Sermons the Inspire - by Book of the Bible and by Series

The identity, the witness, the purpose, and the way of the King have come. Jesus is the King that has stepped into human history to turn the world right-side up.

January 1, 2014

• Chip Dean

We've all had beginnings, and sometimes we've taken those beginnings, and we've messed up along the way. There is a God of beginnings today who says, "I welcome you home as my child."

January 1, 2014

• Frank Lewis

We have rebelled from God's loving rule, pursuing our own enjoyment and glory. Thankfully, through His Son, God restores what we have wrecked.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Our fall into sin fractured our relationships with God and with one another. God has mended what we have broken by reconciling our relationships with Him through Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

If all humanity has been created in God's image, why don't we see a good, merciful, and loving humanity?

April 4, 2013

• Chip Dean

In Jesus Christ, redeemed persons are reestablished as vice-regents.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Sermon about 'Mankind.' Sermon five in the 'Foundations of the Faith Series' on our doctrinal confession, the Baptist Faith and Message.

January 1, 2014

Sermon about 'Mankind.' Sermon five in the 'Foundations of the Faith Series' on our doctrinal confession, the Baptist Faith and Message.

January 1, 2014

Because Jesus overturned the curse God placed on our work due to our sin, our occupations once again can serve their proper place.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

God has spoken and has done so clearly. Further, that which He has spoken perfectly reflects His divine character and nature and leads us toward lives that are for our good and His glory. The question is not whether or not God's Word is clear and reliable, but whether or not we will trust God's Word and His goodness, walking in obedience to Him.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

In Jesus Christ, redeemed persons are reestablished as vice-regents.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

God's name tells us what kind of God he is.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Only when we are satisfied in God, and God alone, will we be content and be able to embrace whatever He sends our way with joy and patience.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

God never intended to take Isaac - only to test Abraham. And the test was not for God's sake, but for Abraham's. God intended to bring Abraham to full surrender to Himself and to full faith.

January 1, 2014

• James T. Draper, Jr.

Biblical reconciliation is the process of two previously alienated parties coming to peace with each other. Because God has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, we can reconcile with each other, no longer counting our offenses against one another.

January 1, 2014

• Richard Ezell

The same God who was with Joseph is with us. What can we learn from Joseph and how he looked to God's hand in the midst of conflict and trials?

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

As a child of God you are not where you are by accident. God has either directed you to where you are or He has allowed you, because of your own choices, to be where you are.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

God revealed his name in the context of his care for his hurting people. God's response came to them in four significant verbs.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

The plagues serve as a warning to us this morning, a warning against disobedience, a warning against exerting our will against God’s and a warning that assures us sin has consequences.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

The finished work of Jesus demonstrates for us the same truths that our text today tells us about God’s working in the lives of His people.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

As we observe the leadership of the Lord and His working in the lives of Israel, and as we observe the response of the Children of Israel, there are five things I want us to consider, specifically as they relate to our walk as Christians.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Our text today deals specifically with this subject of approaching God. I want you to notice several things about coming into the presence of God.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

God is our definitive God. A throne room exists in your heart with only one throne. God's place is on the throne for we will have no other gods before him.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

God has spoken through His law to demonstrate His holiness and our sinfulness. Though the law cannot save us, it points us to the One who fulfilled it and through Whom we can have life.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

The third of the Ten Commandments informs us that we should be very careful about the use and misuse of God's name.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Moses, acting as the intercessor for the Israelites, pleads with God to relent and not to destroy His people, and the scripture says that God changes His mind and turns from the punishment He had threatened against Israel.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

We long for God because we want to be in his presence. This model sermon explains that while we always live in God's omnipresence when we worship we experience his revealed presence. It is that presence of God that we long for in worship.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

We do not anticipate, or second-guess God. It is only after long reflection that we are finally struck with what God has been doing all along.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This sermon is an Old Testament illustration of how the relationship of God's people with God is based on God's gracious character, as opposed to law-keeping.

January 1, 2014

• Ronald Meeks

I want us to notice four essentials of worship in this text, four things which God says are necessary if we are going to worship Him as He calls us to.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

We must learn to love and fear God for His powerfully personal attributes, understanding them through the gospel as we adopt them as our own attributes through Jesus.

April 4, 2013

• Chip Dean

This message deals with how important leaders are for the church's growth. It will also encourage believers commit to obey and submit to godly leaders. This sermon uses an Old Testament example to encourage and inspire effective leaders.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Jesus is the suffering Messiah, the sacrificial Lamb, and the self-giving King. In this passage, Jesus overcomes the curse of death by the power of His self-sacrifice.

January 1, 2014

• Chip Dean

While we are hard pressed to comprehend it, the Bible is clear that God is One and has revealed Himself in three distinct Persons.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

The Lord will remain faithful to His covenant and fulfill His promise. Ultimately, He accomplishes his covenant purposes through the Son of David, Jesus Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Israel's only hope, and ours, was for God to provide a savior that would meet His demands on their behalf. He did just that by sending His own son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

When reading the Law, it is important to understand its nature and purpose. Jesus and the other New Testament writers, particularly Paul, help us to understand the purpose of the Law and its fulfillment in Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

As believers we should always be progressing on the spiritual journey. However, many times we stop short in receiving what God wants us to have.

January 1, 2014

• Michael Rochelle

This sermon will encourage hearers toward obedience and the resulting fulfillment and change in their lives.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

These things are no match for the God of the Uncrossable! He knows how to get you from stuck to triumphant! Just look.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

This is what happens when the impossible meets the promises of God. This is the outcome when the implausible comes up against the glorious riches of God in Christ Jesus.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Ought not God-followers, then, to be different? Ought not we be distinct, separate, not the same, out of the ordinary, unusual?

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This chapter tells the story of Jericho. The people of God had to decide whether they would continue the journey to where God wanted them.

January 1, 2014

• Michael Rochelle

We make choices that can lead to victory or failure. Too often we choose to go our own way, and sin is the result. But remember, a failing in life does not make life a failure. When we experience failure, it does not have to be a lasting defeat.

January 1, 2014

• Michael Rochelle

Making up for lost ground is always difficult. For the football team that falls behind, the student who procrastinates too long, or the couple who spends too much money, catching up is hard to do. This was true for the Israelites, and it's true for Christians today.

January 1, 2014

• Michael Rochelle

The devil is not excited about the prospect of victory for the people of God. It was true for the Israelites, and it is true for believers today.

January 1, 2014

• Michael Rochelle

We are to move forward in faith personally and corporately as the body of Christ. But how does that happen? Just as Joshua has taught us strategy for victory and the solution of repentance, he now teaches us how to move forward in faith.

January 1, 2014

• Michael Rochelle

Each of us has a mountain to climb, spiritually speaking. The children of God always face obstacles in their lives, but with His strength we can overcome our mountains no matter how rugged the terrain.

January 1, 2014

• Michael Rochelle

Caleb claimed his land by right of the faithfulness of Caleb's God. There are some important lessons here for us all about walking by faith.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

God’s love, protection, and power had taken hold of the hearts of the Israelites. As a result, they served God out of devotion and love.

January 1, 2014

• Michael Rochelle

Track his story with me as we work our way through Judges 6-7, where we find a primer on trusting God. There are six lessons here to help us trust God more.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Sometimes God's best work is revealed in the lives of His messed up children. This principle was true in Abraham's life, and it was illustrated in the life of Gideon.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

A model sermon by Jerry Gifford. Ruth chapter 1 helps us discover some hidden dangers against the home that we must correct.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

A model sermon by Jerry Gifford. Why do so many people have a throw-away attitude toward marriage, children, and other relationships?

