Words From The Word

Did you know that the mystery of Christ was hidden from generations past and is now fully revealed to you? In this devotion from Ephesians chapter 3, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church opens up one of the most profound truths in all of Scripture using the King James Version of the Bible. You might be asking: Why was this mystery kept hidden for so long? What exactly is the mystery...

Are you included in what God is doing? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians chapter 3 and unpacks one of the most powerful truths in all of Scripture — a mystery hidden for ages but now fully revealed. Drawing from Ephesians 3:2-7, 2 Timothy 1:11-12, Galatians 1:11-12, and Colossians 1:25 (KJV), Pastor Roderick Webster shows us how God entrusted Paul with...

Have you ever been protected from a danger you never even knew existed? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church in Sint Maarten walks us through Acts chapters 22 and 23 in the KJV, continuing the powerful testimony of Paul the prisoner. You might be asking: Why did simply mentioning the Gentiles cause a riot? How did Paul's Roman citizenship...

Is redemption really free, and if so, what was the price? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens with the powerful hymn "Nor Silver Nor Gold" by James M. Gray and takes us deep into Acts 22:1-22 (KJV), where the Apostle Paul stands on the steps of the temple and gives one of the most compelling testimonies in all of Scripture. You might be asking — Can some...

Why was Paul proud to call himself a prisoner? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians chapter 3, verse 1, where the Apostle Paul introduces himself not with titles of honor, but as a prisoner of Jesus Christ. Using the King James Version, Pastor Webster walks us through the powerful backstory behind Paul's imprisonment and what it truly means to suffer...

Are you a living stone in God's temple? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church in Sint Maarten opens the Word to show us that the Church is not a building made of brick and mortar — it is a living, growing temple made up of every born-again believer. Drawing from Ephesians 2:21, 1 Peter 2:4-6, Matthew 16:18, and 1 Corinthians 3:11 in the KJV...

Is the foundation of your faith truly holding you? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church opens Ephesians 2:20 in the KJV to explore Jesus Christ as the chief cornerstone of the church. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 3, Isaiah 28, and Acts 4, Pastor Webster shows that no other foundation can hold, that there is no distinction among believers before...

Do you ever wonder if God is truly reachable — or if you're still on the outside looking in? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster brings a soul-settling devotion from Ephesians 2:18 in the KJV. You will learn what biblical access to God really means, why Jesus is the only key that opens the door to the Father, and how the Holy Spirit leads every believer into that pl...

Is it really possible to have peace when everything around you feels unstable? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church opens the KJV Scriptures to answer that question directly. Drawing from John 14:27, Matthew 18, Galatians 5:22-23, and Philippians 4, Pastor Webster shows that the peace of God is not the absence of trouble — it is the presence o...

Are you searching for peace in the middle of conflict, worry, and strife? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster takes us deeper into Ephesians 2, showing how Jesus Christ — the Prince of Peace — destroyed the hostility between people and between humanity and God. Drawing from Ephesians 2:15-17, Romans 5:10, 2 Corinthians 5:18-20, and Isaiah 9:6 in the KJV, you will learn...

Did Jesus abolish God's law when He died on the cross — or did He do something far more specific? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 2:15 (KJV) and carefully shows the difference between the ceremonial law and the moral law. You will learn why the hostility between Jews and Gentiles ran so deep, how Christ's death nailed the ordinances to the cr...

Have you ever felt far from God and wondered if the distance could ever be closed? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster takes us to Ephesians 2:13-15 (KJV) to show how the blood of Jesus Christ tore down every wall — physical, spiritual, and legal — that once kept humanity separated from God. You will learn what it truly means that Christ is not just a peacemaker but our...

Have you ever wondered what it truly means to be without God in this world? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 2:12 (KJV) and walks through Romans 1, Galatians 1:4, and 2 Corinthians 4:4 to show how mankind turned away from God — not by accident, but by choice. You will learn why the church must remain a light, how Satan works to blind unbelievers, and...

Are you carrying the weight of a life that feels hopeless or far from God? In today's Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster draws from Ephesians 2:12 (KJV) to explore five conditions the Gentiles once lived under — and what it means to no longer live that way. You will learn what a divine covenant truly is, why believers grieve with hope rather than without it, and how Paul&#39...

Were you ever cut off from God's promises? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 2:12 (KJV) and reveals five ways the Gentiles were separated from God before Christ came — without a savior, without citizenship, and without covenant. You will learn how spiritual alienation blinds the heart, why the Abrahamic covenant matters to believers today, and how...

Have you ever watched a disagreement tear a church apart and wondered — is there a better way? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster takes us into Acts 15:18-31 (KJV) and the Jerusalem Council, where early church leaders faced one of the most heated debates in Christian history. You will learn how James led with wisdom, how the apostles responded to false teaching with tr...

Can a tradition — even a religious one — get in the way of someone receiving salvation? That is the question at the heart of Acts 15:1-35 (KJV), and it is just as relevant today as it was in the early church. In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster walks through the Jerusalem Council, where Peter, Paul, Barnabas, and James each stood up to defend the grace of God for all pe...

Are you trying to earn what God has already given freely through Christ? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster walks us through Galatians 2:11-21 (KJV) and the powerful confrontation between Paul and Peter at Antioch. You will learn why Peter's hypocrisy was dangerous, how peer pressure can compromise even mature believers, and why placing your trust in law-keeping in...

Have you ever wondered if you truly belong — if God really included someone like you? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster explores Ephesians 2:11 (KJV) and unpacks the deep social and spiritual divisions that existed in the early church. You will learn why true circumcision is a matter of the heart, not the flesh, and how the grace of God through Christ Jesus breaks dow...

Are you wondering how God is preparing you for the life and work He has called you to? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church, Sint Maarten, unpacks Ephesians 4:7-16, Hebrews 13:20-21, and 1 Peter 4:11-14 from the KJV to show that God is actively equipping His people. You will learn how the Word of God, prayer, and suffering each work together t...

Are you trying to earn what God has already freely given? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster tackles one of the most misunderstood topics in the Christian life — the role of works in salvation and in the saved life. Drawing from Galatians 2, Galatians 3, Hebrews 6, and Ephesians 2 in the KJV, Pastor Webster makes it clear that while no work can produce salvation, true...

Can your bad works undo what grace already did? That is the question Pastor Roderick Webster tackles in this powerful daily devotion from Words From The Word, drawing from Romans 3, Romans 4, Romans 11, Galatians 2, 2 Timothy 1, and Titus 3 in the King James Version. You might be asking: If I was not saved by my good works, can I be lost by my bad works? Does God require me to earn or maintain my...

Have you ever felt like you need to do more to deserve God's love? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster walks through Ephesians 2:7-8 (KJV) to remind us that salvation has never been about what we do — it is entirely about what God has done. You will learn why grace means God does it all for Jesus' sake, why faith is not a work but a response of trust, and why Je...

Are you a trophy of God's grace? In this devotion from Ephesians 2, Pastor Roderick Webster unpacks one of the most breathtaking truths in all of Scripture — that God did not save us merely to rescue us from hell, but to put us on display as living proof of His amazing grace for all eternity. Drawing from Ephesians 2:4-14 and 2 Corinthians 5:19 (KJV), Pastor Webster walks us through three powe...

Are you still wrapped in graveclothes after God has already called you out of the grave? In this powerful devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster walks us through Ephesians chapter 2 verses 5 and 6, Romans chapter 6, Colossians chapter 2 verse 13, and the story of Lazarus in John chapter 11, all from the King James Version, to show us what it truly means to be made alive in Chri...