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Do this one thing. Break the power of the past and live for the future. The post Encouraging Word | June 5, 2022 first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

With the Lord, Every day is a Good Day! The post Encouraging Word | May 29, 2022 first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

God will renew us day by day, but It is easy to forget when the trouble starts.  Unless you keep these four things in mind... The post How to renew your strength first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

As you study God's word, you'll see that few things in life are as important as friendship The post Why your friends are important first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Joshua chapter 5 is a turning point for Israel. 430 years they were in slavery in Egypt. 40 years they wandered in the wilderness. Joshua Chapter 5 marks a change in the story where God put away old things. The post Turning Point first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

It is not enough to run hard and win the race; the runner must also obey the rules. In the Greek games, the judges were very strict about this. Any infringement of the rules disqualified the athlete. He did not lose his citizenship (though he disgraced it), but he did The post Upward Calling first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Without the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ - Nothing Else Matters The post Nothing Else Matters first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

It's possible to get to the point that y our conscience no longer stands as a barrier between doing the right thing and sinning. Paul tells us that sinning against a “good conscience” leads to spiritual “shipwreck.” The post The Death of a Conscience first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

The nature of progress (vs. 5–7). In order to emphasize his admonition, Paul used several vivid pictures to illustrate spiritual progress. The post Maturity Progression first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Baptist Distinctives: Part Two 1.   BIBLICAL AUTHORITY 2.   AUTONOMY OF THE LOCAL CHURCH 3.   PRIESTHOOD OF THE BELIEVER 4.   TWO ORDINANCES 5. INDIVIDUAL SOUL LIBERTY •     Every individual has the God-given privilege of free will •     ability (liberty) to choose what to believe John 3:36 AV 36 He that believeth The post Labels Matter (Part Two) first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Baptist When looking for a church start with the word “Baptist.” It is more than a useless label. It indicates that the church holds to eight Biblical truths known as the Baptist Distinctives. 1. BIBLICAL AUTHORITY 2. AUTONOMY OF THE LOCAL CHURCH 3. PRIESTHOOD OF THE BELIEVER 4. TWO ORDINANCES 5. INDIVIDUAL SOUL LIBERTY 6. SAVED, BAPTIZED CHURCH MEMBERSHIP 7. TWO OFFICES 8. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE The post Labels Matter (Part One) first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Good decision making is grounded by a close relationship with the Lord 1 Kings 3:3–4 AV 3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for The post Good Decision Making first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Are you a blessing to other people? How can you be even more of a blessing to other people? What are the benefits of being a blessing to other people? we will answer all of these questions in today's podcast. The post Three Benefits of Being a Blessing first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

As we unpack-age this miracle, I want you to identify with one of the three groups of people. Then we will answer the question Who Are You? The post Who Are You? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

We all suffer from a depressed mood from time to time; These Five things can and will help in those situations: The post Five Ways to Beat the Blues first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

A while back I read a story of a visiting pastor who attended a men's breakfast in the middle of a rural farming area of the country. The group had asked an older farmer, decked out in bib overalls, to say grace for the morning breakfast.” Lord, I hate buttermilk”, The post Four things that are produced through hardship first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Starting strong is preferable, but finishing strong is required. The post Actions speak louder than words first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

As Christians, we are commanded to share the good news of the gospel, remembering not to get distracted with results, but ensuring that we are doing what we know we should. The post Who's a good neighbor? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

In the face of opposition, we are to "stir-up" the gift of our calling. Not because the flame is dying out, but to make it burn even hotter! The post Three ways to improve your witness first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

He knew the storm was coming. Look, Jonah got into a storm because he disobeyed the Lord and disciples got into the storm because they obeyed the Lord either way. The storm came. The post Lessons Learned in the Storm first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

The submissive mind lives for others, it expects service and sacrifice, and in the end it will all lead to the Glory of God. That is what it means to be a disciple. The post The Mind of Christ first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

The word of God is compared to Bread, Milk, Meat and Honey. Honey is sweet..The word of God should be sweet to you. It should be something that you crave, something that you desire, something that you take delight in. The word of God should be something that you cannot wait to get your hands on, something that you long after on a daily basis. The post How to Hear from the Lord first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

