Plains Baptist Church

Trusting God's Sufficiency Series: Faith that Triumphs Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 11th January 2026 Passages: Job 23:10 Proverbs 16:18 Acts 20:29 Romans 8:28 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 2 Corinthians 12:2-4 2 Corinthians 12:7 2 Corinthians 12:9 2 Corinthians 12:10 Galatians 4:13-15 Philippians 4:12 James 1:3-5 James 4:6 1 Peter 1:7 ------------------- Trouble exposes what faith really res...

Maturing in the Faith Pt 3: A Prospective Walk Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 11th January 2026 Passages: Numbers 10:2 Luke 23:43 John 5:25 John 11:11 John 11:14 John 11:43 John 14:3 Romans 11:25 1 Corinthians 12:1 1 Corinthians 15:19-20 1 Corinthians 15:51-52 2 Corinthians 1:8 2 Corinthians 5:8-9 1 Thessalonians 1:10 1 Thessalonians 2:19 1 Thessal...

Trusting in Times of Tragedy Series: Faith that Triumphs Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 4th January 2026 Passages: Exodus 3:7 Job 1:1-5 Job 1:20-22 Job 2:3-7 Job 13:15 Job 23:8-9 Job 28:28 Job 38:1-7 Job 40:1-5 Psalm 13:1 Proverbs 3:9 Habakkuk 1:2 Romans 12:15 ------------------- Faith often gets tested when life stops making sense. Job’s story strips away the idea that following God gu...

A Maturing Faith Pt 2, A Practical Walk Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 4th January 2026 Passages: Proverbs 10:12 Matthew 18:21-22 John 13:34 Romans 12:18 1 Corinthians 3:1-3 Ephesians 4:28 1 Thessalonians 2:9-10 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 2 Thessalonians 3:10-13 2 Thessalonians 3:11 1 Timothy 5:8 1 Peter 1:22 1 Peter 3:4 1 Peter 3:15 ------------------...

Redeeming 2026 Series: New Years Pastor: Raymond Smith Wednesday Evening Date: 31st December 2025 Passages: Deuteronomy 4:9 2 Chronicles 32:25 Psalm 37:7 Psalm 103:2-5 Psalm 119:11 Psalm 119:63 Psalm 139:23-24 Proverbs 2:20 Proverbs 4:23 Proverbs 11:30 Proverbs 13:20 Isaiah 63:7 Matthew 11:28-29 Matthew 26:41 Luke 17:15-19 John 4:36 Acts 2:42 Romans 8:4-6 1 Corinthians 15:33 Ephesians 3:17-19 Ephe...

A Maturing Faith, Part 1: A Pleasing Walk Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 28th December 2025 Passages: Genesis 5:24 Genesis 6:9 Genesis 17:1 Exodus 12:1-51 Luke 19:10 John 3:17 John 14:15 Romans 8:29 1 Corinthians 1:30 2 Corinthians 5:7 Ephesians 1:6 Ephesians 4:1 Ephesians 4:17 Ephesians 5:2 Ephesians 5:8 Philippians 2:15 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 Jame...

The Greatest Gift Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 21st December 2025 Passages: Mark 1:15 Luke 2:7 Luke 5:32 Luke 24:47 John 3:36 John 5:24 Acts 20:35 Romans 3:10-18 Romans 5:15-18 2 Corinthians 5:17 2 Corinthians 9:15 Galatians 4:4-5 Ephesians 4:24 Colossians 1:21 Hebrews 10:12 James 1:17 1 John 5:12-13 ------------------- God has always been a giver, and history tells that story long b...

Your Story with the Savior Series: Christmas Program Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 14th December 2025 Passages: Isaiah 7:14 Matthew 1:23 Luke 2:10-11 John 1:14 John 1:17 Romans 1:18-19 Romans 3:23 Romans 6:23 Romans 10:9-11 2 Corinthians 6:2 Ephesians 2:7 Philippians 2:5-7 Philippians 2:8 Titus 3:5-7 James 2:19 1 John 4:9-10 ------------------- The story of Jesus did not begin in a ma...

