Series: COMMUNION

Pastor Tom Pfingsten preached "The only stranger in Jerusalem" on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fallbrook, California.

The Big Idea: Communion anchors us to the fact that Jesus is a real King with a real human body and a real Kingdom that is coming into this world and that, through his Spirit, he is really here right now.

Series: COMMUNION

Pastor Tom Pfingsten preached "A meal for the ages" on Sunday, April 13, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fallbrook, California.

The Big Idea: In the past and in the future, bread and wine preaches the good news about a Savior who gives his body and blood to redeem his people.

Series: COMMUNION

Pastor Tom Pfingsten preached "Cup of the Covenant" on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fallbrook, California.

The Big Idea: The blood of Jesus seals those who drink from his cup in an unbreakable covenant that depends not on our ability to obey, but on his perfect sacrifice.

Series: COMMUNION

Pastor Tom Pfingsten preached "Bread of Life" on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fallbrook, California.

Texts: Genesis 3:19, Exodus 16:13–15, John 6:48–51

The Big Idea: The body of Jesus is a new kind of nourishment that imparts eternal life to all who feed on him in faith.

Series: FLOOD

Sam Harrell preached "The Naked Savior" on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fallbrook, California.

Pastor Tom Pfingsten preached "The crime of being found out" on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fallbrook, California.

The Big Idea: Your life is going to be “leavened” with someone’s righteousness — either your own or Christ’s.

Series: FLOOD

Pastor Tom Pfingsten preached "The colors of grace" on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fallbrook, California.

The Big Idea: When the blood of God is shed by man, then we will know that a new covenant is in effect. The cross is the sign that God’s new way of dealing with sin depends on only one death—the death of his Son.

Series: FLOOD

Pastor Tom Pfingsten preached "God's green earth" on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fallbrook, California.

The Big Idea: Noah offered a sacrifice and God said, “This is good, but I know people are still hopelessly sinful.” Jesus offered himself as a sacrifice and God said, “This changes everything.”

Series: FLOOD

Pastor Tom Pfingsten preached "God's selective memory" on Sunday, February 23, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fallbrook, California.

The Big Idea: When our sins rose higher than the mountains, Jesus was the one who was forgotten so that we could stand on the firm ground of God’s love.

Series: FLOOD

Pastor Tom Pfingsten preached "For dear life" on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Fallbrook, California.

The Big Idea: Jesus is the end times ark and salvation means “getting in” — hiding your life in him through the high waters of history and judgment until the earth is renewed.