Elgin First Baptist Sunday Sermons

Opening Reading: Psalm 119:161-176  Outline:  ·       God’s Providential Timing  ·       Introduction to a Worthy Man  ·       From the Beginning, God Cares  ·       That Was Then, What About Now?  ·       Faith in Actio...

Opening Reading: Luke 24:1-12  Outline:  ·      Centrality of the Resurrection  ·      Talk the Christian Walk  ·      By Faith Not Sight: The Power of God’s Word  ·      RSVP: A Response Is Required  ·      Hearts on Fire: He is Risen, and All...

Opening Reading : Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Outline : ·  Knowing God’s Goodness ·  Understanding the Human Condition ·  Good(?) Friday ·  Good News! Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen) : ·  1 Corinthians 1:23 ·   1 Peter 1:17-19, 25 ·   Romans 6:23 ·   Luke 18:18-19 ·  Psalm 5:4 ·  Exodus 33:19 ·   Exodus 34:6-7 ·  Roma...

Opening Reading: Psalm 119:145-160  Outline:  ·       Heaven’s (and Believer’s) Joy in Salvation  ·       Knowing God and Reactions to Life Events  o   Identified By Circumstances: A Badge of Bitterness  o   Identified In Christ: His Exceeding Goodness Always Preeminent  ·   &nbs...

Opening Reading : Psalm 119:129-144 Outline : ·  Saving Grace ·  The Quest for Rest ·  Bitterness: A Self-Centered View of God’s Providence ·  Orpah: The Danger of Pragmatism ·  Taking Up Her Cross: The Conversion of Ruth Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon : ·  Isaiah 55:9 ·  Ruth 1:6 ·  Romans 6:23 ·  Revelation 21:8 ·  Ephesians 2:8 ·  John...

Opening Reading : Psalm 119:113-128 Outline : ·  A Surprisingly Unsurprising Choice: Perceiving Only Grey ·  Caution: God At Work: God’s Providence in Suffering ·  Course Correction: Grace Abounds Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen) : ·  1 John 3:1-2 ·  Philippians 3:20 ·  Romans 6:1-7 ·  Acts 17:11 ·   Ruth 1:4-7 ·  James 1:17...

Opening Reading: Psalm 119:97-112 Outline: • A People in Rebellion and the Rulers They Deserved • So Far Like the Present: Following God when the Judges Rule • Who’s Your King? • Remaining There: A Call to Repentance and Faith Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon: • 2 Corinthians 5:7 • Ruth 1:1-3 • Romans 1:16-17 • Hebrews 4:12• Deuteronomy 7:6 • Exodus 18:6 • 1 Peter 2:9 • Joshua 24:14-15, 19-22 •...

Opening Reading : Psalm 119:81-96 Outline : ·  Truth and the Word: The Revelatory Work of Christ ·  Jesus Is God ·  The Gift of Understanding ·  Life Through Christ Alone ·  Beware the Idol Factory Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen) : ·  Romans 11:36 ·   1 John 5:20-21 ·   John 17:20-21 ·  John 17:17 ·  Psalm 119:160 · &n...

Opening Reading: Psalm 119:65-80 Outline: • Mutual Exclusivity: What Do We Know About Sin and Salvation? • The God Who Saves, Keeps and Protects • Outside Satan’s Grip: In but not Of the World Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon: • Proverbs 18:2 • John 17:17 • 2 Timothy 3:16-17 • 1 John 5:13 • 1 John 5:18-19 • Judges 21:25 • Isaiah 45:5 • 1 Timothy 2:5 • Isaiah 5:20 • 1 John 1:10 • 1 John 3:9 • 1...

Opening Reading: Psalm 26  Outline:  ·        The Known and Used Criteria  ·        Example 1: Church Discipline  ·        Example 2: Two Sides of Submission  ·        Example 3: The First Election  ·        The Body Ana...

Outline: • How Do You Know? (The Joy of Assurance) • Confidence in Answered Prayer • Loving One Another = Praying for One Another • Sin that Leads to Death • Interceding for Christians Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon: • Acts 26:9-11 • Acts 7:58; 8:1, 3 • 1 John 5:13-17 • John 20:31 • 1 John 1:4 • Luke 15:7 • 1 John 5:14-15 • John 15:7 • Psalm 66:18 • 1 Peter 3:7 • 1 John 1:9 • John 14:13-14 •...

