Sermons from First Baptist Church of Sherman, NY

Send us Fan Mail  What matters in God’s kingdom is different.  (Text: Mark 12.35-43)

Send us Fan Mail Love is what God’s kingdom is all about.  (Mark 12.28-34)

Send us Fan Mail The resurrection is real and not just more of the same.  (Text: Mark 12.18-27)

Send us Fan Mail How to live as God’s people in Caesar’s world. (Text: Mark 12.13-17)

Send us Fan Mail Mark begins his narrative of Holy Week with an account of Jesus entering Jerusalem as King and into the temple as Lord. The King is coming; be ready. (Text: Mark 11.1-25)

Send us Fan Mail When Jesus meets blind Bartimaeus on the roadside, we learn something important about what faith does. True faith leads to action. (Text: Mark 10.46-52)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus teaches his disciples about greaness in his kingdom, specifically that greatness in God’s kingdom means serving not lording. (Text: Mark 10.32-45)

Send us Fan Mail Josh Bridges preaches from Jesus' story of the rich man and Lazarus (Text: Luke 16.19-31)

Send us Fan Mail God’s kingdom makes difficult demands, but it’s worth it. (Text: Mark 10.17-31)

Send us Fan Mail Kingdom people must value the small and vulnerable. We must welcome the little children and become like them. (Text: Mark 10.13-16)

Send us Fan Mail When Jesus answers a question about marriage and divorce, he shows us how people are valued in God's kingdom. Kingdom people must value the vulnerable. (Text: Mark 10.1-12)

Send us Fan Mail The people of Jesus’ kingdom are proven by fire and by salt. So, expect the pressure to purify you and let Jesus-like, kingdom qualities flavor your relationships. (Text: Mark 9.49-50)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus’ kingdom is the priority of life and life itself. Keep no one from it and let nothing keep you from it. (Text: Mark 9.43-48)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus’ kingdom is the priority of life and life itself. Keep no one from it and let nothing keep you from it. (Mark 9.42)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus is teaching the disciples to think differently about the kingdom of God. Among the many lessons they need to learn, they must understand that in God’s kingdom, the goal isn’t greatness but goodness. (Text: Mark 9.30-37)

Send us Fan Mail Through a census and a manger, Joseph and Mary provide one more example of preparing for Christmas. Prepare by doing your best and trusting God with the rest.  (Text: Luke 2.1-7)

Send us Fan Mail Through Mary and Elizabeth's exchange, we learn to prepare for Christmas by praising God with certainty that he will fulfill his promises. (Text: Luke 1.39-56)

Send us Fan Mail Joseph prepared for the first Christmas by making a righteous, compassionate, and flexible plan. (Text: Matthew 1.18-25)

Send us Fan Mail Mary prepared for the first Christmas by trusting God's word and yielding to God's will. (Text: Luke 1.26-38)

Send us Fan Mail When the disciples fail to help a father and his suffering son, Jesus teaches them about two important ingredients for good works to work. This week we learn that good works don't work without prayer. (Text: Mark 9.14-29)

Send us Fan Mail When the disciples fail to help a father and his suffering son, Jesus teaches them about two important ingredients for good works to work. First, good works don't work without faith. (Text: Mark 9.14-29)

Send us Fan Mail In this text, Jesus took three disciples up a mountain where they saw some incredible things. From this account of Jesus' Transfiguration, we learn that God's kingdom is coming despite what it seems. So, keep your eyes and ears on Jesus.  (Text; Mark 9.2-13)

Send us Fan Mail In this text, Jesus tells his followers that the path to glory will go through suffering and death. Following Jesus means suffering, loss, and death before glory.  (Text: Mark 8.22-9.1)

Send us Fan Mail In the opening of Mark 8 we learn with the disciples that there is something more to be seen in Jesus’ miracles. Seeing is beneficial when it produces understanding and belief. (Text: Mark 8.1-21)

Send us Fan Mail In one of Jesus' more unusual healing miracles, we learn that in God's kingdom you have God's attention. No one is left out. (Text: Mark 7.31-37)