Ramsey Creek Baptist Church Sermons

An introduction to the book of Malachi, revealing Israel's apathy toward the things of God and their religious formality. Malachi’s overall warning is this: stop going through the motions in the Christian life.

Peter uses his teaching about false teachers and the second coming as a springboard for further instructions on how to live properly. So his goal remains consistent – tell Christians how to live properly for the glory of Jesus Christ. "Take care" - Christians need to be intentionally watchful about what and who they listen to, because it can have serious effects in their lives. We’ve been told to...

Peter uses his teaching about false teachers and the second coming as a springboard for further instructions on how to live properly. So his goal remains consistent – tell Christians how to live properly for the glory of Jesus Christ. "Take care" - Christians need to be intentionally watchful about what and who they listen to, because it can have serious effects in their lives. We’ve been told to...

“Since you are looking forward to this” - Peter expects that Christians eagerly anticipate Christ’s immanent return. We won't worry or be disappointed on that day, because God's good and sovereign will will be done. Whether He judges or whether He has mercy, God remains good and sovereign because it is His nature. "Be diligent" doesn't mean "Work really hard for God to love you". Any diligence in...

“Since you are looking forward to this” - Peter expects that Christians eagerly anticipate Christ’s immanent return. We won't worry or be disappointed on that day, because God's good and sovereign will will be done. Whether He judges or whether He has mercy, God remains good and sovereign because it is His nature. "Be diligent" doesn't mean "Work really hard for God to love you". Any diligence in...

In His divine patience, God’s mercy and love are on full display, and the offer of the Gospel goes out to all, and all who respond by faith will be saved (whosoever believes). The day of the Lord is coming quickly, so it matters how you live now. ESV Study Bible note – “The second coming should be motivation to live a holy life.” Because it will happen when you least expect it, spend your time liv...

In His divine patience, God’s mercy and love are on full display, and the offer of the Gospel goes out to all, and all who respond by faith will be saved (whosoever believes). The day of the Lord is coming quickly, so it matters how you live now. ESV Study Bible note – “The second coming should be motivation to live a holy life.” Because it will happen when you least expect it, spend your time liv...

To the Lord, a thousand years is but a day because He experiences time very differently than we do. Peter points out the differences in our experience of time compared to God’s & says, "Remember God’s promise-keeping abilities." God’s promises are not like man’s promises because God is not bound by time the way that human beings are. Therefore, God’s promises cannot be viewed through the lens of h...

To the Lord, a thousand years is but a day because He experiences time very differently than we do. Peter points out the differences in our experience of time compared to God’s & says, "Remember God’s promise-keeping abilities." God’s promises are not like man’s promises because God is not bound by time the way that human beings are. Therefore, God’s promises cannot be viewed through the lens of h...

Peter has been warning Christians of false teachers, assuring Christians of two big things: 1. The Scriptures are not the ideas and feelings of men, but the words of God. 2. People will try to twist those Scriptures to serve themselves & drag others with them. Peter’s saying that he wants to remind Christians of this truth: Jesus is coming back. False teachers and scoffers claim that nothing has c...

Peter has been warning Christians of false teachers, assuring Christians of two big things: 1. The Scriptures are not the ideas and feelings of men, but the words of God. 2. People will try to twist those Scriptures to serve themselves & drag others with them. Peter’s saying that he wants to remind Christians of this truth: Jesus is coming back. False teachers and scoffers claim that nothing has c...

The prosperity gospel is based on the lie that you can get everything you want in this world by following God and having enough faith. Can you imagine a martyr’s response to this teaching?! A False teacher's allure isn’t actual truth, but what might be gained by exploiting the truth. They advertise freedom, but deliver further bondage. True freedom isn’t found in the stuff Jesus can give us, but i...

