Fairfield Church of Christ Sermons

What is the story of what is on the “altar of your life?”  Are you able to find a place of rejoicing with Christ, regardless of the outcome?   Today’s worship song helps us to see who we are passionate for and why this passion steps into our everyday places.  Because of whom Christ Jesus is and what He came to do, we can’t help proclaiming to tell the truth of who Christ is and what He has done fo...

Who doesn’t need hope - Especially during a period of time when you experience loss?    Have you known that kind of peace in the midst of chaos in your life? Have you felt God’s love when you’ve walked through a tragedy? Is there something big and strong and comforting at the bottom of your responses to discouragement, disappointment, and loss? In Christ, it can be well for you whatever the circum...

Today we will wrap up our series on the book of Colossians. Paul comes with a very simple plan for believers to begin to engage in evangelism. The plan is summarized very simply like this: “Let us pray to God and pursue him in order that we could make the best use of our time with unbelievers.” Paul wants us to pray to God and he wants us to pursue God so that when we have opportunities with non-b...

Today we will wrap up our series on the book of Colossians. Paul comes with a very simple plan for believers to begin to engage in evangelism. The plan is summarized very simply like this: “Let us pray to God and pursue him in order that we could make the best use of our time with unbelievers.” Paul wants us to pray to God and he wants us to pursue God so that when we have opportunities with non-b...

For those in Christ, there is no longer any condemnation, and with that, he defeated the enemy. No longer do we have a record of debt against us, so we no longer need to obtain right standing with God by following a set of rules. Instead, all we need to do is live in Christ.  Sundays @ 8:45 & 11:15 745 Symmes Rd Fairfield, OH 45014 Learn more at www.werfcc.com !  Check out our original mu...

The Lord creates in us deep roots and builds in us a strong trunk and thick branches, so that we can weather the storm. And not just in the sense of, “I survived,” but weather it in the way that a live oak does—when the storm has passed, the leaves on the tree remain green.  Sundays @ 8:45 & 11:15 745 Symmes Rd Fairfield, OH 45014 Learn more at www.werfcc.com !  Check out our original mus...

Are we willing to be ridiculed by the world and our family for following Jesus? Will we give up sins—sins that admittedly have pleasure but it is only momentary—to pursue a life that draws us closer to our God? Is following Jesus worth the cost? And Paul is all but shouting at us in Colossians—Yes! Yes it is!  Sundays @ 8:45 & 11:15 745 Symmes Rd Fairfield, OH 45014 Learn more at www.werfcc.co...

We are beginning a new series through the book of Colossians, and as we will see throughout our study, Paul is making the point that Christ is supreme. Paul cannot contain himself. God’s plan in the good news of our salvation is the knowledge that the Colossians need and we need. You were apart from God. An alien and hostile. But Christian, remember this: you are now found holy and blameless in Je...

It seems like more than ever we all need people in our lives that model a good teacher doing all that they can to make a dent in helping others see the need for and the greatness of a Savior, found in the person of Jesus.  Let’s look together at the impact John made during those few brief moments when all eyes were on him. In these tumultuous times, when everything seems unsettled, we need John th...

Today, why not come and look at what made John great. John the Baptist was great because he told people what they needed to hear and not what they wanted to hear. As a prophet of God, his words poured out from his inner relationship with God like fire on those who heard. He was the dead opposite of the tickling ear preacher we meet in 2 Timothy 3. That was the greatness of John the Baptist.   We h...

The witness of John is staggering.  He took the season of his life to tell us the truth about himself, yes, but he will also testify to greatness of Jesus and give the perspective of his position with Jesus.  We must understand our identity and how it compares with Christ’s.   With our identities, we must start with who we are NOT. We are not the Christ, and even broader than that, we are not God....

Wouldn’t it be awesome to meet the greatest man who ever lived?  Do you know who that is?  It is not Jesus. That is a good answer - but He is, after all, God.  Do you know who the greatest man was who ever lived?   His name is John, John the Baptist.  I say that because that is what Jesus said. Matthew 11:11 “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John...

