Introduction Can we tell someone on the street that Jesus loves them? Pastor Cam Porter explains why the gospel message centers on Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection, not on a claim that God loves you. Got a question on Christianity, Gospel, Scripture, Theology? Submit your own questions here. Transcript Keywords: gospel proclamation, God’s love, elect…
Introduction What’s the difference between faith and assurance, and can you have one without the other? Pastor Cam Porter and Pastor Jim Butler explain why assurance is grounded in Christ, not in your own performance. Got a question on Christianity, Gospel, Scripture, Theology? Submit your own questions here. Transcript Keywords: faith and assurance, salvation certainty,…
Introduction How should you go about leaving one church and choosing another, and what should you actually be looking for? Pastor Cam Porter and Pastor Jim Butler unpack the marks of a true church, and the patience it takes to evaluate a new one. Got a question on Christianity, Gospel, Scripture, Theology? Submit your own…
Introduction How can a congregation move toward full subscription to the 1689 Confession without dividing the church or losing people? Pastor Jim Butler explains why patience and systematic teaching, not ultimatums, are the way there. Got a question on Christianity, Gospel, Scripture, Theology? Submit your own questions here. Transcript Keywords: 1689 confession, full subscription, Reformed…
Introduction What does Scripture teach about planting a new church? For someone burdened to start a confessional Reformed Baptist witness where none exists, what are the practical first steps, and what support should they look for? Pastor Jim Butler and Pastor Cameron Porter take on the question in this episode of Ask FGBC. Got a…
Introduction Pastor Jim Butler and Pastor Cameron Porter are joined by host Wim Kerkhoff for Batch 8 of Ask FGBC, recorded July 31, 2026. Over eleven questions they cover planting a new church, moving a congregation to full 1689 subscription, choosing and leaving a church, the difference between faith and assurance, God’s love for the…
Introduction Is Sunday the Lord’s Day, or only the Lord’s morning? For many believers, gathering twice on Sunday is simply how they were raised, while others wonder whether an evening service is worth the trouble. In this episode, Pastor Jim Butler, Dr. Richard Barcellos, and Pastor David Charles consider why morning and evening worship has…
Introduction When you read the Psalms, whose voice are you hearing? Long before Bethlehem, the biblical writers recorded words spoken by one person of the Godhead to another, and the New Testament teaches us to read them that way. Prosopological exegesis is the practice of listening for those conversations, and it changes how we come…
Anyone who has spoken with people about their souls knows how the conversation tends to go. You set Christ before them, you press the gospel call, and the reply comes back with an excuse: “Yes, but I cannot believe.” “Yes, but it must first be given to me.” “Yes, but what about election.” The booklet…
Introduction Can a church embrace New Covenant Theology or Progressive Covenantalism and still stand on the 1689 London Baptist Confession? It is a more practical question than it sounds, because the labels overlap in places and diverge sharply in others. In this conversation, Dr. Richard Barcellos, Pastor Jim Butler, and Pastor David Charles trace where…