Opening Reading: Psalm 119:33-48 Outline: • Three Witnesses to the Divinity of Jesus - He “came” o By Water o And Blood o Witness of the Holy Spirit • Why We Believe God’s Testimony • Consequences of Belief of Denial of God’s Witness  Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen): • Ephesians 2:20 • Matthew 7:24-26 • Acts 4:12 • John 14:6 • 1 John 5:5-12 • 1 John 5:13; 2:19 •...

Opening Reading: Psalm 119:17-32  Outline:  ·      Born Anew—Faith—Love  ·      How Do We Know? Obedience  o   Legalism v. Antinomianism  o   Freedom to Love and Obey  ·      A Burden or A Blessing: What or Who Do You Love?  ·      A Battle Wort...

Opening Reading: Psalm 119:1-16 Outline: The Born Analogy: New Birth and Christianity How Might You Know? The Good News What About the Fallen-Away? Three Biblical Answers  Three Signs of the New Birth: Ongoing Belief Love of God Love of the Children of God  Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen): John 3:3, 6, 8 James 1:182 Corinthians 5:17John 1:12-13 1 John 5:1-5...

Opening Reading : Psalm 1 Outline : ·  Certainty (and Popularity?) of Judgment ·  Love: Root of Christian Confidence Before God ·  Fear, Perfect Love, and Security ·  Love: A Test of Saving Love Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen) : ·  Isaiah 13:9 ·   Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 ·   1 John 4:15-21 ·  1 John 2:28-29 ·  Revelation 1:17...

Opening Reading : Psalm 2 Outline : ·  Love: Virtue or Vice? ·  God’s Love Displayed ·  As He Is, So Also are We ·  In this World: the Christian calling to love as God loves ·  Setting the Captives Free: Love and the Gospel Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon ·  Isaiah 5:20-21; 6:5 ·  Romans 1:16-17 ·  Genesis 1:27; 2:24 ·  1 Corinthians 6:9-11 ·  ...

Opening Reading : Psalm 51 Outline : ·  The Abiding Spirit in Salvation ·  The New Covenant Promise Realized ·  Receiving God’s Spirit: The Evidence Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen) : ·   2 Peter 1:21 ·   Hebrews 1:1-2 ·  1 Corinthians 2:12 ·   1 John 4:13-16 ·  1 John 3:24 ·   1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ·   Romans 8:9 · &nb...

Opening Reading : Psalm 99 Outline : ·  Love and God’s Love ·  Who Do You Love? ·  Why Do You Love? ·  How Do You Love? ·  Grounding Love in the Essence of the Triune God Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen) : ·  Isaiah 5:20 ·  Matthew 7:21 ·   Matthew 7:13-14 ·  1 John 2:15 ·  1 John 5:2 ·   1 John 4:7-12 ·  Deut...

Luke 2:20- Our Temporary Time and Place - Hear and Believe - Doctrine of Vocation and God's calling for everyone - Glorifying God in All Circumstances

Opening Reading: Isaiah 55  Outline:  ·      Love as An (not “the”) Attribute of God  ·      Jesus, but which Jesus?  ·      The Manifest Love of God  o   The Human Condition  o   A Gift of Life  ·      Christmas, the God-Man, and Salvation &nbs...

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Join us as we welcome our guest speaker Tom Schaer as he brings today's message!

Opening Reading: Psalm 21 Outline: ·       Why the Command to Test? ·       The Command to Test ·       The Testing Standard ·       Application of the Test (Prophets and Hearers) Verses Read or Referenced in Sermon (Bold passages on screen): ·      &nbsp...

Opening Reading: Psalm 143   Outline:  Abiding in Christ: Salvation and the Vineyard  Obedience as Evidence of Abiding  Procession of the Holy Spirit: The Last Act  The Historical Event   The Historical Event Interpreted: This is That  A Promise Fulfilled  Holy Spirit: An Overview of His Work  Holy Spirit and the Reassurance of Salvation  Verses Re...

Opening Reading: Psalm 46  Outline:  ·       Jesus: the Name upon which our prayers rest  ·       Prayer’s Condition Precedent: A Life Devoted to God  ·       The All-Encompassing Commandment  o   To Believe in The Name  o   Love  Verses Read or Reference...