Pleasant View Baptist Church - Bettendorf

In this sermon , Pastor Drew Webb explores Genesis 3:1–7 to reveal how sin entered the world and how believers can stand firm against the enemy’s deceptive tactics.

Key Themes:

• 🐍 The nature of the serpent

• 🎭 Satan’s deceptive strategy

• 🍎 The seduction of sin

• 😔 Shame and brokenness

• 🛡️ The believer’s defense

A powerful and foundational message for understanding the human heart, spiritual warfare, and God’s provision for victory.

Journey through Genesis 2:4-20 to see how work was designed by God as both a calling and a gift, not a punishment. The sermon content reveals how God’s presence, partnership, and provision come together in Eden to shape the meaning of daily life. Reflect on how these insights can renew your motivation and ground your faith as you live out God’s original intent for humanity.​​

• 🌱 Work as a calling, not a curse

• 🛠️ Stewards of crea...

In “Growing Old Isn’t for Sissies,” Pastor Larry Webb reminds us that advancing age doesn’t mean thinking old. Drawing from Caleb’s story in Joshua 14, he shares timeless principles for aging well, embracing life’s challenges, and living with wholehearted faith.

🎯 Key Takeaways:

• Aging is a blessing, not a burden.

• God still calls and uses us at every age.

• Our greatest achievements can come later in life.

• Commitment and faith never r...

What does it mean to be made in God’s image?
In this message from Genesis 1:26–31, Pastor Drew Webb unpacks how being created in God’s likeness gives every human life value, purpose, and divine responsibility. Discover how God designed humanity to reflect His character, rule with humility, and receive His blessing.

🎯 Themes:
• Made in His image
• Dominion and stewardship
• The call to multiply
• Receiving divine bles...

In Genesis 1:20–25, we see God filling His creation with life—fish in the seas, birds in the skies, and animals on the earth. Pastor Drew Webb unpacks the significance of these acts of creation:

• 🐟 God fills the waters with countless living creatures

• 🕊 God fills the skies with birds, each uniquely designed

• 🐄 God fills the earth with livestock, creeping things, and beasts

• 🌱 After its kind – intentional reproduction and order

• ✅ It ...

Day 4 of creation reveals God’s purpose for the sun, moon, and stars. In this sermon on Genesis 1:14–19, Pastor Drew Webb explains how these heavenly lights demonstrate God’s design, order, and glory.

🌞 Separation – God divided day from night, bringing balance and rhythm to life.
📅 Regulation – The sun, moon, and stars set signs, seasons, days, and years.
💡 Illumination – Light is a gift of common grace, blessing all humani...

In this sermon on Kindness, Pastor Drew Webb helps us understand how kindness—rooted in God’s own character—ought to shape every part of our lives.

💡 Key Takeaways:

• 🙏 God's loyal kindness in Scripture

• ⚠️ Pride, impatience & selfishness: barriers to kindness

• ❤️ Showing kindness in speech, compassion, forgiveness, and generosity

• 🤲 Living out God’s call to love the vulnerable

Let the Spirit produce genuine kindness in yo...

What does it mean to be patient in a world of instant everything? Pastor Drew Webb walks us through James 5:7–11, offering a biblical perspective on patience—one that builds character, deepens hope, and looks forward to eternal reward.

Key Themes:

• ⏳ Waiting with hope for Jesus’ return

• 🤝 Patience with difficult people

• 🔥 Endurance in the face of trials

• 🙏 Strength through prayer and Scripture

• 👑 The eternal reward of the crown of lif...

Philippians 4:6-7 reminds us that peace is more than the absence of trouble—it’s a powerful, Holy Spirit-given presence in our lives. In this sermon, Pastor Drew Webb shows how God offers peace in anxiety, and how prayer + thanksgiving = a guarded heart.

✨ Themes Explored:

• 🙏 Consistent, thankful prayer

• 💡 God’s peace beyond understanding

• 🔁 Replacing anxiety with trust

• 🕊️ Peace with God, others, and ourselves

• 💥 Freedom from fear t...

Joy isn’t just a fleeting feeling—it’s a fruit of the Spirit! In this sermon, Pastor Drew Webb walks us through Philippians and other passages to define joy as a lasting, God-centered contentment—even in trials.

🌟 Highlights include:

• 😌 The difference between joy and happiness

• 🧠 The dangers of comparison

• 💡 How to choose joy, not chase it

• 🔍 Spotting joy in affliction and God's provision

• 🏡 Abiding in Christ = fullness of joy

Pastor Drew Webb explores the Apostle Paul’s message to the Galatians about the true nature of Christian freedom. Are we saved by grace—or grace plus something else?

🎯 Topics include:

• 🕊️ What it means to be set free in Christ

• ⚖️ Why legalism is spiritual slavery

• 🧠 The deception of adding to the Gospel

• 💖 Living by love, not law

• 🔥 Freedom’s limits in the flesh

Listen in to understand why freedom from sin is not the same as fre...