Pleasant View Baptist Church - Bettendorf

Pleasant View Baptist Church - Bettendorf

Weekly teachings from Pleasant View Baptist Church in Bettendorf, IA.

Episodes

December 7, 2025 36 mins

Pastor Ed Hedding teaches from Luke 2:8–20 and reminds us that God delights in using the humble and the overlooked. The shepherds—ordinary, marginalized, and unnoticed—received heaven’s greatest announcement and responded with obedience, joy, and worship.

Key Themes:

  • 🌟 God uses ordinary people

  • 🐑 Shepherds received and responded

  • 👂 Listening for God

  • 🚶‍♂️ Obedience in action

  • 🙌 A call to joyful witness

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In this Advent sermon, Pastor Drew Webb teaches that God often works in the margins—through ordinary people who say “yes” to His call. Looking at Luke 1:26–38, we examine Mary’s joyful submission, Joseph’s integrity, and the miracle of God’s power revealed in human weakness.

Key Themes

  • ⭐ God uses the overlooked

  • 🙏 Mary’s surrender

  • 💫 Joseph’s obedience

  • 💪 Strength in weakness

  • 🌱 Faithfulness that opens doors

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Genesis 3:8–24 reveals the deep consequences of humanity’s rebellion — but also the first glimmer of redemption. Pastor Drew Webb walks through the curses on the serpent, woman, and man, and highlights God’s unexpected blessings in the midst of judgment.

Key Themes:

  • 🐍 Curse on the serpent

  • 👩 Pain & marital tension for the woman

  • 👨 Work & struggle for the man

  • 🌱 Humanity preserved

  • ✝️ The Protoevangelion: first Gospel promise

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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.

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God formed woman from man to create the first human relationship — equal in dignity, unique in distinction, and united in purpose. Discover God’s design for marriage and identity as revealed in Genesis 2:18–25. 

Key Themes

  • 👫 God-designed partnership

  • 🔎 Identity rooted in Scripture

  • 💍 Biblical marriage

  • ❤️ Love & sacrificial leadership

  • 🌿 Flourishing in God’s purpose

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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...

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Genesis 2:1–3 shows us a God who finishes, rests, and blesses. Pastor Drew Webb unpacks what it means that God “rested” — not because He was tired, but because His work was complete. Learn how Sabbath reflects God’s design for balance, faith, and refreshment.

✨ Key Themes:
• God’s finished work of creation
• Sabbath as a model of trust
• The holiness of rest
• A rhythm for body, mind, and spirit

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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...

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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 characterrule with humility, and receive His blessing.

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

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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 ...

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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...

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Genesis 1 shows us more than the origins of the world—it reveals the Creator’s heart. Pastor Drew Webb teaches how God spoke light, sky, and land into existence and why His design matters for our faith today.

✨ Key Themes:

  • 📖 Historical and cultural context of Genesis

  • 🌍 God’s order over chaos

  • ✝️ Christ’s presence in creation

  • 💡 Light vs. darkness

  • 🙌 God’s provision and sovereignty

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This sermon introduces the book of Genesis, showing how it answers life’s biggest questions: Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going? Discover how God’s creation, covenants, and grace point us to Jesus from the very beginning.

Key Themes:
🌍 Origins
👥 Humanity in God’s image
⚖️ Justice & Mercy
🙏 Faith & Promise
✝️ Salvation through Grace

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True freedom isn’t found in living without limits but in living Spirit-controlled lives. Pastor Drew teaches how to resist temptation, walk in discipline, and follow Jesus’ example of self-control.

🌟 Themes:

  • 🚧 Living without restraint

  • ✝️ Jesus’ example of obedience

  • 🔥 Temptation starts within

  • 💪 Walking by the Spirit

  • 🛡 Guarding against addictions

  • 🕊 Finding peace over anger & fear

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August 24, 2025 44 mins

Gentleness often feels overlooked—but it’s vital in the Christian life. This sermon explores how true gentleness is Spirit-shaped strength, guiding us to humility, patience, forgiveness, and gracious correction.

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Faithfulness is more than loyalty—it’s Spirit-empowered reliability rooted in God’s unchanging truth. Pastor Drew Webb explores biblical portraits of faithfulness and calls us to live trustworthy, steadfast lives.

Key Themes

  • 🕊️ Transformed by the Spirit
  • 🌱 Growing in commitment to Christ
  • ⛪ Faithfulness in ministry & service
  • 📈 God rewards the faithful
  • 🔥 Witnessing even under pressure
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August 10, 2025 37 mins

Goodness isn’t performance—it’s transformation. In this sermon, Pastor Drew Webb unpacks how God’s goodness shapes our hearts, actions, and witness to the world.
✨ Key Themes:

  • 🙏 God’s goodness in Scripture

  • ❤️ Goodness in attitude & action

  • 🌍 Being a light that glorifies God

  • 🤝 Benevolence that blesses others

  • 💪 Responding to evil with good

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August 3, 2025 40 mins

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

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July 27, 2025 45 mins

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...

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July 20, 2025 47 mins

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...

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