The Good NEWS

9 September 2014

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"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised," (Luke 4:18)
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When a man preaches the gospel it should be a declaration of the finished work of Jesus Christ. Preaching is not a a cause of regeneration but a discovery of life already given by the sovereignty of God!

Having said that, the gospel is still extremely important to the child of God. It is how we come to discover and understand what God has done for us. It sets us free to love God out of pure thankfulness and not fear of condemnation!

The gospel is for the poor in spirit (or meek as it reads in Isaiah). The good news tells a person who is sick of their own sin that Jesus died for them and took away the penalty of their sins.

The gospel is for the brokenhearted. A brokenhearted person is one who seems to have no hope. The gospel news reminds us that it is not by our righteousness but by the shed blood of Christ that we will be reunited with God someday.

The gospel is for those held captive. The good news sets us free from false doctrines that bind us to a hopeless system of works or will. It also declares to us that sin no longer has a death grip on us. We have been given power to walk away.

The gospel is for the blind. There is physical blindness, which Jesus healed. And there is spiritual blindness, or darkness, that speaks of our ignorance of the true nature of God. The gospel tells us plainly that God is sovereign and all powerful and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God come powerfully in the flesh!

The gospel is to set bruised men at liberty. Even though we have been saved from our sins, they still have an effect on us emotionally and physically. The gospel liberates us to ignore the temporary pain brought into our lives by our sin and the sinful condition of the world. The gospel declares that we have been set free from the lasting consequences of sin and that some day we will be free of its power altogether!

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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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