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Attributes of God: The Unity of God & Understanding the Trinity | Lesson 1, Part 1
What is God really like—and can we truly know Him? In this opening lesson of The Attributes of God, Pastor Keith Seiber begins a detailed King James Bible study of the nature and character of God, examining His divine attributes with a special focus on the unity of God and the biblical doctrine of the Trinity.
The goal of studying God's attributes is not merely to accumulate theological information. Job 22:21 says, “Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.” There is a tremendous difference between knowing facts about God and actually knowing God. This series is designed not simply to make us better informed, but better acquainted with Him.
Because this first class only made it partway through the Trinity section, this episode concentrates on the material actually covered rather than moving ahead into the lesson's later sections on God's perfection and beauty.
In this episode, you'll discover:
What theologians mean when they speak of the attributes of God
Why God's attributes are not additions to His being but revelations of Who He is
Why knowing doctrine about God must lead to knowing, obeying, and worshipping God
How Scripture reveals God through both His unity and His many perfections
Why God is not made up of separate “parts” such as love, holiness, justice, and mercy
How God's love is always holy, His holiness is always loving, and His mercy never contradicts His justice
Why holiness occupies such a prominent place in Scripture's revelation of God's character
What the Bible means when it declares, “The LORD our God is one LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4)
Why biblical monotheism is not merely an abstract doctrine but a tremendous source of comfort
The significance—and limitations—of the Hebrew word echad when discussing God's oneness
Why Scripture leaves absolutely no room for competing gods
How the New Testament continues to affirm the Old Testament doctrine that there is only one God
How Christians can confess one God while also believing in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Why the doctrine of the Trinity does not teach three Gods
Why the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are distinct Persons without being separate Gods
How the historic statement “neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance” helps guard against two opposite errors
Why the Son is not one-third of God and the Father is not the “senior partner” of the Godhead
How the classic Trinity shield diagram helps us state what Scripture teaches without reducing God to an inadequate human analogy
One of the foundational truths of this lesson is the unity of God. Scripture declares:
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD” (Deuteronomy 6:4).
The nations surrounding Israel worshipped many gods because each supposed deity was limited—one for rain, another for crops, another for the sea, another for fertility. But the believer needs only one God because the true God is sufficient for everything. There is no crisis outside His power, no need outside His provision, and no circumstance beyond His wisdom.
That biblical insistence upon one God does not contradict the doctrine of the Trinity. Rather, it establishes one of its essential foundations. Christianity does not teach three Gods. It teaches one essential Being eternally existing in three distinct Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Each Person is fully God, yet the Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Holy Ghost, and the Holy Ghost is not the Father.
The Trinity diagram used in the lesson helps visualize those biblical guardrails: the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God; yet the Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Holy Ghost, and the Holy Ghost is not the Father. The diagram is useful precisely because it avoids portraying the Persons as three pieces that combine to make God.
And Scripture supports every one of those distinctions. The Father is called God in Romans 1:7. Of the Son, Hebrews 1:8 declares, “Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever.” Acts 5 identifies lying to the Holy Ghost with lying to God. At Christ's baptism, meanwhile, the Son stands in Jordan, the Father speaks from Heaven, and the Holy Ghost descends—three distinct Persons present simultaneously.
This is why studying the attributes of God matters. A small view of God eventually produces a small Christianity. The more clearly we see Who God has revealed Himself to be, the more deeply we should trust Him, reverence Him, worship Him, and order our lives around Him.
If you're interested in the Attributes of God, the Trinity explained, the unity of God, one God in three Persons, Father Son and Holy Ghost, Christian doctrine, systematic theology, Baptist doctrine, the deity of Christ, the deity of the Holy Spirit, or in-depth KJV Bible study, this series is designed to help you move beyond merely knowing about God toward becoming more deeply acquainted with Him through His Word.
This lesson will continue next week as we finish our study of the Trinity before moving further into the attributes of God.
