May 18, 2022 • Bro. Matt Morales • Genesis 15:7–21
Genesis 15:7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
Genesis 15:12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Genesis 15:17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. 18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: 19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, 20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, 21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Fight the Good Fight… Because He Did!
April 17, 2022 • Dr. John Waterloo • 1 Timothy 6:11–16
There will always be The Good Fight, because…
* We have already confessed faith in Christ! — We have signed up and taken our oath.
* He’s coming back for US! — One day we will not need to fight, when He appears.
1Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
1Tim. 6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession; 14 That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: 15 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
Almost Persuaded
April 17, 2022 • Dr. John Waterloo • Acts 26:24–29
Agrippa and Festus missed salvation. They were “Almosts”.
Acts 26:24-29 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. 25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. 26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. 28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. 29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
Awards Night
May 19, 2021 • Bro. Matthew Morales
Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Renew!
December 13, 2020 • Dr. John Waterloo
I Didn’t Sign Up for This!
April 12, 2020 • Bro. Lynn Schuyler
**James 1:2-4** *My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.*
**1Peter 1:6-7** *Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ…*
**Hebrews 12:1-2** *Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.*
**Romans 8:28** *And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.*
1. Trials are a part of life… for everyone; we should expect them - James uses the word “when”… “when ye fall into divers temptations…”
2. We need to understand that God is in control; He is sovereign! Nothing can touch a child of God without His permission. Job didn’t suffer because he was a sinner, but rather because He was holy. God doesn’t always cause the trials we endure, but God always uses them for our good and His glory!
3. God uses tests and trials to produce “patience”, i.e., endurance, to the end that we will be “perfect and entire”, i.e., complete!
4. We must trust God’s plan. We must not rebel, but rather LET God use this test to bring about His purposes. God doesn’t use trials to break us, but rather to make us!
Why I Believe in the Resurrection
April 12, 2020 • Dr. John Waterloo
**Luke 24:1-12** *Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments: 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, 7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 8 And they remembered his words, 9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. 12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.*
**Hebrews 11:1** *Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.*
**Hebrews 6:18-20** *That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.*
**1Corinthians 13:1-13** *Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. 9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. 13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.*
I believe in the Resurrection because…
1. of Biblical faith (Hebrews 11:1, Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.)
2. of sure hope (Hebrews 6:18-20, That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.) 1Corinthians 15:38-50
3. of love (1Corinthians 13). Jesus’ work on the cross was and is the greatest love story ever told.
Bro. Tim Patrick Ordination - Special Music and Sermon ONLY
February 26, 2020 • Dr. John Waterloo
* Get in the battle!
* Execute the commands!
* Endure hardness; get tough!
* Focus on the Lord’s battle; ignore the snares of the world
so that you might please Him!
* Strive... but lawfully (according to the Master’s rules)
* Get GOOD at what we do; strive for masteries, i.e., run to win!
* Finish strong... get the crown!
Bro. Tim Patrick Ordination - COMPLETE SERVICE
February 26, 2020 • Dr. John Waterloo
* Get in the battle!
* Execute the commands!
* Endure hardness; get tough!
* Focus on the Lord’s battle; ignore the snares of
the world so that you might please Him!
* Strive... but lawfully (according to the Master’s rules)
* Get GOOD at what we do; strive for masteries,
i.e., run to win!
* Finish strong... get the crown!
CBC 85th Anniversary
July 14, 2019 • Bro. Scott Kelsey
Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Sunday AM, July 14, 2019
SERMON BY: Bro. Scott Kelsey
SERMON TITLE: The Lord’s Local Church Has Not Been Decommissioned
SERMON THEME: We Have a Great, Church-Centered Commission
SERMON SERIES: CBC 85th Anniversary
SERMON VERSES: Acts 2:41-47
The Local Church...
* Must always be a body of worship
* Must be a body of edification (building up)
* Must be a body unified in beliefs
* Must be a body that is unattached to its material possessions (unselfish)
* Must be a body prioritizing in evangelization
CBC 85th Anniversary
July 14, 2019 • Bro. Sam Waterloo
Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Sunday PM, July 14, 2019
SERMON BY: Bro. Sam Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: Make Disciples!
SERMON THEME: The Identifying Mark of The Local New Testament Church
SERMON SERIES: CBC 85th Anniversary
SERMON VERSES: Matthew 28:18-20
In order to make disciples, He’s given us...
* His authority
* His plan
* His presence
CBC 85th Anniversary
July 14, 2019 • Bro. Danny Harris
Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Combined Adult Sunday School, July 14, 2019
SERMON BY: Bro. Danny Harris
SERMON TITLE: A Legacy
SERMON THEME: A Memorial to God’s Providence and Grace
SERMON SERIES: CBC 85th Anniversary
SERMON VERSES: Joshua 4:1-7
CBC 85th Anniversary
July 12, 2019
Welcome and opening prayer by Senior Pastor John Waterloo
Testimonies from: Marla Gammill, Dustin Crawford; Sherri Bosworth, Alan Moriarty; Pastor David Bosworth; Sam Blackstar; Janet Biddinger.
Special Music from: Sherri Bosworth; Sarah Waterloo; Steve and Candy Patrick; Brenda Waterloo
Closing prayer by Associate Pastor Lynn Schuyler
