Park Bible Baptist Church

03/27/2022

"The disciples had allowed their grief to lead them to unbelief instead of faith, and friends we need to see this tendency in our own hearts as well. When bad things happen, when people we love die, when providence takes a dark turn in our lives and grief overwhelms us, we must beware the danger of letting our sorrow lead us into unbelief. How many times have we heard stories of professing believers who lose their faith because something bad happened to either them or someone they love. This is the tendency of the human heart. Grief can either drive us to Christ in faith or away from Christ in unbelief, so friends, don’t let grief pull you away from Jesus. The power of his resurrection can dispel the darkness that hovers over our souls, just like it did with the disciples once they finally believed. They were brand new men restored by grace, ready to go to work for the cause of Christ, and by the same grace, we too can be restored and go in his name."

Brian Henson | Park Bible Baptist Church

03/21/2022

If someone were to ask you what makes Christianity different from any other world religion, how would you answer that? There really is only one answer to that question -- resurrection of Jesus Christ. If he is not raised, then he is no different than any other religious leader, teacher, or prophet. The entire Christian faith hinges on the historical bodily resurrection of Jesus. His substitutionary death, burial, and resurrection is, as the Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:3, a matter of “first importance,” because if Christ is still in his grave, then we are still in our sins, and our faith is in vain. But if Christ has been raised like Mark describes in this passage, then everything changes. If he is alive, then he was exactly who he said he was: the divine Son of God who came to rescue us from our sins, and friends that is good news this morning, because apart from his life, death, and resurrection for us, we have no hope of being declared righteous before a holy God.

Brian Henson | Park Bible Baptist Church

03/13/2022

Special Guest Pastor Tim Rehmer preaching from Ephesians 1:15-23. www.sermonaudio.com/sermon/313222015226696

03/07/2022

Many of you have told me over the years how much you love the hymn “The Old Rugged Cross” which we just finished singing. It is a powerful hymn that reminds us that the cross is one of the most provocative symbols in human history. It is, as George Bennard wrote, “an emblem of suffering and shame.” But over the centuries the cross has been sanitized, and you may even be here today wearing a cross of gold around your neck. Or you may have a cross hung on the wall of your home, but the cross around your neck is polished and clean. The cross on the wall at home is not soaked in crimson blood. But more important than the image of the cross’s brutality, is the message of the cross -- that Jesus suffered and died in the place of sinners. He was forsaken so that we might be forgiven, and that is what Mark shows us in this passage, so let’s look at these verses together and behold again the sin-bearing wrath-satisfying death of Christ in our place.

Brian Henson | Park Bible Baptist Church

03/06/2022

Tonight’s service will be livestreamed - a special service you don’t want to miss, meditating on what sharing in the sufferings of Christ looks like in real life. 6pm.

03/04/2022

A helpful guide to praying for our brothers and sisters.

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03/01/2022

There are a lot of characters in this passage, and I wonder, which ones in this scene might we identify best with this morning? Are we like Pilate, and just want to pragmatically serve our own interests? Are we like the crowd, easily swayed by deceptive people? Are we like the self-righteous chief priests? Are we like the soldiers who just pretend to worship Jesus? Perhaps there’s a little of each of them in us, but if we really want to see ourselves in this passage, look no further than Barabbas: the guilty sinner who goes free while the righteous Son stands condemned. We are Barabbas, friends. In his great hymn, “Man of Sorrows,” P.P. Bliss writes: Bearing shame and scoffing rude, in my place condemned He stood; Sealed my pardon with His blood. Hallelujah! What a Savior! Oh what mercy has been shown to us here, so that we might by faith in our suffering king be sinners saved by grace.

Brian Henson | Park Bible Baptist Church

02/22/2022

Over the past few years in our culture, there has been a renewal of attention surrounding the issue of injustice, and regardless of how we may evaluate the alleged injustices that have brought so much unrest to our nation, there is no denying that injustice does occur. Individuals and even entire people groups are at times wrongly accused and unjustly treated. We could talk at length about all the injustices throughout human history, but I want us to focus on one particular injustice this morning - the one we find here in Mark 14. Jesus, the eternal Son of God has been arrested, and the finite creature will now sit in judgment over the infinite Creator -- just let that sink in for a moment. The epitome of holiness and righteousness is now standing before men whose hearts were filled with only hypocrisy and self-righteousness. This is the very worst injustice our world has even seen. This is the trial of Jesus.

Brian Henson | Park Bible Baptist Church

02/14/2022

Something happened in the heart of Jesus in Gethsemane, and friends, there is no telling what took place in the heavenly realm during that time. Every hellish evil stood against him, the angels in heaven supported him, he cries out to his Father because he knows this is it, and now, his will is surrendered, his heart is ready, and he says, "It’s time, let’s go.” Hebrews 12:2 says, "for the joy that was set before him, he endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." Could it be, that in the garden, the Father set this joy before His Son? As if he said to him, “This is going to be hard. You will bear their shame, but you will sit down at my right hand soon.” Is it possible that Jesus remembered the prophet Isaiah’s words, "Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied?" We’ll never really know what went on between Jesus and his Father that night, but he came out of that garden ready for the cross. Oh friends, this is love.

Brian Henson | Park Bible Baptist Church

02/06/2022

Friends, turn away from self-confidence and throw yourself on Christ, and **when,** not **if,** we fall like Peter and the disciples did, know that Jesus is not finished with us. Look at verse 28. I held it for the end on purpose. In all this talk of betrayal, sacrifice, and abandonment, hope is hiding in plain sight. Jesus says, 'after I am raised up, I will go before you to Galilee.' So after telling his disciples that they will all do the unimaginable and forsake him, he says, 'This is not the end of your story guys. You will see me again. When this is all over, I will meet you back home in Galilee.' Oh friends what a promise! When we go through the darkest night of our lives and do the unthinkable—even things we swore we’d never do, Jesus will come to us again, not with condemnation but with grace -- a risen Savior whose righteousness restores us to fellowship with him. Oh what grace! Brothers and sisters, take hope in this today!

Brian Henson | Park Bible Baptist Church

01/24/2022

"How do we live through the unpredictability of life? When the world is falling apart around you, and the roller coaster of life is stuck, hanging you upside down, and nothing is turning out how you thought it would, just do the next right thing. Keeping reading your Bible. Keep praying, keep going to church. Keep going to work and school. Do your homework, clean your room. Do what you know to do, because if you don’t, that is disobedience, and James says it is sin. Brothers and sisters are you at a place in life this morning where things aren’t working out? Maybe you’ve been there for a while and have no clue what’s next. Keep your eyes on Jesus and just keep moving forward. Trust in the faithfulness of God. Psalm 27:13 says, 'I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord.' Friends do not despair, you will see the goodness of God again."

Brian Henson | Park Bible Baptist Church

01/23/2022

Today’s message, “If the Lord Wills,” will be posted online later today.