Fairfield Church of Christ Sermons

John 5:1-17; Psalm 103:1-5 (Brian)  - As Jesus surveys the crowd, He spots a man who had been lying at the pool for a long time, 38 years, John tells us.  Jesus approaches the man and asks:  “Do you want to be made well?” On the face of it, the question is absurd.  Do you want to be made well?  You are lying on the brink of healing for 4 decades without receiving it, when this stranger walks up an...

John 1:35-42; Psalm 119:37 – (Drew) – “What are you seeking?” That’s kind of a funny start to a conversation, when you think about it. Jesus apparently doesn’t like small talk.  And even the wording of the question is odd. It would seem more logical for Jesus to ask, “What do you want?” But maybe this question cuts deeper than wants. It implies a longing, a searching, a yearning for something. So,...

John 13:1-17; Phil. 2: 1-8; 1 Peter 5:5-6 (Brian)  -  Jesus gives us an important key to living a fulfilled life, living an abundant life. The key to living a fulfilled life is to not focus on living a fulfilled life. That means not to focus on finding ways to be happy, to be fulfilled. It means to develop the attitude of a servant. A servant is not cowardly, indecisive, weak-willed, or whatever o...

Psalm 100:1-3; 9:9-10; Matt. 14:24-33;  (Brian)  - So you can worship God when you’re happy – giving Him praise and honor for all the good things He’s doing and for the joy you feel in His presence.  But you can also worship Him when you’re hurting, which may take the most faith of all.  Worship in the dark times remind you of God’s goodness even when we can’t see or feel it.  Worship is something...

John 15; Mark 1:12, 35-39, 45; 3:7,13; 14:32; John 10:39-41 (Brian) – Maybe this sermon should be called “Spending the Day with God” because I’m not always silent during mine.   The point of silence and retreat is to set aside an extended period of time to engage with God and rest in Him. It does not mean that you have to check yourself into a monastery and take a vow of silence all day (although...

There is incredible power in the biblical practice of prayer and fasting. Jesus tells us that we can find the spiritual breakthrough we’ve been seeking.     God doesn’t need anything from us to move in the world—God can do anything. But for some reason, God chooses to invite you to partner with Him—He calls you to pray and fast. And He moves on your behalf and increases your faith when you do.   -...

Psalm 119:18; 2 Tim 3:16-17; Psalm 19:17 Wouldn’t it be incredible if we could go to the Scriptures and become so preoccupied with God's Truth, so absorbed in the stories, totally engrossed in every detail, that we hang on every word? What if our Bible reading were never dull, never boring, ever again? What if we came to the Scriptures and agreed with the psalmist that the Word is “wondrous” (Psal...

John 20:5-7;  Eph. 1:19-20 Life itself can sometimes feel like a cave—cold and dark. Disappointments come. Hurts happen. Tragedy strikes. You’re left wondering what hit you and when the light will shine again. I want to encourage you today:  Hold onto hope because God does His best work there For the disciples, Death extinguished The Light. The Messiah gave up His spirit, and hope died on a cross....

It’s Palm Sunday.  Jesus will ride into Jerusalem on a donkey.  Make no mistake, Jesus could have walked into town.  He walked every where else.  That’s what everybody else did in getting to Jerusalem.  But Jesus is purposefully making a show of it.  By riding into Jerusalem on a donkey He is publicly claiming to be king in the line of David, yet a humble king. This little donkey was part of the g...

Lamentations 5:1-8, 14-15, 19, 21 The final and closing prayer of Lamentations is an appeal through prayer, for restoration. The word “restore” means to turn back or to cause to return back to a better position or state. It is the promise that God would bring His people back from their destruction. The word is so important that it is used twice in verse 21. The people desperately needed restoratio...

Lamentations 4:1-12,21-22 One of the many reasons that I love the book of Lamentations is because of what the book does not do. It does not resolve the pain of God’s actions quickly or neatly. It doesn’t answer all of our questions. It doesn’t communicate things in a way that is tidy or even comfortable. And it does not downplay the significance of the struggle or the pain. Lamentations is not lin...

Lam. 3:19-33 How do you survive or even spiritually thrive when in the middle of suffering?  What are thoughts that would help you walk through wide-spread destruction?  What are some theological truths to help guide you when you life feels like a wasteland?  How do fight the daily battle and maneuver through life with a biblical lens?  Hope is what you’re looking for during those times.  This mes...

