Mount Paran Primitive Baptist Church

"The First Resurrection" • John 5 & Revelation 20 - Brother Jonah Lowrance. Brother Jonah shows the clear connection between the new birth mentioned in John 5 and the first resurrection mentioned in Revelation 20. Both of these are caused by the voice of Jesus Christ and both ensure that the children of God will not come into the condemnation of the second death.   "Barak" • Hebrews 11:32 &amp...

"Have a Little Talk with Myself" • Psalm 43 - Elder Bryce Lowrance Psalm 43 is very similar to Psalm 42 and may have been written on the same occasion or trial in David's life. In this Psalm we see that David does not dwell on his dire situation and whine in self pity. He calls on God for help. He desires to get back to public worship. And he preaches to himself that God is strength and help. This...

"Gideon" • Hebrews 11:32a - Elder Bryce Lowrance When God came to Gideon he was threshing wheat hiding behind a winepress but God did not see him as a coward. God called Gideon a mighty man of valor because of what God was going to do with him! When we walk by faith and feel the fellowship of God in our lives, we can better understand how God views us as perfect through the imputed righteousness o...

"We Can Trust the Bible" • Various Scriptures - Brother Jonah Lowrance. The resurrection of Christ is true; it is history. It is not some far-fetched story requiring more evidence for us to believe. The word of God gives us all we need to have confidence in this truth. In scripture we see prophesies from David, Daniel, and Isaiah that were fulfilled and the testimony of eye witnesses to Christ’s r...

"Crossing the Red Sear" • Hebrews 11:29 - Elder Bryce Lowrance. The next example of faith that the Apostle gives in Hebrews is when the children of Israel crossed through the Red Sea on dry ground. This amazing example of trusting the word of God had the Israelites step into the midst of towering waters to escape the hands of Pharaoh. This message was preached on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

“Moses the Deliverer” • Hebrews 11:27-28 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. The Apostle Paul continues showing how faith is fully trusting the words and promises of God by showing that Moses faithfully returned from the dessert to boldly deliverer the children of Israel from their bondage in Egypt.

“Lessons from the Law” • Brother Jonah Lowrance – Brother Jonah reflected on Joshua 1:8-9 and the importance of remembering the Law of God. He then highlighted a number of passages in the Law that have been of great importance to him for the past four years. These would include Genesis 1:1-5 about the creation […]

“Study and Have Hope” • 2nd Timothy 2:15-19 – Brother Jonah Lowrance. We are to study the word of God enough so that when we are faced with discouragement or false doctrines, we will remember that our salvation is secure in the finished work of Jesus Christ, and we will not be shaken from our […]

“The Suffering Servant” • Isaiah 53 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. In order to fully understand the majesty of our risen Savior, we must understand how depraved and lost we were, and what great suffering Jesus endured for our sin. Elder Lowrance shows that the prophecy of Isaiah points to the death, burial, and resurrection of […]

“Moses on the Backside of the Desert” • Hebrews 11:26-27; Exodus 3-5 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. Between Moses’ decision of faith in Hebrews 11:26 and his courageously delivering Israel from Egyptian bondage in verse 27, Moses had a lot of growth in grace and faith that needed to happen so that he could be the […]

“Moses’ Decision of Fatih” • Hebrews 11:24-26 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. The next example of living by faith in Hebrews, Chapter 11 is Moses. Here, the Apostle lists more than one act of faith by Moses. His first act was a decision. Moses decided to be identified with the people of God rather than continue […]

“Authority of the Gospel” • Galatians 1:1-18 – Brother Jonah Lowrance. Brother Jonah explained the Apostle Paul’s confidence in the Gospel of the Lord Jesus to the extent that he encourages the Galatian Christians to ignore anyone who would teach something apart from that Gospel. Christians today ought to do the same thing. They ought […]

“Moses’ Parents” • Hebrews 11:23 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. Continuing in the list of Old Testament saints, Elder Bryce teaches about the courage and ingenuity of Moses’ parents who acted in faith to save the life of their baby who would become the deliverer and Israel and a beautiful type of Jesus Christ.

“All Saved the Same Way” • Acts 15:1-19 – Brother Jonah Lowrance. Brother Jonah explains the dispute within the early churches regarding what place the Old Testament Law has in the salvation, how the dispute was properly handled, and that the Apostles and elders concluded that God’s people are not saved by the Law. Based […]

“Joseph’s Bones” • Hebrews 11:22 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. Joseph believed the promise of God that his family would return to the promised land so he had his family swear an oath that his bones would be taken back to that land when God delivered them in the future. This shows that he sought another […]

“Faith is Evidence of Eternal Life” • Jonah 5:24-25 – Brother Jonah Lowrance. Brother Jonah opens the preaching service teaching that our belief and faith is proof of our eternal salvation and not the cause. “ Jacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons” • Hebrews 11:21 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. Elder Lowrance traces the history of the patriarchs from […]

“The Interesting Case of Isaac’s Faith” • Hebrews 11:20 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. Ignoring the declaration of God before Jacob and Esau are born that the elder would serve the younger, Isaac continually favors Esau as the firstborn. Even when he think he is going to die, Isaac tries to bless Esau but accidentally blesses […]

“Abraham’s Trial of Faith” • Hebrews 11:17-19 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. Through one of the most striking trials of faith we find in the Bible, we learn that walking by faith is not blind faith like many describe it. Abraham did not toss out reason when he willingly offered up Isaac. He reasoned that God […]

“Living as a Pilgrim and Stranger” • Hebrews 11:13-16 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. For the child of God, this world is foreign country. No matter what we do, we just don’t feel quite at home even when things are going well. This is because our long sought home is in heaven with Jesus. When we […]

“Laughing Sarah” • Hebrews 11:11-12 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. The next example of faith in the Apostle’s list is Sarah. We are shown by this testimony in the New Testament that Sarah did in fact trust God that He would give her a child but the historical account in Genesis shows that her act of […]

“Abraham” • Hebrews 11:8-10 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. Abraham was given very little information when God called him to leave his homeland and go to a land that would be shown to him later. He, his son’s family, and his grandson’s family sojourned in that promised land in tents, only owning a small area to […]

“Noah” • Hebrews 11:7 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. Continuing to look at the Old Testament saints who walked by faith in fellowship with God, Elder Bryce considers Noah. As our Savior told us, the latter days before His return will be a lot like the days of Noah. We have been given a promise of […]

“Enoch Walked with God” • Hebrews 11:5-6 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. In this New Year’s message, Elder Lowrance continues looking at the Old Testament saints who walked by faith and found peace with God. Enoch understood that God had promised an eternal walk with Him so Enoch chose to walk with God while He was […]

“Saved/Unsaved Jews” • 1st Samuel 26 & Romans 10 – Brother Jonah Lowrance. Brother Jonah began in 1st Samuel 26 looking at when Saul went out to hunt David again, and how David again spared Saul’s life. He then went to Romans 10 where the Apostle Paul explains why it is that God’s children, like Saul, […]

“The BRANCH to Come” • Isaiah 11 – Elder Bryce Lowrance. In this prophecy of the coming Messiah we find the humble yet powerful character in the which the Christ is promised. Then, we see the character of His promised kingdom. And finally, we see how the Christ will ultimately conquer all His enemies and peace […]