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Allen Williams preached on the hymn "There is a Fountain" as part of our series, Theology and Music: How the Songs We Sing Shepherd Our Souls. This message was delivered on the evening of Sunday, November 1, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR.  Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction to the Hymn and Scripture Focus(00:01:17) - History of 'There Is a Fountain' and William Cowper(00:02:36) - Understanding the Fountain Imagery(00:04:32) - Redemption Through Christ's Blood (Ephesians 1)(00:07:07) - Blood, Death, and Old Testament Sacrifice(00:08:21) - The Tabernacle and Limits of Animal Sacrifice(00:09:13) - Hebrews 9: The New Covenant Fulfilled(00:12:03) - Christ's Perfect Law-Keeping and Sacrifice(00:13:05) - Hebrews 10: The Insufficiency of Old Sacrifices(00:15:14) - Confidence to Draw Near Through Christ's Blood(00:16:15) - Justification, Grace, and the Dying Thief(00:18:30) - Applying This Truth to Daily Life and Suffering(00:21:00) - Hope of Eternal Redemption and Mission of the Church(00:22:32) - Revelation's Ransomed People and Longing for Sinlessness(00:23:22) - Closing Reflection and Prayer

Blake Boylston preached on 1 Timothy 3:2-7 on the morning of Sunday, November 1, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR.  Chapters (00:00:00) - Carl Truman on Celebrity Pastor Culture(00:03:06) - Introducing the Sermon's Main Idea(00:05:20) - Reading 1 Timothy 3:2-7(00:07:03) - Framing the Qualifications Passage(00:09:08) - Overview of Overseer Qualifications(00:12:50) - The Office of Overseer Explained(00:14:12) - Above Reproach: A Consistent Reputation(00:19:34) - Husband of One Wife: Marital Faithfulness(00:23:25) - Debates on Marriage, Divorce, and Eldership(00:27:27) - Sober Minded and Self Controlled(00:31:31) - Respectable and Hospitable(00:37:04) - Able to Teach God's Word(00:41:38) - Not a Drunkard, Violent, Quarrelsome, or Lover of Money(00:45:43) - Managing His Household Well(00:48:55) - Not a Recent Convert: Spiritual Maturity(00:52:10) - Well Thought of by Outsiders(00:53:04) - Why Pastors Are Needed: Five Reasons(00:58:35) - Pastors Help Us Suffer Well(01:00:34) - Conclusion: Pastors as Windows to Jesus(01:03:35) - Closing Prayer

Blake Boylston preached on 1 Timothy 3:1 on the morning of Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR. Chapters (00:00:00) - What it's like to be a pastor(00:01:16) - Why would anyone want to be a pastor?(00:03:42) - How does one become a pastor? Setting up the question(00:04:48) - Recap of First Timothy chapters 1-2(00:08:56) - Introducing chapter 3 and church polity(00:12:51) - Overview of upcoming series: overseers and deacons(00:14:26) - Reading First Timothy 3:1 and sermon outline(00:15:30) - Translations of 1 Timothy 3:1(00:17:25) - Emphasis one: a faithful saying to keep repeating(00:22:43) - Emphasis two: aspire - taking initiative(00:25:01) - Practical steps toward pursuing eldership(00:27:29) - Desire (epithymeo) - the internal longing(00:29:52) - The image of intense desire for pastoring(00:31:59) - Right motives and loving the people, not the platform(00:34:54) - Voices on the necessity of burning desire(00:37:52) - Desire is necessary but not sufficient(00:38:58) - Internal call vs external call(00:41:47) - Danger of impure motives and hasty appointment(00:43:34) - Emphasis three: a glorious way to spend your time(00:45:36) - The weight of accountability - James 3:1(00:46:44) - Historical confessions on the nobility of pastoral work(00:48:45) - Application: pray for more men to aspire to eldership(00:50:50) - Application: appreciate your elders(00:51:36) - Pastor Blake's personal testimony and love for the church(00:54:57) - Application: join the elders in loving the church(00:56:52) - Peter's restoration in John 21(01:00:10) - Do you love me? Feed my sheep(01:01:23) - Where the sheep are found(01:02:37) - Closing: worth it all