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

A model sermon by Jerry Gifford. Naomi's decision to return to her family had nothing to do with love, commitment, or faith. She saw it as the practical, not proper, thing to do.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

A model sermon by Jerry Gifford. Some people, like Naomi, remain in a relationship out of necessity instead of loving devotion. Ruth made the best decision because she decided to hold the family together at all costs.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

A model sermon by Jerry Gifford. Your obedience to God's plan opens his provision for your life. This passage in Ruth illuminates the relationship between our actions and the providence of God.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

A model sermon by Jerry Gifford. This week we will examine three additional virtues from the book of Ruth that can help make the home a special place.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Love is strange in how and where it shows up. The same is true for Ruth. After all who would ever expect to find love in a field?

January 1, 2014

A model sermon by Jerry Gifford. Love is possible for you and through you if you realize this one simple truth: Love is an act of the will not the emotions. Ruth 3 is a beautiful portrait of human love. Under the veneer of this true love story one will also find a parable of divine love.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

The Bible has some point-blank instructions to married couples, complete with some real-life examples. We're going to move in with Ruth and Boaz for a few minutes, and simply observe how their very successful marriage works.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

A model sermon by Jerry Gifford. There is direct link between the values we embrace and the heritage we leave. In order for a heritage builder to dedicate the home to God, he or she must make several commitments.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Hannah built her life on the rock. She knew there was no firmer foundation. She was an example of worship to her son. She had a personal relationship with God that fueled her trust, commitment, and life.

January 1, 2014

This sermon is part 5 in the series "Guarding Your Heart." This series deals with the allowing God to make your heart fully alive through a vibrant and growing relationship through Jesus Christ by the power of his Holy Spirit.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

When the father compromised on the clear instructions of the Bible, he and his sons, their families, and their country, suffered terrible damage.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

"This is the one." Those words sum up the kind of attitude parents ought to have toward their children and communicate to their children.

January 1, 2014

• Bill Ireland

Israel's desire to be ruled by a king was good, but tainted by their worldly aspirations. God gave the Israelites the king they wanted. Thankfully, He would also provide the king they need.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Can you and I develop a heart for God, as David did? Yes. But before we examine how, let's identify what will destroy a heart for God.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This story is a wonderful example of what it means to pursue our enemies and live out the truth: It's not about me!

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

Four things stand out in this story that can help us to know how and when to step into a situation to bring about good.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

The story of King David bringing the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem is one of failure, judgment, and restoration. What a joy to know we serve a loving God who gives second chances!

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Mephibosheth must have felt the greatest release at that moment. Expecting a sword to sever his neck from his head, he heard the unbelievable words of acceptance from the King.

January 1, 2014

• Richard Ezell

Walk with David the sinner and you will find that God is closer than you think when you’ve blown it big time.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

The presence of knowledge does not ensure the presence of wisdom. Wisdom is the application of knowledge. How can we gain wisdom? What can we learn from King Solomon?

January 1, 2014

The fall of the nation of Israel is a grim reminder of how deeply idolatry offends God. He both exposed and judged their sin.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

This sermon will remind the hearers that God's ways are not our ways, but following them can change one's life forever.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

The more honesty is exercised, the more it becomes a settled disposition. In three words: take it seriously.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

The fall of the nation of Israel is a grim reminder of how deeply idolatry offends God. He both exposed and judged their sin.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

The story of King David bringing the ark of the covenant back to Jerusalem is one of failure, judgment, and restoration. What a joy to know we serve a loving God who gives second chances!

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

In 1 Chronicles 16:34-36 we find David's psalm of thanks. This song tells us that we are to give thanks for thanksgiving.

January 1, 2014

How can we prepare ourselves to worship the Lord? Perhaps we can learn several lessons from Uzziah's failures.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

What is the explanation for this strange partnership between joy and sorrow on this earthly plane?

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

After God stirred the heart of Cyrus to allow His people to return to Jerusalem, Judah remained disconnected from their longed-for redemption. Full redemption would have to wait.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

Like Harry Truman's road trip, Nehemiah's shorter journey changed his nation, too.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Lessons from Job is a four-sermon series by pastor Andy Cook. In this second sermon, Cook uses examples from advice that Job gets from his friends. He says, "whether you are giving advice or receiving advice, ask these questions of human counsel."

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Lessons from Job is a four-sermon series by pastor Andy Cook. This first sermon asks believers to take a look at three things choosing faith won't do for someone who suffers, and three things choosing faith will do.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Lessons from Job is a four-sermon series by pastor Andy Cook. In this third sermon, Andy Cook uses Job 38 to deal with biblical truths about wisdom.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

In this sermon, Andy Cook says, "Look squarely and honestly into the center of the dark clouds and the raging storm. For it is there you will find that God has kept His promise to never leave you, to never forsake you, and to never stop using you for His glory." From the "Lessons from Job" sermon series.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Lessons from Job is a four-sermon series by pastor Andy Cook. This fourth and final sermon explores Job's one-on-one encounter with the living God.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

We can only understand humanity properly when we see God's perspective and relationship to man. In contrast to the many man-made theories about our origin and meaning, consider the Bible's core teachings regarding our identity.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

In this passage, the announcement of the birth of Jesus is anticipated by the prediction of Isaiah. Just as God would be "in" Mary in the Person of His Son, He would be "with" people as a Man during the years of His public ministry, culminating with His sacrificial death.

January 1, 2014

• David Jenkins

We've all had beginnings, and sometimes we've taken those beginnings, and we've messed up along the way. There is a God of beginnings today who says, "I welcome you home as my child."

January 1, 2014

• Frank Lewis

Jesus is King. His life, death, and resurrection make him, and him alone, worthy of all honor and glory. The entire Bible points to this truth.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

Bible intake is absorbing God's word into our lives and allowing it to nourish us and to conform us to the image of Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

God has spoken through creation not only to make His existence known, but to say something about the kind of God He is – awesome and glorious. And, He has spoken in a way that shows the scope of His authority, reign and power – over all the earth.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

God speaks, both through His world and through His Word. As God speaks through His Word, He makes clear His character and nature, mankind's character and nature, and how man can be reconciled to God through God's Son, Jesus Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

Open the book. Read it and meet the living God, who not only spoke it thousands of years ago, but lives in it and speaks to you as though for the first time, every time you read it.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

My prayer this morning is that God so imprint His truth in your heart that you will find your confidence in Him rise above the storm clouds in your life, even as David did.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Just as a shepherd provides for the sheep, so does Jesus provide for His followers. No better description of this exists than Psalm 23.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

When God acts for his name's sake, he is acting in accordance with his revealed character and to uphold the honor of his revelation, which has been staked upon his people.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This sermon from pastor Rick Ezell will remind the hearer of David's sin with Bathsheba and the steps he took to remove the guilt of that sin.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Worship is celebration - a celebration to be experienced and a celebration to be shared. This model sermon reminds the hearer of the power of worship to an unbelieving world.

January 27, 2014

• Rick Ezell

God has revealed Himself and His holy character and nature through what He has made and through the special revelation of His Word. We knowingly rebel against Him and experience separation from God – the source of life – which is spiritual death.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

Walk with David the sinner and you will find that God is closer than you think when you’ve blown it big time.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

The hope of the Psalms is realized in Christ Jesus. We share the songbook of Israel because we share their Messiah.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

In light of the circumstances in a natural disaster we should pray for God's grace and mercy for those affected and afflicted.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Before you bail out on God, Asaph wants you to sit with him and learn from his experiences. Consider this godly guidance when you get a raw deal.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Psalm 77 is a intensely helpful passage when you're in the pit. Let me outline a few steps that give us a pattern we can follow to regain emotional equilibrium when life gets you down.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Let us explore together the sovereignty of God and the difference that believing in a God who is in control makes in our work-hard, barely-hanging-on, daily lives.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Let me remind you that God is not simply a power, he is a person. As a person, you can relate to him and love him and get to know him.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Those of us who know Jesus, who have been born again, washed in His blood and given the gift of eternal life, should always live with an attitude of gratitude.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Thankfulness is at the heart of a worshipper. When we come to worship we can't help but thank God for who he is and what he has done. This model sermon reminds us of the role of thankfulness in our encounter with God.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

When understanding God as King, Covenant-Keeper, eternal, immortal, and Spirit, what is our proper response? How do we live accordingly?

