First Baptist Blowing Rock

As we continue to worship together online during this age of social distancing and stay at home orders; one of the casualties has been our willingness and ability to sing in worship. Like us here at First Baptist, most churches are broadcasting their entire worship services which includes the "singing" portion but if we are to be honest - joining in with the singing from home is not that...

The past two weeks we have examines 1st Corinthians 15:58 and the call for Christians to "Stand". This morning we follow that up by discussing the importance of "where we stand" and "what we stand for" and how that relates to the current circumstances in our world with the Coronavirus pandemic. We examine Luke 13:1-8 and the "Parable of the Fig Tree".  Thank...

We continue to examine 1st Corinthians 15:58 as we strive to answer the question "What now?" As it relates to the powerful truth of the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ and the promise of a resurrection from the dead for Christ followers; but also as it relates to our current situation with the Coronavirus. From 1st Corinthians 15:54-58. Thank you for listening to our podcast and we...

All of us have had "what now?" moments; those  moments in our lives where we have planned or prepared for an event or activity for such a long time or with such intensity that once it is over, we have a sense of confusion. Graduations, new jobs, marriages, the birth of a child - all moments of celebration that once passed leave us feeling somewhat lost. That had to be what many of those...

If you were to ask the questions, "What happens to us when we Die" to a group of people, the variety of answers might surprise you. Even in the Christian community, the question seems to bring our some crazy beliefs. I have heard everything from "becoming angels" or "ghost" to resurrection reincarnation. How did so many get so confused? Do we project what we "hop...

Easter Service for 2020. We examine what we might have considered normal in light of the COVID 19 virus. From 1st Corinthians 15:19-20 Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online at www.firstbaptistblowingrock.com or our Youtube page .  Contact us at office@firstbaptistblowingrock.com or by...

A Palms Sunday Message on the relevance of the Cross of Jesus Christ on our everyday lives. We know the stories of Easter and Holy Week; we can describe what happened and how it happened - but how does that effect our everyday lives? We examine Colossians 2:8-15 as the Apostle Paul explains just how powerful and far reaching the Cross can be.  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would lo...

Last week we examined 1st Corinthians 15:33-34 where the Apostle Paul uses a popular saying of his day, "Bad Company Corrupts Good Character" to warn the early Corinthians Christians about the danger of allowing the wrong people into our lives, He warns of how they can pull us away from our relationship with God and bring doubts into our lives. This morning's message takes that popu...

We examine the short little warning that the Apostle Paul gives in verses 33-34 from his great theological teaching on the resurrection of Jesus Christ from 1st Corinthians 15. He uses a popular quote from his day "Bad Company corrupts Good Character" to warn of the dangers of allowing the wrong people to have an influence on our lives. We unpack this saying and discover how it relates t...

This message examines how Christians should respond to the recent Coronavirus Pandemic. What does the Bible say about times like the ones we are facing and what can we learn from it. John 16:33, Matthew 7:24-27,Mark 4:35-41. You can watch a video of this entire worship service at http://firstbaptistblowingrock.com  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to ou...

 We constantly hear about all of the threats facing each one of us; global warming, overpopulation, coronavirus, terrorism - and we live in a world of fear. Our media, whose job was once to educate and inform, spends all of their time feeding the hyperbole, fostering fear and trying to place blame. Like the little boy who cried wolf; when do we take any of it seriously? Why do we allow ourselves t...

We continue our study of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from 1st Corinthians 15 by looking at Paul's theological argument from Chapter 15:12-20. The Apostle Paul paints a picture of what the life and faith of a Christian might look like had Jesus not been resurrected from the dead compared to the reality we can experience because He was. The world with no resurrected Jesus is a truly a worl...

An introduction of 1st Corinthians 15 and the doctrinal teaching on the physical and bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. We discuss how the resurrection is central to almost all of the other teachings of Jesus and the New Testament and the role this important truth plays in the life of the church and the individual Christian. From 1st Corinthians 15:1-7 Thank you for listening to our podcast and...

We examine the controversial passage from 1st Corinthians 14:34-35 that seems to instruct that women are to remain silent in the church and that it is disgraceful for women to speak in worship. Could this really be what Paul was teaching for the Corinthian church, and if so, does that mean it applies to all churches, everywhere - even today? How would that interpretation fit into the rest of Paul&...

What does it mean when we talk about having "order" in our worship services? Who gets to decide what is "order" and what might be "out of order"? In Chapter 14 of 1st Corinthians as Paul is addressing the abuses of some spiritual gifts during the time of Corporate worship; he takes a moment to lay out the priorities of worship. Instead of focusing on the "why&quo...

Is the gift of "speaking in tongues" still available for Christians today or did it cease during the second or third centuries? If it is still available; what is it? A gift with foreign languages? a private prayer language? something to be used in church worship services? Regardless of what you might think or believe about the spiritual gift of tongues, we can all agree that it has been...

As we begin to tackle the controversial 1st Corinthians 14 and the subject of "speaking in tongues" or a "private prayer language"; Pastor Rusty takes this message time to share his personal testimony and experiences with "tongues". By using glimpses of his spiritual journey, scripture and through the churches and people he has served for and with over the last 30 yea...

A challenge for Christians to stand in the promises of God in 2020 and what that might look like. A message on how God takes those things that we feel like we "just survived" and uses them to mold and shape us into "overcomers". From 1st Corinthians 10:31-11:1.  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Joi...

Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online at www.firstbaptistblowingrock.com or our Youtube page .  Contact us at office@firstbaptistblowingrock.com or by phone @ 828-295-7715

Jesus warns us that others will know we are his disciples by the way we love each other. John warns over fifteen times in his first letter that if we claim to be a follower of Jesus and yet do not love our brother, we are a liar and the truth is not in us. The New Testament is clear that Christians have the capability and are commanded to love. In our study of 1st Corinthians, we find ourselves in...

We kick-off the first week of the Advent season by continuing our study from 1st Corinthians by looking at the "Love Chapter" of 1st Corinthians 13. In the English language the word "love" can be used to describe a number of things and through its multiple uses it has become very subjective and difficult to define. What does it really mean to "love" someone, or to &qu...

 What do these three most dreaded words of the Christmas season (some assembly required) have in common with the local church? Join us as we examine the Apostle Paul's instruction manual for how the local church should be organized and operate. From 1st Corinthians 12:12-27.  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join...

What role does the Holy Spirit play in the life of a Christian? What does it mean to be "baptized in the Holy Spirit" or to be "Spirit-filled"? Are their certain Spiritual gifts that are "sign" that you have been "filled with the Holy Spirit"? Are all of the Spiritual Gifts listed in the New Testament still available for Christians today and if so, how can t...

The Apostle Paul tackles the confusion and misuse of Spiritual Gifts by the Corinthian church in 1st Corinthians 12. Sadly many of the same issues facing that early church concerning spiritual gifts are still found in the church today. Join us as we examine Paul's warnings and how they relate to both the church and the spiritual growth of individual Christians. This is an introduction on the...

We continue our examination of the Apostle Paul's teaching about the Lord's Supper or Communion to the Corinthian Church from 1st Corinthians 11:23-34. This passage can be somewhat controversial as it has led many Christians and Christ follower's to abstain from participating in Communion for fear they might come in an "unworthy" manner. Was that really Paul's intent?...