Rosefield Baptist Church

Divine Election--two words that can send chills up the spine of many preachers! This morning's sermon was on a special set of verses in Ephesians 1--looking at verses 11-14.  Verses 3-14 represent some of the most beautiful verses in the New Testament! These verses also represent deep Christian reflection on what God in Christ has done for us in salvation! We noted 2 points from Ephesians 1:7...

This morning's sermon was on a special set of verses in Ephesians 1--looking at verses 7-10.  Verses 3-14 represent some of the most beautiful verses in the New Testament! These verses also represent deep Christian reflection on what God in Christ has done for us in salvation! We noted 3 points from Ephesians 1:7-10: Location of Redemption; Nature of Redemption; Plan of Redemption .  We pray...

This morning's sermon was the  first sermon directly in the text of the book of  Ephesians.  Verses 3-14 represent some of the most beautiful verses in the New Testament! These verses also represent deep Christian reflection on what God in Christ has done for us in salvation! We noted 2 points from Ephesians 1:3-6: Recognize the blessedness of God ; Reflect on God's purpose in our salvat...

This morning's sermon was the  first sermon directly in the text of the book of  Ephesians. Sorry-- but, there were a couple issues with the microphone during the middle of the sermon. We noted 3 points from Ephesians 1:1-2: Spread the message with available means ; submit to godly authority ; and see the true identity of Christians . We pray that you enjoy and benefit from this look at God&a...

This morning's sermon was the official first sermon in our look at the book of Ephesians. In order to prepare ourselves for the background to the key NT book of Ephesians, we looked at a portion of the Apostle Paul's stay in Ephesus. Our primary text was Acts 19:21-46. Here we noted three things: faithfulness to Jesus is the goal; anger at Christians can be the result; and  fellowship am...

This sermon was a stand alone sermon (not part of a larger series) designed to build our church up spiritually and orient us spiritually for the new year. We looked at Ephesians 5:15-21 and focused on v. 16.  We noted 3 things of the text during the sermon: Christian living is reactionary; Christians are living in enemy territory; and Christian living should be purposeful. We pray that you enjoy a...

For our 2023 Christmas sermon series, I perused the relevant nativity passages in both the Gospel of Matthew and Luke. While reading these wonderful passages, four titles used of/for Jesus seemed intriguing. During these four weeks prior to the celebration of Jesus' incarnation/birthday on December 25, we looked at each of these four (Immanuel, King of the Jews, Savior, Prince of Peace) title...

For our 2023 Christmas sermon series, I perused the relevant nativity passages in both the Gospel of Matthew and Luke. While reading these wonderful passages, four titles used of/for Jesus seemed intruiging. During these four weeks prior to the celebration of Jesus' incarnation/birthday on December 25, we will be looking at each of these four (Immanuel, King of the Jews, Savior, Prince of Pea...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for November 5, 2023 was 1 Kings 1:11-40. This first chapter of 1/2 Chronicles tells of the beginning of the passing of King David from this life.  This text surprises the reader to see the king of Israel while reminded of his earthly glory and vigor struggling to maintain his body temperature.    During the sermon this week, we noted 3 poin...

For our 2023 Christmas sermon series, I perused the relevant nativity passages in both the Gospel of Matthew and Luke. While reading these wonderful passages, four titles used of/for Jesus seemed intruiging. During these four weeks prior to the celebration of Jesus' incarnation/birthday on December 25, we will be looking at each of these four (Immanuel, King of the Jews, Savior, Prince of Pea...

