Sermons

Scripture: Mark 13:24-37 Introduction Today we light the candle of HOPE. Where does our HOPE come from? Romans 15:4: For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they...

1 Samuel 28:3-19; 30:1-20 Introduction Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. ~ Ephesians 6:10 Next week begins Advent when we start counting down the days to the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are wrapping up another year that our Lord has...

Scripture: Colossians 3:1-17 Introduction Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 We were reminded Wednesday night at Biltmore how much we have to be thankful for....

Scripture: Romans 15:1-13   Introduction As this slide illustrates, the battle of evil against good today rages all over the world. Our world is a powder keg ready to erupt into World War III at any minute it seems. I’m not worried because I’ve kind of given up...

Scripture: Ruth 1:1-8, 16-19; 2:10-12; 4:13-17   Introduction As of last Wednesday, I hadn’t thought about the sermon for this week. The moment I heard about Linda Wood’s passing, I immediately thought of Ruth. I thought about Ruth because when I think about...

Scripture: Matthew 3:1-3; Matthew 4:12-17; Matthew 10:1-8; Acts 3:17-23   Introduction The events in Israel have served as a wakeup call to the urgency of FAITH. Faith in Jesus Christ is our only hope for the future, and we need to get serious. We have accepted...

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....