Trusting God's Provision Series: Faith that Triumphs Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 7th December 2025 Passages: Psalm 37:7 Psalm 147:9 Proverbs 3:9 Ecclesiastes 12:13 Matthew 6:34 Luke 6:38 Luke 12:15-34 Romans 8:28 1 Corinthians 10:31 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 Ephesians 3:20 Philippians 3:10 Philippians 4:6 Philippians 4:19 Colossians 3:2 ------------------- We all know the feeling of wanti...

Persistent Faith Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 7th December 2025 Passages: Luke 13:19 Luke 17:5-6 John 13:34-35 Acts 18:4-6 1 Thessalonians 1:3 1 Thessalonians 1:7 1 Thessalonians 2:13 1 Thessalonians 2:19-20 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 1 Thessalonians 4:9 1 Peter 4:8 1 Peter 4:12-13 1 John 4:7 ------------------- Persistent faith doesn’t stay the same...

Trusting When It Doesn't Make Sense Series: Faith that Triumphs Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 30th November 2025 Passages: Deuteronomy 6:4-7 Deuteronomy 8:11-14 Joshua 1:8 Proverbs 3:1-10 Ecclesiastes 12:13 Isaiah 55:8-9 Romans 10:17 Romans 11:33-34 Ephesians 5:1 Ephesians 6:4 2 Timothy 4:2-4 Hebrews 12:1-2 ------------------- Trusting God rarely feels simple, especially when life stop...

The Condition of Your Faith Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 30th November 2025 Passages: Psalm 112:7 Habakkuk 2:4 Luke 6:48 John 14:3 Romans 8:35-37 2 Corinthians 5:7 Ephesians 4:14-15 Colossians 1:23 1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:5 2 Timothy 4:8 Hebrews 10:23 1 Peter 1:8-9 Jude 20-21 ------------------- What is the condition of your faith? Paul raises tha...

The Danger of Forgetting God Series: Transitions in the Kingdom of Israel Pastor: Raymond Smith Tuesday Evening Date: 25th November 2025 Passages: Deuteronomy 8:11-14 2 Kings 19:35 2 Kings 20:12-13 2 Chronicles 29:2 2 Chronicles 32:24-26 2 Chronicles 32:31-32 Psalm 1:1-150:6 Proverbs 4:20-23 Proverbs 16:18-19 Isaiah 37:7 Romans 12:3 1 John 2:14-16 ------------------- Hezekiah faced a turning point...

Choosing to Trust, part 2 Sunday School Date: 23rd November 2025 Passages: Deuteronomy 30:11 Deuteronomy 30:14 Psalm 24:8 Psalm 33:4 Psalm 56:1-13 Psalm 57:7 Psalm 139:14 John 3:16 Philippians 4:19 ------------------- Fear shows up in moments we don’t always expect, and those moments reveal what we actually trust. David’s experience in Psalm 56 shows how real fear can be, yet also how clear the ch...

Be Thankful Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 23rd November 2025 Passages: Job 1:21 John 14:27 Romans 5:1 Romans 5:10 Philippians 4:7 Colossians 1:9 Colossians 3:15-17 ------------------- Thankfulness grows from the way a believer thinks, not from the conditions of life. Colossians 3:15–17 shows that genuine gratitude begins when the peace of God rules the heart and steadies the mind in t...

Choosing to Trust, Part 1 Series: Faith that Triumphs Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 16th November 2025 Passages: 1 Samuel 21:1-15 Psalm 27:14 Psalm 28:7 Psalm 33:4 Psalm 56:1-10 Psalm 118:6 John 1:1 John 1:14 John 14:27 Hebrews 11:1-40 Hebrews 13:6 1 Peter 5:8 ------------------- "What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." Psalms 56:3 Fear exposes what we believe and crisis moments...