We have been looking at the life of King David and here conclude our look after more than 50 sermons! Our text for November 19, 2023 was Revelation 5:1-10.  This text  provides the reader with a vision of the LORD Jesus who is and was the promised Davidic King!    During the sermon this week, we noted 3 points from the text: Feel the problem (v.1-4), Focus on God's King (v. 5-8); and then our...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for October 29, 2023 was 2 Samuel 24:1-25. This final chapter of 1/2 Samuel tells of a census and curse during  King David's time reigning over Israel.  This text describes a beautiful and important set of verses that I believe constitute a massively important and overlooked canonical text. This text takes the reader back to Genesis/Exo...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for October 22, 2023 was 2 Samuel 23:1-7. This chapter tells the "last words" of King David from the end portion of his time reigning over Israel.  This text describes a beautiful and important set of verses that I believe constitute a massively important and overlooked messianic prophecy. I think that David (and the human author o...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for October 8, 2023 was 2 Samuel 22:21-51. This chapter tells of a Psalm of David composed during his time as king of Israel.  This text describes a beautiful and important set of verses telling about David and his heartbeat as king of Israel.    During the sermon this week, we noted 3 key things from the text (The surpassing value of faithf...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for October 1, 2023 was 2 Samuel 22:1-20. This chapter tells of a Psalm of David composed during his time as king of Israel.  This text describes a beautiful and important set of verses telling about David and his heartbeat as king of Israel.    During the sermon this week, we noted 2 key things from the text (Listen to and then tell of the...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for September 17, 2023 was 2 Samuel 21:1-9. This chapter describes a set of events occurring during David's reign as he is forced to deal with a breach of covenant with the Gibeonites. I strongly encourage you to listen to the entirety of this sermon as this text has challenged me for years.    During the sermon this week, we noted 2 ke...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for September 10, 2023 was 2 Samuel 18:31-19:8. In recent weeks we have seen David's unfaithfulness to the LORD as he stole a woman that wasn't his wife and tried to covered it up with murder! This week we move forward some in the narrative to see David still dealing with the consequences of his sinful actions. Here David mourns ov...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for August 13, 2023 was 2 Samuel 15:1-14. In recent weeks we have seen David's unfaithfulness to the LORD as he stole a woman that wasn't his wife and tried to covered it up with murder! This week we move forward some in the narrative to see David still dealing with the consequences of his sinful actions.    During the sermon this...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for August 13, 2023 was Psalm 51. In recent weeks we have seen David's unfaithfulness to the LORD as he stole a woman that wasn't his wife and tried to covered it up with murder! This week we backed out of the narrative from 2 Samuel to listen to Psalm 51.    During the sermon this week, we listened as David told of his sin and rep...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for August 6, 2023 was 2 Samuel 12:15-23. After demonstrating the LORD God's faithfulness to His people and to David in the previous chapters and demonstrating David's faithfulness, this section highlights David's decent into adultery, theft,  and murder. This passage forces the reader to see David grieving over his sin and th...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for July 30, 2023 was 2 Samuel 12:1-15. After demonstrating the LORD God's faithfulness to His people and to David in the previous chapters and demonstrating David's faithfulness, this section highlights David's decent into adultery, theft,  and murder. The Scripture here wants us to see the destructive nature of sin as well a...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for July 16, 2023 was 2 Samuel 11:1-27. After demonstrating the LORD God's faithfulness to His people and to David in the previous chapters and demonstrating David's faithfulness, this section highlights David's decent into adultery, theft,  and murder. The Scripture here wants us to see the destructive nature of sin as well a...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for June 25, 2023 was 2 Samuel 8:1-6; 13-18. After demonstrating the LORD God's faithfulness to His people and to David in the previous chapter, this section highlights David honoring his covenant with Jonathan by demonstrating covenant faithfulness/loyalty to Jonathan's son Mephibosheth.  The text also continues getting us ready f...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for June 25, 2023 was 2 Samuel 8:1-6; 13-18. In this chapter, the exploits of David are told in order to demonstrate the LORD God's faithfulness to His people and to David.  The text also continues getting us ready for the coming Messiah--King Jesus. The Scripture should be awakening within the reader a Messiah-consciousness.    During...

We have been looking at the life of King David. Our text for June 25, 2023 was 2 Samuel 7:18-29. In this key chapter, David has what he believes to be a conviction to build a "house" for the LORD. However, the LORD has plans to build a "house" for David. This chapter is absolutely crucial to understanding the flow of the entire Bible and allows Christians to see Jesus as the pr...