Ramsey Creek Baptist Church Sermons

In this text John refers to perhaps the most talked about thing in the world: love. There's talk of love everywhere, but lots of times the kind of love referred to in our culture is NOT the same kind of love that God talks about in the Bible. When John says "Do not love the world..." I think he's referring to the lifestyle that is led by the “evil one” and is characterized by what he says in v.16...

The apostle John answers a really common question that most Christians ask themselves at some point: “How do I KNOW that I’m saved?” & “How do I KNOW that I know God?” [2:3]. John’s answer: “we keep His commands”. You know you know God if you do what He says, if you keep His word. And John goes on to explain what that looks like lived out: you will love others. There are plenty of things that are...

The apostle John answers a really common question that most Christians ask themselves at some point: “How do I KNOW that I’m saved?” & “How do I KNOW that I know God?” [2:3]. John’s answer: “we keep His commands”. You know you know God if you do what He says, if you keep His word. And John goes on to explain what that looks like lived out: you will love others. There are plenty of things that are...

Christ, our Advocate.

There is no sin in God - there is no darkness in Him at all. This sounds so basic and simple and yet, all of Christian doctrine hangs on this truth. John uses the word "light" here to contrast God’s eternal holiness with mankind’s inherent darkness. If we are going to think correctly about God & Jesus, then we have to think correctly about sin. John addresses three unresolved sin problems when we:...

There is no sin in God - there is no darkness in Him at all. This sounds so basic and simple and yet, all of Christian doctrine hangs on this truth. John uses the word "light" here to contrast God’s eternal holiness with mankind’s inherent darkness. If we are going to think correctly about God & Jesus, then we have to think correctly about sin. John addresses three unresolved sin problems when we:...

He was “from the beginning” and is “the eternal life, which was with the Father”; there is never a time when Jesus has not been. But even more incredible is that the eternal Son of God humbled Himself in order to serve those whom He created. This is the beauty of the incarnation. Its not just some stuffy doctrinal defense of Christ’s divinity & humanity, it’s a full-blown celebration of the unbeli...

He was “from the beginning” and is “the eternal life, which was with the Father”; there is never a time when Jesus has not been. But even more incredible is that the eternal Son of God humbled Himself in order to serve those whom He created. This is the beauty of the incarnation. Its not just some stuffy doctrinal defense of Christ’s divinity & humanity, it’s a full-blown celebration of the unbeli...

When we start to consider the things that are really important in life & have eternal value, we find that they are not really THINGS at all – they are the relationships we have. In John’s first letter he plainly tells us the truth about relationships, and shows us how to have relationships that are meaningful & real, for both now and eternity. You can know that you have been reconciled with the Fa...

When we start to consider the things that are really important in life & have eternal value, we find that they are not really THINGS at all – they are the relationships we have. In John’s first letter he plainly tells us the truth about relationships, and shows us how to have relationships that are meaningful & real, for both now and eternity. You can know that you have been reconciled with the Fa...

It really is a shame that lots of people look at Ecclesiastes and see pessimism and a downer. As he’s drawing things to a close, Solomon informs us that it was actually written for our PLEASURE. God’s words and commands are intended to DELIGHT us! His words are also intended to “prod” us into action - that's what goads do. Shepherds use them to direct their herd down the proper path, away from tho...

It really is a shame that lots of people look at Ecclesiastes and see pessimism and a downer. As he’s drawing things to a close, Solomon informs us that it was actually written for our PLEASURE. God’s words and commands are intended to DELIGHT us! His words are also intended to “prod” us into action - that's what goads do. Shepherds use them to direct their herd down the proper path, away from tho...

“Remember your Creator in the days of your youth” because you’re going to encounter life’s frailty and death’s certainty. “Remember your Creator” means trusting Him, obeying Him, and walking with Him. Remember by setting aside yourself and giving all of your life and all of your future and all of your opportunities to God.

“Remember your Creator in the days of your youth” because you’re going to encounter life’s frailty and death’s certainty. “Remember your Creator” means trusting Him, obeying Him, and walking with Him. Remember by setting aside yourself and giving all of your life and all of your future and all of your opportunities to God.

We are not God who makes everything [v.5], so our job is to sow and sometimes to reap, but not to give the increase – only God does that (1 Cor. 3:7). As we trust and obey, we do things now for a reward that cannot be immediately seen. - We prepare and we plan financially, but it’s God who provides. - We do the work of ministry, but only God saves and gives any kind of increase. - We give generous...

We are not God who makes everything [v.5], so our job is to sow and sometimes to reap, but not to give the increase – only God does that (1 Cor. 3:7). As we trust and obey, we do things now for a reward that cannot be immediately seen. - We prepare and we plan financially, but it’s God who provides. - We do the work of ministry, but only God saves and gives any kind of increase. - We give generous...

Ramsey Creek Baptist Church

When we’ve got a society that chooses the easy path instead of the right path, error will be found in every corner, from the highest places to the lowest. When wisdom is not valued, structures of authority in every area are affected. The danger for rulers is to unjustly gain from those they are in authority over, and the danger for all of us is the same - attempting to gain from someone else unjus...

When we’ve got a society that chooses the easy path instead of the right path, error will be found in every corner, from the highest places to the lowest. When wisdom is not valued, structures of authority in every area are affected. The danger for rulers is to unjustly gain from those they are in authority over, and the danger for all of us is the same - attempting to gain from someone else unjus...

Jesus is the Rescuer of His people, the One who delivered the little city by His wisdom but is not respected or remembered by the foolish. True wisdom is worth not being remembered. Wisdom tells us to speak truth in quiet to the few who are ready to listen rather than shouting our opinions from the biggest platform we can. It’s easy to be drawn into a shouting match these days, but this kind of be...

Jesus is the Rescuer of His people, the One who delivered the little city by His wisdom but is not respected or remembered by the foolish. True wisdom is worth not being remembered. Wisdom tells us to speak truth in quiet to the few who are ready to listen rather than shouting our opinions from the biggest platform we can. It’s easy to be drawn into a shouting match these days, but this kind of be...

"That's life". That's what we get told when we encounter a situation that's difficult or confusing, usually with no explanation. Even when we consider death, it's still a part of life. But does knowing that we will die one day impact how we live at all? It should, and it does. Despite how it looks at times, it DOES matter how we live because there is good, evil, and life after death. The reality i...

Believers walk by faith and not by sight [2 Cor. 5:7]. God knows and determines every one of our days, not any of us, no matter how hard we try. If anyone claims to know the mind of God and understand His works, he is a liar [v.17]. Solomon confesses that it seems like the wicked prosper and the righteous suffer, but as we know, things aren’t always what they seem to be. The truth is that it will...

Real wisdom is humble, gentle, peaceable, open to reason, full of mercy, and genuine. Whether a person possesses godly wisdom or not will be known in their behavior - in how they live (James 3:13-18). Solomon recognizes that he cannot understand himself or the world the way that God does, reminding his readers it was mankind who plunged the world into brokenness. The good news of the Gospel is tha...

There are glimpses of beauty in this world that we can and should stop to appreciate, but the reality is that this world is not as it should be - it's broken. This is because our world isn’t doing what it was designed to do. Solomon felt this, too, because he lived in the same world we do "under the sun". If we're saying things like "This isn't fair" or "Where is the justice?", we have to realize...