Pewee Valley Baptist Church

Pewee Valley Baptist Church Posting Biblical messages a few times each week. We are a Bible Believing Church rejoicing in the fact that we have a living, risen Savior.
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09/01/2026

Written by pastor Steve Wiseman. Like this page to receive Biblical messages regularly.

"I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou has shown unto thy servant;..." (Gen. 32:10) Sometimes, as believers, we forget or fail to be mindful of the fact that God is the single source of our strength and our total sufficiency, and that we are totally dependent upon Him in all things, without exception. In fact, we are nothing without God and we can do nothing without Him. Sometimes, our confidence becomes misplaced. Our experience and our resolve at times leads us to dig deep down within ourselves and bring out our best, thinking we were capable to accomplish something. Our confidence must always and at all times be in Christ Jesus. In our text verse, Jacob serves as a great example, based upon the Word of God, for us to follow, by sincerely and convincingly identifying himself as totally unworthy. His attitude was that he was absolutely unworthy of God's kindness, faithfulness and material blessings. There are at least some times in each believer's life that she/he feels worthy of God's benefits because of obedience or some other favorable response to God and His Word. Pride, arrogance and confidence in self reeks of wickedness because they are reflections of the devil, who is the father of pride, having been cast out of heaven for such (Isa. 14:12-14).

There are numerous references to humility and unworthiness in the Scriptures. These characteristics must describe every believer. God saved us by His grace when we put our faith in Christ, and that faith necessarily involves total surrender, submission and subservience to the Lord. We were purchased with the shed blood of Christ at Calvary and we are no longer our own. We are a purchased possession. We have no rights. We are totally dependent upon God, enabled by and under the direct supervision of the indwelling Holy Spirit, and fully expected in every action and thought to be in conformance with the Word of God. We have no authority, God is our authority. Our only sufficiency is Christ. And, for all of this, we are unworthy. We do not deserve God's love, mercy or grace. But, thanks to God, He gives them to us freely upon our faith in Christ. And, although Jacob is given in our text as an example of humility, our perfect example is Christ Himself. Phil. 2:7-8 describes the incarnate Christ's humility: "But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men; And, being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." Then, of course, in James 4:6-10 , God gives us a command regarding humility. In part, this passage includes these relevant statements: "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble;" " Submit yourselves, therefore to God;" "Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness;" and "Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up." So, let's be careful how we present ourselves, being fully conscious of the error of exalting or lifting up ourselves in our speech, actions and thoughts. And, may God receive all the glory. Remember, it's always about Christ, never about us.

08/24/2026

Written by Pastor Steve Wiseman. Like our page to receive Biblical messages regularly.

"Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know; Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain;... This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we are all witnesses.... Therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.... Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?" (Acts 2:22, 23, 32, 36 & 37) This passage of Scripture is longer than I usually post, but the Lord led me to present this shortened version of Peter's amazingly powerful sermon after he was filled with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. This sermon was preached to the unbelieving Jews who had rejected Jesus as the promised Messiah, the Anointed One, the Christ, the Son of God and the Savior of the World. When Peter profoundly and convincingly presented Christ Jesus as their Messiah and Savior, giving the indisputable evidence of the divine miracles and wonders He performed, many of the Jewish unbelievers who had previously rebelled against and rejected Jesus were pricked in their hearts and overwhelmingly convicted by God to ask this question: "...what shall we do?" (v. 37b)

So, my purpose in presenting this passage is to plead with every person who reads this and has not put their faith in Christ to please take this truth to heart and humbly surrender yourself at the foot of the cross to personally accept the vicarious sacrifice of Christ Jesus as the payment for your sins, that they would be forgiven when you turn from your sins and put your faith in the risen Savior, Christ Himself. As God convicts and pricks your heart that you are lost in your sins and in need of the Savior, my prayer is that you would fall to your knees in repentance, putting your trust in Christ, to receive remission of sins, the gift of the Holy Spirit, an eternal inheritance in heaven and everlasting life in the very presence of Almighty God. All the blessings of God are available to the sinner whose sins are forgiven. So, what shall you do? Put your faith in Christ! He is the way of salvation, the eternal and absolute truth, and He is the only one who can truly offer the free gift of eternal life - again, all available for those who turn from their sins and put their faith in Christ Jesus. May today be your day of salvation! The day that Peter preached this sermon, about 3000 people were saved by God's grace.

