Pleasant View Baptist Church

09/28/2026

Motivation Monday | EAGERLY WATCH
Join me today as we spend Five More Minutes with God!

What do you do after you pray?
If you have time, read Psalm 5! It is a quick read with some real nuggets of truth!

Psalm 5:3 says, “In the morning I will order my prayer to You and eagerly watch.”

Prayer isn’t just laying something before God and waiting for an answer. It’s continuing through the day attentive to what God is doing—around us and even in us.

I’ve talked with God about this. Now I’m walking with God through this.

💭 Today’s Truth: Don’t just watch for the answer. Watch for God.

🙏 Today’s Prayer: Lord, help me bring my concerns to You and then walk through my day with an expectant heart. Help me recognize where You are working, and use the waiting to grow and change me. Help me pray and eagerly watch! In Jesus name, Amen.

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09/27/2026

09/27/2026

Sunday Morning Worship - check out our website for todays sermon outline - www.pvbclincoln.org

09/25/2026

FAITHFUL FRIDAY — STAY WITH HIM
Before Andrew brought Peter to Jesus, something important happened:
Andrew spent time with Jesus himself.

In John 1, Jesus gives Andrew and another disciple a simple invitation:
“Come, and you will see.” — John 1:39

They went—and Scripture says:
“…they stayed with Him that day…”

Then Andrew does something beautiful.
He finds his brother Simon and tells him:
“We have found the Messiah…”

And John 1:42 simply says:
“He brought him to Jesus.”

Don't miss the order.
Andrew stayed with Jesus before Andrew brought someone to Jesus.

💭 Today's Truth:
The more we stay close to Jesus, the more naturally we have something to share about Jesus.

We can become so busy doing things for Jesus that we neglect simply spending time with Jesus.

So this Faithful Friday, do both.

Stay with Him.
Open His Word. Talk with Him. Listen. Obey. Stay close.

Then look around and ask:
Who can I help bring closer to Jesus?

Maybe you pray for them. Maybe you share what Christ has been teaching you. Maybe this weekend you simply say, “Come with me.”

🙏 Today's Prayer:
Jesus, help me stay close to You and abide with You! Keep my relationship with You from becoming merely activity done for You. As I spend time with You, give me eyes to see the people around me who need You, and show me how I can help bring them closer to You. Amen.

If you're in the area, we'd love to have you at Pleasant View Baptist Church in Waynesburg this Sunday. Small Groups begin at 9:30 AM, and Morning Worship begins at 10:45 AM as we continue our ABIDE series.

Stay with Jesus. Then help somebody else move a little closer to Him.
Today’s Five More Minutes is also available wherever you listen to podcasts.

09/24/2026

THANKFUL THURSDAY — LOOK AGAIN
The sun came up this morning.
Birds are outside.
Grass is growing.
There's food to eat, people to love, another day to live.
Ordinary stuff, right?
Maybe not.

Psalm 104 looks at many of those same everyday things and sees the extraordinary work and generosity of God.

“You give to them, they gather it up;
You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.”
— Psalm 104:28

Here's what struck me:
Creation hasn't become ordinary. We've just become accustomed to the extraordinary!

Sometimes we experience God's gifts so often that we stop noticing them.

But James 1:17 reminds us:
“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above…”

💭 Today's Truth:
Familiar gifts are still gifts.

So here's your challenge for this Thankful Thursday:
Look again.

Notice something today that you've gotten used to—the view outside your window, the food on your table, someone you love, a cup of coffee, a sunset you've seen a thousand times.

Don't just see the thing.
See the gift. And then see the Giver.

🙏 Today's Prayer:
Father, thank You for the countless gifts You've placed around me. Forgive me when familiarity causes me to overlook Your goodness. Give me fresh eyes today to see Your hand in the things I've gotten used to, and let those gifts turn my heart toward You. In Jesus name. Amen.

What familiar gift from God can you look at with fresh eyes today?
Today’s Five More Minutes is also available wherever you listen to podcasts.

09/24/2026

Our College and Career Class had a great time at the Ocoee River. We’d love to have you join us for our next adventure!

09/23/2026

WISDOM WEDNESDAY — STAY INTERRUPTIBLE
David had just trusted God in a huge moment.
In 1 Samuel 24, he refused to kill Saul—the king who was literally trying to kill him.

Then in 1 Samuel 25, one foolish man named Nabal insults him, and David straps on his sword and heads out ready to take revenge.

