Sermons from First Baptist Church of Sherman, NY

Send us Fan Mail After Jesus has described the persecution his disciples will face, he encourages them to not fear it. In this passage, Jesus lists three common fears they will face along with counter-actions for them to take. (Text Matthew 10:24-31) 

Send us Fan Mail Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018 Persecution is part of the Gospel mission. It should not surprise us, and we should not expect otherwise, but there are specific ways Jesus wants his followers to respond to it. (Text: Matthew 10:16-23)

Send us Fan Mail Before sending the apostles out, Jesus gave them important instructions concerning where to go, what to do, and how to do it. (Text: Matthew 10:5-15)

Send us Fan Mail Compassion prompted Jesus to several actions. He told the disciples to pray. Then he empowered them to go and sent them into the mission field. (Text: Matthew 9:35-10:4)

Send us Fan Mail Two blind men came to Jesus and begged for mercy. They called him the Son of David, recognizing that he is Messiah. The Pharisees accused Jesus of acting in Satan’s power. The contrast between the 2 blind men and the Pharisees is one of spiritual sight. Jesus gives sight both to the physically blind and spiritually blind. (Text: Matthew 9:27-34)

Send us Fan Mail Guest Speaker: James Wittenberger

Send us Fan Mail In two seemingly unrelated stores, Matthew reveals one very important truth for today. (Text: Matthew 9:18-26)

Send us Fan Mail When John's disciples questioned Jesus about fasting, he explained that when the groom is present it is time to rejoice! (Text: Matthew 9:14-17)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus called one sinner, Matthew, who invited many other sinners to eat with and listen to Jesus. (Text: Matthew 9:9-13)

Send us Fan Mail When a paralyzed man was brought to Jesus looking for healing, Jesus first offered him something greater than physical health. This passage emphasizes Jesus' authority to forgive sins.(Text: Matthew 9:1-8)

Send us Fan Mail Immediately after arriving on shore, Jesus was confronted by 3 separate groups who witnessed his authority in a very unique way. Each of these groups responded to Jesus' authority in different ways. (Text: Matthew 8:28-34)

Send us Fan Mail We take another look at the two men Jesus helped in the story and discuss three important observations. (Text: Matthew 8:28-34)

Send us Fan Mail The disciples found themselves in a great storm that caused them to panic and greatly fear. Jesus calmed the storm and brought great calm to the sea, but it caused great fear among the disciples again. (Text: Matthew 8:23-27)

Send us Fan Mail Storms of life are not useless. They can provide several benefits to the Christian who responds to them properly. (Text: Matthew 8:23-27)

Send us Fan Mail In two brief but powerful conversations, Jesus explained the costs and expectations of following after him. (Text: Matthew 8:18-22)

Send us Fan Mail Peter's mother in law was healed by Jesus and immediately got up to serve. In this message, we took a brief look at how our suffering and healing affect our service. (Text: Matthew 8:14-17)

Send us Fan Mail In one night, Jesus healed many who were sick, diseased, and tortured by demons. It all began with Peter's mother in law and led to the healing of many more. But the physical healing was only meant to point to something greater. (Text: Matthew 8:14-17)

Send us Fan Mail In the second miracle story of chapter 8, a centurion sent word to Jesus pleading with him to heal his sick servant. The centurion displayed great humility and great faith that teaches us how to approach God with our needs and requests. (Text: Matthew 8:5-13)

Send us Fan Mail We take another look at the Centurion's story and see how his faith teaches us to trust in the authority of God's Word. (Text: Matthew 8:5-13)

Send us Fan Mail In the first of several miracle stories, Matthew tells about a leper who displayed great faith in Jesus' ability and his willingness. (Matthew 8:1-4)

Send us Fan Mail We take another look at the story of Jesus healing the leper and try to answer the question "How do we pray for healing?" (Text: Matthew 8:1-4)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus concluded his Sermon on the Mount with a final illustration and call for each hearer to check the foundation of their faith. Everyone is building a house. Every house will be tested. Only those with the proper foundation will stay standing. (Matthew 7:24-29)

Send us Fan Mail Do you know Jesus? More importantly, does Jesus know you? We must beware false assurances and foundations of our faith. (Text: Matthew 7:21-23)

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Send us Fan Mail Jesus taught about identifying false teachers by illustrating them as wolves in sheep's clothing and bad fruit trees. We will recognize them by their fruit. (Matthew 7:15-20)