Calvary Baptist Church in Jasper, Florida: Recent Episodes
Patrick Murphy
Soldiers give blood, sweat and tears for our freedom. Jesus Christ did the same for our spiritual freedom. What are we willing to give in response?
To rise up together, believers should have the same mission, like-mindedness and be willing to minister to others.
To rise up tomorrow, there are things believers should not put their hope in and there is a God who believers should place their hope in.
To rise up tough, one has to prepare, realize that tough times are inevitable, understand that God will be our ultimate source of “toughness” and don’t quit.
As Israel’s journey continues, we see their rebellion in the conflicting spy reports about Canaan and more complaints as a result of the reports. This was followed by Moses coming between his people and God, God making a conclusion about this people and then a collapse at the hands of the Amalekites and Canaanites.
As Israel’s journey continues, we see their rebellion in their complaints about meat, the contention of Miriam and Aaron against Moses…
The Golden Calf scene illustrates the immorality of the people, a bad initiative by Aaron, intercession by Moses, indignation by Moses, and a question of intention to the people.
At Mount Sinai, God established a new covenant with His people and also gave the Ten Commandments to His people to show them how to fulfill its role as being a holy nation in the world.
Moses’ song of celebration illustrates that salvation is TO God’s high place, homey place and holy place.
As the Jews arrived at the shoreline, they could do nothing but stand still, remain silent and trust the Lord solely to save.
Because of sin, a holy God requires a sacrifice from every single person without exception
The deliverer’s experience was marked by a miracle, murder, movement, marriage, manifestation and a mission.
Joseph solves dreams. Joseph succeeds. Joseph scrutinizes and supplies for his family as eventually Israel settles in Egypt.
If we adore, bless, challenge, direct and exemplify, we will have a good head-start towards leaving a positive legacy.
Jacob deceived his brother Esau twice, departed from Esau because he didn’t want to die and Jacob also declared an oath to a God who is determined to bless the nations through this promised lineage.
Before the birth of Isaac, Sarai was childless, Abraham expressed confidence in God, they experienced complications, God changed their names and God established a new covenant.
Abram is called to part from his homeland to go to a land God proclaims. God also gives Abraham seven promises.
The story of the Tower of Babel is a story about selfish desires, disorientation and dispersal.
God commanded Noah, carried Noah’s family through the waters of judgment, commissioned mankind to be fruitful and multiply and confirmed a new covenant with Noah and creation.
In the account of Cain and Abel, we see a heart matter, an unwillingness to master sin, an act of murder and and an act of mercy.
If we seek the dead among the empty tomb, we will get death. However, if we seek the living, we will get life.
The Genesis account of The Fall consists of a drawing, doubt, delight, disobedience, development, disaster, and detachment.
In the rest of the creation story, we see let up, labor, limits, loneliness, life and a command to leave.
In the creation account of Genesis 1, God spoke things into existence, saw that His creation was good, shaped man in His image and set man apart as special.
The believer’s victory formation consists of a faith that ~conquers~, a Triune God who ~confirms~ and a salvation that is ~certain~.
In 1 John 4, we see authentic love considered, communicated, consisted, confirmed, completed, commenced and commanded.
John tells believers to gauge the spirits of truth and error. The spirit of truth confesses the Gospel, is greater than the spirit of error, and those who know God gives heed to it.
As believers, we are God’s progenies presently, we have a promise to be like Him and this hope purifies us.
John instructs believers to not love the world because the three main evils of the world are the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life.
Those who don’t love others are in total darkness, walk in that darkness and don’t know where they’re going but those who love others are in the light.
As we examine the 107th Psalm and compare it to 2023, we see circumstances of distress, cries to the Lord and calls to give thanks to God for His goodness and mercy
In “Emmanuel: God With Us”, the US being referred to includes those who are damaged, lost, weary and sinful.
In “Emmanuel: God With Us”, Jesus is not merely NEAR us, ABOVE us or BELOW us. He is WITH us.
