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When David looked at his own house and compared it to the house of God (the tabernacle), he was convicted. Why? Because what he had for himself was nicer than what had been provided for God's house. And that raises a question for all of us: Where are our priorities? God's house ought to mean more to us than our own house. That was the very rebuke of Haggai. The people had gone home to their own comfortable houses while the house of God lay in ruins. There was greater priority placed upon the individual home and individual life than upon the house of God—and God rebuked them for it. When My House Matters More Than God's House #TheGloryOfTheSecondHouse #HouseOfGod #Church #Priorities #Haggai #Bible #ChristianSermon #FlintRiverPBC #PrimitiveBaptist #JesusChrist
Priorities God's House vs Your House
Satan has tried to stop the church through persecution for 2,000 years—and it has been one of the most ineffective ways to stop its growth. God overrules the persecution because He will win. In fact, He delights in putting His victories over the wicked one on open display. Again and again throughout church history, persecution has not destroyed the church; it has caused the church to grow. This is why persecution cannot stop the church. #TheGloryOfTheSecondHouse #Persecution #TheChurch #JesusChrist #ChurchHistory #Christianity #Bible #ChristianSermon #FlintRiverPBC #PrimitiveBaptist
Church Growth Through Persecution - God's Victory
What made the first house glorious? The presence of God. But what about the house where God doesn’t merely visit, but dwells permanently? Every brick, every timber in His spiritual temple—the New Testament church, His bride, His house—has even greater glory because Christ has promised His permanent presence with His people. Christ doesn’t simply visit His church. He dwells in it. Christ Dwells in His Church #TheGloryOfTheSecondHouse #TheChurch #JesusChrist #ChurchOfChrist #SpiritualTemple #NewTestamentChurch #ChristianSermon #FlintRiverPBC #PrimitiveBaptist
God's House: The Church's Greater Glory
If the second temple, with its modest and seemingly unimpressive beginning, could be more glorious than the magnificent temple Solomon built because Christ would enter it, what does that say about the church of the Lord Jesus Christ? The church is more glorious. The church is more blessed. The church is to be a higher priority. The church is to be elevated above everything else in this world. #TheGloryOfTheSecondHouse #TheChurch #JesusChrist #ChurchOfTheLord #Bible #ChristianSermon #FlintRiverPBC #PrimitiveBaptist #Church #Christ
The Glory of the Church: Why Christ Makes His Church Glorious
In this message from Revelation 2, we continue our study of Jesus’ letters to the Seven Churches of Asia with a look at the church at Pergamos—a church that could be summed up in one word: compromise. Pergamos was a city deeply immersed in pagan worship and the Roman Imperial Cult. Yet despite living in what Jesus called “Satan’s seat,” the believers there had remained faithful in important ways, even enduring persecution and the death of a faithful martyr, Antipas. But Jesus also had something against them. They had tolerated false teachers and compromised with paganism, allowing practices that were contrary to the holiness Christ required of His church. Their faithfulness in some areas did not excuse their negligence in others. Christ’s command was simple and sobering: “Repent.” The same Lord who commends their faithfulness warns them with the two-edged sword of His Word. Yet He also gives the repentant believer precious promises—the hidden manna and the white stone with a new name. The message to Pergamos challenges us to consider not merely whether we are faithful in some things, but whether there are areas in our own lives where we have compromised our faith. How have we tolerated what Christ condemns? Where do we need to tighten our belt and take greater care to walk faithfully before Him? #Revelation2 #Pergamos #SevenChurches #BibleSermon #ChristianSermon #PrimitiveBaptist #JesusChrist #Repentance #ChristianLiving #BiblicalPreaching
The Church at Pergamos | Seven Churches of Asia | Revelation 2
