Radio Broadcasts – Flint River Primitive Baptist Church

If you look around the world today, you might think things rather hopeless. Feelings of anxiety and despair have a tendency to sweep over us like a flood. From wars and rumors of wars, to health issues, to financial difficulty, to relational problems, the world is a place of suffering. In today’s broadcast, Pastor Winslett …

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In today’s episode of Words of Grace, we share a recent message from the pulpit of Flint River. Our passage under consideration is the latter part of 2 Corinthians chapter 1, specifically verses 15-22. On the surface, much of this might be random language or pleasantries, but there’s actually a significant point Paul makes here …

Continue reading "Yea and Amen"

In today’s broadcast, we take a glance into the last sermon Jesus preached before going to the cross, a message we call the Upper Room Discourse. Our focus is three of the major points of the sermon: Peace despite the circumstance (let not your heart be troubled), The Holy Spirit (the Comforter being sent), and …

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When your congregation meets, what is your emphasis? That could be a proverbial “can of worms.” In today’s broadcast, Pastor Winslett considers certain American religious phenomenon such as the “seeker sensitive” mentality in light of the Commission of Christ. In short, putting the emphasis on the “feel” of worship or framing worship in a way …

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In today’s broadcast, we consider three connected, relevant, but sometimes neglected thoughts: Working, wealth, and wisdom. From the beginning, men were commanded to work (Genesis 3). When one works hard, they may generate wealth (Proverbs 10:4). But what does the bible say of wealth? It discourages us from wanting it (1 Timothy 5)! But if …

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Folks often mock people who pray for others on social media. It’s become a trendy thing to do, mocking “thoughts and prayers” when a tragedy happens. But Paul actually said the Corinthian believers “also helped together by prayer for us” when he and his fellow laborers were in affliction (2 Cor 1:11). So Christian, prayer …

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In today’s edition of Words of Grace, we share a message from Pastor Winslett from Psalm 85, a beautiful hymn highlighting themes of captivity, forgiveness, and revival. While it certainly spoke to issues the writer faced in his time, as with many Psalms, the ultimate and final fulfillment is in the redemptive work of the …

Continue reading "Righteousness and Peace have Kissed"

In Matthew 4, Jesus was led of the Spirit into the wilderness for a period of fasting and then a battle with the wicked one, the devil. But unlike us in our moments of temptation, Jesus never once was susceptible to the wiles of the devil and was completely victorious. Join us for this message! …

Continue reading "The Temptation"

Using Luke’ first recorded miracle of Jesus in Luke chapter 4, Ben Winslett emphasizes Jesus’ power over evil spirits and devils. In this program, we consider topics such as: The Reality of forces of darkness in this world. Where did evil spirits come from? Jesus has power over them, but beyond that they are afraid …

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1 Corinthians 6 contains a rather alarming statement regarding the fact that sin separates us from God and renders us unable to inherit the Kingdom of God.  As sinners, that gives us pause and makes us tremble. However, the following statement is one of comfort, as we learn God washes, sanctifies, and justifies us. Join …

Continue reading "And Such Were Some Of You"

In today’s episode of Words of Grace, we emphasize what, at times and contrary to our wishes, is a struggle in the emotional aspect of loving God the way we want to. How can we grow in this? Ben Winslett shares biblical insight into the concept of loving God as well as two methods of …

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In today’s episode of Words of Grace, we engage in a bit of “cage rattling.” How so? Simply put, if my theology cannot explain the actual conversion stories in the Bible, then something is likely awry in my thinking. Does my theology explain the Thief on the Cross? Or Cornelius? Do I insist upon requirements …

Continue reading "Paul, the Pattern of Regeneration"

Have you ever known someone curious about Christ but too afraid to visit a church our of fear of being judged? It would be great to say that’s all a misunderstanding, but the fact is, sometimes church culture is “judgy” about the mistakes in the lives of others. In James chapter 5, James instructs his …

Continue reading "A Hospital for Sinners"

In today’s broadcast, we share a message in which Ben Winslett considers one of our Lord’s sermons that has come to be called the Olivet Discourse. It gets its name from the location in which it was preached, the Mount of Olives. Prompted by Jesus’ foretelling the destruction of the Temple, four apostles come to …

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Last week we considered together Jesus’ response to the death of John the Baptist: Prayer. Today, we continue this message, looking at the willingness of Jesus to interrupt His needs for the sake of helping people in their affliction, something very common to His ministry. In specific, our focus is on the miracles that He …

Continue reading "Mourning and Miracles, Part 2"

There is a proper place for mourning after a tragedy. Sometimes people feel ashamed to mourn and there are even times when people are scolded for it. But it’s a proper part of the healing process though the sting of loss never fully goes away. In today’s broadcast, we share the first half of a …

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Today on Words of Grace, we come to our final message in our series on the standard Statement of Faith or Abstract of Principles of historic Baptists in the United States and also Primitive Baptists of today, a document which we commonly refer to as the Articles of Faith. The subject matter of today’s Article …

Continue reading "We Believe in Ministerial Authority"

Continuing our series on the standard Articles of Faith of historic Baptist churches in the United States as well as Primitive Baptist churches of today, we arrive at the doctrine of eschatology, the end of time. In this program, we consider the historic viewpoints of pre-millennialism, post-millennialism, and a-millennialism, as well a more modern and …

Continue reading "We Believe in the Resurrection"

As you know, we’re presently undertaking a survey of the basic tenants of the historic Baptist faith, as represented in the Articles of Faith of historic Baptist and contemporary Primitive Baptist Churches. Our subject matter for today shifts the focus from what we might call doctrinal or theological concepts to ecclesiological concepts, as we review …

Continue reading "We Believe in the Ordinances"

As you know, we are presently considering the standard statement of faith, what we call the Articles of Faith, of historic Baptist churches in America but also Primitive Baptist churches of today. In this series, we’re using our own statement of faith, a variation which dates to and before 1808. And we’re also comparing it …

Continue reading "We Believe in Preservation"