Plains Baptist Church

A Thankful Ministry Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 16th November 2025 Passages: Isaiah 53:1 Luke 15:10 John 16:33 Acts 16:4-5 Acts 17:2-5 Romans 10:17 Ephesians 1:12-13 Philippians 1:28-29 1 Thessalonians 1:6 1 Thessalonians 1:10 1 Thessalonians 2:10 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16 2 Timothy 3:12 Hebrews 4:2 1 Peter 1:20 ------------------- You face a choi...

Fear, Faith, and the God Who Answers Series: Transitions in the Kingdom of Israel Pastor: Raymond Smith Wednesday Evening Date: 12th November 2025 Passages: 2 Kings 18:7-22 2 Kings 20:1-7 2 Chronicles 31:20-21 2 Chronicles 32:1-8 Job 1:9-12 Psalm 91:1-2 Proverbs 29:25 Isaiah 41:10 Isaiah 50:7-8 Romans 8:15 2 Timothy 1:7 ------------------- Hezekiah’s story draws a clear line between relying on you...

The Cost of Living by Feelings Instead of Faith Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Ethan Beem Sunday School Date: 9th November 2025 Passages: Genesis 27:1-46 Genesis 28:1-4 Jeremiah 17:9 Galatians 6:7 Hebrews 12:16-17 ------------------- You face choices every day, and those choices reveal whether you follow your feelings or trust what God says. Following your feelings rather than trusting God leads to...

Be A Well Digger Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Ethan Beem Sunday Morning Date: 9th November 2025 Passages: Genesis 12:10 Genesis 24:1-67 Genesis 25:21 Genesis 26:1-33 Psalm 4:1 Psalm 18:19 Psalm 25:17 Isaiah 59:2 Romans 12:1-2 Ephesians 6:11-12 Hebrews 11:8-16 Hebrews 12:5-11 ------------------- Have you ever felt like God has blessed you, yet life still feels hard and confusing? Isaac faced famin...

Revival: Set in Order by the Word of God Series: Transitions in the Kingdom of Israel Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 5th November 2025 ------------------- Hezekiah stepped into a time of deep spiritual compromise and chose revival grounded in the Word of God, not in emotion. He prepared the house of the Lord, called the people to cleanse their hearts, and restored worship according to S...

Overcoming Doubt, part 2 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 2nd November 2025 Passages: Psalm 103:13-14 Isaiah 35:5-6 Matthew 11:28-30 Luke 7:18-28 John 1:29 John 3:26 John 3:30 John 8:31-32 John 15:5 John 15:8 Philippians 1:12-14 ------------------- When God starts taking things away—a ministry, a plan, a relationship—doubt often follows. Even John the Baptist wrestl...

The Model of Ministry Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 2nd November 2025 Passages: Acts 20:20 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 Philippians 2:15-16 Colossians 2:6 1 Thessalonians 2:7-12 2 Thessalonians 3:7-8 2 Timothy 4:2 2 Peter 3:17 1 John 2:6 1 John 3:16 ------------------- Every believer is called to serve with both love and truth. From...

Hezekiah: Turning a Nation Back to God Series: Transitions in the Kingdom of Israel Pastor: Raymond Smith Wednesday Evening Date: 29th October 2025 Passages: Numbers 21:4-9 2 Kings 18:1-6 2 Chronicles 29:1-36 2 Chronicles 30:1-12 John 3:14-16 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Ephesians 4:22-24 Colossians 3:8-10 ------------------- When Hezekiah became king, he faced a nation steeped in i...

Overcoming Doubt, part 1 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 26th October 2025 Passages: Job 1:21 Psalm 68:19 Psalm 119:89 Ecclesiastes 7:14 Isaiah 35:5-6 Isaiah 40:3 Matthew 3:1-3 Matthew 3:4-6 Matthew 14:3-5 Luke 3:7 Luke 7:18-23 John 1:29 John 3:30 John 6:35-36 John 6:60-66 Philippians 1:12 Hebrews 11:1-40 Hebrews 13:8 James 1:17 ------------------- Everyone loves w...

A Sincere Ministry Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 26th October 2025 Passages: Exodus 20:17 Joshua 24:14 Psalm 44:21 Jeremiah 17:10 Luke 12:15 Acts 16:37 Acts 17:6-7 2 Corinthians 1:12 2 Corinthians 4:1-2 2 Corinthians 5:9 Ephesians 1:6 1 Thessalonians 1:5-6 1 Thessalonians 1:10 1 Thessalonians 2:1-6 1 John 2:15-16 ------------------- People often q...

Overcoming Envy and Political Hardship, Part 3 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 19th October 2025 Passage: Daniel 6:1-28 ------------------- When Daniel faced pressure to compromise, he didn’t change his faith to fit the moment. He stayed faithful to God no matter the cost. Envy, pressure, and opposition will come, but God honors steadfast faith. Daniel’s consistenc...

The Results of Salvation Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 19th October 2025 Passages: John 1:12 John 6:45 John 16:8-11 Acts 17:2-3 Romans 1:16 Romans 3:10 Romans 10:15 Romans 10:17 2 Corinthians 5:17 Ephesians 1:13 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Hebrews 4:2 1 John 5:13 ------------------- When you truly turn to Christ, everything changes...

Overcoming Envy and Political Hardship, part 2 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 12th October 2025 Passage: Daniel 6:1-28 ------------------- When pressure rises, your convictions will be tested. In Daniel’s life, we see what it means to remain faithful when obedience to God conflicts with the pressures of the world. Daniel didn’t protest or hide. He simply kept doin...

