public appearance – the sons of God in the eyes of those around us when we live out […]
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Jan 1, 2023
Expansion of the Kingdom of Heaven
In the book of Acts, we see the first chapter of the autobiography of the church. We see the amazing expansion and growth of the kingdom of heaven throughout the whole world. We begin to examine the attributes and identifying marks of the thriving kingdom of God in the original first century church. In Acts, […]
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Dec 25, 2022
The Shepherds’ Gospel
The very first group of people to receive the good news of the gospel from the angel after the birth of Christ is the shepherds. These shepherds were just doing their duty, lowly hard working men who kept the sheep, and God chose them to be first people to receive the gospel message. Then due […]
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Dec 20, 2022
Wrestling with God
We see from the account of Jacob wrestling with a man all night before his possible deadly encounter with Esau the next day, that many times we struggle and wrestle with God in our lives. We do not rebel against God’s will or sovereignty, but God will oftentimes bring circumstances into our life to allow […]
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Dec 15, 2022
The True Light
Jesus Christ as the Word in natural creation spoke and darkness was vanished and overcome by light. Christ is the source of all life and light, both natural and spiritual. Jesus was the True Light that came into the world, in contrast to the false light and deception of Lucifer. As John the Baptist came […]
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Dec 11, 2022
Open Doors
One of the identifying attributes of a Christ-honoring church is a constant seeking and pursuit of open doors. Jesus Christ has the key of David and opens doors that no man can shut, and shuts doors no man can open. God will open doors for a church who remains faithful and devoted to his word […]
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Dec 4, 2022
What Does a Healthy Church Look Like to Christ?
If Jesus Christ wrote a letter to our church, what would his assessment of our church be? What does Christ consider to a healthy, God-honoring church? Looking at the letters to the 7 churches of Asia, Jesus’ assessment of the churches was most likely very surprising. The 3 churches that were the most prominent were […]
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Dec 2, 2022
The Good Samaritan – Go & Do Thou Likewise
Visiting minister Elder Sammy Odom considers the parable of the good Samaritan from a personal perspective. We should all ask ourselves – how far would we really be willing to go for not just a friend, but even for our enemy? Jesus Christ set the example of the true Great Samaritan who was willing to […]
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Dec 2, 2022
In the Beginning was the Word
In the beginning of the Gospel of John, we are introduced to the Word. The Word was in the beginning with God and the Word was God. The amazing mystery of the incarnation is that the Word was made flesh in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. We sometimes take for granted the amazing mystery […]
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Dec 2, 2022
Unite My Heart to Fear Thy Name
David is described in scripture as a man after God’s own heart. We all desire to pursue unity with God’s own heart. How can we be pure in heart to have unity with God? What are the characteristics of God’s own heart? When all of God’s people are pursuing Christ with unity of heart the […]
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Dec 2, 2022
Holy Priesthood & Living Sacrifice
God has ordained his people as kings and priests unto the Lord. We look at the pattern of Old Testament sacrifices by the priesthood to see the living sacrifices we are to offer in the temple of our bodies in honor to God. There are many specific sacrifices we should offer as priests back unto […]
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Nov 20, 2022
Faithful Stewardship – Parable of the Talents
We consider the last of the kingdom of heaven parables, the parable of the talents. All of God’s children have been given the gospel, the church, and even individual spiritual gifts for the benefit of the kingdom. What have we done to bring increase from what we have been entrusted with as a steward? There […]
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Nov 13, 2022
What Does Your Pastor Want?
2022 Annual Meeting. Elder Silas Ford considers the perspective of the Apostle Paul and thus the desire of all God-called pastors. What does your pastor want? Your pastor desires for your life to become and adorn and walk worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Your conversation and total manner of life should exhibit and […]
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Nov 13, 2022
Stand Fast in the Liberty of Grace
2022 Annual Meeting. Elder Jeremy Wise warns against the danger of compromising the gospel of grace alone. The Galatians had been bewitched to pervert the gospel of salvation by grace alone to add in works and circumcision. We need to learn from their example, and be diligent to not compromise the gospel of God’s sovereign […]
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Nov 13, 2022
What Do We?
