Ramsey Creek Baptist Church Sermons

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...

When we gather, we not only hear from God, we hear from one another. Why do we often think we can regularly miss out on the teaching and encouragement of other Christians and still be prepared for everything life throws at us? There is God-ordained value in coming together as a church body regularly that we shouldn’t want to miss out on, because it guards our souls from frustration and despair. Wh...

When we gather, we not only hear from God, we hear from one another. Why do we often think we can regularly miss out on the teaching and encouragement of other Christians and still be prepared for everything life throws at us? There is God-ordained value in coming together as a church body regularly that we shouldn’t want to miss out on, because it guards our souls from frustration and despair. Wh...

Ephesians 5:25-27 reminds of why Jesus died: for the Church. A person can't truly love God and avoid the church (1 John). The book of Acts reveals a couple of patterns concerning the early church: 1. The early church was passionate about spreading the Gospel. They prayed about it and participated in spreading the Gospel, and we also see that the church was persecuted for it. Even in the face of in...

Ephesians 5:25-27 reminds of why Jesus died: for the Church. A person can't truly love God and avoid the church (1 John). The book of Acts reveals a couple of patterns concerning the early church: 1. The early church was passionate about spreading the Gospel. They prayed about it and participated in spreading the Gospel, and we also see that the church was persecuted for it. Even in the face of in...

Notice the terms that Paul uses in the text about every Christian's identity: - no longer strangers or foreigners - fellow citizens with the saints - members of the household of God - joined together as a part of a holy temple whose cornerstone is Jesus - being built together in Him into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit God always designed Christians to participate in the life of the Church...

Notice the terms that Paul uses in the text about every Christian's identity: - no longer strangers or foreigners - fellow citizens with the saints - members of the household of God - joined together as a part of a holy temple whose cornerstone is Jesus - being built together in Him into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit God always designed Christians to participate in the life of the Church...

Ramsey Creek Baptist Church

Ramsey Creek Baptist Church

In this text there is a command ("make disciples of all nations"), the rationale for the command ("all authority has been given to [Jesus]", and clarifiers that explain how the command is to be fulfilled ("go, baptize, teach"). The Great Commission is what drives our mission efforts and is primarily a call to disciple-making. So the end goal of missions is making disciples who are passionate for t...

In this text there is a command ("make disciples of all nations"), the rationale for the command ("all authority has been given to [Jesus]", and clarifiers that explain how the command is to be fulfilled ("go, baptize, teach"). The Great Commission is what drives our mission efforts and is primarily a call to disciple-making. So the end goal of missions is making disciples who are passionate for t...

Our culture is increasingly intolerant of people who claim that absolute truth exists. For many, God/religion is just a matter of opinion or preference, not something to build a life around. We don’t like being told absolute truth exists because if it does then we will be held accountable for knowing it and listening to it. But we we can’t believe things or refuse to believe things simply on the b...

Our culture is increasingly intolerant of people who claim that absolute truth exists. For many, God/religion is just a matter of opinion or preference, not something to build a life around. We don’t like being told absolute truth exists because if it does then we will be held accountable for knowing it and listening to it. But we we can’t believe things or refuse to believe things simply on the b...

God’s sovereignty is not outwardly spectacular at Jesus’ burial, but He is working in and through the details and circumstances of ordinary people, often over long periods of time, to accomplish His will. The religious leaders cared more about appearances, but Joseph and Nicodemus cared more about the Savior. They saw Him for whom He was and believed, even when it wasn’t popular with people in the...

God’s sovereignty is not outwardly spectacular at Jesus’ burial, but He is working in and through the details and circumstances of ordinary people, often over long periods of time, to accomplish His will. The religious leaders cared more about appearances, but Joseph and Nicodemus cared more about the Savior. They saw Him for whom He was and believed, even when it wasn’t popular with people in the...

Jesus willingly endured the suffering and went to the cross because of His love for the Father and His love for all those who would believe on His name. The death of Jesus was a monumental event not just in the timeline of redemptive history, but in its physical effect on the earth itself. How could the physical world NOT be affected by the death of its Creator? When Jesus’ body was torn on the cr...

Jesus willingly endured the suffering and went to the cross because of His love for the Father and His love for all those who would believe on His name. The death of Jesus was a monumental event not just in the timeline of redemptive history, but in its physical effect on the earth itself. How could the physical world NOT be affected by the death of its Creator? When Jesus’ body was torn on the cr...

The physical death of Jesus is not something we typically like to think about; it was a bloody and disturbing act that is difficult to read and hear the details of. But the pain Jesus endured He did so for a reason - because of His love for the Father and His love for all those who would be given to Him, all those who would believe on His name. 2,000 years later our response to Jesus' death should...

Pilate knew Jesus was innocent (Matthew & Luke's gospels make this clear), but the crowds were loud and insistent, so he caved and agreed to release Barabbas and send Jesus to the cross. Barabbas' connection with Jesus can't be a coincidence. His name means "son of the father", while Jesus is the Son of the Father. One tried to take the throne by force, while the other is the actual King of all. T...

Pilate knew Jesus was innocent (Matthew & Luke's gospels make this clear), but the crowds were loud and insistent, so he caved and agreed to release Barabbas and send Jesus to the cross. Barabbas' connection with Jesus can't be a coincidence. His name means "son of the father", while Jesus is the Son of the Father. One tried to take the throne by force, while the other is the actual King of all. T...

Peter's heart was broken after realizing his sin - same as Judas - but the way they responded couldn't have been more different. Guilt and sorrow drove them both to death; one was in despair but the other was in dedication. There’s a kind of sorrow/grief that leads to repentance and life and there’s one that leads to death (2 Cor. 7:8-10). Godly grief is a good thing because it calls us back to th...

Peter's heart was broken after realizing his sin - same as Judas - but the way they responded couldn't have been more different. Guilt and sorrow drove them both to death; one was in despair but the other was in dedication. There’s a kind of sorrow/grief that leads to repentance and life and there’s one that leads to death (2 Cor. 7:8-10). Godly grief is a good thing because it calls us back to th...

The entire arrest and trial in the life of Jesus was ordained, orchestrated, and completed by a sovereign God who really truly loved His Son. God’s plan to bring us into a love relationship with Him took Jesus to the cross. While we may not understand all that God is doing in our circumstances, there is a purpose & there is a design. Our lives are also ordained, orchestrated, and completed by a so...

The entire arrest and trial in the life of Jesus was ordained, orchestrated, and completed by a sovereign God who really truly loved His Son. God’s plan to bring us into a love relationship with Him took Jesus to the cross. While we may not understand all that God is doing in our circumstances, there is a purpose & there is a design. Our lives are also ordained, orchestrated, and completed by a so...

Jesus knew Peter better than Peter knew Himself, which is why Jesus prayed for him (John 17). Were it not for Jesus’ intercession on our behalf, every one of us would abandon the faith when times get tough and be content to chase after the lesser things of this world. Jesus helps us see & understand that we cannot do what He’s called us to do in our effort and ability alone. What was the "cup" Jes...