Calvary Baptist Church Tilton, IL

Pastor Dan preached that Christ alone is the believer’s strength, confidence, and sufficiency. From Colossians 2:1–10, he warned against false teachers who distract from Christ and burden people with manmade traditions, urging the church instead to stay rooted, built up, and thankful in Jesus—because in Him “the whole fullness of deity dwells,” and He is all we need. His call was simple and strong...

Pastor Dan reminded us from Colossians 3:12–17 that the new life we have in Christ is marked by grace, love, peace, truth, and thankfulness. He emphasized that believers are called to put on godly character, let Christ’s peace rule their hearts, allow His Word to dwell richly, and do everything in His name with gratitude. The heartbeat of the message was simple: a transformed life should continual...

Pastor Dan walked through Nehemiah 9, highlighting God’s covenant faithfulness to Israel despite their repeated rebellion. He emphasized that the Lord is gracious, merciful, and patient—never abandoning His people but continually calling them back to Himself for restoration. The call to us is to remember His grace, repent of coldness, and renew our walk with Christ. #Nehemiah9 #GodsGrace #Covenant...

Pastor Dan’s message from James 1:5–8 and Proverbs 8 emphasized that true wisdom begins with God Himself—the Creator who established the world by His understanding. He explained that biblical wisdom is not mere intelligence, but the ability to live righteously before God and others. God’s wisdom enables believers to make sound decisions, lead their families well, and find favor with Him. Pastor Da...

Pastor Dan taught that Jesus Christ is the visible image of the invisible God, revealing God’s glory through His incarnation, creation, and sustaining power. Christ’s supremacy extends over all creation and the Church because the fullness of God dwells in Him, and through His blood He has reconciled all things to Himself. The believer’s response is to worship, trust, and glorify Him daily as the v...

Pastor Dan’s sermon emphasized God’s absolute holiness, His righteous character, and His just nature in judging sin. He showed that only God can remove guilt through the atoning work of Christ, whose cross demonstrates perfect justice and mercy. The message ended by reminding listeners that while judgment is certain for the unrepentant, God’s grace still reaches the humble and restores a faithful...

Pastor Dan’s sermon, “The One True God Is Holy,” focused on Isaiah 6:1–8 and emphasized that God’s holiness sets Him completely apart from humanity — He is morally pure, perfectly righteous, and sovereign over all creation. When Isaiah encountered God’s holiness, he was undone by his sinfulness, revealing humanity’s desperate need for cleansing and redemption through Christ’s atoning sacrifice. On...

Pastor Dan’s sermon emphasized that God shows His goodness even when people reject Him, when our sin offends Him, and when the world refuses to honor Him. He highlighted that God provides healing, daily blessings, and opportunities for repentance, yet warned that the window to receive salvation does not stay open forever. Ultimately, God’s goodness is revealed most clearly through Christ’s sacrifi...

Community Praise Night in Waynetown, IN

Pastor Dan’s sermon reminded us that God is sovereign over all creation and works through His providence to guide history, people, and events toward His perfect plan. Peter’s Pentecost sermon showed that the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus were no accident but God’s foreordained means of salvation, offering forgiveness and new life to all who repent and believe. God now calls us to respond p...

Brother Luke’s sermon emphasized that God’s love is not just an attribute but His very nature. This love is eternal, displayed in redemptive history, lived out in the church through sanctifying, unifying, and missional love, and even revealed in discipline and judgment. God’s love is not soft sentimentality—it is a conquering love that comes with a sword, a cross, and a crown, calling us to holine...

Pastor Dan preached from Acts 17:16–34, emphasizing that Jesus Christ is the only true image of God, in contrast to the man-made idols worshiped in Athens. He showed that God alone is sovereign—He created the world, determines our times and boundaries, commands repentance, and has proven His authority by raising Jesus from the dead. Pastor Daniel applied this truth personally, reminding us that Go...