The second temple had less outward splendor than Solomon’s temple. It wasn’t covered with the same abundance of gold and jewels, and it wasn’t as magnificent in appearance. So what gave the second house greater glory? The Desire of All Nations would come to it. The glory wasn’t in the building—it was in the One who would enter it. Listen to the full sermon here: https://youtu.be/Mqv5iVVG8FQ?si=Z7ZR_H8W0hxbTvvq #TheGloryOfTheSecondHouse #JesusChrist #SecondTemple #Temple #Bible #Haggai #DesireOfAllNations #ChristianSermon #FlintRiverPBC #PrimitiveBaptist
The Desire of All Nations: Why the Second Temple Had Greater Glory
In the second part of our study from Ephesians chapter 4, we continue considering the Apostle Paul’s picture of the Christian life as a change of apparel. That is, we should put off the old man and put on the new, replacing our former traits with the behaviors pleasing to Christ. Paul gives us a number of practical exhortations, calling us to put away lying, sinful anger, stealing, corrupt communication, bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, evil speaking, and malice. In their place, we are to put on those qualities that reflect the character of Christ: kindness, tenderheartedness, and forgiveness. Ultimately, Paul brings us back to the gospel itself: “forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” May the cross of Christ affect the way we treat one another. http://flintriverpbc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/episode-0974-–-08-30-26-change-of-apparel-pt2.mp3 A Change of Apparel, Part 2 (http://flintriverpbc.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/episode-0974-–-08-30-26-change-of-apparel-pt2.mp3)
A Change of Apparel, Part 2
When Jesus gave up the ghost, the veil of the temple was rent in two—from top to bottom. It was God’s way of saying, “I have left the building.” After His resurrection, Jesus never returned to that temple. The presence of God was no longer associated with that house, and within one generation, the temple itself was destroyed. That wasn’t a myth or a fable. It really happened. Listen to the full sermon here: https://youtu.be/Mqv5iVVG8FQ?si=Z7ZR_H8W0hxbTvvq #TheGloryOfTheSecondHouse #JesusChrist #Temple #Jerusalem #Bible #Revelation #Christianity #Sermon #FlintRiverPBC #PrimitiveBaptist
“I Have Left the Building” — When God Departed the Temple
Are we speaking the language of the world? Ezra was deeply grieved because the people of God had become entangled with the pagan world around them. The problem wasn't simply what language they were speaking—it was what had influenced their hearts and their lives. There is a warning here for us. We can become so influenced by the world that our speech, our thinking, and our priorities begin to sound like the world instead of the people of God. We may still speak the “religious language,” but half of what comes out of us sounds like Ashdod. We need to ask ourselves: How much of the world have we allowed to influence us? Are we becoming too worldly while still calling ourselves God's people? Full sermon: https://youtu.be/pjCqBE2XQrw?si=nv7tT9bLTaycPj9a #Worldliness #Ezra #Bible #ChristianLiving #Church #Repentance #Revival #Faith #Gospel #PrimitiveBaptist
Ezra's Lamentation - Pagan Marriages Threaten Jerusalem
When the foundation of the temple was laid, the younger people shouted for joy while some of the older people wept. Why? Haggai tells us they remembered the glory of the first temple, and compared with what they were seeing now, this new house seemed like nothing. There is nothing wrong with remembering the past. But nostalgia for the “good old days” can become a problem when it keeps us from rejoicing in what God is doing right now. Sometimes we can become so focused on what the church used to be, how things used to look, or how much better we think things were in the past that we fail to see the blessing of the work God is doing in the present. The old men were looking backward when they had a reason to rejoice forward. Full sermon: https://youtu.be/pjCqBE2XQrw?si=nv7tT9bLTaycPj9a #Nostalgia #Haggai #Rebuilding #Church #Revival #Christianity #Bible #Faith #GodsWork #PrimitiveBaptist
Haggai's Temple: Nostalgia vs Present Glory