April 4, 2013

• Chip Dean

Getting things in proper perspective is critically important! This sermon from Andy Cook based on Psalm 101 helps us look at the new year, realizing that little is more important than building a godly home.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

It is a shame that we have only one day set aside each year to give thanks to God as a nation. We should have some time set aside each day, to give our praise to Him who has blessed us so richly.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

This sermon is Chapter 10 of A Minister's Treasury of Funeral and Memorial Messages by Jim Henry, Senior pastor of the First Baptist Church Orlando.

January 1, 2014

• Jim Henry

If you want to see God for Who He really is, here's a good starting point. "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good" (I Chron. 16:34).

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Using the imagery of building a house, let's look at the important aspects that are needed.

January 1, 2014

• James Futral

Repeatedly throughout scripture we are commanded and encouraged to praise the name of God. But, what does it mean to praise God's name?

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

In this sermon from Psalm 139, Lloyd Stilley explains that there are four truths that, if believed, are guaranteed to replace pity-parties with purposeful pursuits as we learn the true value of our investment in others.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent, and we must remember that He made in His image to reflect and glorify Him.

April 4, 2013

• Chip Dean

The Scriptures proclaim that wisdom begins with fearing the Lord, but it does not end there.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

What is the explanation for this strange partnership between joy and sorrow on this earthly plane?

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

This is the first sermon in the "Guarding Your Heart" series. This series deals with the allowing God to make your heart fully alive through a vibrant and growing relationship through Jesus Christ by the power of his Holy Spirit.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Solomon does not tell this story so the Bible will get a PG-13 rating, but to instruct about sexual purity. They are clear and to the point. His words are filled with warning. His intent is for his readers to draw a line for sexual purity and not cross it.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

When we think about God's name, which is your favorite? Consider this partial listing of the names of God.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Abortion is an ethical issue concerning what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is bad, what is beautiful and what is grossly horrible, what is life and what is murder.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Because Jesus overturned the curse God placed on our work due to our sin, our occupations once again can serve their proper place.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Calling on God necessitates preparation. One would not barge into the President's office unannounced and unprepared, neither should we with God. This model sermon provides the proper procedures for calling on God.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Jesus has purchased our rest from spiritual striving, and He calls us to find lasting rest and satisfaction in Him.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Our lives are as predictable as a hamster on a wheel in a cage. And this existence forces us to ask, Why am I here. In our text, Solomon tells us how to find meaning beyond the monotonous.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Like Isaiah, there are several things we can do so that The King and I will be more than the title of an award-winning Broadway play. It will be the description of an unbelievable relationship between you and the King of kings.

January 1, 2014

• James Merritt

How can we prepare ourselves to worship the Lord? Perhaps we can learn several lessons from Uzziah's failures.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

It seems that our concept of God is changing. That is exactly where we find the prophet Isaiah in our text. He saw the same transition happening during his lifetime. In fact, he made three observations that parallel today.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Isaiah saw God for who He is, and he never mentions his king again. What does he see and say about God, and what do we need to know today?

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

As we worship, what would happen in us if we began to see God more clearly? The prophet experienced four outcomes, each illustrating an aspect of our relationship to God.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Simply put, those that see God will sense a need to tell others about Him.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

In this passage, the announcement of the birth of Jesus is anticipated by the prediction of Isaiah. Just as God would be "in" Mary in the Person of His Son, He would be "with" people as a Man during the years of His public ministry, culminating with His sacrificial death.

January 1, 2014

• David Jenkins

This sermon focuses upon God's heart for personal transformation through His great light.

January 1, 2014

• John Duncan

Sermon two about the doctrine of God, in the Foundations of Faith Series, that focuses on our doctrinal confession, the Baptist Faith and Message.

January 1, 2014

Through Isaiah, God tells that this promised Savior will suffer and die, not for His own sin but for those of the people. Jesus Christ came and was obedient unto death, according to God's promised plan.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

This sermon is Chapter 10 of A Minister's Treasury of Funeral and Memorial Messages by Jim Henry, Senior pastor of the First Baptist Church Orlando.

January 1, 2014

• Jim Henry

Jeremiah had every excuse ready when God called him to be a prophet. His excuses are often our excuses for not heeding God's voice when He calls. Let's counter each excuse we make with a promise from God.

July 27, 2012

• Rick Ezell

What breaks your heart? Before you answer that question, let me inform you what broke Jeremiah's heart, and Jesus' heart, and what should break your heart.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

God's harvests pass away. People of Judah were warned again and again but would not repent of their sins.

January 1, 2014

Like Jesus, Jeremiah reminds us that even a faithful servant of God can become discouraged. Jeremiah lived above his feelings and fulfilled God's will.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Jeremiah kept getting knocked down, but kept getting back up. He prevailed despite suffering to be faithful to God's orders. Jeremiah persevered in obedience.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

When Ezekiel saw a vision of God, his immediate response was to fall to the ground in an act of humility.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

As the kingdom arrived in power and authority to God's people through Jesus, the book of Daniel portrayed both the rival and real kingdoms of Jesus.

January 1, 2014

• Chip Dean

Though the geographical location of God's people changed, by being exiled to Babylon, their calling to remain pure and holy did not.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

Today, we will culminate our study on prayer by putting into practice what we have learned from God through His Word.

December 20, 2006

• Lloyd Stilley

We cannot afford to stand by watching the moral disintegration of this society God has placed us to love and to serve. We must rise up in the name of Jesus and seize the day for him.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Lifeway.com offers this five-sermon series on Returning to God, based on the book of Jonah. This sermon deals with the importance of returning to a focus on God.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Lifeway.com offers this five-sermon series on Returning to God, based on the book of Jonah. This sermon deals with the question: What is God willing to do to bring us back to Himself?

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Lifeway.com offers this five-sermon series on Returning to God, based on the book of Jonah. In this sermon, Jonah reminds us that God's presence enables us to endure the trials we face – even the ones we create by our disobedience.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Lifeway.com offers this five-sermon series on Returning to God, based on the book of Jonah. This sermon deals with how the message of repentance can change hearts. If we in the church hope to impact our world for good, we must declare the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Lifeway.com offers this five-sermon series on Returning to God, based on the book of Jonah. In this sermon, Jerry Gifford deals with how the book of Jonah ends abruptly with a question. Jonah's lack of response indicates that he got the point. The way we fully understand ourselves is to compare our self-interest with God's sacrificial love.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

In those days of trouble God sent Nahum with a divine message of judgment for Nineveh. His words provide us with great understanding of God's judgment.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

God never explains himself. He rarely gives reasons. The events that unfold in our world seldom make sense. We, therefore, are confronted with the basic tenet of Christianity: The righteous live by faith.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Are you committed to the plans of God for yourself and family? His plans are for our good. We need to trust in Him even when we cannot see Him working.

January 1, 2014

The Book of Haggai, the second shortest in the Old Testament, communicates the message: Put first things first.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

A model sermon: The prophet Malachi presented to Judah several reasons why the Jewish people were to honor their commitments. We should follow suit.

