Guest Speaker, Commander Nathan Solomon, speaks on Luke 12:35-40 in his message "Ready for the Fight."

June 27, 2021

Commander Nathan Solomon is a member of Central Baptist Church of Bearden and a CBF-endorsed Navy Chaplain. He is a native of Maryville, TN and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, and Union Presbyterian Seminary. He has served as a Navy Chaplain since 2003 and is a veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Notable assignments include: chaplain of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment; chaplain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, and as Executive Officer of the Naval Chaplain's School. He is currently assigned as the Navy Chaplain Corps' director of communications and legislative affairs at the Pentagon.  He is married to the Rev. Tonya Douce, a mental health counsellor at a Washington, DC non-profit.  Nathan and Tonya have two children, Elijah (16) and Maggie (13).  They live in Alexandria, VA.

In this first week of our summer series, "Colossians - Rediscovering Jesus," Dr. Wade Bibb teaches on Colossians 1:1-14.

June 20, 2021

Dr. Ryan Stokes from Carson-Newman University teaches on "The Great Constitution" (Matthew 28:16-20). 

Jesus defines what the church is supposed to be - and Dr. Stokes explains it in terms we can understand (subscription services!) Who can be a member, what do you have to do to become a member, what are responsibilities of being a member, and what are the benefits of being a member?

This week's message and scripture leads us into our VBS Theme "You Are Treasured!" The scripture comes from Psalm 139:1 & 4

"You have searched me, Lord, and you know me...Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely." Psalm 139:1,4

Date: June 6, 2021

Speaker: Wade Bibb

Title: You Are Treasured!

Scripture: Psalm 139:1, 4

May 30, 2021

Speaker: David Crocker, Operation Inasmuch

Scripture: Exodus 4

Pentecost Sunday | May 23, 2021

Wade Bibb

John 20:19-23

Date: May 16, 2021

Title: Psalm 47

Scripture: Psalm 47

Speaker: Wade Bibb

Series: Psalms of Eastertide

Date: May 9, 2021

Title: Living the Summoned Life

Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:9-13 and Luke 9:62

Speaker: Greg DeLoach, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University

May 5, 2021 | As part of our Remove the Risk Initiative, we have invited Jessica Stanley to provide training on NARCAN - a life-saving Nasal Spray that reverses an opioid overdose. Jessica currently serves as the Knox County Regional Overdose Prevention Specialist. She provides educational training on the administration of Naloxone, reducing stigma and harm reduction. Jessica is an overdose survivor and uses her own experience, strength and hope to reach and provide education to others who have or know someone with Substance Use Disorder.

Date: May 2, 2021

Scripture: Psalm 22:25-31

Speaker: Wade Bibb

Series: Psalms of Eastertide