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We all love Jesus! He is a friend who is "closer than a brother." He loves us, is merciful and gracious to us, and cares about our every need. He is such a good friend that it is easy to forget that He is fully God as well and reserves, not to mention requires, full obedience and devotion. He is patient and kind but that doesn't mean we don't have to honor and respect Him. In this message, we look...

Jesus taught us that we are wise if we build our lives upon His teachings. A good foundation is critically important for a sturdy, stable, safe building. We also need a sure foundation for our lives. Jesus is that sure foundation. Jesus also taught us the difference in little faith, good faith, and great faith. As we grow in the Lord, and deepen our foundation in Him, our faith is built up wider a...

When Jesus walked on the earth, one of His many actions was establishing the New Testament church. (Matthew 16:18) Jesus went further to describe how this church should be constructed. Watch and listen as we delve into God's word to learn the principles upon which the New Testament church is founded.

Life is full of conflict. Where there are humans there is conflict. Not all conflict is bad. Often good comes from conflict but when individuals don't agree and can't get along, especially Christians, it's especially sad. Jesus established the church to be His evangelistic arm in the world. when the church is in turmoil that evangelistic work is hindered. In Matthew 18:15-20, Jesus gives us instru...

One of the rites we practice in Christian churches, of all denominations, is Communion or the Lord's Supper. Often this practice becomes trivial or unimportant to us, but we should take great joy in its practice because Jesus wants you to come share at the table with Him. There's no finer place to be. Watch and listen as we look at 1 Corinthians 11:23-32 and attempt to regain joy in this practice.

Jesus tells us that we must love one another but what does or should that love look like? Is it romantic love? We can learn what He expects from us by looking at how He loved people.

When we embrace Christ's forgiveness, we are filled with great joy. It is a relief to no longer bear the burden of those sins. It's easy to love Jesus because He is good to all, kind, patient, loving, merciful, forgiving, and gracious. All the listed adjectives fit the Son of God. Jesus is forgiving, but He expects forgiveness. Just as we have been forgiven, Jesus expects us to forgive others. Lis...

One of the great blessings we have as Christians is the ability to hear God for ourselves. We don't need a priest or prophet to tell us what God is thinking; He will speak to us. But why do so many say they've never heard from God? Today we will look at how we can hear God and what keeps us from hearing God.

Throughout God's word, He refers to people whose hearts have hardened against the word and way of God. What are the signs of a hardened heart? How does one develop a hardened heart? In this message, we will examine several scripture passages that give insight.

This is the re-recorded sermon from last Sunday, January 5, 2025, because of the audio and video problems. It's very natural to think about making changes as we begin a new year. Our life in Christ is all about new beginnings. God is the Creator of all things new. He created this universe and all it contains. He created man and He created a new life in man who was dead in their spirit. Join us as...

After studying the promises, prophecies, miracles, and testimonies we come to the crucial question. Who do YOU say Jesus is? In this sermon, we look at our choices concerning who Jesus Christ is.

This Sunday before Christmas, we let the birth narratives from Luke chapters 1 and 2 be the message. The members join the pastor in reading the scripture and give brief comments. The pastor (me) forgot to turn on his microphone at the beginning of the message, so the first three minutes had to be dubbed in. We apologize for any annoyance.

This is a legacy sermon from before 2000. It is concerned with the end times or the last days. the scripture reference is John 6:35-40

This is a legacy sermon from several years ago, before 2000. It is from Hebrews 5:11-6:13, 

God is the God of miracles. Today we look at three examples of His miraculous work. First, we look at the miracle birth of Jesus. then we look at the birth of Isaac, and finally, we look at the birth of Samuel. Using Isaiah 7:1-17 we learn how God is the God of Miracles.

There are over 300 prophecies concerning the coming of Jesus, including where He would be born and through whom. Every single one came true. There is a 1 in quintillion chance of all prophecies being fulfilled, but they concern Jesus' birth. We begin with Micah 5:1-4 but we look at several verses that prophesy about Jesus.

The baby Messiah's coming is foretold. At a time when the land of Israel was suffering great darkness of oppression and sinfulness, a Messiah's coming was foretold. In a land of darkness, a land without hope, hope was offered in the person of Jesus Christ. Listen as we read Isaiah 9:2-7 and learn of the great hope promised to the Israelis and to us.

On this Sunday before Thanksgiving 2024, we pause to look at how to have a heart of thankfulness and gratitude. Join us as we look at Luke 7:11-17 and other verses to see what God's word says about being thankful.

This past Sunday, November 17, 2024, we were honored to have Dr. Todd Gray, Executive Director of the Kentucky Baptist Convention, bring the message to our morning worship service. The title of his sermon is "Taking the Gospel to Your County" and he used Acts 16:6-17 for his scripture reference.

We face many storms, and when we do they consume our focus. That is a normal reaction. Because of the particular storm, we may reduce other activities saddly, that includes cutting off church attendance. If we have money problems we will reduce or stop our tithe to the church. When we reduce our church activities including giving to God's work through the church, we are shortchanging ourselves. Go...

This is from week 10 of our Wednesday night Mid-Week Prayer and Bible Study. Tonight's lesson from the Book of Amos chapter three talked about God's Call and what that entails.

Why do we shortchange God when we're pressed for time or money? Is it because we give more than He does, so we figure He owes us? Are we doing more than He has done or is doing? Watch and listen as we examine scripture to see what God has done for us and how we rob Him when we withhold our time and money. Many scriptures are used but primarily Malachi 3:10-12 and Luke 6:37,38 form the foundation o...

Halloween is a fun time with costumes and candy, but we should remember there is also a lot regarding death and horror too. God warned His people to stay as far away as possible from things related to Halloween that are also out there as well. In Deuteronomy 18 God instructs His people to not engage with the pagan religions.

The presence of the Holy Spirit in Christians has a positive impact on every area of our lives and the world. Jesus taught that we are the "salt of the earth" and the "light of the world." One way Christians can impact our world is to exercise their right to vote. Watch and listen as we see what Jesus has to say about our impact on the world and how we should live as citizens.

Life consists of one decision after another. Some are easy and make little impact, others can change our lives forever for better or worse. How do we make good decisions? We line up the lights in our lives for the straight path to the solution. Join us as we look at Romans 12:1-3 and Acts 2:1-4 to learn what those lights are.