Bethel Primitive Baptist Church

05/27/2026

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This 5/17/26 sermon by Michael Gowens is based on Philippians 3:4-8 and is #23 in the Exposition of Philippians series. In one of his characteristic autobiographical paragraphs, Paul draws from his own experience to describe a complete restructuring of his life perspective and outlook on the future....

05/20/2026

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Brother Gowens sermon from 5/10/26 is based on Psalm 127-128, companion Psalms that paint a lovely portrait of home blessed by God. Before developing the thought of the godly family, however, Gowens considers two other "houses" that God builds: 1) The Entire Family of God; 2) The Household of Faith.

05/04/2026

Access the link to listen to this message from the Philippian study.

This sermon by Michael Gowens, delivered on 4/26/26, focuses on Philippians 3:3. Gowens first develops the New Testament emphasis on "spiritual" Israel, then proceeds to describe the three distinctive traits that mark true worshipers of God. This is message #22 in the expository series on Philippian...

04/27/2026

Access the link to listen to this sermon from the exposition of Philippians series.

This message from the Philippians study was delivered by Mike Gowens on 4/12/26. The text is Phi. 3:2-3. This is sermon #21 in the series.

04/21/2026

Access the link below to listen to this sermon from the Philippian series.

This 4/12/26 sermon by Michael Gowens is #20 in the Exposition of Philippians series. It is based on Philippians 3:2, a text that introduces the challenge that false teaching in general, and legalism in particular, poses to Christian joy. Paul will continue to develop this contrast between an emphas...

04/21/2026

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This 4/5/26 sermon by Michael Gowens is based on 2 Corinthians 4:7-18, a passage in which the apostle Paul traces the Christian basis of perseverance to the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

04/09/2026

“Jesus Christ and Him crucified” is the theme of the whole Bible. The OT anticipates Him in types, shadows & prophecies, and the NT proclaims Him as the fulfillment of God's covenant purpose.

Even the arrangement of Israel as they journeyed through the wilderness depicts the cross. If one traces the tribal positions from Benjamin in the north to Zebulon in the south, and Gad in the west to Naphtali in the east, one sees the symbolism of a cross.

Notice that this arrangement is also instructive to the church, for each tribe is arranged around the ark of the covenant (the symbol of God's presence), the Levitical priests (worship leaders) and Moses, the prophet who brings the word of the Lord, in the center. Worship and the word of God in the reality of Christ's abiding presence with His people is the heart and soul of what the church is all about.

I hope you will plan to gather with us around the mercy seat this Sunday for an encounter with the Lord in mutual faith and thanksgiving. Our worship service begins at 10:30a.

In His mighty love,
Br Mike

04/08/2026

The message from 3/29/26 is available at the link below.

On Sunday, 3/29/26, Elder Gowens considered the account of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, as recorded in Matthew 21:1-11. This deliberate and staged event was our Lord's debut as the true Davidic King and the fulfillment of the messianic prophecy in Zechariah 9:9. Gowens explores a number of lessons f...

03/31/2026

Message #19 from the Philippians series is now available at the following link.

This 3/15/26 sermon from the exposition of Philippians is based on Philippians 3:1. Pastor Gowens extracts from the text two important safeguards designed to protect the precious treasure of Christian joy: 1) The Safeguard of Repetition; 2) The Safeguard of Reflection.

03/24/2026

This sermon from the study in Philippians is available at the link below.

This 3/8/26 message by Mike Gowens from the Philippians series takes a look at the clause in Phi. 2:12 - "...with fear and trembling." Gowens sketches a Biblical portrait of "godly fear" and shows how this reverential attitude is a priority in living the Christian life.

03/16/2026

Please remember Elder E. W. and the Hooven family in your prayers. Sis Linda was truly an elegant lady and virtuous woman. I’m thankful for sweet memories in her fellowship.

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