2022 Annual Meeting. Elder Silas Ford in the aftermath of Lazarus’ resurrection, a question is brought unto the wicked Pharisee leaders – what shall we do with this Jesus? That question is still relevant to us today as well. What do we do with Jesus? We cannot deny his power, miracles, and divinity. We must […]
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Nov 13, 2022
Perspective, Hold On
2022 Annual Meeting. Elder Silas Ford looks at the different perspectives at the death and later resurrection of Lazarus. Christ suffered Lazarus to pass away for the glory of God that he would be healed and that the people would believe. Many times we cannot understand exactly how everything works in the moment from our […]
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Nov 13, 2022
Not Defiled with the King’s Meat
2022 Annual Meeting. Elder Jeremy Wise considers the commitment of Daniel and his young friends that despite the pressures from the wicked world around him to not defile themselves with the Babylonian king’s meat. In a spiritual sense today, we must also make a personal commitment in our heart to not defile ourselves with this […]
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Nov 10, 2022
Overview of the Gospel of John
As we embark on an exposition of the gospel of John, we consider the overall them and structure of the book. John was written different than the other three synoptic gospels for a unique purpose. The Spirit wanted to expressly testify that Jesus was the Son of God so that we might believe on his […]
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Nov 7, 2022
Radical Repentance & Idolatry
The life of God’s people should look radically different from the world. Especially our repentance should look radical to others. That is how we let our light shine in this world. In America, we have idolatry ingrained in almost every aspect of our culture, and we don’t even realize it – sports, music, hobbies. We […]
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Oct 30, 2022
Heal Our Land – Josiah’s Revival
God offers forgiveness and healing of the land for his humble, prayerful, and repentant children. This humility and repentance is perfectly exhibited in King Josiah during the revival in his day. Josiah was trying to live godly and make changes, but was still lacking when he heard the word of God. He humbled himself and […]
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Oct 28, 2022
Godliness – Obey His Commandments
In conclusion of the topical survey of 1st John, we examine godliness. God’s children are called to obey all of Christ’s commandments. We are called to walk even as Christ walked. Our manner of life should be reflective of our state of God’s children and the light of this world.
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Oct 23, 2022
Heal Our Land – Drought, Famine & Locusts
When we see spiritual drought, famine, or even locusts in the kingdom of God, it should lead us to consider our ways. God will send judgment upon his people when we do not place the kingdom of God first and foremost in our lives. God will send a famine of hearing the words of God, […]
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Oct 16, 2022
Heal Our Land – The Danger of Prosperity
Arguably the greatest danger for God’s people has always been excess prosperity. Dating all the way back to the Israelites entering Canaan, when God’s people encountered prosperity that they did not earn, we always get full, lazy, complacent, and ultimately sinful. When we sin, God will send spiritual drought, famine, locusts, and pestilence. Thankfully, God […]
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Oct 15, 2022
Belief & Faith
In considering a topical survey of 1st John, we see the strong emphasis by the Apostle John on believing on Jesus Christ. Belief in Christ is the only public identifier by which we have biblical authority to offer assurance to children of God. Also, belief is a daily activity, not a one-time action when we […]
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Oct 9, 2022
Heal Our Land
When we consider the spiritual condition of our churches and the kingdom as a whole, it would be hard to reach any other conclusion than we are in a spiritual drought and famine. If that is the case, if we are in a drought, that is evidence that in some area, we are disobedient to […]
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Oct 2, 2022
Back to Basics – Total Depravity & God’s Love
When we consider God’s salvation of sinners, if we properly understand man’s dead in sins, totally depraved state then we can easily see that our only hope must be in God’s unmerited favor and grace. In our sinful natures, there is none good, none righteous, no not one. Man is not sick or drowning, but […]
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Sep 29, 2022
The New Birth
In considering a topical survey of the gospel of John and then 1st John, we consider the prevalent theme of the new birth. How are men born again? Are men born again by their own will, by an action/work they perform? No, we are only born again by grace, by the immediate work of the […]
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Sep 25, 2022
Back to Basics – Jesus Christ and Him Crucified
