North Bryant Baptist Church

“Living Skillfully in the Fear of God.” A series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Proverbs.          In Proverbs, there is no subject upon which more emphasis is placed than that of sexual purity. Solomon is giving wisdom to his son in this passage, as he has been throughout much of the book, so that inclines the wise father to put the warning of tem...

Selected Scriptures: John 19, Matthew 27 and 28, 1 Corinthians 15          Without the death of Christ, there can be no resurrection of Christ. And without the resurrection, Christianity is literally pointless and foundationless. There are numerous theories about what some believe "really" happened to Jesus. Some have tried to say the disciples stole the bod...

Proverbs 6:20-35          ...              Pastor Matt Thornton, Speaker             Recorded on Wednesday night, March 31, 2021. 

1 Samuel 7:3-12, Luke 18:1-8          "Sorrowed I shall be in spirit, 'Til released from flesh and sin, Yet from what I do inherit, Here Thy praises, I'll begin. Here I raise mine Ebenezer, Here, by Thy great help, I've come. And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home." In a world as wicked as the one in which we live today, there has ne...

1 Corinthians 1:17-25.          Although the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are not seeking the wisdom of God, it is the very life-giving salvation of those who believe in it.           Associate Pastor Connor Harris, Speaker.          Recorded on Wednesday...

2 Kings 22.             In a culture where practically anything can (and often is) declared as “hate speech” or “racism” or simply “offensive,” and when silencing books and articles becomes more than just political correctness but turns into societal expectation and sometimes even law, it should not be a surprising event when the Christians’ b...

Ephesians 2:1-10.         The Apostle Paul, in his letter to the Ephesian church, writes a plethora of important reminders – reminders to those who are already believers in Christ. There are some difficult memories of which Paul reminds the Ephesians, but he does not do so without telling them of some wonderful realities that they all have in Christ Jesus.  ...

“Living Skillfully in the Fear of God.” A series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Proverbs. Scripture: Proverbs 7:12-19. Pastor Matt Thornton, Speaker. Recorded on Wednesday Night, March 10, 2021.

1 Peter 5:10-14.            “Salvation, Submission, Suffering.” A Study Through the First Epistle of Peter.            Peter offers his readers his final encouragements. In these encouragements are several truths he has already discussed, including that of the sovereign power and control of the God...

“Living Skillfully in the Fear of God.” A series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Proverbs.                 There are two seemingly unrelated practical principles for living that Solomon gives in the first few verses of Proverbs 6. However, the connection between these two sets of advice, Liability & Laziness, c...

1 Peter 5:8-9.             “Salvation, Submission, Suffering.” A Study Through the First Epistle of Peter.               Peter beings to wrap up his letter with some final admonitions and warnings. One of those warnings is about the devil himself. Peter describes the devil as a roarin...

1 Peter 5:5-7.           “Salvation, Submission, Suffering.” A Study Through the First Epistle of Peter.             The arrogance of a prideful man is probably one of the most noticeable sins that exists. But the worry of a troubled soul is probably one of the least thought of sins - but it is stil...

1 Peter 5:1-4. “Salvation, Submission, Suffering.” A Study Through the First Epistle of Peter. Peter has discussed what the coming judgment day means for believers and unbelievers. He has shown us, his readers, that doing good and committing our lives to our faithful Creator is how we can faithfully endure suffering. With all of that in mind, Peter makes a transition into the subject of the faithf...

“Living Skillfully in the Fear of God.” A series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Proverbs.          There is no greater emphasis given to anything in the book of Proverbs than that of sexual purity. This wisdom on sexuality - warnings against the immoral, and wisdom for sexual purity - is given from a father to a son. But whether it is a forbidden m...

1 Peter 4:17-19.           “Salvation, Submission, Suffering.” A Study Through the First Epistle of Peter.          In the book of Acts, Paul encouraged the disciples of Christ by telling them that, through many trials and hardships, Christians will enter the Kingdom of God. That might seem like a strange way to e...

“Living Skillfully in the Fear of God.” A series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Proverbs.                Scripture: Proverbs 4:1-17.        Pastor Matt Thornton, Speaker.         Recorded on Wednesday Night, February 3, 2021.      

1 Peter 4:12-16.          “Salvation, Submission, Suffering.” A Study Through the First Epistle of Peter.          Such continual words on the subject of suffering might seem a bit wearing on Peter's readers, but in times like these, when being a Christian is becoming ever harder to do without persecution (even in Amer...

“Living Skillfully in the Fear of God.” A series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Proverbs.          Solomon continues his giving of wisdom. In this section, he discusses how we are to use wisdom in our relationships with those around us.  Scripture: Proverbs 3:27-35.         Pastor Matt Thornton, Speaker. &nbs...

1 Peter 4:7-11.          “Salvation, Submission, Suffering.” A Study Through the First Epistle of Peter.          Peter has discussed how Christians are to consider, behave, and interact with the outside world. Having done that, he shifts his focus to how Christians should interact with one another. When we suffer for...

“Living Skillfully in the Fear of God.” A series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Proverbs.          “Uncertainty” seems to be a word that describes the world we live in today, but nothing so uncertain as the future can change what we know about God and his wisdom. Solomon begins a new description of wisdom, focusing on the power it possesses and the...

1 Peter 4:1-6.          “Salvation, Submission, Suffering.” A Study Through the First Epistle of Peter.          After Peter’s much-needed reminder that suffering is not the end for those who are in Christ, he takes that a step further by calling Christians to fulfill the greatest martyrdom if necessary; death. But eve...

1 Peter 3:17-22.           “Salvation, Submission, Suffering.” A Study Through the First Epistle of Peter.          These verses in Peter’s first letter are known as some of the most challenging, the most debated, and strangest verses in all the New Testament, and certainly all of Scripture. However, through the d...

“Living Skillfully in the Fear of God.” A series by Dr. Matt Thornton through the book of Proverbs.          Solomon has given his son the instruction to trust in the Lord with all his heart, to not rely on his own feeble and limited understanding, and to make God the priority in everything he does. Solomon tells us this just as well as he tells his son. How...

Haggai 1:1-11.        As a new year comes upon us, we will probably be thinking first about how much we would like to forget the majority of the last year. However, God would have something better for us. It should not take much analysis of the Old Testament to see that God was incredibly gracious and patient with Israel's slowness to do His will. He continually remin...

Luke 5:1-11.            In the early days of Jesus Christ’s earthly ministry, many people were healed by Him, many were taught by His words from God, and many came to believe that he was the Messiah. It is evident that the disciples, who we know as The Twelve, were already aware of Jesus’ Lordship early in His ministry. They are following Jesus aro...