Who We Are
Mountain View Baptist Church is a Biblically based ministry that concentrates on feeding souls with the Word of God. In God’s Word, we are told we can know we have eternal life (1 John 5:13). If you are seeking this assurance, this is the ministry for you.
We specialize in a regular diet of fellowship with other believers and encouragement from God’s Word that edifies your soul. 1 John also asks us in chapter 2 verse 28 whether we will be confident or shameful when we approach God on our day of judgment. Each individual must come to terms with his or her own stance before a perfect, just, and demanding God. The way we have this confidence is given to us in scripture. The Bible tells us we are brought to eternal life through Christ Jesus alone, by His power, by His love, and by His grace (John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:22; Ephesians 2:8). If you have not met the Son, you have not met the Father, therefore you are not acceptable (Matthew 11:27).
Do you know the Son? If not, you do not have eternal life and you should have no confidence to go before God the Father (1 John 2:28). It is through the Son that we can appear before the Father (John 14:6). No one can work themselves into this righteousness (Romans 3:22-25). If they could, why did Christ die for your sins (Gal 2:21)?
Pastor Senter concentrates on delivering the Word of God to the people of Lander. His greatest passion is to preach and teach the Word. God himself has said that when His Word is spoken, read, or preached it will not return without evidence of effort. Something will happen (Isaiah 55:10-11). If you are experiencing deep negative or depressing thoughts, your soul needs to be properly fed and irrigated. Regular exposure to proper exposition of biblical passages, fellowship with other believers, and an inspiring prayer life are a great beginning to promote a healthy spiritual and mental life.
Bible Conference
As a western ministry, we have a heart to reach out to the most rural of individuals in our nation, the American Cowboy. We are privileged to host a Cowboy Bible Conference (click here for photos) every year in the fall. We target the latter week of September for this event. Cowboys conduct the services, preach and provide the music. Mountain View opens our facilities to cowboys to reach other cowboys for the Lord.
Bible Studies
Mountain View promotes studying God’s word in a variety of venues. Besides regular Sunday morning and evening services, and Wednesday night Bible study and prayer services, we provide other great opportunities to dig deep into God’s word. On Monday we have two targeted Bible studies. At 10AM the ladies Bible study with Diane Heeney meets. They are currently concentrating on Ephesians. At 7PM, the Pastor is conducting a general Bible study beginning with Genesis and walking through the scriptures. We hope you can join us as we learn more of God’s word.
Children’s Ministries
Mountain View Baptist Church is deeply committed to Deuteronomy 6:7 which commands us to rear our children in the Lord by bringing Him into our home, speaking of Him day and night, morning and evening. Our children’s ministries focus upon these tender hearts with an eternal view in mind, preparing them for childhood by providing a biblically based Christ centered program that introduces them to the Savior.
The Buckaroo Bible Club not only meets these standards, it surpasses them by being an integrated system. Children are encouraged through the structure of the club to be integrated in the whole ministry. They practice songs to sing them regularly before the whole congregation. Older children get added points for taking sermon notes. Other aspects of the program make it even more a part the hole body of Christ’s worship of our Lord.
Teen Ministries
Mountain View Baptist Church is just beginning a teen group. The focus will be to introduce our young adults to a level of scriptural understanding that brings them to the next level of spiritual development. This prepares them for adulthood by laying a foundation based in God’s Word. Study, activities, missions, and service in a variety of participatory events where teens can implement Christlike behaviors and service to others in their lives. As our ministry grows, our young people grow with it. Seeing young people grow in the Lord is a passion of the ministry, and has been a focus for Pastor Senter for a number of years.
Adult Ministries
Mountain View Baptist encourages individuals to implement biblical leadership, stewardship, servitude, and love in the home (Joshua 24:15). When a biblical home life is the focus, and the home is exercising these principles, it seeks to serve God in all it does. The family that focus’ upon God in all things, pleases God.
Before marriage, in times of strife, or discomfort/disagreement or just to further clarify God’s requirement in our relationships and lives, Mountain View Baptist Church also offers counseling and assistance programs focused upon the answers in the Holy Bible. One who believes in the bible’s description and provision for salvation, must therefore lay their dependence upon its guidance and direction in life. This is biblical counsel not subject to the whim of mans intuition. A counsel grounded in a truth tested throughout time.
Westward and Showboat rest homes focus upon physical needs for the elderly. We cooperate to provide spiritual enrichment and instruction to these dear saints through an outreach to them.
Ladies Ministry
In addition to the ladies Bible study, our ladies meet monthly to fellowship, plan events, pray, and just be together to enjoy Christ among them. Our Ladies Fellowship provides opportunities of service and outreach that brings them closer together.
Technologically, we provide an additional venue for ladies to communicate, gather, and be inspired with ladies devotionals available by accessing the “Strength for Today” ladies blog, authored by Diane Heeney (a member of Mountain View and leader of our ladies weekly Bible study). To read the most recent entry, and access the archives, click here.
Men’s Ministry
Mountain View has not necessarily developed specific men’s ministries at the church due to our many conflicting schedules. However, we have had good success with our Men’s Prayer Breakfast. Every second Saturday of the month at 8 AM you will find the men of the church gathered in the fellowship hall. We have plenty of good food, great fellowship, we open the Word of God and learn from the hearts challenged at the table. Then we pray. We pray for God to intervene in our imperfect leadership and make it a perfect work of Grace in Him. We pray for our families, our church, our country, and especially for one another and our responsibilities as men in our homes surrounded by an evil and hostile world.
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