Ezekiel 7:19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity. […]
Archives for January 2017
Sunday in Review
We had another great Sunday this week with 264 in attendance. Pastor preached his last message out of the book of Zachariah and we are excited to be on Malachi! Soon we will have completed the entire section of Minor Prophets, which is an accompaniment that many churches and pastors wouldn’t dare to attempt. God […]
Six Baptisms This Past Thursday!
Our church was really blessed to see the fruit of constant gospel preaching with six people baptized this past Thursday night. We are excited for each person baptized as they are moving forward with their Christian life! Abigail Cooke grew up as a missionary kid in Guatemala. She grew up going to church and doing […]
Their sin broke Him
Ezekiel 6:9 And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall lothe themselves for the evils which they have […]
They will not listen
Ezekiel 3:7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted. God sends His man to preach and makes it clear that the people are not going to listen. They will not listen to Ezekiel because they […]
Going where the Spirit goes
Ezekiel 1:12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the spirit was to go, they went; and they turned not when they went. I certainly don’t understand much about these wheels and creatures but this I know and like. Where the spirit went they went. They went straight forward to where the Spirit was […]
Member Spotlight: Peter and Rayisa Skudarnov
Vision Baptist Church provides a home where its people can live out God’s calling on their everyday lives to be messengers of the gospel here in the community and on the foreign field. From month to month, we would like to spotlight various members of our church body and the work they are doing […]
Daddy’s sin does affect the children
Lamentations 5:7 Our fathers have sinned, and are not; And we have borne their iniquities. God doesn’t punish a child for his parents sin but they do suffer because of their parent’s sin. When a parent does wrong and suffers then the children that are so closely associated with him will suffer also. The drunkard’s […]
Lying preachers
Lamentations 2:14 Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: And they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; But have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment. The men of God that should have told the truth are lying. They claim that God is telling them things […]
God has removed Jerusalem
Lamentations 1:8 Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: All that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward. Jerusalem knows what God wants and chooses not to obey. She has now been removed, disciplined, and has suffered the consequences of her sin and rebellion. All […]
Evil in the eyes of the Lord
Jeremiah 52:2 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. In our society today everything is PC, politically correct. We are worried about what the society at large will think about what we say or do. God’s people should worry about what He […]
Sunday in Review
We had another great Sunday in our new building! If you haven’t stopped by to see it yet we would like to invite you to our Open House Weekend this Saturday and Sunday. We would love to show you around the new building that God has blessed us with! Sunday morning there was another great […]
Wicked shepherds
Jeremiah 50:6 My people hath been lost sheep: Their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: They have gone from mountain to hill, They have forgotten their resting place. Jeremiah often talks about the shepherds, pastors, of God’s people. Much of the blame for what is happening […]
Sadness in the city
Jeremiah 49:25 How is the city of praise not left, The city of my joy! Now Damascus is destroyed. The city that had been so great couldn’t stand against God. God had judged them for their mistreatment and brutality against His people. The strongest cities will not stand against the judgment of the Lord. I […]
Do the work
Jeremiah 48:10 Cursed! be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, And cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. When God has a work for us to do He expects us to do it with all of our heart. Why would we not be involved? Why would we not from […]
God will protect Jacob and His people
Jeremiah 46:28 Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, Saith the LORD: for I am with thee; For I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: But I will not make a full end of thee, But correct thee in measure; Yet will I not leave thee wholly […]
Weekly Update
This past week we had a great week at Vision Baptist Church. Sunday morning there were 287 people here, and we heard a great message out of Zachariah! Thursday night we were honored to have one of our veteran missionaries, David and Katie Gardner, back and preaching for us updating us on the work going […]
New Missionaries!
Tonight Ben Thomas and his soon to be wife Caroline were accepted as a missionary out of Vision Baptist Church and Vision Baptist Missions. He will be starting deputation soon and will be headed to the country of Myanmar, located in South East Asia. Ben is now the third person to graduate out of Vision Baptist’s youth ministry […]
I will take care of you when it all gets destroyed
Jeremiah 45:5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest. Baruch has been a faithful layman helping Jeremiah do his ministry. Now things are […]
Treachery instead of hospitality
Jeremiah 41:2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. They were eating together. Gedaliah had come in peace. He […]
God did what He said He would do!
