Sermons | Local Church in Wabash, Indiana | Bachelor Creek

This week we begin a new study through 1 Peter titled “Exiles.” As believers, we often feel out of place in this world. The reason, according to Peter, is because this world is not our home. In this message, we learn what it means to live as exiles and how our “living hope” helps us endure hardships.

Judges 17-21 are some of the darkest and most disturbing stories in the Bible. They describe “Christian atheists” - people that believe in God, but live as atheists. In this message, we learn that in the absence of God the weak are abused and we live in despair. Through the darkness, though, Judges.

The story of Samson is a tale of the strong becoming weak and the weak becoming strong. Join us for part 2 of Samson’s story as Joel looks at how we sometimes become our own worst enemy.

Samson is one of the most interesting judges that God used to redeem Israel. In today’s sermon, Joel shows us that Samson’s life summarizes the message of Judges and points us beyond the book. Through Samson’s story, God gives us a picture of how He will save His people once and for all.

Joel continues the Summer Blockbusters series by looking at the story of Jephthah from Judges 10-12. Through Jephthah’s story, it becomes clear that the culture can influence us more than we realize.

In today's sermon, Joel takes a look at a good leader who turns sour. Through the story of Gideon and Abimelek (Judges 8-9), Joel gives us some signs to look for in our lives that reveal it has become all about us.

Joel continues the Summer Blockbuster series in Judges by pointing out several lessons in weakness found in the story of Gideon.

Fear of all kinds is a part of life and your success in large part is determined on how while you manage your fears. Courage is a virtue we should be talking more about as Christ followers! In today’s sermon, Joel discusses courage in today’s sermon as he looks at the story of Gideon.

Today’s sermon focuses on the only female judge, Deborah. In Deborah’s story, we see justice being served. As Christ followers, we can be certain that God is the perfect judge who will one day bring justice to all.

Joel spends time in Judges chapter 3 looking at the story of the lefty, Ehud. God is teaching us to rely on his strength and not our own.

Israel’s history is full of ups and downs. Our faith journey looks very similar. In today’s sermon, Joel discusses our spiritual rollercoaster as he turns to the book of Judges.

Joel takes a look at the final chapter of Jonah in week 4 of our Summer Blockbusters series. Jonah’s behavior conformed to what God wanted but his heart was still far from him. There is much to learn from the end of Jonah’s story.

In today’s sermon, we continue our Summer Blockbusters series by looking at Jonah’s 8 word message. God took Jonah’s 8 word message and used it to lead the people of Nineveh to repentance.

In Jonah chapter 2, Jonah is tossed overboard and swallowed by a great fish. This miraculous account was an act of mercy from God towards Jonah. Sometimes God uses our circumstances to regain our attention.

Today we begin a new series called, “Summer Blockbusters”. For the next few months, Joel will be diving into the books of Jonah and Judges which contains stories that sound like they could be made into Hollywood blockbuster movies. At the heart of it, these are stories that point to the Glory of Christ.

Bow your head, close your eyes, and fold your hands - that’s how you’re supposed to pray right? Unfortunately, we often make this small act much more difficult than it needs to be. In this message, guest speaker Matt Pineda breaks down how we can easily talk and commune with God, and change our perspective on prayer with four simple ideas.

With the school year quickly coming to a close and summer looming on the horizon, David pauses to celebrate all graduating seniors. With a message based on transition and change, this isn’t a message merely for seniors, but people of all ages. Based on the teachings of Paul and Timothy, we learn how to navigate the tricky waters of acclimation.

Your focus determines your reality. Through Paul and Silas, we learn how what we focus on can either build up or tear down our faith.

in this final message of “The Good Life” series, Tyler takes a close look into the Apostle John’s letter to the New Testament churches. Specifically, he breaks down how we can find eternal life, which is found only in God’s son - Jesus Christ.

How do you know if you have the Spirit of God? In this message, Ryan walks us through several tests to recognize the Spirit, before concluding with a breakdown of how love can be one of our biggest indicators of Godliness.

Whether we like to admit it or not, often in life we start to act like our parents. Diving into 1 John 3, Joel helps us explore what it means to be a child of God and for God to be our Father.

Living in a broken world, we as humans are prone to sin. In 1 John 2, we are reminded that God does not leave us in this place of sin; through Christ we are forgiven. In this message, Nate helps us understand that “the good life” is a life in response to a good God.

In this message, Michael kicks off a new series called, “The Good Life”. Here he looks at the first chapter of John’s letter. In this first chapter John shows us that Jesus was and is everything He claimed to be.

Wrapping up part three of this series trilogy, David takes a look at how Jesus changes our future. As we all seek to be more like Jesus, it is clear that there are still things that we need to change about ourselves. In this message, David takes us on a journey of a few key people in scripture who’s lives and futures were forever changed because of Jesus.

What does it mean to be present? Through the familiar story of Zacchaeus, we see how he grasped the vision of what Jesus wants to do in our lives, here and now. Jesus takes one of the stingiest and most fiscally corrupt men and turns him into one of the most generous men of the New Testament.