Midwest Bible Church

Paul knew what it was like to need people and not have them show up. When he stood before the Roman authorities at his first defense, no one came to stand by him. All deserted him. He experienced the sting of abandonment. And yet he did not write the church off. He still prayed for those who failed him. He still asked Timothy to come before winter. He still sent greetings from imperfect believers...

Those who truly long to see Jesus face to face pour themselves out in service, stay in the fight, and finish what they started—because their confidence rests on the reward the Lord Himself will give, not on the approval of a crowd or the accuracy of a calendar. (2 Timothy 4:6–8)

"I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to sui...

A church was never meant to be a group of Christians watching one professional do the work of ministry. Christ gave leaders to equip the saints for the work of ministry. The next generation continues in the faith, and passes it on, not by keeping buildings open, but by following godly lives, enduring the cost, and remaining under the God-breathed Word until someone else is made wise for salvation.

Paul considered himself to be in the last days, but he was not guessing a calendar. He understood what the last days are and what it takes to live faithfully in them. The church will not hold in difficult days by comfort or by charts, but by seeing the times clearly, turning from what corrupts, and coming to know Christ until love for Him replaces love of self. *2 Timothy 3:1-9)

God uses clean vessels who flee what defiles them, pursue Christ, and gently help captives out of the devil’s snare. (2 Timothy 2:20-26)

Faithful workers do not use words to win arguments or applause. They handle God’s Word with diligence so that hearers are helped, God is pleased, and the church stands firm.

The Apostle Paul was chained. The word was and is not. And because the word is not bound, he endured, he prayed for open doors for the gospel, and he seized them. We must do the same. We swim against the currents of this life and become messengers of God’s unbound word by remembering Jesus our risen King, trusting the power of His word, and letting that word work in us and through us. (2 Timothy 2...

Genuine faith recognizes that tomorrow belongs to God and humbly rests in His sovereign will. (James 4:13-17)

The Christian life is not only a long race we run alone. It is more like a relay race. You can have speed. You can have endurance. But if you do not successfully pass the baton, you will not finish well. And the work of the gospel will not go forward. The gospel does not advance by maintaining the status quo, but by a living faith that is received and passed on with holy fire. (2 Timothy 2:1–7)

Resilient disciples are not those who never fall, but those who, when hit and knocked down, find strength in God’s Word, the Spirit’s power, and the help of faithful saints to get back up and keep moving forward. (2 Timothy 1:13–18)

The title and subject matter of this message is not what some church-growth experts would recommend. Many would say that if you want to grow a church, your sermons should appeal primarily to the felt needs of people. In practice, that often means catering to the consumer—giving people what they already want to hear so they will keep coming back. But the call of Christ is not mainly about growing t...

The next generation will advance the gospel not by performance or self-effort, but by receiving and living in the strengthening grace God gives through His appointed means. (2 Timothy 1:1–7)

It's easy to view our bad deed as "filthy rags." But what about our good deeds? Do you count them as loss in order to gain Christ? Or are you striving to win His approval in your own efforts? Philippians 3:4-11

How do we live in light of the gospel? It requires meditating on gospel truths (that we are heirs with Christ and adopted into His family, able to call God "Abba Father") and redeeming our active imagination of what life could be like with God as we hope for the things unseen.

Life is constantly changing. So what are you holding onto as an anchor? God's unchanging nature provides us with courage to face all of life's changes.

In the wilderness of suffering and opposition, our Shepherd-King prepares a table of bountiful provision and intimate presence—if we will press in and sit with Him instead of quitting like Israel. (Psalm 23)

The Table of Mission is where the grace we have received at the King’s Table compels us to open our tables to others—especially to the outsiders, the broken, the despised—so that they too might encounter Jesus and be transformed by His grace. (Luke 19:1-10)

In order for the love of God and others to take deep root in our hearts and our children's hearts, it must start with our daily habits and routines in the home. Ordinary meals can be the tools for transforming the table into a bridge between heaven and earth.

Koinonia, which is the Greek word for the deep, committed fellowship we see in the early church, means more than casual friendship. It speaks of partnership, sharing, and intimate communion. The Table of Fellowship is where this koinonia is lived out. It is where the love of the Trinity is displayed in real time among God’s people. That table was where early Christians gathered to remember the bro...

God’s invitation and the miracle of restoration from the Old Testament table behind the veil to Jesus, the Bread of Life, who tears the veil and seats spiritual outcasts like Mephibosheth at the King’s Table. Grace — God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense — has made a place for us at His Table so that we might know Him deeply and become witnesses to His redeeming love and transforming power. (2 Samuel 9...

Every believer saved by grace is part of God’s master plan for winning the lost and making disciples of all nations. Every single one of us is called to be a worker in God’s harvest field of souls.  You don’t need a theology degree. You don’t need to be an eloquent speaker. You just need a heart that’s willing to be used by God—one conversation at a time. (John 4:1-42)

Jesus has already proven He is the greatest Friend we could ever have. The question He is asking each of us today is: “Do I have a friend in you?” In this sermon, we'll consider three reasons Abraham was called “The Friend of God.” (Genesis 22:1-18)

The one who hears, but does not do, is like a man who looks in a mirror and sees his true nature, but immediately forgets what kind of person he saw. God's revelation to man through His word should change us, yet we often only take a mere glance at our nature rather than do something about it. (James 1:22-27)

A mother’s labor of love is often invisible to human eyes, but it is never unseen by the One who matters most. And because one of the greatest apostles in history—Paul, who wrote nearly half the New Testament—openly highlighted the profound impact this mother had on his life, we see just how vital their role truly is in God’s kingdom. God not only honors the often-unseen work of unsung mothers, wh...