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Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchCursing Trees & Flipping TablesHave you ever bought a watermellon that looked perfect on the outside—but when you bit into it, it was dry, tasteless, and disappointing? It had form without flavor, promise without produce.
Jesus encountered the same thing—not in a grocery aisle, but in a fig tree and a temple.
He saw leaves with no fruit, worship with no heart, and religion with no relationship.
And He didn’t stay silent.
2025-06-0156 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchLove: Learning Obedience = Visible EvidenceThis week Rev. Phillip Johnson brings a solid teaching on Love. Not sloppy agape but obedience that has evidence to back it up. Say Amen or Ouch.
2025-05-2837 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchCrowning Truths from the Triumphal EntryHave you ever been completely blindsided by reality?
You thought it was going to be one way—but when the moment came, it turned out to be something entirely different?
The triumphal entry was one of those moments.
The crowd expected a warrior king, but they got a Servant Savior.
They wanted a revolution, but Jesus came to bring redemption.
They were ready to crown Him with glory, but He was riding straight toward a crown of thorns & the shame of the cross.
2025-05-1844 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Honor PromiseAsk yourself honestly:
Have I withheld honor from someone God told me to esteem?
Have I honored my parents with my lips but withheld my heart?
Don’t let this command become just another line on a tablet of stone.
Let it be etched in your heart by the Spirit of God.
2025-05-1257 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchLast Words Before ChristmasMalachi 4 is the final chapter of the Old Testament—the last dot in the storyline before the Savior arrives.
God doesn’t end with casual conversation.
He ends with a charge, a promise, and a warning.
It’s His “Remember this before I go” moment.
It’s as if God is connecting the dots from the Old Testament to the New
2025-05-0441 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchDead, Buried, & Raised with ChristToday, this lake is not just a lake.
It’s a grave for the old life—and a stage for the new one.
Baptism shouts a message to every person here, and to every power in heaven and hell:
"I’m not who I used to be.
I have died with Christ.
I have been buried with Christ.
And I have been raised with Christ!"
2025-04-2718 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Garden, The Curtain, & The CrossWe began in the Garden—a place of perfect presence where sin slammed the door shut.
We saw the Curtain—Woven with Warrior Angels who reminded us that because of God’s holiness & our unholiness: “You can’t come in.”
But at the Cross, Jesus’ atoning death tore the curtain from top to bottom.
What was lost in Eden… was reclaimed at Calvary.
What sin locked… the Savior unlocked.
2025-04-2039 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Great & Terrible Day of the LORDGod's people had stopped fearing the Lord.
And in that exact moment—into a weary, rebellious, doubting people—God speaks.
And here’s the word He gives in Malachi chapter 4:
“The day is coming…”
This is not a vague maybe.
Not a soft warning.
This is a divine certainty.
A day of fire and finality.
A day of joy and healing for the righteous, and a day of total reckoning for the arrogant and wicked.
2025-04-1337 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Great DivideIn this passage, God doesn’t just overhear their complaints—He records them.
He listens to both the grumblers and the faithful. And He draws a clear line between those who merely use His name and those who truly fear it.
Today, we’re going to step right into that same conversation.
2025-04-0648 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchTrust of RustThis is the only section of Malachi that we ever hear preached and that is usually out of context. As one attender said of this sermon, "That's the first time I ever heard any Pastor preach that text accurately". Take a listen and see for yourself.
2025-03-3159 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Justice of GodYou may have spent your life demanding justice for others while pleading for mercy for yourself. But today, God is calling you out of the judge’s seat and into the defendant’s chair.
Malachi’s audience wanted justice—until they realized they were the ones on trial. And so are we.
2025-03-2353 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchGuard your GrowthGod’s desire for marriages is not only about the relationship between the husband and wife, but it also directly impacts the next generation. When we honor God in our marriages, it builds a strong foundation for our children to grow and thrive.
2025-03-1657 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchFamilies 4 FamiliesListen as Rev. Phillip Blinson paints a stark picture of the Foster Care need in our neighborhoods. He also uncovers scripture that help us to live out a love for our nearest neighbors. Keep an eye on our Facebook page and Website for a more in depth Q&A session coming soon.