Jackson Wing preached on Psalm 10 on the morning of Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR. Chapters (00:00:00) - Introduction: If God, Why Evil?(00:02:03) - Introducing Psalm 10 and Its Context(00:04:04) - Reading Psalm 10(00:07:00) - Main Idea and Structure of the Psalm(00:08:50) - David's Question: Why Do You Stand Far Away?(00:12:12) - Two Ditches in Asking God Why(00:12:25) - Job's Suffering and Sinful Questioning(00:14:33) - Can Christians Say Why? Jesus on the Cross(00:18:28) - Repentance and Honest Prayer in Suffering(00:20:22) - Asking in Faith, Trusting God's Love(00:22:16) - The Wicked Preying on the Poor(00:24:11) - Godlessness and Moral Relativism(00:26:13) - The Wicked Prosper Unpunished(00:28:34) - Evil Words That Destroy People(00:30:46) - The Victim's Experience: Ambushed Without Warning(00:35:36) - Why Evil Points Us Back to God(00:37:18) - David's Prayer: Arise, O Lord(00:40:32) - Faith Overriding Confusion(00:42:28) - Christ the King Who Sympathizes With Us(00:44:33) - Gospel Call: Get Right With the Judge(00:45:55) - God Strengthens and Hears the Afflicted(00:49:52) - Conclusion: Taking Our Why to the Lord(00:52:19) - Closing Prayer

Blake Boylston preached on 1 Timothy 2:8-15 on the morning of Sunday, October 11, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, Arkansas. Chapters (00:00:02) - Pie Chart of the Mind Illustration(00:02:29) - Introducing First Timothy 2 and the Sermon Text(00:04:33) - Why These Verses Matter: Orderly Worship(00:05:37) - Recap: Ministries of Prayer and Reconciliation(00:08:00) - Overview of Orderly Gender-Distinct Worship(00:09:44) - Point One: Men as Praying Men, Not Angry Men(00:12:24) - How CCBC Applies Men Leading in Prayer(00:13:56) - Why Paul Singled Out the Men(00:16:53) - Pride as the Root of Anger and Quarreling(00:19:16) - A Challenge to Men on Anger(00:24:26) - Point Two Intro: Women and Spiritual Beauty(00:26:34) - Five Marks of Spiritual Beauty Outlined(00:28:12) - Modesty and Worshipful Appearance(00:34:04) - Inner Beauty Over Outward Fashion(00:35:34) - Practical Principles on Clothing(00:38:30) - Being Active Learners of God's Word(00:40:23) - Champion Biblical Authority: Teaching Restriction(00:43:24) - Women Not Permitted to Have Authority Over Men(00:47:05) - The Creation Order: Adam Formed First(00:50:22) - Adam, Eve, and the Deception(00:54:22) - Why Women's Theological Education Matters(00:56:10) - Embracing Femininity and Saved Through Childbearing(00:58:29) - Christ as the True Example and Closing Gospel Appeal(01:02:28) - Closing Prayer and Invitation to Worship

Tom Cheyne preached on the hymn "Jesus Paid It All" as part of our series, Theology and Music: How the Songs We Sing Shepherd Our Souls. This message was delivered on the evening of Sunday, October 4, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR.  Chapters (00:00:00) - Introducing the Hymn 'Jesus Paid It All'(00:00:57) - The Hymn's Themes of Weakness and Grace(00:06:11) - Reading Mark 14:32-42, Gethsemane(00:07:39) - Jesus as Man of Sorrows(00:09:40) - Gethsemane as Jesus' Last Temptation(00:11:22) - Satan's Repeated Attempts to Stop the Cross(00:14:21) - Arriving at Gethsemane, the Olive Press(00:17:00) - Peter, James, John and the Call to Watch and Pray(00:19:13) - Jesus' Distress as Sin-Bearer(00:22:14) - Sweating Blood and the Agony in the Garden(00:24:40) - Not My Will But Yours(00:27:01) - The Disciples Sleep, Jesus Watches Over Them(00:29:52) - Rising in Triumph to Meet the Betrayer(00:31:58) - I Am He - The Arrest in John 18(00:33:21) - Trusting the Father's Promise of Resurrection(00:34:44) - It Is Finished - Paid in Full(00:36:36) - Closing Prayer

