Petros Baptist Church

Exalting God

  • Sermons

    Sermons each week will be available here. The most recent sermon is at the top of the list.
    July 20, 2008: Psalm 65
    July 13, 2008: Isaiah 55
    July 6, 2008: Matthew 11

  • Our Schedule and Leadership

    Join us at 10 each Sunday for Sunday School and then stick around at 11 for worship. Then come back at 6 and sing with us in the Choir and worship with us at 7.

    Tuesday we offer Midday Bible Study at 2 pm for anyone interested.

    Wednesday, we invite you to bring along the whole family. We have Bible Study for Adults, Youth Group, Children in Action, and Mission Friends at 7 pm.

    The first Saturday of each month we gather in the Fellowship Hall for Dinner and a Movie and you are welcome to join in.

    The Fourth Sunday of each month we have a food drive for our local food pantry and after the evening service we sit down for a meal together.

    We would love to have you join us for any or all of these opportunities for personal spiritual growth and fellowship.

    You can email us at jwest 'at' highland 'dot' net.

    Our Pastor is Dr. Jim West

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You Can’t Have It Both Ways

Posted by Jim on May 23, 2007

When Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel, he declared that they should “call on the name of your god and I will call on the name of the LORD; the god who answers by fire is indeed God.” All the people answered, “Well spoken!”

Elijah rightly recognized that those who serve some other god besides the one True God cannot have it both ways.  Either you call on God, or you go ahead and call on whatever god it is that you serve.

Many people today want to have it both ways.  They want to serve themselves, or the devil, or their boss; but then as soon as they come into some difficulty they want the one True God to rush to their aid.

It doesn’t work that way, though.  As Elijah said to the prophets of Baal and the people assembled on Carmel- it’s time to make a choice and then, once you’ve decided who you want to serve, call on them.  If they can’t help you, then you’ve chosen wrongly and have to live with the consequences of your decision.

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