Neely’s Bend Baptist Church Sermons

This sermon from Ruth 3 highlights Ruth’s bold proposal to Boaz and how God used it to provide redemption, provision, and rest for both her and Naomi. It points us to the greater truth that ultimate rest is found not in earthly security but in Jesus Christ, our true Redeemer, who takes us from empty to full and from restless to restful.

This sermon from Ruth 2 shows that what we call “happenstances” are actually **God’s sovereign work** to direct our lives, meet our needs, and display His covenant kindness. Through Ruth’s “chance” encounter with Boaz, we see how God’s providence unfolds in ordinary moments and calls us to rejoice in His faithful care.

This sermon from Ruth 1:6–22 explores Naomi’s journey of returning to God, highlighting how repentance begins with hearing good news, requires wholehearted devotion, and leads to new beginnings. Through Naomi and Ruth’s story, listeners are invited to turn back to God’s grace and trust His providence even in seasons of bitterness and loss.

This sermon, from Ruth 1:1-5 calls believers to live faithfully in God’s purpose and presence, even when circumstances seem uncertain. Through the story of Elimelech’s departure from Bethlehem to Moab, it urges Christians not to let hardship lead them away from God’s will, but to walk in obedience and trust His abiding presence.

As we begin a new sermon series through the book of Ruth pastor Austin kicks it off by teaching about 3 major themes in the book of Ruth. 

In this sermon guest preacher, Henry Webb teaches on how we should take the Lord's Day seriously because God is serious about the Lord's Day. 

As a church we are to be living in unity together as one. In this sermon, pastor Austin teaches on how when we submit to one another and when we live in harmony with one another we will live in unity together as one. 

God demands our holiness and when we live in one another fellowship we are able to help each other live holy. In this sermon, we look at James 5:16 where the command to confess sins to one another and pray for one another is given. As Christian confessing sins to one another can be really hard to do due to the shame, guilt, and embarassment one might feel but when our brothers and sisters in Chris...

In John 13 Jesus humbles himself and washes the feet of the disciples. After washing their feet he looks at them and instructs them to wash one another's feet. It wasn't so much that Jesus was teaching the disciples and commanding them to wash one another's feet as it was he was commanding them to serve one another. At NBBC we seek to be a church that lives in one another fellowship an...

The world is constantly forming us. News channels, magazines, social media, advertisements, large corporations, and even government but as Christians these are avenues in which we are not to be formed by. But rather we should be formed by God himself and his Word. And in his word we see two strategies the church must use to form one another. We form one another when we teach one another and we for...

In this sermon from Colossians 3:11-13 Pastor Austin Jones exposes what it means to bear with one another and to forgive one another. As long as we are here on this earth we are prone to sin and prone to the struggles of life and God has blessed us with the church to bear the burdens with one another and to live with forgiveness in our hearts toward those that sin against us. 

As we continue to discover what it means to live in one another fellowship, pastor Austin Jones takes us to 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 where we are taught that we must do good to one another. Often we only do good to those who have done good to us, who we see worthy of good being done to, or even those that we agree with but in this passage we are taught that we do good to even those we don't agr...

Christians are defined by their love for one another. In this sermon from John 13:33-35 Pastor Austin teaches about how the church must seek to love one another and it is by this love for one another that people will know we are disciples of Jesus. 

In his final words to the early Hebrew church the author makes one final appeal, bear the exhortation. He has written the letter, the exhortation has been given and now he calls the hears to bear the word of exhortation. To bear the exhortation and believe that Jesus is supreme. To bear the exhortation and persevere with faith. to bear the exhortation and heed the warnings to not abandon Jesus. 

As the author of Hebrews comes to a conclusion he requests prayer and he prays for the Hebrew church. In this request for prayer we see an example of how we too should live with a clear conscience and honorable in all things. In the prayer for the church, we learn that the God of peace has equipped us with everything good to do his will. 

In Hebrews 13:17 a command is given to obey and sumbit to the leaders of the church. In this sermon Pastor Austin expounds on this command and what it means for the church. 

Have you ever sought to please God? In this sermon from Hebrews 13:15-16 pastor Austin Jones details two pleasing sacrifices to God. 

Everyone has had or will have a storm in their lives. In this sermon from Mark 4 and 5 Henry Webb shares from God's Word two types of storms and how to survive through those storms in your life. 

Endurance is needed in the Christian life as we persevere and keep the faith until the end of our lives. In this sermon from Hebrews 13:7-14 three actions of worship are identified to help Christians endure until the end. 

From the actions of the heart flows worship of God. In this sermon pastor Austin expounds on two internal actions of worship found in Hebrews 13:4-6. Marriage should be honored by all and we should live with reliance on God. 

In this sermon from Luke 14:25-33 Mike Mayo preaches on the cost of discipleship and how being a follower of Jesus is a life long discipleship journey. 

In Hebrews 12:28 the author tells us to offer to God acceptable worship and now in chapter 13 he teaches us what is acceptable. He begins with three external actions, actions that we extend to others such as brotherly love, hospitality, and suffering with those who are suffering. And when we live these actions out we are living in worship of God. 

God has spoken to us through his Son Jesus Christ. And that which he has spoken through Jesus is the good news of salvation, the gospel and we must not refuse the one who speaks. Those that obey the one who speaks by believing in the gospel of Jesus will then belong to an unshakeable kingdom. They should live with gratitude to God and worship of God for the salvation they have received and how the...

Mt. Zion is better. The early Hebrew church was struggling to continue following Jesus and the author is now encouraging them to and showing them that they have not come to Mt. Sinai but rather have come to Mt. Zion, the city of God, heavenly Jerusalem! We are already in Mt. Zion but not yet, and one day when Christ returns all His people will be with Him in glory, in Mt. Zion. 

Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ on that third day we as humanity have no hope. But because Christ did the unthinkable and rose from the grave overcoming sin and death we can now have hope when we believe in Jesus and repent of sins.