Isn't that something?

David had been obedient in the bigger thing—and nearly stumbled over the smaller thing.

But God put Abigail in his path.
She challenged David to look beyond his anger and consider where this road was taking him. And David listened.
He told her:
“Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me…” — 1 Samuel 25:32

David recognized something important:
God was in the interruption.

💭 Today's Truth:
Stay interruptible.

Part of abiding in Christ is remaining sensitive to the Holy Spirit when He corrects us. Sometimes that happens through God's Word. Sometimes through conviction. And sometimes God uses someone who loves us enough to say, “Don't go any farther down this road.”

Correction isn't always rejection.
Correction can be one of God's gracious ways of keeping us close.

🙏 Today's Prayer:
Lord, keep my heart humble and teachable. Help me avoid spiritual arrogance. Help me remain sensitive to Your Spirit and willing to receive correction. If I'm headed down a road I shouldn't travel, give me the wisdom to listen and the humility to turn around. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Is there an area of your life where God may be trying to interrupt you?
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09/22/2026

TRUTH TUESDAY — FAITH KNOWS WHO
I've always tended to picture Abraham walking up the mountain in Genesis 22 thinking something like, “I don't know how this is going to work out. I just hope somehow it does.”

But Hebrews 11 gives us an incredible glimpse into what Abraham was actually thinking.

Before going up the mountain, Abraham said:
“I and the lad will go over there; and we will worship and return to you.”
— Genesis 22:5

We will return.

How could Abraham say that?

Hebrews 11:17–19 tells us that Abraham had actually reasoned that God was able even to raise Isaac from the dead.

Abraham didn't know what God was going to do. In fact, God didn't raise Isaac from the dead—He provided a ram instead.

But Abraham knew what God was able to do, and he knew God would remain faithful to His promise.

💭 Today's Truth:
Faith doesn't always know HOW. Faith knows WHO.

Faith isn't correctly predicting how God will work. Faith is trusting God when you cannot predict how He will work.

There will be moments when you don't understand what God is doing. Go back to what you know about the One you're walking with.

God is good. God is faithful. God keeps His Word.

🙏 Today's Prayer:
Lord, I don't know how everything in front of me is going to work out. I don't always understand what You are doing, and I cannot see what comes next. But I know You. Help me trust Your character and Your faithfulness when I cannot see Your plan. In Jesus Name. Amen.

What are you facing today where you need to trust Who God is—even though you don't know how He will work?

Today’s Five More Minutes is also available wherever you listen to podcasts.

09/21/2026

📖 MOTIVATION MONDAY — YOUR CORNER OF THE MAT
If you grew up in Sunday School, you may remember this one from the flannelgraph days! 😄
Four men have a paralyzed friend who needs Jesus. The house is packed, they can't get through the door, so they climb onto the roof, make an opening, and lower their friend down to Jesus.

But today I want you to notice one simple detail from Mark 2:3:
“And they came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men.”

These men couldn't heal their friend.
They couldn't make him walk.
But they could carry him to Jesus.

Sometimes we get discouraged because we're trying to do something in another person's life that only Jesus can do.

We can't change someone's heart.
We can't control their decisions.
We can't fix every problem.

You don't have to do Jesus' part. But you do need to be faithful with your part.

Picture those four men carrying that mat.
Each one had a corner.

So here's your Motivation Monday question:
What's your corner of the mat?

Maybe it's praying for someone.
Making the phone call.
Listening to somebody who's hurting.
Meeting a practical need.
Sharing what Jesus has done for you.
Inviting someone to church.

Galatians 6:2 says:
“Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.”

💭 Today’s Truth
You don't have to carry the whole mat. Just faithfully carry your corner.

Part of ABIDING with Jesus is allowing His heart for people to shape the way we walk alongside them.

So this week, keep your eyes open.
Ask God: “Lord, show me where I can pick up a corner.”

Then when He gives you the opportunity—pray, encourage, show up, listen, serve, invite.
Do what God has given you to do, and trust Jesus to do what only Jesus can do.

🙏 Today’s Prayer
Jesus, open my eyes to the people You have placed around me. Show me where I can help carry someone's burden this week. Keep me from trying to do what only You can do, but give me the compassion and obedience to faithfully do my part. Help me carry my corner and point people toward You. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Whose corner of the mat can you pick up this week?
🎧 Today’s Five More Minutes is also available wherever you listen to podcasts.