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What is Bible Interpretation and how is it important? How has the Bible historically been interpreted. Learn here in this message delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA on 9/23/28 during the 6pm service by pastor Chad Hendley. www.cottondalebaptistchurch.com

God is faithful to his promises. His promise to restore the world and redeem humanity would come through the family of Abraham in whom all the nations of the earth would be blessed. Learn how the story of Abraham fits into the overarching narrative of Scripture in this sermon delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA on 9/23/18 during the 11am service by Pastor Chad Hendley. www.cotton...

A guest sermon delivered by Arnold Rye to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA on 9/16/18 during the 6pm service.

A guest sermon from Arnold Rye delivered on 9/16/18 during the 11am service at Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA.

The Bible is the basis of Christian belief and practice. We believe is it divine revelation from God, the infallible, inerrant, and authoritative word from heaven. What precisely is it? How did it arrive in its present form? Why are these questions important? Find out in this message delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA on 9/9/18 during the 6pm service. www.cottondalebaptistchurch...

Why are there so many various nations and cultures? How does human sin play into the outworking of human history? How does God redeem even the sin of man to work out a greater good and glory through it? Hear pastor Chad discuss these issues and more in this sermon delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA on 9/9/18 during the 11am service. www.cottondalebaptistchurch.com

When sin entered the world, humanity was divided into two families, the family of God vs the family of Satan. The world we live in is a battlefield. God will win final victory for his people through the destruction of his enemies. Listen to this sobering message delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA on 9/2/18 by pastor Chad Hendley.  www.cottondalebaptistchurch.com

Are evolution and the Bible reconcilable? What scientific challenges does the theory of evolution face from present knowledge of molecular biology and genetics? Hear pastor Chad's thoughts on these contentious issues in this message presented to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA on 8/26/18 during the 6pm service. www.cottondalebaptistchurch.com

God is looking for men and women to stand in the gap in their homes, communities, and countries. Listen to this powerful and encouraging message from Pastor Wambua of Kenya.

One experientially undeniable fact is that the world is not as it should be. And to the spiritually honest, "I" am not as I should be. Why is that? Does the biblical worldview provide a better explanation for the present state of world that others? What hope is there in the midst of all this brokenness? Hear pastor Chad address this issues in this sermon delivered on 8/19/18 to Cottondale Baptist...

How and why do we worship God together? God's goal in salvation was not a bunch of discrete worshipers but united people, a redeemed family whose love for one another would show the power of Christ in the world. Listen in this sermon delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA on 8/12/18 during the 6pm service by pastor Chad Hendley. www.cottondalebaptistchurch.com

Join us through this year long series called "Journey through the Bible." The Goal is the show the cohesive unity of the Bible as one story--the story that God is writing through human history for the glory of his name through Jesus Christ. We begin where all good stories begin: in the beginning. From creation, we learn God is utterly unique. He has unchallengable rights and authorities over his c...

How does the Bible describe the mission of the church in proclaiming Christ TOGETHER? How can we TOGETHER engage the lost world the love and transforming gospel of Jesus Christ? Learn in this sermon presented to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA on 8/5/18 during the 11:00am service by pastor Chad Hendley. www.cottondalebaptistchurch.com

Our lives of worship are wholly integrated including private and public components. Our private worship fuels our public worship and vice-versa. Three basic components of a life of private worship is Bible intake, prayer, and fasting. Receive some practical tips in this sermon delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church on 7/22/18 during the 6pm service by pastor Chad Hendley. www.cottondalebaptistchur...

Jesus died, not merely for a bunch of discrete individuals, but to produce a new family, a new people whose love for one another reflects his love to the world. Listen as pastor Chad describes this community in this sermon delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA during the 11am service on 7/22/18.

The Christian community is God's prescribed weapon against unbelief and chosen tool in our sanctification. We need each other. We need each other to remain faithful. We need each other to go further and deeper in our relationship with God than we ever could on our own. We all are obligated to present each other mature in Christ and are responsible to invest in one another. Hear pastor Chad discuss...

The Scripture tells us to offer our entire lives as a living sacrifice to God. But how do we actually do that? How can we actually offer the totality of ourselves to God in a way that is our true "spiritual" worship? Find out in this sermon delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA during the 6pm service on 7/15/18 by pastor Chad Hendley. www.cottondalebaptistchurch.com

The cross of Jesus Christ changes everything. It weans us from the world to live for the one to come. It gives us a change of allegiance. It enables us to see reality for what it is--to discern the temporal from the eternal and live accordingly. Because of the cross, external realities don't matter anymore. All that matters is if we are new creation in Christ. Listen in this sermon delivered to Co...

We were made to worship. It is impossible not to worship. The question then is what is the appropriate object of worship? It is God alone. What is false worship, why does it happen, and how do we identify it in our lives? Listen in this sermon delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church in Eastman, GA on 7/8/18 during the 6pm service by pastor Chad Hendley. www.cottondalebaptistchurch.com

Paul nears the end of his exhortations to the Galatians by appealing to them to live by the Spirit, as those who are saved by grace through faith and not works. Their community, their love for one another should display the gospel of Christ. Paul highlights four qualities that should mark the Christian Community: (1) Humility, (2) Accountability, (3) Unity, (4) Generosity. www.cottondalebaptistchu...

Christians have longed maintained that we exist to worship. We all look to something or someone for meaning, happiness, and self-worth. What it means to worship, then, could be the most important question we can ever ask. Here pastor Chad Hendley discusses what the Bible says about what it means to worship God. This sermon was presented to Cottondale Baptist Church on 7/1/18 during the 6pm service...

The Spiritual life is organic. God changes our hearts, thoughts, motives, ,and character over time. As an acorn becomes a mighty oak, so we grow into spiritual maturity by the Spirit. Here, pastor Chad discusses the fruit of Spirit from Gal 5, joy through self-control. Listen in this sermon presented to Cottondale Baptist Church on 7/1/18 during the 11:00am service. www.cottondalebaptistchurch.com

What is a practical system to help make prayer a consistent and powerful means of God's presence and grace in your life? Learn in this fifth and final sermon in our series on Paul Miller's Book, A Praying Life, presented to Cottondale Baptist Church on 6/24/18 during the 6:00pm service by pastor Chad Hendley. www.cottondalebaptistchurch.com

Christian love is "the unyielding posture of heart to be for the eternal good of another even at the expense of one’s self." It is not merely external acts of kindness (which can be done with ulterior motives) but the posture of the heart yearning for the eternal (and not just temporal) good of others. Hear pastor Chad discuss the nature of Christian love in this sermon delivered to Cottondale B...

Being a father is a gift and privilege. It is a sharing in the divine nature of begetting in our own likeness. It is also a great responsibility. Societies rise and fall on the health of the family, in which loving, servant leadership of the father is essential. Hear Pastor Chad discuss (1) basis, (2) practice, and (3) essence of fatherhood in the message delivered to Cottondale Baptist Church in...