Ecclesiastes | Withhold Not Your Hand - Season 5, Episode 61

Ecclesiastes | Withhold Not Your Hand - Season 5, Episode 61

We live in an age of soft nihilism — not a philosophy consciously embraced, but a drift into passivity, presuming on tomorrow, waiting for the perfect moment that never arrives. Drawing from Ecclesiastes 11, Pastor Ben shows that Solomon's repeated refrain of vanity is not a counsel of despair but a clarion call to action: because life is uncertain, tomorrow is not guaranteed, and outcomes rest with a sovereign God, the right response is not paralysis but bold, faith-filled engagement today. Like William Borden, who sowed broadly and died at 25 never knowing the harvest his obedience would yield, we are called to give, serve, invest, and risk — leaving the outcome entirely to God. Eastland is a Place to Belong Eastland Baptist Church is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are a welcoming and close-knit family community that loves to care for each other through the Church. We strongly believe in loving and supporting each other and our neighbors. Our members don’t just attend our Church; they feel a strong sense of belonging. Join Us Find service times and our location at https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join]. Connect with Us Website: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsa [https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsa] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptist [https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptist] To support the ministry of Eastland Baptist Church, tap here: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give]

Ecclesiastes | The Clock Is Ticking - Season 5 Episode 65

Most of us live under the quiet illusion that time is endless — spending our days on shallow ambitions, delayed obedience, and petty grievances as if the ledger never runs out. In Ecclesiastes 11–12, Solomon confronts that illusion head-on, calling readers to a life of temperance: neither self-denying nor self-indulgent, but fully alive within the boundaries of God's Word. He illuminates the sweetness of daily gifts, warns that old age and death are certain, and challenges both young and old to stop deferring faithfulness to some imagined future season. Build your spiritual habits now, forgive now, enjoy now — because the door is open today, and one day it will not be. Eastland is a Place to Belong Eastland Baptist Church is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are a welcoming and close-knit family community that loves to care for each other through the Church. We strongly believe in loving and supporting each other and our neighbors. Our members don’t just attend our Church; they feel a strong sense of belonging. Join Us Find service times and our location at https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join]. Connect with Us Website: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsa [https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsa] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptist [https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptist] To support the ministry of Eastland Baptist Church, tap here: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give]

The Ministry Behind the Ministry - Season 5, Episode 64

What if the most significant contribution you make to ministry this week never requires you to set foot where the ministry happens? Drawing from Paul's closing charge in Colossians 4, Andrew Calabrese confronts the church's tendency to measure ministry by what is visible while overlooking the invisible work that makes it all possible. Using Paul's three-part call to pray persistently, expectantly, and specifically, Pastor Andrew illuminates prayer not as preparation for the greater work, but as the greater work itself. Every believer, regardless of their role, is challenged to still their heart and pray — because behind every visible work of God is an invisible one. Eastland is a Place to Belong Eastland Baptist Church is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are a welcoming and close-knit family community that loves to care for each other through the Church. We strongly believe in loving and supporting each other and our neighbors. Our members don’t just attend our Church; they feel a strong sense of belonging. Join Us Find service times and our location at https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join]. Connect with Us Website: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsa [https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsa] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptist [https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptist] To support the ministry of Eastland Baptist Church, tap here: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give]

1 Timothy | Character Over Image - Season 5, Episode 63

What holds a church together when the culture around it strives after image, marketing, and rapid success? In 1 Timothy 3, Pastor Dorrell examines the rigorous qualifications Paul sets before Timothy for church leadership — not as a job description, but as a portrait of the man. The central thesis is unflinching: the church of the living God cannot be sustained by strategy or personality, but only by the bedrock of individual character. Every member is called to the same standard as the pastor — blameless, proven in the home, mature, and living as a visible witness to the gospel. Eastland is a Place to Belong Eastland Baptist Church is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are a welcoming and close-knit family community that loves to care for each other through the Church. We strongly believe in loving and supporting each other and our neighbors. Our members don’t just attend our Church; they feel a strong sense of belonging. Join Us Find service times and our location at https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join]. Connect with Us Website: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsa [https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsa] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptist [https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptist] To support the ministry of Eastland Baptist Church, tap here: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give]

1 Timothy | Trust the Architect, Part II - Season 5, Episode 62

What happens when we ignore the designer's blueprint and attempt to improve upon the original plan? Drawing from 1 Timothy 2:9-15, this sermon examines Paul's instructions to the church at Ephesus — a culture steeped in matriarchal paganism and chaos — and challenges believers to trust God's architectural order for the local church and the home. Just as violating an engineer's design produces catastrophic consequences, departing from God's distinct roles for men and women generates confusion, exhaustion, and spiritual loss. Listeners are called to embrace submission not as limitation, but as the foundation of peace, protection, and the fullest expression of who God created them to be. Eastland is a Place to Belong Eastland Baptist Church is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are a welcoming and close-knit family community that loves to care for each other through the Church. We strongly believe in loving and supporting each other and our neighbors. Our members don’t just attend our Church; they feel a strong sense of belonging. Join Us Find service times and our location at https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/join]. Connect with Us Website: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsa [https://www.facebook.com/eastlandbaptisttulsa] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptist [https://www.instagram.com/eastlandbaptist] To support the ministry of Eastland Baptist Church, tap here: https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give [https://www.eastlandbaptist.org/give]