Tag Archives: salvation

Impossible to Renew

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Impossible is a word like never, I avoid using them. But the writer of Hebrews says that arrogant apostasy can be just like that. Impossible to renew those people back to repentance because what else can God do that He hadn’t already shown to them? With men these things are impossible but with God, all things are possible. Keep praying.

Hebrews 6:4-12

Recorded for Sunday morning, April 26 2026 by Brad D Harris

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Compassion on our Weakness

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We may not know much about a High Priest’s job but we still needed a greater High Priest. Thus God appointed His Son to become human so He could better intercede and help His people.

Hebrews 4:14 – 5:11

Recorded for Sunday morning, April 12, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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Why He Suffered

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The gospel writers narrate the events of the passion week without explaining the significance and reason for cross. But I suspect that is because they expect their people to read beyond the gospels. And that includes reading this important passage from the prophet Isaiah, written centuries before Jesus lived.

Isaiah 53:1-12

Recorded for Sunday morning, April 5, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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Faith and Baptism

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Philip was sent by God to preach the gospel to one person in the desert, reading the Isaiah scroll and having questions he could not answer on his own. Once that man understood that Jesus was the answer to his question, he wanted to be baptized into this new faith he found.

Acts 8:26-39

Recorded for Sunday morning, March 29, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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Greater Advocate

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We learned that we need an advocate to go between our offensive sinful condition and a holy, righteous God. Jesus, the Son of God fulfills that need Himself so that we can find mercy and help in our time of need.

Hebrews 4:11-16

Taught Sunday morning, March 15, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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So Great a Salvation – Spirit

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A little review of what we have done to prepare us for wrapping up this mini-series marveling at the great salvation that we have by faith in Christ. The Holy Spirit is the One who seals and applies so many facets of this salvation. And He uses the church to help us understand these and more.

Gospels and Epistles

Taught Sunday morning, February 1, 2026 by Brad D Harris

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So Great a Salvation – Adopted

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A parenthesis in our “So Great a Salvation” mini-series, we look at adoption into the family of God.  In Matthew 17, Jesus made an interesting comment to Peter that prompted a squirrel chase that ended in Romans 8. Being sons and daughters of God and joint-heirs with Christ is kinda a big deal. But all of creation yearning for our complete adoption, the redemption of our body should give perspective that this salvation is bigger than we thought.

Gospels and Epistles

Taught Sunday morning, January 25, 2026 by Brad D Harris
(more like Saturday afternoon on YouTube)

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God Who Saves

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Hanna and Stuart Estes joined us to share the work God is doing at our college ministry at the University of Arkansas – The Hedge and Association of Baptist Students.  Stuart then preached for us about the God we want, the God Who Saves.

Exodus 14 and Romans 7-8

Taught Sunday morning, September 28, 2025 by Stuart Estes

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Pillar of Truth

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The household of God is the church. And Paul says that the church as the united people of the Bible is the pillar of truth. And the greatest truth the church has is the gospel of Jesus Christ. We cannot afford to be distracted or deceived from the proclamation of Jesus.

1 Timothy 3:14 4:5

Taught Sunday morning, September, 7, 2025 by Brad D Harris

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Delights in Mercy

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Micah may be considered one of the minor prophets but only in length not in potency. And among the many important and recognizable verses in Micah’s writing are these last few verses. The LORD pardons iniquity in us and will defeat sin overall. He will cast our sins away from us as though they are on the bottom of the ocean. What do we desire more: His pardon or our sin? Do we show mercy as we have been given mercy?

Micah 7:18-20

Taught Sunday morning, July 13, 2025 by Brad D Harris
(audio recorded for YouTube video on front porch)

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