Peace Haven Baptist Church North Wilkesboro

06/17/2026

There are consequences to our decisions, and Scripture says that whatever we sow, we’re going to reap. There are consequences for letting ourselves down and for letting Jesus down. Maybe you’ve made some terrible choices in your past, and now you’re living with the consequences of those choices. Those consequences are real and there is no magic eraser to remove them.
Guess what? Grace is more powerful than consequences. Grace overwhelms consequences. Even with consequences, there is love and grace and the mercy of God in Christ. Jesus says to us, “I know you messed up, and I know there are consequences, but I want to walk with you through the consequences. I want to love you through the consequences. And I even want to use the consequences in this whole big story.”
I don’t know the specifics of your story. Maybe your consequences will be miraculously removed or healed or pardoned or restored or smoothed over. Or maybe your story is that God will use you mightily to speak truth and life to people who are experiencing the same consequences as you. The good news is that those consequences don’t dictate your life. God is bigger than any consequences.
Louie Giglio

06/16/2026

What do we do in a season of waiting?
"Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will act." // Psalm 37:3-5
When we are awaiting the outcome of a comeback, four phrases offer great perspective.
1. Trust in the Lord, and do good.
The place to start is deciding to actively trust in God even when you are not sure of the outcome. Trusting is never passive. We don't just sit back and chill. The invitation from God is to keep doing our very best at whatever God has put in front of us while relying on a great sovereign God to orchestrate the plans and direction of our lives.
2. Dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.
While we are waiting and trusting in the Lord, our task is to dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness. We can trust that God is working, in both seen and unseen ways, in the midst of whatever problem we're going through. In the meantime, cultivate faithfulness for whatever's in your hands at the moment. Do your work well, for God's glory, even when no one is watching.
3. Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
This is a promise God makes, yet we have to notice its sequence. The delighting comes first. The fulfillment of our desires happens second. Whenever that sequence is lived out, we don't need to worry about what our desires may be. Because we delight in God, our desires will follow suit.
4. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act.
Jesus asks us to commit our ways to Him. And it comes with a promise: He. Will. Act. Step by step, God will make our comeback happen. He will bring about what HE wants in our lives, unfolding His plan in His time and His way.
Louie Giglio

06/15/2026

Let us pray to be kept from corrupting God’s Word. Let neither fear nor favor of man induce us to keep back, or avoid, or change, or mutilate, or qualify any text in the Bible.
Surely we ought to have holy boldness when we speak as ambassadors of God. We have no reason to be ashamed of any statement we make in our pulpits so long as it is Scriptural.
J.C. Ryle

06/14/2026

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06/13/2026

No one can dispute that our world is challenging, difficult, and dark. Yet this is precisely the time that God has appointed us to communicate Christ to others by whatever means necessary. God reaches people for His kingdom through you and me. He calls us to trust Him and say, “Lord, here I am. Use me.”

Your God is intimately acquainted with you and wants to reveal your part in what He is doing on the earth. But perhaps you are fearful to answer His call because you’ve never experienced the power of the Holy Spirit in ministering to others. Or you’ve not yet discovered the spiritual gift He tailor-made for you. If so, ask Him, “What gift, or gifts, are mine to use for Your glory? How can I strengthen the body of Christ? And in what ways am I to be a witness of Your saving grace to the lost?” Then, boldly step out in faith.

When believers actively use their spiritual gifts, the Bible goes from theoretical to practical, accompanied by joyfully terrifying times of relying solely on the Holy Spirit’s power to accomplish His purposes. And in those God-ordained moments, He fills His people with joy, exuberance, and nearly boundless energy because they are His hands and feet in a world that desperately needs Jesus.
Jack Hibbs

06/12/2026

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06/12/2026

Jesus began His Sermon on the Mount with these words: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3 NKJV). The word translated as poor comes from a verb that means “to shrink, cower, or cringe.” It describes a destitute person or someone who is completely dependent on others for help.



You’ll notice, however, that Jesus didn’t just say, “Blessed are the poor.” He said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Jesus wasn’t addressing people’s economic situation but rather their spiritual condition. Let’s not miss the implications of His words. Blessed, or happy, are the people who recognize their spiritual poverty apart from God. Blessed, or happy, are those who recognize what they really are in God’s sight: lost, hopeless, and helpless.



Apart from Jesus Christ, everyone is spiritually poor. Regardless of our education, accomplishments, or religious knowledge, we’re all spiritually destitute. We may be tempted to look at someone who’s in prison or who’s down and out or who’s struggling with drug addiction and think, “Now, there’s someone who’s spiritually destitute.” We may be tempted to compare ourselves favorably with them. Maybe we’ve lived a relatively refined life. Maybe we have a good education or have accomplished certain things. If so, we may conclude, “I’m not as destitute as that person.” In one sense, that may be true. But in another sense, it isn’t true at all.



Before God, all people are spiritually destitute and unable to help themselves. Some people have a hard time admitting this. It’s difficult for us to acknowledge we need to reach out to God and need His forgiveness. We prefer the illusion of being spiritually self-sufficient, of being good enough in and of ourselves.



But the Bible doesn’t give us that option. What do we have to offer God—our righteousness? Romans 3:10 says, “No one is righteous—not even one” (NLT).



Our good works? Isaiah 64:6 says, “We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags” (NLT).



The only thing we can offer God is our sincere humility. James 4:10 says, “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor” (NLT). To receive the blessings Jesus talked about, we must embrace our status as being poor in spirit.



We were created to bring glory to God, not to ourselves. When we prioritize Him by humbling ourselves, we connect to our original purpose. We find a soul-deep sense of satisfaction and fulfillment. We discover our spiritual potential when we acknowledge our spiritual poverty.
Greg Laurie

06/11/2026

The rich young ruler wanted eternal life, but he wanted something else more. He wanted God, but not at the expense of his wealth. He loved his possessions more than his Savior, and so he made his choice. He walked away sorrowful, for he could not have both. And here is the eternal truth: you cannot serve two masters. You cannot hold the world in one hand and heaven in the other. Christ will not share His throne with anyone or anything. —A.W. Tozer

06/10/2026

The Lord Jesus is very empathetic and full of tender mercy. “As a father pities his children, even so the Lord pities those who fear Him.” (Psalm 103:13.)
He does not deal with believers according to their sins, nor reward them according to their iniquities. He sees their weakness. He is aware of their short-comings. He knows all the defects of their faith, and hope, and love, and courage. And yet He will not cast them off. He bears with them continually. He loves them even to the end. He raises them when they fall. He restores them when they err. His patience, like His love, is a patience that passes knowledge. When He sees a heart right, it is His glory to pass over many a short-coming.
J.C. Ryle