Independent Baptist Institute

This sermon is a verse-by-verse challenge to dispensational claims that God’s prophetic program “paused” when national Israel rejected Christ and that the New Testament church is merely a parenthesis in God’s plan. Using Stephen’s sermon in Acts 7:37–39 (especially the phrase “the church in the wilderness”), the message explains why ecclesia means a “called-out assembly” and why Scripture itself a...

This Bible study from 1 Peter 5:8–9 warns believers that Satan actively looks for opportunities to “devour” and use Christians who become careless, proud, deceived, or spiritually compromised. The message explains that being “sober” and “vigilant” is more than avoiding obvious sin—it’s guarding the mind and staying watchful because the devil works through subtle schemes and advantages (2 Corinthia...

This sermon centers on 1 Timothy 4:11–16, especially the command: “Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine.” Paul’s charge to Timothy is applied beyond ministry leadership to every believer who wants to be useful to God and an example to others. The message highlights Timothy’s call to live in a way that no one can rightly “despise” his youth—by being an example in word, conduct, charity, sp...

This sermon is a Bible study on 1 Corinthians 10, centered on the command in verse 31: “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” Dan Botterbrodt explains the immediate context of Christian liberty and conscience, showing that Paul is not forbidding meat sold in the marketplace, but teaching believers to restrict their liberty when it would offend anothe...

Teaching Others Also is a local-church-centered training course built around the biblical pattern of discipleship and multiplication (Matthew 28:19–20; 2 Timothy 2:2). Rather than sending men and families away to outside institutions, this course equips believers in the context of the local church to understand Scripture, defend the faith with clarity and humility, and serve more effectively in mi...

"Application of Scripture" is a discipleship-focused course on how God’s Word moves from truth understood to truth lived. Centered on passages like Philippians 2:12–13, James 1:21–25, and 2 Peter 1:3–10, this study teaches that biblical doctrine is not meant to remain academic—it is meant to be worked out in daily obedience as God works within us “both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”

Bible Translation & the English Bible introduces the biblical necessity of translation and traces how God’s Word has been carried faithfully into the language of the people. Beginning in Nehemiah 8, students will see a clear pattern: God’s Word is read, translated “distinctly,” the sense is given, and the people are caused to understand.

Illumination & Interpretation is a doctrinal and practical course designed to help believers read the Bible the way God intends—with the Holy Spirit as our Teacher and Scripture as our final authority. Using key texts such as Psalm 119, 2 Peter 1–2, 1 Corinthians 2, and 2 Timothy 2:15, students will learn the essential difference between revelation, inspiration, illumination, and interpretation—an...