Words From The Word

Have you ever told God you are the least qualified person for the job He seems to be calling you to? That is exactly what Gideon said. In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster walks through Judges 6 and Hebrews 11:32 (KJV) to unpack what it truly means to have courageous faith. You will learn why God chose a timid, unknown man hiding at a winepress, what God's answer to...

Have you ever felt like you were hiding — from life, from trouble, maybe even from God — and wondered how you got there? In this Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Judges 6 to introduce Gideon and the broken nation he was called to lead. Israel had done evil in God's sight, stopped obeying His voice, and found themselves impoverished and hiding in caves. But when they...

Are you ready when Christ comes — and will your work here on earth be done? That is the urgent double question at the heart of this closing devotion in the ambassador series. Pastor Roderick Webster opens 2 Corinthians 5:19-21 and 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 (KJV) to show that God has already made reconciliation possible through the sacrifice of His Son, and that every believer has been commissioned t...

Do you know for certain whose child you are? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster tackles a question that cuts deeper than most people realize: not everyone is a child of God. Drawing from John 8:38 and 44 (KJV), he shows that Jesus Himself identified the spiritual father of those who have never been born again. Romans 8:14-16 then reveals the beautiful flip side — the S...

Do you ever wonder whether what God has promised truly belongs to you? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster brings a deeply personal and assuring word from 1 Peter 1:3-4 and Romans 8:16-18 (KJV). He shows that every new creature in Christ is an heir of God and a joint-heir with Jesus Christ — and that the inheritance waiting for you in heaven is incorruptible, undefiled,...

Do you know where you truly belong? Before Christ, the Bible calls us strangers, foreigners, aliens — without hope and without God. But salvation changes everything, including your citizenship. In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 2 and 1 Corinthians 6 (KJV) to show that the new creature in Christ holds a new citizenship in heaven, has been freed from an...

Have you ever felt completely without hope — like nothing in this life is certain or secure? That's exactly the condition Paul describes in Ephesians 2:12 for anyone outside of Christ: no hope, and without God in the world. But everything changes the moment a person becomes a new creature in Christ. In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster walks through Ephesians 2 and T...

Can the people around you tell that something is different about you? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens 2 Corinthians 5:17 and Romans 6 (KJV) to show what the new life in Christ actually looks like in practice. You will learn why the new creature walks by faith and not by sight, why love and integrity mark the new walk, and why living to please God — not yoursel...

Have you ever wondered whether going to church is enough to make you right with God? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens 2 Corinthians 5:17 and John 3:1-7 (KJV) to show that being a new creature in Christ requires something more than religious attendance. Through the night-time conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus, you will learn what it means to be born again...

When the rich man in hell begged Abraham to send help, the answer was final — there is a great gulf fixed, and no one crosses it. If you have ever wondered whether there is any second chance after death, or whether anyone in hell can reach heaven, Luke 16:25–31 (KJV) answers clearly and soberly: no help, no hope, no way out. ▶ WATCH NEXT In Hell, You Will Still Be Able to Remember https://www.yout...

Most people picture hell as a place where everything stops — but Luke 16 tells a very different story. In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster shows that in hell, the rich man could still petition, still hear, and most sobering of all, still remember. Memory in hell may be its sharpest torment of all. ▶ WATCH NEXT In Hell, You Will Still Be Able to Talk https://www.youtu...

Does everyone really go to heaven when they die, or is hell real? In this Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Luke 16:19–31 (KJV), where Jesus describes a rich man and a beggar named Lazarus, and what each found on the other side of death. At many funerals today, it seems no one goes to hell anymore. Yet Jesus said, "Broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction"...

Is hell real, and what did Jesus actually say about it? In this Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster brings a sobering but loving message straight from the King James Bible that every believer and seeker needs to hear. Drawing from Matthew 5:22, 29-30, Matthew 8:12, Matthew 13:42, and Matthew 23:33, Pastor Webster walks through the very words of Jesus Christ Himself to show that h...

What really drives a Christian to share the gospel with others? In this devotion from 2 Corinthians 5 (KJV), Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church opens up one of the most sobering and most loving truths in all of Scripture — the terror of the Lord and the God who refuses to let people perish without a witness. This is part of the Words From The Word daily devotion series, and Pastor...

Will your name be found in the Book of Life when it matters most? In this powerful daily devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens the scriptures to show us that not everyone will face the same judgment — and the difference is eternal. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 3:15, Revelation 20:11-15, and Matthew 25:41 (KJV), Pastor Webster walks us through two distinct judgments: the Ju...

What crowns will you receive at the judgment seat of Christ? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church in Sint Maarten walks us through four distinct crowns described in the King James Bible that will be given to faithful believers at the judgment seat of Christ. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 9, Proverbs 11:30, 1 Thessalonians 2:19, James 1:2-3, Revel...

Who will appear before the judgment seat of Christ, and what will happen when you get there? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens 2 Corinthians 5:10 (KJV) to answer one of the most important questions a believer can face. Drawing also from 2 Corinthians 5:21, Galatians 3:13, 1 Peter 2:24, Hebrews 10:12, and 1 Corinthians 9:25-27, this devotion brings clarity, comfo...

What will you have to answer for at the judgment seat of Christ?  In this Words From The Word devotion,  Pastor Roderick Webster  teaches from  2 Timothy 4:1–2, Acts 20:26–28, and Hebrews 13:7, 17 (KJV)  and shows that every one of us will give an account to God. The preacher will answer for how he fed the flock, and the people will answer for how they received and treated their spiritual leaders....

What will you answer for when you stand before the judgment seat of Christ? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster walks through key passages in KJV to help us understand what believers will give an account for at the judgment seat of Christ, drawing from Hebrews 6:10, Matthew 5:11-12, 1 Peter 4:12-13, 2 Corinthians 4:17, Ephesians 5:15-16, and John 4:34-36. You might b...

Will you be ready to stand at the judgment seat of Christ? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens 2 Corinthians 5:10 (KJV) and takes us deeper into what it truly means to be an ambassador for Christ — and what awaits every born again believer at the bema seat. You might be asking — Is the judgment seat a place of punishment? Will my sins be brought up before God?...

How can you truly please God every day? In this Words From The Word daily devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church in Sint Maarten opens up Scripture to show us what it really means to live a life that is pleasing to God, drawing from 2 Corinthians 8, Romans 8:8, 1 John 3:22, Psalms 147:11, Hebrews 11, and more, all from the King James Version. You might be asking... Does God...

Is your love for God steady no matter what circumstances you are facing? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens 2 Thessalonians 3:5 (KJV) to show us that to truly please God, our love for Him must be steadfast — not just when things are going well, but through every season of life. You might be asking: Why does my love for God seem to cool off when life gets hard? Do...

Are you truly using your time and talents for God? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens from Romans 12:1 and Hebrews 13:15-16 (KJV) to challenge every believer to examine how they are living as God's ambassador — and what sacrifices they are actually making for His glory. You might be asking: Why does doing the right thing cost so much? What does it really m...

Are you truly representing heaven well as Christ's ambassador here on earth? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens up the rich meaning behind our identity as ambassadors for Christ, drawing from James 1:5, 2 Corinthians 5:9, Hebrews 11:6, and Romans 12:1 in the King James Version. You might be asking: What does it actually mean to be an ambassador for Christ?...

Are you in constant contact with your King as His ambassador? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster continues our study in 2 Corinthians chapter 5, exploring what it truly means to be an ambassador for Christ. Using the KJV throughout, Pastor Webster draws from Jeremiah 33:3, Hebrews 4:16, 1 John 5:14, Philippians 4:6-7, and Ephesians 6:19-20 to show us that representing...