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Scripture: Job 22:21; Deuteronomy 6:4; selected Scriptures (KJV)Series: The Attributes of GodLesson 1: The Unity, Perfection, and Beauty of God — Part 1Primary Topic: The Unity of God & The TrinitySpeaker: Pastor Keith SeiberChurch: New Beginning Baptist Fellowship

What does a Spirit-filled life actually look like? In this King James Bible study from Exodus 35:30–35, Pastor Keith Seiber introduces Bezaleel—the first man in Scripture whom God expressly declares He has “filled...with the spirit of God, in wisdom.” Surprisingly, he is not introduced as a preacher, prophet, priest, or king. He is a craftsman—a man working with gold, silver, stone, wood, fabric, and his hands.
In Sermon 10 of the Wisdom's Path series, we continue asking “Where is wisdom?” Last time, the question was where wisdom comes from. This time, the question becomes much more personal: When God gives wisdom, where does He put it? Exodus provides the answer: Wisdom has an address. God doesn't store it in a place. He puts it in a person, and then He puts that person to work.
This episode follows three movements in the life of Bezaleel: The Filling, The Fire, and The Fabric.
In this episode, you'll discover:
Why the first man God expressly identifies as Spirit-filled was a craftsman
What Exodus 35 teaches about wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and workmanship
The meaning of the Hebrew word chokmâh and how biblical wisdom includes practical skill
Why knowledge provides the facts, understanding sorts the facts, wisdom applies the facts, and workmanship puts wisdom to work
Why “skill in common employments is the gift of God”
The danger of dividing life into supposedly sacred and secular categories
Why natural talent without God's Spirit can build a Babel, while talent surrendered to God can build a tabernacle
How the Holy Spirit enables believers for the work God has called them to do
Why wisdom was never intended to stop with you
What Exodus 35:34 teaches about discipleship and teaching others
Why parents and grandparents must intentionally pass spiritual wisdom to the next generation
How 2 Timothy 2:2 gives us four generations of biblical discipleship
Why wisdom in the heart eventually becomes visible through the hands
The difference between the indwelling and filling ministries of the Holy Spirit
How the Spirit's ministry under the Old Testament economy differs from His permanent indwelling of New Testament believers
Why being filled with the Spirit is not about getting more of Him, but allowing Him to have more of you
What Bezaleel, John Newton, and William Wilberforce teach us about God using ordinary people for extraordinary purposes
Exodus 35:31 says, “And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship.” God's filling did not eliminate Bezaleel's effort—it empowered it. He still had to cut, cast, measure, weave, and work. The lesson is powerful: the filling doesn't cancel the effort; the filling is what makes the effort amount to something.
The passage also challenges the idea that only preaching, teaching, singing, or missionary work can be spiritual service. Scripture shows God giving wisdom for craftsmanship, design, imagination, and ordinary labor. “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men” (Colossians 3:23). Your occupation does not have to be something you endure until you can serve God at church. Your everyday work can become one of the places where God's wisdom shows.
The lesson then examines an important doctrinal distinction concerning the Holy Spirit. Under the Old Testament economy, the Spirit came upon selected individuals for particular purposes. But Jesus promised His disciples that the Comforter would “abide with you for ever” and “shall be in you” (John 14:16–17). Today, every believer is permanently indwelt and sealed by the Holy Spirit, while believers are repeatedly commanded to “be filled with the Spirit” (Ephesians 5:18).
So the question isn't simply, “What talents do I have?” The greater question is: Is my life yielded to God so that He can use what He has given me for His glory?
Wisdom has an address. It lives in a person. And when God fills that person, wisdom doesn't remain hidden—it gets to work.
If you're interested in biblical wisdom, the filling of the Holy Spirit, Spirit-filled living, Exodus 35 explained, Bezaleel, Christian work and vocation, spiritual gifts, Christian discipleship, practical Christian living, or verse-by-verse KJV Bible teaching, this episode shows how God's wisdom reaches far beyond the church building and into the ordinary work of everyday life.
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Scripture: Exodus 35:30–35 (KJV)Series: Wisdom's Path — Sermon 10Message: Sawdust & the Spirit of God: The Where of Wisdom — Part 2Speaker: Pastor Keith SeiberChurch: New Beginning Baptist Fellowship

Where did the Apostle Paul get his Gospel—and why does the answer matter? In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Galatians 1:11–24 (KJV), Pastor Keith Seiber examines Paul's dramatic transformation from a violent persecutor of Christians into a preacher of the very faith he once tried to destroy. Paul's testimony establishes a truth that remains essential for the church today: what God revealed, no man can revise.