The prosperity gospel is based on the lie that you can get everything you want in this world by following God and having enough faith. Can you imagine a martyr’s response to this teaching?! A False teacher's allure isn’t actual truth, but what might be gained by exploiting the truth. They advertise freedom, but deliver further bondage. True freedom isn’t found in the stuff Jesus can give us, but i...

The Bible teaches that there is objective truth to believe in & hold on to (John 17:17, Psalm 119:160). Scripture is the truth for everyone and it all points to Jesus. False doctrine leads people into all sorts of wrong beliefs. Lifestyle flows from the truth you believe. "Wages" are what you earn from your actions. Applied to what Peter is saying, no one will be able to stand before God when they...

The Bible teaches that there is objective truth to believe in & hold on to (John 17:17, Psalm 119:160). Scripture is the truth for everyone and it all points to Jesus. False doctrine leads people into all sorts of wrong beliefs. Lifestyle flows from the truth you believe. "Wages" are what you earn from your actions. Applied to what Peter is saying, no one will be able to stand before God when they...

Guest speaker John David preaches through 2 Timothy 4:1-8, explaining how to spot false teachers and real truth in the process.

The words of Scripture are not the mere words of men, they are the words of God. And they matter, truth matters - doctrine matters. Christians are called to love people, but not by compromising truth. Christians are also called to unity in the body, but not by compromising truth. Without the truth of Scripture, love and unity are hollow goals that do not accomplish what God intends. Sound doctrine...

The words of Scripture are not the mere words of men, they are the words of God. And they matter, truth matters - doctrine matters. Christians are called to love people, but not by compromising truth. Christians are also called to unity in the body, but not by compromising truth. Without the truth of Scripture, love and unity are hollow goals that do not accomplish what God intends. Sound doctrine...

Peter says the truth he and other biblilcal authors have given weren’t cleverly designed fables, legends, or untrue stories – it was truth. When Moses saw the glory of God from the cleft of the rock in Exodus 33 & 34, it was reflected in his appearance for a while. The glory revealed through his face was a reflection of the majesty and glory of God. But when Peter saw Jesus transfigured, the glory...

Peter says the truth he and other biblilcal authors have given weren’t cleverly designed fables, legends, or untrue stories – it was truth. When Moses saw the glory of God from the cleft of the rock in Exodus 33 & 34, it was reflected in his appearance for a while. The glory revealed through his face was a reflection of the majesty and glory of God. But when Peter saw Jesus transfigured, the glory...

Through Peter's letters, God has been showing us what it looks like to live by the power of the Spirit as partakers of the divine nature. There are real, demonstratable ways to know if you are in Christ or not, and Peter has explaining them to us all along. Romans 8:29 says that God predestined all the elect to be conformed to the image of Christ. The reassuring evidence of your calling & election...

Through Peter's letters, God has been showing us what it looks like to live by the power of the Spirit as partakers of the divine nature. There are real, demonstratable ways to know if you are in Christ or not, and Peter has explaining them to us all along. Romans 8:29 says that God predestined all the elect to be conformed to the image of Christ. The reassuring evidence of your calling & election...

Grace and peace and everything needed to please God in this life and the life to come are the Christian's through His divine power granted by the knowledge of God in Jesus Christ. God calls sinners to Himself and He alone gives the gift of faith, and here's the incredible thing - what God calls Chtistians to do He supplies them the power to accomplish. God’s power and promises graciously grant Chr...

Grace and peace and everything needed to please God in this life and the life to come are the Christian's through His divine power granted by the knowledge of God in Jesus Christ. God calls sinners to Himself and He alone gives the gift of faith, and here's the incredible thing - what God calls Chtistians to do He supplies them the power to accomplish. God’s power and promises graciously grant Chr...

*Due to technical issues, the audio from today's message was pulled from the livestream video. Even in just the first two verses, Peter practices what he preaches by practicing humility. He leads with the fact that he is a servant/slave of Christ Jesus. He also explains that new life in Christ doesn’t come through privilege, work, or even a human decision, but by a divine gift of God ("by the righ...