First Baptist Blowing Rock

When living in a culture or society that is hostile towards your beliefs and values, how are we supposed to respond? Mordecai and Esther find themselves trying to live our their Jewish faith in a hostile and pagan Persian society and are faced with several temptations and responses that are very similar to what Christians might face living in a "post-Christian" culture. In this message w...

As we continue to examine the "Providence of God" in the book of Esther, we look at the question of freewill and choice as it relates to God's sovereignty. We examine the role of a persons character and integrity when it comes to our decision making process and what role our relationship with God plays into those decisions. If God is in total control of our lives, our circumstances...

From Esther Chapter 2 - Meeting Esther and Mordecai and Esther becomes Queen.  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online at www.firstbaptistblowingrock.com or our Youtube page .  Contact us at office@firstbaptistblowingrock.com or by phone @ 828-295-7715

We meet our second character from the book of Esther in this message - Xerxes' Queen - Vashti. In the middle of a drunken stupor, the King makes a bad choice and gets even worse counsel from his drunken friends that allows a private issue to become public policy. By looking at these choices, we discover how God is at work - using the most unlikely of people and the strangest circumstances to...

We start our sermon series on the Old Testament, Book of Esther by examining the historical context of the book as well as its relevance to our current culture and society. Join us for an overview of Esther and a discussion on how the seemingly absence of the mention of God in the story , reveals some important Biblical truth and promises for The Church and any individual Christian trying to maint...

A message for those who are going through struggles, grieving or facing difficult decisions. A reminder for a follower of Christ, that we will face difficulties in this life - but we will never face them alone. From Mark 4:35-41. Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online at www.firstbaptis...

This message takes a look at the current culture and spiritual atmosphere in the United States and looks forward to what Christians and the church might expect moving ahead. Will the current compartmentalized, compromised, cultural and comfortable  Christianity that is so prevalent in America today flourish or flounder when faced with opposition or even persecution? Was Christianity ever meant to...

This message from December 27th, 2020 is the final message in our Christmas Series examining popular Christmas Carols and what we can learn from comparing them to the actual Biblical birth accounts of Jesus Christ. This messages examines the popular carol, "O Holy Night" and the visit by the Magi or what is called "The Epiphany".  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we w...

This message from January 3rd 2021 examines the difference between "self-help" and spirit led as we look at the New Year and how we can rediscover the power and passion of our faith and relationship with Jesus Christ. We discuss how we have allowed the "incredible to become ordinary" when it comes to our faith journey and everyday relationship with God and by doing so; how it e...

A look at how the church has dealt with mental health issues like depression and anxiety in the past and how we must do better and find a Biblical approach that also will encourage medical and spiritual solutions. The numbers on those who are currently struggling with Mental health issues, especially depression as a result of the isolation and quarantine from the Coronavirus, are staggering and wi...

This message examines the Christmas Carol "What Child Is This?" by William Chatterton Dix. The title of the Hymn holds one of the most important questions of the Bible as well as a significant questions for our culture and society at large.  This message strives to suggest a Biblical answer to that question by looking at the experience of the "Magi from the East" who visited Je...

We start this new Christmas series by examining some of the most popular Christmas songs and Carols. We are not only looking at the history and stories behind the songs; we will also examine the scriptural significance of the words that we sing every year and what they mean to our personal relationship with God. This week we look at "Come thou Long Expectant Jesus" by Charles Wesley. Fro...

This final message in our Revival series picks up where last week's message from Isaiah 6 leaves off. Throughout the Bible, God's children, are called to seek him with the promise that when we do - we will find. But what happens when we seek Him, or even call out to him and we can't find Him or we don't get a response? Most Christians have faced seasons in their lives where God...

This message looks at what it means to "seek after God". We examine Isaiah's experience from Isaiah 6 and how it might relate to our desire to "experience God's presence in our own lives" and what the results of that experience might be. From our Revive Us Again series. Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share...

This message examines the strange vision given to the Prophet Ezekiel in the valley of Dry Bones and how it might relate to Revival and hope for the American Church. From Ezekiel 37:1-14 Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online at www.firstbaptistblowingrock.com or our Youtube page .  Con...

A look at the Revival and Reformation that took place under King Josiah from 2nd Chronicles 34-35. Drawing parallels between what was happening in Judah before Josiah arrived and where we are today as the church in America.  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online at www.firstbaptistblow...

This message examines the concept of Reformation by looking at some historical and biblical examples. We explore how Revival and Reformation work hand in hand to bring about a life changing "awakening". From Jeremiah 18:1-6. Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online at www.firstb...

We start a new series focused on the need for Revival in our own hearts, in our churches and communities and in our nation. This introduction looks at the History of Revivals and Awakenings as well as some Biblical examples of Revival. From Jonah 3 Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online...

We wrap up this sermon series by looking at some practical steps we can take to help build bridges in our personal lives and personal relationships. From Romans 14:13-21. Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online at www.firstbaptistblowingrock.com or our Youtube page .  Contact us at offic...

This message deal with applying the truth we have been discussing throughout this series to our everyday lives in a practical manner. Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online at www.firstbaptistblowingrock.com or our Youtube page .  Contact us at office@firstbaptistblowingrock.com or by p...

Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our page and share with others.  Join us for our weekly worship online at www.firstbaptistblowingrock.com or our Youtube page .  Contact us at office@firstbaptistblowingrock.com or by phone @ 828-295-7715

Conflict is not a good or bad thing - it is a reality of life that all of us face. It is how we respond and react to conflict and division that determines if it is constructive or destructive. Sadly we have been taught and conditioned to avoid conflict for the sake of "peace" which in reality is not true peace and has led us to the incredible division we are facing in our nation today. J...

When building a bridge one of the first and most important factors is determining the condition of the ground in which you are to build. Without a firm foundation, the strength and positioning of the bridge will always be compromised and the same is true with building spiritual bridges. In the introduction to this series we were reminded that one of our main responsibilities as followers of Jesus...

We start a new mini-sermon series entitled "Building Bridges Not Barriers" that will examine our responsibilities as followers of Christ in light of all the division and conflict going on in our Nation right now. From riots in our streets, division in our politics and even conflicts in our local churches regarding dealing with the Coronavirus - how are Christians to respond? Join us for...

This message examines the three short parables (groom, patches, wineskins) from Luke 5:29-39 in light of all that is going on in our culture concerning the Covid 19 Coronavirus. Using the popular buzzword "new normal" as a jumping off point we examine what Jesus had to say about dealing with change.  Thank you for listening to our podcast and we would love for you to subscribe to our pag...