http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress Welcome to the Godcast of the First Baptist Church of Lepanto, Arkansas. Bro. Jim Duffel presents the Word of God in this Podcast. Glorifying God by building His Kingdom. Ephesians 4:12 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:34:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Heavenly Risk Takers 2 Samuel 23:13-17  Bro. Jim delves deep into his cache of sermons to explain to us that we should be "Heavenly Risk Takers" in our daily walk. That we shouldn't be complacent and just recline in our spiritual easy chairs but go out and make a difference as we ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/11/17/godcast-100-heavenly-risk-takers-bro-jim-duffel/ Head Waiters Acts 6:1-7  Bro. Jim instructs us from the book of Acts about the duties ascribed to the position of deacon and  the prerequisites for candidacy to be a deacon as we prepare to choose which men will serve our congregation in the coming year.Download Head Waiters http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/11/17/godcast-99-head-waiters-bro-jim-duffel/ Being Rapture Ready I Thessalonians 4:13-18  Bro. Jim tells us of the rapture of the church and how we should be prepared as there are no prophesies that have to happen before Jesus comes to catch us up in the air with Him. He shows us that the story of Lot being rescued ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/11/12/godcast-98-being-rapture-ready-bro-jim-duffel/ Lessons From Lot  2 Peter 2:6-9 First we are presented with a brief word from Shannon Bruner, Director of the Pregnancy Care Center of Trumann about how they are using their ministry to help young men and women who find themselves in trouble in our area.  Bro. Jim then uses the story of ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/11/12/godcast-97-lessons-from-lot-bro-jim-duffel/  Jude 1:3 Contend For The Faith Bro. Jim, in a deviation from his prepared message for the evening, makes a heartfelt, stern appeal to us from the book of Jude to contend for the faith God has given us. He encourages us to take a stand for God and to measure up to lost ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/11/06/godcast-96-contend-for-the-faith-bro-jim-duffel/ Proverbs 29:2 Favor or Funeral?  Bro. Jim poses the question, Favor or Funeral? as he uses Proverbs 29:2 as an example of how the presence of righteousness in our leaders can lead to our nation obtaining favor from God.  Whereas if we have leaders who are wicked, the people groan as if ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/11/05/godcast-95-favor-or-funeral-bro-jim-duffel/ Matthew 12:1-8 & Hosea 6:6 Mercy, Not Sacrifice - The Conflict of Christ  Bro. Steve uses a story of Jesus dealing with the Pharisees from the book of Matthew to describe how Jesus came to fulfil the law, not to destroy it. He shows us that from what God has given us for good, man ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/10/27/344/ Matthew 27:35 Grievance Against Gambling Be sure to listen to this message from Bro. Jim opposing the upcoming amendment to allow a state lottery in Arkansas. He makes a passionate case against gambling by showing us how it breaks God's laws, creates social problems and desecrates God's sovereign providence using some powerful ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/10/27/godcast-93-grievance-against-gambling-bro-jim-duffel/ Taking The Stew Out of Stewardship pt.3  Here we have part three of three messages concerning stewardship from Bro. Denny Wright, Team Leader for the Leadership and Worship Team and Finances for Church, Family and Ministry for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. We were fortunate enough to have him deliver ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/10/22/godcast-92-taking-the-stew-out-of-stewardship-pt3-bro-denny-wright/ Taking The Stew Out of Stewardship pt.2 Here we have part two of three messages concerning stewardship from Bro. Denny Wright, Team Leader for the Leadership and Worship Team and Finances for Church, Family and Ministry for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. We were fortunate enough to have him deliver his messages on “Taking ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/10/21/godcast-91-taking-the-stew-out-of-stewardship-pt2-bro-denny-wright/ Stewardship pt.1 Here we have part one of three messages concerning stewardship from Bro. Denny Wright, Team Leader for the Leadership and Worship Team and Finances for Church, Family and Ministry for the Arkansas Baptist State Convention. We were fortunate enough to have him deliver his messages on "Taking The Stew Out of ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/10/21/godcast-90-taking-the-stew-out-of-stewardship-bro-denny-wright/ Psalm 37:4-5 God Wants You Bro. Jim encourages us to be still and listen to the Lord. He tells us to run to Him and to surrender to His greatness by delighting ourselves in Him.Download God Wants You http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/10/18/godcast-89-god-wants-you-bro-jim-duffel/ Psalm 37:1-7 The Woes of Wall Street  Bro. Jim discusses the current monitary situation and how worldly thinking applies to the everyday lives of Christians in this morning message.Download The Woes of Wall Street http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/10/13/godcast-88-the-woes-of-wall-street-bro-jim-duffel/ On October 6, 2008 we at First Baptist Church of Lepanto, Arkansas were proud to host the seventy-first annual session of the Trinity Baptist Association. We present here for the first time, a recording of the entire event. A large part of the day's activities was dedicated to worshipping God. There were ... http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/10/07/godcast-87-71st-annual-trinity-baptist-association-meeting/ Acts 2:41-47 The Church’s Makeup Bro. Jim concludes his series on "Are We There Yet?" with this sermon which continues to remind us to try to conform to the ways of the first church as depicted in Acts.Download The Church's Makeup http://fbclepanto.com/wordpress/2008/10/07/godcast-86-the-churchs-makeup-bro-jim-duffel/