08/19/2026

Written by Pastor Steve Wiseman. Like our church page to receive Biblical messages regularly.

"Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it;..." (Psalm 127:1a) Every family experiences difficulty at times, and most deal with distressing circumstances on a regular if not continuous basis. For the family (and I speak of a Biblical family with male and female as husband and wife in holy matrimony) trouble originates right after the wedding ceremony and continues until death do we part. There's trouble with finances, communications, work, personalities, friends, entertainment, child-rearing, differences in priorities and preferences, sleeping patterns, recreation, education, health, diet, drugs, alcohol, unfaithfulness, dishonesty, secrecy, and the list goes on and on and on. So, since we all experience problems, our text deals with how we address them. The principle given is that any attempt to deal with our family problems that does not involve a healthy and genuine reliance upon God will fail miserably. Of course, only obedient and faithful Christians, those who have put their faith in Christ to receive salvation by God's grace, can effectively call upon the Lord for assistance. As we build our families, God must take center stage and be the director and producer of our lives. We must surrender our lives to Him and build our families upon His Word and counsel to be successful. Success is not problem free, but free from stress associated with the problems. When our home is built upon the foundation of Christ, nothing can tear it down, destroy it nor prevail against it, despite the multitude of problems we will inevitably face.

Dad, you're the leader in the home (Eph. 5:22-24 and 6:1). This leadership requires a personal relationship with Christ through faith and submissive obedience to the Lord in all things. Your leadership must be flavored by a genuine love for your wife and respectable yet firm treatment of your children. Mom, while your role in the family is one of submission to your husband, you have an equal obligation of obedient submission to the Lord. As the manager of the home, your effectiveness is critical to family success. As the husband and wife work together to please the Lord, their family will thrive on the love, power, peace and sufficiency of God. When God comes first in the family, even before each other, then the family cannot be divided or conquered. When children are led by godly parents and trained in the path of righteousness, they will not depart from it when they are old. So, seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matt. 6:33) and even your family will take it's proper place in the eyes of the Lord. Use the Bible as your textbook and not what man has written. Too many families rely upon family and relationship experts for their advice and counsel regarding family issues and resolutions - but let the Word of God be your guide and map. Col. 3:16-17 says, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him."

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08/15/2026

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08/12/2026

Written and posted by Pastor Steve Wiseman. Like our church page to receive Biblical messages regularly.

"Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away." (Prov. 4:14-15) This text follows instruction regarding the value of the wisdom of God - it is the principle thing (v. 7), it should be exalted (v. 8), it is profitable (v. 12) and it is the essence of life (v. 4 and13, and John 6:63). The wisdom of God preserves (v.6) and prevents hindrances and stumbling (v. 12). In our text verses, we are given confidence that God's wisdom will enable us to avoid the way of sinners (v. 14). We are given four specific commands in v. 15: (1) avoid the temptation altogether, do not follow the majority into sin; (2) do not allow yourself to get into a position where you are close enough to be influenced by those who are in sinful circumstances, do not even go near enough to risk involvement; (3) turn away from sin and the even the appearance of sin (see 1 Thess 5:22); and, (4) intentionally go out of your way to get as far away as possible from the temptation to sin.

