“To the law and to the testimony!” Isaiah 8:20 There are many influences competing for our attention. All the more for why we must look eagerly for Christ. The many influences are swaying us to consult them. They sometimes whisper, they may sing, they may shout, they may laugh their way in, but one thing…
Darkness of Not Following God
This coming Lord’s Day at Eastside Baptist I will be preaching from Isaiah 8:16-22 “…they have no light of dawn. Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. Then they will look toward the earth and…
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Meet Bear Morton
On February 4, 2018 Eastside Baptist will host our second Burning in the Soul preaching series. I have invited “Bear” Morton, pastor of Magic Valley Bible Church in Twin Falls, to come and preach what is burning in his soul. Meet Greg “Bear” Morton: Bear has been shepherding God’s people who gather at Magic Valley Bible…
Sovereign Redeemer Baptist Fellowship
January 14, 2018 marked the start of a new journey toward gathering new worshippers of God in Twin Falls, Idaho. God’s people who gather at 204 Eastland Drive, known as Eastside Baptist Church, are pleased to launch this new fellowship. Sovereign Redeemer Baptist Fellowship, under the leadership of church planter, Greg Moering Jr, began preaching through…
Grace to Sinners
appeared today in the Twin Falls Times News Christ calls the sinner. “Sinner, come.” Though you have nothing or no one to recommend you; for Christ’s sake, come. There are many people around you. Look at them. Are you part of a local fellowship of believers? Look at them again. Many, if not most of…
Theology and the Funeral Service
Where I live, today is a big day. In the common human experience of life, all will die. The funeral service exposes theology of the person, the preacher, and the more. I do not embrace Mormon doctrine as orthodox in any way and hold that the Mormon religion is a cult. This does not diminish…
Introducing: Sovereign Redeemer Baptist Fellowship
This coming Lord’s Day, Eastside Baptist will begin the actual stepping forward of a new church plant. We have been praying for this for some time now. Beginning on January 14, 2018, Sovereign Redeemer Baptist Fellowship, SBC will conduct her first service. SRBF will use the meeting house of Eastside Baptist Church located at 204…
Burning in the Soul: Guard Yourselves from Idols
This past Sunday evening Eastside Baptist Church hosted our first of 12 preaching events in the Burning in the Soul series. John Downs of the Paul Congregational Church in Paul, Idaho preached what was burning in his soul from 1 John 5:18-21. The full sermon is here: I highly recommend it and encourage you to…
In Times Like This
It was nearly eight years ago. I would have to preach Psalm 46 to myself again and again and again. Today? I preach it to myself still. Scripture is more than just words on a page. They’re not magical words on a page that come true when you say them in the correct order or…