Waynetown Baptist Church

This lesson teaches that while we were created with a longing for Heaven, it is not our automatic destination because of sin—but through faith in Jesus Christ, we can have full assurance of eternal life. It challenges us to live with an eternal perspective, recognize our need for salvation, and personally respond to the gospel with repentance and faith. #Heaven #Salvation #FaithInChrist #EternalLi...

Pastor Rob’s sermon from John 13:1–20 teaches that true greatness in God’s kingdom is not found in position or recognition, but in humble, Christlike service rooted in a heart transformed by His cleansing grace. Through Jesus washing the disciples’ feet, believers are called to serve sacrificially, examine their own spiritual condition, and follow His example in both love and obedience. #ServeLike...

Pastor Rob’s sermon from Habakkuk teaches that even in the midst of life’s storms—when evil seems unchecked and circumstances feel unstable—God is still sovereignly working through His providence and will ultimately bring perfect justice in His timing. Believers are called to trust His character, wrestle honestly with difficult questions, and rejoice in Him even when everything else collapses, anc...

Pastor Rob’s sermon taught that what we often call “accidents” are never outside the providence of God. Scripture reveals that God sovereignly governs every event in history, working even through tragedy and human actions to accomplish His perfect purposes. Because our lives are in His hands, believers can live with confidence and trust while the gospel calls unbelievers to repent and place their...

Pastor Rob’s sermon, “The Hour Has Come” (John 12:27–50), showed how the cross reveals both the glory of Christ and the condition of the human heart. Jesus willingly faced the agony of bearing God’s wrath, defeated Satan through His sacrifice, and called people to believe while the light of salvation is still available. The message challenged believers to live boldly for God’s glory and urged unbe...

Pastor Rob’s sermon “A Trained Heart” teaches that the conscience is real and powerful, but it is not infallible and must be trained by the Word of God rather than guided merely by feelings. Believers must resist both ignoring their conscience and idolizing it, instead allowing Scripture to shape it and Christ’s sacrifice to cleanse it from guilt. Ultimately, the sermon points to the gospel—only J...

In this sermon, we explore the problem of evil, showing that evil is not an illusion but a real moral rebellion against God. Scripture teaches that evil is not something God created but the corruption of good that entered the world through the choices of moral creatures. Rather than disproving God, the existence of evil actually points to the reality of objective goodness found in Him. #ProblemOfE...

Pastor Rob’s sermon on John 12:12–26 shows that when Jesus entered Jerusalem and the crowds shouted “Hosanna,” they celebrated Him as King but misunderstood His mission. Christ did not come to bring political victory, but to accomplish salvation through the cross, and true discipleship means receiving Him not only as Savior but also as Lord. Those who follow Jesus must embrace a life of surrender,...

Pastor Rob’s message from John 12:1–11 shows how the nearness of the cross reveals every heart—Mary responds with costly devotion, Judas with hidden greed, and the religious leaders with hardened hatred. The sermon challenges each of us to examine what we truly value and to respond to Jesus with wholehearted faith rather than divided loyalty. The cross does not leave room for neutrality—it calls f...

Pastor Rob’s message showed that while religious leaders plotted to kill Jesus out of fear and self-preservation, God was sovereignly accomplishing redemption through Christ’s substitutionary death. What looked like political conspiracy was actually divine purpose. The cross was not an accident of history but the eternal plan of God to save sinners. #John11 #TheCross #GodsSovereignty #Substitution...

In John 11:28–44, Pastor Rob showed that Jesus does not merely comfort us in the face of death—He confronts and conquers it. As Christ wept at the tomb and then called Lazarus out, we saw both His compassion and His authority, proving that when Jesus speaks, even death must obey. The same voice that raised Lazarus still calls sinners from death to life today. #LazarusComeOut #WhenJesusSpeaks #Deat...

Pastor Rob’s sermon from Romans 13 taught that civil government is ordained by God to restrain evil, protect life, and preserve order—yet always under God’s ultimate authority. Addressing capital punishment, war, and borders, he called believers to think biblically rather than emotionally, respecting lawful authority while remembering that only Christ is King. The message closed with a reminder th...

In John 11:1–27, Pastor Rob reminded the church that Jesus often calls for faith **before** the miracle, not after it. Through Lazarus’s death and Jesus’ deliberate delay, we saw that God’s love is never careless, His will is never threatened by danger, and resurrection is not merely a future event but a present reality found in Christ Himself. #LazarusComeOut #TrustBeforeTheMiracle #FaithInTheWai...