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2025-03-1053 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchChristian MetamorphosisListen as Rev. Eric Freel, no stranger to the Lake Wildwood pulpit, unpacks what "Christian Metamorphosis" looks like based on 2 Corinthians 3:18
2025-03-0551 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchMarriage God's WayGod’s plan for marriage is simple yet profound: it’s meant to be a lifelong partnership, built on love, companionship, and faithfulness. Marriage is not just about sharing life together, but about reflecting God’s love and commitment to us.
2025-02-2450 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchFractured FamilyAs we reflect on God’s covenant and the call to holiness in our marriages, let us remember that we are called to protect our identity as the people of God. Marriage is not just a personal decision but a sacred covenant that impacts our relationship with God and the future of our children.
2025-02-1647 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchCovenantal Consequence"Is God’s glory really my gain?" We might affirm this with our words, but the question is, do our lives reflect this truth? God’s glory is not just a theological statement; it’s a lived reality. When we align our lives with His commands, when we live in reverence and awe, we experience the fullness of life He promises—a life of peace, purpose, and joy.
2025-02-0952 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchWorth It WorshipGiving God our best in worship is not just about offering rituals or sacrifices—it's about a heart posture that reflects our deep reverence, sacrifice, and commitment to Him. The Priests allowed the People to devolve into worthless worship and God was letting them know the consequences.
2025-02-0344 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchWorthless vs Worth It WorshipFrom the pew to the pulpit, we often offer worship that is displeasing to God and therefore rejected and at times even disciplined. Therefore, in this study of Malachi 1:6-14, we’ll consider principles about offering God acceptable worship—worship that is pleasing to him—both corporately at church and personally through our acts of devotion.
2025-01-2650 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchHe Loves Me He Loves Me NotWe may know intellectually that God loves us, but sometimes it feels hard to truly experience that love, doesn’t it? Malachi, the last prophet of the Old Testament, addresses this very skepticism—this disconnect between what God says and how we feel.
2025-01-2455 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchHello, May Name is MalachiWe’re kicking off the new year with a timely new sermon series through the book of Malachi, called Last Things First. As the final book of the Old Testament, Malachi addresses powerful themes that are just as relevant today, especially in the year 2025.
This Sunday, join us for a special "Getting to Know You" introduction and overview of the series. We’ll explore how Malachi’s message speaks to our world and sets the stage for the new year ahead.
2025-01-1340 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Power of StoryToday’s sermon is a powerful reminder of the profound way God communicates with us—not just through words, but through stories, symbols, and even genealogies! God invites us INTO this great HIStory via the cross work of Christ Jesus.
2025-01-0552 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchBetter Late Than NeverMy guess is that we think we know all we need to know about the wise men of the Christmas story, but is that really true? Good question. You see, most of what we know about the wise men actually does not arise from the Bible but rather arises from tradition and legend.
2024-12-2941 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchLove has ComeLove, not a sloppy agape, has come in the person of Jesus. Listen as we are reminded of the reality of God's substance as love, the connection between love & wrath, & the demand to give away what you've been given by God.
2024-12-2735 min
Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchOverJOYedFind out how to get some handles on Joy and to allow God to keep your joy tank full!
2024-12-1536 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchPrince of PeacePeace is not a WHAT but a WHO. Join us as we get handles on Peace and learn to walk in it.
2024-12-0846 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe HOPE of Eternal LifeRev. Eric Freel is no stranger to the LWBC pulpit. He kicks off our Advent Celebration by unpacking Titus 1:1-3. There is hope and then there is HOPE.
2024-12-0348 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchWhat Mean You by this Service?It is good & necessary to Review, Retell, & Remember our History as a nation. Today we go on a pilgrim journey & trace the finger of God in the founding of our nation. Listen, Learn & Love our Faithful God!