Are you actively applying the wisdom of God to discern situations and people that present sinful opportunities? Are you continually restraining yourself by the power of God to resist the devil's onslaught of opportunities to sin, aimed at your own lust (Jam. 1:14-15)? As Christians, we are told that the Lord is our helper (Heb. 13:6) - but God will not prevent us from committing sin. God does not even promise to remove the temptation to sin. Here's what God does regarding our temptations - God will not allow us to be tempted above our ability to resist, and He gives us a way to escape from every temptation - to enable us to endure and persevere during the temptation (1 Cor. 10:13). Our responsibility and obligation is to resist the devil (Jam. 4:7) and take the necessary actions given in our text verses to avoid sinful situations. In order to do this, we must always be watchful and diligent to avert the possibility of being drawn into sin through our own desires. Of course, we are enabled by the indwelling Holy Spirit, but nonetheless, we have to do the resisting and avoiding.

08/05/2026

Written by Pastor Steve Wiseman. Like our church page to receive Biblical messages regularly.

When Paul, divinely and perfectly inspired by God, wrote to the church at Thessalonica, he highlighted these two points: (1) regarding living to please God, "...so you would abound more and more;" and (2) regarding expressing brotherly love, "...that ye increase more and more," (1 Thess. 4:1b & 4:10b) Obviously, the intent in both instances is that believers should never be satisfied with where they are, but rather progressing and advancing at an ever increasing pace relevant to aspects of spiritual improvement and furtherance. In this chapter of Scripture, Paul emphatically applied this need for continuous spiritual development and growth to two critical areas - pleasing God in personal holiness and brotherly love. The two words, 'abound' and 'increase,' are translated from the same Geek word which means to be abundantly furnished or to abound in a thing. This principle of spiritual development is reiterated in 1 Thess. 3:12, "And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another,..;" and in Phil. 1:9, "And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more...." The phrase 'more and more' when tied to the idea of abundance means very, very much, over and above what's expected or what appears normal, in order to stress the necessity of an exceeding measure of something - here, holiness and love. Holiness and love were characteristics that defined the Thessalonians, they obediently demonstrated these in their daily lives; however, much like us, they were commanded not to be satisfied with the status quo, but to press on in their lifelong quest to be more and more like Christ.

Many Christians adopt their own standards of excellence when it comes to pleasing the Lord. Biblical precepts are not guidelines to be considered approximations of intended conduct. Somehow, we develop the idea that there is a broad range of acceptable behavior and that we are expected to be somewhere in the range or at least close to it. While we errantly accept these man-made, watered-down approximations, God clearly directs that we are never to believe that close enough is good enough. No matter where we are on the progression of spiritual advancement, we are to always have the spiritual mindset that where we are is not where we should be. We will never achieve perfection in any area in this life, so there's always room for improvement. Let's resist the urge to stagnate by pressing on to greater levels of love and to greater heights of holiness. Understand that the individual Thessalonian saints were at very different stages of spiritual development at the time of Paul's letter, yet they were all exhorted to abound more and more - no exceptions! Likewise, we do not get a bye on God's direction to advance. Remember, more and more, more and more, and even more and more!

07/26/2026

Written by Pastor Steve Wiseman.

"Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel; for the Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery they break out, and blood toucheth blood." (Hosea 4:1-2) These were the prevailing conditions in Israel in the 8th century B.C. when Hosea prophesied. Sadly, this also describes 21st century America! It's as true today as it was then because, for the most part, people still do not listen to God - they do not even want to hear what the Bible says. Typically, when unbelievers do hear the Word preached or taught, they do not believe it. The Word of God is clear regarding salvation - the way of salvation is narrow and only a few people will find it (Matt. 7:14). Unbelievers accuse Christians of being narrow-minded - and the fact is that we are! But, we are also right! There is literally and truly only one way to be saved - you must repent of your sins and put your faith in Christ - there is absolutely no other way to be saved and inherit eternal life. But, the vast majority of people would rather believe a lie than the truth of God's Word, the Bible (Rom. 1:25). So, because the vast majority of people today are sinners, the world looks very much like it did 3000 years ago in the days of Hosea.

Christians, are you redeeming the time in these evil days (Eph. 5:16) or are you okay with the way things are? The fact that dozens upon dozens of our family, friends, co-workers and acquaintances are on the way to hell should tear us up on the inside and stir us into action to be more diligent in sharing God's love, His Word, His grace and His plan of salvation with unbelievers. Are you a faithful witness for the Lord?

