Episodes

3 days ago
We Believe the Gospel Saves the Saved
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3 days ago
In message #5 of the "Things Most Surely Believed Among Us," Elder Mike Gowens compares Romans 1:16 and 1 Corinthians 1:18 as he explains our conviction at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church concerning the purpose of the gospel. The gospel is not a well-meant, general offer to all of mankind, but a proclamation of Christ's redemptive work to the born-again child of God. As such, it exercising a powerful, saving influence in the believer's life.

Monday Nov 27, 2023
Living a Life of Wonder
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
The 11/19/23 message by Elder Gowens looks at David's words in Psalm 8:2-3, and applies the thought of a life of wonder to several specific "wonderful" categories. Wonder is the spirit of true worship.

Monday Nov 27, 2023
God’s Ways Higher Than Our Ways
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Elder Mike Rodgers (AL) was our guest minister on 11/12/23. His message is taken from Isaiah 55:8-9.

Thursday Nov 16, 2023
We Believe in Christ’s Finished Work
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Brother Gowens' 11/5/23 sermon is message four in the "Things Most Surely Believed Among Us" series. This sermon is taken from John 17:1-5, a passage emphasizing our Lord's completion of the covenant assignment He received from the Father. The Lord Jesus is an actual, not a potential, Savior. The use of the telos root in the exclamation "It is finished!" indicates that He made an end of sin, death, Divine wrath, the Law and the Devil at the cross.

Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
We Believe in the Everlasting Covenant
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Michael Gowens' 10/29/23 sermon considers Ephesians 1:3-6, a passage in which the apostle Paul celebrates God's eternal purpose in the Covenant of Grace before time began. This is message #3 in the series entitled "Things Most Surely Believed Among Us."

Monday Oct 30, 2023
We Believe in the New Birth, Part 2
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Elder Gowens' 10/21/23 message continues the survey of John 3:1-11 on the doctrine of regeneration. This message focuses on the necessity and the agency of the new birth. It is message #2 in the "Things Most Surely Believed Among Us" series.

Thursday Oct 26, 2023
We Believe in the New Birth
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
Thursday Oct 26, 2023
This 10/14/23 sermon by Michael Gowens is the first in a topical mini-series on the doctrine of salvation entitled "Things Most Surely Believed Among Us." Gowens begins the series out-of-sequence with the doctrine of regeneration, because it here that most people in our congregation diverge with popular sentiments in religious circles. The text for this message is John 3:1-11.

Tuesday Oct 17, 2023

Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Suffering, God’s School
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
In this 9/17/23 sermon, Mike Gowens returns to the introduction of 2 Corinthians to consider the theme of comfort in affliction once more. Though the ascetic errs in assuming there is some merit in suffering, it is nonetheless true that God may use trials to teach valuable lessons. Gowens itemizes several of these benefits, concluding with the one highlighted in verse 4, namely, that suffering equips us in the ministry of comfort.

Monday Sep 18, 2023
The God of All Comfort
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
With this 9/10/23 sermon, Mike Gowens begins a consecutive study through 2 Corinthians, an epistle of encouragement. In a day when there are ample reasons to be discouraged, God's people need regular reminders of who their God is. By sharing his own story, Paul points the believers at Corinth to the God who never failed to come to his side with strength and comfort. This is message #1 in the 2 Corinthians series.