Plains Baptist Church

A Sincere Ministry Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 26th October 2025 Passages: Exodus 20:17 Joshua 24:14 Psalm 44:21 Jeremiah 17:10 Luke 12:15 Acts 16:37 Acts 17:6-7 2 Corinthians 1:12 2 Corinthians 4:1-2 2 Corinthians 5:9 Ephesians 1:6 1 Thessalonians 1:5-6 1 Thessalonians 1:10 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6 1 John 2:15-16 ------------------- People often q...

Overcoming Envy and Political Hardship, Part 3 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 19th October 2025 Passage: Daniel 6:1-28 ------------------- When Daniel faced pressure to compromise, he didn’t change his faith to fit the moment. He stayed faithful to God no matter the cost. Envy, pressure, and opposition will come, but God honors steadfast faith. Daniel’s consistenc...

The Results of Salvation Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 19th October 2025 Passages: John 1:12 John 6:45 John 16:8-11 Acts 17:2-3 Romans 1:16 Romans 3:10 Romans 10:15 Romans 10:17 2 Corinthians 5:17 Ephesians 1:13 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Hebrews 4:2 1 John 5:13 ------------------- When you truly turn to Christ, everything changes...

Overcoming Envy and Political Hardship, part 2 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 12th October 2025 Passage: Daniel 6:1-28 ------------------- When pressure rises, your convictions will be tested. In Daniel’s life, we see what it means to remain faithful when obedience to God conflicts with the pressures of the world. Daniel didn’t protest or hide. He simply kept doin...

The Testimony of Salvation Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 12th October 2025 Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-4 ------------------- In this opening message from our new series Living in Light of His Return, we see the change that salvation brings and how we are called to live in light of Jesus’ coming. Salvation is not about what you do, but about what...

The Iron Sinking and Swimming Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Ethan Beem Wednesday Evening Date: 8th October 2025 Passage: 2 Kings 6:1-33 ------------------- You know those times when everything’s going right—until suddenly, it’s not? This message from 2 Kings 6 takes you from excitement and progress to loss and frustration, and then shows how God’s hand was already at work behind it all. You’ll see...

A Life Set Apart for God Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Matt Pierce Sunday School Date: 5th October 2025 Passages: Romans 11:36 Romans 12:1-2 ------------------- The Christian life demands more than outward conformity. It calls for daily surrender. From Romans 12:1–2, we’re reminded that God wants believers who willingly give themselves to Him in obedience and holiness. Stay alert to the pull of th...

Disciplining with Love Series: God's Design for Families Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 5th October 2025 Passages: 1 Samuel 3:13 2 Samuel 12:13 Psalm 19:7-9 Psalm 51:6 Proverbs 3:11-12 Proverbs 13:24 Jonah 2:7-9 John 3:3 Ephesians 2:10 Ephesians 5:26-27 Colossians 1:22 Hebrews 12:5-11 ------------------- No one likes being corrected—but God’s discipline isn’t about punishment, it’s abo...

The Danger of Drifting Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: John Haffey Wednesday Evening Date: 1st October 2025 Passage: Hebrews 2:1-4 ------------------- It doesn’t take effort to drift from God. In fact is it happens when you stop paying attention and stop being intentional. Hebrews 2 warns that when you stop giving careful attention to Scripture, you begin to slip away without realizing it. Christian...

For Lack of Knowledge Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Scott Petty Sunday School Date: 28th September 2025 Passages: 2 Samuel 12:7 2 Samuel 12:14 Hosea 4:1-3 Hosea 4:6 Matthew 5:14-16 Matthew 24:36 Mark 13:32 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Titus 2:1-8 ------------------- The Bible warns, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge,” and that danger is still real...

Standing Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Scott Petty Sunday Morning Date: 28th September 2025 Passages: Exodus 20:4-5 Daniel 3:1-30 Matthew 5:14-16 Matthew 22:37 Mark 12:30 John 15:18-19 John 15:20-21 Acts 5:29 Acts 7:55-56 Acts 7:57-58 Acts 8:4 Acts 11:19-20 1 Corinthians 15:58 Ephesians 6:13 2 Timothy 3:12 ------------------- What does it really mean to stand for God when everyone else bows? The a...

Overcoming Challenges Series: God's Design for Families Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 21st September 2025 Passages: Judges 7:16 Judges 7:20 Ruth 1:16-17 Job 14:1 Isaiah 40:28-31 Luke 9:23 John 16:33 Romans 8:38-39 1 Corinthians 1:27-28 2 Corinthians 1:22 2 Corinthians 4:6-10 Colossians 1:27 1 John 4:13 ------------------- Everyone faces struggles, but the real question is what those s...

Overcoming Personal Need Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 14th September 2025 Passages: Exodus 4:2-4 Leviticus 25:39-41 1 Kings 17:12-16 2 Kings 4:1-7 Psalm 32:8 Psalm 55:22 Psalm 62:8 Proverbs 3:5-6 Isaiah 41:10 Isaiah 43:1-2 Jeremiah 32:17 Mark 6:38-44 John 16:33 Ephesians 3:20 Philippians 4:6-7 Hebrews 4:16 Hebrews 11:6 James 1:27 ------------------- When life pr...

Communication Sunday Morning Date: 14th September 2025 Passages: Numbers 20:10 Numbers 20:12 1 Samuel 25:32-33 Proverbs 15:1-2 Proverbs 15:18 Proverbs 25:11 Proverbs 29:22 Luke 10:39-42 Romans 6:23 Romans 10:17 Ephesians 4:13-15 Ephesians 4:26-27 Colossians 4:6 James 1:19-20 ------------------- Words carry weight, and Scripture reminds us that they shape both your relationships and your testimony....