2024-11-2552 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchPart 2 of NOW WHAT? Praying for our LeadersCome and Catch the rest of the walk through Psalm 20 - King David's Primer on Praying for your Leader. He reminds us of the danger of misplaced trust, pride, & man's wisdom. Use this Royal Psalm as a road map to pray for all of our leaders
2024-11-1940 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchNow What? Part 1We all are in a post election hangover. How to move forward away from the partisan in the power of the Holy Spirit? David gives us a blueprint in Psalm 20 on how to pray for your leaders.
2024-11-1254 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchWhat Would Jesus Vote?Voting is an acknowledgement of God's sovereign wisdom in placing us in a nation where we can have a direct effect on the direction of our national conscience. We can either download heaven or upload hell based on who God's people elect to lead our nation.
2024-11-0458 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchFaith's Answer to Fear's AdviceDavid's day was not terribly unlike our own. The media/counselors of his day, like ours, was adept at assessing the problem. Their advice however left out one vital element - the Sovereign Reign of Almighty God.
2024-10-2746 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchShifting Sands & A Solid SaviorThere's been a shift over that past century to a nearly complete emphasis on grace & an open aversion to obedience. If you were on a desserted Island with no faith context & a Bible, you would never come to that conclusion. Jesus has a very different view as we will see today.
2024-10-2140 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchcompelledWhat gets you up every day? What propels you forward toward purpose? Paul tells us what it should be in 2 Corinthians 5:14. Then he goes on in typical Pauline fashion to peel off the layers & reveal the core of the Gospel in vs 21.
2024-10-1436 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Devil's DeceptionThis week we welcome our friend and brother, Pastor Jay Lauritsen, back to the Lake Wildwood Pulpit. Listen as he takes the mask off of Satan's lies devilishly designed to deceive God's creation.
2024-10-0854 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Gospel by NumbersThese laws seem harsh but there is a Holy God behind them. Listen & see the kindness of God and the Shadow of the Savior in some OT rules for living in the Wilderness.
2024-09-2259 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchSaved BY God“Our sin debt has been paid in full with a currency we do not and never will possess.” — Clark Whitten
Sin is a Debt, an act of War, & a Crime against the Creator. God has roles at Creditor, Offended Party & Judge. Thankfully we have Jesus. Listen & rejoice
2024-09-1539 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchSaved from What?Did you know that the vast majority of the time that "Salvation or Saved" is used in scripture that it doesn't refer to our standing with God? Have you ever considered WHAT we are saved or rescued from? Listen & find out.
2024-09-0151 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchAnxiety's AntidoteIn this Psalm, David gives us a window into how he battled Anxiety as a King. The interesting fact is that this method works for people like us.
2024-08-2553 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchGiving our Children back to GodHave you ever given your children back to God? (Some of you are thinking, “I’d like to give them back—but I didn’t think God would take them back. I thought He had a ‘no return’ policy on kids! Besides, I lost the receipt!”). In this sermon, we look at Abraham's faith in giving his son Isaac back to God.
2024-08-2045 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Soldier's PsalmMany a soldier has gone into battle with a copy of this Psalm in hidden in his uniform if not his heart. It is a cogent reminder of God's care for those who know His name and as such love Him. Listen and be exhorted & encouraged.
2024-08-1243 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchCreation's Corrective LensWe need to stop & look up...long enough to realize how small we are, how big God is and how privileged we are to be called into the Creator's mangement team.
2024-08-0448 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Most Frightening ThoughtFour Kings, Three Prophets & The Sacrifice of infants to Molech. Is there something more nefarious behind the culture of death that we live in? Does the church realize what is at stake? Listen to Brother Logan Flynn of Operation Gospel unpack Isaiah 1 with precision & passion
2024-07-2959 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchBack to BlessedPsalm 2 is really a continuation of the back half of Psalm 1. A polemic on the end of the wicked verses the wise. It has a message for us today that must be heard & obeyed.
2024-07-2245 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchYour Best Life Now part 2Two People, Two Paths, Two Pay-Offs. Today we move from the climactic contrast of this multiplied blessed man, stable & nourished like a mighy oak transplanted to a place of water, sun & soil. The picture of thriving & success, only to hear a double "Not so" as the wicked man is brought into focus. The obvious question left purposely by the writer is, "Which man am I?" To ask is to answer.