From time to time, we need to have a refresher to get back to basics in our discipleship. The foundation of all our service to God is based on Jesus Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. Our salvation by Jesus Christ on the cross, by grace alone, is the central theme of the entire church. When […]
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Sep 25, 2022
Walking, Leaping & Praising God
Visiting minister Elder Mike Rodgers delivers a stirring message about the healing of the lame man at the temple in Acts 3. As we put ourselves into the sandals of the men in this story, it is amazing to think that Jesus most likely passed by this man many times going into the temple but […]
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Sep 20, 2022
Dealing with Discouragement, Depression & Suicide
It is a very common struggle for God’s people to deal with discouragement, which can lead to depression, and even suicidal thoughts. God’s word gives us great instruction for how we can overcome these common challenges. We consider these struggles together to renew our hope in God and by God’s grace overcome these challenges and […]
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Sep 8, 2022
Charity: The Pinnacle of Christian Discipleship
We see from the New Testament scriptures that the pinnacle of Christian maturity and perfection is agape love, charity in action. We need to be growing towards a love like Jesus Christ, a sacrificial deference to others over ourselves. We are never more like Jesus Christ than when we show love to others who are […]
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Sep 5, 2022
Parable of the Ten Virgins
In light of the second coming of Jesus Christ, we can learn from the parable of the ten virgins. In waiting for the coming of the bridegroom, all ten of the virgins fell asleep being watchful. Five of those virgins were diligent in preparing oil for the long watch. Five foolish virgins did not bring […]
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Aug 28, 2022
Parable of the Marriage Feast
We see another parable of the kingdom of heaven of an invitation to the Son’s marriage feast that primarily rebukes the Jews who rejected and ultimately killed Jesus Christ and his apostles. Then, we see the Gentiles invited into the feast, and they joyfully come. There was one attendee who did not adorn the proper […]
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Aug 25, 2022
Loving Your Brother
If God is Love, then to follow after Christ, we must follow his example to love others as Jesus Christ has loved us. If we hate our brother, how can we truly say we are following Jesus Christ in sincere discipleship? The church is called to love one another as Christ has loved his bride, […]
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Aug 21, 2022
Parable of the Vineyard Workers
Jesus gave us a parable of vineyard workers going out into the fields at different times of the day, but ultimately receiving the same compensation, according to the will of the master. We are prone to the same pride and superiority as the original Jews, to think we have more rights and privileges in the […]
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Aug 14, 2022
Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, Part 2
With the different personalities and opinions in the kingdom of heaven, it is inevitable that offenses will come. Jesus Christ gave us the proper pattern for reconciling those interpersonal offenses in the church. When we consider the magnitude of the 10,000 talent debt that Christ has forgiven us from, it is incomprehensible that we would […]
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Aug 11, 2022
The Love of God
Looking through the gospel of John, we consider the amazing beauty of God’s love towards his people. God is Love. God manifested that love towards his people by sending his only Son to die for our sins. In light of that radical sacrifice of love for us, now we are called as the disciples of […]
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Aug 8, 2022
Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, Part 1
As we continue our examination of the kingdom of heaven parables, Jesus preaches to Peter a parable on forgiveness. Offenses are inevitable in this world, and offenses are inevitable among brothers and sisters in the church. In Matt. 18, Jesus gives us the proper pattern for dealing with personal offenses in the church. If we […]
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Aug 8, 2022
Putting on the Elect’s Spiritual Garments
God’s people must make a daily decision to “put on” the spiritual garments that are fitting for the elect. We must also make a conscious decision also to “put off” the works of the flesh and mortify our old man. We then must “put on” Jesus Christ and the attributes that adorn a righteous public […]
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Aug 8, 2022
Almighty Love, Arrest That Man
From the hymn “Hail, Sovereign Love” we see the command given by the voice of the Son of God at the moment of regeneration. The dead, alien sinner is “arrested” and overtaken by the power of Christ at the new birth. Regeneration is not an invitation where Christ is trying to entice the sinner to […]
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Aug 8, 2022
Taking the Name of Jesus Christ