May 1, 2012

• Rick Ezell

A model sermon: The people proclaimed their innocence, but Malachi, like a prosecuting attorney, presented the evidence to back up the indictment. Giving should be a natural response for a citizen of God's kingdom.

May 1, 2012

• Rick Ezell

A model sermon: Each day we face choices regarding our walk with God. From the closing of Malachi's book let me explain five areas where we are forced to make decisions.

May 1, 2012

• Rick Ezell

A Christmas sermon: We look to the Christmas season to be a time of perfect peace, harmony, and joy. But the first Christmas was not that way. It was an interruption.

January 1, 2014

• Jeff Griffis

A Christmas sermon: From the attitudes of the wise men and the events that surrounded their journey, we see how we can raise our level of joy at Christmas.

January 1, 2014

• Jeff Griffis

Baptism isn't where you find Jesus; it's what you do once you've found him.

January 1, 2014

• Joseph Vest

Because Jesus is the only perfect human being who has ever existed, we know that He never once caved in to pressure in any of the areas we are studying.

January 1, 2014

• James Jackson

To an unlikely cast of characters, Jesus makes incredible promises. But the eight characters mentioned are not individual people standing in line at the Blessing Bank waiting for the next teller. These eight blessed characters provide a mental picture of the process through which God leads every believer as we experience new life in Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

In Matthew 5:6, Jesus tells us that our hunger determines our spiritual health. In order to grasp its meaning for us, we need to explore three key principles.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

What is the heart of which Jesus speaks. What is this purity? And what does it mean that we will see God? Dr. Calvin Wittman explores this beatitude from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

When we serve as Jesus commanded, using our gifts and talents to meet the needs of people around us, we become as salt and light to people, pointing them to God. The third sermon in our Balanced Spiritual Growth series explains how we make a lasting impact on our communities by being salt and light.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Followers of Christ must recognize their ministry and mission of communicating God's love to people they come into contact each day.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Sermon seventeen, about 'The Christian and the Social Order' in the 'Foundations of the Faith Sermon Series.' A series on our doctrinal confession, 'The Baptist Faith and Message.'

January 1, 2014

For those of us that follow Christ, how do we respond to our brothers and sisters in Christ when we are wronged?

January 1, 2014

• James Jackson

As Christ followers, we have to ask the question, "is revenge really a dish best served cold, or is it best not to serve it at all?"

January 1, 2014

• James Jackson

The closer we get to God and the more depth that we build into our relationship with Him, the more we begin to see God's power and presence in the world. This power and presence are elements of the character of God.

January 1, 2014

• Jeff Dixon

When we pray "Our Father" it reminds us of the precious relationship we have with God. We are a part of God's family. We belong to God.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

What do we need to dethrone money? How can we take it off its pedestal and break its control over our lives? Here are four truths we need to understand.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This verse is an incredible promise, but with emphasis on God's provision, we often loose sight of other significant issues of Kingdom Living.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

This sermon series by pastor Calvin Wittman answers three questions regarding what Jesus wants from believers. This first sermon from Matthew 7 explains that Jesus wants our loving obedience to Him.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

How interesting that James was Jesus' half-brother, which means He had a front-row seat to how Jesus dealt with pressure.

January 1, 2014

• James Jackson

This message was written by Pastor Andy Cook on Saturday morning, March 12, 2011 in the wake of the Japan earthquake. Adapt this as needed in response to a disaster situation.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

In Matthew 9, we find Jesus under attack for his lifestyle. He responds by quoting the Bible, and then behaving in a way that was perfectly consistent with what He believed. In so doing, He provided a model for being biblical.

January 1, 2014

• Emil Turner

Christ's followers have been commanded to go and tell. The fourth sermon in our Balanced Spiritual Growth series underscores that command by reminding us of our field and the responsibility we have in harvesting, sharing our faith.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

The closer we get to God and the more depth that we build into our relationship with Him, the more we begin to see God's power and presence in the world. This power and presence are elements of the character of God.

January 1, 2014

• Jeff Dixon

You need soul rest far more than you need physical rest. You need release from worry. You need release from tension. You need release from stress, from guilt, from fear, from bitterness, from anxiety. This is soul rest.

January 1, 2014

• Craig Webb

This sermon builds upon the theme of an invitation using the passage in Matthew 11 where Jesus invites His followers to come and take His yoke and learn from Him.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

If you're feeling rejected today Jesus understands better than anyone what that feels like. Tell Him about it through prayer.

January 1, 2014

• Joseph Vest

Let's see what we can learn about soul-trying times [terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad days] from Jesus.

January 1, 2014

• James Jackson

Listeners will be encouraged to follow Jesus and deal with the distractions that keep them from a fully committed life.

January 1, 2014

Dear child of God. If Satan throws you down, don't stay "throwed." Jesus is waiting to bless the one who keeps getting up and pursuing the Master.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Every person must declare an allegiance to Christ or the gates of Hades. Will you remain loyal to the "Son of the living God" or be seduced by the pleasures of the world?

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

For those of us that follow Christ, how do we respond to our brothers and sisters in Christ when we are wronged?

January 1, 2014

• James Jackson

Today's message focuses on the heart of ministry as modeled by the Lord Jesus in Matthew 20:28-34

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Sermon eleven about 'The Kingdom of God' in the 'Foundations of the Faith Sermon Series,' a series on our doctrinal confession, 'The Baptist Faith and Message'.

January 1, 2014

If we love Him, we will love His return. As Titus 2:13 says, "looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus."

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

In our modern, materialistic, secular world, the phrase "practical worship" may sound like a contradiction. How can worship be practical?

January 1, 2014

• Ken Blackwood

As Christ followers, we have to ask the question, "is revenge really a dish best served cold, or is it best not to serve it at all?"

January 1, 2014

• James Jackson

These sermons will help your church family look at the cross from the perspective of the Roman Centurion, Joseph of Arimathea, and Barabbas.

January 1, 2014

• Dale McConnell

Christmas isn't over at midnight on December 25th. What began at Bethlehem continued and reached a new climax 33 years later. The Gospel Jesus proclaimed during those years, and confirmed with His death and resurrection, is the message we are to go and tell on the mountain!

January 1, 2014

• David Jenkins

This sermon reminds us to revisit the empty tomb each Sunday and remember the wonder of it all.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

While we are hard pressed to comprehend it, the Bible is clear that God is One and has revealed Himself in three distinct Persons.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Jesus speaks authority, shows love, and exercises power in His multiple displays of miraculous works.

January 1, 2014

• Chip Dean

This sermon is Chapter 8 of A Minister's Treasury of Funeral and Memorial Messages by Jim Henry, former pastor of First Baptist Church Orlando, Fla.

January 1, 2014

• Jim Henry

How can we help one another in times of physical crisis? The aim of ministry in physical crisis is to help those who suffer to find consolation in Jesus Christ.

January 1, 2014

While we must concede that this miracle raises some questions that we might never know the full answers until we get to glory, we can learn some significant lessons from walking trees that enable us to follow Christ more effectively.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

A model sermon from Mark 12: Jesus didn't leave a legacy of money, property or power. Instead, he left a legacy of loving God completely, and sacrificially loving us.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Angels always indicate the miraculous, mysterious, and majestic work of God in some way. This sermon announces God's good news.

January 1, 2014

• John Duncan

Joseph and Mary, believed God rather than Satan and obeyed Him even though they were not yet married. They faced social disgrace at the announcement that Mary was with child, but God blessed them in their obedience.

January 1, 2014

• Ken Blackwood

A Christmas sermon: In this passage, we discover the heart of God and the meaning of the birth of this child. The shepherds - not the religious elite, the politically savvy, or the rulers of the people - become the metaphor for the kind of people Jesus came to save.