In “Emmanuel: God With Us”, Jesus of Nazareth is the GOD being referred to. We can see His Divinity in his names Jesus, Christ and Emmanuel.
Jesus Christ is our advocate, atoning sacrifice and offers to be these things to all of the world.
If we confess our sins, we will receive the matchless mercy of God, which is displayed by His faithfulness, justice, and forgiveness.
John exhorts Christians to acknowledge the goodness of God, admit our failures, and align our lives with the light of God.
In the first 4 verses of the first chapter of 1 John, we see this real life revealed, experienced and shared.
As veterans in the Lord’s army, may we be willing to serve, sacrifice, be strong and have stamina for the sake of the Gospel.
As followers of Christ, we shouldn’t seek to be well said, well played, or well-off. Instead, we should seek to be able to hear “well done”.
We will characterize faithfulness, show a counter to faithfulness, examine some cases of faithfulness and look at Christ’s faithfulness.
As we look at the word “servant”, we will examine the definition of the word “servant”, the different deities that people serve, the distinction of the Lord God and the design of Christ that we should all follow.
The last chapter of Habakkuk contains a call for revival, a commentary on God’s greatness and a commitment to faith.
Babylon is condemned for excessive greed, relying on wealth, violence and injustice, drunkenness and their idolatry.
Today we see that the unsaved person can’t sleep, is never satisfied and needs to submit to El Shaddai.
Habakkuk 2:4 is the key verse in this book and is one the most underrated and challenging verses in the Bible. It says that the righteous will live by faith.
God has the final answer to prayer and this answer is fixed, not false, and always fitting.
When it comes to prayer, believers worship God, sometimes wonder why God does what He does, worry about circumstances and wait for more answers.
Go to God even when it feels like He doesn’t hear or help us, He isn’t fair and things are falling apart around us.
The Believer’s Declaration of Independence consists of depravity, destruction and deliverance.
True bravery is exemplified when we face and overcome doubt in our design, weariness in our work and unreliability in our relationships.
Randy Travis sings of a love that is fixed, final, forgiving and forever. The only true love that fits those criteria is God’s love.
In this song, Bono indicates a search for significance, a pursuit of pleasure and a conclusion about Christ.
The writer of “Something to Believe In” gives 4 reasons for lack of faith in God: hypocrisy, war, personal loss and homelessness.
The final three fruits of the Spirit are “Selfward” in nature and are enumerated as faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
The second three fruits of the Spirit are “Manward” in nature and are enumerated as patience, kindness and goodness.
The first three fruits of the Spirit are “Godward” in nature and are enumerated as love, joy and peace. I apologize for the sound quality this time. There was a mistake but hope it’s good enough.
On the first Easter morning, we see a standard duty, a strange discovery, a spectacular declaration, and specific directions which led to a sincere delivery.
As the crucifixion approaches, we see the calmness of Christ, the choice of the crowd and the contempt of the cohort.
Peter’s roller coaster ride was filled with a reckless statement, repose, rejection, remembrance, remorse, restoration and reconciliation.
In the scene of Jesus’ praying in the garden of Gethsemane, we see Jesus shaken, supplicating and submitting to the Father while the disciples slept
The alabaster jar represented waste to some people and worship to others. How we see it can determine our walk with God.
In Jesus’ “Olivet Discourse”, we see a statement, signs, suffering people, the sharing of the Gospel, the coming of the Son of Man, surety and a challenge for believers to stay sharp.
In Jesus’ “Olivet Discourse”, we see a statement, signs, suffering people, the sharing of the Gospel, the coming of the Son of Man, surety and a challenge for believers to stay sharp.*
In Jesus’ “Olivet Discourse”, we see a statement, signs, suffering people, the sharing of the Gospel, the coming of the Son of Man, surety and a challenge for believers to stay sharp.
Jesus says that the greatest commandment is that the Lord is one, we should love the Lord our God completely and we should love others as ourselves.
