Sermons from Pastor Phil Pittman at New Plymouth First Baptist Church
Unity and Diversity in the Body 12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is […]
1 Corinthians 12:1-11 Concerning Spiritual Gifts 12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that […]
1 Corinthians 11:17-24 Correcting an Abuse of the Lord's Supper 17 In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm […]
1 Corinthians 11:2-16 On Covering the Head in Worship 2 I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed […]
1 Corinthians 9:24-10:13 The Need for Self-Discipline 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in […]
1 Corinthians 9 Paul's Rights as an Apostle 9 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not the […]
Luke 2 The Birth of Jesus 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was […]
II. The world is a mess because of sin: 1. Clouded thinking or darkness of the mind 2. Man worships the creature 3. The wages […]
1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. […]
1 Corinthians 8 Concerning Food Sacrificed to Idols 8 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that “We all possess knowledge.” But knowledge puffs up while love builds up. 2 Those who think they know something do not yet know as they ought to know. 3 But whoever loves God is known by God.[a] 4 So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We […]
1 Corinthians 7:10-24 New International Version 10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. 12 To the rest I say this (I, not […]
1 Corinthians 7:1-9 Concerning Married Life 7 Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” 2 But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty […]
1 Corinthians 6:9-13 9 Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men[a] 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And that is what some of you were. But […]
2 Peter 1:1-11 1 Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours: 2 Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. Confirming One's Calling and Election 3 His divine power has given […]
1 Corinthians 6 1-11 Lawsuits Among Believers 6 If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord's people? 2 Or do you not know that the Lord's people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not […]
1 Corinthians 5 Dealing With a Case of Incest 5 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father's wife. 2 And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man […]
1 Corinthians 3:10-15 10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly […]
1 Corinthians 1:13-31 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15 so no one can say that you were baptized in my name. 16 (Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I don't remember if I […]
Exodus 19 At Mount Sinai 19 On the first day of the third month after the Israelites left Egypt—on that very day—they came to the Desert of Sinai. 2 After they set out from Rephidim, they entered the Desert of Sinai, and Israel camped there in the desert in front of the mountain. 3 Then Moses went up to God, and […]
II. The 5 r's of leadership 1. We must begin by determining responsibilities A. Essentials or B. Additional 2. Next we must determine to restrain our involvement. 3. Refresh and retreat 4. Relinquish the additional(s) that drain us 5. Do not be afraid to recruit more help
Exodus 15:22-17:16 The Waters of Marah and Elim 22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea and they went into the Desert of Shur. For three days they traveled in the desert without finding water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it was bitter. (That is why the place is called Marah.[a]) 24 So […]
Exodus 12:31-15:21 The Exodus 31 During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship the Lord as you have requested. 32 Take your flocks and herds, as you have said, and go. And also bless me.” 33 The Egyptians urged the people to hurry and leave the country. “For otherwise,” they said, “we will all […]
II. 4 resurrection truths: 1. There has to be a death before there can be a resurrection. (Judas) 2. The resurrected life is a life of continued growth. (Peter) 3. The resurrected life is a life of meaning and purpose. (Magdalene) 4. The resurrected life is a metamorphosis
Exodus 11,12 The Plague on the Firstborn 11 Now the Lord had said to Moses, “I will bring one more plague on Pharaoh and on Egypt. After that, he will let you go from here, and when he does, he will drive you out completely. 2 Tell the people that men and women alike are to ask their neighbors for articles […]
The sooner we obey The God, the less it hurts.
Some ideas to help get you through "one of those days".
Hebrews 9 Worship in the Earthly Tabernacle 9 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. 2 A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand and the table with its consecrated bread; this was called the Holy Place. 3 Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, 4 which had the golden altar […]
5 characteristics of change and how God uses it to shape our lives.
Luke 2:1-20 The Birth of Jesus 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in […]
Hebrews 4:8-11 8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God would not have spoken later about another day. 9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; 10 for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works,[e] just as God did from his. 11 Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish […]
Our greatest danger is ignoring our greatest problem. The wages of sin is death, someone had to pay.
Hebrews 1 God's Final Word: His Son 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these […]
6 steps to a new direction and a fresh new perspective
Four reasons the world needs a savior today
Overcoming Adversity. 4 strategies for the faithful servant overcoming adversity
2 Chronicles 29:1-31 29 Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of […]
2 Chronicles 26 Uzziah King of Judah 26 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah,[a] who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of […]
2 Chronicles 25 Amaziah King of Judah 25 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother's […]
2 Chronicles 22:10 – 24:27 Athaliah and Joash 10 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to destroy the […]
2 Chronicles 17 Jehoshaphat King of Judah 17 Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king and strengthened himself against Israel. 2 He stationed troops in all the fortified cities of […]
II Chronicles 1 Solomon Asks for Wisdom 1 Solomon son of David established himself firmly over his kingdom, for the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly […]
Pastor Phil is preaching from Los Angeles where our missionaries doing a short term mission trip.
1 Chronicles 22 22 Then David said, “The house of the Lord God is to be here, and also the altar of burnt offering for Israel.” Preparations for the […]