Paul makes an extraordinary claim in Galatians 1:12: “For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.” His Gospel did not originate with Peter, James, the Jerusalem church, religious tradition, or human philosophy. It came from Jesus Christ Himself. That divine origin means no church, preacher, denomination, religious tradition, or supposed new revelation has the authority to alter the Gospel God has already given.
In this episode, you'll discover:
Why Paul's enemies attacked the messenger in an attempt to discredit the message
What Paul means by “the revelation of Jesus Christ”
Four characteristics of the Gospel: it is Divine, Eternal, Saving, and Justifying
Why every false gospel ultimately points a sinner back toward himself, while the true Gospel points him toward Christ
How religious sincerity can coexist with serious spiritual error
Why Paul's zeal for the “traditions of my fathers” could not make him right with God
What Paul's conversion teaches about the transforming power of grace
Why salvation works from the inside out: “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature” (2 Corinthians 5:17)
What Paul's years in Arabia teach us about waiting on God's timing
Why “Arabia is not the interruption of the ministry. Arabia is the making of the minister.”
Whether Christians today should expect new direct revelations from God
Why the completed Scriptures are sufficient, and no new revelation is needed
How adding anything to Christ's finished work creates another gospel
Why Christians need both to be edified and to edify others
How a genuinely transformed life ultimately brings glory to God
Paul's testimony also provides an important answer to modern claims of new revelation. The apostles occupied a foundational role in the church. We do not continually lay the foundation again. As this message explains, the apostles received revelation so that we could receive Scripture. God's written Word is not an inferior substitute for supernatural experiences; Peter calls it “a more sure word of prophecy” (2 Peter 1:19).
Galatians 1 also gives tremendous encouragement to believers walking through seasons when it seems as though God is doing nothing. Moses waited forty years in the desert. David waited between the anointing and the crown. Paul spent years in Arabia and Damascus before going to Jerusalem. God's delays are not necessarily wasted years. What God is forming in you, He is not wasting.
But the chapter ultimately isn't about Paul—it is about the glory of God. The believers in Judaea heard an astonishing report: “That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. And they glorified God in me” (Galatians 1:23–24). The man who once made havoc of the church became evidence of the transforming grace of Jesus Christ.
That same grace still saves sinners. Saul wasn't merely improved; he was transformed. The message he discovered was not law but grace, not works but faith, not Sinai but Calvary, and not trying but trusting. Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day—and “whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” (Romans 10:13).
If you're searching for Galatians explained, Paul's conversion, salvation by grace, justification by faith, the sufficiency of Scripture, Christian testimony, false gospels, new revelation, Christian liberty, or verse-by-verse KJV Bible teaching, this episode provides a careful study of one of Paul's most personal and powerful defenses of the Gospel.
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Scripture: Galatians 1:11–24 (KJV)Series: FREE: Living in the Liberty Christ Already Bought You — Sermon 8Message: The Revelation of Jesus ChristSpeaker: Pastor Keith SeiberChurch: New Beginning Baptist Fellowship

Does God still keep His promises when His people are unfaithful? In this concluding verse-by-verse Bible study through Malachi 3:6–4:6 (KJV), Pastor Keith Seiber explores the unchanging character of God, biblical giving and tithing, God's book of remembrance, the coming Day of the LORD, the Sun of Righteousness, and the remarkable prophecy that Elijah will come before the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
At the theological center of Malachi stands one of Scripture's great declarations: “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed” (Malachi 3:6). Israel's survival did not rest upon Israel's faithfulness but upon the immutable character and covenant faithfulness of God. His purposes do not change. His promises do not change. His warnings do not change.
From that foundation, Malachi turns to one of the Bible's best-known passages on giving: “Will a man rob God?” This study examines tithing carefully, including Abraham's tithe to Melchizedek centuries before the Law, Jacob's promise to give God a tenth, Christ's words concerning tithing, and Paul's principles for systematic and proportional giving in the local church.