Even when bad things happen and it seems that others have abandoned us, as Christians, we can continue to wait expectantly for the Lord because He cares for us.*
As we take a brief look at some parallels between the manna and Jesus, we will see that God Almighty solved a problem by providing for His people in perplexing fashion. The only requirement of the people was to partake of the heavenly bread.
As we take a brief look at some parallels between Moses and Jesus, we will see that God provided a mediator for His people who both experience humble beginnings, escape murderous plots and emancipate people out of captivity.
In the last passage of Mark 11, we see a challenge, a counter question, a conundrum, a confession and a conclusion.
May we all be thankful for the simplicity of the gospel, the sufficiency of the Father and salvation through the cross.
Whenever Jesus saw retail and robbery in the wrong place (the temple), we see Jesus’ righteous reaction, the reason for His anger and the results of His anger.
God’s upside down kingdom is characterized by changing what one seeks, being willing to serve and being a living sacrifice.
In Mark’s account of the Triumphal Entry, we see unwavering preparation, willing participants and worshipful praise.
The prayer of the unashamed is personal, pretenseless, plain, and persistent and this often leads to pursuit.
While the rich young ruler may have been sincere, he was self-righteous, was not willing to sacrifice his wealth to follow Jesus, and he went away sorrowful.
As Christians, we should possess child-like qualities such as feebleness, sincere faith and a willingness to follow Jesus.
In today’s passage, we will learn about the “Who?”, “What?”, “Why?” and “When?” as it pertains to marriage and divorce.
In this passage, Jesus gives three serious warnings: to not lead others to sin, to deal with sin and to be salty.
In our passage today, we see a dire situation, a doubtful statement and a dominant Savior.
Just like our first responders, may we never forget the service, sacrifice and selflessness of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In our look at the Transfiguration, we have the permutation itself, the participants involved, the purpose in regard to the event and the problem inside the disciples’ hearts.*
Being a true disciple of Christ requires one to contradict, carry and chase. These things are very challenging so we must have strong conviction.
In response to a question, Jesus blesses Peter. In response to a statement, Jesus bashes Peter.
The Pharisees had bad intentions while the disciples were ignorant regarding Christ’s identity.
Followers of Christ should have a hunger for Him exemplified by pursuit, persistence and pleasure.
The religious leaders used tradition as a basis for their views on cleanliness but Jesus denounced the tradition and claimed that what comes from inside a person is what defiles them, not what comes from the outside.
People recognized the power of Jesus, reacted immediately, realized their desperateness and received renewal.
Recognizing Jesus in the storm requires us to trust His perception, presence and power.
In the miraculous feeding of the 5,000, we see Jesus’ compassion for the disciples and the crowd, a caring command to feed the people, a confounded response by the disciples, and the completion of the miracle.
In two miracles from our passage today, Jesus healed a woman who had hemorrhages for 12 years after she touched His robe and He resurrected a 12 year old girl after touching her hand.
In this passage, evil spirits beg Jesus, the people beg Jesus to leave and the healed man begged to stay with Jesus.
A parental pattern to pursue is one that consists of position, posture, petition, patience, perseverance, praise and provision.
Even though storms arise in our lives, God is still in control in spite of His perceived silence. God is all-powerful and we should, therefore, have faith in Him.
In our passage today, Jesus tells 3 stories: one about a lamp stand, one about growing seed and one about a mustard seed. We can learn something from each story.
Super moms are not forgotten, feed their children and have faith in God even while facing difficult times.
All Christians are to spread the Gospel and leave the results up to God because the listener’s hearts may be hard, shallow, divided but some will be good.
Without the resurrection of Christ, there are things we don’t have. But, because the tomb is empty, we have awesome treasures! The resurrection changes everything!
In our passage today, Jesus faces accusations, answers those who attributed His work to Satan, admonishes the religious leaders about the unforgivable sin and makes an appalling statement about true family relationships.
The divisions of people coming to Jesus in our passage today were droves, diseased, demon-possessed and disciples.
While traditions are important, they shouldn’t interfere with what Jesus desires because He is the supreme authority in our lives.
While traditions are important, they shouldn’t interfere with what Jesus desires because He is the supreme authority in our lives.
