Opawa Baptist Church

Listen to Karen as she frames Pauls rebuke of idle Christians in 2 Thessalonians 3 and how we should view the work and pursuits we undertake.

 Listen to Rod explain how in 2 Thessalonians Paul repeats his warnings about the false teaching of the second coming and the nature of the antichrist.

Have you felt like giving up lately in your Christian life? Hear Rod talk of the encouragement Paul give to the Thessalonians showing our place in God, encouragement and the hopelessness of the other path.

Who are our church leaders? How do you regard them? Listen to what Rod has to say in regards to our leaders, how to esteem them, test then and encourage them.

Does it matter about the biblical prophecy of the future? What about the rapture? Our view off and hope for the future and what we expect to happen shapes how we live now. What we do know is that Jesus will return.

What’s this about sex? Listen to Gods plan for our sexuality and how sex can be holy, honourable and good.

Love is about giving. Listen as Bella explains how love is not just a feeling. Why focusing on the important things and saying sorry is part of loving one another.

 We live in a society that has little knowledge of the gospel of Jesus. We have been Entrusted with its message. Listen to Rod explain how we may Embody it and allow it to be Empowered by the spirit.

Listen to our guest speaker from South Asia, talk about Gods justice and mercy for those living on the margins and how we can practice justice and mercy out of love for beauty.

Listen to how the Apostle Paul responded to rumours and criticism from people at Thessalonica with a pastoral heart of encouragement and love. How do we show loving encouragement to others?