Highland Baptist Church
Highland Baptist Church was founded in 1954 on Hilltop Drive in Raleigh, North Carolina. In February 1988, Highland Baptist Church began holding services at the interim location of Vandora Springs Elementary School in Garner. While meeting at the school, the church membership continued to grow. On October 7, 1990, the first services were held at the new (present) site on 8524 Crowder Road.
Episodes
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...
Recorded December 7, 2025
Pastor Larry brings a message in the peace that only comes through Jesus.
Recorded 11/30/2025
Pastor Larry Stephens wraps the first part of this sermon series. Finishing out I Timothy 6, a few challenges were:
1. Whatever your vocation, serve unto the Lord.
2. Exalt Jesus and Strive for Godliness.
3. Focus on God’s Sovereignty to Avoid Falsehoods.
4. Be Content and Satisfied in Jesus.
5. Continue to Fight the Good Fight.
6. Pass on What You Learn To Others.
Recorded 11-23-2025
Pastor Larry Stephens brings a message from I Timothy 5:17-25 entitled, "Faithful for Church Leaders"
I. Express Thankfulness for Leaders and Care for Them
II. Leaders, Take Care of Yourself
Discipleship Reflection: "How do we show thankfulness to leaders?" 1. Honor their time. 2. Express a note of thanks. 3. Offer a Helping Hand. 4. Pray for them publicly and privately.
Recorded on 11-12 & 19-2025
Recorded 11/16/2025
Pastor Larry Stephens brings a message on the importance of church family and how to attend to those who are genuinely in need.
Discipleship reflection: In what ways should we be Thankful for the church family?
1. A Bible Believing Church. 2. A Community Engaging Church.
3. A Church Who is Growing 4. A Church Who is Growing in Unity. 5. A Church Full of Faithful Servants, Leaders, and Encouragers.
Recorded 11-09-2025
Pastor Larry Stephens brings a sermon on faithful servants and the importance of upholding truth and serving the Lord with right and worshipful motives.
Join Pastor Larry Stephens and Highland Baptist in a mid-week series on "Foundations for the Christian Faith."
This week's episode covers the topic of Special Revelation. More specifically, can we trust the Bible, and how unique is the Bible compared to other works of antiquity?
Join us in person at Highland Baptist Church at 6:00 pm each Wednesday Night.
Recorded 11/02/2025
Pastor Larry Stephens delivers a sermon to kick off a season of thanksgiving. According to 1 Timothy 4:1-5, the apostle Paul calls out those teaching the doctrine of devils.
I. Thankful the Spirit of God Reveals Truth II. Thankful for the Good Things God Created
Discipleship Reflection: What should we be thankful for?
1. Salvation in Christ Alone.
2. Family.
3. Creation.
4. The Gift of Scripture.
5. The G...
Recorded 10/26/2025
Pastor Larry Stephens delivers a message on the importance of Christ-like behavior. This is more than just behavior modification; it flows out of loving Christ.
1Ti 3:14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that, 1Ti 3:15 if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and bu...
Recorded 10/19/2025
Pastor Larry Stephens brings a message from 1 Timothy 3:8-13 on characteristics for deacons that apply to all followers of Jesus.
Discipleship Reflection: A Summation of Godly Characteristics for All Believers:
1. Admirable Positions
2. Above Reproach
3. Dedicated to Marriage or Relationship in General
4. Not Easily Angered
5. Respectable to All People
6. Hospitable for The Sake of The Gospel
7. A Wise and S...
Recorded 10/12/2025
Pastor Larry Stephens delivers a message from 1 Timothy 3:1-7 on characteristics of an overseer/pastor that apply to all followers of Jesus.
I. Principal Lessons for Leading Well (vss. 1-7):
Discipleship Reflection: How can a follower of Jesus exhibit godly characteristics?
1. Strive to be Compassionate and Kind
2. Be a Teachable Student
3. A Good Communicator of the Gospel
4. Practice Spiritual Di...
Recorded 10-05-2025
Pastor Larry Stephens brings a message from I Timothy 2:15 on the role of men and women in the church at Ephesus.
Are these directions culturally bound?
Can they direct both male and female?
I. Pray Gospel Centered Prayers (vss. 1-8)
Discipleship Reflection: How should we pray? 1. We pray for all people, even those we think “unworthy” of forgiveness? 2. We pray for people to repent and believe in Je...
Recorded 09/28/2025
Pastor Larry Stephens continues the sermon series through the letter of I Timothy. God's Word challenges Jesus' followers to remember who they once were as sinners and who they are now in Christ.
I. Remember The Sinner You Once Were (vss. 12-15)
II. Remember The Grace You Now Possess (vss. 16-20)
Recorded 09/21/2025
Pastor Larry Stephens brings his first message as senior/lead pastor at Highland Baptist Church.
This series through 1 Timothy will speak to God's design for His church.
I. There Must Be a Love for Truth (vss.1-7)
Discipleship Reflection: How to nurture love for God’s Word?
1. Have a disciplined reading plan.
2. Read God's Word in Community.
...
Recorded August 3rd, 2025
Pastor Larry Stephens delivers his trial sermon from Acts 1:6-8 entitled, "The Lord's Lasting Instructions."
I. We Must Be a Church That “Comes Together”
II. We Must Be a Church That Rests in His Authority
III. We Must Be a Church That Looks to The Nations
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