Visiting minister Elder Luke Hagler teaches the importance of respecting and honoring the name of God with our actions. God’s name is reverend, high, and holy, and we should treat his name with due reverence. We can take the name of God in vain through much more than just our speech. We take a new […]
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Jul 27, 2022
Walking in the Light (Topical Survey of 1st John)
God is Light, and in him is no darkness at all. Praise God for the creative power of God to send light (both natural and spiritual) that always conquers darkness! Now, that we have been given light by Christ we are called to be the light of the world. We are called to walk in […]
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Jul 24, 2022
Parable of the Hidden Treasure & Pearl of Great Price
In the kingdom of heaven parables, we find two significant parables given to the disciples, the parables of the treasure and the pearl. The treasure is hidden in a field, but for the joy thereof, we sell all that we have to possess that field. Not everyone can see and understand the treasure, and that […]
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Jul 17, 2022
Parable of the Mustard Seed & the Leaven
Jesus delivered 2 similar kingdom parables in Matt. 13 showing the expansive nature of the kingdom of God. The mustard seed starts out as small and not very impressive but will grow into the greatest of herbs. Then the nature of the leaven is to spread and grow and expand until it has consumed the […]
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Jul 14, 2022
Life (Topical Survey of 1st John)
One of the greatest themes in the Gospel of John and in 1st John is “life”. Jesus Christ is the source of all life – physical life, spiritual life, and the abundant life too. It is through belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God that we can lay hold on eternal life that […]
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Jul 10, 2022
Parables of Wheat/Tares and the Net
As we conclude the parable of the sower and see the different and varying degrees of fruit borne by God’s children, we might be tempted to judge harshly those who are not living as godly as they ought. In the next parable after the sower, Jesus warns against this Pharisaical desire to judge others’ eternal […]
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Jul 10, 2022
Priest Forever After the Order of Melchisedec
Elder Jonathan Wise considers the mysterious character of Melchisedec, the king of Salem and the priest of the most high God. Melchisedec appears for just a few verses to bless Abram and receive tithes of him. One more reference to the eternal priesthood of Melchisedec in Psalms, and then an exposition of his priesthood in […]
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Jul 10, 2022
You’re Saved by Grace – Now What?
Lic. Morgan Sims lays the foundation for eternal salvation by God’s sovereign grace alone. But what do we do now that we have been saved? There is much work now to do in service to God. From Colossians 3, we consider the thankful lifestyle that should be exhibited by saved by grace Christians. There are […]
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Jul 10, 2022
Beulah Land
We love to sing the sweet song, Beulah Land, looking forward to our sweet home in heaven. We consider Isaiah 62:4, the only occurrence in scripture where we find Beulah Land, which literally means “Married” Land. Because of our sin, as the bride of Christ, we were Forsaken, but through Christ we have now Delight […]
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Jun 26, 2022
Parable of the Sower – The Good Ground
After examining all the challenges of the unfruitful grounds, in the parable of the sower, we now arrive at the good ground. Even in the good ground, we still see a good bit of variability of fruitfulness, some 100-fold, some 60, and some 30. We must put the kingdom of God first in our lives. […]
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Jun 22, 2022
Topical Survey of 1st John (Overview)
As a pre-introduction to the Gospel of John, we consider a topical survey of the 1st epistle of John, which shows many similar topics and themes as the Gospel of John. The Apostle John shows his great “sons of thunder” zeal, even in his later years. Both John’s first epistle and his gospel were written […]
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Jun 20, 2022
Ebenezer Stones
In our lives, we all have moments where God has delivered and blessed us in a mighty way. The proper response to those blessed times is not to just go our merry way, but to set up a stone of remembrance – a memorial Ebenezer stone to commemorate that blessing to remind yourself and teach […]
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Jun 20, 2022
An Expected End
The verse in Jeremiah 29:11 is arguably one of the most well-known verses in Christianity. However, this is often used to teach prosperity, that God will only give you blessings and what you desire. We learn that the correct context deals with faithfulness in the midst of false teaching. In this world, we are in […]
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Jun 20, 2022
Jesus Christ – The Same Yesterday, Today & Forever
Change and decay all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me. In the midst of a world that is characterized by change, what a blessing to find stability and security in the Rock of Ages, in Jesus Christ, who cannot and will not change. We can rest that God’s love will […]
