Piney Grove Baptist Church

Thomas Barber preaches a message from Revelation 2:8-11 looking at the letter from Jesus to the church at Smyrna.  This message brings out the reality that the church that stays faithful to the word will face persecution, but along with the persecution comes the encouragement that Jesus sees it, understands it, and is with us through it all.

Pastor Jason kicks off the 2026 From Grace to Glory Bible Conference (The Seven Letters to the Churches) with a message from the letter to the church at Ephesus found in Revelation 2:1-7

In “The Deception of Ease,” Pastor Jason Tate continues the Beware of the Drift series in Hosea 11:12–13:3. Israel claimed to trust God while looking to alliances, wealth, and idols for security. Through Jacob’s story and God’s call to return, this message asks us to examine where our trust really rests, respond honestly to sin, and live with integrity in a culture of compromise.

Pastor Jason continues the journey through the book of Hosea with a message entitled “The Compassionate Heart of God,” from Hosea 11:1–11. In this passage, God looks back on his fatherly care for Israel, confronts their continued rebellion, and reveals the compassion that moves him toward mercy. We are reminded that God is holy and just, yet rich in love, and that his love ultimately made a way of salvation through Jesus Christ.

This week, Pastor Jason Tate preaches from Hosea 10 in a message titled “The Danger of Delay.” Israel continued trusting in idols, earthly leaders, and its own strength while ignoring God’s repeated call to repentance. This passage warns us that persistent rebellion ends in judgment and challenges us to seek the Lord while there is still time.

This week, Pastor Jason shares a message from Hosea 9 titled “The Danger of Drifting.” As Israel’s gradual drift from God leads far from the purpose God had given them; to false worship, rejected truth, and spiritual fruitlessness, we are warned against allowing the same kind of compromise into our own lives and churches. Yet even when sin has left a life broken and lost, Jesus still offers forgiveness, redemption, and restoration.

This week, we welcome special guest Chris Barker, Site Coordinator with Baptists on Mission in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. Chris shares his powerful and deeply personal testimony of how God met him in the midst of brokenness, redirected his life, and continues to use his story for His glory.
His story is a powerful reminder of the transforming grace of God and the truth that no life is beyond His reach. We pray Chris’s testimony encourages you and points you to the hope found in Jesus Christ.
 
We will also post the ministry update that Chris shared with us in a separate short episode. 

This week, Thomas Barber continues our journey through the book of Hosea with a message from Hosea 8, “Reaping the Whirlwind.” Israel claimed to know God while rejecting His Word, trusting their own wisdom, and worshiping the idols they had made. They wanted God’s blessing without submitting to His authority. This message reminds us that sin always carries consequences, outward religion cannot replace genuine faithfulness, and anything we trust in place of God will ultimately fail us. Yet even in His warnings, God graciously calls His people to recognize their sin, return to Him, and trust Him alone.