Blake Boylston preached on 1 Timothy 2:1-7 on the morning of October 4, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR. Chapters (00:00:00) - Opening Illustration: America's Greatness and Goodness(00:01:35) - The Church's Mission vs. Political Extremes(00:05:09) - Introducing First Timothy 2 and Sermon Context(00:07:13) - Reading the Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-7(00:08:06) - Main Idea: Prayer and Reconciliation as Church Priorities(00:11:04) - Ministry Focus One: The Ministry of Prayer(00:11:46) - Understanding Supplications and Persistent Prayer(00:17:10) - Prayers, Intercessions, and Thanksgiving Explained(00:20:57) - Praying for Others, Not Just Ourselves(00:23:39) - Praying for Kings and Authorities(00:29:18) - Three Spheres of Authority: Government, Church, Family(00:31:52) - Church and State: A Historical and Biblical View(00:33:34) - Submission to Government and Civic Engagement(00:39:10) - Living a Peaceful, Quiet, and Godly Life(00:41:30) - Practical Steps to Cultivate a Quiet Life(00:43:42) - Ministry Focus Two: The Ministry of Reconciliation(00:45:16) - Humanity's Need for Reconciliation with God(00:48:37) - Christ's Reconciling Work on the Cross(00:51:28) - God's Desire for All to Be Saved(00:55:01) - Jesus as the One Mediator(00:56:22) - Why Jesus Alone Can Mediate(00:58:32) - Conclusion: The Church's Call to Prayer and Reconciliation(01:01:58) - Closing Challenge and Prayer

Allen Williams preached on Ephesians 4:25-5:2 on the morning of Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR. Chapters (00:00:00) - The Mirror of Self-Reflection(00:02:07) - God's Word as the Perfect Mirror(00:03:37) - Introducing Ephesians and Its Context(00:05:01) - Recounting Paul's Gospel of Grace(00:07:24) - Reading the Text: Ephesians 4:25-5:2(00:09:07) - Outline: Imitating Christ's Love(00:11:39) - Speaking Truth as Members of One Another(00:14:59) - Lying, Trust, and Church Unity(00:17:58) - Confessing Weakness and Building True Friendship(00:21:17) - Understanding Righteous vs. Sinful Anger(00:22:53) - God's Anger and the Cross(00:25:21) - Good Anger vs. Bad Anger(00:28:50) - Self-Evaluating Patterns of Anger(00:30:22) - Love, Anger, and Self-Love(00:33:05) - Anger, the Devil, and Unresolved Bitterness(00:34:26) - From Stealing to Generous Work(00:38:26) - The Power of Words and Grace-Filled Speech(00:42:49) - Grieving the Holy Spirit(00:45:05) - Putting Away Bitterness, Wrath, and Malice(00:48:12) - What We Once Were Before Christ(00:49:21) - Point Two: Kindness, Forgiveness, and Imitating God(00:51:38) - Christ's Forgiveness as Our Model(00:52:44) - Unlimited Forgiveness in Practice(00:54:30) - Forgiveness Within the Church Family(00:56:13) - Extending Grace Beyond the Church(00:58:55) - Walking in Sacrificial Love(01:02:17) - Closing Exhortation and Prayer

Blake Boylston preached on 1 Timothy 1:18-20 on the morning of Sunday, September 20, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR.  Chapters (00:00:00) - Opening: Do You Change Your Mind?(00:03:27) - Introduction to First Timothy 1:18-20(00:05:52) - Setting the Scene: Paul's Charge to Timothy(00:09:06) - Sermon Roadmap: Staying Anchored to Jesus(00:10:37) - Point One: Remembering What Jesus Has Done(00:16:37) - Timothy's Ordination and Prophetic Confirmation(00:19:49) - Pastor's Personal Pictures of Affirmation(00:21:46) - Remembering Your Calling in Hard Times(00:25:42) - Heeding Wise Counsel and Community(00:26:50) - Waging the Good Warfare: Spiritual Battle(00:31:21) - Biblical Texts on Spiritual Warfare(00:35:09) - Seven Signs You're in Spiritual Warfare(00:42:11) - Point Two: Guarding Your Inner Life(00:43:38) - Understanding Faith and a Good Conscience(00:47:38) - Shipwrecked Faith and Moral Compromise(00:51:56) - How to Maintain a Good Conscience(00:57:53) - Hymenaeus and Alexander: False Teachers Named(01:04:09) - Handed Over to Satan: Church Discipline Explained(01:07:16) - Closing: Anchored to Jesus, Never Shipwrecked