January 1, 2014

• Craig Loscalzo

The story of Anna is contained in just three small verses of Scripture, but contained in this brief account of her life are several significant principles to guide us in becoming a more effective messenger for Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

When it comes to obedience there is no middle ground. Once we have heard the Lord speak, we either act on it or we don't.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Many today are living defeated lives. Rather than live a defeated life, you can live in victory if you will discover a wonderful principle called kingdom authority.

January 1, 2014

Before looking at the specific reasons the prospective disciples gave for not following Christ, we should consider some of the characteristics of The Savior's call.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

This sermon is part 3 in the series "Guarding Your Heart." This series deals with the allowing God to make your heart fully alive through a vibrant and growing relationship through Jesus Christ by the power of his Holy Spirit.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

From conflict to resolution, Martha and Mary give us a wonderful look at how God intends for us to thrive in the midst of our differences.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Many of us resonate with Martha in this story. But while Jesus confirms that some things must be done, one necessary thing is elevated above them all.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

The disciples wanted to know how to talk to God in prayer. Notice what Jesus gave them when they asked this question.

January 1, 2014

• Jeff Dixon

Ten years after 9/11, all the interviews, commentaries, and documentaries have somehow not been satisfying. We often come away with more questions than answers. Yet, there is a perspective that will provide the insight that we sorely need. It is found in a statement from Jesus recorded in Luke 13:1-9.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Echols

The true emphasis is not on the sons, but on the father. It is an unveiling of the heart of God. The central truth of the parable is the picture of the heavenly Father's heart of love toward undeserving sinners.

January 1, 2014

By looking at these three stories we find five proofs of God’s love for us.

January 1, 2014

• Jeff Griffis

Jesus healed 10 lepers, but only one returned to thank Him. Learn how this miracle began a lifestyle of thanksgiving.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

It is probably the most popular Thanksgiving text of all time, this story of Luke's. Jesus is on one of His many road trips, this time headed toward Jerusalem.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Perhaps you have heard the saying,"To reach the fruit of a tree, you must go out on a limb." That is what Zacchaeus did. The salvation he received is still available today.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Whatever we call this observance, one thing is clear: It is a time to remember.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Winfield

These sermons will help your church family look at the cross from the perspective of the Roman Centurion, Joseph of Arimathea, and Barabbas.

January 1, 2014

• Dale McConnell

The journey to Emmaus is both a literal and a spiritual journey - understanding what the Scripture says about Jesus, recognizing Him for who He is, and giving witness of what we have experienced.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

The resurrection isn't just a doctrine to believe, but a truth should change our behavior.

January 14, 2013

• Chip Dean

Most people know that Easter is really big, but they just don't know why. They look but they don't see.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Easter is the central event of the Christian faith, yet it has become commonplace for many believers. This sermon will encourage the hearers to look once again at Jesus and to have their hearts touched by the triumph of his resurrection.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

God speaks. He did not have to speak, but He has. In all that He has spoken, His single message is His plan of redemption which finds its culmination in Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

The identity, the witness, the purpose, and the way of the King have come. Jesus is the King that has stepped into human history to turn the world right-side up.

January 1, 2014

• Chip Dean

This is part 1 of the sermon series titled, "Hello, My Name is Jesus."

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

When we look within, when we look to the edge of our solar system, and when we look to the edge of a distance galaxy, we see Jesus' mark, the cross. The imprint of Jesus is everywhere we look in all of creation.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This is part 3 of the sermon series titled, "Hello, My Name is Jesus."

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This is part 4 of the sermon series titled, "Hello, My Name is Jesus."

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

In a few short verses as John introduces Jesus, he has takes us from eternity past to the beginning of time and creation and now to the present.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This is part 6 of the sermon series titled, "Hello, My Name is Jesus."

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Jesus offers grace. In other words, the one gift we all need for all of eternity can be found at only one source. The gift is salvation. The Giver is Jesus.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

A model Christmas sermon: The prologue of John's Gospel identifies Jesus as the Word made flesh. The sermon title is that of the delightful carol, I Wonder as I Wander, which reflects something of the wonder Joseph experienced.

January 1, 2014

• David Jenkins

The theme of this Advent sermon series is Experience the Miracle of Christmas. Use these model sermons to help your congregation reflecting on - and respond to - the significance of Christ's birth.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Fine

In his account of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, John carefully chose only seven miracles to the story. Starting with this water-into-wine miracle, the Bible is well on its way to inviting us to be baptized as believers in Jesus.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

The Bible says all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. The world will never meet the deepest hunger of your soul.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Jesus is the suffering Messiah, the sacrificial Lamb, and the self-giving King. In this passage, Jesus overcomes the curse of death by the power of His self-sacrifice.

January 1, 2014

• Chip Dean

There is one commodity that God longs to receive from His followers. God desires for His children to freely, boldly, and passionately worship Him in spirit and truth. John 4 reveals that almighty God possesses an unceasing desire for true worshipers.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Keeping Christ in Christianity is an ongoing challenge. This message explores the common response to problems that often leave Christ out and the proper response of seeking Christ's power to meet needs.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

How can we express genuine thanks in the face of overwhelming needs? Through giving thanks in difficult circumstances, believers lear to apply lessons in thanksgiving modeled by Jesus Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Don Pucik

he freedom that Jesus offers is not a political system; it is a release from the chains that enslave one's soul.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Sermon eight from the 'Foundations of the Faith' series about God's Grace and our Assurance. A series on our doctrinal confession, the Baptist Faith and Message.

January 1, 2014

The Bible is God's message of love to the world. The Bible doesn't just contain truth, it is truth.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

While John 12:1-8 is given to us in the form of historical narrative, it is nonetheless instructive. It teaches us quite a bit about honoring Jesus. There are six things about honoring Jesus we can gather from this text.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Jesus could end war, poverty, and homelessness. He could eliminate stress (financial, marital, work, emotional), family conflict, and fear. But He went to the cross and sacrificed His life for us so that we could be transformed.

March 3, 2008

• Craig Webb

All segments of humanity were at the Palm Sunday procession for Jesus that day. You know how I know? I know by what was left on the streets. You can tell a lot about people by what they leave behind.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This is part 2 in the "Guarding Your Heart" series. This series deals with the allowing God to make your heart fully alive through a vibrant and growing relationship through Jesus Christ by the power of his Holy Spirit.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Worship is celebration - a celebration to be experienced and a celebration to be shared. This model sermon reminds the hearer of the power of worship to an unbelieving world.

January 27, 2014

• Rick Ezell

The Bible says we are to love one another. Sounds good, but can we do it? How do we make love a dominating characteristic of our lives?

January 27, 2014

• Rick Ezell

When most of us pray we conclude with the phrase, "in Jesus' name." But what does it mean to pray in the name of Jesus?

January 27, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Consider now the straight, unvarnished statement of one of the eyewitnesses to Jesus in the Bible. And ask yourself, "What am I going to do with Jesus?"

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Jesus is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. God the Spirit is also a person who was promised.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

All humans have an inner sense that God exists. Every Christian needs to know how to take every human being from their present knowledge to the gospel.

April 4, 2013

• Chip Dean

We learn more about who the Spirit is by understanding what He does. The Spirit reveals our disease (sin) and guides us to our remedy (Christ).

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

This sermon explores Jesus' prayer in John 17 by identifying the power and the prescription for developing unity and fellowship.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

This sermon will help a local church to understand the critical importance of purpose and the ultimate consequence it brings: honor of God.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

These sermons will help your church family look at the cross from the perspective of the Roman Centurion, Joseph of Arimathea, and Barabbas.