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Jun 12, 2022
Parable of the Sower – The Thorny Ground
Thorns are inevitable in this fallen, cursed, sinful world. In our spiritual walk, if we are not diligent to fight them back, the thorns of this life will naturally grow to choke out our fruitfulness in the kingdom. The thorns of this life are: the care of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, the pleasures […]
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Jun 12, 2022
Success & Faithful Stewardship
What is true “success” in service to God and in the ministry? We will find that success in God’s eyes and in the kingdom of God is measured much differently than in the world’s opinon. True success is being a good and faithful steward of what God has seen fit to trust us with. We […]
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Jun 12, 2022
To Live is Christ
Elder Ben Shettles describes some of his experience in drifting away from the church but then conviction in returning to the Primitive Baptist Church. We are reminded by Brother Ben’s exhortation and life, that our walk of discipleship should reflect the gospel of Jesus Christ in all our actions. People around us should be able […]
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Jun 5, 2022
Parable of the Sower – The Stony Ground
As we continue through the soils of the parable of the sower, we see the stony ground Christian, who shoots up quickly, but they do not have deep enough roots to endure persecution. The stony ground will receive the gospel with joy and gladness; they have a great new, first love zeal for the church. […]
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Jun 2, 2022
Following Your Heart – This is the Way, Walk Ye In It
When we are attempting to discern the burdens of our hearts, we must test and try our hearts by the standard of God’s word and by godly counsel. Our hearts can be easily deceived to do what “we want”. We can be corrupted by the sensual desire and wisdom of this world. Therefore, we need […]
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May 29, 2022
Parable of the Sower – The Way Side
In the Parable of the Sower, we find the first group that hears the word of the kingdom – the way side. These born-again children of God have a problem – they hear the word, but they don’t “understand” it. Before they can understand it, the devil comes to confuse them before they press into […]
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May 23, 2022
Parable of the Sower – A Key to the Kingdom
The parable of the sower teaches a very important lesson of time salvation that is a “key” to the kingdom that will unlock many spiritual truths in the scriptures. We can understand from this parable that there are different aspects of salvation taught in the scriptures and God’s children will have different responses to the […]
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May 15, 2022
Pressing Into the Kingdom
We cannot put our discipleship into auto-pilot. We must be purposeful and zealous and focused to press into the kingdom of heaven. There are many obstacles that can prevent us from pressing fervently into the kingdom as we ought. We must endure the tribulation and diligently press towards the King and closer fellowship with Jesus […]
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May 12, 2022
Following Your Heart – The Lord Directeth His Steps
We need to exercise great caution when following our heart. While the natural heart is deceitful and wicked, when God gives us a new heart in regeneration, we now have the ability to follow God’s guidance by His Spirit in our hearts. We might devise our own ways, but the Lord will providentially direct our […]
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May 9, 2022
Entering Into the Abundant Life
Jesus came that we might have eternal life, but he also came that we can lay hold on that eternal life now, that we can live the abundant life. For God’s children, there are two paths set before us – the strait gate and narrow way that leads to the abundant life; and then the […]
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May 3, 2022
Accuser of the Brethren is Cast Down
Satan is the accuser of the brethren, trying to get God’s children to doubt their eternal assurance in the blood of Jesus Christ. On the cross, Jesus Christ crushed the head of the wicked serpent. The sins of all of God’s people were paid by Christ on the cross and any accusation of the devil […]
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Apr 28, 2022
Discouraged & Encouraged In The Way
The Israelites became very discouraged because of the Lord’s way in the wilderness, leading them to murmur against the Lord’s blessings. We are very prone to get discouraged in the narrow way of discipleship, to become weary in well doing. We need to encourage ourselves in the Lord when we get discouraged, taking courage from […]
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Apr 24, 2022
The Kingdom of Heaven is At Hand
God prophesied both to David and to Daniel that in the days of the Roman empire that the God of heaven would set up a kingdom. Jesus Christ set up his visible church kingdom in his ministry – declaring the kingdom of heaven is “at hand” – the kingdom is right here and right now. […]
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