Pastor Rob’s sermon, *The Idol of More*, warned that materialism quietly turns God’s good gifts into false gods by making accumulation the measure of security, success, and worth. Drawing from Luke 12:15, he emphasized that wealth itself is not condemned, but trusting in it is spiritually dangerous, calling believers to faithful stewardship, contentment, and generosity under Christ’s lordship rath...

Pastor Rob preached that in John 10:22–42, Jesus unmistakably declares His full deity—“I and the Father are one”—and teaches that the eternal security of believers rests not on human effort, but on the sovereign power of the Father and the Son holding their sheep. The sermon pressed the unavoidable truth that Jesus cannot be reduced to a teacher or example: He is God, worthy of worship, faith, and...

Pastor Rob’s sermon from Matthew 7:13–14 warned that the Christian life is a narrow path, guarded on one side by the danger of legalism and on the other by the danger of lawlessness, with both leading away from true life in Christ. He emphasized that true righteousness is neither rule-keeping for approval nor grace used as an excuse for sin, but grace-fueled obedience that flows from a transformed...

Pastor Rob’s sermon from John 9:13–41 showed that spiritual blindness is not caused by lack of evidence, but by prideful unbelief, while true sight comes through humble faith in Christ. The Pharisees rejected clear truth because it threatened their assumptions, but the healed man moved from testimony to worship as he responded to the light he was given. The message calls believers to humility and...

This sermon confronts a culture that treats truth as negotiable by declaring that right and wrong are grounded in the revealed authority of God, not human preference or emotion. From Exodus 20, it calls believers to submit joyfully to God’s Word as the foundation for ethical clarity, obedience, and true freedom. Ultimately, it warns that rejecting God’s voice leads to judgment, while humble obedie...

In John 9:1–12, Pastor Rob showed that suffering is not always the result of personal sin, but it is always under God’s sovereign control and purpose. Jesus confronts blame-centered thinking and reveals that some suffering exists so that the works of God might be displayed through Him. The message calls believers to respond with compassion and trust, and urges unbelievers to come to Christ, the Li...

Pastor Rob preached that right and wrong are not defined by culture, consensus, or personal preference, but flow directly from the unchanging character and revealed will of God. Drawing from Romans 12:1–2 and other key passages, he warned that when ethics are replaced by what is merely “normal,” confusion and compromise follow. The call was for believers to renew their minds by Scripture, submit t...

Pastor Rob preached from John 8:31–59, showing that true freedom is not found in heritage, autonomy, or self-expression, but in abiding obedience to the truth of Jesus Christ. Jesus exposes false claims of freedom, reveals humanity’s slavery to sin, and declares Himself as the eternal “I AM,” the only One who can free sinners and grant true sonship. The sermon called believers to live as those tru...

Pastor Rob preached from Revelation 21:1–7, reminding the church that God will not repair a broken world but will fully judge the old creation and make everything new for His redeemed people. He pointed believers to live with eternal perspective, holding loosely to this world and firmly to Christ, while urgently calling the lost to repentance before judgment is sealed and the offer of the water of...

Pastor Rob preached from Isaiah 9:6–7, showing that Jesus Christ is the promised Child and eternal Son—fully God and fully man—sent by God to bring true peace and establish an everlasting kingdom. The sermon emphasized that Christ’s titles reveal His divine wisdom, power, care, and authority, calling believers to live under His rule now and warning unbelievers that the coming King will also be the...

Pastor Rob preached from John 8:12–30, declaring that Jesus Christ is the Light of the world—revealing truth, exposing sin, and offering life to all who follow Him. He warned that rejecting the Light leads to spiritual death, but pointed clearly to the cross where the Light shines brightest and salvation is secured. The message called believers to walk boldly in the light and urged the lost to com...

Pastor Rob preached on John 7:53–8:11, showing how Jesus exposes legalistic hypocrisy, convicts every heart with true holiness, and lifts sinners from the dust with mercy that transforms. The message calls believers to walk in grace and truth while warning that rejecting Christ’s mercy leads to certain judgment. Only Jesus can say, “Neither do I condemn you… go and sin no more.” #GraceInTheDirt #J...