Immanuel Baptist Church in Hannibal Missouri

Pastor LeeWood continues in the 7th week of our series by finishing up Nahum 1. The main idea of this session is that God's judgement of evil leads to vindication for God's people. Additional Resources can be found at https://ibcministries.com/minor-prophets Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 6:57 - Main Idea 10:33 - Nahum chapter 1, verses 7-11, God's Goodness and Sternness 29:09 - Nahum chapter 1, verses 12...

Pastor LeeWood opens up our 6th week by beginning our section on Nahum. The main idea of this session is that God remains the Covenantal Lord even when violence and cruelty permeate the world. Additional Resources can be found at https://ibcministries.com/minor-prophets Chapters: 0:00 - Intro3:55 - Main Idea 6:32 - Nahum Orientation 19:40 - Nahum chapter 1, verse 1, Nahum's Opening 27:23 - Nahum c...

Pastor LeeWood closed out our inspection of Jonah by looking at Jonah 4. The main idea from this session was that Jonah’s anger is overshadowed by God’s gracious character being shown to the Ninevites and Jonah himself. At the conclusion of our time in Jonah LeeWood says that we are forced to answer two questions: 1) how should I respond when God's grace is shown to His enemies, and 2) can you...

In the fourth week of our Minor Prophets series Pastor LeeWood covers Jonah's obedience to preach to Nineveh and the city's response from Jonah chapter 3. The main idea of the session is that wicked people can repent and be saved if they respond to God's Spirit working through His word, even our enemies. Additional Resources can be found at https://ibcministries.com/minor-prophets Chap...

In the third week of our Minor Prophets series Pastor LeeWood dives into Jonah 2 and discusses the lessons we are to learn from Jonah's prayer. The main idea from this session is that we will be able to speak of how great our salvation is only after we recognize the immensity of what we were saved from. Additional Resources can be found at https://ibcministries.com/minor-prophets Chapters: 0:0...

In the second week of our Minor Prophets series Pastor LeeWood discusses the closing portion of chapter one of Jonah. The main idea of this session is that repentance is meant to be immediate, sincere, and demonstrable. Additional resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries.com/Equipping-Institute-Resources Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 3:36 - Main Idea 6:52 - Jonah Chapter One, Verses 7-1...

In the opening week of our Minor Prophets series Pastor LeeWood introduces us to Jonah and the world that he inhabited. We learn some possibly surprising facts about Jonah, and what role he played in Israel's history. The main idea from this session is that Jonah's rebellion brought about disastrous results for himself and others; and the same is true for us. https://www.ibcministries.com/...

This is our final week of the Attributes of God series

In the penultimate session of our Attributes of God series Pastor LeeWood addresses the topic of God's Sovereignty. By addressing what the Scriptures say about God's rule and control over creation we can then rightly define freedom, then later free will. When rightly situated in the context of God's revelation of Himself we discover that many of the tensions surrounding this attribute...

In the ninth week of our Attributes of God series Pastor Anthony takes over to talk about God's Transcendent nature and His Immanence. Though this discussion we will learn that we have a balance to strike that may not be so easy as we think.

In the eighth week of our study of Theology Proper, Pastor LeeWood dives into the complex issue of God's Justice, Mercy, and Grace. By seeing that we have cheapened the language surrounding grace and mercy, we have actually fundamentally misunderstood justice. When we see that these three attributes of God actually coincide with each other frequently, we are now forced to reassess what we thin...

In week 7 of our Attributes of God series Pastor LeeWood discusses the importance of God's Immutability and Faithfulness. We follow our typical order by defining our terms, then looking at the biblical data for each term. We then conclude with a lengthy time of discussion through a thought experiment and discussion questions. Additional resources can be found at https://ibcministries.com/attri...

In the sixth week of our series Pastor LeeWood discusses the Wisdom of God. We follow our typical pattern by defining wisdom then looking at the biblical evidence for it's existence. Following these introductory matters LeeWood tries to explain why the wisdom of God is such a big deal in our lives. Additional resources can be found at: https://ibcministries.com/attributes-of-God Chapters: 0:00...

In the fifth week of our series Pastor LeeWood addresses the love of God. By examining a definition, then the Biblical data, we then come to the real crux of the matter: what happens when we get God's love wrong.

In week 4 of our Attributes of God series Pastor LeeWood speaks about God's holiness. After defining what God's holiness is we will explore a bunch of biblical data that illustrates how this works out in the world. The big application for us is that we have to reckon with a single fundamental question concerning God's holiness: is it reasonable for God to demand perfection from us as c...

In the third week of our Attributes of God series Pastor LeeWood addresses God's Omnipotence, Omnipresence, and Omniscience. By establishing the definitions and biblical data LeeWood is then able to apply each of these three attributes. Additional Resources can be found at https://ibcministries.com/attributes-of-God Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 4:20 - Omnipotence Defined 14:44 - Omnipotence A...

In the second week of our Attributes of God series Pastor LeeWood addresses God's triune nature. By looking at the critical three legs of trinitarian theology we begin to understand the critical nature of holding to this theological tenant. Additional resources can be found at https://ibcministries.com/attributes-of-God Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 4:52 - Trinitarian Theology in Three Points...

In the introductory week of our study Pastor LeeWood takes the time to lay the foundation for all that we will discuss in this series. The goal of this session os to introduce some large topics that affect every corner of theology, and to cast a vision for why theology matters. Additional resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries.com/Equipping-Institute-Resources Chapters: 0:00 - Introdu...

In the final week of our John Series Pastor LeeWood closes out Johns first letter by addressing five things that John wants all believers to know. John's entire purpose in writing this epistle was to assure his readers that they can have certainty about their salvation. Additional Resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries.com/1-John Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 9:40 - We Know We Hav...

Pastor LeeWood tackles our twelfth installment of our 1 John series. In this session we discuss how John's focus on love now shows itself through his intensification of his language surrounding the results of this perfecting love. Additional resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries.com/1-John Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 10:36 - Trinity Reflected in Love (13-16) 23:57 - Results Ref...

For our eleventh week in 1 John we will now discuss John's third section that focuses primarily on love. In this session we will see the importance of loving like Jesus does, and how we are to submit to God's definition of love. Additional resources can be found at IBCministries.com/1-john Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 5:12 - Examples of Repetition 10:06 - Origin of Love (7-8) 31:18 - Demo...

In our return from Spring Break Pastor LeeWood walks us through 1 John 4:1-6. In this section we hear a dual command from John to not believe every spirit, but to put them all to the test. These commands show us how we see fidelity to Christ when we are applying biblical discernment and judgement. Additional resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries.com/1-John Chapters: 0:00 - Introducti...

In week 9 of our 1 John study Pastor LeeWood returns to speak about one of the most pivotal sections in the entire epistle. By looking at John's argument about how we can have confidence when our hearts convict us we see that he explicitly mentions both faith and the Holy Spirit for the first time each to address our anxious hearts. Additional resources can be found at https://www.ibcministrie...

In the eighth week of our 1 John Study Pastor Anthony steps in for LeeWood to explain how John addresses the topic of love in chapter 3. Additional resources can be found at https://www.ibcministries.com/1-John