In this episode, you'll discover:
What “I am the LORD, I change not” means for Israel and for believers today
Why God's immutability guarantees both His promises and His warnings
What Malachi 3:8–10 teaches about tithes and offerings
Why tithing did not originate with the Mosaic Law
The significance of Abraham giving tithes to Melchizedek
Why the tithe can be understood as a biblical starting point rather than the ceiling of Christian generosity
What God means when He says, “prove me now herewith”
Why Malachi 3:10 is not a promise of prosperity-gospel riches
Why biblical giving reveals the lordship of God over our hearts
What the “book of remembrance” teaches about God's attention to faithful believers
Why God calls His people “jewels” in Malachi 3:17
Who the “Sun of righteousness” is in Malachi 4:2
How Malachi 4 points toward the Great Tribulation, Second Coming, and Millennial Kingdom
Why Elijah's future ministry is connected with the Day of the LORD
How John the Baptist fulfilled an Elijah-like ministry without exhausting Malachi's prophecy
The strong biblical case for Elijah as one of the two witnesses of Revelation 11
Why the Old Testament ends with a curse, while Revelation ends with “no more curse”
One of the most encouraging scenes in Malachi occurs when a small remnant refuses to join the complaining majority: “Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it” (Malachi 3:16). God noticed their conversations, recorded their faithfulness, and called them His treasured “jewels.”
The study then moves into Bible prophecy. Malachi promises, “But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings” (Malachi 4:2), before specifically declaring, “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD” (Malachi 4:5). Comparing Malachi with the Gospels and Revelation 11 reveals fascinating connections between Elijah, John the Baptist, the Tribulation witnesses, and the return of Jesus Christ.
And ultimately, Malachi points us to Jesus Christ. He is the Messenger of the covenant. He is the Refiner. He is the unchanging Lord. He is the Sun of Righteousness. The Old Testament closes beneath the shadow of a curse, but Christ “hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us” (Galatians 3:13).
If you're interested in Malachi explained, biblical tithing, Christian giving, Bible prophecy, Elijah and the two witnesses, Revelation 11, the Great Tribulation, the Second Coming of Christ, the Millennial Kingdom, dispensational theology, or verse-by-verse KJV Bible study, this episode brings these truths together while showing how the entire Book of Malachi ultimately points to the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Scripture: Malachi 3:6–4:6 (KJV)Series: Minor ProphetsSpeaker: Pastor Keith SeiberChurch: New Beginning Baptist Fellowship

Where can true wisdom actually be found? In this King James Bible study from Job 28, Pastor Keith Seiber follows Job deep beneath the earth in man's search for treasure—and discovers that mankind can uncover silver, gold, precious stones, and astonishing knowledge while still missing the one treasure he needs most: the wisdom of God. Job's great question is, “But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?” (Job 28:12).
Using the dramatic rescue of the 33 Chilean miners as an illustration, this message develops a simple but powerful truth: those miners could not manufacture a way out from below. Their deliverance had to come from above. In the same way, biblical wisdom cannot ultimately be mined from human intelligence, technology, education, experience, or worldly philosophy. “For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding” (Proverbs 2:6).
In this episode, you'll discover:
Why Job 28 presents man's incredible ability to uncover earthly treasure but his inability to discover divine wisdom on his own
The biblical difference between knowledge, understanding, and wisdom
Why worldly prudence can be valuable but can never replace the wisdom that comes from God
What Proverbs 2 means when it tells us to search for wisdom “as for hid treasures”
Why receiving wisdom requires a spiritual posture of Bible study, prayer, meditation, obedience, and abiding in Christ
The significance of Adonai in Job 28:28 and the connection between wisdom and surrender to God as Master
Why “the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding”
How Scripture answers the claim that Proverbs 8 teaches that Christ was created
Why Jesus Christ is “the power of God, and the wisdom of God” (1 Corinthians 1:24)
How the Cross reveals a wisdom that fallen human reasoning could never have devised
Why salvation itself must come down from above because sinful man could never climb his way up to God
Job searched every direction available to man. The depth said wisdom wasn't there. The sea didn't possess it. Gold couldn't purchase it. Even death had only heard of it. Then God gave the answer: “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding” (Job 28:28).
