Highland Baptist Church

1. The Hilarious Giver Will Sow Bountifully
2. The Hilarious Giver Will Be Fully Supplied, for Every Good Work

• Paul is mediating an offering to the Saints in Jerusalem who are experiencing poverty. Historically, poverty was a common condition in Jerusalem. In Acts, it is noted that some individuals had relinquished their property to assist “all those who had need.”
• Sowing bountifully implies more than just planting the ...

Youth Minister Eric Hudson delivers a message from James 1:22-25 on living out your faith. 

Recorded during morning worship, the challenge is to be doers of the Word and not just hearers.

Jas 1:22  But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.  Jas 1:23  For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror.  Jas 1:24  For he looks at himsel...

Pastor Larry begins a new sermon series on Generosity, based on II Corinthians chapter nine.

• Chapter Nine of II Corinthians discusses a relief offering that has been gathered, appearing as a letter embedded within a letter addressed to Christians in the cities of Achaia. The implication suggests that the church at Corinth has been preparing for the Jerusalem relief offering since the previous year.

I. Let Our Willingness...

Recorded 1/12/2026

Because He lives...…

I. Hold Fast to the Risen Christ

II. The Glorious Gospel is Proclaimed ...

Recorded on Easter Sunday, 04/05/2026

Pastor Larry brings the first part of a two-part series on the resurrection.

I. Hold Fast to the Risen Christ

II. The Glorious Gospel is Proclaimed and Defended

1. Jesus predicted His resurrection (Matt. 16:21;  Mark 9:9-10; John 2:18-22). Mat 16:21 From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief  priests and scrib...

Hebrews 11:1 “By Faith: Diligence, Patience and Promise”

March 22nd 2026

Special Ministry Sunday.

• A more refined definition of faith is as follows: “Trust in God: Faith is fundamentally about trust in God and His promises. It is the means by which believers come to God, relying on His character and the assurance of salvation.
• “Faith” is Biblically Defined: The term “faith” originates from the Greek word pistis and denotes comp...

Titus 3:1-15 “Do You Best…”

03/15/2026

 Even people whose sins have been forgiven and are living for Christ can sometimes have misplaced anger that boils over from time to time. Just because we are redeemed doesn’t mean that we are perfectly mature in our walk with Jesus. Even though sometimes the political environment might boil your blood, we are reminded to be submissive to those in leadership. Christ followers can disagree and ...

Titus 2: 1-15 “Discipling Men and Women”

03/08/2026

 Application:

• There are five areas of discipleship that Paul focuses on. Older men, older women, younger women, young men, and servants. How does Paul instruct on discipling each of these groups? Remember, the object is to equip men and women with the good news to attract a lost world to the treasures of Christ, and that the Christian life must be free of those things that hi...

Titus 1:1-16 “The Order of Elders” 03/01/2026 Application:  • Much of Timothy and Titus carries the same themes; in fact, if you were to align chronologically, I Timothy was composed first, followed by Titus, and subsequently II Timothy. Titus was left in the Mediterranean island of Crete to act as the main overseer there. On the island of Crete, there were people known for their deceitfulness, wickedness, and laziness.  • When app...

Recorded 2-22-202

II Timothy 4:9-22 The Need for Community

Pastor Larry finished preaching a series on the letters to Timothy. Listen and be challenged to enjoy the church community the Lord has placed you in. 

I. The Need for Community in Times of Joy and Sadness:

II. The Need for Community is Used by God to Rescue:

Discipleship Reflection: How can we better appreciate the need for church community?

        1. We focus more on enc...

II Timothy 4:1-8 “Finishing Well”

2/15/2026

 Application:

• Sometimes, it is very difficult to hear the truth; it’s even more difficult to live it out. To finish well means the follower of Christ must proclaim God’s truth through scripture. Like the workman Paul spoke of earlier, we all have a level of commitment to handling the Bible.
• The proclamation of the word drives preparation, correction, rebuke, and encouragement with pa...

II Timothy 3:10-17 “Equipped for Good Work”

2/8/2026

 Application:

• The purpose of the workman of Christ is to demonstrate a single-minded commitment to the Lord Jesus. There must be a single-minded purpose within the body of Christ, a purpose, a drive, a mission, a unity.
• If we can’t relate to severe persecution for the gospel, we can relate to the present sufferings of this age. These sufferings, though painful, can be usefu...

Recorded for 02-02-26 Morning Worship

Application and Prayer Points:

 Application:

• The listing of rotten characteristics listed II Tim 3 are characteristics that must not be named among the church. These are characteristics of the unregenerate. These rotten characteristics reflect the world we live in. Thus, the urgency of the gospel message is vital.
• A simple profession of faith without genuine repentance can no more carry yo...

Recorded for 01/25/2026 Morning Worship. 

II Timothy 2:14-26 To Be Unashamed

Application and Prayer Points:

 Application:

• To Be Unashamed Will Produce The Approved Worker. To serve Jesus with all you have, but He is worth it; you remind them (followers of Jesus) of these truths.
• There is a right way to express the truth of the gospel and to avoid quarrelsome or hurtful words that do nothing but harm the message of the gospel....

Recorded 1/18/2026

Pastor Larry Stephens continues the sermon series through II Timothy. This week, Pastor Larry highlights four disciplines illustrated by the apostle Paul for effective discipleship and disciple-making.

Application:

• A faithful teacher takes the time to ensure the lesson is correct and invests enough to ensure that the recipients understand and receive it. A faithful teacher, passing down truth, ensures the me...

Recorded 1/11/2026

Reverend Thomas Barber continues in the sermon series through the second letter of Timothy. He issues a challenge to pass down and guard sound doctrine and to encourage those who suffer for the sake of the gospel.

Application:

• As a church, we are always reforming (semper reformada) and evaluating missions, ministry, and disciple-making principles.
• Uphold sound doctrine and pass it down to the next generation...

Recorded 01/04/2026

Pastor Larry Stephens returns to the sermon series on Timothy and Titus.

II Timothy 1:1-12 “Protecting The Treasure.”

Application and Prayer Points:

 Application:

• “Who are you discipling?” By the end of this journey through II Timothy, I hope you can identify someone in your life that you are discipling. Someone to whom you can pass down gospel truths.
• Remember where God brought you from and where you are n...

Recorded 12/28/2025

Pastor Larry Stephens delivers the last message of 2025 with a challenge involving sanctification. 

2Co 5:17  Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Discipleship Reflection: New Year's Steps Toward Sanctification:

1. Adopt healthy reading, meditation, and prayer rhythms.

2. Resolve to s...

Recorded 12/14/2025

Pastor Larry Stephens brings the joy of the cross that Christ endured for sinners. 

12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despisi...