“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 … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
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, … [Read more…]
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 … [Read more…]
When should a child take part in the Lord’s Supper? by Pastor Tedd Dear dads and moms, grandpas and grammas, uncles, and aunts: How I thank the Lord you are bringing your children to church and desiring them to live in faith and obedience to Christ. May your tribe increase! It is highly likely you … [Read more…]
By Pastor Sean Cole “…we are justified by his grace as a gift, through he redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith…” – Romans 3:24–25 What does it mean that God put forward Jesus as a propitiation by His blood? Propitiation … [Read more…]
By Jim Elliff How do we explain the sudden reversals of life found in the New Testament? As Jesus spoke, or Paul or Philip or any of the other presenters in the early days of Christianity, scores of people believed. It’s the suddenness of belief that shocks you. In a moment, before a day was … [Read more…]
Why we should not tell sinners God loves them unconditionally By Pastor Tedd Mathis Why This Came Up Recently, I preached a sermon about the teaching of Balaam and the Nicolaitans that Christ confronts in the church at Pergamum (Rev. 2:12-17). This teaching that led professing Christians to eat meat offered to idols and to … [Read more…]