Blake Boylston preached on 1 Timothy 1:12-17 on the morning of Sunday, September 13, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR. Chapters (00:00:01) - Introduction: Michael Foster on Succession and Legacy(00:04:10) - From Succession to Scripture: Turning to 1 Timothy 1(00:04:56) - Recap: Paul's Charge to Timothy in Ephesus(00:07:48) - Reading 1 Timothy 1:12-17(00:08:37) - The Big Idea: Relishing Jesus' Mercy(00:09:30) - Paul's Charge Sandwich and Delegated Authority(00:12:07) - False Teachers and Self-Deception in Ephesus(00:14:15) - Shooting Range Story: The Folly of Pretending to Know(00:16:56) - Paul's Ministerial Calling Explained(00:20:05) - Not Self-Made: God's Sovereign Calling(00:24:01) - Paul's Former Life: Blasphemer, Persecutor, Insolent Opponent(00:26:48) - But I Received Mercy: Self-Deception and Spiritual Blindness(00:29:51) - Pride and Unbelief as Root Sins(00:33:28) - Grace Overflowing: The Wall Illustration and Ordo Salutis(00:37:59) - Christ Came to Save Sinners: The Main Thing(00:41:35) - 9/11 Reflection: Crying Out to Be Saved(00:44:26) - Foremost of Sinners: Paul as the Prototype of Mercy(00:49:17) - Application 1: Mercy Empowers Us for Service(00:53:21) - Application 2: Wanting Others to Experience Mercy(00:55:52) - Doxology: The King of the Ages(01:00:41) - Closing Thoughts and Prayer

Blake Boylston preached on the hymn "He Will Hold Me Fast" as part of our series, Theology and Music: How the Songs We Sing Shepherd Our Souls. This message was delivered on Sunday evening, September 6, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR. Chapters (00:00:00) - Alex Hanold Free Soloed The Taipei 101 Skyscraper(00:06:10) - The Character of Judas Iscariot(00:11:16) - Simon Being Sifted by Satan(00:17:58) - An Eclipse of the Faith(00:18:47) - "He Will Hold Me Fast"(00:24:45) - God's Love for Failed People(00:29:20) - He Will Hold Me Fast hymn(00:32:58) - God's Faith Will Not Fail

Blake Boylston preached on 1 Timothy 1:3-11 on the morning of Sunday, September 6, 2026 at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR. Chapters (00:00:00) - The Fall of 246 Full-Time Minors(00:08:31) - Paul's urgent pleas to Timothy in First Timothy 1(00:16:04) - Stay Put(00:20:04) - Paul on Myths and Endless Genealogies(00:25:12) - Ways of Learning the Bible for Kids(00:32:49) - What is Sound Doctrine in the Gospel(00:40:19) - Please Pray for Our Elders(00:45:27) - Paul's Second Urgent Plea(00:53:50) - The Good News of the Blessed God(00:56:01) - The joy of football fans(00:58:51) - What Should Paul Want for His Shepherds?

Blake Boylston preached on 1 Timothy 1:1-2 on the morning of Sunday, August 30, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Chirch in Barling, AR. Chapters (00:00:00) - Dolly Parton's Sister Tributes Her(00:00:52) - Dolly Parton's death stirs controversy(00:08:30) - First Timothy(00:09:21) - The Letter was Written to Timothy(00:13:01) - 1 Timothy(00:19:32) - First Timothy 4: A Humorous Preface(00:21:17) - Paul the Apostle(00:27:35) - Paul the Apostle: A Man Called by God(00:33:02) - Call for Full Surrender(00:39:00) - Jesus is the Hope of My Life(00:43:26) - Paul's Love Letter to Timothy(00:47:51) - What Does a Real Life Surrendered to Jesus Look Like?(00:51:52) - The Commitment of Our Church(00:56:14) - What Does a Surrendered Life Look Like?(01:01:59) - Ephesus

Blake Boylston preached on Psalm 88 on the morning of Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR.

Trent Arney preached on Pssalm 119 97-104 on Sunday evening, August 16, 2026 at Chaffee Crossing Baptist Church in Barling, AR.