2024-07-0844 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchGod is SovereignThere is admitidettly a real tension between the control of God and the responsibility of man to his revealed truth about Himself. In this sermon, the friend of Lake Wildwood Baptist, Pastor Jay Lauritsen, gives a clear, cogent & compelling word to explain this delicate topic.
2024-07-0351 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchYour Best Life Now - Part 1We're all chasing it. The best life we could possibly be living in the NOW. In the introduction to a musical prayer book of exiled Israel, we are introduced to a fictitious guy who's living his best life now. The YBH of his path...now that's something worth checking out.
2024-06-231h 02Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchBlind VisionIt was the last miracle that Jesus performed before his own Resurrection. This was the only miracle that the person healed was actually named. How is it that a blind man had more vision than Jesus' own guys? Listen & find out.
2024-06-1047 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchCross before CrownJesus is on the move...to his execution. The disciples are bewildered & the crowd is afraid. For the final time, Jesus plainly lays out what is going to happen to him and even who is going to do it. Right on the heels of this detailed description of his passion, James & John jump in with a self seeking request. Jesus once again must give them a lesson on leadership in his upside down kingdom.
2024-05-2645 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchI'd Rather Have Jesus"We've got enough of the World to make us miserable with Jesus and enough of Jesus to make us miserable with the world. Choose." Jesus lays some hard truth on a sincere self righteous young man...because he loved him.
2024-05-191h 07Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Gift of the FifthGod's commands are intended to be blessings not burdens. Today, we look at the 5th with an eye to practical application. Join us on this Mother's Day 2024 as we explore the wisdom & grace of God via the 5th Commandment
2024-05-1448 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchJesus Loves the Little ChildrenListen in as we look at good intentions, Moms who get it & a Jesus who values the souls of children.
2024-05-0539 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchKingdom MarriageJesus' enemies question him yet again. This time about marriage. While their motives were poor, Jesus' teaching was rich. This is a teaching about Marriage from a Kingdom viewpoint.
2024-04-2851 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchKingdom MarriageJesus' enemies question him yet again. This time about marriage. While their motives were poor, Jesus' teaching was rich. This is a teaching about Marriage from a Kingdom viewpoint.
2024-04-2851 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchKingdom MarriageJesus' enemies question him yet again. This time about marriage. While their motives were poor, Jesus' teaching was rich. This is a teaching about Marriage from a Kingdom viewpoint.
2024-04-2851 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchMembership overviewThis is the presentation from the leaders of Lake Wildwood Baptist Church given at a Membership Luncheon on 4/21/24. This is an informative introduction to the membership process for LWBC.
2024-04-211h 10Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchChurch in the WoodshedWhat is the deal with Church Discipline? Most have never seen it done, some have seen it done harshly & precious few have experienced the cleansing & encouraging fruit of grace when it is done in love with tears.
2024-04-2153 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchKingdom ComeIs this a prayer or an invitation? What would happen if God's will was done in your life as if you were in the Throne Room of Heaven? Well, God's Kingdom would show up. His Rule & Blessing would be in & over your entire life. Be careful praying this revolutionary prayer.
2024-04-1451 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchSins, Sinners & the Second ManWe need the Blood for FORGIVENESS'; We need the Cross for DELIVERANCE; We need the Second Man for a new start. Ever wonder why there are two elements in communion. You could probably explain the significance of the Cup but many would be hard pressed to relate the reason for the bread. Listen to today's teaching and see if we can't learn a bit about both.
2024-04-0743 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchChristus VictorChrist is Victorious. He has won! He is the Lamb who is a Lion. He went into the tomb a Lamb and came out a Lion. Hear the truth about Just what he won!
2024-03-3137 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchShadow to SubstanceGod planned everything out for our redemption even to the day and time that he died and the songs sung at his funeral
2024-03-2452 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchMeta Church The Epic of HIStorySee the Church written large through the pages of scripture. God had a plan that culminates. in our Imaging Him as His Church.
