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A Heavenly Gift Exchange  When Heaven Met Earth  Luke 2:1-20  One of the highlights of the Christmas season is the exchanging of gifts.  There is so much joy to be found in finding that perfect gift for a loved one.  There is so much fun to be found in a “white elephant” gift exchange.  There is so much… Continue reading Sermon – “Heav...

Ways to Avoid a Blue Christmas  Isaiah 61:1-3  I want to speak much more practically than is my habit at Christmas.  Last year when I was putting together my book of Christmas sermons, I felt like I kept going back to the prophecies about Christ’s coming.  Even if I was not intending to preach on them, they just seem to… Continue reading Sermon &#...

When Was Jesus Born?  Luke 2:1-7  I have titled this sermon, “When Was Jesus Born?”  You will note that it is not, “Was Jesus Born?”  There is no reason at all to doubt that a baby was born some 2,000 years ago whose life and teachings turned the world upside down.  It is as close to historical fact as you will find.  We…...

Don’t Wait To Open Your Presents!  James 1:17  With the passing of Thanksgiving, we have officially begun the Christmas season.  I do not know how many of you overachievers have already bought your Christmas presents – I doubt very many.  Perhaps some of you picked up some of those can’t miss Black Friday deals.  Some of you, no doub...

Be Thankful  Colossians 3:12-17  There are literally dozens of verses we could turn to examine the subject of thanksgiving.  We could talk about the sacrifice of thanksgiving in Leviticus 7.  We could see the many calls to be thankful in the Psalms.  We have in the New Testament multiple positive commands to be thankful.  We could also… Continue readin...

A Good Soldier  II Timothy 2:1-13  This Tuesday is a special day.  Our nation marks this day as a special day of remembrance and honor for those who have served our great nation in the Armed Forces.  The date is significant – November 11.  On that date in 1919 the Armistice went into effect that ended… Continue reading Sermon – “A Good Soldier”...

Our Daily Bread  Matthew 6:9-13  I hope that our text this morning is quite familiar to you.  I was a little kid in Sunday School when I memorized these words.  Often we call it “the Lord’s Prayer”  I think it is more accurately called the Model Prayer.  It appears twice in Scripture  Here in Matthew during the… Continue reading Sermon – &#8...

The Church and Its Pastor I Peter 5:1-5 I am going to speak on a subject I honestly have avoided over the past eight years. I mean that, too. I have a set of notes I put together on the subject of the church that I taught through at Friendship Baptist before I came here.… Continue reading Sermon – “The Church and Its Pastor” →

The Goodness of God Psalm 103 Perhaps the greatest fact in all the universe is that God is good. He does not just do good things, He IS good. There is a difference there. Bad people can do good sometimes, yet their hearts remain corrupt. But God does good because He IS good. This fact… Continue reading Sermon – “The Goodness of God” →

A Visit to the Spiritual Eye Doctor  Mark 8:22-26  I am speaking this morning from a passage that has long baffled me.  I believe it is a singular example of Christ healing a person, yet not completely healing them at first.  As for the timing of the event, this is likely the summer, less than a year before the Crucifixion.&#160...

Be Not Afraid  Acts 18:1-17  I love to study the life of Paul.  I believe him to be the greatest Christian to ever live.  We have in Christ a perfect example to follow.  But we as sinful men will never attain this example.  But we have in Paul an attainable example to follow.  He was a man greatly… Continue reading Sermon – “Be No...

Enemies of Missions  Acts 13:1-12  Our text this morning is the account of the very beginning of Paul’s missionary travels.  We have accounts of three missionary journeys in the book of Acts along with his perilous journey to Rome.  Some Bible scholars think that he may have made another journey or two between the close of the book… Continue reading Sermon...

Our Savior’s Lament  Matthew 23:37-39  Our text this morning takes place in the final days of His earthly ministry leading to His death and resurrection.  Any honest reading of the Gospels will tell you that Christ was not aloof or otherworldly in His interactions with people.  No, He deeply cared for each individual.  I think… Continue reading Sermon – “...

NOTES Biblical Forgiveness Matthew 18:15-35  I want to speak this morning on a vital subject that is often misrepresented.  I want to remind you that Satan is a great counterfeiter.  Yes, he deals in lies, but the best and most effective lies have a ring of truth to them.  I think his game with most… Continue reading Sermon – “Biblical Forgiveness” &#859...

Ryan Vaughan

Ryan Vaughan