Overcoming Depression, part 2 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 7th September 2025 Passages: 1 Kings 19:1-4 1 Kings 19:5-8 1 Kings 19:10 1 Kings 19:11-12 1 Kings 19:18 Psalm 102:7 Psalm 119:81-82 John 14:16 1 Corinthians 10:13 Galatians 6:10 Ephesians 5:16-17 Philippians 4:6-7 Philippians 4:8 Colossians 3:15-16 Hebrews 10:24-25 ------------------- Even faithful peopl...

Forgiveness in Marriage Series: God's Design for Families Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 7th September 2025 Passages: Genesis 50:15 Genesis 50:19-21 Matthew 18:21-22 Matthew 18:33 Romans 5:8-9 Ephesians 4:31-32 Colossians 3:12-14 1 Timothy 1:16 1 Peter 4:8 ------------------- Forgiveness isn’t optional in marriage—it’s essential. Every relationship will face hurt, but forgiveness refle...

Overcoming Depression, part 1: Great Saints Face Great Struggles Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 31st August 2025 Passages: 1 Kings 16:30 1 Kings 16:33 1 Kings 17:1 1 Kings 18:38 1 Kings 19:1-4 Psalm 102:7-8 Matthew 4:1-4 Ephesians 6:16-18 James 5:17 1 Peter 5:8-9 ------------------- You don’t have to look far to see how discouragement and depression can weigh on e...

The Heritage of the Lord Series: God's Design for Families Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 31st August 2025 Passages: Genesis 18:19 Joshua 24:15 1 Samuel 1:27-28 1 Chronicles 28:20 Psalm 127:1-5 Isaiah 38:19 Ephesians 6:4 2 Timothy 3:15 3 John 4 ------------------- Children are not a burden to be managed but a blessing entrusted to you by the Lord. As parents, God has entrusted us to gu...

Mercy in the Midst of Rebellion Series: Transitions in the Kingdom of Israel Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 24th August 2025 Passages: 2 Kings 13:4-5 2 Kings 13:25 2 Kings 14:23-29 2 Kings 14:25 Psalm 78:38 Psalm 86:15 Lamentations 3:22-23 Hosea 4:1-2 Hosea 6:4-7 Hosea 13:1-4 Joel 2:13 Amos 2:6-8 Amos 4:1 Amos 6:1-6 Jonah 1:1 Romans 15:4 2 Peter 3:9 ------------------- King Jeroboam II...

Overcoming Anxiety, part 1 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 24th August 2025 Passages: Deuteronomy 33:27 Psalm 37:3-6 Psalm 46:1 Psalm 62:1-8 Psalm 139:1 Psalm 139:23-24 Proverbs 3:5-6 Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 Matthew 5:16 Matthew 10:29-31 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Philippians 1:6 Philippians 4:4 Philippians 4:6-7 1 John 1:9 ------------------- Life brings plenty of situations...

Wives, Respect Your Husbands Series: God's Design for Families Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 24th August 2025 Passages: Luke 2:51 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:8-9 Ephesians 5:21-24 Ephesians 5:33 Philippians 2:7-8 Colossians 3:18-19 1 Timothy 2:12-13 1 Peter 1:18-21 1 Peter 3:1 1 Peter 3:5-6 ------------------- God designed marriage with order and purpose, and His Word calls wi...

Overcoming Fear part 2 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 17th August 2025 Passages: 1 Samuel 17:1-58 Psalm 56:3 Proverbs 21:31 Proverbs 29:25 Isaiah 12:2 Isaiah 41:10 Romans 5:3-5 1 Corinthians 1:18-19 2 Timothy 1:7 2 Timothy 3:16-17 1 Peter 5:8 1 John 4:4 ------------------- Fear is one of the most powerful emotions you face, but it doesn’t have to control you. In 1...

The Gospel Continues Series: Discover Jesus Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 17th August 2025 Passages: Mark 1:1 Mark 16:15-20 John 14:1-3 John 14:12 John 16:7-11 Acts 1:6-8 Acts 1:11 Acts 17:6 Acts 20:20-21 Romans 8:26-27 Romans 8:34 1 Corinthians 3:9 1 Corinthians 13:8-10 2 Corinthians 5:17 Ephesians 2:6-7 Colossians 1:22 Colossians 2:13-15 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 Hebrews 7:25 1 John 2...

What's Next! Series: Discover Jesus Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 10th August 2025 Passages: Psalm 1:1-150:6 Isaiah 45:21-22 Matthew 5:16 Matthew 28:19-20 Mark 16:14-18 Luke 23:43 Luke 24:47 John 8:24 John 14:6 John 16:12-13 John 16:25 John 20:21 Acts 1:4-8 Acts 1:8 Acts 4:12 Acts 10:44-48 Romans 6:3-4 Romans 10:17 1 Corinthians 1:21 2 Corinthians 5:17 Ephesians 2:8-10 Philippians 1:2...

The Resurrection Revealed Series: Discover Jesus Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 3rd August 2025 Passages: Psalm 73:28 Mark 9:31 Mark 16:9-14 Luke 7:47 Luke 24:13-35 Luke 24:14 Luke 24:25-27 Luke 24:45-48 John 14:6 John 20:11-17 John 20:19-20 John 20:24-29 Romans 10:13 1 Corinthians 15:6 ------------------- The day that Jesus rose from the dead, he did not just quietly depart to Heaven....