2024-03-1749 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchMembership MattersLove God, Love People, Serve King Jesus, Expand His Kingdom. You can't do that without being a member of the Church you attend.
2024-03-1047 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchMy GirlThe Temptations greatest single was "My Girl". In it, Smokey Robinson writes of his opinion of his wife. We can hear the song and the tune comes naturally. Did you know that King Jesus has a wife too? He does and the real church is her.
2024-03-0344 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchOn This RockToday, we go back to the beginning. The first time that the word 'Church' shows up in the N.T. - Matthew 16. Listen today to discover the historical, political, & spiritual authority embedded in the very word 'Church'.
2024-02-2549 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchJesus & LepersToday guest speaker, Pastor Victor Herman, shares his story of God's amazing grace to save him from his prison bunk. He understands what it's like to be lost and to be found by God. Hear his stories of reaching out to the least of these like Jesus did with the leper.
2024-02-191h 10Lake Wildwood Baptist ChurchChurch MattersWhat are we supposed to be as a Church? Today we look at the 3 great mandates of the Church. The Great Commandment, the Great Commission & the Great Cultivation.
2024-02-1145 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchFellowship Around the TableWords have meaning. Familiarity breeds contempt. Communion is one of those words. In 1 Corinthians 10:16 Paul uses the word 'koinanea' and it is translated communion, share, or participation. That normative 1st century understanding has a lot to teach us about what is really happening when we engage Christ in the sacrament of 'Communion'
2024-02-0543 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchPitfalls part 2Division - Exclusion - Corruption. 3 potholes on the path to greatness where first are last & servants are kings. Jesus, once again, turns the disciples' thinking upside down. The Kingdom of God is the photographic negative of the kingdom of man. Jesus shoots them a hard hitting challenge to ruthlessly root out sin in all it's forms.
2024-01-2947 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchPitfalls on the Path of DiscipleshipJesus sneaks out the back door on the heels of casting a demon out of a young boy and heads back to his home base (Peter's house) in Capernum. On the way Jesus , for the second time in as many weeks, plainly tells his men of his impending death at the passover feast in Jerusalem this year. They can't receive the news because they are too busy deciding who will be the greatest in the Kingdom. Wow...Pride divides and Jesus is going to show them how to fix it.
2024-01-2148 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchLessons from the Valley of Go FigureJesus comes down from the mountain of Transfiguration into the Valley of 'Go Figure'. His disciples have blown it and are arguing with the scribes. A desperate Dad and a sick son are at the center of the chaos. Jesus demonstrates his power, cleanses the boy, infuses the Dad with faith and rebukes the disciples...all in a day's work.
2024-01-1448 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchSoli Deo GloriaWhat does it look like to live for the Glory of God Alone? Listen in as we explore the Y.B.H. of the Soli Deo Gloria life in this paradigm shifting sermon from the Lake Wildwood Baptist pulpit.
2024-01-0740 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchA Tale of Two GardensTwo gardens, two temptations, two results. One started in Joy & life but ended in death & sorrow. The other started in sorrow and death & ended in joy. The only question is, what garden are you living in?
2023-12-3145 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchTruly Human & Truly DivineHow are we to understand the Person of Jesus Christ? The Church hammered out some important definitions in the creeds based on the totality of revealed truth. While the term "Hypostatic Union" may not cause you to rejoice, the reality of it will. Take a listen & find out why.
2023-12-2644 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchIncarnation with IntentThe Theology of Christmas series Continues with LWBC friend, Rev. Eric Freel's message from Galatians 4:4-6. Don't miss this excellent unpacking of the great theology of the incarnation of God himself.
2023-12-1948 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchWord made FleshJesus’ birth is the defining event in all of human history. We turn to John's account of Jesus' origin story. We go back before back, before time, way back...to the beginning. There is a Word who is THE Word and the co-creator of all things. We will see the Mystery of the incarnation as well as the Majesty of the Word made Flesh.
