Words From The Word

Are you willing to go home and share your story with the people who know you best? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster walks us through Acts 9:26-30 (KJV) and the powerful account of Paul's rejection in Jerusalem — and how one man, Barnabas, changed everything by simply being willing to vouch for a changed life. You might be asking... Why didn't the disciples tr...

What does it really cost to follow Jesus? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church opens the Word to show us that true discipleship comes with a real price — and a far greater reward. Drawing from Luke 14:26-27, Matthew 5:11-12, John 16:33, Acts 5:41, and 2 Corinthians 11:24-28 (KJV), Pastor Webster walks us through what the Bible says about suffe...

Are you baptized? Is your faith visible to those around you? In this devotion from Words From The Word with Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church, Sint Maarten, we explore one of the clearest evidences of genuine salvation — believer's baptism. Drawing from Acts 9:18, Acts 10:47-48, Acts 16, Acts 18:8, and Acts 19:5 in the KJV, Pastor Webster walks us through story after story of...

Are you really part of God's church? Not a church — but THE church, the church of the living God? In this devotion from Acts 2 and Acts 8 (KJV), Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church continues the series Words From The Word, examining undeniable evidence of salvation in the lives of early believers. You might be asking... What does it actually mean to be part of the church? Why d...

What does real salvation look like in your life? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster takes us through Acts chapter 2 and Acts chapter 9 in the KJV to show us evidence of salvation that simply cannot be denied. You might be asking: Does baptism really matter after I get saved? What does a steadfast believer actually look like? Can I call myself a Christian if I never...

Are you truly full of God, or is self still competing for control of your life? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 3:19 (KJV) and asks a question every believer needs to sit with: what does it really mean to be "filled with all the fullness of God"? You might be asking... Can a person really surrender 100% to God? What is the difference bet...

Are you living like God chose you before time began? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church opens Ephesians 1:4-5, Ephesians 2:6, Ephesians 3:19, and Matthew 5:14-16 (KJV) to unpack the breathtaking dimensions of God's love and what it means to live in the light of that love. You might be asking: If God chose me before the foundation of the...

Are your roots deep enough to stand when the storms of life hit? In this daily devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 3:18-19 (KJV) to help us understand why every believer must be rooted and grounded in the love of Christ. You might be asking: - Why does it matter how deep my roots go in Christ? - Can God's love really reach me, even in my weakest moments?...

Do you know how rich you are in Christ? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 3:8 (KJV) and unpacks one of the most humbling and hope-filled truths in all of Scripture — that God gives grace to the least likely, and that in Christ, every believer has riches beyond measure. You might be asking: How could someone like Paul call himself the least of all saint...

Are you strong enough to glory in your weakness? In today's Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster opens 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (KJV) to explore one of the most surprising truths in all of Scripture — that God's strength is made perfect in our weakness. You might be asking: Why didn't God remove Paul's thorn in the flesh when he prayed three times? Does Satan really h...

Are you truly called by God, or are you running on your own strength? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens with a powerful hymn of salvation and moves into a sobering message about what it means to be genuinely called and empowered by God for ministry. Drawing from Ephesians, Jeremiah 23, Acts 14:1, and 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 in the KJV, Pastor Webster challenges...

Are you a minister? What does it really mean to serve God? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 3 and Romans 15 (KJV) to unpack one of the most misunderstood words in the church — minister. You might be asking: - What is the mystery Paul talks about in Ephesians 3? - Why was Paul arrested if preaching is not a crime? - Does being called a minister mean...

Are you included in what God is doing? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians chapter 3 and unpacks one of the most powerful truths in all of Scripture — a mystery hidden for ages but now fully revealed. Drawing from Ephesians 3:2-7, 2 Timothy 1:11-12, Galatians 1:11-12, and Colossians 1:25 (KJV), Pastor Roderick Webster shows us how God entrusted Paul with...

Have you ever been protected from a danger you never even knew existed? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church in Sint Maarten walks us through Acts chapters 22 and 23 in the KJV, continuing the powerful testimony of Paul the prisoner. You might be asking: Why did simply mentioning the Gentiles cause a riot? How did Paul's Roman citizenship...

Is redemption really free, and if so, what was the price? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens with the powerful hymn "Nor Silver Nor Gold" by James M. Gray and takes us deep into Acts 22:1-22 (KJV), where the Apostle Paul stands on the steps of the temple and gives one of the most compelling testimonies in all of Scripture. You might be asking — Can some...

Why was Paul proud to call himself a prisoner? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians chapter 3, verse 1, where the Apostle Paul introduces himself not with titles of honor, but as a prisoner of Jesus Christ. Using the King James Version, Pastor Webster walks us through the powerful backstory behind Paul's imprisonment and what it truly means to suffer...

Are you a living stone in God's temple? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church in Sint Maarten opens the Word to show us that the Church is not a building made of brick and mortar — it is a living, growing temple made up of every born-again believer. Drawing from Ephesians 2:21, 1 Peter 2:4-6, Matthew 16:18, and 1 Corinthians 3:11 in the KJV...

Is the foundation of your faith truly holding you? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church opens Ephesians 2:20 in the KJV to explore Jesus Christ as the chief cornerstone of the church. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 3, Isaiah 28, and Acts 4, Pastor Webster shows that no other foundation can hold, that there is no distinction among believers before...

Do you ever wonder if God is truly reachable — or if you're still on the outside looking in? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster brings a soul-settling devotion from Ephesians 2:18 in the KJV. You will learn what biblical access to God really means, why Jesus is the only key that opens the door to the Father, and how the Holy Spirit leads every believer into that pl...

Is it really possible to have peace when everything around you feels unstable? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church opens the KJV Scriptures to answer that question directly. Drawing from John 14:27, Matthew 18, Galatians 5:22-23, and Philippians 4, Pastor Webster shows that the peace of God is not the absence of trouble — it is the presence o...

Are you searching for peace in the middle of conflict, worry, and strife? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster takes us deeper into Ephesians 2, showing how Jesus Christ — the Prince of Peace — destroyed the hostility between people and between humanity and God. Drawing from Ephesians 2:15-17, Romans 5:10, 2 Corinthians 5:18-20, and Isaiah 9:6 in the KJV, you will learn...

Did Jesus abolish God's law when He died on the cross — or did He do something far more specific? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 2:15 (KJV) and carefully shows the difference between the ceremonial law and the moral law. You will learn why the hostility between Jews and Gentiles ran so deep, how Christ's death nailed the ordinances to the cr...

Have you ever felt far from God and wondered if the distance could ever be closed? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster takes us to Ephesians 2:13-15 (KJV) to show how the blood of Jesus Christ tore down every wall — physical, spiritual, and legal — that once kept humanity separated from God. You will learn what it truly means that Christ is not just a peacemaker but our...

Have you ever wondered what it truly means to be without God in this world? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Ephesians 2:12 (KJV) and walks through Romans 1, Galatians 1:4, and 2 Corinthians 4:4 to show how mankind turned away from God — not by accident, but by choice. You will learn why the church must remain a light, how Satan works to blind unbelievers, and...

Are you carrying the weight of a life that feels hopeless or far from God? In today's Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster draws from Ephesians 2:12 (KJV) to explore five conditions the Gentiles once lived under — and what it means to no longer live that way. You will learn what a divine covenant truly is, why believers grieve with hope rather than without it, and how Paul&#39...