This last of Deca(10) is probably the most comprehensive and the one that we need victory over more than all.  Covetousness.  Coveting means desiring something that doesn’t belong to you.   Coveting makes people greedy and causes them to steal.  It drives people to kill, for their own ends.  It gives rise to unbridled lust  that can lead to adultery. It endangers mutual trust and causes people to...

We know that Jesus says of himself, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.”  God’s very nature is truth.  God cannot lie.  Lying, stretching or manipulating the truth can become second nature to us, even after conversion toward Jesus. It is a complicated habit to break. You owe your “neighbor” what they deserve - to go back let them know you lied and straighten it out. Lying certainly ruins both...

The eighth commandment has been widely broken by both believers and unbelievers.  When looking at scripture, there are many examples of various ways this commandment can be broken.  A lot of theft is not direct, but indirect.  God even mentions how we can steal from Him. The New Testament clearly says, “you are not your own; you were bought with a price.”  Christ is our owner.  We are His creation...

(Drew Staudenmaier) Why did God give the 10 commandments and all the other commandments we find in the Bible? Is it because He gets some dictator-like satisfaction out of people following some arbitrary rules?... Or could it be that maybe God doesn’t enjoy watching His creation suffer?... As we study the prohibition of adultery we will delve into why you can trust God as a good and wise creator wh...

(Brian Schreiber) – This commandment lifts human life to the very highest level.  Life is God’s gift, and we had better not tamper with it.  No person can restore life once it’s ended.  But before we write off that this command is only for murderers, let’s not lose sight of what Jesus brings to the command.  That changes everything.  Come and find out how.  Sundays @ 8:45 & 11:15 745 Symmes Rd...

(Brian Schreiber) – When you first look at the fifth commandment it seems to just be directed at children – what they need to do in honoring their father and mother.  Yet, for many, childhood is not a place they want to return to.  It is filled with bad memories of past that doesn’t feel like honoring.  But what we find out in this command is that you and I are forever children to a Heavenly Fathe...

(Brian Schreiber)-There is no question our schedules can get the best of us.  They demand attention.  Many times our schedules and excuses us to find time to slow down, to properly rest. In today’s commandment we discover that God wasn’t above resting.  It’s strange that with all of the other commandments, they come down strong and understandable.  It is no different with this command.  God presse...

(Brian Schreiber) - Every Commandment has its problems. Some are difficult to understand, others are difficult to interpret, and some are difficult to apply. The Third Commandment presents us with a unique problem: We understand it all too well – “do not use the Lord’s name in vain.” This is not a commandment about swearing. Or at least we can say that’s certainly not the main point.  The issue is...

(Brian Schreiber) One commercial for photography sited in their ad: “Image is everything!” God couldn’t agree more. When attending a theatrical show, you will hear many times, No photography is allowed during the performance. They want to sell you pictures outside. You might hear the same words used in a museum or sites in Washington D.C. security issues are spoken of. These verses before us this...

(Brian Schreiber) – The old Abbot and Costello skit was a constant question as to who was on first base.  It was very funny!  However, the question in this message is “Who’s on First in your life?”  This is the basic idea of the first commandment given by God.  The issue must be settled in your mind if you are serious about serving the Lord.  So many things are in battle for what’s first at times....

(David Noll) Summary and wrap up of 2 Peter Sundays @ 8:45 & 11:15 745 Symmes Rd Fairfield, OH 45014 Learn more at www.werfcc.com !  Check out our original music !

(Brian Schreiber) – We can sometimes really be impatient with God. We think that He’s not fast enough for us. But in todays text from Peter, he is going to let us know that God is not slow at His return. Though these verse, we will see that just because the clock has ticked off 2000 plus years since Jesus promised He would return, we shouldn’t think God is slow. God is not slow, He’s patient and w...

(Brian Schreiber) – I don’t know about you, but most of us need rescuing more than just once.  We step in “cow piles” all the time.  We need rescuing. Peter knows this from experience in his own life and the lives of those he sees in God’s Word. God did not spare unrepentant sinners in Noah’s day and he didn’t spare unrepentant sinners in Sodom and Gomorrah. But the really good news is that accord...