Burlington Baptist Church Podcast

This week we dive deeper into the book of Colossians and how Paul has a prayer that could change the Church and how he prayers for spiritual blessings not material or physical blessings. Paul wants the Church to grow and progress in spiritual wisdom and understanding of who Christ is and how that should play out in the life of the Church. (Colossians 1:9-14 ESV)Support the show

The Word of God is central...yet many are intimidated by the Word and read things they didn't understand. Some think God's Word is not applicable or outdated, but the Gospel is alive, growing, spreading, bearing fruit & spreading some more. When the Gospel is heard & received, lives change radically.Support the show

Spreading God's word to all nations is the goal set for all christians to tell everyone about Christ and how his grace and mercy can save. In this sermon we have examples of ways to spread the word of God's love and how each of us can help just by telling our story to others of hoe Christ saved us. The focus scripture is Acts 16:6-156 They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia; they had been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7 When they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. 8 Passing by Mysia they went down to Troas. 9 During the night Paul had a vision in which a Macedonian man was standing and pleading with him, “Cross over to Macedonia and help us!” 10 After he had seen the vision, we immediately made efforts to set out for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.Lydia’s Conversion11 From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis, 12 and

We live in a day where the Bible's teaching on marriage is often called narrow-minded & even accused of bigotry if you hold fast. Todays message focuses on exactly what God's Word says about marriage...when we stand on the Word of God - no need to apologize or be fearful...“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. (Ephesians 5:31-32)Support the show

The Bible was written to be our guide book in life. It is there to teach us and guide us in how we should live and follow Christ. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. (Joshua 1:8)Support the show

God has given us numerous accounts of His people getting in real messes in life, backs up against the wall, desperate situations - often when their backs were against the wall they cried out to God in prayer...God repeatedly responded to the prayers of His people. If my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. (2 Chronicles 7:14)Support the show

If we can get to the moon and back, why can't we complete the Great Commission set forth by God? The church needs to make it a priority to fulfill the Great Commission in our generation...at least we must accelerate the rate of spreading the Gospel. "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations..." (Matthew 20:19)Support the show

Everything we do should help us do at least one of these three things: Love God, Love Others and Make Disciples. If we all follow the great commandments given to us be God (Love God and others) and the great commission he has set forth for us to do (go and make disciples) then this would be done very easily.In this second sermon of the series Building Blocks, we learn what is means to Love Others.Support the show

For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:11) Jesus is our foundation, chief cornerstone, Head of Church...so what are we to build upon that foundation of Christ? Jesus said we are to build three things in particular... Love God, Love Others and Make Disciples.Today we talk about that first building block: Love God.Support the show

Monthly Night of Worship held on the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Join us for a night of rock'n music & great fellowship. (Please check www.burlingtonbaptistchurch.org or follow us on Facebook @burlingtonbaptistchurch for updated schedules and any changes.)Support the show

We need to see ourselves as a team, as a body of believers. We need to have people in the right positions and equip those people to help others. We need to serve and work together for the right reasons and make Christ known by making disciples to reach the lost with the Gospel. Ww want to be a healthy, growing and discipling church.Support the show

Every great gift demands a great response. (John 3:16) God's gift to you was His Son, Salvation, Eternal Life! So what is your response? God is not done with you. If you've still got breath in your body, that means you've still got purpose in your chest. He has called you to do more. It is your move, make your first step toward Jesus. Support the show

In his final sermon as the Interim Pastor, LD leaves us with encouraging words and the hope for a bright and strong future here at BBC. We all know what it's like to be nervous about what's next, what's going to change, because we feel totally out of control. We all face an unknown future. Some of us are scared to death about it and some of us gladly welcome it. That fear is what lets Satan in and it is the weapon he uses to control our minds. What God does is gives us faith to conqueror the fears of tomorrow.Support the show

Everything seems to be in fast-forward today. But, when everything is flying off the walls, coming unplugged and the hurricanes of change are blowing thru our lives, we need to have something that doesn't change.  We've got to be able to say, "I know a lot of things are going to change around me, but I know these things for sure; God never changes, God's word never changes and this change will be an opportunity for growth. (Philippians 3:13-15 NIV)Support the show

According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.  For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.  Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw—  each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done.  If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward.  If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. (1 Corinthians 3:10-15 ESV)Support the show

In this, the last sermon of the What About Heaven series, we find out what the "New Earth" and "New Heaven" will be like. But first we need to understand why there will be a "New Earth" and a "New Heaven" God's purpose was to live in intimate fellowship with man on a curse free earth, but when Adam and Eve sinned everything became different. Their fall changed the course of everything that would happen here on Earth. In the end our hope is the anticipation of uninterrupted and undiminished joy in the presence of the Lord.Support the show

"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that he exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." (Hebrews 11:6-NIV) Jesus told many parables that the basic plot line was about a master leaving for awhile but will be coming back, and when the master comes back he is expecting an accounting of his servants. These parables are referring to Jesus' own ascension into Heaven and His second coming. In recounting these parables we must understand two things...Heaven itself isn't a reward, yet Heaven will be a place of rewards. Support the show

Have you ever thought.... "Lord, I wish you'd told us more about Heaven... I wish you'd given us more to go on." The truth is, the information about Heaven has been divinely limited and reserved. After Paul was given a tour of Heaven he writes in 2 Corinthians 12 about his experience.We all have so many questions about what's next...what will it be like... but one thing we do know is that we must believe the God of Heaven is bigger than our concernsSupport the show

When someone says, let me tell you a story about Heaven and they start talking about homes, foods, places to see and places to play, why do you immediately assume they are telling a joke? Why are the thoughts of the physical almost always separated from the celestial? It seems like most people think that Heaven as a mystical ghostly place instead of a real material, physical and tangible place.In the third sermon of this series we will be shown the three realities we will experience in the next life.Support the show

Here we are again in another political cycle...but this time there is one question that you must ask yourself that is more important than any other...Will you choose Jesus? Now maybe you are asking your self, "What does that even mean to choose Jesus?" Luke 9 helps us through with better understanding and why we need to follow Jesus for real.Support the show