Peace Haven Baptist Church North Wilkesboro

09/16/2026

I am being as frank and as searching as I can possibly be. I know that we lack the courage and the gladness that should mark the committed people of God. And that concerns me. Deep within the human will with which God has endowed us, every Christian holds the key to his or her own spiritual attainment. If he or she will not pay the price of being joyfully led by the Holy Spirit of God, if he or she refuses to hate sin and evil and wrong, our churches might as well be turned into lodges or clubs. O brother, sister! God has not given up loving us. The Holy Spirit still is God's faithful Spirit. Our Lord Jesus Christ is at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven, representing us there, interceding for us. God is asking us to stand in love and devotion to Him. The day is coming when judgment fire tries every person's work. The hay, wood and stubble of worldly achievement will be consumed. God wants us to know the reward of gold and silver and precious stones. Following Jesus Christ is serious business. Let us quit being casual about heaven and hell and the judgment to come!
A.W. Tozer

09/15/2026

Sin never remains neutral. What one generation excuses, the next embraces, and the generation after that may no longer even recognize as wrong. God’s standards do not change with society, trends, or opinions. The Church is called to stand firm in truth, preach repentance, and pass down sound doctrine faithfully to the next generation. Tolerating sin may seem harmless at first, but its consequences echo far beyond our own time.
J.C. Ryle

09/14/2026

Vance Havner used to remark that too many are running for something when they ought to be standing for something. God's people should be willing to stand! We have become so brainwashed in so many ways that Christians are afraid to speak out against uncleanness in any form. The enemy of our souls has persuaded us that Christianity should be a rather casual thing—certainly not something to get excited about. Fellow Christian, we only have a little time. We are not going to be here very long. Our triune God demands that we engage in those things that will remain when the world is on fire, for fire determines the value and quality of every person's work. I have shared these things with you because I am of the opinion that the glad oil, the blessed anointing of the Holy Spirit, is not having opportunity to flow freely among church members of our day. We can hardly expect any such spiritual movement among those who proudly class themselves as liberals. They reject the deity of Christ, the inspiration of the Bible and the divine ministries of the Holy Spirit. How can the oil of God flow among and bless those who do not believe in such an oil of gladness?
A.W. Tozer

09/12/2026

“And you matter to me. I pray that, even though things in your life are scary or uncertain or up in the air right now, you know you can rest. You can rest because you are not alone. You can rest because of who Jesus is and what he has done. You can rest because nothing you do can make him love you more or less, and because no matter how hard life gets, nothing that happens to you can destroy you. You are free because he is the resurrection and the life. Not someday. Today. Right now.”
Levi Lusko

09/11/2026

It is not enough to know the truth; we must live it. Knowledge without obedience is like a tree without fruit—beautiful to look at, but ultimately barren and unproductive. The Christian life is one of action, where the truths we learn are to be put into practice daily. Our knowledge of God should drive us to deeper obedience, greater love, and more fervent service. —A.W. Tozer

09/10/2026

The heavens are telling the glory of God, and their expanse declares the work of His hands.
Night after night, they remind us of just how small we are and how huge God is.
Looking out into the far reaches of the universe, we find a seemingly infinite expanse of mystery and wonder, intricately fashioned by a God of unfathomable size and power.
Just a glimpse of one of the billions of visible galaxies He has formed resizes us, shrinking us and the world we call home to seeming insignificance instantly.
But as tiny as we may seem, the God who knows every star by name also knows yours and mine.
And in the most stunning rescue imaginable, God sent His Son to this spinning planet we call home–the Creator reconnecting us to Himself with life that never ends.
Louie Giglio

09/09/2026

Do you ever wake up and think, “This isn’t how I thought my life would be."
Maybe the job didn’t come together the way you hoped.
The relationship didn’t work out.
The finances are tighter than you expected.
The future feels a lot less clear than it looked when you were younger.
When that happens, it’s easy to assume something has gone wrong.
But what if this "detour" is the very place God wants to meet you?
A lot of our disappointment comes from expecting God to fulfill a picture He never promised. We had a timeline, a plan, a version of life we thought would make us happy, secure, and complete.
But God’s promise was never that life would unfold exactly the way we imagined.
His promise is that He will be faithful.
He will be present.
He will give wisdom.
He will shape our character.
He will use even the parts we would not have chosen.
Joy doesn’t come from getting the life you pictured.
Joy comes from trusting God with the life He is actually building.
There's real freedom in letting go of your plans and asking God what He actually wants to do with the life in front of you.
Share this with a young person in your life who needs to know their life is not off track just because it looks different than they expected.
Chip Ingram

09/08/2026

God isn’t interested in our performance. He wants intimacy. He wants us.
When your view of God is transactional, your love becomes conditional. You start to think, “If I read my Bible, then He’ll bless me. If I mess up, He’ll punish me.” But God’s grace doesn’t work that way.
He’s after your heart. He wants you to come to Him in joy, in pain, in confusion.
So if you ever feel like you’re falling into that trap, here’s what I’d recommend: Stop trying to do things FOR God, and just BE with Him.
Talk to Him. Listen. Bring your heart, not your resume.
Chip Ingram

09/07/2026

Hebrews: Jesus is Better

Worship service from September 6, 2026Series: Hebrews"Jesus is Be...

09/07/2026

What is the goal of the Christian life?
Jesus answered that question with a single word: discipleship.
In Matthew 16:24, Jesus tells His disciples that whoever wants to follow Him must deny themselves, take up their cross daily, and follow Him. Then in Matthew 28, that calling expands into the Great Commission: go and make disciples of all nations, teaching them to obey everything He commanded, with the promise, "I am with you always."
Christianity is not merely about believing in Jesus. It is about becoming like Him.
That raises two important questions:
Who is discipling you?
Who are you discipling?
If your answer to both of those questions is "I don't really know," then you might be missing the essence of the Christian life.
Discipleship is happening either way. Carey Nieuwhof noted that by the time a congregation gathers on Sunday, they've already logged roughly 49 hours of screen time that week. The average American spends more than seven hours a day on screens; Gen Z spends almost nine.
Something is always shaping affection, attention, and belief.
Ben Stuart challenges us to consider, "that might not be your fault, but it is your problem."
The algorithm has become one of the primary disciple-makers of the modern age. Every click, pause, and scroll teaches it what captures attention, and in return, it serves more of the same. Its goal, by ChatGPT's own admission: to own you, control you, and sell you.
In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Paul reminds believers that they are not their own; they were bought with a price.
If God started as the algorithm recommending what's best for you, he would recommend Himself.
Matthew 22:37-40 reminds us that the first and greatest commandment is "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." Colossians 1 explains why: all things were created through Him and for Him.
The algorithm may know what captures attention, but only God knows what humanity was created for.
The reason why some of us don't sense the presence of Jesus and the reality of that relationship with Him is that He's on His way to make disciples of all the nations, and we're not.
If you want to get close to Jesus, get on the way with him. It is an assignment, but it's also a relationship.
Matthew 28:19 is for all of us. Jesus is on His way to make disciples of all nations, are you?
Louie Giglio