Pastor Andrew preached from Romans on the reality that Christians must daily choose whether they will live as slaves to sin or as slaves to righteousness. He reminded us that although believers have been made new in Christ, the old sinful nature still wars within, and holiness requires intentional sacrifice, obedience, and walking closely with God through prayer and His Word. The call was clear: b...

Pastor Andrew Dusek’s sermon reminded us that when God seems silent and our prayers feel unanswered, we must remember who truly controls all things. Habakkuk shows us that God is sovereign, good, just, and attentive—even when life feels chaotic. Our response must be to trust Him, ground ourselves in His character, and never stop praying, knowing His plan is always best. #FaithInTheSilence #GodIsIn...

Pastor Dan’s sermon from Ephesians 3:14–17 focused on the believer’s need for spiritual renewal. He emphasized that pride, tradition, routine, sin, laziness, and even busyness can crowd out God’s work in our hearts, but true renewal comes through prayer, the empowering of the Holy Spirit, experiencing the love of Christ, and seeking the fullness of God’s glory. Renewal is not about our effort but...

Brother Isaiah Tidwell preached from Colossians 1:15–17 and Job 38–39 on God’s sustaining power. He warned that we often take for granted the consistent blessings of God—both physical and spiritual—until they are absent, much like we do with helpful people or conveniences in daily life. Using Job’s story and God’s questioning of Job, he emphasized that God sustains all creation—from the mighty lio...

Brother Isaiah Tidwell preached from Genesis 1, affirming the literal, six-day creation account as the true origin of the universe and refuting the Big Bang Theory and theistic evolution. He emphasized God as the intentional Designer, citing DNA and the order of creation as evidence, and highlighted the unity of the Trinity in creation. The sermon stressed that male and female were created in God’...

Pastor Dan’s sermon from 1 John 5:13–15 emphasized that believers can be assured of their salvation through faith in Jesus Christ and can approach God with confidence in prayer when asking according to His will. He taught that aligning our prayers with Scripture—using the S.O.A.P. method—ensures they harmonize with God’s purposes, giving us confidence that He hears and answers. Ultimately, praying...

Pastor Dan preached from Romans 6:1–11, emphasizing that Christians are no longer under sin’s rule but have been set free by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. He taught that baptism symbolizes this spiritual reality—that believers are dead to sin and alive to God—and urged the church to actively resist sin’s tyranny by living in the freedom Christ provides. Practical application included...

Brother Isaiah preached from Genesis 32 on the life of Jacob, focusing on the message "Nowhere to Run." He highlighted how Jacob, after years of avoiding conflict with his brother Esau, was finally forced to confront his fear. Isaiah emphasized that Jacob’s transformation came not through strategy or manipulation, but through a wrestling encounter with God that left him physically weaken...

Pastor Dan’s sermon emphasized that God desires to partner with redeemed sinners by sending them to proclaim the gospel. Drawing from Romans 10:14–17, he explained that people cannot believe unless they hear, and they cannot hear unless someone is sent to preach. Though not all will believe, God calls every Christian to share the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection so that others may respon...

Brother James Snyder

Pastor Dan’s sermon, God’s Heart for Sinners Part 2 (Romans 10:4–13), emphasized that salvation does not come through law-keeping, but through faith in Jesus Christ, who fulfilled the law on our behalf. He highlighted that the gospel is God’s finished work—Christ descended, died, and rose—so that all who believe and confess Him as Lord will be saved. Pastor Dan urged listeners not to remain silent...

Brother Luke Hughes of Calvary Baptist delivered a powerful and theologically rich sermon centered on the older brother in the parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15), exposing the hidden danger of self-righteousness in the hearts of those closest to the truth. He emphasized that Jesus wasn't merely telling a touching story but delivering a confrontation aimed squarely at the Pharisees—and at us...

Pastor Dan’s sermon focused on Romans 10:1–4, showing that God's heart longs for the salvation of sinners—and ours should too. Paul’s burden for unbelieving Israel reminds us to pray for the lost, especially those who rely on their own righteousness instead of trusting in Christ. Salvation is never earned by good works but received through faith alone in Jesus. #CalvaryBaptistTilton #Romans10...