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Is He Your God?

Posted on July 31, 2018Leave a comment

I preached from Isaiah 25 this past Lord’s Day. The evangelist, Isaiah, made the declaration of God Almighty very personal. He did not refer to God as his father’s God or Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob’s God. He referred to Him as his God.

I would take serious inventory of this matter. If Yahweh is only your father’s God and not your God too then you are only part of a traditional religion. I would prefer a personal religion that is marked with a personal relationship.

Traditional religion says, “He is God.” or “He is my father’s God.”

Personal religion says, “You are my God.” “You are my salvation.”

We are in a day where we need a heaven born revival in the church. Not a spiritual movement hijacked by a national patriotic movement. No!
We need a fresh pouring out of the Holy Spirit of God Almighty. The kind of movement where the conscience of nations are awakened, where there are regional movements marked with repentance, with wide spread reform, a restoration of the church ordered to propagate the gospel to the ends of the earth.
We are in a day where once again God’s people are satisfied with God.
We are in a where sin must no longer just simply be modified or redefined, but completely mortified.

“Behold, I bring you good tidings of comfort and joy.”

“Let not your heats be troubled…”

The markers of traditional religion and personal religion are clear.

Man may say, ” You are God.”
The Godly man says, “You are my God.”

In Isaiah 25, Isaiah clarifies that the godly man wants what God offers; joy in the Lord. God wants joy to characterize His people. “The joy of the Lord is my strength.” Depressions may come and mark us from time to time, but they must not abide in us. We wrestle in this temporal day but we are not of this world. We are all together, as A.W. Tozer identified, “other worldly.”

Listen, Church! You come from a long history of a people who wait on God. When life presses in upon you, wait, look, long for, hunger, thirst. Be satisfied with Christ! Alone!

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Full sermon from July 29, 2018:
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Every Thing Here Implies Hardship

Posted on July 8, 2018Leave a comment

Tonight, July 8, 2018, I begin a new evening sermon series I’ve entitled “How Do I Do That”. Admittedly, I’m not the most clever writer, titles of sermons elude me many times until after I’ve preached the sermon. I went with this title because all the good ones were already taken.

For example, Francis Shaeffer wrote a book entitled “How Shall We Then Live”, Chuck Coleson wrote a book entitled “How Now Shall We Live”. So, see how the clever titles are nearly all used up?

The sermon series is really based on Hebrews 11, 12, and 13. Everything here implies hardship, but it is really a blessed joy to know what God wants from us and that He also gives us all we need to live like this. The hardship is between what we set our hearts on. God wants us to guard our heart from feeling as though we may miss out on something if we obey God.

Join me tonight.

I’ll give my introduction to the series tonight at 6:30 p.m. from Hebrews 12:1-3. The long haul of the series I want to address some of the questions about keeping the marriage bed undefiled, being holy, praying without ceasing, taking every thought captive, husbands loving their wives as Christ loves the church, wives submitting to their husbands, enduring severe hardship while in the course of Gospel advancing work, not letting unwholesome talk come from our lips, not provoking our children to anger, honoring our father and mother, submitting to governing authorities, pursuing peace, being compassionate to an enemy, letting your speech always be gracious, and submitting to pastors.

That’s a tall order.

We won’t tackle the whole mountain, and more, tonight. We’ll get the conversation started that the bible does mean for us to consult God on how to live in this day.

Join us in person at 6:30 p.m. (mountain time) at 204 Eastland Drive North in Twin Falls, Idaho. Invite someone to come with you or share this link with them to listen in online.

Live streaming is available HERE:

Burning in the Soul: Luis Soto

Posted on July 1, 2018Leave a comment

Those who live within the Magic Valley of Southern Idaho, if your church does not gather on Sunday evenings consider joining us tonight at 6:30 p.m. for our next “Burning in the Soul” preaching event.

Tonight, July 1, 2018, Luis Soto, will be preaching a sermon from Habakkuk, entitled “When God is Silent”. If you are unable to gather in person because of distance please consider joining us online, right here at 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time.

Read more about Luis Soto and the church planting/pastoring work in the Salt Lake City region to know how to pray for this gospel advancing work. www.cbtroca.com/

A New Sermon Audio Feature

Posted on May 30, 2018Leave a comment

Eastside Baptist Church has been broadcasting sermons for over eight years. Over the past two years we have been live streaming our sermons. All of this by the kindness of God and the generosity of His people.

I’ve recently been contacted by a local radio station to broadcast our Lord’s Day sermons, with a one week delay. I’m still praying about this and waiting for the Lord to give direction on this possibility. This past six months have shown that a consideration to broadcast on a medium other than the internet has proven a need. This need has shown itself expensive. To broadcast online is relatively inexpensive, but to broadcast on the radio, that is more widely available, is very expensive.

The guys at SermonAudio have just made another way for people to listen in this week. To someone with a mobile phone or access to a phone with free long distance you can now listen in with a simple phone call.

