Easton Bible Church - Messages

What’s the longest you ever had to wait for something? Have you ever waited too long for something? Whether we consider the length of time we’ve waited to be exorbitant depends on what we’re waiting for. Waiting an hour for a meal at a Michelin star restaurant? Perfectly reasonable. Waiting an hour at McDonalds? Not so much. But how long would you wait for God to answer a prayer? An hour? A day? W...

There’s a lot of bad news out there. (It doesn’t matter what year you’re reading this, by the way; there’s always more bad news.) Some of it’s close to home. Some of it’s far away. It’s enough to make you wonder, where is God? More info https://www.ebc.org or call (609.267.4755), email ( office@ebc.org ), DM us on Instagram or Facebook, or come see us in person at Easton Bible Church. Thank you fo...

When you’re young, life can feel like endless possibilities. But as you get older, the truth becomes clearer: life is harder than you imagine, shorter than you think, and you don’t get many second chances. As Jesus closes his Sermon on the Mount, he challenges us to put into practice all he’s taught about living in light of God’s kingdom. Doing–not just hearing–his Word is the key to building the...

The most difficult person to get to know is yourself. We’re masters of self-deception. But, as Jesus shows us in Matt. 7, having an accurate assessment of yourself is crucial if you want to make a positive difference in the world and experience the kind of life God wants you to have. More info https://www.ebc.org or call (609.267.4755), email ( office@ebc.org ), DM us on Instagram or Facebook, or...

Parenting is hard. Scratch that. Parenting is nigh unto impossible. We want what’s best for our kids. But how do you even know what that “best” is? Today, parents are faced with never ending decisions about kids’ sports, schools, friends, phones, social media, homework, peer pressure, dating, and the list goes on and on. So, how do you raise kids when you don’t have all the answers? The book of Pr...

What about me? That's a question we hear (and speak) a lot. Today, our Executive Pastor, Reverend Raimie Bateman, shares that Jesus leads us to know that a meaningful life comes when we can ask "What about You?" More info https://www.ebc.org or call (609.267.4755), email ( office@ebc.org ), DM us on Instagram or Facebook, or come see us in person at Easton Bible Church. Thank you for subscribing a...

People can be difficult, to put it mildly. And yet, there’s really no avoiding them. In this passage from his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives us the key to dealing with difficult people. More info https://www.ebc.org or call (609.267.4755), email ( office@ebc.org ), DM us on Instagram or Facebook, or come see us in person at Easton Bible Church. Thank you for subscribing and sharing. #eastonbible...

Have you ever wondered if there was more to life than what you were experiencing? As great as life might be when you get the job or marry the love of your life or experience some other incredible high, that high only lasts so long. In Matthew 6, Jesus addresses the question we all face at some point: What is life for? And he makes the astounding claim that your life is too important to waste on an...

Shakespeare wrote that all the world’s a stage. In today’s world of digital media, it can feel as though we have to constantly perform because someone’s always watching. Even at church. But God wants our hearts, not a performance. More info https://www.ebc.org or call (609.267.4755), email ( office@ebc.org ), DM us on Instagram or Facebook, or come see us in person at Easton Bible Church. Thank yo...

What does it mean to be perfect? Most people would probably say that “to be perfect” means to never make a mistake, never do the wrong thing, and never make the wrong choice. But in Jesus’ estimation, the highest standard of perfection is demonstrated in love for one’s enemies. More info https://www.ebc.org or call (609.267.4755), email ( office@ebc.org ), DM us on Instagram or Facebook, or come s...

Who can you trust? Looking at social media or listening to politicians, it can feel like everyone’s only out for themselves. And if other people can’t be trusted to honor their commitments or do what’s in your best interest, it’s tempting to play by the same rules ourselves. But what a world collapsing under the weight of our collective distrust needs are people whose “yes” means “yes” and “no” me...

Everyone knows it’s wrong to murder. But what about getting angry with someone? Or insulting them? How bad is getting mad really? In this teaching from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that the root issue behind murder and blind rage are the same: the inability to see the image of God in the other person. More info https://www.ebc.org or call (609.267.4755), email ( office@ebc.org ), DM us...

