East Side Baptist Church Topeka, KS Messages

This message from Genesis 16 shows how Abram and Sarai took matters into their own hands concerning having a child, rather than waiting on the Lord to provide. We see the dangers in this and make application to our lives today when we "get ahead of God".

This message by Ron Campbell is very powerful and will make you think!

This message from Genesis 15 talks about the covenant promise that God made to Abraham, and how we can trust that God always keeps His promises...including His promises to us.

This message from Genesis 15, talks of how to overcome fear and learn to live by faith. Special application is given to dads in this Father's Day message.

This message completes a look at Genesis 14, and discusses the importance of a believer's faithfulness in giving.

Brian Berry, missionary to Ireland, gives a powerful message on why we should share the Gospel at home as well as abroad through missions.

This message from Genesis 14 looks at the time that Abram rescued Lot from captivity, and we learn principles on how we can be rescued from the thoughts and circumstances that can keep us captive.

This message covers Genesis 13, when Abram and Lot faced the choice of what land they would possess, and five practical truths for today that emanate from their choices.

This message deals with the difficulties that we face, especially for those who find Mother's Day difficult. We can praise the Lord for His direction when life is hard...

This message from Genesis 12, examines a test that Abraham goes through and how he responded to it. As we look at this passage, we mention four questions that we should ask ourselves whenever we go through testing in our lives.

This message from Genesis 12 discusses the decision of faith that Abram made as he went to Canaan, and what we can learn for our lives as we make faith based decisions.

This message begins a look at the life of Abraham...a man who faced many challenges, and responded in faith to many of them. We can learn how to live in uncertain times from his example.

Special guest speaker, Scott Harrop, speaks on how to have vision and purpose for our lives in this powerful sermon.

In this final message from Ruth, we look at how God brought Ruth and Boaz together, and the parallels this story has with the love that Jesus Christ has shown to us through His death, burial, and resurrection.

This message from Ruth 3 continues the account of Ruth's relationship with Boaz, and we learn some practical things for life, as well as the parallel to the love that Jesus, our Redeemer, shows to us.

This message from Ruth 2, parallels the grace that Boaz showed to Ruth with the grace that our sovereign Lord shows to us.

This message kicks off a 4 week study of the book of Ruth, which is an amazing story of redeeming love.

This message from Mark 10, tells of a man who wanted eternal life, but walked away from Jesus instead. There are many lessons we can learn from this encounter.

This message is all about forgiveness: the importance of forgiving others and forgiving yourself.

This message from Matthew 12 is a message of encouragement for those who are experiencing or have experienced hurt, and what Jesus wants to do in and through you during those times.

This Valentine's Day message looks at the biblical definition of love as described in I Corinthians 13, and challenges us to see how we can display those characteristics toward the ones that we love. PLEASE NOTE: due to winter weather, this message was given from the pastor's office via Facebook, and is unedited, so there are a few announcements at the beginning before the message begins.

The conclusion of this Valentine's Day messagewhich continues to look at the biblical definition of love as described in I Corinthians 13, and challenges us to see how we can display those characteristics toward the ones that we love. PLEASE NOTE: due to winter weather, this message was given from the pastor's office via Facebook, and is unedited, so there are a few announcements at the beginning before the message begins.

In this final message of the series, we walk through the three basic steps of how to interpret the Bible correctly.

In this message, we begin to look at the three elements of interpreting Scripture correctly, and why it is vital.

This message continues the thoughts from message #1, and explains that the practice of being "post-truth" isn't new, as well as explaining what truth is; or more correctly, who truth is.

This message discusses how we are living in a post-truth culture; however, a Biblical standard of truth is essential.

Brian Weed, missionary with Trailhead Latin America, gives an absolutely powerful challenge as he shows what God is doing in Latin America.

This is a forward looking message for the new year...that we can indeed be blessed by taking a leap of faith in God and His Word.

This message looks at what the shepherds did after seeing the Christ child in Luke 2, and we make parallels to what we can do in our lives as we go into 2021. Our lives should not be the same after we have a personal encounter with Jesus!

This message continues a look at Luke 2, and encourages us to examine ourselves to see if we make room for Jesus in the midst of this Christmas season, especially with all the unrest going on in our world.

This message looks at the familiar passage in Luke 2, and shows how life in the time that Christ was born parallels life today in many ways.

This final Sunday morning message from the gospel of John looks at the first part of chapter 21, and we make application for life by showing the blessings of keeping Jesus at the center of our lives.

This message from John 20 begins a look at the greatest event in all of history--the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and what it means to us!

This message asks the question, "Are we thankful for all that Christ went through on the cross for us?"

This message from John 19 looks at Jesus as He stood before Pilate, and discusses some of the brutality that Jesus endured even before He was crucified.

This message from John 18 looks at the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the injustice from a first of a series of illegal trials.

This message begins a look at John 17, which really, in many ways, is indeed "the Lord's prayer". We hear the heart of Jesus as He prays to God the Father, and seek what we can learn from this.

Don Baier, from Global Missionary Clearinghouse, gives a great challenge on why we should be involved in Faith Promise Missions.

Jeff Price, missionary to Bolivia, challenges believers with four important questions.

Chris Shirrell, missionary to Japan, gives a powerful message on the importance of missions.

This message from Ricky Owens, missionary to Wales, kicks off our Missions Celebration Month.

This message from John 12 describes the act of worship that Mary bestowed upon Jesus, and what we can learn about authentic worship.

This message, from John 11, talks about the death of Lazarus, and the response of Jesus, Martha, and Mary to it. From these verses we find truths that we can anchor to in the middle of our painful life situations.

Jun Mostrales, who is with Global Surge and Global Missionary Clearinghouse, both based out of Metro Manila, Philippines, gave a great challenge.

This brief message prepares our hearts for observing the Lord's Supper (Communion) at ESBC.

This message, which covers John 9, details the blind man whose sight was restored by Jesus. When God opens our "spiritual eyes", so to speak, it gives us clear vision to some great life truths.

This message from John 11 looks at the account of the woman taken in adultery and brought to Jesus...and shows the truly amazing grace that Jesus offers to her...and to us.

This message from John 7 shows three different groups of people and their different views of Jesus. We are challenged to have a solid, biblical view of Jesus, as so much hangs in the balance for us.

This message looks at the miracle of the feeding of the 5000, and emphasizes that nothing is impossible with God.

Beau Moore, missionary to Portugal, gives a challenge to our congregation.

This message, taken from John 5, presents 5 life lessons that are applicable to the Class of 2020 as we honor our graduates, but can also be applied to every person.