Catonsville Baptist Church

08/04/2026

The Lord desires to be near to His people.

As we return to the book of Exodus 25-31, that is the clear message. He calls Moses up into the Mountain where His glory was manifested to Israel for 40 days and 40 nights in order to reveal to him the pattern for the tabernacle. This was a significant step in the process of establishing a relationship with Israel by means of the covenant. The Lord desires to be near to His people, so He provided one way, that they must follow exactly, in order for Him to be able to dwell in and among them.

Likewise, today, God has established a new covenant. God still expresses His desire to be near to humanity and thus He has provided one way, which humanity must follow exactly, for Him to be able to dwell in and among them. And that One way is through Jesus. Just as Moses was the mediator of that first great covenant, so Jesus is the Mediator of this new covenant. And all who desire to be near to God, must come through Him.

Listen in to this message on the importance of the tabernacle for Israel, how that relates now to the people of God today and be encouraged!

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https://youtu.be/km1c-BPvWYM

Date: August 2, 2026Title: The Lord Dwells - Exodus 25-31Text: Ex...

07/30/2026

In Philippians 3:14, Paul declared, "I press on towards the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ."

What Paul declares here underscores an amazing truth about those who have faith in Jesus. We have been given the privilege of drawing near to God, of pursuing the true and living God, even on into glory. Paul, for his part, made this declaration because for him, to know Christ was better than anything else. He wanted to know Him in an ever increasing way, not content with a past experience of faith, and so He "pressed on", He pursued Christ with all that he had. And He did so for what He considered, the prize of the "upward call of God in Christ".

Christian, does that describe your pursuit of Christ and His glory?

As we returned to the book of Exodus on this Sunday we were given an illustration of this kind of progression towards the glory of God. In chapter 24, we see Moses, as the mediator of the covenant given to the people of Israel, drawing near to God - on their behalf throughout the course of the chapter. God desires to be known, and desires to be known intimately by His people and so invites them to come. While this covenant given through Moses was characterized by certain boundaries, standards and requirements, underlying it all was this crucial issue. God desires to be known intimately by His people and so invites them to come.

Thanks be to God, that in Christ, we who were far off have been brought near! God, Himself, brings us all near to Him because of Christ and invites us to continue to draw near until the day He receives us in glory!

Christian, are you "pressing on" towards Christ?

Listen in and be encouraged by the Word!

Audio only: https://soundcloud.com/catonsvillebaptist/the-lord-summons-exodus-24?si=52d9cb3681ff44f4b7360a5a355a81c1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Date: July 26, 2026Title: The Lord Summons - Exodus 24Text: Exodu...

07/29/2026

https://bcmd.org/event/disaster-relief-training-baltimore-md/

This training is part of the ongoing effort to recruit new volunteers, expand regionally, and continue growing BCM/D Disaster Relief. We desire to add new volunteers to this ministry that serves people in crisis with the love of Christ in a practical way.

07/23/2026

"I have hidden your word in my heart, so that I might not sin against you" (Psalm 119:11). That is the testimony of David in what appears to be an extended meditation on the Law of God. Each King was supposed to keep a copy of the law for themselves, that he was to read regularly (Deu 17:18).

The law (even the greater Pentateuch - first 5 books of the Bible) were essential to the life, worship and identity of Israel. The Lord had redeemed Israel and called them to faith in Himself. He brought them out of Egypt and called them to be His own special people. They agreed and thus the Lord delivered to them His law. The law was not given before their redemption because their redemption was not based on the keeping of the law. The law was given after their redemption and call to faith. It was given after they acknowledged that they would believe in Him as their God. It came after they committed with their lips and their lives that they would sere Him alone.

The law, the commandments of God, were given in order to help the people of God to understand what it means to live as His servants, in His way. The law was given to them so that they might not sin against Him but instead to know the right way to live according to His standard. His law was to affect every aspect of life. There was to be no distinction between the "secular" and "sacred". Every aspect of their lives was to be sanctified by His law.

His command, His Word is still essential to the life of every believer. While we are not under the law as New Testament/New Covenant believers; God does still command His people. He still beckons us to follow His Word, His way, to walk in accord with His righteousness. In fact as a part of the New Covenant, He gives us of His Holy Spirit to be able to walk in accord with His Word.

May the Lord add blessing to you as you hear His Word and respond in faith and obedience!

Audio: https://soundcloud.com/catonsvillebaptist/the-lord-commands-exodus-21-23?si=59993b84fb7140fab16491ef50b0b4e3&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Video: https://youtu.be/deIz0CX04M4

Date: July 19, 2026Title: The Lord Commands - Exodus 21-23Text: E...

07/16/2026

This past Sunday we returned to our series in the book of Exodus. The people of God are "saved to serve". That is true for every generation of the faithful. When God redeems, He does so in order to sanctify a people for His possession to accomplish His purposes.

