Plains Baptist Church: Guest Speaker

The Cost of Living by Feelings Instead of Faith

Ethan Beem — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:45:00 +0000

The Cost of Living by Feelings Instead of Faith

Series: Guest Speaker

Pastor: Ethan Beem

Sunday School

Date: 9th November 2025

Passages:

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You face choices every day, and those choices reveal whether you follow your feelings or trust what God says. Following your feelings rather than trusting God leads to trouble in every part of life.

Each member of Isaac’s family made choices driven by feelings, schemes, or self-interest rather than God’s clear Word. Isaac relied on his senses, Rebekah turned to manipulation, Jacob embraced deception, and Esau sought blessing without repentance. Their choices fractured their home and revealed the cost of following desire over obedience.

In the midst of this we see the steady purpose of God, who fulfills His plan even when people fail. We each need to consider the consequences of our choices and the need to align our life with God’s will rather than impulses or circumstances.

Be A Well Digger

Ethan Beem — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Be A Well Digger

Series: Guest Speaker

Pastor: Ethan Beem

Sunday Morning

Date: 9th November 2025

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Have you ever felt like God has blessed you, yet life still feels hard and confusing? Isaac faced famine, fear, and conflict, but God used those pressures to expose where he trusted his own plans instead of God’s promise.

Think about the “wells” in your life—your walk with God, your home, your church—and how sin, busyness, or neglect may have started to close them off. God cares more about your faithfulness than your comfort. Simple obedience and worship can speak loudly to the people around you.

Watch the full message to be encouraged to stay where God wants you, pick up the shovel again, and let Him grow you through the trials you face.

The Iron Sinking and Swimming

Ethan Beem — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +0100

The Iron Sinking and Swimming

Series: Guest Speaker

Pastor: Ethan Beem

Wednesday Evening

Date: 8th October 2025

Passage: 2 Kings 6:1-33

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You know those times when everything’s going right—until suddenly, it’s not?

This message from 2 Kings 6 takes you from excitement and progress to loss and frustration, and then shows how God’s hand was already at work behind it all. You’ll see that God’s providence reaches even into what feels small or insignificant, and that He’s never absent in your setbacks.

The same God who made iron swim still works in your life with purpose and precision. Watch how this familiar passage reveals God’s attention to detail and His care for those who trust Him.

A Life Set Apart for God

Matt Pierce — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 10:45:00 +0100

A Life Set Apart for God

Series: Guest Speaker

Pastor: Matt Pierce

Sunday School

Date: 5th October 2025

Passages:

Romans 11:36
Romans 12:1-2

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The Christian life demands more than outward conformity. It calls for daily surrender. From Romans 12:1–2, we’re reminded that God wants believers who willingly give themselves to Him in obedience and holiness.

Stay alert to the pull of the world and resist its pressure to compromise truth. Renew your mind continually through God’s Word, letting His Spirit shape your thoughts and actions. True transformation begins when you stop fitting into the world’s mold and start pursuing the perfect will of God.

The Danger of Drifting

John Haffey — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:00:00 +0100

The Danger of Drifting

Series: Guest Speaker

Pastor: John Haffey

Wednesday Evening

Date: 1st October 2025

Passage: Hebrews 2:1-4

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It doesn’t take effort to drift from God. In fact is it happens when you stop paying attention and stop being intentional. Hebrews 2 warns that when you stop giving careful attention to Scripture, you begin to slip away without realizing it.

Christians drift through neglect: Bible reading fades, prayer loses urgency, and the things of this world are given attention over the things of God. The way to prevent this drift is to stay anchored in the Bible, be intentional in your relationship with Jesus, and pay close attention to your walk with God.

God hasn’t changed, but your closeness to Him depends on whether you’re rowing toward Him or letting the current pull you away.

For Lack of Knowledge

Scott Petty — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:45:00 +0100

For Lack of Knowledge

Series: Guest Speaker

Pastor: Scott Petty

Sunday School

Date: 28th September 2025

Passages:

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The Bible warns, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge,” and that danger is still real today. When believers set aside God’s Word, they become vulnerable to unbiblical teachings. Last week, a prediction about the rapture spread online and some Christians were deceived; even though the Bible says no one knows the day or hour. That mistake wasn’t harmless; it gave the world reason to mock God and left some believers shaken because they lacked a strong foundation in God's Word. Don't be drawn away by false claims and unbiblical teachings. We must each know God's word for ourselves.

Standing

Scott Petty — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 09:30:00 +0100

Standing

Series: Guest Speaker

Pastor: Scott Petty

Sunday Morning

Date: 28th September 2025

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What does it really mean to stand for God when everyone else bows? The account of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego shows that real faith doesn’t blend in—it holds firm even when the cost is high. The world will condemn you for standing for God but God will stand with you in the fire and will commend you. Watch the full message and be encouraged to stand strong for Christ today.

Living By Faith

Josh Burkholder — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Living By Faith

Series: Guest Speaker

Pastor: Josh Burkholder

Sunday Morning

Date: 2nd February 2025

Passages:

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Jacob wrestled with God. Jacob was used to relying on himself. He was strong and had always figured out how to handle the various situations he was in. However, God would challenge his self-reliance and bring Jacob to the place of making the choice to live by faith and trust in God and His provision and protection.

Self-reliance is a weakness we all struggle with. True faith requires that we relinquish control and allow God to weaken our self-reliance so we can be strong in faith.

Faith means trusting God to work things out rather than striving in one's own power.