Bethel Pulpit - Primitive Baptist Sermons

All Roads Lead to Romans

Elder Gowens' 1/24/21 message is an attempt to offer a brief overview of Paul's epistle to the Romans. This sermon covers the themes of Sin and Grace as developed in chapters 1 - 5. 

The Grateful Leper

Elder Gowens delivered a Thanksgiving sermon on 11/22/2020, from Luke 17:11-19. This familiar story speaks powerfully to the hearts of those who have come to see the leprosy of sin in the heart, and the cleansing power of the blood of Jesus to remedy the malady. To all who feel gratitude for the gift of God's amazing grace. may the account of the grateful leper be the incentive to return to give thanks in public worship and a life of obedience.

King Asa: The God-Seeker

The 11/15/2020 sermon by Michael Gowens is based on 2 Chronicles 14-16. In this first message of a study on the Godly Kings of Judah, Gowens first looks at Asa personally, as a man of godly character, then at the godly influence of his reign upon the nation. Finally he considers and important practical lesson from the latter years of Asa's life. In a day when godly leadership is rare, Asa's example has much to teach us about the importance of holding such a position of influence.

Jesus is Savior

In this 12/13/2020 message, Elder Michael Gowens considers the most beloved of our Lord's names: the name "Jesus." Pastor Gowens highlights three important facts relative to this precious name: (1) The Source of the Name; (2) The Significance of the Name; (3) The Sweetness of the Name. Open to Matthew 1:21 to follow Brother Gowens in this sublime study.

Jesus is Lord

Elder Mike Gowens' 12/6/2020 sermon is Part 2 in the mini-series on the "Names & Titles of Jesus." In this message, Br. Gowens considers the second most frequent title ascribed to Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament. The Lordship of Christ speaks of His deity, His authority and His imperial majesty. What is involved in the confession that Jesus is Lord? Listen to this message for the answer.

Jesus is the Christ

On 11/29/2020, Elder Gowens begins a mini-series on the "Names & Titles of Jesus." The most frequent title given to Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament is "Christ," or "Messiah." What is the significance of this title? Listen for the answer.

The Contemporary Christ

In this message from 11/8/2020, Elder Mike Gowens considers Hebrews 13:8, focusing on the thought, "Jesus Christ...Today." What is Jesus doing for his people today? Camping out in the Hebrew epistle, Gowens discovers five important answers to this question.

Salt & Light

Elder Michael Gowens completes his exposition of the Beatitudes with this 11/1/2020 message from Matthew 5:13-16. This passage forms a kind of bridge in Jesus' sermon, connecting the section on Christian Character (vs 3-12) with the following section on Christian Ethics (vs 17ff). This passage asserts that Christian discipleship is neither monastic (world-escaping) nor materialistic (world-embracing), but mediatorial, or world-engaging. Christ intends his followers to influence the world with the new standards of the kingdom of God.

Blessed are the Persecuted

On Sunday, October 25, 2020, Elder Mike Gowens continues his series on the Beatitudes by looking at Matthew 5:10-12. This 8th Beatitude is not, like the others, a distinguishing trait of Christian character so much as the result or consequence for living a Beatitude life. Persecution is the cost of discipleship, but the believer may take comfort to know that when earth opposes, Heaven endorses.

Remember Thy Creator

In this brief 9/5/20 message, Elder Sam Bryant offers timeless biblical counsel from Ecclesiastes 12.