Cleburne Bible Church's Podcast

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 19:21-41. We will see what a win in Christianity looks like in today's world. We will also see how it may be time for those who have been successful, to begin using a new strategy. Lastly, we must never forget that even when we experience success as Christians, the enemy doesn't go away.

David denHartog teaches from Acts 19:8-20. We will go over four main points that will help believers be instruments in building God's kingdom. Each one of these points is drawn directly from the text. The overall vision is to reach those beyond the church walls.  Additional Scripture References: Psalm 103:1-5; Galatians 5:19-21

Tom Worthley teaches from Genesis 3. In a world of many messages, ideas, thoughts, and voices, we can trust only one voice and there is only one voice we should listen to. In today's passage, we will see that God was the first to speak, and all He says is good and true. Therefore we must know God's word well so that we don't get confused when we hear lies.  Additional Scripture Refe...

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 18 and 19. Sometimes God doesn’t immediately, if not at all, open doors for us even though we are trying to do good things. God’s plans are greater than ours and He could be preparing something far better than we could have imagined or anticipated on our own. In today’s passage, we will see that Paul finally makes it to Asia after a long-awaited journey and how God h...

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts 18. Paul comes to a difficult place in Corinth. But God still encourages Paul to minister in Corinth through devoted helpers, opportunity in opposition, words of assurance, and His will.  Additional Scripture References: Galatians 6:9; Galatians 6:2; 1 Corinthians 16:9; Nehemiah 5; 1 Corinthians 1; Numbers 6; James 4; 2 Corinthians 1

David denHartog teaches from Acts 17. Our culture is increasingly becoming secular so we must learn how to share the gospel with those who have no biblical background. In today's passage, Paul shares the gospel with a culture that has many idols, similar to how our culture does today. Through Paul's message, we can learn how to reach this particular group of people. Additional Scripture...

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 17.

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts Acts 16.

Guest Speaker Josh Denhart teaches from Deuteronomy 4. Deuteronomy is the second book of the law to Israel, which is more about legacy than law. The three main points from today's teaching are 1.) Remembering God's faithfulness 2.) The dangers of forgetting 3.) Passing the button. Additional Scripture References: 2 Chronicles 20:20; Job 39:1-4; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Deuteronomy 6:5-9

David denHartog teaches from Acts 15 and 16. We will see how issues continue to arise from within the church which can sometimes cause a split. When things are going well in ministry, we don't always understand why these types of splits happen. But God always has a purpose that we may not see at that time. Additional Scripture References: 2 Timothy 1:5; 1 Corinthians 9:22; Acts 15:19; 1 Peter...

Dean Elliot teaches from Acts 15. In today's passage, we will see the fourth internal threat to the church. Peter will point out that keeping rules and traditions does not get people into heaven. Only by grace people can be saved through faith in Jesus. That's it, nothing else. Additional Scripture References: Acts 14:27-28; Romans 3

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts 14. In today's passage, we will see what happens when the Gospel is proclaimed and what happens after. Believers should be able to clearly display the truth they live by as opposed to the lies of the world. They shouldn't compromise God's word. Some people will not like when believers share the truth but it will be okay because God's end justifie...

Kevin Sale leads a panel for our annual Youth Sunday. Kevin covers the "why" of each point from the Youth Ministries mission statement. Then we will hear from the panel candidates who are each in a different walk of life but have all been impacted by the Youth Ministry in various different ways. Scripture References: 1 Thessalonians 2:8; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; Ephesians 2:10; Prov...

Today we celebrate all mothers who are truly a blessing to us all. Happy Mother's Day! David denHartog teaches from Acts 13. In order to share the gospel most effectively we must know the basics about the Doctrine of Salvation which Paul goes over in this passage.  Additional Scripture References. Romans 1:16; Ephesians 2:8-9

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 13. In addition to praying for the Lord's Kingdom to come, we must also pray for people who are willing to do His kingdom work and God will use those who are faithful and obedient to His will. The Jewish church has spread, so now we will begin to see the gospel move among the Gentiles. In today's passage, we will see Barnabas and Saul begin this journey amo...

David denHartog teaches from Acts 12. Suffering and persecution often happen to those who believe in the gospel, but we will all at one point suffer because we live in a broken world. Many times God does not intervene in our sufferings, but that does not mean He isn't with us, on the contrary, He is always with us.  Additional Scripture References: Mark 9:24; 2 Corinthians 2:14

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 11. As stated in last week's sermon, when something is mentioned several times in one passage, it's very important. In today's passage, we will see how believers have an important job to do and that job will not be fully accomplished until Jesus returns. We will also see how we can evaluate, NOT JUDGE, a mature believer by their fruit. Additional Scrip...

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts 11. We will see the gospel's good news come to the Gentiles and their faith in Christ change the dynamics of the early church. It was a difficult transition for the believing Jews to welcome believing Gentiles. But in the end, we see Christian Jews and Gentiles work out their differences with the common denominator of faith alone in Christ Jesus. Additional Scr...

Kevin Bentley teaches from Mark 15 for Maundy Thursday in place of Good Friday this year. We will see the timeline of what seems to be one very long day for Christ Jesus. He endured the cross for your sins and the sins 0f the world. 

For Easter Sunday, David denHartog teaches from Romans 8. Each person has the choice to submit to the law of flesh or the law of the spirit. We will see a clear definition of someone who has the Holy Spirit living in them. Christians receive the Holy Spirit after putting faith in Christ alone, but that does not mean there will be no trouble in your life. We will also see 5 points about how to soar...

Kevin Bentley teaches from Acts 10. In this passage, we see God setting the scene for the beginning of the international church. There are believers amongst the Jews, Samaritans, and now Gentiles after Peter shares the Gospel with Cornelius and his house. God divinely prepared these gentiles to hear Peter preach. God shows no partiality. Jesus will judge everyone regardless of race, culture, or re...

Dean Elliott teaches from Acts 10.  God gave Abraham a promise over 2000 years ago that He has yet to revoke. In this passage, we will see an example of how God fulfills His promise of blessing His people. Every person has been designed to respond to God, but some people may be missing the piece they need to be able to do so. God has chosen to use believers to bring that missing piece to those who...

Kevin Bentley preaches from Acts 9. In this passage, we will see how Peter imitates Jesus Christ, just as we should. Imitating Jesus is a great testament of our faith to those around us. Everyone has a role to play as they imitate Jesus. What is your role? What things will people remember about you after you die? Additional Scripture References: Acts 9:31; 1 Kings 17; 2 Kings 4; 1 Peter 4:10; Eccl...

Dean Elliott teaches from  Acts 9. God will go to great lengths to put us before the people we need to share the gospel with. Regardless of how those people may look, talk, or dress, we still need to share our salvation testimony and stories with them of what Christ Jesus has redeemed and delivered us from. Additional Scripture References: Acts 1:6; Romans 5:1; Acts 11:18-21

David denHartog teaches from Acts 9. There are two types of people. Those who are ready to put their faith in Jesus when someone comes along to water seeds that have already been planted within them. Then, there are those who are like Saul, tough or hostile and want nothing to do with Jesus. In this passage, we will see how Saul was indeed one of those who was extremely hostile to Jesus' foll...