Help me spread the word to those unable to attend in person, don’t have a computer, but have a phone.

Here are the details:

Dial the free SermonAudio Listen Line .. 712-432-4200
Listen and follow the instructions ..
- Dial 1 for the 24/7 radio stream.
- Dial 2 to listen to our live webcast on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. (mountain time)
You will be asked to enter the 5-digit Church Code ID
- enter this number. 25378 This is the code for Eastside Baptist Church

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Simple Instructions:

Dial 712-432-4200
When prompted, enter 2
when prompted, enter 25378

Burning in the Soul: Michael Waldrop

Posted on May 6, 2018Leave a comment

In this ongoing sermon series (the first Sunday night of every month) I’ve asked Michael Waldrop of Desert Ridge Baptist Fellowship in St. George, Utah to come and preach what God has burning in his soul. It is always my hope that people join us on site at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho, but I know this may not be possible for everyone wishing to join in. By the kindness of God we have live streaming available for those unable to gather with us in person.

Join us tonight at 6:30 p.m. mountain time

International Church Planting

Posted on April 19, 2018Leave a comment

I’ve just returned from another trip to Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

This trip was a unique opportunity to participate in the ordination of not just one pastor, not two pastors, but seven pastors. Eastside Baptist now has before us one of the most challenging days in her history. Four of these seven pastors are looking to Eastside to prepare and partner in a church planting opportunity.

On this coming Lord’s Day, during one of our monthly shared meals, I’ll give a full report on what is going on at New Horizon Home and our church planting work in Haiti. Join me following our morning gathering on this coming Lord’s Day. We will stream and then archive the report if you are not able to join us in person.

A Hymn of Thanksgiving

Posted on March 18, 2018Leave a comment

This morning at Eastside Baptist we will examine Isaiah 12, a hymn of thanksgiving.

The Lord has fixed in those He has saved a heart of gratitude. Gratitude is the root of…

joy
happiness
pleasure
missions
discipline
obedience

Gather with me this morning at Eastside Baptist Church, 204 Eastland Drive North, in Twin Falls, Idaho.

The Standard of Christ

Posted on March 11, 2018Leave a comment

Sermon streaming of Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho.
Lord’s Day, March 11, 2018
Isaiah 11

Do the Work of an Evangelist

Posted on February 28, 20183 Comments

Yesterday afternoon one of those who did the work of an evangelist died, and yet he lives.

John Requa, age 87, passed away of natural causes on February 27, 2018.

John was born in Twin Falls to Dillard and Ruth Requa on March 14, 1930. Following graduation from Twin Falls High School, he joined the Air Force and served in the Korean war as a machinist. John is survived by his wife Helen Requa, children Daryl and Gary Jemison of Twin Falls, Kieth and Linda Bloyd of Italy, Pat and Abby Gribble of Florida, Pat and Jane Brosseau of Washington and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.

John loved the LORD and served Him faithfully at Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Twin Falls. He cherished his church family.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 10:00 AM at Eastside Southern Baptist Church in Twin Falls.

In lieu of flowers, make donations to Eastside Southern Baptist Church for New Horizon Home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

John Requa holding up our building permit to begin the work of our new building that now hosts the weekly worship gatherings of Eastside Baptist Church.
John Requa giving sage advice to a young man getting ready to graduate from high School.

John Requa in Dominican Republic to minister to children following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Doug Pullin: He died with His Work Boots On

Posted on January 30, 20181 Comment

Funeral service for Doug Pullin will be on Saturday, February 3, at 2:00 p.m. (the service will be streamed live HERE)

His obituary was published today in the Times News HERE.

I’ve known Doug for longer than I’ve been the pastor of Eastside Baptist Church. I fist met Doug and Angie and their sons while I pastored in Fairfield, Idaho. Doug has been a faithful participating member of Southern Baptist work in the Magic valley for several decades. He was known for being a hard worker, a faithful friend, devoted to his family, and steadfast with established churches, supporter of mission churches and the advancement of the Gospel.

Doug was not a cliche. He really was a quiet man and was listened to when he did speak. From my vantage point, Doug understood the value of a good name. I think he thought deeply before speaking and sharing his opinion on a matter. He let others speak their mind. His silence was not disagreement and His silence was not approval. He was simply just a quiet man.

The news of his passing has come hard on all of us. While driving to the work site to meet up with Angie last Thursday, I recalled, like most of us, the last time I saw Doug was on the Lord’s Day, with his family.

Just like he lived his life, “he died with his work boots on.”

Join me on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Eastside Baptist Church at 2pm and be captured by Doug’s savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

I took this picture one day after church.

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Eastside Baptist Family:

It will be important that you come early on Saturday and that you allow closest parking for the many in our community who will arrive for the funeral. Be sure to fill up the overflow parking first allowing the family and community to have the main parking lot. Parking at Web Nursery and parking on the north of the church on Hillcrest are available. Details for a meal for the family will come before the day is up and ways you can help.

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