The Apostle Paul speaks of the peace of God and the aid that it is to the believer’s life. One of the great problems is that most want to define peace with God on by their own definition.
In this sermon excerpt from the past Lord’s Day dealing with Philippians 4:4-7, I give warning to all of the danger of not wanting to be at peace with God
Every Lord’s Day I gather at 204 Eastland Drive North to preach or hear preaching. Here are links to the past Lord’s day preaching.
I’m currently preaching through Philippians (in the mornings) and 9 men (in the evenings) from the church body are preaching through the book of Ephesians. Both services are streamed live and archived for future referencing and or listening to the local teaching of Eastside Baptist Church.
This short video is to help all be as prepared as possible for the coming Lord’s Day, March 26, 2017.
“Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.” (Philippians 3:1)
There is a popular thought in the world that hearing the instructions of Scripture are out dated or not needed so much. But the principles of Scripture says otherwise.
The Apostle Paul is clear that it is no trouble for him, and that implies it is not to much for the hearer, to hear this news again.
My sermon from Lord’s Day, March 12, 2017 entitle A Safeguard for You addresses this for the corporate church body, the household and the individual.
Sermon Excerpts:
Full Sermon:
Tonight at 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time, Zach Hunter, pastor at Jackpot Baptist Church in Jackpot, NV will we preaching in our series through the book of Ephesians. Don’t miss out on this. May it be a blessing to you that you would gather with us in person tonight at 204 Eastland Drive North in Twin Falls.
If unable to gather with us in person join us via streaming here. Be sure to sign our guestbook that you are watching online HERE. Thank you.
This past weekend at the church house (Eastside Baptist Church) in Twin Falls, Idaho. Video and audio of all gathers are archived HERE.
Right now, there is a renewed interest in two primary gatherings of Eastside Baptist Church.
The Mid-week Prayer Gathering is a time devoted solely to corporate prayer. The past month several months have seen increased participation in person and online. As many as 25 people of all ages gathering together for prayer and an average of 4 households from out of town logging in online to pray (log-in for this is password protected, contact Paul Thompson for instruction and password).
The other gathering steadily growing is the Sunday evening gathering. For the past three weeks 9 men in the congregation are doing the teaching. Attendance has been in a steady increase as this progresses on. Before beginning the book of Ephesians an average of about 12 people would normally return on Sunday evening. Last night, we reached an all time high for a regular Sunday evening gathering of more than 50 people and 9 households logged in online from all over the region.
Lord’s Day Morning
Speaker: Paul Thompson
Text: Philippians 2:12-13
Sermon Title: Salvation; the Sweet Word
Lord’s Day Evening
Speaker: Chuck Kastl
Text: Ephesians 1:15-23
Sermon Title: Wisdom and Power
Published in the Twin Falls Times News on Saturday, February 4, 2017
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There is little argument that the most familiar name in all of history is a man named Jesus.
What is at stake however, is who this Jesus is.
The Muslims have a Jesus, the Mormons have a Jesus, the atheists have a Jesus, Jehovah Witnesses have a Jesus, Universalists have a Jesus, and evangelicals have a Jesus. It may not be popular to talk about it, but all of these (and more) have at the core, a different Jesus.
What do you do when there is not enough space in the column to show how different all beliefs are? You look at one source and compare all others to that Jesus. I will do this by looking at the Jesus of the Bible.
Consider a few claims made in the bible…
If we get this wrong: that Jesus is eternal, uncreated, creator, redeemer, the image of the invisible God, and more claims made in the Bible, we get everything wrong. Everything!
Don’t just take my word for it. Look at the Bible and compare this Jesus with the Muslim Jesus, the Mormon Jesus, and a secular Jesus.
Honest and truthful conversation today is what is most needed. It helps us unearth truth. It is more helpful to acknowledge that there may be some things that appear to have similar emotions and thoughts, but faiths built on feelings rather than truth is the most dangerous action one could ever take. It is a clear truth: we don’t have the same Jesus.
The same Jesus cannot be the Jesus of Bible and at the same time truthfully be the same Jesus of all the others.
Don’t get this wrong. If truth is being pursued, then search with all of your being for truth.
Come, let us speak and listen honestly.
Since May of 2010, Eastside Baptist Church has been archiving sermons from Sunday morning gatherings. Currently there are over 330 sermons available in .mp3 downloadable files.
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Location: First Baptist Church, Clovis, NM
Date: December 20, 1986
Occasion: Marriage of Paul Robert Thompson to Teresa Renee Culberth
This annual celebration of our marriage grows sweeter as the days fly by.
December 20, 2016 makes December 20, 1986 seem like decades ago (3 to be exact). I am pleased that God would give me this kind of grace in my life.
Following is an attempt to express myself with rhyming words…
Of all the sons of men, how could I be him?
Look! is what I do when she walks in!
Neither of us would have mapped out this path like ours.
But how could this journey be better than ours?
My pulse races when she looks at me.
How can this still be?
A third decade of wedded years.
I can hardly write a poem without tears.
Do you see me with that grin?
I would do it all again and again!
If you are in Twin Falls, Idaho on Christmas Eve I hope you might consider joining me at Eastside Baptist Church, 5PM.
During the Christmas Eve service we will sing Christmas Carols, Scripture Reading and a Christmas message from Luke 1:67 entitled “The Horn of Salvation”
I hope you can join me on this special occasion.