Have you ever been faced with the reality that your best wasn’t good enough? In this teaching from the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus warns that if we ask the question, am I good enough for God to love me? We won’t like the answer. Thankfully, there’s a better question he wants us to ask. More info https://www.ebc.org or call (609.267.4755), email ( office@ebc.org ), DM us on Instagram or Facebook, or...

There are moments when we catch a glimpse of Jesus. Such snapshots can be indelibly impactful. When you see that His actions reveal His character and the power His presence has in the lives of those present, you can't help but want to be more like Him. The self-reflection which ensues can be a key decision point in your day and even your life because, in that moment, the decision to live different...

At some level we all experience brokenness. At EBC,, we believe that people can experience growth and new life by working through the healing path God has given us in the Bible. So whatever struggles are holding you back in your relationship with God, others, or even yourself, come as you are and find a God who loves you, has a plan for you, and wants to restore you. Pastor Steve (and friends) sha...

We all aspire to be something–someone special. Yet when we take an honest inventory, we realize that we just can’t seem to get there. For me, I’m never satisfied with my level of understanding, physical fitness, intelligence, and depth of relationships. There’s just so much in life where I feel like a failure. For example, in my relationship with Jesus, I feel like I’m constantly tripped up by the...

What do you hope for? At one level, most of us probably have a vague hope that our lives will have meaning, for love and happiness, that justice will win out, and that we’ll enjoy our lives and not suffer too much. (Basically, we hope our lives don’t stink!) But without a basis for our hope, our hopes amount to little more than wishful thinking. When Jesus was killed, his followers’ hopes for a be...

When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, ‘Who is this?’—Matthew 21:10 Who is Jesus? For some Jesus was the Messiah, the king God had promised from the line of David. For others, he was a prophet, a teacher, or a miracle worker. For others, he was a dangerous heretic or a madman who had to be stopped. When Jesus enters Jerusalem on his way to the cross, Jesus forces the q...

Have you ever felt like you were dispensable… maybe disposable or replaceable? Sure, your mom thinks you’re special, but you’re just one of more than eight billion people on the planet! It’s easy to feel like your life doesn’t really matter much in the grand scheme of things, that the world is just too big for your life to make any real difference. But in his most famous sermon, Jesus tells us to...

Has anyone ever tried to convince you to do something a different way? It could be how you cook a particular dish or how you drive or how you parent or how you exercise. And getting that kind of advice isn’t always solicited or welcomed! But sometimes it’s the advice we need. As part of our current series, over the next few weeks we’ll be unpacking Jesus’ famous Sermon on the Mount from Matthew 5–...

Institutions exist for the sake of existing. Movements exist for the sake of making a difference. When Jesus calls us out of the hopelessness of sin and death, he’s not calling us to be part of an institution. He’s calling us into his movement to change the world. More info https://www.ebc.org or call (609.267.4755), email ( office@ebc.org ), DM us on Instagram or Facebook, or come see us in perso...

Privilege, power, and popularity are the subtle drugs of celebrity. There’s nothing inherently wrong with having status or being famous. But when being seen as powerful or important becomes essential to your identity—either who you think you are or who you wish to be—the temptation to do whatever it takes to gain that level of prominence can become overpowering. And, if you’re not careful, you jus...

Have you ever had someone love you enough to tell you the truth about you? One of the most courageous acts in life is to see yourself as you really are. And the degree of honesty you have about who you are will determine the degree to which you grow in life. In Matthew chapter 3, Matthew introduces us to a man named John the Baptist who told people more than they wanted to know about who they were...

Have you ever known the right thing to do… and did the wrong thing anyway? Both behavioral psychology and neuroscience suggest that our brains operate on two different wavelengths. There’s the reasonable, rational, conscious part of your brain (left-side) and the automatic, intuitive, reactionary part of your brain (right-side). Jonathan Haidt compares the two sides to a rider on an elephant: the...

So far in this series, we’ve seen that Easton’s mission (and ours) is to help people experience a life-changing relationship with Jesus (cf. Matthew 28:19-20), and that we’re here both for believers and non-believers (cf. Acts 2:42-47). As we grow in our relationship with Jesus, we become who we were created to be, which in turn reveals Jesus to an otherwise uninterested and skeptical world. This...