Sermons

Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-12   Introduction I don’t want you to be uncomfortable; I’m not going to talk about anything crude. The F-word I am referring to is FAITH. Did you think I meant something else? FAITH is a word that is becoming more and more taboo in our...

Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46 Introduction A couple of weeks ago we talked about how “God is in the Recycling Business”. This was to shine a light on the value of the tremendous work in our yard sales. Last week we followed up by peeling back the layers of what goes in...

Scripture: Daniel 3:19-27; 6:16-23 Introduction If you are looking for a church to attend, how do you know what is on the inside? You can’t really tell much about it by the building. If it’s a Baptist church built between 1920’s and the 1970’s, they all look alike....

Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18; Romans 12:1-2; John 3:16-17   Introduction If you don’t believe me, take a walk downstairs God is definitely into recycling. Sure, we store and organize and sell all these items that we have for our yard sale....

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Introduction My good friend John Baldwin, Pastor of Berea Baptist church, shared this Facebook post: Instead of designing a church service to attract people, have a service that attracts God.  He will draw the people.   This was...

Scripture: John 15:18-25 Introduction The Blues Brothers movie begins with convicted criminal Joliet “Jake” Blues paroled for good behavior and collected from prison by his brother Elwood. Jake is displeased, because Elwood has replaced their old Cadillac with a...

Scripture: Romans 6:8-23 Introduction He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Revelation 21:5 Before I get into the real point of today’s message, I would be remiss...

Scripture: Joshua 1:1-9; Philippians 3:12-14 Introduction We had a great dinner Wednesday night with my friend Win Davis, the Dover Association Director of Missions. He gave a great presentation about our Dover association and where we fit into it. One of the things...

Scripture: Genesis 45:1-15 Introduction Reading from an article on NPR.com “From Kabul to Virginia: An Afghan family is starting over in America” from January 25, 2022: Outside of her apartment window in Kabul she could see snow-capped mountains. Now, when Kamila...

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12   Introduction Candy recently shared this Facebook post that says so much: A pastor asked an older farmer, decked out in bib overalls, to say grace for the morning breakfast. "Lord, I hate buttermilk", the farmer began. The visiting...