In Mark 2:18-22, Jesus introduced a new era where the norm was joy and where the new was to replace the old.
In Mark 2:1-12, we see extraordinary faith, extraordinary response and an extraordinary reaction.
Jesus is God and has authority. In our passage today, we see that Jesus taught, delivered and healed with authority.
In Mark 1:14-20, Jesus makes three requests of people: to repent, believe and follow. True disciples will do all three.
Christ’s humanity and divinity is seen in times of triumph and in times of trial or temptation.
John the Baptist serves as the herald for Jesus Christ by preparing the way, proclaiming a baptism of repentance and pointing to Christ as the King.
In the final chapter of the book of Jonah, we see Jonah’s reproach and request along with God’s reproof of Jonah.
Resolute Jonah proceeded to Ninevah, preached the message God had given him and the people believed God and repented.
While Jonah relied on God in his distress, devastation, desperation and in his decision, God proved worthy of Jonah’s reliance.
When you are in rebellion against God, your actions affect both you and those around you.
As veterans in the Lord’s army, may we be willing to serve, sacrifice, be strong and have stamina for the sake of the Gospel.
Prayer should permeate our lives as Christians. We should pray at ALL times in the Spirit, with ALL kinds of prayers, alertly with ALL perseverance and for ALL the saints.
The Sword of the Spirit is the first offensive part of the armor of God and it represents the Word of God. In order to use it correctly, you must practice.
The helmet of salvation is the fifth part of the armor of God. It’s a Possession you must Have; it Protects your Head and it Provides Hope.
Because we are under aggressive attack from Satan, we must put on the shield of faith. This faith should be complete and should affect everything in our lives. In addition, our faith is strengthened by the community of other Christians.
The boots are the third part of the armor of God. The boots symbolize the Gospel of peace.
Because our eternal home is worth it, coming home is marked by confession, restoration and celebration.
The first two parts of the full armor of God are the belt of truth and the breastplate of righteousness. The belt symbolizes preparedness, permanence and productivity while the breastplate symbolizes protection.
Because we are in a real fight—not against flesh and blood but against evil spiritual forces, we should take up the full armor of God and stand firmly.
Before entering the fight, we have to depend on God’s strength and be dressed for battle.
As slaves of Christ, our work should reflect submission, sincerity, strenuousness and a splendid attitude, as someone serving Christ rather than society.
While the child should obey and honor the parents, parents should not provoke their children but bring them up in the Lord.
The marriage relationship includes parts to play, purposes for these parts, and should be a picture of the relationship between Christ and the church.
Christians who desire a closer walk with Christ should be watchful, wise and strive to know and follow God’s will for their lives.
Good fathers are men of faith, are advocates for their faith and family, turn up, have humility and endurance, and are willing to reconcile with their children.
As people of Christ, it is improper to have things like immorality, impurity, greed and vulgar speech be a part of our lives. Instead, we should practice praise and gratitude, realizing that God is perfect and there is punishment for sin.
As Christians, we should live as the sweetly loved children of God and as the sacrificial Child of God.
As Christians, we should discipline our anger, deal with it directly and not deliver the devil an opportunity to destroy us.
As Christians, we should not lie but tell the truth mostly because we are part of God’s family.
Our former walks before Christ were marked by a darkness of the mind, a deadness of the soul and a depravity of life.
The marks of Christian maturity are doctrinal stability, truth joined with love and faithfully fulfilling your function within the body of Christ.
While SOME roles in the church are for equipping Christians for the work of the ministry, ALL Christians are to strive for unity and grow in our spiritual maturity, which is measured by Christ’s fullness.
As Christians, we were given different spiritual gifts by Christ, who descended to earth and then ascended above the heavens.
The seven “ones” that make up the church’s unity are one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord Jesus, one faith, one baptism and one God the Father.
A worthy walk is characterized by humility, gentleness, patience, forbearance, love, striving for unity and peace making.
Paul wants the Ephesians to comprehend and know God’s incomprehensible love so that they may be filled with Him.