07/19/2026

Written by pastor Steve Wiseman. Follow our page for regular Biblical messages.

“But now being made free from sin, and become servants unto God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.” (Rom. 6:22) Christians, this verse capsulizes our salvation experience. Through faith in Christ, and by the grace of God, we receive God’s free gift of salvation as he sets us free from the bo***ge of sin through forgiveness by payment of our sins by Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, imputes righteousness to us, sends the Holy Spirit to indwell and enable us, establishes our relationship with Him as His child, sufficiently equips us to be fruitful and grants us eternal life. Simply, in our text verse, we are made free from the bo***ge of sin by faith. Faith is not just something we say or claim because we want the benefits of salvation. Faith is primarily a firm persuasion, a conviction based upon hearing. Faith is: (1) a firm conviction which produces full acknowledgment of God’s revelation, or truth; (2) a personal surrender to Him and (3) conduct inspired by such surrender. So, our text continues to state that being made free from the bo***ge of sin, we become the servants of God and produce fruit unto holiness. James said that faith without works is dead, or fake faith. Works cannot save a person, but a saved person will maintain good works to produce good fruit. The end, that is, result or benefit, of our salvation from bo***ge to sin and the devil is everlasting life. Rom. 6:16 states that we are servants of the one we obey. To obey in that context is literally to “hear under” or to submit to an authority. When we were sinners, we obeyed the devil and practiced sin. After we are saved by the grace of God, we obey God and serve Him by producing fruit unto holiness.

Sadly, a common technique for evangelizing the lost goes something like this: “Do you know if you will go to heaven or hell when you die?” “Would you like to go to heaven?” “Please repeat this prayer after me, Lord I repent of my sins and place my faith in you to receive your forgiveness, salvation and eternal life in heaven.” The lost person said “no,” “yes” and then repeated what she/he was told to say. The one who is the target of this style of evangelization effort leaves believing they are saved while the one evangelizing counts another conversion for her/his personal ministry or church – effectively a bragging point. The one evangelized began the encounter a sinner and likely leaves a sinner, because there has been no teaching of the truth of the word and no conviction, just a rosy presentation that emphasizes the benefits of salvation without an explanation of the fact that they are a sinner in need of salvation through the shed blood of Christ as payment for sins. Although this is a common method used for evangelization, there are many, many great evangelization efforts that serve to lead the lost rightly to God’s saving grace. The point here is that there are many sinners running around thinking they are saved, either by a poor evangelization process; an easy-believism approach by some preacher, pastor or layperson; a works approach to salvation by an individual; or some other way devised by man. We must realize that there is no substitute for faith – and for faith in Christ Jesus, the only way to be truly saved. So, there are a lot of apparent good works being done by sinners who think they are saved. Our text speaks of the genuine believer who has been set free from the bo***ge of sin and go on to serve the Lord with gladness of heart producing fruit which is consistent with His will and pleasing in His sight. Let’s make sure we are the true servants of the God, performing His will. Remember, it’s all about Christ, never about us!

07/14/2026

Written by pastor Steve Wiseman. Like our page to receive Biblical messages regularly. Truth is the objective of these posts, reasoning the Scriptures one or two verses at a time. No fancy gimmicks, no cute sayings, no pretty pics or visual props. Just the truth.

"Yea, they despised the pleasant land; they believed not his word, But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord." (Psalm 106:24-25) The issue in this Psalm is the unfaithfulness of Israel because of their unbelief in the love, grace, mercy, goodness and righteousness of God. The Lord promised Israel a land flowing with milk and honey and enabled them through His power and strength to take and possess the land. God delivered them from slavery in Egypt, provided an escape from the pursuing Egyptian army by opening up a safe path on dry land in the midst of the Red Sea, preserved them in the wilderness for 40 years despite their failure to believe that God would give them the land of Canaan, miraculously fed and watered them using supernatural methods, divinely guided them with a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night, and gave them victory in taking and possessing the promised land such that all that He promised came to pass (Josh. 21:43-45). Yet, the people of Israel continued to complain about God's care and reject His counsel and direction. The bottom line is stated in our text above - they despised the land of milk and honey, they complained constantly, they did not believe His Word and they did not obey His voice.

