Lenexa Baptist Church

November 8th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald Boats are designed for water. They are designed to exist in the water, and they cannot fulfill their purpose if they are kept on a dry isolated dock. But if water somehow makes its way into the boat, the boat will capsize and sink. The boat is safe and effective in the water if the water is not in the boat. Jesus, in John 17, prayed for the church. Christ pr...

November 1st, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald As Christians, we hold to the Bible as the standard for truth. There is right and wrong. There is moral and immoral, and within the body of Christ, we hold each other to that standard. Wherever you find a church moving away from the truth of God’s Word, you will also find a growing prevalence of sin and immorality where anything goes. Sin is tolerated and ev...

October 25th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald There is no room for pride or arrogance in the body of Christ. All that we have in Christ we did not earn; we received. This is the heart of our passage for this week. 1 Corinthians 4:7 says, “For who regards you as superior? What do you have that you did not receive?” The implied answer is obvious: nothing! All that we have in Christ, we received. By grace...

October 18th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald What do you think of when you hear the word “Preacher”? Do you think of a man in a Black robe or a motivational speaker or maybe a self-help guru? But what does scripture say a preacher really is? Paul has already described a preacher as a farmer. In our passage this week, he’ll describe a preacher as a builder. As a builder, Paul understands the need for a...

October 11th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald Paul has established two very foundational truths in 1 Corinthians 1-2. First, you do not become a Christian because you have a high IQ, a great intellect, brilliant oratory skills or because of your moral excellence. You are a Christian because God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, opened your eyes to the beauty of the message of the cross of Christ. E...

October 4th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald There is no other book like the Bible. I have read a few other books more than once. I have a couple of books that I have read three times, but I read the Bible every day. I can’t get enough of it. It never gets old. The Bible isn’t just a book or a historical narrative. The Bible reveals God, and it is the foundation of God’s people. As we gather this weeken...

September 27th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald The creativity of man is impressive. Just think of the technological advances over the last 30 years. Technology has shifted from slow, wired, dial-up connections and bulky desktop machines to an era of pocket-sized supercomputers and instantaneous global cloud-based communication. That’s just technology. Think of the scientific and medical advances. We ha...

September 20th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald Imagine gathering the history faculty of any major state university and explaining to them that there is no way to understand history without a Bible. Beyond that, there is no way to understand the Bible until they understand that the cross is the pinnacle of God’s revelation of Himself to man. In other words, there is no way to truly understand history wi...

September 13th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald

September 6th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald Next week we will begin walking through Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians. (Actually, it was his second letter to them, but more on that next week). The church at Corinth was a deeply troubled church. Paul wrote more to them than to any other church because they had more issues. In many ways, you could describe them as the “anti-church.” Before we begi...

August 30th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald God always has a remnant. Noah and his family stayed faithful to God in a wicked and perverse day. Elijah felt completely alone in the days of Ahab and Jezebel, but God had 7,000 prophets who had not bent the knee. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego would not bow to an idol. Jesus had twelve men. God always has a remnant. In the final verses of Malachi, God spea...

August 23rd, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald Have you ever seen evil prosper and wondered to yourself, “Where is the justice of God?” That was the question that the nation of Israel was asking in Malachi’s day. It was a complaint against the Lord. The nation of Israel, the people of God, were struggling while the pagan nations around them seemed to be prospering. God will answer their complaint with a c...

August 16th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald The health of your marriage affects the health of your relationship with Christ (1 Peter 3:7). What you do in your house affects what you do in God’s house. There are few areas more important to the heart of God than the health of the marriages among His people. God ordained marriage. It is central to our gospel mission. In fact, according to Paul in Ephesian...

August 9th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald God laid the heavy burden of a strong prophecy and warning on the shoulders of His messenger, Malachi. But what motivated God to lay such a burden on Malachi? What was behind this strong warning and harsh words? It was not God’s wrath nor was it that God was merely annoyed. The motivation behind it all was God’s covenantal loyal love for His people. God made a...

Few areas of our health are more dangerous than issues related to our heart. The heart sustains life, and yet it is possible to have a real heart problem with no obvious external symptoms. You may look and feel healthy, but something could be wrong internally that is life threatening. In a similar way, the prophet Malachi dealt with issues of the heart. The nation was no longer dealing with blatan...

July 26th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald It has been said that while the other gospels show us the body of Jesus, John’s Gospel shows us the soul of Jesus. In no passage is this truer than John 17. We have heard Jesus pray for Himself. We have heard Jesus pray for His disciple band, but in these closing verses we get a chance to overhear Jesus praying for you and me. Very uniquely in these verses Jesu...

July 19th, 2026 Pastor Scott Dawson This Sunday, Scott Dawson returns to Lenexa Baptist with a message from Hebrews 10:11–18 as we take a brief pause from our current sermon series. Through this powerful passage, we’ll be reminded of the hope, confidence, and freedom found in the finished work of Christ. We hope you’ll join us for this encouraging time together. Bring a friend!

July 12th, 2026 Pastor Ryan McDaniel

July 5th, 2026 Pastor Luke Pauli This weekend we kick off our new sermon series based on John 17. Over the next few weeks, we will be looking at the longest prayer of Jesus recorded in Scripture. Commonly titled “The High Priestly Prayer,” Jesus prays for Himself, His disciples, and all believers. This prayer gives us a glimpse into His very heart. It has been said that if you really want to know...

June 28th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald Psalm 139 is often thought to be the cry of a man who is running from God, a fugitive from God’s presence. It’s not hard to see where this idea comes from. In verse 7 he says, “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence.” You are immediately left with the impression of someone who is running away from God. He is aware that God has sear...

June 21st, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald

June 14th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald Have you ever planned a vacation for months in advance? You have been anticipating this trip for months, and then, you finally arrive. Your feet hit the ground in this anticipated place, joined by people you love, and you begin to take in all the sights and beauty of it. That’s the experience of David in Psalm 122. The experience of the pilgrim continues. He ha...

June 7th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald Life has been described as a beautiful cruise on a sea of icebergs. Life can become dangerous a very scary. In Psalm 121 the pilgrim has made the decision to go home. He has dwelt too long in Meschech (Psalm 120). He now leaves and as he begins the journey and sees the danger of the mountains ahead, he wonders, “Where will my help come from?” The answer is almos...

May 31st, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald This weekend is Compassion Sunday and as we turn our attention to God’s Word, we will look at the greatest compassion story ever told. The story of the Good Samaritan is one of the most well-known Bible stories. Where there is the light of Christianity, there is a knowledge of the Good Samaritan. Sadly, the idea of what a Good Samaritan is, the main point of the...

May 24th, 2026 Pastor chad McDonald This week, we begin an overview of the Psalms of Ascent, beginning with Psalm 120. Three times each year the people of Israel would ascend to Jerusalem to worship. The ascent was not only geographical but also spiritual. It was a “going home” for the nation. These psalms were sung as the people made their way up to Jerusalem, and this first psalm was a song that...