Coast Bible Church

Pastor Tom, teaching on Ephesians 2:11-16, explains how God removed the enmity between Jew and Gentile by reconciling us to Himself through the cross of Jesus Christ.

On Family Sunday, Pastor Tom engages the children during his sermon with lessons about trusting God and His boundless grace. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

Teaching on Ephesians 2:10, Pastor Tom encourages us to be receptive to opportunities for good works -- unscripted, spontaneous expressions of the Lord's character, demonstrated through us.

Teaching from Matthew Chapter 14, Pastor Neil encourages us to look upon others with love and forgiveness, drawing upon the compassion that can only come from the Father, through the Holy Spirit, in the form of the Son, who went to the cross, taking upon himself what he could have demanded from us.

Pastor Tom discusses the devaluing of motherhood by our culture, contrasting it with God's vision of motherhood.

Teaching on Ephesians 2:1-7, Pastor Tom discusses the life and experience of those who are spiritually dead.

On Missions Sunday, guest preacher Dr. Murray Greenwood (medical missionary with SIM in Ecuador) speaks of the need for long-term missionaries in the developing world. He asks you to consider: "is it you?" and gives practical advice to help you lead those in your world to faith in Jesus Christ.

Continuing our series on Ephesians, Pastor Tom teaches on Ephesians 1:15-23, illustrating that God demonstrates His power by giving believers new life in the Spirit.

Pastor Neil teaches on the leadership of prophetess Deborah in Judges, chapters 4 and 5, encouraging us to rise up and walk forward in faith during uncertain times.

Wrapping up his teaching on Ephesians 1:4-13, Pastor Tom explores the transforming impact of the Big Truth on our lives.

In his Easter message, Pastor Neil discusses the problem of doubt, describing it as "the plague of the human condition", but encouraging believers in the knowledge that, despite our weakness, we have the benefit of the power of Jesus Christ.

Teaching on Ephesians 1:11-14, Pastor Tom discusses the Christian's security, emphasizing that having received the Lord by faith, we are secured eternally by the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Tom, teaching on Ephesians 1:7-10, discusses what he terms the "treasure troves of God's grace", emphasizing the deliverance from bondage to sin and death that comes to us by God's grace alone through faith alone.

Teaching through Ephesians 1:4-6, Pastor Tom discusses predestination, God's sovereignty, and free will, allowing for differences in doctrine and emphasizing that our purpose is to bring glory to the graciousness of God.

Beginning our series of messages on Ephesians, Pastor Tom presents an overview of the first 14 verses of Chapter 1, emphasizing the great truth of a believer's security in Christ.

Pastor Tom, drawing upon 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12, teaches on love--the 5 kinds of human love: storge, philia, eros, philautia, and agape, and the gracious, transforming love (chesed) of God from which human love originates.

In this message, Pastor Neil discusses the hallmarks of a unified church as outlined in Scripture. ** We experienced technical difficulties during this sermon and apologize for the quality of the recording. **

The ordination service of Thomas Andrew Bennett, Ph. D., including a qualifying question and answer period and laying on of hands/prayer by Coast Bible Church elders.

In this message, Pastor Neil discusses the various meanings, purposes, and even warnings associated with "the laying on of hands", as communicated throughout Scripture.

Dr. Michael Bischof speaks on the grief process, encouraging us to follow the examples of mourning in Scripture and to take time to move through our grief, allowing our perspective to change, even though circumstances may not.

Pastor Tom, drawing upon 1John 1:5-10, encourages us to be humble and teachable, seeking to perceive what God is doing in our lives.

In this message, Pastor Neil teaches through Isaiah 43:1-21, encouraging us to be aware of the "buds" that signify that the Lord is sprouting a new thing in our lives.

Employing the imagery of Psalm 91, Pastor Neil encourages us to take refuge in the Lord instead of relying on ineffective, man-made coping mechanisms when we are afraid.

In part two of this message (Matthew 2:13-15), Pastor Tom discusses refugees in Biblical history, reminding us that believers are obligated to serve the interests of the gospel in all of our interactions with strangers.

In this message, Pastor Neil considers the Christmas story through various lenses of that time: the threat to Herod, the expectation of the Wise Men, and the foreboding of the demonic forces.