There is overwhelming and convincing evidence today that this posture has not changed over the thousands of years since then. People still complain about and ignore God's Word. Even the redeemed of the Lord are frequently found complaining about circumstances and conditions; and, they are failing to obey the Word, rejecting or assuming an insincere position regarding at least some portions of Scripture as antiquated, outdated, irrelevant, inappropriate and ineffective for today's modern society. However, it is indisputable that God is the Most High God, supreme, just, perfect, holy - and His Word is the absolute truth. Everything was made by Him and everything is sustained by Him. Every knee will bow to Him and every person will answer to Him - to either by judged and condemned to the lake of fire (hell) or to be the recipient of such great salvation and an eternal inheritance in heaven. Sadly, too many people do not trust that God is sovereign, they do not believe that the Scriptures constitute absolute truth (the standard by which all things are to be judged), and they do not believe in a literal hell. I say sad because there will be no opportunity to change their eternal destination after death - it's either everlasting punishment through agonizing pain by fire that cannot be quenched, or an eternal and perfect life through faith in Jesus Christ (by the grace of God). Most everyone knows John 3:16, but not many are aware of the truth in the next two verses: "For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him (Jesus Christ) is not condemned, but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." (John 3:17-18) If you are saved by God's grace through faith in Christ, you are rejoicing in the fact that you have already inherited eternal life to be in the very presence of Almighty God and the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are lost (because you have not trusted Christ by faith), you will spend an eternity in the lake of fire - unless you repent of your sins with faith in Christ. For the unbelievers - put you faith in Christ today and receive the gift of life - eternal life, that is!

07/06/2026

Written by Pastor Steve Wiseman. Like our church page to receive Biblical messages regularly.

"He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them." (Psalm 78:49) God is the same, yesteryday, today and forever. In this text verse, we see a summary of the wrath God poured out on the Egyptians to deliver the Hebrew children out of Egypt. In the surrounding verses, more details are given. God turned their rivers into blood, spoiled their water supply, devoured them with flies, destroyed them with frogs, gave their crops to caterpillars and locusts, destroyed their vines with hail and sycamore trees with frost, and He destroyed their cattle with hail and flocks with thunderbolts. Besides all of this, God destroyed many of the Egyptians with pestilence and then, using angels of destruction, smote all their firstborn children and animals. And, God did all this to deliver the sinful and unbelieving nation of Israel (v. 22, 32 & 37). When God exercises the fierceness of His anger, nothing or nobody can withstand Him.

God protects, shelters and delivers His people from trouble. As believers, we can say with confidence that God is our God and there is none like Him. Paul said it well in Rom. 8:31, "...If God be for us, who can stand against us?" God and God alone is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. He is Almighty God! He is always faithful, merciful and gracious to His children who live in obedient service to Him. He is faithful to His promises, righteous and holy. God works miraculously to defend and bless His children. We stand in awe of His greatness and magnificent glory! Fellow soldiers, how awesome is our God? He loved us while we were sinners and sacrificed His unique Son as payment for our sins to deliver us from bo***ge to sin - all to mercifully and graciously provide the free gift of salvation and an eternal inheritance in heaven with our Savior, Christ Jesus the Lord. Christ won the victory over the grave in the resurrection and will in God's timing hand Satan his final defeat and doom, to forever burn in torment in the lake of fire. That will be the final expression of God's wrath. Now, are you happy that you've been saved by God's grace through faith in Christ? If you haven't already, put your faith in Christ today so you do not end up as the target of God's anger, to be cast into the lake of fire with the devil forever and ever. Please do that today before it's eternally too late.

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