In preaching through the Gospel of John, I recently came to John 3 and the statements Jesus said to Nicodemus about the necessity of being born again. Here are a few observations I collected in my study of the doctrine of regeneration. (You can watch the sermons from the Gospel of John here.) First, there is no biblical record of Jesus or His…

Dear Dads and Moms of Pueblo West Baptist Church: When it comes to the subject of sex God had to make me spiritually alive and intrude into my life to give me any desire to honor Him with my body and consider the Scriptures as my sole source of authority regarding the subject. I tell you that because below I’m going to…

If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.”– Jesus the Christ (Matthew 16:24) By Pastor Tedd Mathis Final installment of a three-part series on baptism These essays have been written to encourage parents and us as a church to wait until our children are at least young adults before they are…

“If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.”– Jesus the Christ (Matthew 16:24) By Pastor Tedd Mathis This is the second in a three-part series on baptism. Is it possible for a person to be baptized when he is still dead? Consider the following. A study of adult baptisms (over 18…

“If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.” – Jesus the Christ (Matthew 16:24) By Pastor Tedd Mathis This is part one of at least a two-part essay to help parents think through when or if their child should be baptized. Future installments will be compiled with this in booklet form…

Pastor Tedd Mathis Since we have a number of new attendees and members here at Pueblo West Baptist, I thought I would address the season of Lent. For nine years our church joyfully participates in a Good Friday Service with two other churches. And on occasion our church has had an Easter cantata. But we do not practice a season of Lent.…

From Pastor Tedd As one cell phone user to another, and one who has been known to use the potty, I have had to learn and practice what I write below. On Cell Phones in church (and yes, this includes other electronic devices) We have experienced a major transition as to the medium by which information is transmitted. In my lifetime, one…

From Pastor Tedd Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You. – Psalm 119:11 We cannot treasure Scripture if we don’t know it. That is why I am challenging each of us to memorize Scripture in 2022. Below are 12 passages of the Bible for each of us to work on this year. If you…

By Chip Thornton William Tyndale was taken to a high platform in public view. Bishops flanked him, robed in their priestly vestments. Anointing oil, symbolically, was scraped from his hands. The Lord’s Supper was placed before him and then quickly removed, tauntingly. Tyndale was wearing priestly vestments. They were stripped away from his body. Finally, he was handed over to the hangman.…

In our Summer in the Psalms sermon series, we have found some helps. Authors of our day have taken the words of the psalms and put them in poetic form we can sing to familiar hymn tunes. Below are the lyrics to Psalm 2 and Psalm 3. I’d encourage you to keep them by your Bible and sing them on occasion.   –…