The After Easter Podcast

The After Easter Podcast

A ministry of First Baptist Church of Belle Chasse, LA featuring the weekly teachings of our Pastor, Rev. Brian Dedmon.

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October 13, 2025 26 mins
This paper ponders the role that the Halw-Way Covenant may have played in the response to witchcraft in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts.

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Genesis: Pride and Its Consequences
Genesis 4:1-26

Main idea: Pride corrupts, but God restores. 


God knows our hearts (4:1–7).


Pride leads to more sin and its consequences (4:8-12).


God cares for and protects the sinner (4:13–16).


God brings good from evil (3:17–26).

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Genesis: Sin and Its Remedy
Genesis 3:1-24

Main idea: God secured victory over sin. 

Temptation turns to sin (3:1–7). 

Sin disrupts the relationship between God and man (3:8–10). 

Correction leads to shame and evasion (3:11–13). 

Sin leads to consequences (3:14–19). 

God provides the opportunity for redemption (3:20-24).

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A paper submitted to New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in April of 2024. In this paper, I respond to academic accusations against John Calvin as a "witch-hunter" and discuss Calvinist's theology's role in hysteria surrounding the Salem Witch Trials.

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Genesis: God’s Good Gifts
Genesis 2:4-25

Main idea: God gave man an exalted position in creation. 


God gave us the gift of Spirit (2:7).


God gave us the gift of morality (2:15–19).


God gave us the gift of companionship (2:20–24).

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Special guest preacher Dr. Archie England, professor of Hebrew at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

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Creation: Day Seven
Genesis 2:1-3

Main idea: God ordained the blessing of rest. 


God modeled rest for us (Gen 2:1-2).


God ordered us to rest (Gen 2:3).


In Christ, we find eternal rest (Matt 11:28).

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Creation: Day Six
Genesis 1:24–31

Main idea: God created man in his image. 


God created animals to be overseen (1:24–25).


God created man to rule (1:26–28).


God created man to commune (1:28).


God created man to work (1:29–30).

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Creation: Day Five
Genesis 1:20-23

Main idea: God filled the earth with life. 


God created life with purpose and order (1:20-21).


God created life with pleasure (1:21).


God created life with blessing (1:22).

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Creation: Day Four
Genesis 1:14–19

Main idea: God instigated time and banished darkness. 


God gave us a measure of time (1:14).


God gave us a cycle of rejuvenation (1:15–16).


God eliminated darkness (1:17–19).

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Creation: Day Three
Genesis 1:9–13

Main idea: God commanded growth. 


God created the foundation for life (1:9–10).


God ordained reproduction and fertility (1:11).


God designed cultivation (1:12–13).

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Genesis: Creation, Day Two
Genesis 1:6–8

Main idea: God has perfect power and knowledge. 

God’s knowledge exceeds ours (1:6). 

God’s power is beyond our comprehension (1:7). 

God is Lord over both the visible and the invisible (1:8).

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Genesis: Creation, Day One
Genesis 1:1–5

Main idea: The creation account is the foundation for all Scripture. 

God was (1:1). 

God is (1:1). 

God created (1:1). 

God organized (1:2–5).
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Ruth: Behind the Seen, Pt. 4
Ruth 4:1-22

Main idea: Jesus is the kinsman-redeemer (goʾel) for all.


A personal redemptive transaction (4:1-8).


An intimate declaration of possession (4:9–10).


A public celebration of affiliation (4:11–12).


A sustained continuation of redemptive living (4:13–22).

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Ruth: Behind the Seen, Part 3
Ruth 3:1-18

Main idea: We must approach God accordingly. 


If we want to come to God, we must be…
presentable (3:1–3).
perceptive (3:3–4).
assertive (3:5–8).
available (3:9–10).
patient (3:11–18).

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Ruth: Behind the Seen, Pt 2
Ruth 2:1-23

Main idea: God’s provision works in and through us. 


Effort affords rewards beyond the result (2:1-7).


Godly character attracts godly characters (2:8-16).


Our blessing can be a blessing to others (2:17-23).

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Ruth: Behind the Seen, Part 1
Ruth 1:1-22

Main idea: God is at work, even when we can’t see it. 


Love and obedience lead us to take risks (1:10).


We must not allow our pain to keep us from seeing God’s provision (1:13, 19–21).


Despair causes us to either draw closer to God or pull away from him (1:16–18).

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That’s Not My Jesus
Main idea: We must follow the Jesus that is revealed through Scripture.


Jesus gives us what we need (Matt. 6:31-33). Fallacy: “My Jesus gives me everything that I want.”


Jesus expects us to turn from sin and grow spiritually (Matt. 15:48). Fallacy: “My Jesus loves me just the way I am.”


Jesus recognized and called out sin (John 8:2–11). Fallacy: “My Jesus doesn’t judge and loves no matter what.”


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