East Shore Baptist Church Sermons

In this message, we will be in Ezra 3. Our focus will be on how to handle our disappointment and trust God when we feel like we have to start over. As you prepare for the message, read the passage and ask yourself, “Who or what do I depend on for safety and comfort? What disappointments am I currently dealing with?”

I this sermon, we begin on a new sermon series on Ezra-Nehemiah. Like the Israelites in exile, we have experienced many events that have kept us from serving God the way we were used to. But now, how should we move forward? The books of Ezra and Nehemiah help us answer that question. We’ll start this week in Ezra 1-2 learning about how God keeps His promises. As you prepare for the message, read t...

It is times like this that remind us how important it is to build our lives on the right foundation. In this sermon, we talk about that very thing. In Matthew 7:24-29, Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount by challenging us to put what He has taught into practice. To know and obey Jesus is to build a life on a solid rock rather than shifting sands. As you prepare for the message, read the passage and...

A message from ESBC Elder Tom Toone.

A message from Elder Wade Hutcheson.

In this message, we will talk about an important choice we have to make this Christmas. In Matthew 7:13-23, Jesus begins to wrap up the Sermon on the Mount with a challenging application. As you prepare for the message, read the passage and ask yourself, “Does Jesus know me? Does faith in Jesus make a difference in how I live?”

In this message, we will learn about a different kind of gift exchange in the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 7:7-12, we discover that God gives us the gift of answered prayer and expects us to give the gift of ‘doing unto others’ in return. As you prepare for the message, read the passage and ask yourself, “Do I pray like I really believe that God always answers prayer? What should ‘doing unto ot...

In this message, we will see what Jesus has to say about judging others in the Sermon on the Mount. Should we judge others? If not, how do we deal with people who disagree with us? As you prepare for the message, read Matthew 7:1-6 and ask yourself, “Am I hypercritical or judgmental? How should I approach addressing people who I disagree with?”

We will see what Jesus has to say about anxiety in the Sermon on the Mount. We live in a confusing, stressful, and anxious world. How does Jesus encourage us to respond? What hope is there for our worries and anxieties? As you prepare for the message, read Matthew 6:25-34 and ask yourself, “What am I anxious or worried about? How does Jesus want me to view my worries and anxieties?”

We will return to the Sermon on the Mount and consider what things we treasure or value. What values control our lives? What do we live for? As you prepare for the message, read Matthew 6:19-24 and ask yourself, “Is my treasure in heaven or on earth? Who or what really controls my thoughts and actions?”

Have you ever experienced someone praying that seemed to have a “direct line” to Jesus? Have you ever heard someone praying and you wanted to go wake them up? What was the difference? Have you ever tried to build something without a set of instructions/plans? What was the result? Have you ever impromptu prayed for someone? What was the result? Have you shared the Gospel this past week? Have you ev...

Turn on the news, look on social media, or just drive around and see all the yard signs… it seems like everyone is focused on the upcoming election. But have you thought about what will happen after the election? This Sunday, we will look at what we should do after the election. How can we prepare to respond in a God-honoring way, regardless of the outcome? Paul’s words in Colossians 4:2-6 may giv...

We're talking about growing spiritually. Jesus expects us to grow to become more like Him through spiritual disciplines like giving, praying, and fasting. But how we actually do or practice those things is important. As you prepare for the message, read Matthew 6:1-18 and ask yourself, “Why should I want to grow spiritually? How do I give, pray, and fast? Do I do those things?”

We're talking about loving our enemies. In Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus challenges us with some of the most radical words in the entire Bible. As you prepare for the message, read the passage and ask yourself, “Why is it hard to love my enemies? How can I do that in my own life?”

We're thinking about how God calls us to treat others. In Matthew 5:33-42, Jesus talks about how a citizen of God’s kingdom should view oaths and retaliation. He will call us to take an approach that is different from the rest of the world around us. As you prepare for the message, read the passage and ask yourself, “Is honesty important to God? How are Christians supposed to treat other people?”

n Matthew 5:31-32, Jesus talks about how a citizen of God’s kingdom should view divorce. Divorce is a painful issue and one that must be treated with care. Still, marriage is extremely important to God and Jesus has some challenging truths to teach us about marriage and divorce.

We're returning to the Sermon on the Mount. At the beginning of the year, we started looking at these words from Jesus, but our study was interrupted by the pandemic. Let's catch-up and review what we learned back in January, February, and early March.

This is the the last week of our “Now What?” series. We are going to talk about moving forward. What’s next for our church? How should we live for our Lord during this time? We will listen to the words of John the Baptist in John 3:25-30 to help us answer those questions.

A Sermon from ESBC Elder Daniel Long

We continue seeking the answer to the question “Now What?” How should we live in this confusing time? What should we do? This week, we talk about justice. Many people talk about justice nowadays (or speak against a perceived lack of justice). But what does God think about justice? And what does He expect us to do about it? Isaiah chapter 1 (especially verses 16-18) will help us answer those questi...

We're going to continue seeking the answer to the question “Now What?” How should we live in this confusing time? What should we do? This week, we talk about how we should respond when someone does or says something that we disagree with. Should we respond with outrage? Ignore it? Paul touches on some principles in 1 Corinthians 4:1-7 that should help us. As you prepare for the message, read the p...

We continue seeking the answer to the question “Now What?” How should we live in this confusing time? What should we do? This week, we are going to think about what we should do when God feels distant. With all the craziness in the world today, we can sometimes wonder if God is really with us. In Psalm 19, we will discover where and how we can see God at all times. As you prepare for the message,...

A lot has changed in the world, our country, our community, and our church over the past 5 months. It has left many of us thinking, “Now what? What happens now? What do we do?”

What is 'restraint'? What it is not? How do we need restraint in our daily lives to best glorify God? A sermon from elder Tom Toone.

We are we will be learning about Redeeming Love in the last chapter of Ruth. We will see how God uses the redeeming love of one man to show us how to love others, to bring about a happy ending to the book, and to make us look forward to a future Redeemer. As you prepare for the message, read the passage and ask yourself, “What does God’s redeeming love look like in my life? How can I show that lov...