Ultimately, wisdom is more than information to learn or principles to memorize. The New Testament points us to a Person: “Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God” (1 Corinthians 1:24). At Calvary, God displayed a wisdom the world could never have invented—life through death, cleansing through blood, riches through Christ's poverty, and salvation through a crucified and risen Saviour.
You cannot dig for wisdom. You can only receive it. The address is not down. It is up.
If you're searching for biblical wisdom, Christian decision-making, Job 28 explained, Proverbs Bible study, the fear of the Lord, wisdom from God, Jesus Christ as the Wisdom of God, or practical Christian living, this episode offers an in-depth, verse-by-verse study grounded in the King James Bible.
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Scripture: Job 28:12–15, 23–28; Proverbs 2:1–7 (KJV)Series: Wisdom's Path — Sermon 9Message: Two Directions of Every Life: The Where of WisdomSpeaker: Pastor Keith SeiberChurch: New Beginning Baptist Fellowship

How firmly should Christians stand for truth—and when does contending for truth become needless contention? In this verse-by-verse study of Galatians 1:8–10 (KJV), Pastor Keith Seiber examines Paul's severe warning against “another gospel” and shows why believers must draw the line where God drew it, and nowhere else.
Paul declares, “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed” (Galatians 1:8). The Gospel is greater than the preacher, the personality, the religious organization, or even a claimed supernatural revelation. Every messenger must be measured by the unchanging truth God has already revealed in His Word.
But this passage also teaches an important lesson about Christian discernment. Paul pronounced the strongest possible judgment against those who corrupted the Gospel, yet Scripture commands believers to show grace, meekness, charity, and patience toward one another. Christians get into trouble when we treat preferences like Gospel issues and Gospel issues like preferences.
In this episode, we examine:
Why the message is bigger than the messenger
What Paul means by “let him be accursed”
Why even an apparent angel from Heaven must be tested by Scripture
The connection between Paul's anathema and the accursed thing in the story of Achan
Why a corrupted Gospel can never be treated as a harmless difference of opinion
How to distinguish Gospel matters, matters of biblical obedience, and matters of preference
What Jesus meant by straining at a gnat and swallowing a camel
Why Christians must contend for truth without becoming contentious people
How the fear of man can compromise faithful Christian living
Why contentment comes when our audience shrinks down to One
How to be a lion at the door and a lamb at the table
Why Christians should stop fighting the family and start guarding the Gospel
Galatians 1 reminds us that Christianity does not rest upon personalities, experiences, visions, traditions, or new revelations. The faith was “once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 3). We do not need a newer Gospel or a greater messenger. Jesus Christ died for our sins, was buried, and “rose again the third day according to the scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4).
At the same time, Christ did not purchase our liberty so that Christians could spend their lives fighting one another over every disagreement. Guard the Gospel fiercely. Handle struggling believers graciously. Hold biblical convictions faithfully. And refuse to turn personal preferences into tests of fellowship.
Draw the line where God drew it. And nowhere else.
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Scripture: Galatians 1:8–10 (KJV)
Series: FREE: Living in the Liberty Christ Already Bought You
Message: Drawing the Line Where God Drew It
Speaker: Pastor Keith Seiber
Church: New Beginning Baptist Fellowship

Where is the God of judgment? In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Malachi 3:1–5 (KJV), Pastor Keith Seiber examines God's answer to a cynical generation questioning His justice. Malachi's prophecy points forward to John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, the Messenger of the covenant, and ultimately the coming day when the Lord will judge and purify.
Israel had reached the dangerous place of calling evil good while simultaneously asking why God was not doing anything about evil. But God had not ignored sin, forgotten justice, or abandoned His promises. His answer was coming in the Person of Jesus Christ.
Malachi 3:1 declares, “Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me.” John the Baptist would prepare the way for Christ, but Malachi's prophecy reaches beyond the First Coming to the future appearing of the Lord in judgment.
In this lesson, we examine:
Why Malachi asks, “Where is the God of judgment?”
