Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This week we continued our Lenten Series by discovering that, as we become followers and believers of Jesus, we are called to live a Christian Life. We can't continue in the life of sin we lived in before. And a key in living a Christian Life is the call to be humble. I'd love to hear your comments!
Topics: humble, humility
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This week we start our Lenten Series titled Lent: Reflection & Preparation. This weeks message talks about death, not the most fascinating topic, but do we really think of death in the right terms? What is the Biblical view of death?
Topics: death, dying, victory, christ.
A sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This week, Pastor Steve talks about the calling of the first of Jesus' disciples. What can we learn about this for our lives today.
Topics: Fellowship, relationship, service, kingdom
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This week look at the presentation of Jesus at the Temple, and Simeon's words of prophecy to Mary. There are some messages in here for us, today, too.
Topics: king, Lord, pierce
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church, Wavelry, NY. Unfortunately, we don't have video this week, but here is the audio. This week we are starting a new series titled The Christmas Option, based on the book by Jonathan Malm, this series tells the Christmas Story in a unique and powerful way. This week we’ll see that disappointments in life can be opportunities to worship, to trust God, and to encourage others.
Topics: Disappointment, reputation, control, interruptions
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. There are a lot of things in life that we don't understand. But is there something that we do? Is there something we can count on?
Topics: faith, confidence, truth
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This week we are continuing our summer series titled The Creed . We are examining those things that are most fundamental about our faith, using the Apostles' Creed. This week we see the powerful resurrection - Jesus is Alive! The impossible is possible!
Topics: resurrection, new life, hope, comfort
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This week we are continuing our summer series titled The Creed . We are examining those things that are most fundamental about our faith, using the Apostles' Creed - this week, we see that Jesus suffered on the cross for our sins, and see why it was necessary
Topics: savior, atonement, suffering servant
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This week we are continuing our summer series titled The Creed . We are examining those things that are most fundamental about our faith, using the Apostles' Creed - this week, we come to the Ascension of Jesus. We know that Jesus ascended to the right hand of God/. The ascension of Jesus should give us hope and comfort.
Topics: ascension, Holy Spirit, assurance
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This week we are continuing our summer series titled The Creed . We are examining those things that are most fundamental about our faith, using the Apostles' Creed - this week, we come to the Ascension of Jesus. We know that Jesus ascended to the right hand of God/. The ascension of Jesus should give us hope and comfort.
Topics: Ascension, Holy Spirit, Assurance
Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This is the second week of our series, Can't Stop This Feeling. This week's message is titled Choosing Gratitude. Choosing to be thankful for what God has done is a key to lasting joy. When we remember what God has already done, it helps us trust him to continue to be faithful.
Topics: hope, jesus, living hope, salvation, born again
Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church in Waverly, NY. We are in a five-week series titled Chosen. This series looks at five different passages that highlight Jesus’ pursuit of those many would label “outcasts.” In the series, we’ll be discussing characters like Zacchaeus, the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet, a leper, and the thief on the cross. In each of these situations, Jesus often goes out of His way to reach those who are left out. To Jesus, these individuals are not...
Topics: Zacchaeus, unloved, grace, invitation, salvation
After hearing the religious leaders grumble about his attitude toward sinners, Jesus tells three parables that illustrate God’s extravagant love for the lost. It doesn’t matter what we’ve done or how far we’ve wandered; God chooses us and is actively pursuing us to come back to Him.
Topics: lost, sinners, grace, forgiveness
Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. Today we look to scripture for some reasons why we worship.
Topics: Grace, command, worthy, pleasing, God
This is a sermon from First Baptist Church in Waverly, NY. We are looking at the armor of God from Ephesians 6:10-20. We get an image of a soldier ready for battle. But is this a message about doing battle? Let's explore that...
Topics: armor, battle, weapons, scripture, prayer, faith
Sermon Message from Waverly First Baptist Church. This week we look at Jesus' words, "I am the bread of life..." What does that mean? Is it still significant for us today?
Topics: physical food, spiritual food, spiritualality
Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church. This week we talk about tithing. We often shy away from this subject, pastors don't like to preach it, and people in the pews don't want to hear it, so it doesn't get discussed very often. But Jesus talked about financial matters often, so it is important. This week we'll see seven reasons for tithing.
Topics: Giving, generosity, tithing
Sermons from First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This is week three of our series on the prophet Jeremiah. At this point in the story of Jeremiah, the Babylonians have already come, and they Israelites find themselves in a captivity they can't do anything about. Jeremiah gives them advice for this time in their lives that is very relevant for us.
Topics: trouble, captivity, grace
Sermons from First Baptist Church in Waverly, NY. This is week two of our series on the prophet Jeremiah. This week we'll learn a little more about what it means to worship God. God wants more than hypocritical ritual; he desires us to worship him with our whole heart. We'll see what that means for us in our worship today.
Topics: worship, attitudes, commands
Sermon from First Baptist Church of Waverly, NY. This week we are starting a new series on the prophet Jeremiah. What I hope we’ll learn from this is how vitally important it is to stay faithful to God, even when so many people around us aren’t. We’ll see ways we might be able to share the gospel even in the midst of opposition. And finally, I hope we’ll see different ways that Jeremiah’s life displayed both his deep faith and his engagement with a people that desperately...
