Do you know the history of the Baptists? Have you heard of the "Trail of the Blood" that is in the Baptist history? The apostles and earlier Christians were tortured and murdered for their beliefs. As Baptists today we should be humble on how far and precious the earlier Baptists have brought our faith. Our history is not a bed of roses but comes with martyrs. What we view as persecution today, is nothing compared to the hate and persecution our forefathers went through.
Aug 06, 2011•45 min
Do you know how to deal with the negative people in your life? Do you let them intimidate you and bring you down? Are you in fear of man and often compromise your convictions? If someone criticizes you, don't let it get to you and just see if they have wisdom or if they are just bitter. If you run across the critics, who are bitter and negative, just move on and press forward. We are not to please man, but are suppose to please God.
Aug 02, 2011•44 min
Aug 02, 2011•44 min
Jul 27, 2011•46 min
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Jul 10, 2011•39 min
Jul 10, 2011•43 min
Have you prayed for something and it seemed like God was not listening to your prayer? Maybe the answer to your prayers was not want you had wanted? When you pray do you pray for God's will to be done? While you are praying, you need to learn how to patiently wait for that answer. If you are burdened and praying, have a good attitude and don't be so dramatic! While you are waiting and praying, make sure you are making plans for when God opens that door or closes it.
Jul 05, 2011•47 min
Do you wonder if the church that Jesus started, is still around today? Jesus promised that the gates of Hell will not prevail against His church. The word church is derived from the Greek word "ecclesia", which means an assembly of called believers. The church is visible, and not invisible as some denomations try to teach. The church is founded on the foundation of Jesus Christ, and without Him the church will crumble. Are you part of a local New Testament Church?
Jul 05, 2011•38 min
Are you a pew warmer or a Christian who is ambitious? Are you afraid of what others might think, or do you just do what God tells you? Is your wall standing up strong or has it fallen and it needs to be repaired? Is your heart heavy over the lost souls in the world?
Jun 27, 2011•43 min
Jun 20, 2011•48 min
Are you mourning the loss of a precious loved one? Do you mourn for your lost loved ones? Is your heart broken? When we lose that precious person, we mourn for the loss! With their death, it becomes a reality that life is short. We should be mourning over lost souls and trying to win them. Tragedy will bond our hearts together and will make us grow up! We can even break God's heart! Have you broken God's heart here lately?
Jun 20, 2011•39 min
Jun 18, 2011•43 min
Who do you think the founder of the New Testament Church is? Do you think it is Peter, John the Baptist, or Martin Luther? The founder of the New Testament church is Jesus Christ, himself. He said "Upon this rock, I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH". Jesus is the foundation of a New Testament Church. Churches that are "biblical" are where people meet in one place. Universal churches do not meet the standard. Churches have to be able to reproduce their selves, be able to finance their selves, and be able to ...
Jun 13, 2011•45 min
When someone looks at your life, do they know you are a Christian? Are you a self-centered saint? When you were first saved, you wanted to share it with everyone. Those who are not saved, are blinded and don't know a lot about being saved. Some people don't like the idea of being responsible for someone else's soul. Everyone is watching you, rather you like it or not. Do you live the Christian life before the world?
Jun 12, 2011•45 min
Are you unstable? Do you seem to wobble in your Christian walk? Would you like to be stable and steadfast in your walk? Reading the Bible and going to church will help us be stable in our walk! To be a "strong" Christian, we need to have: faith, virtue, self-control, patience, godliness, kindness, and love. As we are growing, we need to be careful to not set ourselves up to fall.
Jun 05, 2011•45 min
Do you want to be everybody's friend/buddy? Do you try to pacify friends and family? There is no way, you can pacify everyone. There will be people you will irritate, because of the different stands you take or opinions you have. Don't compromise your stand for anyone! You can't be pleasing everyone. Instead of pleasing man, who is impossible to please, we should strive to please God!
Jun 03, 2011•49 min
Has God been "yelling" at you to repent of your sins? Do you think that you don't have to repent because you are saved? Do you sometimes think that God is "letting" others get by with sin but you always feel guilty? No matter how BIG or small our sins are, we should be repenting of our sins. Others might be "getting away" with their sin, but know that God is watching and knows when everyone commits sin. We need to repent of our sins and be right with God. Remember that God will NEVER sweep anyth...
Jun 01, 2011•47 min
Have you spiritually died in your Christian walk? Have you lost your zeal? We should follow Jesus as our modeled zeal in our Christian walk! While we are being zealous for Jesus, we need to be careful that it is not misguided. There are some small trivial things we should not be zealous over. We need to be zealous in our good works, BUT only as a born-again Christian. Jesus paid for our sins at the cross, and good works CANNOT get us into heaven! Are you ZEALOUS for God?
May 30, 2011•50 min
Do you know how to witness affectingly? Do you know how to answer those hard questions? Pastor Scheving gives some really good "saints" answers to those hard questions. What would you do if you knew you had 6 months-a year to live?
May 25, 2011•42 min
May 23, 2011•44 min
Has God been "yelling" at you to repent of your sins? Do you think that you don't have to repent because you are saved? Do you sometimes think that God is "letting" others get by with sin but you always feel guilty? No matter how BIG or small our sins are, we should be repenting of our sins. Others might be "getting away" with their sin, but know that God is watching and knows when everyone commits sin. We need to repent of our sins and be right with God. Remember that God will NEVER sweep anyth...
May 17, 2011•44 min
May 17, 2011•45 min
Does your church sugar coat sin or do they tell you like it is? We need true friends that tell us, "Hey! You are in the wrong and that is against the Bible!". We don't people telling us, "It is ok! Life goes on, you will be fine!". We are not worthy to be considered God's children. God is beyond perfect and we are just sinful creatures. But God loves us so much that He sent His Son to die for us, so we can go to heaven. We will never have world peace, until we take care of peace in our homes, ch...
May 09, 2011•42 min
If we are skillful in our talents, why not become skillful in soul winning? When we are witnessing, we need to be mindful of people's past and their insecurities. If we are asked, "How do you KNOW there is a God?, do you we know how to answer the question? Pastor Scheving gives some powerful points and and some answers to the questions people ask every day about God and the Bible.
May 09, 2011•44 min
Do you let other people discourage you? Do you feel as if you have fallen from the wayside? Is it hard for you to press on in your Christian walk? Do you let other "things" distract you to keep your from finishing? Please listen to Pastor Scheving's message and may you feel blessed and encouraged!
May 04, 2011•43 min
Did you know we are born with a sinful nature? When we were conceived, we were conceived with a sinful nature. We are just sinful people but it comes naturally to us. But we cannot let that sinful nature become an excuse! God gives us a chance to repent from our sinful nature. No one is righteous and no one is perfect. We need to be born again and repent of our sinful natures.
May 01, 2011•46 min
How will you get to heaven? By doing good works, being a good person, or by trusting Jesus as your savior. As we get closer to Easter, the reason we celebrate Easter weighs heavy on our minds. Jesus did not die, just to die and then rise from the grave on the 3rd day. He died for our sins, so we can go to heaven. "All have sinned and fallen short from the glory of God". We all have sinned one way or another. There are 10 commandments to follow and we all have broken the 10 commandments in our li...
Apr 25, 2011•40 min
