"Where is Your Faith and Hope?" • 1st Peter 1:17-21 - Elder Bryce Lowrance

Seeing that we are already redeemed by the precious blood of Jesus Christ, we should consider our lives precious to God, and live in the promise that we are in God's sovereign hands. Therefore, we can have purpose in our lives. We are to live FOR God because we will be with Him forever. Our faith and hope is not in our feeble efforts. Our faith and hope should rest in God.

This message was preached on Sunday, January 18, 2026.

"God's Plan" • Isaiah 2 - Brother Jonah Lowrance

While Judah would be taken captive because of disobedience, God encourages them to repentance and to take heart because He will not forsake His people. Isaiah's vision of the kingdom of God showed the full timeline of redemptive history. The last days encompass the first advent of Christ when He came and died for our sins. The work will be completed when Christ returns at the end of time. Then, all wars shall cease, and God's people will be redeemed to Him forever.

"How Do We Sojourn Here? • 1st Peter 1:17 - Elder Bryce Lowrance

God is our Father but He is not a pushover like some many fathers are portrayed on TV and in movies. He is still Holy and righteous, and He expects His children to act that way as well. God will judge against the works of the wicked at the end of time and punish them with everlasting torment. But He imputes the righteousness of Jesus Christ to the elect and redeems them to glory. With this in mind, how do we live? Do we live like the spoiled brat screaming at Walmart, or do we bow to the almighty sovereign hand of God, and in thankfulness live to His glory?

These messages were preached on Sunday, January 11, 2026.

"What Happens to the Child of God When They Hear the Gospel?" • 1st Kings 19:11-13 - Brother Jonah Lowrance

The gospel is not a philosophical argument. It is the very food on which the children of God live. It is transferred from faith to faith by the Holy Spirit when the gospel is preached in its purity.

"Be Ye Holy" • 1st Peter 1:13-16 - Elder Bryce Lowrance

God is completely separate from this world. He has chosen us out of this world. He has separated us from this world in the new birth. And He calls on us to live separate from the influences of this world.

These messages were preached on Sunday, January 4, 2025.

"Three Wisemen" - Brother Jonah Lowrance

Brother Jonah presented the story of the three Wisemen who were studious in the Old Testament as can be seen in their zeal to seek out the Lord Jesus Christ and in the gifts they presented unto Him. This story is a lesson in the studious and zealous devotion that all Christians should have.

This message was preached on Sunday, December 28, 2025

"Should We Celebrate the Birth of Christ?" • Elder Bryce Lowrance

Drawing from scriptures from Genesis to Revelation, Elder Bryce shows that heaven, the angels, God, and His elect throughout history have celebrated the birth of Jesus Christ. Yes, we should celebrate the birth of Christ, at Christmas time, and all the time.

This message was preached on Sunday, December 21, 2025.

Brother Jonah Lowrance • "We Have a Promise" - Isaiah 1:1-18

Although, like Judah, we remain sinful and aren’t getting our worship right; God has given us a promise that He has made our sins as white as snow.

Elder Bryce Lowrance • "The Mystery Revealed" - 1st Peter 1:10-12

For over 4,000 years God hid all of the details of how salvation is accomplished. In types and shadows, God gave clues and hints how He saved, but never fully showed how it is done. Yet during all of that time, His elect were eternally saved just like His elect after the cross. This shows us that our understanding of the gospel is not the key to eternal salvation. But it does show what a precious gift we have been given in the gospel of the finished work of Jesus Christ. We can now know how God saves and have a more full assurance and hope of glory.

These messages were preached on Sunday, December 14, 2025.

"Already, but Not Yet" • 1st Peter 1:6-9 - Elder Bryce Lowrance

The purpose of Peter's letter is to encourage children of God to continue to walk by faith even though they live in a world that is constantly against them. The key to that stedfast walk is a proper perspective on suffering and trial. Rather than thinking that God has abandoned us, we need to realize that our Good Father is showing us there is more "self" that needs to be removed from our lives so that we are more like His Son, Jesus. If we are truly looking forward to the return of Jesus and our resurrection, then we can understand that the Father, through various trials, is preparing us to more perfectly praise the Son on His return.

This message was preached on Sunday, December 7, 2025.

"Introduction to Isaiah" • Isaiah 1 - Brother Jonah Lowrance

Brother Jonah introduced the Prophecy of Isaiah which begins with the Lord sending harsh words of judgement to Judah. However, these words of judgement are accompanied by declarations of God's grace and forgiveness of sins.

"Doxology" • 1st Peter 1:3-5 - Elder Bryce Lowrance

Peter's purpose in this letter is to encourage Christians to keep walking by faith even though they are suffering heavy persecution. Peter does this by reminding them of the foundation of their faith — the finished work of Jesus Christ. In this portion, Peter offers praises to God for the specific blessing of the new birth and the resulting hope from that regeneration. We can now earnestly look forward to the perfect inheritance reserved for us in heaven. And, in the meantime, we can remember that we are kept by the power of God and nothing will take us away from Him.

These messages were preached on Sunday, November 23, 2025.