Sugar Grove Church Sermons

CJ Leiby Date: July 5th, 2026 Title: Almost Home Text:   ⁠Psalm 84⁠

Pastor Brett Baranic Date: 6.28.26 Text:  1 Peter 5:12-14   Title:  "Are We There Yet?!” Main Idea:  Since we belong to Christ, we are called to stand firm in God's grace, serve one another in love, and rest in His peace until He brings us safely home.

Pastor Brett Baranic 6.21.26   Title:  “How Firm A Foundation” Text:  1 Peter 5:6–11 Thesis:  Peter calls suffering believers to stand firm by humbly entrusting themselves to God's sovereign care, remaining spiritually alert, resisting the devil through steadfast faith, and resting in the certain promises of God's sustaining grace.

Pastor Brett Baranic Date: 6.14.26 Text:  1 Peter 5:1–5 Title:  “Faithful Shepherds, Humble Sheep” Main Idea:  Christ strengthens His suffering church by providing faithful shepherds and calling every believer to walk in humble dependence upon the Chief Shepherd.

Paul Gonzalez "Suffering in the Life of the Christian 
" 1 Peter 4:12-19 Aim:  In the midst of the Christian's suffering, we find true comfort, joy, and strength to endure when we entrust ourselves to Christ.

Pastor Brett Baranic | 5.31.26 Text:  1 Peter 4:7-11 Title:  “The End In Mind” Thesis:  Since Christ's return is imminent, believers are called to live with eternity in view by pursuing prayer, loving sacrificially, showing hospitality, and faithfully stewarding God's gifts for His glory.

Pastor Rick Donald | 5.24.26 Passage: 1 Peter 4:1-6 Title: “A New Walk”

Pastor Brett Baranic | 5.17.26 Text:  1 Peter 3:18–22 Title:  “Christ Our Conqueror” Main Idea:  Jesus Christ suffered once for sins, rose in victory, and now reigns as the exalted King over every power and authority.

Pastor Brett Baranic 5.10.26  Text: 1 Peter 3:8-17 Title:  “A Better Way To Be Wronged”

Pastor Brett Baranic 5.3.26 Text:  1 Peter 3:1-7 (ESV) Title:  “How to Change Your Spouse”

⁠Pastor Brett Baranic⁠ ⁠1 Peter: Hope for Exiles Sermon ⁠ 1 Peter 2:18-25 Title: “Freedom and Submission Part 2”

Sun Apr 19, 2026 Pastor Brett Baranic 1 Peter 2:13-17 Title:  “Freedom and Submission Pt. 1”

April 12, 2026 Pastor Rick Donald 1 Peter: Hope for Exiles Passage: 1 Peter 2:9-12

Pastor Brett Baranic | 4.5.26 Text:  Luke 24:36-49 (ESV) Title:  “Three Evidences of the Risen Christ” Main Idea:  The resurrection of Jesus Christ is grounded in eyewitness evidence, confirmed by Scripture, and demands a response of faith leading to witness to the nations.

3.29.26 Pastor Brett Baranic “The Family Resemblance” 1 Peter 1:22–2:3 (ESV)

Pastor Ryan Nord 3.22.2026 1 Peter 1:17-21 "A Right Fear to Live By"

Pastor Brett Baranic 3.15.26     1 Peter 1:13-16 (ESV) “ Hope To Holiness”

Pastor Brett Baranic | 3.8.26 Scripture: 1 Peter 1:10-12 (ESV) Title: “Christ Prophesied, Predicted, and Preached”

Pastor Brett Baranic | 3.1.26 Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-9 (ESV) Title: “ A Living Hope”

Faith That Works | Wk 15 Sunday February 22, 2026 Pastor Rick Donald

Sunday February 15, 2026 Pastor Brett Baranic Faith That Works | James 5:7-12 Title:  “Waiting Well for the Glory of Christ” Main Idea:  Christian patience is an active, hope-filled endurance, expressed through our attitudes and words, as we look towards the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Faith That Works | Wk 13 Sunday February 8, 2026 Pastor Brett Baranic James 5:1-6 Title:  “Putting Riches on Trial” Main Idea:  James warns “the rich” that their heart of self-sufficiency will lead to greater judgment for their functional rejection of God and His Word.

Faith That Works | Wk 12 Sermon Notes Sunday February 1, 2026 Pastor Brett Baranic James 4:13-17 Title:  “If the Lord Wills:  Humility in an Uncertain World ”

Faith That Works Sunday January 25, 2026 Pastor Rick Donald Passage:  James 4:6-12

Faith That Works | Wk 10 "Two Types of Friendships" Sunday January 18, 2026 Pastor Brett Baranic James 4:1-5