The Testimony of Salvation Series: Living In Light of His Return Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 12th October 2025 Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-4 ------------------- In this opening message from our new series Living in Light of His Return, we see the change that salvation brings and how we are called to live in light of Jesus’ coming. Salvation is not about what you do, but about what...

The Iron Sinking and Swimming Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Ethan Beem Wednesday Evening Date: 8th October 2025 Passage: 2 Kings 6:1-33 ------------------- You know those times when everything’s going right—until suddenly, it’s not? This message from 2 Kings 6 takes you from excitement and progress to loss and frustration, and then shows how God’s hand was already at work behind it all. You’ll see...

A Life Set Apart for God Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Matt Pierce Sunday School Date: 5th October 2025 Passages: Romans 11:36 Romans 12:1-2 ------------------- The Christian life demands more than outward conformity. It calls for daily surrender. From Romans 12:1–2, we’re reminded that God wants believers who willingly give themselves to Him in obedience and holiness. Stay alert to the pull of th...

Disciplining with Love Series: God's Design for Families Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 5th October 2025 Passages: 1 Samuel 3:13 2 Samuel 12:13 Psalm 19:7-9 Psalm 51:6 Proverbs 3:11-12 Proverbs 13:24 Jonah 2:7-9 John 3:3 Ephesians 2:10 Ephesians 5:26-27 Colossians 1:22 Hebrews 12:5-11 ------------------- No one likes being corrected—but God’s discipline isn’t about punishment, it’s abo...

The Danger of Drifting Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: John Haffey Wednesday Evening Date: 1st October 2025 Passage: Hebrews 2:1-4 ------------------- It doesn’t take effort to drift from God. In fact is it happens when you stop paying attention and stop being intentional. Hebrews 2 warns that when you stop giving careful attention to Scripture, you begin to slip away without realizing it. Christian...

For Lack of Knowledge Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Scott Petty Sunday School Date: 28th September 2025 Passages: 2 Samuel 12:7 2 Samuel 12:14 Hosea 4:1-3 Hosea 4:6 Matthew 5:14-16 Matthew 24:36 Mark 13:32 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 2 Thessalonians 2:1-2 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Titus 2:1-8 ------------------- The Bible warns, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge,” and that danger is still real...

Standing Series: Guest Speaker Pastor: Scott Petty Sunday Morning Date: 28th September 2025 Passages: Exodus 20:4-5 Daniel 3:1-30 Matthew 5:14-16 Matthew 22:37 Mark 12:30 John 15:18-19 John 15:20-21 Acts 5:29 Acts 7:55-56 Acts 7:57-58 Acts 8:4 Acts 11:19-20 1 Corinthians 15:58 Ephesians 6:13 2 Timothy 3:12 ------------------- What does it really mean to stand for God when everyone else bows? The a...

Overcoming Challenges Series: God's Design for Families Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 21st September 2025 Passages: Judges 7:16 Judges 7:20 Ruth 1:16-17 Job 14:1 Isaiah 40:28-31 Luke 9:23 John 16:33 Romans 8:38-39 1 Corinthians 1:27-28 2 Corinthians 1:22 2 Corinthians 4:6-10 Colossians 1:27 1 John 4:13 ------------------- Everyone faces struggles, but the real question is what those s...

Overcoming Personal Need Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 14th September 2025 Passages: Exodus 4:2-4 Leviticus 25:39-41 1 Kings 17:12-16 2 Kings 4:1-7 Psalm 32:8 Psalm 55:22 Psalm 62:8 Proverbs 3:5-6 Isaiah 41:10 Isaiah 43:1-2 Jeremiah 32:17 Mark 6:38-44 John 16:33 Ephesians 3:20 Philippians 4:6-7 Hebrews 4:16 Hebrews 11:6 James 1:27 ------------------- When life pr...

Communication Sunday Morning Date: 14th September 2025 Passages: Numbers 20:10 Numbers 20:12 1 Samuel 25:32-33 Proverbs 15:1-2 Proverbs 15:18 Proverbs 25:11 Proverbs 29:22 Luke 10:39-42 Romans 6:23 Romans 10:17 Ephesians 4:13-15 Ephesians 4:26-27 Colossians 4:6 James 1:19-20 ------------------- Words carry weight, and Scripture reminds us that they shape both your relationships and your testimony....

Overcoming Depression, part 2 Series: Resilient Life Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday School Date: 7th September 2025 Passages: 1 Kings 19:1-4 1 Kings 19:5-8 1 Kings 19:10 1 Kings 19:11-12 1 Kings 19:18 Psalm 102:7 Psalm 119:81-82 John 14:16 1 Corinthians 10:13 Galatians 6:10 Ephesians 5:16-17 Philippians 4:6-7 Philippians 4:8 Colossians 3:15-16 Hebrews 10:24-25 ------------------- Even faithful peopl...

Forgiveness in Marriage Series: God's Design for Families Pastor: Raymond Smith Sunday Morning Date: 7th September 2025 Passages: Genesis 50:15 Genesis 50:19-21 Matthew 18:21-22 Matthew 18:33 Romans 5:8-9 Ephesians 4:31-32 Colossians 3:12-14 1 Timothy 1:16 1 Peter 4:8 ------------------- Forgiveness isn’t optional in marriage—it’s essential. Every relationship will face hurt, but forgiveness refle...