Lam. 2:1-22; Hebrews 12: 25,29 In our text today, Jeremiah wants us to see things from Different angles and in full color.  He wants to make sure we see two things. First, he wants us to see the extent of the destruction and how bad it really is.  And, secondly, Jeremiah clearly wants you to know that God is the one behind it.  Babylon May be the means, but God was the one orchestrating the judgem...

Lam. 1:1-11; 2 Cor. 4:7-14 Our world is broken.  It’s been twisted from the very beginning.  Realtionships break, sexuality breaks, hearts break, nations break, health breaks, politics breaks.  All the glue, tape, and positive thing king can’t put it back together again.  The emotional fatigue you feel can be traced back to sin in the world.  While this may be simplistic to understand, the results...

Rev.1:4-8; 4:1-11; Psalm 147:11; Phil. 2:13; 1 Thess. 1:10-12.   Chik-Fil-A has a policy that their employees respond to the customers as they make requests with the words "my pleasure". I love it and think that it is quite appropriate, but I have to ask myself, "Do they really mean what they are saying, or are they simply quoting a memorized phrase? When a person is making a trip to another land,...

Laodicea was a vibrant city in the first century.  Much like our American culture, they were driven by hard work, determination, self-will, and a deep desire for progress, innovation, and prosperity.  As a result, the city flourished and didn’t need much from anyone else.  While it’s okay for a city to develop itself in the middle of commercialism and free market enterprise, it’s different when a...

A small church in size and influence compared to those around them.  Philadelphia was the first of two churches in Revelation to have no corrections from Jesus.  Though they would have faced all of the same temptations of culture and compromise.  Jesus commended them for keeping His Word and not denying His name.  Not only did they know the Word, they aligned their lives to it as they followed Chr...

The church at Sardis started well.  They had a history of faithfulness to the things of God.  Rather than staying vigilant and true the Word of God, they became a dead church as they lived off the security of the past and allowed for compromise in the present.  The church is facing a similar challenge like Sardis.  May we continue to be faithful to the Lord and live according to being light in the...

The church of Thyatira was a church zealously committed to love and good deeds.  Like many churches of our day, they excelled in social Justice, and serving as the hands and feet of Jesus, extending compassion towards those who needed it.  Yet in time, their love grew without discernment, and in the name of tolerance they began to love the very things that Jesus hates.  In this message we’ll exami...

Smyrna was a wealthy and beautiful city that had been faithful to Rome.  While the city was rich, the church at Smyrna was poor, having experienced financial persecution after being kicked out of the marketplace by the Roman government for their refusal to worship Caesar.  Suffering has now surrounded God’s church, and the Christians at this early church in Smyrna was no exception.  They faced a s...

The world runs on performance and appearance.   But Jesus taught us another way. Humility isn’t a word you see often on Christmas décor. Peace? Check out the throw pillows. Joy? All over the home decor. Flipping through a gift catalog I received earlier this year, I saw a Christmas decoration sign that read:  Everyone is an innkeeper deciding whether or not there’s room for Christ. Wow. It takes a...

The single biggest challenge of season of Christmas is to feel your need for a Savior.  The truth is you can’t solve your problem through an act of the will, because the perversion of the the will is the very reason you need a Savior.  You need help!  You need the intervention of a loving God who will shape you anew.  You need a a Savior! Sundays @ 8:45 & 11:15 745 Symmes Rd Fairfield, OH 4501...

Are you ready for take-off?  I hope so, because today’s key text from Isaiah promises nothing less than renewed strength from God – which will lead to the struggling people of God being lifted up and soaring like a swig and powerful eagle. It was a message and promise of hope to weary and despondent exhales living in Babylon.  They had spent a half of entry living away from their homeland.  There...

We live in a world that prides itself in all its accomplishments.  We live in a world that prides itself in being able to do anything it sets its mind to do.  We have come to believe that we can do almost anything.  But where is your strength? Is it in the things of the world?  Of course, the answer of the child of God is, the answer of the today’s text.  It is the answer that we confess that our...

John Milton said “Waiting upon God can be one of the most trying of all trials.  However, remember a ‘trial’ is a test and the greater the battle the greater the victory.”  There are people that are mad a God.  There are people waiting for God to do something in their situation.  There are people waiting for healing, confirmation, restoration, encouragement…for God to turn a dark cloud inside our...