January 1, 2014

• Dale McConnell

We peer into the empty tomb, from a perspective of knowledge, history, and tradition, 2,000 years removed. Not so with Mary, Peter, and John. Read closely John 20:9: "For they still did not understand the Scripture that He must rise from the dead" (John 20:9). They did not understand. Often, neither do we.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This is the Freedom sermon series. Part 4 is Sharing Christ in All Places, based on Acts 1.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Waiting on the Lord may be one of the most difficult aspects of the Christian life. When Jesus promised that he would return, he instructed his followers to wait. That is easier said than done. So what do we do in the meantime?

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Let's consider three postures of the early church: inward, upward, and outward.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

God calls every follower of Christ to witness on a daily basis by using every means of communicating the gospel of Christ to a lost and dying world.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

This sermon will help a local church to understand the critical importance of purpose and the ultimate consequence it brings: honor of God.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This morning we will survey various Scriptures that establish something simple, profound, and stirring: Praying Churches are used of God to change the world.

January 27, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

The preaching of God's Word should have a central place among the people of God wherein they receive His Word, share His Word, and live out His Word together.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

What will you do in the wake of the worst moment of your life? At an intersection of tragedy or crisis, will that day drive you from your faith - or to a new depth of trust in God, who wants to use every moment for good?

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

It's impossible to understate the power of a faithful friend, and it's critically important that we be that friend to people in our lives.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Christians have a higher calling that directs our relationship with others. We are called to go beyond the content of character and to relate to individuals on the basis of God's grace. That's the message of this sermon from Acts 10 by Steve Andrews.

September 1, 2009

• Steve Andrews

Take a walk into the prayer meetings that turned the world of their day upside down.

December 18, 2006

• Lloyd Stilley

This sermon is part 5 in the series "Guarding Your Heart." This series deals with the allowing God to make your heart fully alive through a vibrant and growing relationship through Jesus Christ by the power of his Holy Spirit.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Some issues are so important that we must uphold them at any cost. The leaders in the early church understood that the way of salvation must be a clear and correct teaching. In Acts 15 the early church concluded that faith is the key that unlocks heaven's door.

January 1, 2014

• Jeff Ginn

I want you to know that when you serve God, when you go where He sends you and do what He tells you, you never know what the results might be.

January 1, 2014

The record shows that an earthquake set Paul and Silas free that night, but their songs tell us they'd been set free long before the chains fell loose.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

This is the Freedom sermon series. Part 3 is Sharing Christ with All People, based on Acts 17.

June 1, 2007

• Calvin Wittman

Many have yet to find God. Some are even unsure if He is out there to be found. The Apostle Paul encountered the same confusion and uncertainty when he walked among the idols at Mars Hill in Athens. As we reflect on that question we should consider the options.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Spirituality is booming in America and around the world. The individual seeking spiritual connection can now sample an endless smorgasbord of religious choices. With so many groups and beliefs, it is no wonder there is so much confusion about God.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

If you'd like to change your world, or make a life-changing impact on those you come in contact with, take a look at the way Paul pursed his passion.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

The Lord's Supper is one of the world's simplest meals. It might seem little more than a string of a connection between you and God. From the smallest beginnings can come great bridges of faith.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

How can believers minister during times of natural disaster? Paul's trial at sea provides insight.

January 1, 2014

Today, we will culminate our study on prayer by putting into practice what we have learned from God through His Word.

December 20, 2006

• Lloyd Stilley

Because we stand accepted by God through the Lord who will one day return to us, we can live freely each day to obey Him joyfully until then.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

The following practical secrets will enable you to develop perseverance.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Jesus' humanity is just as important as His divinity. He is the God-Man, fully God and fully Man.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

This sermon is part 4 in the series "Guarding Your Heart." This series deals with the allowing God to make your heart fully alive through a vibrant and growing relationship through Jesus Christ by the power of his Holy Spirit.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

The Christian life is a resurrected life. It is new life, not confinement and cramping of freedom. The Christian life is not restrictions and frustrations. The Christian life is one of truth, excitement, and genuine fulfillment.

January 1, 2014

• James T. Draper, Jr.

If Bible chapters had a "Hall of Fame," you can rest assured that Romans 8 would be enshrined there.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

What God would hope is not that we would dwell on our failures, but rather that we'd learn something from them. Romans 8 explains why we should refuse to live in the guilt of our sin and remember that God has broken its chains.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

It's in the dead end of suffering that we have a chance to learn a lot about ourselves, and about God. Strangely enough, it's in the dead end of suffering that we learn the most about the grace of God.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

The value of your calling isn't in what you can do in your own power, but in what you can do once God owns your calling.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

The theme of this Advent sermon series is Experience the Miracle of Christmas. Use these model sermons to help your congregation reflecting on - and respond to - the significance of Christ's birth.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Fine

"Transformation" is a sermon series by Ed Stetzer, Thom Rainer, and Philip Nation. This is part 3 - Living a changed life.

January 1, 2014

• Philip Nation

This is the Freedom sermon series. Part 2 is Finding Our Place of Service, based on Romans 12.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

This sermon will remind the hearers that God expects unconditional surrender. But once made, a metamorphosis takes place that changes a person into the real life they seek.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

No church is perfect, yet we have a perfect guidebook. This sermon will study a text in which the Apostle Paul directs church members to treat one another better.

January 1, 2014

• Emil Turner

My goal is to display before you the wisdom of God, so that you see it more clearly and admire Him more intensely and trust Him more firmly and therefore obey Him more consistently and joyfully

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

My goal is to display before you the wisdom of God, so that you see it more clearly and admire Him more intensely and trust Him more firmly and therefore obey Him more consistently and joyfully

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

This is the Freedom sermon series. Part 5 is Agreeing on the Basics - Church Life 101, based on Acts 1.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

The early church recognized that everyone needed the gospel. But to spread the gospel, one must know the nature of the gospel.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

This sermon shows how a growing relationship with Christ can lead us to greater service.

January 1, 2014

• Ronald Meeks

This is the Freedom sermon series. Part 1 is United We Stand, based on 1 Corinthians 3.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

"Transformation" is a sermon series by Ed Stetzer, Thom Rainer, and Philip Nation. This is part 2 - When transformation stalls.

January 1, 2014

• Thom Rainer

The life of godliness will not come easy. All the courage, discipline, and persistence you can muster will be needed for taking God seriously.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Battle cries have marked our nation's two-hundred-year history such as "Remember the Alamo!" and "Remember the Maine!" The Lord's Supper is not a battle cry, but it, too, is a call to remembrance. Some things we need not forget.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Here are some basic truths about spiritual gifts that can help you in your quest to live as God created you.

January 1, 2014

Obviously, much confusion exists concerning our departure from this life. In answer to this question the Bible presents five fundamental facts about death that help us to live better.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

A model Easter sermon: The good news is that the resurrection of Jesus Christ provides positive answers to the three most important questions about life after death.

January 1, 2014

• Robert Russell

We will explore a foundational concept that can help us be confident of our understanding of Scripture.

January 1, 2014

• Emil Turner

These three men while unique share one common thread. Each man crossed the path of the Savior who reached down to love them and altered their lives eternally. They experienced the power of love, and were changed forever.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

We will be given the body we've always wanted. But we don't have to wait till Jesus comes to be the Body we're supposed to be.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

To see Jesus is to see God; to know Jesus is to know God. He is the radiance of the glory of God (Heb. 1:3). But many do not see and exult in the glory of God reflected in Jesus Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

Becoming a winner entails the strength to stay at a task even when you feel like giving up. It is the will power to keep on keeping on when you would rather resign. Call it whatever you would like - determination, endurance, persistence, tenacity - whatever, it is an undeniable mark of a champion.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Need a little fine-tuning of your own focus? Follow the example of Paul, the most focused man the first generation of Christians ever knew.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Here in this passage Paul gives us five things that motivated him to the ministry God had given Him - five things that should motivate every Christian in their service to God.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Evangelism is the primary function of a disciple of Jesus Christ, to make disciples and expand the kingdom of God.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Transformation is a sermon series by Ed Stetzer, Thom Rainer, and Philip Nation. This is part one - The Change You Need.

