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5 May 2014

"And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?" (Luke 2:49)

The focus of our discipleship should be to conform our lives to the image of Christ more and more each day. The very first words of Jesus that the Holy Spirit shares with us show that He lived His life with purpose and determination. He did not say, "I really should do my Father's business." Neither did He say, "I need to do my Father's business." He said, "I MUST be about my Father's business."

We have been abundantly blessed by the hand of God, but how often do we read His word to remind us of His mercy? Do we know we should do it and then allow things to distract us? Have we been blessed by reading in the past and now feel the need for it? That is excellent growth! But imagine if we had the attitude of Christ in regard to the study of His word? What if we had the attitude, "I must read my Bible?" Could anything distract us or get in our way? Certainly not!

And so it is with prayer and attendance to public worship. If we choose to have the attitude that we "should" do these things then we "might" do them or not. But if we grow into the image of Christ, we will live with the attitude of “I must serve The Lord with every aspect of my life!”

Then, we will be living the abundant life that is promised us in the word of God. We will have scripture on our minds and in our conversations. Every joy and sorrow will be attended with prayer. And every time the doors of the church are open, we will not only be there, we will be rejoicing KNOWING we are in the presence of God!

My Father’s children, you MUST be about your Father’s business!

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Welcome

Brentwood Hills Primitive Baptist Church is a community of believers working together to transform our lives to the image of Jesus Christ. We believe it is our duty and privilege to live the gospel of the doctrines of grace in such a way as to edify the families within our church and other children of God in our community. Through regular worship based on strong Biblical principles, fellowship, admonishment, and outreach, we glory in the grace of the sovereign God working in our lives thereby showing the Spirit of God in the world.

Brentwood Hills was organized in 1906 in Fort Worth, Texas as Laodicea Primitive Baptist Church. You can find much of the history of the church, as well as other churches here: Primitive Baptist History Database

We identify ourselves as an old-line Primitive Baptist church. If you read our Articles of Faith, you’ll see that we hold to such doctrines as the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible. We recognize the King James Version (KJV) as the only English translation worthy of being called the Bible. We believe in salvation solely by the grace of a sovereign God. We believe that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, came to the earth to do the will of His Father, which was to deliver from the sentence of death all those the Father gave Him before the world began. We believe that Jesus fully satisfied the Father by atoning for all the sins of all His people. In time, we believe the Holy Spirit comes to each person that belongs to Jesus and regenerates them. Then (and only then) can anyone have faith, which is a fruit of the Spirit, by which you are able to believe the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. Whether or not you ever hear the gospel, or believe it if you did hear it, or obey it if you did believe it, rest assured that Jesus will remain forever faithful to you because, if He died for you, He will never deny that you belong to Him.

We believe that everyone for whom Christ died will without fail be raised again from the dead to a glorified life. Even if we are alive when He returns to raise the dead, we shall be changed to a glorified life. All the Redeemed will meet the Lord in the air. Then He will take us to Heaven and there we shall forever be with the Lord. The wicked will be raised at the same time as the righteous, but the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment along with Satan and his angels. Until that glorious day when Christ returns to raise the dead, He has provided a place for His people to find rest for their souls. This place is the Church. Jesus Christ set-up His church on this earth before His death on the Cross. The church is there for those of His people who have come to believe that God saved them by His Son, Jesus Christ. To believe that Christ “paid it all” gives believers the strongest motivation to serve Him. Once enlightened to this glorious truth, then the child of God should feel an obligation to become and remain an active member of the His church. To serve the Lord in His church makes for one of the great blessings to experience this side of Heaven. It fulfills you to serve in His church and it gives your life purpose and meaning.