You do not have to be condemned: Four things that you need to know You are a sinner There is a debt to pay for your sin That debt has been paid for you by the Lord Jesus Christ You only need to apply the payment to your account The post How to overcome your fear of condemnation first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

In every race, you have to decide what order all of the participants will start in. In auto racing, this involves a race before the race. Sometimes this is determined by "Heat Races", which is just a qualifying race to determine the starting order for the main race. The heat race is a shorter event than the main race. Other times, the Pole Position is determined by time trials, the pole position is typically given to the vehicle and driver with the best qualifying time in the trials before the race. This number-one qualifying driver is referred to as the pole-sitter. The term pole position has its origins in horse racing. Where the fastest qualifying horse would be placed on the inside part of the track, which would be next to the pole. The Apostle Paul likens your life to a race: Who gets to lead you in your race? The post Pole Position first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Did you know that there was a journal of Happiness studies? People are always searching for happiness and for different ways to achieve that happiness. If you Google "how to be happy:" you will get 4.4 BILLION results. In fact the afore mention journal (the journal of happiness studies) has an article on the Top 10 ways to be happy, but the Lord has the secret drilled down to Four easy steps.. The post Four steps to be blessed of the Lord first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Sometimes things happen that just do not make any since, and it looks like the Lord is just siting back without concern, and we too, like Habakkuk, can get frustrated and confused. Today we are going to look at the steps that the Christian should take when this happens: The post How to deal with life's problems first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Saul had substituted saying for doing (1 Samuel 15:13) Excuses for confessions (1 Samuel 15:15 and 21) Sacrifice for obedience (1 Samuel 15:22) The post The Three-Fold Downfall of Saul first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

It is clear in the scriptures that God wants and expects us to pray daily. However, most Christians have not incorporated a time of prayer into their daily schedule. Here are 5 ways to get serious about prayer. The post Five Ways To Get Serious About your Prayer Life first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Just as the child is quick to hear his parent's voice, and the mother to hear her baby’s smallest cry, so the believer should be quick to hear what God has to say. The post Got Bible? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

David wrote this song while hiding in a cave from King Saul, who was trying to kill him because David had been anointed future king of Israel, and Saul was jealous of David. So Saul chased David all across the land in an attempt to kill him. In short, everything has gone wrong for David, but he did not lose hope, because he trusted the Lord and he trusted that there was a purpose for what he was experiencing as he hid in a cave from Saul The post What is the Purpose? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

The five ingredient recipe for success: a. Fret Not b. Trust in the Lord c. Delight in the Lord d. Commit to the Lord e. Rest in the Lord And you will experience success in your Christian walk. The post Five Ingredients to a Successful Christian Walk first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

If your desire is to experience the presence of God in your life • the answer is fairly simple • Just respond to the Holy Spirit today • and be obedient to whichever “C” he has employed towards you today The post The Four C’s Brought to you by the Holy Spirit first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Have you prepared yourself for personal and/or corporate revival? Does your spiritual life need a defibrillator today? The post Are You Ready to be Revived? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

You will face battles every single day, the question is, have you prepared yourself for the battle. Your mind is the battlefield, have you girded the loins of your mind today? The post Are You Losing The Battle? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

The Koathites were not better than the other sons, they just had a different set of duties to perform. The same holds true today, spiritually speaking the Koathites are the pastors and teachers. Pastors are not elevated above any of the other members of the body of Christ. Pastors just have a different set of responsibilities and duties to perform. The Gershonites and the Meari-ites also have their own set of responsibilities and duties to perform, an in like manner, so do all of the other members of the body of Christ. Or to be more specific to a local assembly, all of the members of any given congregation all have their own specific set of duties to perform to keep the work moving forward. The post How Important Are You? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

A neutral attitude to God that is as dangerous as hostility. It is condemned as a rejection of God’s love and of the needs of others. The post The Danger of Apathy first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