How John the Baptist fulfills the prophecy of the messenger who prepares the way
Why Jesus Christ is “the messenger of the covenant”
How the Cross demonstrates that God is both “just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus” (Romans 3:26)
The prophetic distinction between Christ's First and Second Coming
What Malachi means by the refiner's fire and fullers' soap
Why the Refiner “shall sit” as He purifies the silver
How Malachi's refining fire connects with Zechariah 13:9
Why God's judgment includes sorcery, adultery, false swearing, oppression, and injustice
The root problem behind the sins of Malachi 3:5: “and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts”
Malachi asks a searching question concerning Christ's coming: “But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth?” (Malachi 3:2).
The same Lord who came the first time to bear judgment upon the Cross will come again as King and Judge. The first advent revealed God's grace without compromising His justice; the Second Coming will reveal that His patience never meant that He approved of sin.
This study is especially helpful for listeners interested in Malachi Bible study, Bible prophecy, the Second Coming of Christ, John the Baptist, the Day of the LORD, Israel in prophecy, dispensational Bible study, Christian doctrine, and verse-by-verse King James Bible teaching.
Follow the podcast for next week's continuation as we move further into Malachi 3 and discover why God's unchanging character is the foundation of both His promises and His warnings.
Scripture: Malachi 3:1–5 (KJV)
Series: Minor Prophets
Speaker: Pastor Keith Seiber
Church: New Beginning Baptist Fellowship

What do you do when life becomes more than you can handle?
The Apostle Paul knew what it was to reach the end of his own strength. In 2 Corinthians 1:8, he makes the startling confession that he was "pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life." This was not a weak Christian speaking. This was the Apostle Paul—and God allowed him to experience a burden greater than his own strength could bear.
Why?
"That we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead." — 2 Corinthians 1:9 (KJV)
In this sermon, Pastor Keith Seiber walks through 2 Corinthians 1:8–11 to discover what the Bible teaches about suffering, discouragement, despair, God's deliverance, and the power of intercessory prayer.
One of the great misconceptions of modern Christianity is the saying, "God will never give you more than you can handle." Paul's testimony shows us something different. Sometimes God does allow burdens beyond our own ability—not to destroy us, but to bring us to the end of self-reliance and teach us to depend completely upon Him.
In this episode, discover:
What Paul meant when he said he "despaired even of life."
Why faithful Christians can experience overwhelming seasons of suffering.
The difference between 1 Corinthians 10:13 and the false idea that life's trials can never exceed our strength.
Why God sometimes allows His children to reach the end of themselves.
What Elijah's despair in 1 Kings 19 teaches us about spiritual exhaustion.
How suffering can strip away self-reliance and deepen our dependence upon God.
Why Paul specifically trusted in "God which raiseth the dead."
The threefold promise of God's deliverance: He delivered, He doth deliver, and He will yet deliver.
How remembering God's past faithfulness gives confidence for an uncertain future.
Why intercessory prayer matters when someone you love is walking through deep affliction.
How the local church can help carry believers through seasons when they have no strength left.
Paul's suffering teaches us that reaching the end of our strength does not mean we have reached the end of God's strength.
"My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness." — 2 Corinthians 12:9 (KJV)
The same God who sustained Elijah, delivered Paul, strengthened the saints, and raised the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead is still God today.
Your confidence does not have to rest in your ability to survive the trial. It can rest in the character of the God who carries you through it.
If you are walking through suffering, grief, discouragement, overwhelming circumstances, unanswered prayer, spiritual exhaustion, or a season when you simply don't know how to keep going, this Bible message is intended to point your heart away from self-reliance and back to the faithfulness of God.
Whether you're searching for KJV Bible preaching, Christian encouragement during hard times, Bible verses about suffering, 2 Corinthians Bible study, conservative Baptist preaching, hope during trials, or biblical teaching about prayer and God's faithfulness, this episode will help you see suffering through the truth of God's Word.
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Key Scriptures (KJV): 2 Corinthians 1:8–11 • 1 Corinthians 10:13 • 2 Corinthians 12:9 • 1 Kings 19 • Psalm 46:1 • Daniel 3:17–18 • Job 13:15 • Romans 8:18
"But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead." — 2 Corinthians 1:9 (KJV)
When you reach the end of your strength, you have not reached the end of God's.

