The Webster Bible Church Podcast

Title: Love Her Like Jesus, Part 2 Speaker: Matthew Fletcher, Senior Pastor Scripture: Ephesians 5:28-33 Transformative Truth: Loving your wife as yourself reflects Christ’s union with the church. A Pointed Mandate Ephesians 5:28-31: "Husbands should love their wives...." * the care we initiate * the Christ we imitate * the covenant we celebrate A Profound Mystery Ephesians 5:32 A Practical Mindse...

Title: Love Her Like Jesus, Part 1 Speaker: Matthew Fletcher, Senior Pastor Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-27 Transformative Truth: Christlike husbands give themselves for their wives’ highest good. The Mandate of Self-Sacrificing Love The Model of Self-Sacrificing Love • What Jesus did • Why He did it • How He did it

Title: A Word to the Wives Speaker: Matthew Fletcher, Senior Pastor Scripture: Ephesians 5:22-24 Transformative Truth: Spirit-filled wives magnify their Savior by submitting to their husbands. The Mandate of Submission Ephesians 5:22 The Motive for Submission Ephesians 5:23 The Manner of Submission Ephesians 5:22, 24 1. It is Christ-centered. 2. It is comprehensive.

Speaker: Matthew Fletcher, Senior Pastor Scripture: Psalm 122 Transformative Truth: It is a great privilege to praise God with his people. You have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to countless thousands of angels in a joyful gathering. You have come to the assembly of God's firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God hi...

Speaker: Rod Whitney, Guest Speaker Scripture: Exodus 3, 4, 33 Transformative Truth: As individuals, drawing close to God has everything to do with the attitude of our “undivided” heart. Consider His Call (Exodus 3) Consider His Conversation with God (Exodus 3, 4) Consider His Choice (Hebrews 11:24-28) Consider His Courage (Numbers 14:22-23) Consider His Question and His Request (Exodus 33)

Transformative Truth: Children of light live with care to make Christ shine. 1. Buy up the time. Ephesians 5:15-17 2. Be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18-21

Transformative Truth: God’s children are to radiate the light that they are. The Change Described (v. 8) For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts... - 2 Corinthians 4:6 Four Encouragements from Ephesians 5:8 1. Permanent Re-creation 2. Present 3. Personal Relationship 4. Practical Reordering  The Challenge Delivered (vv. 9-14) God's children are to radiate the...

Transformative Truth: God transforms people by His Word   "By its very nature the Word does its work" - Alistair Begg To be transformed, you must Trust the Goal of God's word in your life 1. Wisdom for Salvation 2. Maintenance of Your Faith 3. Preparation for Good Works To be transformed, you must Trust the Power of God's word in your life Trust the Power of God's Word for Teaching Trust the Power...

Transformative Truth: God’s People are Confident in God’s Word   Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son… The first reason for Supreme Confidence in Scripture is that it is **God-Breathed** KJV:  All scripture is given by inspiration of God NASB: All Scripture is inspired by God NIV: All Scripture is...

Transformative Truth: God’s glory is to be cherished by His people and declared among the nations. I. Praise the glorious works of God among the nations. (v.1-5) II. Praise the glorious name of God among the nations. (v.2, 8, 6-10) III. Proclaim the glory of the cross among the nations. (v.10, 13)

Transformative Truth: God's holy people are to give thanks, not gratify self.   1.  Get rid of sexual sin (vv.3-4a) 2.  Give thanks instead (v. 4b) 3.  Grasp the reason why (vv. 5-7)

Transformative Truth: God Communicates for His Glory and for Our Benefit   I. God Speaks in Many Ways   II. God Speaks by Jesus His Son

Transformative Truth: Be gracious like God in how you talk and treat others.   Talk Constructively Be gracious like God in how you talk and treat others. Treat Others Kindly The kindness we express to others is an extension of the kindness that God has lavished on us, in Christ.

Transformative Truth: Redeemed hands work hard and open wide. 1. Stop stealing (put off)  2. Start working (put on)  3. Share generously (purpose) 1. Stop stealing. Redeemed hands work hard and open wide. 2. Start working.  3. Share generously. Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace a...

Transformative Truth: Deal with anger rightly, lest the devil hurt you badly.   Defining Anger Anger is an active, whole-person response of moral displeasure at a perceived wrong. Diagnosing Anger 1. Do you get angry about the right things? 2. Do you express anger in the right way? 3. How long does your anger last? 4. How controlled is your anger? 5. What motivates your anger? 6. Is your anger “pr...

Speaker: Andrew Smith, Missionary Pilot with Ethnos360 Text:   2 Corinthians 2:14-17

Transformative Truth: Having rejected the lie and embraced the truth, speak accordingly. Ephesians 4:25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. The Premise The Prohibition You cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the...

Pastor Ed Moore guest speaker

Transformative Truth: Having learned Christ, live distinctly, according to your new identity. The Way of the Lost (vv 17-19) The Way of the Lord (vv 20-24)

Transformative Truth: Every believer is gifted by Christ to build up the church. Varying Grace - Ephesians 4:7-10 Every believer is gifted by Christ to build up the church. But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to right...

Transformative Truth: God Calls and Equips the Church for Unity Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.  Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:...

Transformative Truth: Through prayer, God energizes his church to experience his fullness. For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. - Romans 15:4 Through prayer, God energizes his church to experience his fullness. The Premise of the Prayer Ephesians 3:14a The Posture of the P...

Speaker: Mike Gendron, Guest Speaker Scripture: Galatians 1:6-10 Three Observations: 1. Paul’s amazement at the Galatians deserting Christ (v. 6) 2. Paul’s awareness of the Galatians’ unwillingness to contend for the gospel (v. 7) 3. Paul’s anathema on anyone who distorts the gospel (vv. 8-9) Why is There Only One Gospel? God’s Gospel Upholds His Glorious Attributes Modern-Day Judaizers Distort Ju...