by Rick Bertou | Dec 19, 2019 | Devotional
In this 3-part blog series, we’re looking at the elements of spiritual preparation and maturity. Two weeks ago, we talked about repentance. Last week, we looked at confession. Many people do not make a distinction between repentance and confession. However, what I’m...
by Rick Bertou | Dec 12, 2019 | Devotional
Our church is talking about spiritual preparation and maturity. Last week we talked about repentance. Repentance is defined as “changing your mind about something”. If we desire to turn away from sin and turn towards God, then we must first change our mind about our...
by Rick Bertou | Dec 5, 2019 | Devotional
Let’s talk about repentance. The Bible calls us to repent – so what does that mean? What does it look like? Didn’t I do that when I was saved? Now that I’m saved, do I still need to repent? If we are calling our church to repent, what does that mean? I’m going to...
by Rick Bertou | Jul 16, 2019 | Worship
Just for a moment, relax and ask yourself the following two questions: What is the best place you’ve ever visited?What is the best day you’ve ever had? If you’re like most people, you probably answered the “best place” as somewhere you went on vacation or to getaway....
by Rick Bertou | Jan 17, 2019 | Discipleship
On Sunday, January 13th, our Elders announced that the Lord is leading us to make some major changes at First Baptist Powell. We are devoted to striking a new balance between teaching/proclaiming the Word of God and building deep friendships/relationships that...
