West Bradenton Messages

The wound of a parent is healed by the adoption into God’s family. Jesus heals the wound caused by a parent. Jesus restores after denial. Jesus restores after indifference. Jesus restores after abandonment. Pastor Sam Rainer starts a new series called “Wounded.”

Pastor Sam Rainer preaches on the eighth commandment as part of a 10 week series for our Wednesday night Adult Bible Study at West Bradenton Baptist Church.

The beauty of our faith is found in the glory of Jesus. Christ’s promise of a future beauty is superior to the world’s present beauty. The beauty of salvation only comes through the ugliness of the cross. Pastor Sam Rainer finishes the series “The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful” by covering the transfiguration of Christ.

Loving the world like Christ means you will be controversial. Hypersensitivity is childish. Christians are to be childlike. Avoiding hardship is not strength. Pastor Sam Rainer continues the series “The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful” with teaching from John 7:1-13.

Tim Stephenson preaches on the seventh commandment as part of a 10 week series for our Wednesday night Adult Bible Study at West Bradenton Baptist Church.

You are not defined by your desires. God designed sex as a gift. Outside of biblical marriage, sex always devours love. Pastor Sam Rainer teaches from 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8.

Pastor Sam Rainer preaches on the fifth commandment as part of a 10 week series for our Wednesday night Adult Bible Study at West Bradenton Baptist Church.

The reason we welcome diversity now is because it’s a glimpse of what is to come. The more diverse a church is, the more gifted a church is. Jesus gets angry when we prevent His family from growing. Being a diverse church is harder, but it’s healthier.

Pastor Sam Rainer preaches on the fourth commandment as part of a 10 week series for our Wednesday night Adult Bible Study at West Bradenton Baptist Church.

Good freedom submits to Truth. Good freedom requires discipline. Good freedom comes with boundaries. Neither the oppressive nor permissive offer freedom. Self-rule is enslaving. Self-denial is freeing. Pastor Sam Rainer begins this new series by examining John 8:30-47.

Pastor Sam Rainer preaches on the third commandment as part of a 10 week series for our Wednesday night Adult Bible Study at West Bradenton Baptist Church.

The Lord’s Supper is a time for sinners to remember the Sinless. In this sermon, Pastor Sam Rainer answers three important questions about the Lord’s Supper.

Pastors Sam Rainer finishes the series in James. Righteous courage comes from patience and prayer. Patience increases your capacity for righteous courage. Righteous prayer is powerful and effective.

Pastor Sam Rainer preaches on the second commandments as part of a 10 week series for our Wednesday night Adult Bible Study at West Bradenton Baptist Church.

What you do with your wealth reveals what you believe about God. An arrogant person tries to use wealth to control the future or others. A wise person works to find God’s will. Arrogance about wealth leads to anxiety about losing it. Trusting God with your wealth leads to sacrificial giving. Pastor Sam Rainer preaches from James 4:13-5:6.

Pride says, “I am mine.” Humility says, “I am His.” Prideful people fear losing the source of their pride. Humble people fear nothing other than God. Pride leaves you with a small heart for others. Humility enables you to show the greatness of God’s grace. Pastor Sam Rainer preaches from James 4:1-12 on the subjects of pride and humility.

What is on your tongue is often in your heart. Good words are truthful and loving. Bad words are untruthful and unloving. God’s wisdom gives us healing words. Pastor Sam Rainer preaches from James 3:1-18 on the power of our words.

How we live proves who we are. You can have faith in the facts about Jesus but not be committed to Him. A dead faith is revealed by an empty confession, a false compassion, and life without fruit. A living faith proves to others you believe what you say about Jesus. Pastor Sam Rainer preaches from James 2:14-26 on the differences between a living faith and a dead faith.

What makes the church community unique is that God does not play favorites. Our sin nature causes us to segregate, but the church is the place where the poor and powerless are elevated. Pastor Sam Rainer preaches from James 2:1-13 on how to overcome the sin of favoritism.

If you believe God’s Word, then you will obey God’s Word. Pastor Sam Rainer preaches from James 1:19-27 on how Christians be “doers” of God’s Word.