Sermons from First Baptist Church of Sherman, NY

Send us Fan Mail In 1Samuel 15, the prophet told Saul that God values obedience over sacrifice. In Joshua 7, God told Joshua it wasn’t the time to pray while there was sin in the camp. In other words, sin saps the power from our prayer and blocks them from getting answered. The truth is that oftentimes we are to blame for unanswered prayers. God has told us how to pray and even what to say, but ma...

Send us Fan Mail In Matthew 5-7, Jesus introduced the idea of God as our heavenly Father. Never before had this been a concept taught or understood by God’s people. In this passage Jesus uses the term “Father” about 15 times, and He even uses human examples of fatherhood to show us the relationship we can have with Him. Through Jesus’ teaching, we see what the perfect Father looks like so that we...

Send us Fan Mail Why doesn’t God always say YES to our prayers? If God loves us, why doesn’t He give us what we want or need? There are several reasons why God may not answer our prayers the way we want Him to, but ultimately, we must learn to trust God’s judgment over our own and to accept whatever He chooses. (Text: Mark 9:2-8)

Send us Fan Mail Wherever you are is the best place to pray. Whenever you can is the best time to pray. Whatever you're thinking is the best thing to say. There's not one specific way to talk to God, so don't get overwhelmed with what to say to God. Just say something. (Text: Romans 8:26-27)

Send us Fan Mail As Americans on Memorial Day, it is our responsibility and duty to remember what so many did for us and our country and why they did it. We should honor their memory by continuing to preserve what they fought for and by passing it down to next generation. As Christians EVERY day it is our responsibility to remember what Jesus did and to honor Him by living out our faith and by fai...

Send us Fan Mail How you pray matters more than what you pray. Don’t worry about saying the right or wrong things to God just come humbly, sincerely, and confidently. (Text: Luke 18:9-14; Matthew 5:6-8)

Send us Fan Mail ~The purpose of praying is to get to know God~ What if we really believed that the God of the universe desires to listen to our thoughts and hear our requests as well as speak to us? Would we pray? (Text: Luke 18:1-8)

Send us Fan Mail You are not alone as a parent. God has provided a great support group to help you raise your children. (Text Numbers 11:4-15)

Send us Fan Mail How does Jesus want us to treat those who doubt? (Text: Matthew 11:1-6)

Send us Fan Mail If you really believed in your story, who would you tell? Text: John 4:28-42

Send us Fan Mail If Jesus has changed your life, you have a powerful story to tell.

Send us Fan Mail Jesus made a way for us to come near God.