Sugar Creek Baptist Church Audio Podcast

Is Jesus Worth It? Nik Ripken, and his wife Ruth have served on the front lines of ministry in the most hostile places in the world for the past 35 years. From tribal areas of Somalia to the gulags of Russia, to the persecuted house churches of China, and the warzones of Afghanistan, Nik and Ruth have journeyed faithfully in pursuit of answering the question, Is Jesus Worth It?

Galatians: How To Live In Freedom. Part 10 – You Can Be Like Jesus (Galatians 5:16-26) The greatest battle for freedom that has been fought and won was not between nations, tribes, or people. It was the battle for the freedom of our souls, won by Jesus Christ. Still many still live each day with a feeling of defeat. Don’t let that be the case in your life! Discover through the book of Galatians ho...

Galatians: How To Live In Freedom. Part 9 - Stay In The Race (Galatians 5:1-14) The greatest battle for freedom that has been fought and won was not between nations, tribes, or people. It was the battle for the freedom of our souls, won by Jesus Christ. Still many still live each day with a feeling of defeat. Don’t let that be the case in your life! Discover through the book of Galatians how to li...

Galatians: How To Live In Freedom. Part 8 – You Are an Adopted Child of God (Galatians 4:1-7) The greatest battle for freedom that has been fought and won was not between nations, tribes, or people. It was the battle for the freedom of our souls, won by Jesus Christ. Still many still live each day with a feeling of defeat. Don’t let that be the case in your life! Discover through the book of Galat...

Galatians: How To Live In Freedom. Part 7 – Jesus: God’s Great Champion (Galatians 3:15-29) The greatest battle for freedom that has been fought and won was not between nations, tribes, or people. It was the battle for the freedom of our souls, won by Jesus Christ. Still many still live each day with a feeling of defeat. Don’t let that be the case in your life! Discover through the book of Galatia...

Galatians: How To Live In Freedom. Part 6 – Living In The Power Of The Holy Spirit (Galatians 3:1-14) The greatest battle for freedom that has been fought and won was not between nations, tribes, or people. It was the battle for the freedom of our souls, won by Jesus Christ. Still many still live each day with a feeling of defeat. Don’t let that be the case in your life! Discover through the book...

Galatians: How To Live In Freedom. Part 5 – How To Live Your Best Life (Galatians 2:20) The greatest battle for freedom that has been fought and won was not between nations, tribes, or people. It was the battle for the freedom of our souls, won by Jesus Christ. Still many still live each day with a feeling of defeat. Don’t let that be the case in your life! Discover through the book of Galatians h...

Galatians: How To Live In Freedom. Part 4 - Freed From Being A People Pleaser (Galatians 2:11-16) The greatest battle for freedom that has been fought and won was not between nations, tribes, or people. It was the battle for the freedom of our souls, won by Jesus Christ. Still many still live each day with a feeling of defeat. Don’t let that be the case in your life! Discover through the book of G...

Galatians: How To Live In Freedom. Part 3 – The Power of Affirmation (Galatians 2:1-10) The greatest battle for freedom that has been fought and won was not between nations, tribes, or people. It was the battle for the freedom of our souls, won by Jesus Christ. Still many still live each day with a feeling of defeat. Don’t let that be the case in your life! Discover through the book of Galatians h...

Galatians: How To Live In Freedom. Part 2 – What's Your Story? (Galatians 1:11-24) The greatest battle for freedom that has been fought and won was not between nations, tribes, or people. It was the battle for the freedom of our souls, won by Jesus Christ. Still many still live each day with a feeling of defeat. Don’t let that be the case in your life! In this series, we will discover through the...

Galatians: How To Live In Freedom. Part 1 – Freed By Grace (Galatians 1:1-9) The greatest battle for freedom that has been fought and won was not between nations, tribes, or people. It was the battle for the freedom of our souls, won by Jesus Christ. Still many still live each day with a feeling of defeat. Don’t let that be the case in your life! In this series, we will discover through the book o...

MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT, Part 4 – Seeing Your Job (School) As Your Mission. Why has God put you on this earth? What is He wanting you to accomplish and to be? That is what Pastor Mark will teach this Sunday as we conclude our series, Make Your Life Count.

MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT, Part 3 – Seeing My Resources With New Eyes (1 Timothy 6) Why has God put you on this earth? What is He wanting you to accomplish and to be? That is what Pastor Mark will teach this weekend as we continue our series, Make Your Life Count!

MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT, Part 2 – Why Being Involved In The Church Makes You A Better Person (Various Scriptures) The church was Jesus’ idea. He created it to help us grow and deepen our relationship with God and each other. When we are actively involved it helps us to become better people.

MAKE YOUR LIFE COUNT, Part 1 – Embrace God’s Purpose For Your Life (Various Scriptures) Why has God put you on this earth? What is He wanting you to accomplish and to be? That is what Pastor Mark will teach this weekend as we begin a new series, Make Your Life Count!

Friend of Sinners (Luke 15:1-31) Jesus was criticized for being the friend of sinners. We have hope today because Jesus did not avoid sinners and treat them as undesirable. He purposely sought them out to offer the kingdom of God and a new life. He came to seek and save the lost. We are excited to welcome Pastor Fenton Moorhead back to Sugar Creek! Pastor Fenton Moorhead and his wife Mary have ser...

We all know how easy it is to cave into the pressures around us and to the voices around us and not stand up for what it is we claim to believe. When we see conviction in action we stand in awe. Throughout history people of conviction have left their mark. Living in conviction has a way of moving us toward something greater. We look at a character in the Bible who teaches us how to have this kind...

Oftentimes we equate knowing God to simply a mental ascent or an understanding of who he is. However in the scriptures, knowing Christ means that we become like Christ. It’s more transformational than it is informational. What does becoming like Christ look like? Is it even possible?

God’s Pursuit of The Runaway (Genesis 28:10-22) It’s not unusual to find ourselves running from God, or even from people sometimes. Maybe we are running out of guilt, fear, self-reliance and many other reasons. Usually, in our run from God or others, we find ourselves isolated and in the dark. But the good news is that we are not alone! Pursuing us is a power greater and more faithful and good tha...

GOD & COUNTRY DAY - What Citizenship is All About. This weekend is God and Country Day! Government is actually God’s idea. He created countries and governments and has told us how to be the best citizens possible. We are grateful to live in such a wonderful country. We will combine God’s Word with the privileges democracy gives us, along with pointers for how to be a great citizen.

Keeping Up Your Guard. Part 4 - My Part and God’s Part In Changing Me (Jude 20-25) The greatest thing that could ever happen to us is that every day we are becoming more and more like Jesus. Sometimes, it certainly doesn’t feel like it and other times we are seeing such great progress in our spiritual growth. What part of that whole change is my responsibility and how do I do it? What part of that...

Keeping Up Your Guard. Part 3 – Living With The End In Mind (Jude 14-19) What happens after we die? One of the things the Bible talks about is the judgment for those who know Jesus and a different judgment for those who do not. The judgment of both has a different purpose and criteria in mind.

Keeping Up Your Guard. Part 2 – What To Guard Against (Jude 1:3b-13) The Book of Jude is one of the smallest books of the New Testament, containing only 25 verses. Yet, it is an amazingly powerful book! Jude teaches us to contend for our faith and be on the lookout both inside and outside the church for those who would lead us down the wrong path. We face the erosion of moral truth of scripture wi...

Keeping Up Your Guard. Part 1 – Our Amazing Salvation (Jude 1-3a) We begin a new series going through the New Testament book of Jude. Maybe you have never heard a message from the book of Jude. It wouldn’t be surprising. It is a tiny one chapter book seemingly hidden toward the end of the New Testament. Though tiny, it packs a punch.

Unstuck (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) Sometimes we find ourselves stuck, and we get in a rut. We desire for our life and relationships to be different. Maybe we are even stuck spiritually. Tim Homa talks about how we can become Unstuck in our relationships with one another and with God.