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In this discussion we address how the church is supposed to respond to the current LGBTQ agenda and how it affects our schools and children. What does the Bible say is our responsibility and how can we live that out on a day-to-day basis in a culture that is growing more hostile towards people of faith.  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and...

How do we define successful parenting? What metrics do we use to help us gauge whether or not we have been successful in raising our children?  It should not come as a surprise that as Christian parents those metrics might be a little different than what it has become in most American homes. Using Ephesians 6:1-4, this message looks at the dangers of reactive parenting and not developing a spirit-...

What does the Apostle Paul mean when he called the husband the head of the household in Ephesians 5:23? How do we apply that to the modern family and how does it fit into the idea of "mutual submission" in Ephesians 5:21? Sadly, this passage has been misunderstood to justify misogyny and abuse in the church and in the home while missing the beauty of a redeemed home where a husband pract...

In this message we dive into Ephesians 5:21-24 and try to make some practical and spiritual sense out of the call for "wives to submit to their husbands". While many today might think of this recommendation as being "out of tough" with our modern senses, what Paul is suggesting here is actually foundational to a healthy spiritual marriage and offers an opportunity for both the...

In this session we examine theological troubling issues that were founded in the days of the early church and continue into the modern era. With an overview of the Judaizer, Gnostics, Arianism and Modalism of the first three centuries to the German Biblical Higher Criticism, Modernism, and the rise of Liberal Christianity of the 19th and 20th centuries we can find commonality from all for the rise...

In this message we examine the idea of spirit-led submission in all of our relationships and how that runs contradictory to the world's definition.  We also examine what mutual submission looks like in a marriage. From Ephesians 5:15-22 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...

In this discussion, we examine some controversial passages from the New Testament about women in the church and try to discern what they meant at the time and how that relates to women in the church today.  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...

In this week we celebrate Mother's by hoping to redeem a mother from the New Testament who seems to get a bad rap. By examining her request before Jesus, we find some great lessons for all parents but especially mothers. From Matthew 20:20-28. 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...

In this session we examine how Christians are to respond to the abortion debate and what scripture says about the issue.  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 @ 828-2...

This message examines how we can build a foundation for healthy marriages using scriptural principles and guidance. We discuss the stages of relationships and how we can rebuild and reestablish our marriages with Christ at the center. From Genesis 2:18-23, Ephesians 5:21-33. Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us fo...

This week we examine what the bible does and doesn't say about the issue of alcohol.  Does scripture teach that Christians should abstain completely and if not, what guidelines do we need to follow? What about "offending the weaker brother"? What about marijuana which the Bible doesn't seem to speak about at all? What does moderation even mean and look like? The real issue is r...

As the introduction to this short series on the Home, this message looks at the importance of making God and our relationship with God the central foundation of our homes - our marriages, raising our children and our interaction with family.  We look at the Old Testament story of David's failure to bring the ark of the Covenant home to Jerusalem and what happened to the home of Obed Edom wher...

The first session of our Sunday night study on "What we believe and Why" as this semester we will look at some of the "hot button" issues in our culture. We will also be discussing how we can engage others on these issues by using the Bible as our source of authority and truth.  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share...

Jude closes his letter with an interesting doxology that incorporates the security of the believer as one of the reasons that Christians should give worship, honor and praise to God. After attacking false teachers and teaching for a majority of the letter; why would Jude close with this very important promise to Christians? Join us as we examine the doctrine behind what is called the "Preserv...

In verse 20 of Jude's letter, the author returns to his original admonition from verse 3 for Christians to "Contend for the Faith" by now giving some suggestion for how can do it in a practical sense. We examine those suggestions as well as discuss how that fit into our greater assignment to follow the great commission. It is easy to be overwhelmed by what is happening to our nation...

In this Easter Message we examine the Angels question to the ladies who show up at Jesus's tomb to complete his burial, only to find the stone rolled away and the tomb empty. "Why do you search for the living among the dead?" Luke 24:1-8.  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...

This message is from the story of King David and his best friend Jonathon's son, Mephibosheth. As we start Holy week by celebrating communion, this story was told interspersed between the various elements of communion and has been connected together to make it one fluid teaching. From 2nd Samuel 9.  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and...

In this message we examine Jude's prophecy from verses 17-19 about future false teachers in the church and draw a direct line to today's church. We examine and breakdown the history and influence of modernism, postmodernism, and cultural relativity on the American church and our society as a whole. We also examine the dangers of "progressive Chrsitianity" and how it has divided...

In this message we examine how Jude draws a link between the false prophets of the Old Testament right through his current time straight toward the false teachers we find in the church today. We look at how false prophets were dealt with in the Old Testament as well as the two main groups of false teaching that had infiltrated the early New Testament church.  That includes a short explanation of t...

Jude continues to describe the character and motivation of false leaders and how that affects the health and spiritual passion of the local church. In this message we break down verses 12-13 as well as discussing how people fall into error and the difference between error and heresy. We also take a quick look at the "Self-Help" gospel and how it is not only not Christian or Biblical but...

In this message, Jude reminds us that what makes a false leader or teacher so destructive is not always bad theology or doctrine, many times it is their behavior and actions that corrupts their message. We also need to remember that a false leader is not just a Pastor or Preacher, it can be a deacon or elder, or a staff member, or anyone in the church who strives to attain power or control. Jude l...

Some may ask why it should matter to me what other church leaders are teaching or other churches or denominations are teaching, as long as the church I attend and participate is standing on Biblical truth and doctrine. In our passage from Jude in this message we recognize that it matters to God and He takes false teaching and teachers very seriously and if it matters to God - it should matter to u...

What does Jude mean when he calls Christians to contend for the faith when facing false teachers and false teaching? More importantly, what does he not mean? In this message we examine some practical aspects of standing up for the faith by learning how to "Test the Spirits" when it comes to teachings and events that might not seem within the bounds of our experience or knowledge. How can...

In this message we examine the "why's" and "how's" of false teaching and false teachers - How can they continue to infiltrate the church some 2000's after the founding of the church and why is there a continued  demand for these unbiblical teachings? We also discuss the Biblical concept of and "Apostate" or the idea that there may be many in the church...

In this introduction to the Book of Jude, we examine the author, date, recipients and context of the letter as well as the similarities between the churches Jude is addressing and the Amercian Christian Church. We also discuss the importance of developing a Christian Worldview and the dangers and influence of the culturally syncretistic form of Christianity that has infiltrated the American church...