In the first part of his second prayer for the Ephesians, Paul praises God and petitions God.
In Christ, we may approach God with boldness and confidence because we know He has a grand plan. So, when affliction comes, we don’t have to be discouraged!
In Ephesians 3:8-10, Paul wants to impart the unsearchable riches of Christ to the Gentiles, intimate the hidden mystery to all people, and indicate God’s multi-faceted wisdom to the cosmic powers.
In Paul’s digression, he claims that his calling concerned the grace of God, involved a great mystery of redemption and had particular reference to Gentiles.
While we experienced much suffering in 2020, God is in the midst and one day will be acknowledged as Lord by all.
From the Gospels, we see that the Christmas story is rooted in history, requires our repentance, requests our worship and restores our relationship.
Paul encouraged the Ephesians to remember their former roots, realize their spiritual depravity and relish their reconciliation.
In Ephesians 2:8-10, Paul describes what salvation is, what salvation is not and what salvation looks like.
Before we came to Christ, we lived a zombie-like existence marked by death, enslavement and condemnation.
As Christians, we should PRAY to KNOW GOD BETTER, to KNOW GOD’S RICHES and to KNOW GOD’S POWER.
According to Ephesians 1:7-10 , we have redemption through the blood of Christ, remission of sins by grace, and revelation of God’s perfect will.
According to Psalm 133, not only is Christian unity both good and pleasant but it satisfactorily anoints, heals, welcomes and refreshes.
According to Psalm 100, thankful people will sing, serve, step in a certain way and see several things about God.
The 63rd Psalm encourages us to pursue God passionately, give praise to Him consistently, and find our peace in Him exclusively.
This is part 1 of our look at the 51st Psalm as we continue to pass through the Book of Psalms. We will look specifically at David’s sin with Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11. Next week we will have part 2 called “Rocky Road of Repentance”.
As we journey through the book of Psalms, our stop today is in the 24th Psalm as we look at the idea that everything is reserved for God...we have responsibilities...and God reigns.
As we journey through the book of Psalms, we stop today to look at the first half of Psalm 8.
This is part 3 of the Who’s Your One? series. Credit to Johnny Hunt for the outline of today’s message.
Sermon 2 in a series where we focus on sharing the Gospel with at least one person. I want to credit Jason Gaston for the outline along with a few illustrations in today’s message.
Week 1 of our “Who’s Your One?” Series. Credit to J.D. Greear for the outline of this message.
As we look back and we look forward, we revisit 12 questions for our church and for people individually.
This is the second part of two part message where we parallel the famous novella “A Christmas Carol” to Lazarus and the rich man.
This is first part of two part message where we parallel the famous novella “A Christmas Carol” to Lazarus and the rich man.
In honor of the popular Christmas carol, “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”, we ask the question, “What if it were Jesus rather than Santa coming to town?”
We finish our series of comparing people from the Bible with popular reality shows by looking at the life of David in comparison to “America’s Got Talent”.
Part 1 of two part message focusing on life of Joseph as it relates to the tv show “The Amazing Race”.
Guest speaker and Associational mission strategist for the Suwannee Baptist Association Andy Jordan preaches from Psalm 145
First sermon in series where we parallel some popular TV shows with real people in the Bible.
Philippians 4:14-20 As we look at the idea of giving, there is a representation of giving, a reason for giving, rigor in giving and a reward for giving. We will look at the last two today.
Philippians 4:10-13 Is the popular Bible verse “I can do all things through Christ” misinterpreted?
Philippians 4:8-9 Paul gives the Philippians 8 things to think about and follows that up with the idea of RIGHT LIVING.
Philippians 4:8 tells us things that we should think about (marks of us, matter to us and be on our mind)
As we go through the book of Philippians, we are in week 14 today. This is part 2 of a two-part series where we examine Philippians 4:4.
We will look at the idea of joy from Philippians 4:4. This is part 1 of two part series.
Week 12 of journey through Philippians. This week’s sermon focuses on Philippians 3:17-4:1.