What happens when someone adds just a little something to the Gospel?
In Galatians 1:6–9, the Apostle Paul gives one of the strongest warnings in the New Testament about false teachers, false gospels, and corrupting the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Galatian churches had received the true message of salvation by grace through faith—but teachers came behind Paul insisting that Christ was not enough. They wanted Christ plus the law, Christ plus circumcision, Christ plus human works.
Paul's response is unmistakable: another gospel is no gospel at all.
In this episode, Pastor Keith Seiber examines Paul's warning through four sobering truths: another gospel, another preacher, another curse, and another comfort. We see why even an impressive preacher, religious tradition, supposed revelation, or "angel from heaven" must be rejected when its message contradicts the Word of God.
This message also confronts a danger facing modern Christianity: watering down the Gospel to make it more acceptable to the culture. A false gospel may use Christian language, talk about Jesus, grace, love, and Heaven—and still leave sinners without the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The true Gospel does not tell us that we are good enough. It tells us that we are sinners who need a Saviour. It does not offer salvation through religious works, morality, self-improvement, or law-keeping. Salvation is found in Jesus Christ alone.
And that distinction matters for eternity.
Paul writes:
"But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." — Galatians 1:8 (KJV)
This episode explores:
What Paul means by "another gospel" in Galatians 1.
Why adding human works to salvation destroys the message of grace.
How false teachers borrow biblical language to spread unbiblical doctrine.
Why every preacher must remain under the authority of Scripture.
Why popularity, miracles, traditions, visions, and religious experiences can never replace the Bible.
What "let him be accursed" means in Galatians 1:8–9.
How Galatians 3:13 points us from the curse of sin to Christ, who "hath redeemed us from the curse of the law."
Why a watered-down Gospel offers no real hope when suffering, death, and eternity become reality.
How believers can recognize false teaching and faithfully guard the Gospel.
Why Christians must lovingly share the true Gospel with those around them.
The Gospel is not Christ plus works. It is not Christ plus religion, Christ plus morality, or Christ plus our own righteousness.
It is Christ crucified. Christ risen. Christ alone.
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." — Romans 6:23 (KJV)
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Key Scriptures (KJV): Galatians 1:6–9 • Galatians 3:13 • Acts 15:1 • 1 Corinthians 6:11 • 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14 • 1 Corinthians 15:19 • Job 19:25–26 • John 11:25–26 • Hebrews 6:19 • Titus 1:2 • Romans 6:23
When the Gospel gets watered down, everything else eventually washes away. But when Christ alone stands, you have a Rock that will hold when everything else gives way.

In this verse-by-verse Bible study through Zechariah 13:7–14:21 (KJV), Pastor Keith Seiber explores one of the Bible's greatest prophetic passages concerning Jesus Christ, Israel, the Great Tribulation, the Battle of Armageddon, and the Second Coming of Christ. If you enjoy in-depth Bible prophecy, King James Bible preaching, and Christ-centered exposition, this lesson will strengthen your understanding of God's prophetic Word.
Beginning with the prophecy, "Awake, O sword, against my shepherd" (Zechariah 13:7), this study follows God's unfolding plan through Israel's refining, the siege of Jerusalem, Christ's literal return to the Mount of Olives, and His glorious reign as King over all the earth.
In this lesson you'll discover:
• How Zechariah 13:7 prophesies the crucifixion of Jesus Christ• Why Israel will experience a future refining during the Tribulation• What the Bible teaches about the Battle of Armageddon• Why the Mount of Olives is central to Christ's Second Coming• How Zechariah connects with Matthew 24, Revelation 19, and other end-times passages• What the Millennial Kingdom will look like under the reign of Jesus Christ• Why God's covenant promises to Israel remain certain• Practical encouragement for believers awaiting Christ's return
Whether you're studying Bible prophecy, end-times events, dispensational theology, Old Testament prophecy, or simply desire to understand God's Word more deeply, this lesson offers careful exposition rooted in the King James Bible and points continually to the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Scripture: Zechariah 13:7–14:21 (KJV)
Series: Zechariah
Speaker: Pastor Keith Seiber
Church: New Beginning Baptist Fellowship