January 1, 2014

• Ed Stetzer

We've all had beginnings, and sometimes we've taken those beginnings, and we've messed up along the way. There is a God of beginnings today who says, "I welcome you home as my child."

January 1, 2014

• Frank Lewis

When you move away from grace you create a different gospel than what Jesus offers. Not only must we make the application to include 21st century legalism, but we must recognize that the issue threatening the church was not just salvation but Christian living.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

While Christians need not die on every hill, the truth of the gospel is worth fighting for.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

Justification by faith alone caused much controversy in the early church. Paul exhorted the Galatian Christians to uphold this glorious doctrine, despite what it might cost them.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

Believers rely on the Spirit's work - past, present, and future.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

The theme of this Advent sermon series is Experience the Miracle of Christmas. Use these model sermons to help your congregation reflecting on - and respond to - the significance of Christ's birth.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Fine

A sermon outline from Ephesians on the topic of wisdom, with several additional "sermon starters."

January 1, 2014

Here is our starting point with God: we are lost and need a Savior! Let God's Word interpret your true condition, and point you to only One who can rescue you.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

On His own initiative, God has acted on our behalf. We were objects of His wrath, but God, because of the great love with which He loved us, had mercy upon us.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Our fall into sin fractured our relationships with God and with one another. God has mended what we have broken by reconciling our relationships with Him through Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

You just don't walk the same way when it's your turn to guard the tomb. Neither should we, those who carry the guard for the name of Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Studying theology is only as important as biblical truths about God are important. They are one in the same.

April 4, 2013

• Chip Dean

This sermon focuses on two of the main areas where most Christians struggle with stewardship - Time and Money; The clock and the dollar.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Sermon four in 'Foundations of the Faith' Series focused on The Holy Spirit. A series on our doctrinal confession, the Baptist Faith and Message.

January 1, 2014

For this church to be all God wants it to be, each member needs to be working properly, needs to be connected, needs to be participating, sharing the burdens and the joys together.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

The world would be a different place if we as believers could respond to the question: "How is your prayer life?" with the answer, "I'm all over it!"

January 1, 2014

• Jeff Dixon

When Jesus is our foundation, we, as His children, will purpose to do certain things. A strong home will find itself resting on three purposeful piers of success.

January 1, 2014

Because he was imprisoned for preaching the Gospel, you could argue that Paul was a prisoner of war when he wrote to the Philippians. Even there, he was encouraged, and was busy giving out encouraging words.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

We can learn from the apostle Paul's prayers how to pray for others, which not only encourages the saints but also helps you more deeply experience love of God.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

While unity is not the ultimate goal of the church, it is essential for the church to accomplish its mission of proclaiming the gospel to the world.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

When it comes to getting along with other Christians, the Bible doesn't waste words. If we're going to really get along, we'll have to model the sacrifice of Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

Born in the grip of poverty and willing to identify with people at the lowest level of society, Jesus revealed the glorious truth that He came to be the Savior of all mankind. The angels made the announcement to the shepherds in the Bethlehem fields and they were the first evangelists of the Good News.

January 1, 2014

• David Jenkins

If you are struggling with spiritual growth and little life change is occurring, then where is the breakdown? Are you in partnership with God? Are you allowing God to use his tools of the Bible, the Holy Spirit, and circumstances? Are you in training?

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Paul certainly gained a new perspective on life. Once a persecutor of Christians, he was suddenly delighted to be part of the persecuted. His encounter with Jesus Christ had so profoundly changed him, it put a new perspective on everything in his life.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

The record shows that an earthquake set Paul and Silas free that night, but their songs tell us they'd been set free long before the chains fell loose.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

The peace that passes all understanding is one of the most precious forms of encouragement that God has ever given us. It's the solution for the pursuit of peace. It's the peace that comes when we avoid impure actions. And it's the satisfying answer in our chase for contentment, for the ability to actually enjoy life.

January 1, 2014

• Andy Cook

How could Paul make such a bold statement? Because he knew that contentment lies not in what he has, but in whose he is.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

We can learn from the apostle Paul's prayers how to pray for others, which not only encourages the saints but also helps you more deeply experience love of God.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Paul continues to encourage these Christians to remember all they are and have in Jesus. He reminded them of the truth that his found in Jesus, as opposed to the heresy being taught by the false teachers who had infiltrated the church. Paul points out four things every believer has received from God, through Jesus.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

This Christmas sermon focuses on the New Year and a fresh start.

January 1, 2014

• John Duncan

While we must defend the deity of Christ often and well, this truth must also lead us to exultation and worship as it did for Paul in his letter to the Colossians.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

A model sermon from Colossians 1: Paul wrote to the Colossian church to combat false teaching and teach the truth. Notice six questions about Jesus that only be answered in Scripture - answers that speak to us about the fact that Jesus died for us.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

In this short passage Paul reminds the Colossian Christians what God has done for them in Christ. Through the gospel, they are now reconciled to God.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

If all humanity has been created in God's image, why don't we see a good, merciful, and loving humanity?

April 4, 2013

• Chip Dean

We have rebelled from God's loving rule, pursuing our own enjoyment and glory. Thankfully, through His Son, God restores what we have wrecked.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Notice five areas where Jesus has taken the initiative to restore us, and the response He expects from us as those who have been restored to fellowship with Him.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Making Each Day Count: Wisdom for Life from God's Word Main Scripture Passage for this sermon: Colossians 3:22-4:1

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Because Jesus overturned the curse God placed on our work due to our sin, our occupations once again can serve their proper place.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Prayer is the pipeline of communication between God and His people, between God and those who love Him.

January 27, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Prayer is the pipeline of communication between God and His people, between God and those who love Him, and the growing disciple will be one who is in the habit of praying.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

This sermon offers hope to anyone who is grieving over the loss of a Christian friend or family member.

January 1, 2014

• Randy White

The closer we get to God and the more depth that we build into our relationship with Him, the more we begin to see God's power and presence in the world. This power and presence are elements of the character of God.

January 1, 2014

• Jeff Dixon

The Good Shepherd continues to lead His flock through under-shepherds. Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus give a picture of how faithful shepherds feed the flock.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

This sermon series by pastor Calvin Wittman answers three questions regarding what J Jesus wants from believers. This third sermon from 2 Timothy highlights four things that will enable us to overcome our fear.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

This sermon summary is an idea starter for you to use in designing a worship experience to celebrate God's work in the lives of high-school or college graduates.

January 1, 2014

We must have a clear understanding of God's Word before we can correctly apply it to our lives.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

In order for us to understand God's Word rightly, we must interpret it appropriately.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

The Good Shepherd continues to lead His flock through under-shepherds. Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus give a picture of how faithful shepherds feed the flock.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Jesus always brought restoration to broken lives. Just as the demon-possessed man of Gerasenes was restored, so was Onesimus. This sermon reveals how broken people are made whole again and the part we play in the process.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

The theme of this Advent sermon series is Experience the Miracle of Christmas. Use these model sermons to help your congregation reflecting on - and respond to - the significance of Christ's birth.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Fine

Make up your mind to really fix your mind on Christ. And then, start to enjoy the rewards that come from living with that fixation.

January 1, 2014

• Pastor Andy Cook

We can only understand humanity properly when we see God's perspective and relationship to man. In contrast to the many man-made theories about our origin and meaning, consider the Bible's core teachings regarding our identity.

