Ramsey Creek Baptist Church Sermons

We are dead in our trespasses and sins, hopeless apart from Christ..."But God"... Those two words are the difference between death and life, between despair and hope, between hell and heaven. In Christ, God has never-ending mercies for those who believe. When the Bible says “Christ died for you” it means that He died in your place. Too many people hear that Jesus died for them and believe that Jes...

No matter where you come from, no matter your earthly standing – everyone is in the same leaky and sinking ship, and without some kind of sovereign intervention, there will be no survivors. Paul illustrates the condition of EVERY person apart from Christ using 3 descriptions: dead [v.1], disobedient [v.2-3a], and doomed [v.3b]. Were it not for His grace, we would be miserable and yet totally conte...

No matter where you come from, no matter your earthly standing – everyone is in the same leaky and sinking ship, and without some kind of sovereign intervention, there will be no survivors. Paul illustrates the condition of EVERY person apart from Christ using 3 descriptions: dead [v.1], disobedient [v.2-3a], and doomed [v.3b]. Were it not for His grace, we would be miserable and yet totally conte...

Paul’s prayer includes three parts: thanksgiving, intercession, and praise. Thanksgiving: Paul thanks God for the believers faith in Christ and love for one another, recognizing that these are gifts given to true believers. The church wasn't perfect, but Paul was looking for glimpses of grace in their lives. Intercession: Paul pleads with God to teach them, to open the eyes of their hearts to real...

Paul’s prayer includes three parts: thanksgiving, intercession, and praise. Thanksgiving: Paul thanks God for the believers faith in Christ and love for one another, recognizing that these are gifts given to true believers. The church wasn't perfect, but Paul was looking for glimpses of grace in their lives. Intercession: Paul pleads with God to teach them, to open the eyes of their hearts to real...

The work of the Father in predestining, the work of the Son in redeeming, and the work of the Spirit in assuring believers are gloriously weaved together! None of Christ’s work can be severed from the Father’s sovereign choice in salvation or the Spirit’s guarantee of our inheritance. Redeem means "to buy back". 1 Cor. 6:19-20, “You are not your own, for you were bought with a price.” Every create...

The work of the Father in predestining, the work of the Son in redeeming, and the work of the Spirit in assuring believers are gloriously weaved together! None of Christ’s work can be severed from the Father’s sovereign choice in salvation or the Spirit’s guarantee of our inheritance. Redeem means "to buy back". 1 Cor. 6:19-20, “You are not your own, for you were bought with a price.” Every create...

Worship is not a secondary issue for Paul – it’s primary, as evidenced here as he begins this long sentence with praise to God. He starts by reminding his listeners of all the incredible blessings that are theirs "in Christ" (this phrase shows up 11 times in the first 12 verses). All these blessings are from God and for God - "to the praise of His glory". While there's much to discover of God's so...

Worship is not a secondary issue for Paul – it’s primary, as evidenced here as he begins this long sentence with praise to God. He starts by reminding his listeners of all the incredible blessings that are theirs "in Christ" (this phrase shows up 11 times in the first 12 verses). All these blessings are from God and for God - "to the praise of His glory". While there's much to discover of God's so...

Because we are “in Christ”, we are secure in Him even when opposition or difficulties arise. The identity of every believer is firmly bound up “in Christ”. Ephesus was a city wrapped up in idolatry, immorality, and spiritual warfare. Paul's letter the to the churches in and around Ephesus was one of encouragement and instruction, full of truth and grace. In it he explores and expounds the love of...

Because we are “in Christ”, we are secure in Him even when opposition or difficulties arise. The identity of every believer is firmly bound up “in Christ”. Ephesus was a city wrapped up in idolatry, immorality, and spiritual warfare. Paul's letter the to the churches in and around Ephesus was one of encouragement and instruction, full of truth and grace. In it he explores and expounds the love of...

If Christ has saved you, you are a member of His body and you have a job to do in His Church. You belong. You have something unique and wonderful to offer that the rest of the body of Christ needs. We don't determine our giftedness any more than we determine our eye color. God has arranged the members of the body “as he chooses”. God decides, not us. It may seem obvious, but Paul makes sure his re...

