Roddey Baptist Church

02/28/2026

Today's word: Sacrifice

Jesus sacrificed Himself for us, No other sacrifice would do because no other sacrifice had the power to truly remove sin.
Animal offerings could only cover sin temporarily, but Jesus, the spotless Lamb, took it away completely. He alone was fully God and fully man, able to stand in our place and satisfy God’s justice.
His sacrifice was once and for all. Perfect, Powerful, and Final

02/27/2026

Today's word: Substitute

Jesus became our substitute, taking our place on the cross and bearing the punishment we deserved.

02/26/2026

Today's word: Savior

Jesus Christ is our Savior! The Son of God who gave His life for our sins and rose again in victory. He saved us from eternal death, rescuing us from the penalty of sin and bringing us into everlasting life. Through Him alone we are forgiven, and made new.

02/25/2026

Today's word: Redeemer

Jesus is our Redeemer! The One who stepped into our brokenness and paid the price we could never pay. Through His blood, He purchased our freedom from sin and restored us to the Father. He did not redeem us with silver or gold, but with His own life. In Christ, we are not just forgiven we are brought back home.

02/24/2026

Sundays 10:30 a.m.

02/02/2026

Over the last few days in Florida, something strange has been happening. Iguanas have been falling out of trees. Not because they’re dead, but because the cold stunned them. When the temperature drops, their bodies slow down, their grip weakens, and what once felt secure suddenly isn’t.

There’s a quiet lesson in that.

A lot of us do just fine when life is warm, when circumstances are favorable, routines are steady, and faith feels easy.
But when a cold season comes, unexpected hardship, illness, loss, discouragement and it can reveal what we’re really holding onto.

The iguana didn’t move. The environment did.
And the cold exposed the limits of what it was clinging to.

Jesus once spoke about foundations. Some build on sand, others on rock. When the storm comes and it always comes the difference isn’t seen in fair weather, but under pressure.

Cold seasons don’t mean God has left. Often, they mean He’s showing us where our security truly is.

If you feel shaken right now, slipping, or even falling just take heart. Just like those iguanas, many will recover when warmth returns. And for the believer, the warmth isn’t just circumstantial, it’s the steady presence of Christ, who never loosens His grip on us, even when ours feels weak.

Reflection:
What have you been clinging to for stability?

And is it strong enough to hold you when the temperature drops?

“He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.” — Psalm 62:6

02/01/2026

The world feels tucked in today.
Snow has stowed everything away. Roads muted, branches bowed, the usual rush put on pause. There’s a sacred hush in the air, the kind that makes even sound feel careful. And yet, in the brittle cold, the birds still sing. Soft. Persistent. Alive.

Snow has a way of covering what was loud and cluttered. What looked worn yesterday now rests under a clean blanket. It doesn’t erase what’s underneath, but it changes how we see it. Sharp edges soften. Scars disappear, at least for a while.

Scripture tells us that Jesus washes us white as snow. Not because we were spotless to begin with, but because grace covers what we could never clean on our own. Like this quiet morning, forgiveness doesn’t always arrive with noise or spectacle. Often it comes gently, settling, covering and restoring.

Snow doesn’t rush. It simply falls, doing what it was sent to do.

In the same way, Jesus did not come hurried or driven by the world’s urgency. He came in obedience, sent by the Father, moving with purpose and not panic. He healed, taught, forgave, and ultimately laid down His life, accomplishing exactly what He was sent to do. No shortcuts. No wasted steps. Every moment intentional.
In the stillness,

God invites us to stop striving. To rest. To trust the finished work of Christ. Snow doesn’t strain to transform the landscape, it simply arrives, and everything changes.

Jesus came the same way: quietly, faithfully, and completely.

The cold may bite, but life continues. The birds remind us of that. Even in frozen seasons, praise still rises. Even when growth feels paused, God is still working beneath the surface.

Today, let the quiet snow covered landscape preach to you.
Let the white remind you that grace is enough.
Let the stillness tell you what the noise often drowns out:

You are cleansed.
You are covered.
You are held.

And when the snow melts, as all seasons eventually do. What Christ has done will remain forever.

“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.”
John 6:38

“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the Lord, “Though your sins are as scarlet, They will be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They will be like wool. Isaiah 1:18

01/29/2026

Hello church, our backpack mission trip for this Saturday has been postponed to Saturday, February 7th

01/25/2026

Ice storms have a way of stopping life in its tracks. Roads close. Trees bend. Church services canceled. What once felt familiar suddenly feels fragile. In the stillness that follows, we’re reminded how little control we truly have.
Yet Scripture tells us that even when the world feels frozen, God is not absent. “Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)
An ice storm doesn’t shout like thunder—it whispers. It forces us to slow down, to wait, to trust. Branches coated in ice look heavy, even ready to break, but they’re also being shaped. What weighs us down today may be forming endurance in us for tomorrow.
God often works in seasons we don’t choose. When movement is impossible and answers feel delayed, He is still holding everything together—roads, power lines, and hearts alike.
So if you find yourself stalled by a storm—literal or spiritual—remember this: stillness is not abandonment. Sometimes God pauses us so we can see that He has never stopped sustaining us.

Prayer:
Lord, in moments when life feels frozen and uncertain, help us trust Your steady hand. Teach us to rest in Your presence and believe that even in the storm, You are working for our good. Amen.

01/23/2026

01/23/2026

Hello church family, due to the extreme winter weather expected for Saturday and Sunday, all Sunday services have been canceled. Everybody stay warm and safe.

Pastor Anthony

05/12/2025

Ephesians 2:10

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.