Bartimaeus Baptist Temple

What does it mean to be tolerant? If you ask Google, you'll get a definition about allowing something you don't necessarily like without interfering. But if you ask our culture, tolerance has been redefined — it now...

About this time every year, we invite family and friends to come back and join us as we remember who we are and where we've come from, giving all Glory to the one true God. Join us as we share our memories, our vision...

When we meet together, it's important to know not only what we're doing, but why we're doing it. This overview of Psalm 100 will explain the reasons behind the music we choose and the way it is arranged.

What is love? You'd be hard pressed to define it by the way we use it. We "love" everything from God to guacamole. It's a simple little word, but as we say, "it's complicated." The Greek language uses four different...

I have found Luke 16:1-15 to be a puzzling passage. So, a few years ago I decided to look into it and clarify in my understanding of what Jesus was saying. As I looked for knowledge from those who have more than I do, I...

In a culture obsessed with true crime, scandal, and the sensational, our minds are constantly bombarded with the dark, twisted, and destructive. We're fascinated by evil, and it shows. Just have a look at any...

We all know the frustration of prayers that seem to hit the ceiling. When we ask for healing, for provision, for justice, and the answer appears to be silence, it is easy to grow weary and stop asking altogether. But...

Supernatural healing can be a touchy subject. Some don't believe God does it anymore. Others think that anyone who is sick must have either unconfessed sin or a lack of faith. The truth is at neither extreme. This week...

We have come to the end of our exploration of Paul's letter to the believers in Rome. In these last few verses, he offers a few more words of wisdom, then finishes with an expression of worship that also summarizes much...

In the last episode, we considered how seemingly trivial details in a letter written over two thousand years ago still have something to teach us. We found clues that help us fit the letter into its historical context...

In this age of technology, we aren't writing many actual letters. Some of us even find them to be a nuisance. I have often joked that I plan to put a paper shredder in place of my mail box and save myself a step. But a...

Drawing from Romans 15:7-13, Pastor Larry unpacks Paul’s powerful call: “Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God.” Through this passage, we see Christ as the servant who...

One survey has identified as many as 50,000 distinct Christian groups who in some way distinguish themselves from others. This number is disheartening to those who feel that we should all be one. That is after all what...

We highly value our freedom in the United States, but what does freedom mean? Is it absolute? That would be chaos. With freedom comes responsibility. It is as true in our public life as it is in our personal lives. As...

<p >Sometimes we seem determined to find fault. I think often this is an unconscious defense against the flaws we see in our own character, but whatever the reason, it’s a destructive tendency. As we continue through...