Words From The Word

Do you really know who you are in Christ? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens up 2 Corinthians 5:20 and Ephesians 6:20 (KJV) to remind every born again believer of something powerful — you are not just a Christian, you are an ambassador for Christ. You might be asking: What does it actually mean to be an ambassador for Christ? Does my everyday life reflect that ca...

Are you living like an ambassador for Christ? In today's Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster draws from 2 Corinthians 5:20 (KJV) to remind us of who we truly are as believers — ambassadors for Christ, appointed by heaven to represent our King in a foreign land. You might be asking — what does it really mean to be an ambassador? Can God actually use someone like me to represen...

Will you stand like Daniel and let God make you 10 times better? In this Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster draws from Daniel chapter 1 verses 17 through 21 (KJV) to show us the kind of God Daniel served — a God who gives knowledge, grants favor, sustains through a lifetime of faithfulness, and honors those who honor Him. You might be asking: Can God really make a difference in...

Do you have the courage to stand for what is right even when it makes no sense to those around you? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster takes us into Daniel chapter 1, verses 12 and 13 (KJV), to explore the remarkable courage Daniel displayed when he chose to trust God over the comfort and convenience of the king's table. You might be asking: What does it really...

Can you know for sure that you are a friend of Jesus? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Daniel chapter 1 and John 15:13-14 (KJV) to show us what it truly means to be called a friend of God — and how to live like one every day. You might be asking — What does it mean to be a friend of Jesus? How do I stand up for God when the world pressures me to compromise? Doe...

Are you choosing friends like Daniel did? In this Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Daniel 1:6-7 and Daniel 2:17 (KJV) to show us what kind of companions the young Hebrew captive Daniel surrounded himself with — and why it matters deeply for your own walk with God. You might be asking: Does it really matter who my friends are as long as I stay strong? Can the people aroun...

Are you daring to be a Daniel in today's world? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster draws from Daniel chapter 1 and 2 Corinthians 6, using the King James Version, to challenge believers to live a separated, uncompromising life for God. You might be asking: Why did Daniel refuse the king's food? What does it mean to purpose something in your heart? Is God really...

Are you willing to stand alone for the Lord like Daniel did? In this devotion from Daniel chapter 1 (KJV), Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church brings a timely word from his series Words From The Word about what it truly means to purpose in your heart not to defile yourself in a world that is pulling believers away from holy living. You might be asking — Why does it feel so hard to...

When conflict separates you from the people you love and the work you know God has called you to, do you know what to do? In this closing episode of the conflict series from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster draws from 2 Timothy 3:5-7, Colossians 2:5, and Colossians 1:28-29 (KJV) to remind us that separation does not have to mean surrender. You might be asking — What do I do when I cann...

Are you being fooled by false teaching without even knowing it? In this Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Colossians chapter 2 verses 2 through 4 in the King James Version to show us what the Apostle Paul prayed for the church — and what he warned them about. You might be asking — Why did Paul pray so urgently for people he wasn't even physically with? What does it me...

Are you sure you are safe in Christ? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church in Sint Maarten opens Colossians 2:2 in the KJV to unpack the Apostle Paul's powerful prayer for believers — a prayer not for money or material things, but for something far greater: the full assurance of understanding. You might be asking — what does it mean to be c...

Are you discouraged and wondering if anyone truly loves you or prays for you? In today's Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster continues the series on the great conflict Paul faced as a leader — and shares what Paul prayed for the believers he could not physically reach. Drawing from Colossians 2:2-3 and Colossians 1:9 (KJV), Pastor Roderick Webster unpacks the significance of...

Are you truly growing after salvation, or have you settled for just being saved? In this devotion from Colossians 2 and 2 Timothy 2 (KJV), Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church digs into what he calls the great conflict of the leader — the deep burden Paul carried for believers who needed to move beyond salvation into spiritual maturity. You might be asking: Is being saved enough, or...

Are you ready for the battle you're already in? In this daily devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church in Sint Maarten opens up Colossians chapter 2 to reveal the intensity of the spiritual conflict every believer faces — whether they realize it or not. You might be asking: Why does following Jesus sometimes feel like a struggle? Is spiritual warfa...

Are you holding the fort when the battle gets hard and courage seems almost gone? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church opens Colossians 2:1-10 (KJV) and unpacks the deep, serious conflict the Apostle Paul carried in his heart for believers he had never even met. You might be asking: Why would Paul agonize over people he couldn't see and ha...

Can conflict actually strengthen your faith? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Colossians 2:1-10 and Acts 20:20-24 (KJV) to show us how the early church remained unmoved in the middle of serious struggle — and how we can too. You might be asking: Why does conflict follow me even in my Christian walk? Can I stay rooted in Christ when everything around me is shaki...

How do the mighty fall — and what does God say to those who feel like giving up? In this closing message of the Words From The Word devotion series, Pastor Roderick Webster walks us through Joshua chapter 1, verses 1 through 9 (KJV), unpacking God's direct instructions to a young leader standing at the edge of an impossible task. You might be asking: Why do strong, faithful people suddenly cru...

Are you running away from God's calling because discouragement has set in? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster of Good News Baptist Church continues the series "How Are the Mighty Fallen," drawing from 1 Kings 19:3-4 (KJV) to show us how even the great prophet Elijah fell into discouragement, despair, and fear — and what that means for us today. You might...

How did one of the mightiest men of God end up running for his life under a juniper tree? In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens 1 Kings 19 (KJV) to begin answering a sobering question: How are the mighty fallen? Using the life of Elijah and the familiar account of Peter walking on water from Matthew 14 (KJV), Pastor Webster shows us that even the greatest servants o...

Do your greatest victories always seem to be followed by your hardest trials? In this daily devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens the Scriptures to show us a pattern that too many believers miss — after every blessing, a testing often follows. Drawing from 1 Kings 19 and Mark chapter 6 (KJV), Pastor Webster walks us through the life of Elijah — a mighty prophet who went...

How do mighty Christians suddenly fall away — and could the same thing happen to you? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster takes us through 1 Kings 18 and 19 (KJV) to look at one of the most dramatic rises and falls in all of Scripture — the story of the prophet Elijah. You might be asking: How can someone who just called down fire from heaven end up running for his l...

How long will you halt between two opinions? That is the question Elijah boldly put before the people of Israel — and it may be the question God is putting before you today. In this episode of Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster takes us into 1 Kings chapter 18 (KJV) and walks us through one of the most dramatic confrontations in all of Scripture: Elijah versus 850 false prophets on Mount...

How are the mighty fallen — and what can we learn from the life of one of the greatest prophets in Scripture? In today's Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster opens 1 Kings 19 (KJV) and takes us back through the stunning victories of Elijah before asking a sobering question: what happened after all those miracles? You might be asking — can a truly great man of God fall into des...

Will you one day wish you had given Him more? In today's Words From The Word devotion, Pastor Roderick Webster closes out a powerful series on God's plan to evangelize the world by reminding us that the reward for sharing our faith is truly tremendous. Drawing from Matthew 28:19-20, Daniel 12:3, Psalms 126:5-6, Acts 1:8, and Matthew 19:29 in the KJV, Pastor Webster shows us why giving our...

Are you using every method available to spread the gospel? In this devotion from Words From The Word, Pastor Roderick Webster opens Matthew 28 and Mark 16 from the KJV to remind us that God's command to go into all the world has never changed — but the methods we use have expanded far beyond anything the early church could have imagined. You might be asking: Does God only use preachers and mis...