Mills Memorial Baptist Church

Psalm 1:1-3 James 1:12 Blessed: Radiating the joy of the Lord in life as a result of daily delighting in and meditating on God’s Word and living in harmony with its precepts. Everybody wants the blessed life. But most people define blessed as easy. They mean no stress. They mean no conflict. They mean…

Matthew 5:17-19 We are in a series called Strength for the Journey because God never meant for His people to run this Christian life on fumes. We get worn down. We face decisions, disappointments, temptations, distractions, and seasons that feel heavier than we expected. And the Lord’s promise is that…

Isaiah 6:1-8 Matthew 9:9 Available: Scheduling my priorities to fit the desires of God and others Most of us aren’t trying to disobey God. We’re just busy. And being busy has a way of becoming the boss. We don’t wake up and say, “I want to drift from God today.” But we do wake up and say, “Man, I have…

Luke 12:49-59 A young man once told me about cleaning out his father’s garage after the funeral In the back corner was an old toolbox he had seen a thousand times as a kid Inside the lid was a small envelope with his name on it He sat down on the concrete floor and opened it It was not money or documents…

Hosea 3:1–5 We have been going through the seven major sections of the Bible. We started with the Pentateuch Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. We went to the History Books:Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.…

Luke 12:35–48 Most people don’t mind the idea that Jesus is coming again. We say we believe it. We sing about it. We even say “Amen” when we hear it preached. But the real question is not whether we agree with the doctrine. The real question is whether that doctrine is shaping our Monday morning. We…

Here in Luke 12 , Jesus continues His teaching on stewardship by moving from stewardship with possessions to stewardship with perspective, from worry to worship, and from earthly treasure to eternal investment. A man in a church just like this one years ago said to his pastor, “Pastor, I don’t mind work,…

2 Chronicles 7:14-22 Our series is called Strength for the Journey because God does not strengthen us by giving us more hype, but by giving us more of Himself. Isaiah 40:31 says, 31 But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as eagles; They shall run,…

1 Chronicles 16:1–3 , 7 , 34 , 35–36 Definition: Appreciative — Expressing thanks to God and others for the ways they have blessed and served me. 1 Chronicles 16:1–3 (KJV) 1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices…

Luke 12:13-21 There are certain moments that expose what is really driving a person. One of the clearest is when money gets tangled up with family. It is amazing how quickly love can turn into leverage when someone thinks they are being shorted. It is amazing how quickly conversation becomes calculation.…

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Life is a journey, and we all know there are stretches where the road feels long and the load feels heavy. There are weeks when you feel strong, and there are weeks when you feel like you’re running on fumes. And the question is not whether we will face pressure, temptation, discouragement,…

Luke 12:1-12 Luke 12 opens with a massive crowd. People are pressing in so tightly that they are literally trampling one another. And Jesus does something that tells us what matters most. He turns first to His disciples. He does not begin by teaching them how to handle the crowd. He begins by teaching…

Isaiah 40:28-31 Vision Sunday is a day where we look back with gratitude and look ahead with faith. Last year we carried the theme, “Strength for Today, Bright Hope for Tomorrow.” God has been faithful to give strength for the days we faced and hope for what we could not yet see. Now as we step into…

Luke 11:37-54 A friend once bought a used car that looked amazing in the pictures. The paint shined, the seats looked spotless, and the seller said, “It runs great.” When he went to see it in person, he honestly felt a little relieved. It looked like the kind of car you could park in your driveway and…

Luke 2:10-11 Joy is one of the most talked about experiences in life, and yet one of the most misunderstood. So many people chase joy the way they chase comfort, as if joy will come when everything finally settles down. But life does not often settle down. Bills keep coming. Health scares arrive without…

2 Peter 1:5-10 Every believer understands that salvation is the beginning of the Christian life, not the end of it. When God saved us, He did not merely rescue us from sin’s penalty. He began a lifelong work of reshaping us into the image of His Son. Romans 8:29 tells us that God predestined us to be…

John 1:14 Christmas is a season filled with lights, music, and joyful traditions, but beneath all the celebration lies a truth so profound that it should make every believer pause in reverent awe. At the center of Christmas is not merely a story about a baby in a manger, but the greatest miracle in the…

Luke 11:27–28 We live in a culture obsessed with the idea of being “blessed.” People post pictures of vacations with the caption “#blessed.” People talk about being “blessed” whenever something convenient happens. Even unbelievers say they’re “blessed” when life goes their way. But Scripture uses the…

Colossians 3:15-17 Gratitude is one of the most powerful spiritual forces God has given His people, yet it is often the one we forget the quickest. We live in a world that trains us to notice what is missing, not what is present. We are surrounded by voices that stir discontent instead of thanksgiving.…

I Thessalonians 5:18 Thankfulness is easy when life is pleasant but it often feels impossible when life is painful. Most of us have no trouble being grateful when prayers are answered, when needs are met, and when life goes the way we hoped. But gratitude becomes far more difficult when life grows confusing,…

Luke 11:1-13 Most Christians would say prayer is important, but many quietly struggle with it. We often feel too busy, too distracted, too overwhelmed, or too discouraged to pray the way we want to. Yet when we look at Jesus, prayer was not something He squeezed into His life. It was the center of His…

Psalm 103:1-5 Psalm 103 is David’s personal talk with his own soul. He is not preaching to a congregation. He is preaching to his own heart. He understands that the heart forgets far more quickly than it remembers. He knows how easily discouragement can cast a shadow over God’s goodness. He knows how…

Hebrews 13:9–16 The closing chapters of Hebrews remind us that the Christian life is not built on ritual, rules, or religion—but on a relationship grounded in grace. The writer warns against being “carried about with divers and strange doctrines” these will distract us from the simplicity and sufficiency…

Luke 10:38-42 Luke 10 takes us from the open road of ministry to the quiet room of fellowship. We move from public teaching to personal devotion. Here in the home of Martha and Mary, Jesus reminds us that following His steps is not about speed but about being still long enough to learn from Him. We live…

Proverbs 9:10 Exodus 3:1-6 There are some moments in Scripture where heaven and earth seem to meet—where God breaks into the ordinary to reveal something extraordinary. One of those moments is found in the life of Moses. For forty years, Moses had lived in the quiet desert of Midian. Once a prince in…