“Friend, do what you came to do.”In the Garden of Gethsemane, surrounded by a crowd with swords and clubs, greeted with such insolence by His betrayer, Jesus addresses Judas, as “friend.” This isn’t the more common word for “friend” in the New Testament. The more common word is “philos,” from the word philia, which means love or affection. But this word, while less common in the New Testament, is from a root that refers to someone of your own clan or family. It means companion, friend, cousin, comrade, mate. This word is used only three times like this in the New Testament, and all three times it’s in Matthew’s gospel. And as we look at each passage, a clear and striking pattern emerges.

We are a diseased people, riddled with envy. And our condition is terminal. There is no cure available, and besides, we don’t want to be cured. But what man cannot do, God is able to do. 

We were glad to welcome Dr. Voddie Baucham as a guest preacher during our 2023 Missions Conference weekend.Text: Revelation 1

The Triumphal Entry was an episode in the ministry of the Lord that had a beginning, middle, and end. The beginning was when the disciples came back to the Lord with the donkey and colt, placed their garments on them, and seated the Lord there (Mt. 21:6). The middle of this event was when Jesus entered the city, and Matthew says that the whole city was moved (v. 10). So this middle was the procession itself. The culmination of this Entry, the climax of the day, the crowning event of what happened, was the cleansing of the Temple (v. 12).

Text: 1 Corinthians 10:23–33

Q&A with Dr. Voddie Baucham and Pastor Douglas Wilson

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Missions Conference Session #2The Mission Field Across The Street - Pastor Douglas Wilson

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