2023-12-1043 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchIncarnation 101Why would God write himself into HIS story? We look to the epistle of Hebrews to discover the clear answer in 5 verses. Listen and marvel at the mystery of the incarnation of Jesus.
2023-12-0336 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Voice of IgnoranceHave you ever been so overwhelmed that you didn't know what to say? Today we find Peter in that situation as Jesus reveals his nature as the 2nd person of the Trinity. Peter says something based in fear and ignorance & God the Father has to instruct him personally.
2023-11-2744 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Precarious Path of IngratitudeOn this Thanksgiving Sunday, we look at the perils of ingratitude. It's a big deal. If left unchecked, this proceeds to a path than ends in all out idolatry.
2023-11-1935 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchCome & Die"Jesus loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life". Well that plan includes self denial, and a cross. Today Jesus thins the crowd with a tough talk on the high cost of following Him. It seems that message has lost favor in today's 'mesenteric' society but it none the less stands.
2023-11-1346 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchSeeing ClearlyToday we continue to follow Jesus in his ministry to a blind man. This account is only found in Mark but it is also the only healing that came in stages. What are we to make of that? Maybe several take a ways are available as we observe the timeline here. Most of these are encouraging in one way or another. Take a listen and see for yourself.
2023-11-0543 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchSlow LearnersThe disciples just didn't get it. How frustrating for Jesus. They still don't get who he is. They are...Slow Learners. And so are we.
2023-10-2943 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Deaf & the Dumb & YouThis miracle is only recorded in Marks' account. In it we encounter and isolated, ignorant deaf man who was marked by his inability to help himself. Sound like someone you know? All of this highlights the sovereign goodness of the Servant King.
2023-10-2239 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe YBH of Mega FaithJesus is needing rest so he hikes the 34 miles into enemy territory to find some. Instead, he finds a desperate mother in the demon dominated town of Tyre. What transpires is nothing short of baffling. Jesus seems aloof and almost rude yet she responds in great faith and Jesus grants her daughter freedom. We need that kind of mega faith and we've got a lot to learn from this determined Mom today.
2023-10-1545 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Centrality of the Church part 2No stranger to the Lake Wildwood pulpit, our friend Rev. Eric Freel finishes his high level overview of Ephesians in his wonderful 30k foot view of Paul's letter. He is 'Word Saturated" and skilled in communicating such powerful truths such as the centrality of the Church. Listen, Pray, Rejoice, Repent & love the Church like God does.
2023-10-0953 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchHeart MattersJesus takes the gloves off with the visiting Pharisees when they complain that, while all of Galilee may be healed, His disciples weren't following the traditions of the elders. Jesus justly calls them a bunch of hypocrites and then uses a teachable moment to explain to the people where defilement actually comes from.
2023-10-0138 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchTouching JesusDisclosure: There is an audio issue in the back half of the recording.
The last section of Mark 6 maps our the last two months of Jesus' 2nd year of public ministry. He can no longer keep his fame at bay. Word is out and Jesus is swamped & surrounded...with the sick, lame, blind, & possessed. They come hopeless and leave hope filled. Saving Faith makes all the difference.
2023-09-1821 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchObedience Boot CampThe disciples were exhausted, Jesus was beyond tired & the crowds were clueless. Sounds like ministry to me. Jesus sends his men away to sail back to the home base, dismisses the crowd that wants to forcibly make him King & hikes up a mountain to pray. All of this to show his guys the difficulty of obeying with out his help. We've much to learn as did the disciples.
2023-09-0641 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchMaking Time Count for GodHow are you investing your time? Guest Pastor Jeff Gongwer walks us through an exposition of Ephesians 5:15-18 to reveal 4 ways to use our time for God. Don't miss this straight forward look at our time & how to best invest it.
2023-08-2938 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchHow the Shepherd King Shepherds YouContext is so important. Jesus is truly God & truly human. He is grieving the execution of his cousin John while also celebrating with the, now, apostles as they return from their first successful Ministry adventure. They are surrounded by people so Jesus decides on an impromptu retreat to recharge with his men. They sail to the desolate side of the lake but they are followed by the crowds, feelings of compassion & yet another big lesson for his men. Take a listen and see what the masses need, the mission demands, and the Messiah provides.
