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Quentin Road Baptist Church
Hosted by Pastor Jim Scudder · EN
The newest sermons from Quentin Road Baptist Church.
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Ditch the Whatabouts - Part 1
1w ago00:41:01Tap to summarizePeter had just given the right answer — "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God" — and moments later Jesus turned and said, "Get thee behind me, Satan." What happened in between? Pastor Mark Julian opens Matthew 16 at Quentin Road Baptist Church to expose the "whatabouts" that surface the moment God calls us to something: What about this? What about that? How is God going to fix that? Peter's whatabouts would have skipped Jerusalem, skipped the cross, and left every one of us without hope. Find out why doing the will of the Father outweighs comfort, status quo, and even life itself — and why joy is never found wrestling God over His will. Scripture referenced: Matthew 16:12-23; Galatians 1:3-4
Transcribe →God's Purpose for Israel and Our Responsibility
1w ago00:45:25Tap to summarizeHas God cast away His people? Dr. Phil Stringer answers the replacement theology question head-on, walking through Romans 11 to show that Israel has not been abandoned and that the church has been grafted into promises God never revoked. A direct, timely look at what the Bible actually says about Israel — and why it matters for how we live and pray right now. Scripture referenced: Romans 11:1,17
Transcribe →Downstream of the Scheme
2w ago00:40:38Tap to summarizeSarah waited ten years for the promise God gave her — then took matters into her own hands. Her scheme with Hagar worked exactly as planned, and it wrecked her marriage, her household, and her walk with God. Pastor CJ Armstrong traces the downstream cost of trying to force God's timetable, and what it looks like instead to commit our way to the Lord while we wait. Scripture referenced: Genesis 16:1-5; Genesis 11:29-30; Genesis 12:1-4; Psalm 37:3-5; James 1:3-4; Genesis 1:27-28; Matthew 19:4-6; 1 Corinthians 11:28,31; Genesis 21:8-9
Transcribe →Finish Strong - Part 2
2w ago00:53:02Tap to summarizeWhat will it take to hear the greatest words a life could earn — "Well done, thou good and faithful servant"? Continuing the Finish Strong message through the parable of the talents in Matthew 25, Pastor Jim Scudder looks past the finish line to the judgment seat of Christ, where believers give account not for their salvation but for how they invested what God entrusted to them. With his own father's example fresh in view, he calls every believer to trade wood, hay, and stubble for gold, silver, and precious stones — and to finish strong. Scripture referenced: Matthew 25:14-30; 1 Corinthians 3:12-15; Ephesians 2:8-9
Transcribe →Call Me Crazy
3w ago00:41:35Tap to summarizeStanding in chains before King Agrippa, the Apostle Paul lays out his testimony so boldly that Festus cuts him off: "Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad." Call him crazy — but Paul answers with "words of truth and soberness," tracing the prophets and Moses straight to a risen Christ, until even a king admits, "Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian." In this midweek study of Acts 26, Pastor Jim Scudder shows how one man's unshakable witness turned a courtroom into a pulpit — and asks just how close "almost" really is. Scripture referenced: Acts 26:1-32; Galatians 1:13; Galatians 3:24; Isaiah 64:6; Jeremiah 23:5; Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:2; Isaiah 53; Psalm 22; Zechariah 11:12-13; Zechariah 9:9; John 10:20
Transcribe →In God We Trust? - Part 2
3w ago00:25:44Tap to summarizeAs Quentin Road concludes its America 250 series, Pastor Jim Scudder asks the question hiding behind a single punctuation mark: In God We Trust — or do we? Celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary, he weaves together the faith of America's founders and Abraham Lincoln with a searching look at where our own trust really rests. What does it mean for a nation — and for you — to still trust God? And when the good news breaks through, will you receive the one gift no country could ever give? Scripture referenced: 1 Timothy 2:1-2; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Psalm 19:9; Matthew 22:21; Philippians 3:20-21
Transcribe →How to Win an All-Inclusive Trip to Rome
4w ago00:42:24Tap to summarizeHave you ever been promised a "free" vacation—only to discover the fine print? Pastor Jim Scudder opens Acts 25 with an unlikely offer hidden right in Scripture: an all-inclusive, all-expenses-paid trip to Rome. Two years after his arrest, the Apostle Paul faces a brand-new Roman governor, Festus, while his accusers revive an old plot to have him killed. But with a few well-chosen words, Paul turns the tables and sets his course for the very heart of the empire—where kings and governors will have to hear the gospel. A corrupt court, a notorious royal family, and a reminder that from servants to rulers, no one who hears the good news is left without excuse. What are the "magic words" that change everything—and what free trip is offered to everyone who says yes to Christ? Scripture referenced: Acts 25:1-27; John 8:44; Acts 9:15.
Transcribe →In God We Trust? - Part 1
Jul 500:43:20Tap to summarizeAs America marks its 250th birthday, Pastor Jim Scudder opens a two-part series with a pointed question: is "In God We Trust" still true of us? Part 1 celebrates the nation's biblical and Christian foundations—and pushes back on the popular narrative that America is simply a bad country—while sounding a clear caution against ever placing our ultimate trust in a nation rather than in God. From the convictions of the founders to where we stand today, it's a call to be grateful, clear-eyed Americans whose deepest hope is not in a flag but in the One who sits on heaven's throne. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Scripture referenced: Psalm 33:12; Romans 13:1; Judges 17:6; Proverbs 3:27; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; John 3:16.
Transcribe →Yesterday's Sin, Today's Temptation, & Tomorrow's Judgement
Jul 100:37:12Tap to summarizeTwo thousand years ago, in the seaside city of Caesarea, the Apostle Paul stood on trial before a corrupt Roman governor—and what unfolded reads a little like a championship game. Pastor Jim Scudder walks through Acts 24 play by play—kickoff, offense, defense, the fumble, and the punt—as a smooth-talking lawyer's flattery collides with Paul's fearless defense of the resurrection. But the real drama begins the moment Felix starts to tremble. At the heart of it are three things every one of us must face: yesterday's sin, today's temptation, and tomorrow's judgment. So why did a governor who came "so close" still walk away—and what will you do with the very same choice? Scripture referenced: Acts 24:1-27; Acts 23:3; Proverbs 26:28; Romans 3:22-23; Acts 17:31.
Transcribe →How to Finish Strong - Dr. Scudder's Story
Jun 2800:42:50Tap to summarize"When the Bible makes a claim, you can put it to the test." In this tribute message, Pastor Jim Scudder tells the remarkable story of his father—Dr. James Allen Scudder Sr., the founder of this ministry—who would have turned 80 this summer. From a University of Kentucky fraternity house, where a lost but religious young man was "living like the devil" while somehow pastoring a church, to a lonely creek in the Kentucky hills where God forever changed the direction of his life, it is the story of a man who put the promises of God to the test and finished strong. Featuring clips from the video series "Finish Strong" and the two simple verses that transformed everything. The question it leaves with each of us: are you on course to finish strong? Scripture referenced: Isaiah 53:6; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 6:23.
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