In the midst of your biggest failures, the Lord wants to comfort you and to let you know that he is not finished with you yet. The post Six Slippery Steps of Failure first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Baptists do not celebrate lent because it is not Biblical. You will not find any mention of Jews or Christians observing an annual period of 40 days of fasting and abstinence preceding the festival of the Passover, yet most of the “Christian” world observes a 40 day period called Lent, which precedes Easter Sunday.  Some say that Baptists should participate in Lent for a number of reasons. I will give you three of the reasons that they cite, and give you the reasons that they are incorrect The post Why I gave up Lent for Lent first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

If your spirit is not clean, you cannot correctly testify of the Lord Once you let something into your life it is hard to get it back out. It may start as a crack in the porcelain, but it can quickly turn into a flood. The post Are you now, or have you been, acting like an unclean spirit? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

The scriptures will give you everything that you are looking for: Law - Converts the Soul Testimonies - gives wisdom to the simple Statutes - Rejoices the heart Commandments - gives you enlightenment Fear of the Lord - cleans you up The post What is your final answer? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Big Tech censoring the news is not our biggest concern. The government censoring free speech is not our biggest concern. Our biggest concern is the desire for us to censor the truth of God’s Word from our own hearts and minds. The post Have you censored God? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Spiritual Disciplines for every believer 1. Praying - continuously 2. Reading the Bible - daily 3. Memorizing Scripture - often 4. Walking in the Spirit - constantly The post Are You Being A Slacker? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

If you exercise these three things that he's given you, the Spirit of power and Spirit of love, the spirit of a sound mind, and Cast off the Spirit of fear, then you too will be able to say fear is not a factor for me. Don't let the world and the circumstances and everything else going on and all the turmoil and everything else. Don't allow that stuff to put you in a box. Don't let that stuff to put you into a place where you're living in fear. You don't have to live in fear. It's a choice that you make. You can live in the Spirit of power and the Spirit of love and the Spirit of a sound mind. And you can cast off that fear. The post Have you been living in fear? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

How is it that we can grow spiritually? How is it that we can develop spiritual disciplines in our lives? What do we need to do, to make that happen? and do that thing, whatever that is, it's not comfortable. Good. I don't want you to be comfortable. I don't want you to go through your spiritual life Just being comfortable. You're supposed to deny yourself. Denying yourself is uncomfortable. The Lord said you have to deny yourself. So, if you're not denying yourself, you're being lazy and you're disobeying the Lord. Turn your laziness into discipline. The post What your laziness does not want you to hear today first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

If your foundations are set on the Lord and his words, you will Shout, Sing, Praise the Lord, Give Thanks to the Lord, and you will spread the Gospel. If your foundations are set on anything else, you will loose your shout, your love for singing, your ability to praise the Lord, and your witness. What are your foundations set upon? The post Five Ways To See If Your Foundations Are Set first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Christmas is about worship. Every Christmas you see manger scenes all over town. They have Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus in a manger along with the animals, angels, shepherds and the wise men. It’s those wise men (Who were never at the manger) that I want to discuss today: The post Four lessons in worship from the wise men first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Many times, in life we find ourselves in situations that we didn’t foresee that keep us from fulfilling our objectives. Sometimes the most routine of agendas turns out to be difficult if not impossible to accomplish. We can feel trapped in our circumstances and need help to escape. At other times we may be the help that someone else desperately needs. The post How to exercise diligence first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Your heart is either hardening against God because you are resisting his ways, or your heart is growing softer toward God because you are submitting to his word. Your response to his words will reveal your heart. The post Have you hardened your heart? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

Our life and birthright in Christ are the "big rocks." If we do not take care to make them first in the ordering of our lives, we will find the lesser things will crowd them out, and we will have sold our eternal birthright for a bowl of stew. The post The Bad Trade first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

You can have peace “with” God without experiencing the peace “of” God, however, You cannot have the peace “of” God until after you are at peace “with” God The post Who or what are you allowing to rule in your life? first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.

We must exercise spiritual discernment and be careful that we are vessels sanctified unto honor. Vessels are used as object lessons for understanding Spiritual truths: Satan wants to defile the vessels of the Lord Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand. Belshazzar, whiles … Continue reading Three things associated with the vessels of God → The post Three things associated with the vessels of God first appeared on Irvington Bible Baptist Church.