North Conway Baptist Church - Weekly Sermons

It is incredibly easy to spot the flaws in others while ignoring our own. But in Matthew 7:1-6, Jesus challenges this hypocritical habit, commanding us to look at the "plank" in our own eye before offering correction. This Sunday, we’ll explore how to replace our critical judgments with gospel-centered grace, humility, and genuine discernment.

Our country is celebrating its 250th anniversary this week on July 4th—an incredible milestone! As Christians, we need to reflect on what it truly means to be a citizen of this nation . Do I consider myself a Christian simply because I reside here? Is this nation a “Christian Nation” just because I live in it? What guidance does the Bible provide about our responsibilities as citizens? While we ho...

Everyone faces certain struggles in life. We may experience them at varying levels or with greater intensity during specific seasons, but the struggle is universal. Worry and anxiety rank among the most common. Perhaps this is why Jesus included guidance on this issue in His Sermon on the Mount—it's that significant. In this sermon, we'll explore this vital passage to identify key causes...

 We will kick off our VBS week in our worship service as we learn about the nature of God. But adults don’t check out. There is something to be learned, no matter your age. God is so many different things; He is our creator, our safe place, and love and eternal. But why does it matter that we know these things? This Sunday, we will examine the life of missionary Amy Carmichael and see how it revea...

We continue our study of Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, where He turns to everyone's favorite subject to discuss in church: money. But as we'll see, Jesus is after something much deeper than our bank accounts. In Matthew 6:19-24, He exposes the connection between our treasures and our hearts, challenging us to consider where our true allegiance lies. His goal isn't to weigh us dow...

In this episode, we will finish the section on hypocrisy by looking at Jesus’ teaching on fasting. Jesus’ previous two examples, giving and prayer, are commonly practiced and understood by most Southern Baptist Christians. But fasting is not as commonly practiced or as well understood. So we will examine what Jesus says about fasting and hypocrisy, and we will also take some time to learn about fa...

Last week, we looked at half of Jesus' teaching on prayer in the Sermon on the Mount. We saw two specific pitfalls to avoid when praying. This week, we will look at the positive side of prayer, including how we should pray. Jesus gave believers a powerful tool in the form of a model prayer to guide our prayer lives. The Lord’s Prayer, as it is often called, is an effective way to develop our...

Last week, we began a new section of the Sermon on the Mount in which Jesus addressed hypocrisy. Jesus desires that our outward actions be true indicators of our inward motives. To make this clear, Jesus will use three examples: giving, prayer, and fasting. This week, we will examine the first part of Jesus’ teaching on prayer by looking at how we should not pray. In our sermon series through the...

No one wants to be a hypocrite. We want our words to match our actions. We want our faith to be clearly displayed. But how can we best assure that? In the next section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus will talk about hypocrisy by focusing on three key areas of Jewish faith: giving, prayer, and fasting. We will examine His words on giving. 

Relationships in life are complicated. Some of them grow to become beautiful friendships. But some end up broken. We all know how to respond in love to our friends, but how do we respond to our enemies? In the last verses of our current section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus will address how Christians are to respond to their enemies.  In our sermon series through the Sermon on the Mount, we wi...

We continue our study of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:33–37, where He speaks about oaths and vows. At first glance, His words may feel distant from everyday life. Yet upon further examination, we will see how they press into a deeper issue that hits close to home: the problem of lying, half-truths, and spin, particularly in a culture where such things are increasingly accepted. Join us...

The 2025-26 Wednesday In The Word study at North Conway Baptist Church in Conway, South Carolina, is a chapter-by-chapter study through the book of Mark. The study is taught by Senior Pastor Dr. Jay Worthington and Associate Pastor Will O’Brien. See more about our church at www.northconwaybaptist.com

The 2025-26 Wednesday In The Word study at North Conway Baptist Church in Conway, South Carolina, is a chapter-by-chapter study through the book of Mark. The study is taught by Senior Pastor Dr. Jay Worthington and Associate Pastor Will O’Brien. See more about our church at www.northconwaybaptist.com

In the current section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives specific illustrations of how His elevation of the law applies in daily life. We have already looked at anger and lust, but next Jesus turns the focus to divorce. This is a very difficult topic because it touches so many families in our current generation. It is not generic; it is deeply personal. But we cannot avoid the truth just bec...

The 2025-26 Wednesday In The Word study at North Conway Baptist Church in Conway, South Carolina, is a chapter-by-chapter study through the book of Mark. The study is taught by Senior Pastor Dr. Jay Worthington and Associate Pastor Will O’Brien. See more about our church at www.northconwaybaptist.com

There are times in our lives when hope is hard to find. We know that God is there, but it does not feel like He is there with us. Much like the disciples must have felt after the crucifixion. They felt as though all their plans had failed. Yet, Jesus was closer than they thought, and His plans better than they could have imagined. This Easter, we will walk along the Road to Emmaus as the resurrect...

The 2025-26 Wednesday In The Word study at North Conway Baptist Church in Conway, South Carolina, is a chapter-by-chapter study through the book of Mark. The study is taught by Senior Pastor Dr. Jay Worthington and Associate Pastor Will O’Brien. See more about our church at www.northconwaybaptist.com

We begin our Easter series. As we walk with Jesus and two of his disciples along the road to Emmaus, we will see how Jesus opened the scriptures up to them so that they could see Him on every page. Jesus is still the singular focus of every passage, and in our message on Sunday, we will look back at several Old Testament passages that help us to see Jesus as the suffering servant who now reigns in...

The 2025-26 Wednesday In The Word study at North Conway Baptist Church in Conway, South Carolina, is a chapter-by-chapter study through the book of Mark. The study is taught by Senior Pastor Dr. Jay Worthington and Associate Pastor Will O’Brien. See more about our church at www.northconwaybaptist.com

We will continue exploring our 2026 Vision: The Great Pursuit: Longing for a Deeper Relationship with God. After we realize that we need to pursue God, we have to stop and ask ourselves, “Why have I not been pursuing Him?” This is a difficult question, and for all of us, the answer is the same—sin. The love of comfort, possessions, and pleasure all overshadow the love for God in our hearts. On Sun...

The 2025-26 Wednesday In The Word study at North Conway Baptist Church in Conway, South Carolina, is a chapter-by-chapter study through the book of Mark. Senior Pastor Dr. Jay Worthington and Associate Pastor Will O’Brien teach the study. See more about our church at www.northconwaybaptist.com

Last week, Jesus explained how the law and the new covenant of His grace work together. Now, in the next section of the sermon, Jesus will look at six specific areas to show exactly how that works. The first of these, which we will examine this week, is the sin of anger. Anger seems like a small thing. In fact, in our culture, it is often the focus of jokes; we can all picture the cartoon characte...

The 2025-26 Wednesday In The Word study at North Conway Baptist Church in Conway, South Carolina, is a chapter-by-chapter study through the book of Mark. The study is taught by Senior Pastor Dr. Jay Worthington and Associate Pastor Will O’Brien. See more about our church at www.northconwaybaptist.com