January 1, 2014

• Jerry Gifford

Jesus has purchased our rest from spiritual striving, and He calls us to find lasting rest and satisfaction in Him.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

We must learn to love and fear God for His powerfully personal attributes, understanding them through the gospel as we adopt them as our own attributes through Jesus.

April 4, 2013

• Chip Dean

We can know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are going to heaven when we die. We can be sure of our salvation. We can know that we know God? Here's how.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

"It's the faith, Brother." So it is. And that's why we've got to take it seriously. It has to make a difference. It has to change the way we live.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

My oldest daughter commutes to college classes three times each week. Having to drive 35 miles one way, my daughter often calls me before she begins the journey home. I always end the call the same way: “Be careful coming home.”

January 1, 2014

• Don Pucik

Moses walked in the promises of God. Through the verses penned by the writer of Hebrews, Moses and his parents portray the inner motivations of promise-driven people. Without these motivations, we will quickly run out of "gas" in our journey with God.

January 1, 2014

• Don Pucik

God's discipline is not the spiritual practices like scripture memorization, prayer, or fasting. Rather, the discipline is hardship or spiritual conditioning that comes in the form of testing, suffering, trails, and affliction.

January 1, 2014

• Pastor Rick Ezell

The pressure that we experience from various trials actually produces in us growth into Christ-likeness. Through a joyful trust in God we are able to overcome our trials.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Because of what Christ has accomplished on our behalf we can withstand the onslaught of temptation.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

As followers of Christ, one way we show our submission to God is by our submission to His Word, not only by acknowledging its truthfulness, but by walking in obedience to the truth it teaches.

January 1, 2014

• Randy Mann

We are naturally drawn toward those that are either similar to us or that we believe might do us some good. Jesus seems to have a different heart.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

The Scriptures proclaim that wisdom begins with fearing the Lord, but it does not end there.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Apart from the redeeming work of Christ we will only do harm with our words. We need wisdom from above to use our words wisely.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

We believe better than we behave when it comes to praying together. Here are five reasons why our stated belief and our practiced behavior don't match. And we're all guilty of all five.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

James recognizes the devastating effect of church fights. More importantly, he helps us understand what is happening inside a Christian who chooses to battle other Christians.

January 1, 2014

• Don Pucik

We can overcome the pressure of conflict by identifying its source and pursuing the humility that sets pleasing God as its chief aim.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

When we are wronged the Scriptures encourage us to respond with patient endurance instead of sinful retaliation.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

If you turn aside from other distractions and draw near to the common things God sets on fire by His presence, you will understand why Moses feared to get too close and took the sandals off his feet before the bush that burned with God's presence.

January 1, 2014

• Lloyd Stilley

Ought not God-followers, then, to be different? Ought not we be distinct, separate, not the same, out of the ordinary, unusual?

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Knowing that suffering is inevitable and that it has a purpose helps us to persevere in our faith.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

Sermon Focus: Listeners will be challenged to place their faith in Jesus. The insecurities of other types of faith will be contrasted by the consistency a faith in Jesus provides.

January 1, 2014

Ought not Christians be different? Ought not we be distinct, separate, not the same, out of the ordinary, unusual? Christ was distinct, separate, out of the ordinary, and he called his followers to be like him.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Jesus' perfect life, substitutionary death, and victorious resurrection were all necessary for our redemption. Meditating on each of these truths should lead us to worship Him.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

Listeners will be challenged to adjust priorities in their life to be a spiritual success. Three key issues that nurture spiritual success are presented.

January 1, 2014

In the middle of these passages on our relationships, Peter talks about Jesus. He tells us that Jesus is the ultimate example of submission and we are to follow the pattern set by Christ.

January 1, 2014

The goal in operating a machine is to reduce the friction as much as possible. This improves efficiency and prolongs life. The goal of any relationship is the same.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Knowing that suffering is inevitable and that it has a purpose helps us to persevere in our faith.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

There are three things verse says to us: one speaks to our need to understand the times in which we live, the second instructs us to be intentional about our manner of living and the third reminds us of our need to remain in communion with God through prayer.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

God has a word of encouragement for you. His desire is to use these difficulties to strengthen you, to perfect and establish you, and to demonstrate to you how He wants to care for you.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Do you have complete joy? Do you possess the promise declared by the angels at the birth of Christ, which included good news of great joy?

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

When Jesus said the gates of Hades would not overcome the church he was envisioning a family that would be connecting to the Father and connected to each other to provide the valor and strength to stand against the enemy.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

God still loves us and has made provision to restore the fellowship that is hindered by sin.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

For Christians to grow spiritually they have to obey God's Word. The second sermon in our Balanced Spiritual Growth series identifies four realities of obedience.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Unity is crucial to the success of Christianity. That unity is expressed in our love for one another. The first sermon in the Balanced Spiritual Growth series reminds us what real love looks and acts like.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Simply put, Jesus died so we would not have to experience eternal death. He rose again so that we could experience eternal life.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

Do you know for certain that you have eternal life? Look at the Book of 1 John and explore three questions related to assurance.

January 1, 2014

• Ronald Meeks

In its most basic sense, worship is the proper response of believers to God. Thus true worship is restricted to those who have come into a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

January 1, 2014

• Calvin Wittman

In Jesus Christ, redeemed persons are reestablished as vice-regents.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

The suffering of Christ led to redemption of mankind. The redeemed of Christ will reign with Him forever. This total picture gives us hope and courage.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

The gathered prayers of God's people are portrayed in Revelation as the instrument God uses to bring this world to its appointed consummation. There are three major movements in this part of the apocalyptic drama of the last days.

December 13, 2006

• Lloyd Stilley

This sermon aims to discuss the power of God's salvation that comes to us at Christmas: Christ has come!

January 1, 2014

• John Duncan

We see at the end of Revelation how Christ will one day fully display His kingship.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

That Christ is coming back to claim the Church - His bride - should help us determine how we live.

January 1, 2014

• Mike Leake

The Scriptures reveal three basic truths about the Holy Spirit. When we learn them, we will be able to "introduce Him" to others.

January 1, 2014

• David Jenkins

At special times in history, God pulled back heaven's curtain and allowed the promised light of this anticipated, glorious event to shine into the darkness of this sin-cursed world. We shall take a tour of history past, before recorded history, and try to follow these "shafts of light" until they come to rest on a manger in Bethlehem.

January 1, 2014

• David Jenkins

History's most famous mother was called by mother to her task, just as parents today are called by God to their task.

January 27, 2014

• Andy Cook

Two sermons in this article examine the heart and soul of the New Testament - giving.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

Does the Bible really teach that churches of like faith and order should work together? Is there a theology for Baptist Cooperation?

January 1, 2014

• Mitch Martin

A personal commitment to Christ, backed up with positive examples and living according to Biblical principles, should be the family’s goal.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

The history of the nation of Judah is a painful, yet glorious reminder of God's faithfulness to His people.

January 1, 2014

• Greg Breazeale

"All of these motives, however good, will fail you in times of testings, trials, tribulations, and possible death. There is but one motive that will sustain you in trial and testing: namely, the love of Christ."

January 1, 2014

• Wallace Henely

Sermon 1 in the Foundations of Faith Series, that focuses on our doctrinal confession, the Baptist Faith and Message.

January 1, 2014

The name Adonai denotes that Jesus is Lord. He's the boss. The King. The Master. The Ruler.

January 1, 2014

• Rick Ezell

This message examines some of the occasions of the Lord Jesus’ life in which He gave thanks. By looking at the Master we can experience Masterful Thanksgiving.

January 1, 2014

• Steve Andrews

Obviously, we don't have all of Jesus' words. But we can learn an incredible amount from those words of His that have been preserved for us in the Gospels.

January 1, 2014

• James Jackson