Buffat Heights Baptist Church

Last week we looked at the peace of God. This week, Pastor Dave turns our attention to the love of God.1 John 4 reminds us that true, Christlike love doesn’t originate with us.Love is from God.God demonstrated His love by sending Jesus Christ for us, and when we belong to Him, He gives us His love so that we can love others.❤️ Love that is selfless❤️ Love that is sacrificial❤️ Love that is intentional❤️ Love that is unconditionalThat means loving our family, our friends, our neighbors—and even the people who are difficult to love.Because God has loved us, we ought to love one another.

What does it really mean to have peace?The world often defines peace as simply a break from conflict—but biblical peace goes much deeper.This week, Pastor Dave reminds us that true peace comes from God and that Jesus is the answer to the worry, stress, fear, and unrest we carry.When we:🙏 Bring our worries to God in prayer🙌 Trust and depend on Him📖 Walk in obedience to His Word❤️ Let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts…God promises a peace that goes beyond what we can explain. You don’t have to figure everything out on your own. Trust Him. Walk with Him. Depend on Him.

In the final message of What’s Not There: Heaven & Hell, Pastor Dave tackles a surprising truth: there are no innocent people in Heaven. Scripture tells us that all have sinned, yet those who place their faith in Jesus are forgiven, secure, and held by God.

Through John 10, Romans 8, and Ephesians 1, this message reminds believers that we are held in His hand, nothing can separate us from His love, and we are sealed by the Holy Spirit. Our salvation rests on what Jesus has done—not on our ability to perform perfectly. And while believers still struggle with sin, God calls us to confess, repent, and continue becoming more like Christ. 

This week in What’s Not There: Heaven & Hell, Pastor Dave focuses on a small but significant phrase from Revelation 21:1: “there is no longer any sea.” Through Scripture, we see how the sea represents separation, chaos, and darkness—and how Jesus came to remove the greatest separation of all: the separation between us and God caused by sin. In Christ, we can be brought near, restored, and learn to walk closely with Him even now.

This week in Heaven & Hell-: What’s Not There?, Pastor Dave looks at two things that won’t be found in Heaven: shame and guilt. Through Scripture, we’re reminded that because of what Jesus accomplished on the cross, believers don’t have to live crushed by the weight of their past—we can walk in forgiveness, freedom, and new life in Christ today.

This week begins our new sermon series, Heaven & Hell: What’s Not There? In the opening message, Pastor Dave explores what Scripture teaches about death—celebrating the hope that death is no more in Heaven while confronting the sobering reality of eternal separation from God in Hell. This message challenges us to place our faith in Christ and to care deeply enough about those around us to share the good news of Jesus while there is still time.

In this message, Pastor Dave looks at what the Bible teaches about justice and why believers must let Scripture—not emotions or culture—define what is right and wrong. He challenges us to pursue justice, show mercy, and walk humbly with God while remembering that forgiveness and accountability can exist together.

No one is beyond the reach of God’s grace. Through the story of Manasseh in 2 Chronicles 33, this message shows how God can forgive, restore, and completely change a life—even after years of rebellion. Your past does not have the final word; Jesus does.

In this message, we ask the difficult question: Why do bad things happen? Scripture reminds us that we live in a fallen world affected by sin, surrounded by broken people and a culture that often chooses its own way over God’s. Yet the message doesn’t end with brokenness—Jesus offers grace, forgiveness, healing, and restoration to those who come to Him. No matter what you’ve experienced or how many times you’ve struggled, you can still cry out like Peter did: “Help!”

In this week’s UnCommon message, we continue exploring God’s design for marriage, relationships, and the biblical principle of becoming “one flesh.” Through passages from Matthew, Romans, and 1 Corinthians, we see how believers are called to protect God’s design and remain faithful to His Word in a culture that often teaches something different. The message also points us to the grace, forgiveness, and restoration Jesus offers when we have fallen short of His plan.