September 22, 2024
- Garrett West
- Life in the Church
- Assurance of Salvation
- Authority
- Church
- Church Discipline
- Church Government/Polity
- Church Membership
- Conflict
- The Gospel
- The Kingdom of God/Heaven
- Sunday Night
Session 5 of “Life in the Church.”
Acts 20:17-38 – A Pastoral Model of Faith and Practice (Part 2)
September 15, 2024
- Garrett West
- Book of Acts
- Acts
- Authority
- Church
- Church Discipline
- Church Government/Polity
- Leadership
- Ministry
- Passion/Zeal
- Pastoral Qualifications
- Pastors/Elders
- Scripture
- Spiritual Warfare
- Sunday Morning
“May we feed upon God’s Word and trust it to grow and protect us from ourselves and the works of the Enemy. May we depend on God to build our church, not our own power. And may we desperately cling to Jesus, our Chief Shepherd.”
Life in the Church – Session 4 – Marking Off the Church
September 8, 2024
- Garrett West
- Life in the Church
- Authority
- Baptism
- Church
- Church Government/Polity
- Church Membership
- Discipleship
- Evangelism
- Ministry
- Sunday Night
Session 4 of “Life in the Church.”
Acts 20:17-38 – A Pastoral Model of Faith and Practice (Part 1)
September 8, 2024
- Garrett West
- Book of Acts
- Acts
- Boldness
- Church Government/Polity
- Devotion
- Discipleship
- Evangelism
- Humility
- Leadership
- Ministry
- Passion/Zeal
- Pastoral Qualifications
- Pastors/Elders
- Pride
- Regeneration
- Scripture
- Service
- The Bible
- Sunday Morning
“A pastor is simply a chief sinner who has been miraculously transformed into a chief saint by the saving power of Jesus Christ, who, in turn leads OTHER sinners to be transformed into saints by the same power through his personal example and the faithful proclamation of God’s Word.”
Life in the Church – Session 3 – A Church Case-Study
August 25, 2024
- Garrett West
- Life in the Church
- Ephesians
- Authority
- Big Picture of the Bible
- Church
- Church Government/Polity
- Church Membership
- God's Glory
- Image of God
- Love
- Ministry
- The Gospel
- The Holy Spirit
- Unity
- Sunday Night
Session 3 of “Life in the Church.”
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
- Church Membership
- Covenant
- God's Glory
- Heaven
- Holiness
- Image of God
- Sunday Night
Session 1 of “Life in the Church.”
Acts 15:1-35 – Gospel Unity in the Church
July 7, 2024
- Garrett West
- Book of Acts
- Acts
- Church
- Church Government/Polity
- Justification
- Righteousness
- Spiritual Gifts
- The Gospel
- Unity
- Sunday Morning
“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
- Garrett West
- Book of Acts
- Acts
- Boldness
- Church
- Church Government/Polity
- Discipleship
- Humility
- Pastors/Elders
- Service
- Sunday Morning
“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 6:1-7 – God’s People Take Ministry Seriously
March 17, 2024
- Garrett West
- Book of Acts
- Acts
- Church
- Church Government/Polity
- Conflict
- Deacons
- God's Power
- Pastors/Elders
- Service
- Unity
- Sunday Morning
“The unity of the church matters more than my comfort!”
BF&M – Article 6 – The Church (Part 1)
November 19, 2023
- Garrett West
- What is a Baptist?
- Church
- Church Discipline
- Church Government/Polity
- Church Membership
- Covenant
- Sunday Night
Session 12 of our series “What is a Baptist?” We are exploring the Baptist Faith and Message and the biblical teaching that it articulates in order to better understand what is means to be a baptist.