Returning to the book of Exodus, chapters 19-20, that is what we see happening in the life of God's people. They have been brought out from Egypt to the foot of the Mountain in order to establish a formal covenant with God. God has already redeemed them and called them to faith in Him and now as He establishes them as a nation set apart unto Him; He calls them to obedience to His Word. He desires for them to be different, distinct and dedicated unto Himself. He establishes a covenant with them, mediated through Moses and with stipulations for their behavior as His people.

While we have a new covenant, mediated through Jesus Christ, the Lord still calls upon those whom He redeems to be and live as His treasured possession in the world (Titus 2:14). The question is, if you have been redeemed, if you have believed, do you live as His treasured possession, as one who seeks to walk in the good deeds that He has prepared for us?

May the Lord grant us all the wisdom and grace to do so!

Audio: https://soundcloud.com/catonsvillebaptist/the-lord-possesses-pt-2-exodus?si=c824cd2f736f412dad7a11fb63a1d3d5&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Video: https://youtu.be/FyIoZIirgv8

Date: July 12, 2026Title: The Lord Possesses Pt 2 - Exodus 19-20T...

07/12/2026

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07/08/2026

We had a bit of a skeleton crew on the 4th (and it seemed like we weren't the only ones) but still had a great time! Thanks Catonsville!!

Catonsville Chamber of Commerce

07/07/2026

We completed the series "Developing A Biblical Worldview" this past Sunday. Our final topic for consideration is what will enable us to live out a Biblical Worldview in all areas of life. Our final topic was wisdom.

Wisdom is, in the theology of the Bible, a gift from God to those who believe so that they might live rightly before Him.

The church needs wisdom to remember that its gathering is designed for the glory of God and not for their own purposes. She needs wisdom to know how to respond well to human government, especially as it moves further away from its Biblical roots. The church needs wisdom to know how to declare the gospel of Christ in a world that is increasingly more hostile to its absolute truth. Husbands and wives need wisdom to know how to do marriage in a way that honors the Lord. Parents need wisdom to know how to raise their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. Generally, the people of God need the wisdom of God to respond with faith in times of suffering.

For all of these things and so many more reasons, we need the wisdom of God. Thankfully the Word of God is clear that God has wisdom stored up for His people, ready to pour out upon them as a gift to help them to accomplish His purposes! We simply need to ask.

Listen in, be encouraged and may the Lord grant us wisdom as we seek to live out a biblical worldview by the wisdom that our God supplies!

audio: https://soundcloud.com/catonsvillebaptist/developing-a-biblical-8?si=dcc1cd03af56402193e2fdb97773abd3&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

video: https://youtu.be/o0_PI2RfRaE

Date: July 5, 2026Title: Developing a Biblical Worldview on Wisdom...

06/30/2026

For those who hope to develop a biblical worldview on the various issues of life, there are few issues as significant as the issue of suffering. All of us suffer. And while there are some theological perspectives that suggest that people of faith should never suffer and that they only need more faith; that perspective flies in the face of the common experience of the faithful today as well as in previous generations. Jesus Himself was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. He suffered in a way that is greater than any and no one would claim that He lacked faith. Moreover, these days, in the mind of the greater world, any kind of suffering, discomfort or pain is to be avoided at all costs. And if there is a God; then any kind of suffering is indicative of his lack of inability, indifference or at worse unkindness.

If we all suffer, and from a Christian worldview perspective, we confess that there is a God who is also loving and good; then how do we make sense of suffering? James, along with a number of other biblical writers, addresses the issue of suffering. Thus for this past Sunday, we took a look at James 1:2-4 in order to focus in on what the scriptures actually teach on suffering so that we can adjust our view of the world accordingly.

God, truly does use suffering for good in the lives of His people. That is not simply spiritual talk. It is not a cop out. It is not intended to ignore the pain and suffering that we encounter or to simply sweep it under the rug as if we should not acknowledge it. It is the simple truth of the matter. Knowing that will not remove suffering but it will put it in its proper context, particularly when the pain - whether physical, emotional or otherwise - is too great. It is a truth that scripture continually holds out to us to right our way of thinking and to remind us that along with our eternal destiny, we can trust the Lord with our present day suffering.

Listen in and be encouraged!

Audio: https://soundcloud.com/catonsvillebaptist/developing-a-biblical-7?si=3112b8f2fc04424aaac7d65a709865ce&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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Date: June 28, 2026Title: Developing a Biblical Worldview on Suffe...

06/25/2026

This week we concluded the worldview segment on the family by looking at the plan of God for husbands. It was indeed fitting, since it was also father's day.

In a world that is confused about the nature of humanity, may the Lord grant that Christian husbands act like men in the way that God has designed and demanded. That they love their wives as Christ loved the church, sacrificially to sanctify as well as by nourishing and cherishing them!

Audio: https://soundcloud.com/catonsvillebaptist/developing-a-biblical-6?si=7b8b844dec4b40939bef119ad574ea49&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Video: https://youtu.be/IqOkWKT7phs

Date: June 21, 2026Title: Developing a Biblical Worldview on Famil...