Jeremiah 40:3 Now the LORD hath brought it, and done according as he hath said: because ye have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you. Nebuzar-adan, the captain of the guard, must have known what Jeremiah had prophesied. He realized that even the wicked things […]
What a price to pay
Jeremiah 39:15 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, I read this section and I am struck with the price God’s men paid for being just that. They were God’s men. That meant that they were locked up. They were only […]
They didn’t like his message
Jeremiah 38:4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare […]
They wouldn’t listen
Jeremiah 37:2 But neither he, nor his servants, nor the people of the land, did hearken unto the words of the LORD, which he spake by the prophet Jeremiah. God sent His word. They had a prophet, a man of God, to speak to them for God. That didn’t matter to them. They ignored the […]
A New Chapter in Vision History
What a wonderful way to celebrate Christmas! We at Vision Baptist Church moved into our first very own building on Christmas Day, 2016. Before the service, we gathered around the front of the new church building. After a time of singing and prayer, John Pearson, who was very influential in the building project, cut the […]
No respect for the Word of God
Jeremiah 36:23 And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. 24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent […]
Proclaim liberty to all
Jeremiah 34:17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed […]
God challenges His people to call on Him
Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. This promise was to God’s people Israel. They would see God do things that they had never dreamed possible and He is going to do just that. He challenged His people to call on […]
He will make Israel a great nation
Jeremiah 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, And write it in their hearts; And will be their God, And they shall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no […]
God will never fully destroy Israel
Jeremiah 30:11 For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: Though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, Yet will I not make a full end of thee: But I will correct thee in measure, And will not leave thee altogether unpunished. God is with Israel […]
God wants them to change so He can
Jeremiah 26:3 If so be they will hearken, and turn every man from his evil way, that I may repent me of the evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. God wants them to listen. He wants them to turn from their evil ways. He wants this […]
Refusing to listen they bring their own consequences
Jeremiah 25:7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. God says that they have not listened. They will not pay attention. They will not take to heart what He has to say to them through […]
God has big plans for Israel
Jeremiah 24:7 And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. The day is coming that God will give Israel a heart to know Him. They have […]
Second Baptism of the New Year!
Tonight we had our second baptism in the new building and of the new year! Abby Cofeild was baptized tonight at the age of eight. Abby’s parents are Stephen and Stephanie Coalfield. They have been serving in our church as Sunday School teachers and Stephen has been leading worship. Abby was saved on May 9, […]
God gave them a choice
Jeremiah 21:8 And unto this people thou shalt say, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. All through the Bible God gives people a choice. They can choose to obey and believe or they can choose to rebel and not believe. In this verse […]
Never came into my mind
Jeremiah 19:5 They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind: This verse is another that shows God responding to man and what he does. They built their places of worship. […]
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
This past Sunday night we had an exciting announcement. Members out of our church, who have been serving as deacons, followed God’s calling on their life to be missionaries to the country of China. We were very excited for this family and ready to see how God will bless them greatly! Ty and Rebecca Pepperdine Ty […]
First Baptism in the New Building!
Benjamin Soncco Benjamin Soncco was saved few years ago on a Sunday night in Arequipa, Peru. David Gardner was preaching at Omega Baptist Church on life after death, it was then that Benjamin realized that he wasn’t saved. So that night on the way home from church Benjamin talked to his mom about salvation, and repented and […]
New Members!
Austin & Anny Grace Till Austin Till came in contact with with Vision Baptist Church through our missionary Mark Tolson in Dalian, China. Austin was working in China as an English teacher and found Mark online. He desired to do what Mark Tolson was doing in China so he went to Dalian to visit, and […]
God will change His mind on the good
Jeremiah 18:10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them. God had planned good for a nation in this text. God wants to do good to people, especially His people. But if when He has planned […]
Not all preach the truth
Jeremiah 14:14 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. God had to warn His people that […]
Living out God’s message
Jeremiah 13:1 Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. In this passage God tells Jeremiah to go get a girdle. He will be told to bury it. Then he will dig it up. It is an actual […]