2023-08-2137 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchTeam Jesus on MissionThe disciples have graduated to apostles - sent ones! They've been training for 2 years and now they are commissioned & sent to preach the same sermon that they heard their King preach over & over - Repent, Believe & Follow the King. Jesus grants them Kingdom Authority & Power and they ride it all the way. As they are off spreading their kingdom gospel wings, Jesus gets the news that his cousin & forerunner John has been executed by Herod. As his apostles come home, he takes them away for a time of rest. There is so much in there for us today. Listen and se...2023-08-1352 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe Familiarity Vaccine In Mark 6, we find Jesus and his disciples heading to Jesus' home town for a missionary trip. What could go wrong? His teaching was powerful, the news of his verifying miracles made it to Nazareth before Jesus got there and yet they got Jesus wrong because they thought they knew him. As the old saying goes, "Familiarity breeds Contempt." This was actually a case of his hometown crowd not knowing him well enough. They refused to accept his actual identity no mater the works to back them up. And we're no different. We've got just enough Jesus to be inocula...2023-08-0636 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchHurry Up & Wait"Waiting is the rust of the soul." - Carlos Ruiz Zafón
"Waiting is the art of hoping." - Luc de Clapiers
Jairus, in this passage, is in a desperate hurry - He's trying to get Jesus to his dying 12 year old daughter. The crowd was making the going slow & then precious minutes were lost in a strange healing of a woman with a 12 year old disease. Today we learn some of God's purposes in waiting. There are many and Jairus would learn many of them on this journey of Faith over Fear.
2023-07-3141 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchDeviled HamDemonic Presence, Demonized Person, Demented Pigs & Dominion Power Demonstrated. That about explains the wild scene that unfolds "Immediately" upon the beaching of the boat in the land of the Gadarines.
Pastor Ray Pritchard summarized the text well when he said, "Three worlds meet in this strange story: the underworld of evil spirits, the visible world of human experience, and the upper world of divine control."
Listen & hear this history as you almost never do...in context. What does the seed parables & a local hurricane of Mark 4 have to do with a wild gentile filled with demo...2023-07-2448 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchThe God of the StormThe disciples had seen it all by now...or so they thought. Jesus was about to reveal his identity by exercising His authority over wind and waves. These good Jewish men knew the reality of Psalm 107:23-32 - the Sailor's Psalm. Only God creates and calms storms. This has much to say to us today as we too must learn via experience just who Jesus really is.
2023-07-1736 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchMicro to MightyWaiting is hard. Growth happens over years not minutes. "The days are long but the years are short" is one of my wife's favorite sayings. The same is true in the Kingdom of God. Growth is mysterious but it does happen. Listen and be encouraged.
2023-07-0938 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchKingdom Expansion: from Micro to Mighty part 1On the heels of the paradigm parable of the soils, Jesus launches into a series of short principle packed parables. Today we look at the first two - the Purpose principle & the Proportion Principle. These instill confidence & inspire an all in commitment.
2023-07-0333 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchSoil MaintenanceThe seed is the same and it works. The obvious variable in Jesus' Paradigm Parable is the Soil which represents our hearts and lives. There are two ways to hear. Heeding is Hearing. Our lives, hearts, souls are the soil and we need to pay close attention to what is going on there. In this part 2 of the Parable series, Pastor Paul pushes the practical in a call for good soil maintenance.
2023-06-1944 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchCan You Hear Me Now?Listen...You hear that? Jesus makes a major shift in his teaching ministry as he presses deeper into the second year of his public ministry. He transitions to teaching via 'Parables' but the reason should be frightening to all of us. He begins and ends his primary paradigm parable with the command to "Listen". Maybe we should.
2023-06-1151 minLake Wildwood Baptist ChurchRemember MeWe are prone to forget. Jesus gave us a memorial meal to help us remember the dual quality of our salvation. It took his body & his blood to bring an end to our old man & pay the price for our sin.
2023-06-0534 min