Fishkill Baptist Church

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Imagine you've been living your whole life inside a simulation — a virtual world that looks and feels completely real, but none of it is. The food you eat, the job you go to, the life you think you're living — it's all a program running inside…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) In 44 BC, a nineteen-year-old boy named Gaius Octavius received news that would change his life — and the course of Western civilization. Julius Caesar, the most powerful man in the world, had been assassinated. And in his will, Caesar had done…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) There's a scene in The Shawshank Redemption that's hard to forget. Brooks Hatlen has spent nearly fifty years inside Shawshank prison. He went in as a young man and when he makes parole, he leaves as an old man. And you'd think the day they…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) In 1984, a movie came out that gave us one of the most iconic training scenes in movie history. Daniel LaRusso is the new kid who's getting beaten up by bullies. Then he meets Mr. Miyagi — a quiet, unassuming handyman — who agrees to teach him…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) There’s a scene in that great Star Wars movie, The Empire Strikes Back where Darth Vader makes a deal with Lando Calrissian… Help me capture Han Solo and his friends, and I’ll leave your city alone. Lando agrees and betrays his friend. Now it’s…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Have you ever gotten one of those offers that sounds too good to be true? You know the ones. "Free vacation — all expenses paid!" And you think, that sounds amazing . But then you think, wait a minute . So you flip it over. You scan to the bottom.…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) This afternoon is the FIFA World Cup Final — Spain versus Argentina. And if you've been paying any attention at all this summer, you know the story of how Argentina got there, because they did it in dramatic fashion and at England's expense.…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Has anyone here ever seen one of those videos where someone straps a camera to an animal? You can find them all over the internet. People strap GoPro cameras… To their dogs, To their cats — I've even seen one strapped to an eagle. And when you…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Yesterday, our country turned 250 years old! And I want you to think about what the Declaration of Independence actually was — because before it was a statement of ideals, it was a legal declaration. It was a formal pronouncement that changed…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) A few weeks ago, our family loaded up the van and headed out for our annual vacation. And somewhere on the highway, we started hearing it. This subtle, low, rhythmic bumping. Thump… thump… thump. We couldn’t all feel it right away, but eventually…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Has anyone here ever run a marathon?… Well, that’s nothin’ — My brother-in-law runs ultra-marathons! Not 26.2 miles. That’s just a walk in the park. One ultra-marathons Josh has run is 100 miles. One hundred miles. On foot. Through terrain that…

May 31, 2026

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) I want to ask you something as we get started this morning. Think about how many times this week — just this week — you were told how to live. You walked past the magazine rack at the grocery store checkout and were preached to before you even…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Now, I know that in this room there are Yankees fans. And there are Mets fans. And I also know that most of you are perfectly capable of being in the same room together without it becoming a problem. Most of the time. But I want to take you…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Earlier this week, my oldest daughter and I were excited to sit down and watch one of the Celtics playoff games together. We saw the game was available on Peacock, so, we fired up the app and navigated the menu to find the game — but instead…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) There are certain stories that just don’t feel right when they end. Not because they’re bad… But because they feel unfinished . One of the most famous examples of this is the movie The Empire Strikes Back . If you’ve seen it, you know how it…

Intro: Theme/Topic (What’s the problem, the question, etc.) Louie Zamperini was an Olympic runner who went on to serve as a bombardier in World War II. During a mission over the Pacific, his plane crashed into the ocean. Out of eleven men on board, only three survived. Louie spent 47 days drifting at…

INTRO: Invitation into the Story I want to tell you a true story today. A story about someone I know really well. It’s my story… The story of how the resurrection of Jesus changed not just what I believe… But how I live… Because He Lives. EARLY LIFE: The Approval Story My story begins in 1980, when I…

INTRODUCTION: We read earlier from Mark’s gospel that at the crucifixion of Jesus… “There was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.” And one thing we all know about darkness… It makes seeing difficult— Sometimes even impossible. But the darkness of the cross is different. Because this darkness……