In this sermon, Pastor Zack continues our study in the book of Philippians by looking at Philippians 3:1-11. In this passage, Paul teaches us where true and lasting joy is found — and where it is not found. It is not found in following the false teachers, focusing on our own merits, or fixing our […]
In this sermon, Pastor Zack looks at Philippians 2:12-13 to see what our worthy response should be, as Christians, to all that God has done for us and in us through Christ. After exalting Jesus for what he did in his show of humility from the cradle to the cross, Paul now begins verse 12 […]
In this message — What Our Love For The World Reveals — Pastor Kevin helps us understand what John is referring to when he says we are not to “love the world, nor the things in it.” As we work our way through this passage and discover what the world is and why we shouldn’t […]
In this message — How Can I Really Know I’m Saved? — Pastor Kevin addresses the topic of assurance of salvation. As he answers this question, he first helps us define the meaning of assurance of salvation in contrast to the security of salvation. He further helps us recognize the two extremes people often take on […]
In this sermon, Pastor Kevin shows us how important it is for us to see the connection of this passage to the previous verses in Hebrews 12:1-11. In the previous verses, the writer tell us, individually, to run the race looking to Jesus as God individually disciplines us and trains us for this race. But […]
As we enter Hebrews chapter 12, Pastor Kevin reminds us that Scripture describes the Christian life as a race — A race that requires long-distance endurance. Hebrews 12:1-2 is not a call for Christians, who are not running the race, to decide to get in the race and begin running. Rather, these verses are a […]
In this message, pastor Kevin begins expounding one of the most difficult sections in the book of Hebrews. In this sermon, he looks at the appeal the writer gives to the Hebrews, and us, to press on to maturity. Understanding what it means to “leave the elementary teaching about the Christ” and “pressing on to […]
In this sermon, Dr. Donald Whitney, guest preacher at GBC, encourages us with the reminder of Romans 8:31: “If God is for us, who is against us?” Don Whitney has been Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY since 2005. Before that, he held a similar position (the first […]