afflictions – Flint River Primitive Baptist Church

Suffering With Christ

While Jesus’ life was one of difficulty, His final week leading up to the crucifixion was one of extreme and intense suffering. He would be betrayed, arrested, forsaken, lied about, tried, beaten, scourged, and then crucified. And yet despite knowing all of this, He rode into Jerusalem for the joy set before Him.

As we continue our series on the reality of afflictions, we look to the sufferings of Christ, and find examples for us in our own suffering.

Radio broadcast for March 31, 2024. Continue reading “Suffering With Christ”

As the Horsemen Ride

Revelation chapter 6 describes a terrifying scene. As the Lamb of God opens the seals to a book, four horses with their riders begin traveling through earth, causing many afflictions for mankind.

Radio broadcast for March 17, 2024. Continue reading “As the Horsemen Ride”

November 27, 2023

Cast Down but Not Destroyed

We all experience great affliction in this life. In a sin cursed world, troubles of various stripe are unavoidable. In 2 Corinthians 4, Paul reflects on this while making some of the most encouraging and beautiful statements about God’s providential protection of us in the New Testament. Join us for this message from Ben Winslett to learn more.

Radio broadcast for November 26, 2023. Continue reading “Cast Down but Not Destroyed”

August 23, 2021

Learning in Afflictions

While often unpleasant, afflictions can be a teacher to us. In this message, pastor Ben Winslett speaks of the root causes of suffering and also some of the things we can learn in trials. Continue reading “Learning in Afflictions”

For This Child I Prayed: A Pastor’s Counsel to Couples Trying to Conceive December 9, 2023
The struggle of couples trying to conceive and have children is one of the most difficult seasons of life and marriage. When we might see others around us conceiving much easier, it is hard to not let unfulfillment, jealousy, and bitterness creep into our mind. We know that we are supposed to be content in... […]
In Every Thing Give Thanks November 19, 2023
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (1 Thess. 5:18) It seems each year as we arrive in late November approaching the Thanksgiving holiday, I am convicted of how much I have taken for granted and not given appropriate thanksgiving for God’s blessings in my life.... […]
“Hold” the Truth in Unrighteousness November 17, 2023
I’m sharing a brief note on the word “hold” in Romans 1:18. “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness.” Or, “…ἀνθρώπων τῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐν ἀδικίᾳ κατεχόντων,” (literally, men whom the truth in unrighteousness hold). The word hold here doesn’t... […]
Radio Series on Escatology November 16, 2023
In recent weeks, I conducted a three part series on eschatology, sometimes focusing on lesser emphasized truths among our people. Topics we briefly considered included: views of the millennium, the loosing of Satan, Gog and Magog, the Man of Sin, the Mystery of Iniquity, the Day of the Lord, the resurrection, the destruction of the... […]
Echo Chambers November 16, 2023
Short note… Proverbs 11:14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. The reason there is safety in the multitude of counsellors is because you get a diversity of perspectives, coupled with the wisdom which comes from experience. Echo chambers, on the other hand, are very unproductive.... […]