Waverly Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
Zach Haffecke
We are drawn to beauty. When we experience true beauty nothing else around that beauty seems worthy of our attention. When we see the gracious heart of our Gentle and Lowly Savior, it should be so beautiful to us that everything else seems to fade. Join us in Matthew 10:37-39 as we see what it looks like to be drawn into the beauty of the heart of Christ.
What does perfect compassion look like? As we spend time in Hebrews 4:14-16, we continue on the journey to see the “Gentle and Lowly” heart of Jesus in His compassion toward mankind.
Last week we spent time looking at the gentle and lowly heart of Jesus and what that means about Him. This week, we stay in Matthew 11:25-30 and see why it matters that Jesus is gentle and lowly.
As we read through Dane Ortlund’s “Gentle & Lowly” as a church family, we will be walking through Scripture that points to this nature of Jesus that is bold in Spirit and gentle in love. This week we kick off this study in the core text of “Gentle & Lowly” in Matthew 11:28-29.
What does it mean to be who God has called you to be? As we look at the life of Deborah in Judges 4:4-9 we see how God calls us and equips us in all areas of our lives to be exactly who He has made us to be.
It’s easy in this world to want to be well-known. We’re encouraged to be well-known! But surely there’s something better than being known by many, known well by none. Paul reminds us in Galatians 1:6-12 that God desires to know us well, but for us to fully embrace His pursuit of us, we must give up this dream of being well-known and instead rest in the truth that we are known well by God.
We celebrate the resurrection of Jesus on Easter! Such joy for those that choose to follow Him! What about those that think they have been forgotten, that feel they’ve been too far gone, that have no hope. We look at Luke 15:1-7 to see why Jesus died in the first place: Not just for the many, but for the one that was lost, so that they could be found.
What does it look like to please God? How can you, “Enter the joy of your Master”? He has given all believers an opportunity to steward well two gifts He has given us. We can either do well with the gifts given, or we can squander them. Matthew 25:14-29 gives us insight into what these gifts are and how we can do well and be faithful servants.
This is a brief message sharing why you haven’t heard a podcast for the last few weeks. We’re starting back up this week and look forward to diving into the Word with you again!
What is church? This question is misunderstood by the world and miscommunicated by the church. There is a right answer to this question. And when we get that answer correct, the world will understand the church and the church will be able to properly communicate their purpose easily. When that happens, amazing things will happen for the Kingdom of God.
How is true gratitude expressed? There are two major markers to determine how grateful we truly are. Hint: They sent about receiving, but about giving. Join us as we open up to Hebrews 13:15-16 and see the true heart of gratitude.
Anxiety is an inward emotion that can break us down from the inside out. We are told to, not just recognize anxiety, but celebrate it and just accept it’s part of life or we’re told to suppress the emotion. Philippians 4:4-9 provides a different perspective. When we are anxious, we need a shift in our lives.
Paul says in Ephesians 4, “Be angry and yet, do not sin.” How can we be angry and not sin? Ephesians 4:25-32 provides us insight on what sinful anger looks like and how to avoid it.
Does God want you to be happy? In Luke 8, Jesus tells a story of different soils that seed is thrown on. Only one soil produces fruit because it was willing to allow the seed to grow. Join us as we see how faithfulness to God is the only way to be truly happy.
We all experience sadness. It is an emotion that is powerful and, if we aren’t careful, sadness can be the driving force in our life. In Psalm 40, David shares what our response should be toward our sadness, what God’s response is to our sadness, and how the world will respond to our sadness if we walk through this emotion in a way that honors God.
With 2022 near, many are seeking a new beginning from this past year. What does it look like to have a completely new beginning? What was the purpose and design of the first beginning? As we start in the beginning, we’ll look at how we can truly have a new beginning.
This season is full of adventures. We are constantly taking this path and that path and at the end of these paths we hope to find some semblance of joy. Oftentimes we are discouraged that after all the running around trying to take care of the things that we’ve always done and sneaking in a little “me” time we can have a night of pure joy. Join us as we read in Matthew 2:1-12 of three paths: Two paths leading to death and destruction while the one path that led to Jesus, the Light of the World, led to joy everlasting.
In Luke 2:1-7, we see for the first time, the physical display of God’s perfect gift of love for mankind. Gifts of love are thought out, they’re done to the best of the giver’s ability, and they’re are given so that the recipient would benefit. God’s gift of salvation through Jesus Christ is perfectly thought out, it is executed to perfection, and it perfectly fits the needs of all mankind.
As we begin this Advent season we look at the true meaning of hope. Hope is not merely optimism. Hope is keeping faith that Gods will prevail while we recognize our current circumstances. Why is this important for us to realize? As we dive into Psalm 62 we see why this idea of hope is necessary for us to fully trust in God.
During the Thanksgiving season we are supposed to be thankful; but for many, this expectation is as hard to swallow as burnt turkey. How can we be thankful when it’s hard to find things to be thankful for? In this week’s sermon we dive into 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 to see how we can always be thankful.
As Paul unofficially concludes his first letter to the Corinthians, he provides this charge to hold the line. This is the overflow of our love and devotion to the One that has defeated death.
In 1 Corinthians 2:6-16 Paul speaks of mystery and wisdom. As he concludes this thought, he urges the church to have the mind of Christ. What does the mind of Christ look like? How do we have the mind of Christ? Check out this sermon as we answer these questions.