Bethel Pulpit - Primitive Baptist Sermons

The Priorities of the Primitive Church

Elder Mike Gowens' 7/26/20 sermon considers Acts 2:42 as an example of the things the early church prioritized. Gowens discusses the regulative principle of church life and worship, and our conviction for conforming church faith and practice, as much as possible, to the apostolic model.

Ambassadors for Christ

The 7/19/20 message by Pastor Gowens looks at 2 Corinthians 5:20. Listen to explore this rich metaphor and its implications for living the Christian life.

Fulfilling Your Life Purpose

Elder Lonnie Mozingo, Jr., our guest minister during the 2020 Communion Meeting, delivered this message from John 15 on 6/27/2020.

The Necessity of the Holy Spirit in Worship

Elder Lonnie Mozingo, Jr. was our guest minister during Bethel's 2020 Communion Meeting. This message from Saturday morning, 6/27, is taken from John 4:19-24.

Blessed are the Merciful

On Sunday, 7/12/2020, Michael Gowens returns to the study on the Beatitudes, titled "The Distinguishing Traits of Christian Character," with this look at the 5th Beatitude. In a climate of growing hostility and retaliation, the easiest thing in the world is to allow our hearts to grow hard and critical. It is crucial, therefore, that believers model the spirit of Jesus Christ by ministering mercy to the miserable. Is compassion in short supply lately? Listen to this sermon by Pastor Gowens and rediscover tenderness of heart.

For Love's Sake

The little book of Philemon is the focus for Pastor Gowens' sermon on 7/5/2020. This letter from Paul to an influential and godly Christian man in Colossae concerning a runaway slave who was now a true Christian, has much to teach us about the healing power of God's grace in interpersonal relationships. Here is the gospel in practice.

Developing a Christian Mind

Elder Michael Gowens takes his text from 2 Corinthians 10:5-6 in this 6/7/2020 sermon. While many professing believers struggle to think Christianly about life and the world, faithfulness to the Lord Jesus Christ in discipleship requires the discipline of bringing every thought into captivity to Christ as Lord. Gowens begins by discussing the important role played by the mind, then proceeds to identify a few of the more salient marks of a Christian mind. The spiritual battle in which the Christian is engaged is in large measure a battle for the mind.

When Believers Doubt

In this 5/31/2020 message, Elder Michael Gowens looks at the experience of John the Baptist in prison, recorded in Matthew 11:2-17. Doubt is not uncommon in the experience of God's children, especially in seasons of trial and crisis. Yet in spite of our questions and perplexities, Jesus deals with his struggling saints in patience and pity.

Glory in the Cross

Elder Mike Gowens' sermon on 5/24/2020 is based on Galatians 6:14. This first Sunday back in the sanctuary after over two months of absence (due to public health restrictions due to a virus scare) was a happy time of reunion. Gowens emphasizes the centrality of the cross of Jesus Christ as the believer's rallying point and the message that unites them together.

Faith's Reward

Michael Gowens' 5/3/2020 sermon is taken from 2 Kings 3:16-18. This Old Testament narrative illustrates how God is pleased to reward an act of obedience to His word when circumstances argue against the propriety of that obedience. While it is true that without faith, it is impossible to please God, it is equally true that God rewards those who diligently seek Him in ways that far exceed what the mind can conceive.