Bethel Pulpit - Primitive Baptist Sermons

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.

God Our Father

The Saturday morning session (8/29/20) of our 5th Weekend Meeting features this sermon by Elder Samuel Bryant. The message is based on the Disciple's Prayer, as recorded in Matthew 6. 

Worship

Guest minister Elder Samuel Bryant considers the subject of "worship" from John 4 in the Friday evening service (8/28/20) of our 5th weekend meeting.

The Fading Glory of Man

The 9/6/20 sermon by Michael Gowens is based on Isaiah 40:6-8. How comforting to know that though life, health and circumstances change, God's timeless truth does not change!

Blessed are the Peacemakers

The 10/18/20 sermon by Michael Gowens considers Matthew 5:9, the 7th Beatitude, in the continuing series on "The Distinguishing Traits of Christian Character." Using as his premise that Jesus is the ultimate peacemaker, Gowens proceeds to develop the ideas two main ideas: 1. Peace is the byproduct of righteousness; 2. Peace comes through strength. In this world of conflict and tension, the need for Christian peacemakers is great.

Living With Your Conscience

Elder Mike Gowens' 10/4/20 sermon looks at Paul's statement in Acts 24:16: "And herein do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men." Gowens begins by defining the conscience, proceeds to explore a couple of biblical metaphors, and concludes by discussing principles for maintaining a good conscience. 

Hearing God's Voice

In this 9/27/20 message from 1 Kings 19, Michael Gowens focuses on three ways in which God speaks to His people: 1) the Effectual Call; 2) the Gospel Call; 3) the "still, small voice" of peace and comfort.