Sermons: Recent Episodes
Warrenton Bible Fellowship: Warrenton, VA
How big is our God? Is he really able to overcome the evil in the world, and to preserve his church through it all?
Most everything Jesus did should inspire awe in us, particularly since He didn't have to do them. Why did He?
How should we live as Christians? Jesus teaches us in an exhortation and in its implications.
What does poverty have to do with riches, worry, and anxiety? What does this say about us and our relationship with God?
God is working in your life right now, even in ways we might not be aware of. As he works out his plans for us, nothing can stop him.
We often think of Esther as the hero of this story. But God is the real hero, as he demonstrates his faithfulness in ways that only the faithful can recognize. What is your story? Is the splendor of God what describes your life? In Chapter 1 we learn that human splendor is only skin deep, but God's splendor is full of grace and mercy.
God knows everything! That should have a profound impact on our perception of privacy. It's a sobering thought. But, in it, there's also a profound blessing to be found.
In our last sermon, we asked, "What are you letting in?" Now comes another question, "Who are you letting in?"
Last week we found that a clean house can be dangerous. Today we hear that a dark one can be as well.
We all know how difficult it can be at times to love those who are close to us. What about our enemies? Can we genuinely love them? Should we?
Have you ever experienced genuine love? How do we know if we have received it? How do we know if we are giving it?
The Bible is a book of contrasts. We see it in the people of the Bible; Caine & Abel, Saul & David, Adam & Christ. We also see it in the original creation and the new heavens and earth. One contrast that can be easily overlooked is that between two prominent couples, perhaps the most prominent couples ever.
How do I pray? Have we been praying wrong? Can we? Jesus provides an easy template for godly prayer.
How do we have peace? Peace comes by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, even in the midst of hardship. Our God not only hears us, but responds according to his will.
What do the stories of a lawyer, a Samaritan, and a woman tell us about how we see the people around us?
A pandemic, tesnion over the election, government restrictions, fear, doubt. "What do I have to be Joyful about?"
Now that Jeus has shown the disciples the cost of discipleship, He begins to set the guidelines for their calling. What can we learn about our lives today from what Jesus says.
The excellent wife of Proverbs 31 is the personified woman wisdom of Chapters 1-9. When we commit ourselves to Godly wisdom, she blesses us with goodness and life, just as any good wife does. As we learn to walk in the way of wisdom, even in every area of our lives, denying ourselves for God's glory and for our good — we get to contemplate and proclaim the wisdom of God and to experience it firsthand.
We don't go to church to get something we don't have. We go to church to bring something we already have — true, genuine worship. Worship begins in our hearts with our humble adoration and reverence for God and our grace-filled relationship with God who rescued us from sin.
Our attitude toward money matters to God. We must all answer the question, "What/who is our money for?" Our wealth is not only for ourselves, but to help further God's kingdom. Do we treasure God or ourselves more?
Words matter. They matter because they have the power to do evil or good and reveal the true nature of our hearts. In the midst of an angry, broken world, believers are called to words of gentleness and truth as we bear witness to Christ's grace and mercy.
What do the twelve being sent out and the feeding of the 5,000 have to do with the church today?
Humility before God is the pinnacle of life. While pride drives us away from God, humility brings us ever nearer. We live in humility by denying ourselves, treating other as more significant than ourselves, and following the example of Christ.
Pride is spiritual devastation. Pride, which comes in many forms, is dangerous because it draws us away from God.
Can humility bring you closer to Christ? It's a question that needs to be answered in today's highly volatile environment.
Hearing God's word means to embrace what God commands and to do it. If we fear God, we'll hear God. We should have a passion as followers of Christ to learn to do what he says.
We all produce fruit. The two questions we face are, "What kind of fruit are you producing?" and "Who is eating your fruit?"
The Bible says there are no "races" and we are to love our brothers and sisters. How are we going to do that?
Friendship is a verb. Friends love all the time and stand by each other through thick and thin.
The kingdom of God is contrasted with the kingdom of the world in four blessings and four woes. Why is this important to us?
Jesus demonstrates He is Lord of the Sabbath and Lord over disease. But, there is a deeper, more profound truth to be learned as well.
We see Jesus' power and His purpose in this passage. He had a clearly defined purpose. Do you?
It's a question that haunts all Christians, "What shall I do?" In other words, how do we walk the walk? How do we remain faithful? What is God's will in our lives? We get some solid answers in the story of John the Baptist.
What does it mean to live the Christian life? What does the love of Christ look like in our daily lives?
What does it mean to live the Christian life? What does the love of Christ look like in our daily lives?
How committed to God are you? What you do answers that question. Wisdom ultimately calls us to holiness, to do what Gods says in every area of our lives.
As we see Jesus in two houses, His heavenly Father's and His earthy father's house, we see how He is fully God and fully man. Why is that important?
The Christmas story, as related in the Scriptures, is vastly different than the one commonly told.
Why did God save us? We get the answer in Zechariah's redemption story. We see it in his obedience and the resulting prophecy.
Mary meets Elizabeth and receives honor. Then, she sings a beautiful hymn. What does that have to do with us?
Wisdom is essential for life. It is the founding principle of creation. Are you structuring you're life according to wisdom?
Elizabeth received evidence that made her certain of God's promise. WHat does that mean to us?
The foundation of our faith in not in worldly wisdom, but in the power of God. Our faith depends on facts, not philosophy and ideas.
We see the consequences the priests of Israel suffer for putting God on the back shelf.
Pollution hurts! We find out that the priests in Malachi's time have made two grave errors. They are dishonoring God's name and offering polluted sacrifices. What can we learn from this?
While Samson's story bears some similarities to that of Christ, a closer look at his life reveals some startling differences.
Deut. 6:5-9 is arguably the most important scripture in both the Old and New Testaments. This sermon looks at why it should touch everything we do and think.
Be faithful, to God and to your spouse. Adultery and fornication are offensive to God because they violate his design for marriage and the family. Likewise, we can commit adultery against God when we worship our idols.
How do you live for God in a world that is opposed to Christ? Vigilantly guard your whole being by walking in Godly wisdom. The struggle of every generation is the same, between what's right and wrong, and our sinful nature. The answer to that struggle is the same too, Christ Jesus himself.
Wisdom calls us to be people of goodwill, who treat others with God's goodness. We should do good whenever we can, living peaceably with our neighbors.
With two main characters who share 5 things in common and differ in 5 ways this parable identifies the elect.
The sermon delivered to a gypsy village in Romania where the gospel had never been presented.
The blessing of wisdom is a deep and abiding peace, a peace born of trust in God, a trust born of wisdom. We have peace because we trust that Christ has overcome the world, and because we walk in wisdom with a clear conscience, having lived with integrity.
Walking in the way of wisdom means learning to trust God with our whole heart - and demonstrating that trust by submitting our wealth and our will to God. In Christ we are complete - he's all we need.
If you genuinely seek God's wisdom, he'll give it to you in abundance, delivering you from evil, unlike those who reject wisdom. Are you seeking Godly wisdom, or walking in darkness?
While the sacrament is vital and meaningful, the full meaning of baptism lies in all it represents.
Communion is so much more than a sacrament we observe poriodically. But what exactly is it?
We see what the results of God's loving chastisment should be in what we do, why we do it and what God does.
We see our relationship to God described in three ways: the calll, who is called and what we are called to.
Zephaniah makes three proclamations. We hear about the prophet's indictment, the Lord's judgment on Jerusalem and the judgment coming on all the world. What should our response as Christians be to all this doom and gloom?
We find the scriptural mandate for pastoral care in three passages. One gives us the commandment regarding care, another provides the strategy and the third sets the example.