A Thankful Ministry Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 16th November 2025 Passages: Isaiah 53:1 Luke 15:10 John 16:33 Acts 16:4-5 Acts 17:2-5 Romans 10:17 Ephesians 1:12-13 Philippians 1:28-29 1 Thessalonians 1:6 1 Thessalonians 1:10 1 Thessalonians 2:10 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 2 Timothy 3:12 Hebrews 4:2 1 Peter 1:20 ------------------- You face a choi...

Fear, Faith, and the God Who Answers Series: Transitions in the Kingdom of Israel Pastor: Raymond Smith Wednesday Evening Date: 12th November 2025 Passages: 2 Kings 18:7-22 2 Kings 20:1-7 2 Chronicles 31:20-21 2 Chronicles 32:1-8 Job 1:9-12 Psalm 91:1-2 Proverbs 29:25 Isaiah 41:10 Isaiah 50:7-8 Romans 8:15 2 Timothy 1:7 ------------------- Hezekiah’s story draws a clear line between relying on you...

The Cost of Living by Feelings Instead of Faith Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Ethan Beem Sunday School Date: 9th November 2025 Passages: Genesis 27:1-46 Genesis 28:1-4 Jeremiah 17:9 Galatians 6:7 Hebrews 12:16-17 ------------------- You face choices every day, and those choices reveal whether you follow your feelings or trust what God says. Following your feelings rather than trusting God leads to...

Be A Well Digger Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Ethan Beem Sunday Morning Date: 9th November 2025 Passages: Genesis 12:10 Genesis 24:1-67 Genesis 25:21 Genesis 26:1-33 Psalm 4:1 Psalm 18:19 Psalm 25:17 Isaiah 59:2 Romans 12:1-2 Ephesians 6:11-12 Hebrews 11:8-16 Hebrews 12:5-11 ------------------- Have you ever felt like God has blessed you, yet life still feels hard and confusing? Isaac faced famin...

Revival: Set in Order by the Word of God Series: Transitions in the Kingdom of Israel Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 5th November 2025 ------------------- Hezekiah stepped into a time of deep spiritual compromise and chose revival grounded in the Word of God, not in emotion. He prepared the house of the Lord, called the people to cleanse their hearts, and restored worship according to S...

Overcoming Doubt, part 2 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 2nd November 2025 Passages: Psalm 103:13-14 Isaiah 35:5-6 Matthew 11:28-30 Luke 7:18-28 John 1:29 John 3:26 John 3:30 John 8:31-32 John 15:5 John 15:8 Philippians 1:12-14 ------------------- When God starts taking things away—a ministry, a plan, a relationship—doubt often follows. Even John the Baptist wrestl...

The Model of Ministry Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 2nd November 2025 Passages: Acts 20:20 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 Philippians 2:15-16 Colossians 2:6 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 2 Thessalonians 3:7-8 2 Timothy 4:2 2 Peter 3:17 1 John 2:6 1 John 3:16 ------------------- Every believer is called to serve with both love and truth. From...

Hezekiah: Turning a Nation Back to God Series: Transitions in the Kingdom of Israel Pastor: Raymond Smith Wednesday Evening Date: 29th October 2025 Passages: Numbers 21:4-9 2 Kings 18:1-6 2 Chronicles 29:1-36 2 Chronicles 30:1-12 John 3:14-16 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Ephesians 4:22-24 Colossians 3:8-10 ------------------- When Hezekiah became king, he faced a nation steeped in i...

Overcoming Doubt, part 1 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 26th October 2025 Passages: Job 1:21 Psalm 68:19 Psalm 119:89 Ecclesiastes 7:14 Isaiah 35:5-6 Isaiah 40:3 Matthew 3:1-3 Matthew 3:4-6 Matthew 14:3-5 Luke 3:7 Luke 7:18-23 John 1:29 John 3:30 John 6:35-36 John 6:60-66 Philippians 1:12 Hebrews 11:1-40 Hebrews 13:8 James 1:17 ------------------- Everyone loves w...