Grace Baptist Church - Wilmington, NC

This sermon, rooted in Psalm 127, presents a compelling call to anchor life's most significant endeavors—family, work, and security—in God's sovereign provision rather than human effort or cultural trends. It contrasts the declining cultural value of marriage and children, particularly among Gen Z, with the biblical truth that children are a divine heritage and a reward, likened to arrows in a war...

The sermon centers on the urgent need to reclaim God's glory as the ultimate purpose of life, confronting the pervasive idolatry of self and cultural worldviews that exalt human autonomy over divine authority. Drawing from Psalm 115, it emphasizes that true worship is not about human achievement or cultural narratives, but about recognizing God's sovereign power, faithfulness, and exclusive worth,...

Psalm 100 calls believers to a life of joyful, heartfelt worship rooted in the foundational truth that God is sovereign Creator, Shepherd, and King, demanding not just intellectual acknowledgment but a transformative recognition of His authority and goodness. The psalm unfolds as a divine invitation to respond with exuberant praise, service marked by gladness, and heartfelt thanksgiving, all flowi...

Psalm 69 reveals a profound depth of human suffering, expressed through vivid metaphors of drowning, exhaustion, and betrayal, as David cries out in desperation yet remains steadfast in his trust in God. The psalm functions on multiple levels: it reflects David's personal anguish, particularly his false accusations and rejection by family and society, while also pointing forward to the Messiah's s...

This sermon centers on Psalm 46 as a profound declaration of God's unwavering presence, sovereignty, and sufficiency in the midst of life's chaos, drawing from Martin Luther's personal struggles during the Reformation and the plague to illustrate how the psalm became a spiritual lifeline. It emphasizes three key truths anchored in the recurring Hebrew word Selah: God is our ever-present refuge and...

This sermon presents a biblically grounded framework for resolving conflict through wisdom, humility, and reliance on God's principles, drawing primarily from the Book of Proverbs. It emphasizes that believers, transformed by grace, must respond to conflict differently than the world—rejecting pride, anger, and haste in favor of careful speech, prayerful contemplation, and seeking counsel from spi...

The sermon presents parenting not as a burdensome obligation but as a sacred privilege rooted in God's design, challenging cultural perceptions that view children as obstacles to personal freedom or financial stability. Drawing from Proverbs, it emphasizes that the ultimate goal of parenting is to instill the 'fear of the Lord'—a foundational reverence for God that shapes wisdom, righteousness, an...

The sermon establishes that civil government is divinely instituted, originating in Genesis 9 after the flood, where God entrusted humanity with the responsibility to uphold justice and restrain evil through authority, rooted in the sanctity of human life. Drawing from Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2, it affirms that all human authority is ultimately derived from God, and believers are called to submit to...

The sermon centers on the enduring importance of gospel-centered missions, illustrated through the story of Peter's restoration after his threefold denial of Christ, emphasizing that failure does not disqualify one from divine service. It contrasts the church's commitment to supporting missionaries worldwide with the liberal PCUSA's abandonment of missions due to a diminished view of the gospel, u...

Jesus presents Himself as the true vine in John 15, emphasizing that spiritual fruitfulness is only possible through intimate, abiding connection with Him, as branches cannot bear fruit apart from the vine. The passage reveals two essential requirements for a fruitful Christian life: first, abiding in Christ through continuous dependence and surrender, which involves being cleansed by His Word and...

In the midst of life's disheartening trials, the sermon draws a powerful parallel between the emotional turmoil of a newlywed couple stranded without a hotel room and the disciples' confusion and fear as Jesus foretold His departure. Centered on John 14, it affirms that Jesus offers three enduring assurances: first, He is preparing a place for believers in His Father's eternal dwelling, not as a l...

The sermon draws a powerful theological contrast through three biblical figures—Absalom, Judas, and Zacchaeus—each illustrating different responses to divine opportunity and personal condition. Absalom, blessed with beauty, privilege, and favor, ultimately squandered his advantages through rebellion and pride, ending in a tragic, public demise. Judas, though called by Christ and witness to His mir...

The sermon draws a powerful contrast between the self-determined ending of Nobel laureate psychologist David Kahneman, who chose assisted suicide at age 90 despite good health, and the divine sovereignty over life and death demonstrated in John 11's account of Lazarus's resurrection. Centered on Jesus' declaration, 'I am the resurrection and the life,' the message affirms that life belongs to God,...

This sermon centers on the profound truth that Jesus Christ is the only trustworthy source of salvation and daily guidance, revealed through His 'I Am' statements in John 10 as the door and the good shepherd. Drawing from rich Old Testament imagery of shepherds and sheep, the message contrasts Jesus' authentic, sacrificial love with the self-serving hypocrisy of religious leaders who failed to car...

The sermon confronts the danger of fickle faith—superficial belief that is conditional and easily abandoned—using Jesus' encounter with the Jews in John 8 as a powerful illustration. It highlights how outward profession of faith, rooted in ethnic pride or convenience, can mask a deeper spiritual slavery to sin and the devil, as seen in the Jews' rejection of Jesus despite their claim to be childre...

Jesus declares Himself the light of the world during the Feast of Tabernacles, a festival rich in symbolism of divine guidance and anticipation of the Messiah, thereby positioning Himself as the fulfillment of Israel's hopes and the ultimate source of spiritual illumination. Through this claim, He contrasts the temporary, human-made light of the feast with His eternal, divine nature, asserting tha...

The sermon centers on the profound theological significance of Jesus' 'I am' statements in the Gospel of John, beginning with the declaration 'I am the bread of life' in John 6. It contrasts superficial knowledge of Jesus—such as cultural familiarity or miraculous experiences—with genuine, transformative acquaintance with His identity. Through the narrative of the feeding of the 5,000 and the crow...

When human corroboration is fueled by sinful desires and motives, very dangerous results happen. In this sermon we look at this text in two sections, the unified effort and the problem. This was a prideful pursuit of sinful ambition to define God on their terms.

Genesis 10, often overlooked, reveals God's sovereign design in the post-flood dispersion of humanity through the descendants of Noah's three sons—Japheth, Ham, and Shem—demonstrating that all people share a common ancestry and are united as one race created in God's image, despite ethnic, linguistic, and geographic diversity. Far from being mere genealogical filler, this chapter establishes the h...

This sermon centers on the often-misunderstood account of Noah's drunkenness and the subsequent curse on Canaan, using it to highlight two enduring biblical principles: the dangers of drunkenness and the profound importance of honoring parents. While the text acknowledges that wine was culturally and biblically recognized as a blessing, it emphatically condemns drunkenness as a moral failure that...

How are you at working with people? One of the interesting dynamics of our age is the church. It is incredible to see so many people from different backgrounds come together to minister. So what is your role in the ministry of the church? Have you invested personally in the institution that God has chosen to help spread the Gospel?

As Noah steps out of the ark questions about what is out there, what is left, , questions of what's next seem to linger. By God's grace the flood didn't eliminate all the hope from the world. God had a plan and instructions for Noah as he started fresh.

What does it mean to remember? In the Ark account remember means that God is acting on a promise that he had made with man. As we read through this account we learn about God and we learn about ourselves. The Ark account teaches us that God always remembers.