If Christ has saved you, you are a member of His body and you have a job to do in His Church. You belong. You have something unique and wonderful to offer that the rest of the body of Christ needs. We don't determine our giftedness any more than we determine our eye color. God has arranged the members of the body “as he chooses”. God decides, not us. It may seem obvious, but Paul makes sure his re...

What exactly is the “Great Commission” and what does it mean in light of our modern world? Does it apply to us small rural churches? Is it a corporate responsibility, or an individual one? Every first-century church was the direct result of missionaries like Paul, who went out and shared the Gospel, establishing local churches and building relationships with them. Our desire to share the Gospel sh...

What exactly is the “Great Commission” and what does it mean in light of our modern world? Does it apply to us small rural churches? Is it a corporate responsibility, or an individual one? Every first-century church was the direct result of missionaries like Paul, who went out and shared the Gospel, establishing local churches and building relationships with them. Our desire to share the Gospel sh...

When we gather as a church for worship, why is singing part of what we do together? Singing and music – they’re wrapped up in our humanness. Music connects us together in special ways and it connects within us in special ways. God designed it that way, because singing comes from God. Since we believe the origin of singing and music is God Himself, we also believe He intended for us to use it to ed...

When we gather as a church for worship, why is singing part of what we do together? Singing and music – they’re wrapped up in our humanness. Music connects us together in special ways and it connects within us in special ways. God designed it that way, because singing comes from God. Since we believe the origin of singing and music is God Himself, we also believe He intended for us to use it to ed...

Jordan Nardi, Jacob Rodgers, and Rod Ohmes talk together about music in the church. Questions discussed by the panel: - What are some criteria for choosing songs? - How do you pursue skillful excellence while not being a distraction? While still maintaining humility? - When we use the term “worship”, what are we referring to? - How would you encourage someone who says “I’m not a very good singer”...

The Lord’s Supper is weighty. It's important, it has meaning, and it should not be assumed or taken for granted. Men, women, and even children have died for their belief & practice of it. When Jesus said, "This is my body..." and "this is my blood...", we need to understand the representation He intended. When He said these things He means “This represents my body”. In John 6 Jesus gives the key t...

The Lord’s Supper is weighty. It's important, it has meaning, and it should not be assumed or taken for granted. Men, women, and even children have died for their belief & practice of it. When Jesus said, "This is my body..." and "this is my blood...", we need to understand the representation He intended. When He said these things He means “This represents my body”. In John 6 Jesus gives the key t...

If we don’t understand giving on the individual level, we won’t understand why we give when we come together as a body. We were designed to proclaim the virtues of God. How? By our verbal communication as well as our actions toward others at home, in the church, in the community and in the marketplace. Sacrificial Giving is an exercise of this submission to Christ and an example to the world and p...

If we don’t understand giving on the individual level, we won’t understand why we give when we come together as a body. We were designed to proclaim the virtues of God. How? By our verbal communication as well as our actions toward others at home, in the church, in the community and in the marketplace. Sacrificial Giving is an exercise of this submission to Christ and an example to the world and p...

The debates about baptism usually revolve around two things: 1. When should we baptize someone? and 2. How should we baptize them? Baptism is more than just getting wet - there's purpose behind it and purpose in it. In telling the story of the early church, Acts repeatedly ties Christian baptism to repentance and faith. In fact, in every case in the book of Acts, only those who’d already believed...

The debates about baptism usually revolve around two things: 1. When should we baptize someone? and 2. How should we baptize them? Baptism is more than just getting wet - there's purpose behind it and purpose in it. In telling the story of the early church, Acts repeatedly ties Christian baptism to repentance and faith. In fact, in every case in the book of Acts, only those who’d already believed...

Let’s not over-complicate the subject. Prayer is the privilege of the people of God. It must be a part of our gathering. In one sense prayer is private: "But when you you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you" (Matt. 6:6). In another sense its deeply congregational: "All these with one accord were devo...