“Without [relationships characterized by a willingness to be intimately known and even approached in love by others] within a church, the end result will be a church poisoned with sin, at best, and poisoned with unbelief, at worst.”

Acts 18:18-19:7 – If You Know, You Know

August 18, 2024

Garrett West

Book of Acts

“If you’re saved, you know everything you need to know to tell others how to be saved.”

Life in the Church – Session 2 – A “Church” Word-Study

August 18, 2024

Garrett West

Life in the Church

Big Picture of the Bible

Session 2 of “Life in the Church.”

Audio

Life in the Church – Session 1 – Introduction to Life in the Church

August 11, 2024

Garrett West

Life in the Church

Big Picture of the Bible

Church

Church Government/Polity

Session 1 of “Life in the Church.”

Audio

Acts 18:1-17 – Sustaining Gifts of God

August 11, 2024

“Though it happens to individuals, salvation is not just an individualistic event… we aren’t just sons and daughters of God. We’re brothers and sisters of one another!”

Acts 17:15-34 – Knowing the Unknown God

August 4, 2024

God's Attributes/Nature

“The only works of righteousness that will secure our place with God in heaven are the works Jesus did on earth in our place!”

Acts 17:1-14 – A People of the Book

July 28, 2024

“When God’s Word is rejected, it’s not because God’s Word missed. It’s because it hit its intended target.”

Acts 16:16-40 – The Threat of the Gospel

July 21, 2024

“The gospel is not a toy. It is dangerous. Those who believe it are deeply affected by it.”

Acts 15:36-16:15 – Ministry: It’s a Wild Ride!

July 14, 2024

“Sin causes us to live according to OUR OWN desires, even if it costs us, but the Holy Spirit causes us to live according to JESUS’ desires, even if it costs us.”

Acts 15:1-35 – Gospel Unity in the Church

July 7, 2024

Church Government/Polity

“The unity of the church isn’t squelched by diversity or distinction. Rather, it thrives DESPITE them and, sometimes, BECAUSE of them!”

Acts 14:1-28 – The Christlike Servant

June 30, 2024

Church Government/Polity

“The more we understand our state before God, the more we can’t help but be humble, because we realize more and more how unworthy we are of God’s love and how holy and glorious God is!”

Acts 13:13-52 – The God-Centered Gospel

June 23, 2024

God's Attributes/Nature

God's Glory

God's Sovereignty and Man's Responsibility

“When we de-centralize God’s role in our salvation, we diminish our joy and we rob God of His glory.”

Acts 13:4-12 – Because God is Faithful, We are Faithful

June 16, 2024

“If we had the ability to be faithful to God apart from God, there would have been no need for Jesus!”

Luke 19:1-10 – The Joy of Salvation in Christ

June 9, 2024

A sermon from one of our partners in India.

No Other Gospel – Study #2 – Galatians 1:6-10 – Garrett West at Searcy Baptist Church

June 9, 2024

Garrett West

No Other Gospel Summer Study 2024

The second session of our group summer study through the book of Galatians.

Acts 13:1-3 – When a Church Gets it Right

June 2, 2024

Pastoral Qualifications

Pastors/Elders

Salvation

Sanctification

Spiritual Disciplines

Sunday Morning

“When we believe Jesus for salvation, we believe Him for obedience. We have become FOLLOWERS of Jesus. And followers FOLLOW.”

No Other Gospel – Study #1 – Galatians 1:1-4 – Daniel Breithaupt at FBC Jena

June 2, 2024

Daniel Breithaupt

No Other Gospel Summer Study 2024

Galatians

Faith

God's Attributes/Nature

The first session of our group summer study through the book of Galatians.

Acts 12:1-25 – Who’s Really in Charge?

May 26, 2024

The Kingdom of God/Heaven

Sunday Morning

“When we submit our lives to Jesus, we submit to HIS authority AND to every authority He places between us!”

Audio

Ephesians 4:1-6 – Walk in a Manner Worthy of the Calling

May 19, 2024

Dustin Robertson

Ephesians

Sunday Morning

Guest preacher Dustin Robertson joins us to share God’s Word with us.

Acts 11:19-30 – Just a Label, or a New Life?

May 12, 2024

“To be saved from sin doesn’t just mean forgiveness. It means freedom! Jesus died to make us into a new creation!”

Acts 10:1-11:18 – God Reveals. We Respond.

May 5, 2024

Garrett West

Book of Acts

Acts

Assurance of Salvation

Big Picture of the Bible

“This is why revelation is so crucial for us to be led by God: God reveals Himself in order to lead us to Himself!”

Acts 9:32-43 – The Power of Personal Ministry

April 28, 2024

“It is an honor that we are able to serve others in Jesus’ name! Not a burden! An honor!”

Acts 9:1-31 – The Progression of True Belief

April 21, 2024

“The chief sin of every single man, woman, and child is rebelling against and rejecting God as our God! Every other sin we commit is a symptom of this ultimate sin!”