Forsaking All

23 September 2014

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"And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him." (Luke 5:11)
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What passion and desire for the Lord does it take to immediately leave all you have known about life and follow Jesus completely?

That is exactly what these men did. They left their jobs, they left kinsman behind, and they even left the huge draught of fishes they had just worked to bring ashore!

Does this mean we are to sell everything we have, quit our jobs, and leave our families to serve Jesus?

To put it simply, no.

But Jesus does call us to prioritize our lives.

Material wealth and fame should never be our focus. When we serve the Lord, He will supply all our needs. Perhaps we are called to be a disciple IN our current occupation!

Natural family should not be chosen over service to the Lord but that does not free us of our responsibilities if we are parents or children. In fact, we see shortly after Peter was called by the Lord to follow him that Jesus healed his mother-in-law.

As disciples, we should seek to glorify the Lord Jesus with every aspect of our lives. That means if you are a father, you should be the kind of father that God has been to you. If you work with computers, you should be the best you can be for the glory of Jesus. If you are stay-at-home mom, you should be the keeper of the gates of your home for the glory of Christ!

Whoever you are, whatever you do, wherever you are, do all things to the glory of God!

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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.

Living in Liberty

Elder Bryce Lowrance

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