It's easy for us to look at ourselves and think, “We're the right church. We're the right denomination. We don't need to repent.” But we should be very careful about that attitude. The Pharisees thought they were the perfect people too, and Jesus certainly didn't commend them for it. If we want to walk with Christ, we cannot assume that we have no issues to deal with. There may be things we need to repent of individually, and there may be things we need to repent of collectively as a church. Revival is connected with repentance. There is a dealing with our issues and a time of purification that leads to the reviving of God's people. Full sermon: https://youtu.be/pjCqBE2XQrw?si=nv7tT9bLTaycPj9a #Revival #Repentance #Purification #Church #Christianity #Bible #JesusChrist #Faith #SovereignGrace #PrimitiveBaptist
Revival Begins With Repentance
They say the only things inevitable in life are death and taxes. Well, let me give you a third: when you're doing something in the service of God and God is blessing it, there will be opposition. That opposition can take many forms. It may be scoffing and mockery. It may be people causing trouble in the church. Sometimes, it may even come in ways you never could have anticipated. We should not be surprised when opposition comes. God's people have faced it throughout Scripture. The question is not whether there will be opposition, but whether we will remain faithful in spite of it. Full sermon: https://youtu.be/pjCqBE2XQrw?si=nv7tT9bLTaycPj9a #ChristianLife #Opposition #Faith #Church #Bible #Persecution #Christianity #GodsWork #SovereignGrace #PrimitiveBaptist
Expect Opposition When God Is Blessing
Haggai gives a powerful rebuke to the people of God. They had rebuilt their own houses and were living comfortably while the house of God remained in disrepair. They were putting their own interests first while neglecting the things of God. And God tells them that because of it, they were gathering wages only to put them into “a bag with holes.” They were working to accumulate, but what they thought they were saving kept slipping away. There is a lesson here for us: we can spend our lives building our own houses, pursuing our own interests, and trying to secure what we have, while neglecting the things that matter most. Sometimes the very thing we're trying so hard to keep is the thing God allows us to lose. Full sermon: https://youtu.be/pjCqBE2XQrw?si=nv7tT9bLTaycPj9a #Haggai #Bible #Christianity #GodsHouse #Contentment #Priorities #Faith #Gospel #SovereignGrace #PrimitiveBaptist
A Bag With Holes In It
The church at Smyrna was a congregation experiencing something many Christians would consider unbearable: poverty, persecution, isolation, and the very real prospect of death for their faith. Yet when Jesus addressed this suffering church, He had no rebuke for them. Instead, He reminded them of who He is: “the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive.” Christ knew their tribulation. He knew their poverty. He knew the opposition they faced. And He told them plainly, “Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer.” In this sermon from Revelation 2:8–10, we consider Jesus' short but powerful letter to the church at Smyrna, including the persecution they faced, the significance of the “ten days” of tribulation, and the remarkable example of their pastor Polycarp, who eventually suffered martyrdom. The world may see suffering Christians as weak and insignificant. But Christ saw Smyrna as rich. And the suffering that seemed overwhelming in the moment was nothing compared with the eternal life Christ promised them. “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.” Scripture Revelation 2:8–10 Revelation 2:11 Acts 17 1 Peter 1:8 Ephesians 2:8–9 #TheChurchAtSmyrna #Revelation2 #SevenChurches #BookOfRevelation #JesusChrist #ChristianSuffering #Faithfulness #CrownOfLife #PrimitiveBaptist #BibleSermon
The Church at Smyrna | Seven Churches of Asia | Revelation 2:8–10
Cyrus was not a Jew, yet God called him “His servant.” God raised up a man who did not belong to Israel to accomplish His purpose for His people. Cyrus is also one of the Old Testament figures who foreshadowed Christ. Throughout Scripture, we find types and shadows—people, events, and sacrifices that pointed forward to the work Christ would accomplish in the New Testament. Cyrus was a real historical king, but God used him as a picture of something greater to come. In this sense, Cyrus foreshadows Christ. Full sermon: https://youtu.be/pjCqBE2XQrw?si=nv7tT9bLTaycPj9a #Cyrus #JesusChrist #ChristInTheOldTestament #TypesAndShadows #Bible #BibleStudy #Prophecy #Gospel #SovereignGrace #PrimitiveBaptist
Cyrus Foreshadowed Christ
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