Sermons from First Baptist Church of Sherman, NY

Send us Fan Mail In the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus models and instructs the disciples on the proper way to handle a crisis. We best handle crises moments in fellowship with the Father and in community of friends.  (Text: Matthew 26:36-46)

Send us Fan Mail In this sermon, we are reminded that the Savior recognized the great cost to secure redemption yet obediently and prayerfully went forward with it. (Text: Matthew 26:36-46)

Send us Fan Mail When Jesus spoke of the disciples’ abandoning and denying him, they argued and would not believe and missed the promise of hope. In this sermon, we are reminded not to overestimate our own faithfulness to God and to not underestimate God’s faithfulness to us. (Text: Matthew 26:31-35)

Send us Fan Mail With the Lord's Supper, Jesus, our Passover Lamb, instituted a greater Passover observance of a greater Exodus. The Lord's Table is for our meditation, anticipation and participation. (Text: Matthew 26:17-30)

Send us Fan Mail Matthew presents four estimations of Christ’s worth as he approaches his crucifixion. How you value Christ will be revealed in your actions. (Text: Matthew 26:1-16)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus concludes his Olivet Discourse by explaining his followers’ service to him through others. We serve Christ the King by serving his brothers. (Text: Matthew 25:31-46)

Send us Fan Mail In the parable of the talents, Jesus teaches his disciples that being prepared (waiting wisely) for the Lord’s return means working while we wait, using his entrusted resources for his glory and purposes.  (Text: Matthew 25:14-30)

Send us Fan Mail In the parable of the ten virgins, Jesus teaches us to wait wisely for his coming. Not all who are waiting for Christ’s return are ready for it, so be prepared by possessing faith not merely professing it. (Text: Matthew 25:1-13)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus explains how Christians should live in light of his “delayed” return. Being prepared for Jesus’ return means being a faithful servant, who obeys Christ’s commands and serves others (Text: Matthew 24:45-51)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus explains that his Parousia will come at an unknown and unexpected time, but his disciples must be prepared. Readiness is explained here by being awake and alert. Jesus doesn’t want us to simply wait for his return; he wants us to be ready for it by staying awake and alert. (Text: Matthew 24:36-44)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus continues explaining what follows the great tribulation of “the end” with a vivid description of judgment and dominion. In this sermon we learn that our views of the "last days" should not make us fearful or anxious but rather hopeful and confident for life today. Christ’s enthronement as King means the judgment of sinners, the gathering of his people, and that the...

Send us Fan Mail Jesus  instructs the disciples how to be prepared for times of great tribulation. In this sermon, we hear that we must respond to God’s commands, instructions, and warnings with immediate and informed obedience.  (Text: Matthew 24:15-28)

Send us Fan Mail When Jesus answers questions about the future destruction of the Temple, he first explains what the signs are NOT and what NOT to do. Christians today must also take care to not be led astray by false teaching, not be alarmed by troubling news and events, and they must patiently endure by God’s grace. (Text: Matthew 24:3-14)

Send us Fan Mail Jesus pronounces the desolation and destruction of the Temple as the result of God’s judgment on Israel’s unbelief and rejection of the Messiah. (Text: Matthew 23:36-24:2)

Send us Fan Mail Psalm 150 is a concise summary of the entire Psalter, emphasizing the need to praise the great God of Heaven. It involves the place, the basis/reason, the method, and the participants of praise. In this sermon we see that when it comes praising God, all must give it their all.  (Text: Psalm 150:1-6)

Send us Fan Mail Because the Holy Spirit has come, all people everywhere must repent, and all who do can rest in the promise and presence of the Spirit, anticipating the Day of the Lord with  blessed hope. (Text: Acts 2:1-41)

Send us Fan Mail Guest Speaker Daniel Benedict (Text: Psalm 149)

Send us Fan Mail All Creation has reasons to praise God, but the people of God have the most: He created us; He alone is exalted/worthy; he has redeemed us and brought us near to himself. As part of God’s Creation, we must join Creation in praising Him alone; as the people of God we must praise Him all the more. (Text: Psalm 148)

Send us Fan Mail Psalm 147 calls the people of God to praise Him for His faithfulness shown in His behavior towards them and His work in creation. We are reminded to praise God for not abandoning us in our sin, suffering, and separation. (Text: Psalm 147:1-6)

Send us Fan Mail Psalm 146 calls people to praise God and trust in him alone, for he alone can save. In this sermon, we hear that we should always praise God because we can always trust in Him. (Text: Psalm 146)

Send us Fan Mail Our view of God determines our praise. Hearing and considering the works of God lead to praise for who God is and what he does. In this sermon, we see that we have every reason “from A-Z” to give praise to God who is good and does good. (Text: Psalm 145) 

Send us Fan Mail Because Jesus’ disciples didn’t believe or understand his words, they anticipated the wrong things surrounding his death and resurrection. In this sermon, we learn that we need the words of Christ (Word of God) to help us make sense of a confusing and contrary world. (Text: Mark 16:1-8)

Send us Fan Mail The Jacob narrative concludes with a  summary of four funerals and four blessings that highlight God’s enduring promises to his people.  In this sermon we consider that God’s promises endure though his people do not, and He is faithful though we are not. (Text: Genesis 35:1-29)

Send us Fan Mail When Dinah is raped, the men of Shechem offer to become one people with Israel, Jacob’s sons seek revenge, and Jacob worries what the other nations will think of them.  In this sermon we learn how our response to injustice should reveal our Christian distinction and trust in God. (Text: Genesis 34:1-31)

Send us Fan Mail Esau’s arrival is unexpectedly pleasant; instead of war, the brothers are reconciled. God delivers his people from enemies in multiple ways, including reconciliation. Never doubt what God can do in a hopeless or difficult situation. (Text: Genesis 33:1-20)