Topics: Promise, Calling, Sent, message
Pastor Steve gives the Sermon Message from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This week we continue looking at some lessons learned from Pastor's trip to The Cove. We'll see our mission as Christians, and how we can better fulfill it, by looking at four commissions that Jesus gives us as His followers.
Topics: Mission, sharing, evangelism
Sermons from First Baptist Church of Waverly, NY. This message looks at Isaiah's vision in Chapter 6. When he sees the vision, he feels ruin. Then, he is reconciled. Both ruined and reconciled. What can we learn from a life of ruin and reconciliation?
Topic: reconciliation
Sermon from First Baptist Church in Waverly, NY. Now we probably don’t think very much of the Day of Pentecost, we probably know that it was the day the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples in Jerusalem, but beyond that, you probably don’t know too much about it. That will be our discussion in this week.
Topics: Holy Spirit, Pentecost, Spirit, wait, together, power
Sermon from First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This is the second sermon in the book of Philemon, last week we looked at the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation. But there is another important lesson we can learn from Philemon. Paul knew he would take Onesimus back because Philemon was a man of love. What would that love look like today?
Topics: love, christ, fellowship
Sermon from First Baptist Church of Waverly, NY. This week we start a new two-week series titled Clean Break: Relationships in the Book of Philemon. This Sunday we'll explore how forgiveness should influence how we treat those over whom we have authority as we extend grace instead of demands. Even after we've been wronged we can show love and forgiveness to others.
Topics: forgiveness, reconciliation, love
Sermons from First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. In Colossians 3, Paul gives us a great road map for living a life of faith. This morning we look at that, but then jump into forgiveness, one of Paul's many steps. It's easy to hold things against others, but you'll see how dangerous that is.
Topics: Forgiveness, grace
Sermons from First Baptist Church in Waverly, NY. This week we look at sovereignty. What does it mean to say that God is sovereign? How should we live in light of God's Sovereignty?
Topics: faith, sovereign, sovereignty
This is an Easter Sunday message from First Baptist Church in Waverly, NY. Today we look at God's grace from the story of the resurrection. We'll see passages we've known for years, and see how God's grace is shown.
Topics: grace, Easter
Sermon message from First Baptist Church in Waverly, NY. In this message we explore how Jesus is the better Jonah - we'll contrast the two and see what we can learn from each.
Topics: faith, obedience, storms
Palm Sunday message at First Baptist Church in Waverly, NY. Palm Sunday is the day we remember Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. We remember the colt, the palm branches, the shouts of hosanna. But have you ever really thought about why He went?
Topics: Love, forgiveness, comfort, courage, challenge
Sermon Message from Waverly First Baptist Church. This is the fourth in our series looking at Jesus in the Old Testament. We are looking at Isaac, and some parallels between Isaac and Jesus.
Topics: sacrifice, faith, trust
In the book of Hosea we see a story of redemption - the redemption of Gomer, Hosea's wife. But in Jesus we see a better story of redemption - the redemption of all people. Jesus is the better Hosea...
Topics: sin, adultery, redemption, forgiveness
In Genesis 1, we see that God created everything there is. And when God reviewed all that He had made, He pronounced it very good. So creation after Adam was very good - today we look at why Jesus is even better...
Topics: sin, salvation, fall
This week we’re starting a new five-week series titled Better: Jesus is…. During this series we’ll be looking to see some of the ways that Christ shows up in the Old Testament. Jesus is the climax of the story of Scripture. He is the better Adam, the better Jacob, the better Jonah, and the better Hosea.
Topics: Old Testament, New Testament, promise, better
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church. This time we look at the Fruits of the Spirit, a passage we're all familiar with, in the context of another list he gave right before. With a challenge to follow the right list.
Topics: fruits, Spirit, sinful nature, Freedom
Sermon from First Baptist Church in Waverly. This is the fourth of our series on The Power of Routine. This week we look at fellowship, and the important role it plays in shaping believers.
Topics: fellowship, growth, maturity
Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church. Third in our series on Routine, or Spiritual Disciplines. This week we look at fasting. Should we as believers today be fasting? And interesting look at a discipline few do anymore.
Topics: discipline, spiritual discipline, routine, fasting
Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church. Second in a series titled The Power of Routine, this one focuses on prayer and how to make prayer a part of your daily routine.
Topics: prayer, discipline, routine
Sermons from First Baptist Church. In this series, we look at some routines, often called Christian Disciplines, that help us in our spiritual journey. In part 1, we look at Bible Reading, and we'll several reasons why Bible Reading should be part of our daily routine.
Topics: Bible, Scripture, reading
Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church - This week we look at making resolutions and setting goals, and we look at some goals that every believers should have.
Topics: goals, resolutions
Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church - this week we look at adoption. What does it mean that we have adopted as sons and daughters of God?
Topics: Love, adoption, adopted
Sermon Message from Waverly First Baptist Church - this is our Thanksgiving Message. Today we look at the idea of showing gratitude and we see that it is way more than a feeling.
Topics: thanks, thankful, thankfulness, gratitude
Sometimes life gets comfortable, and we like that. We like knowing what to expect, and the idea of new things can seem daunting, even scary. But when new things come, when bad news is heard, when things are shaken, it's trust in God that can see us through.
Topics: Trust, change
This week's text takes us to the Great Commission, some of Jesus' last words to His disciples. We'll see what this text means to us as His followers today.
Topics: Commission, evangelism, testimony
This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday on the church calendar. It's the day we remember the events of Acts 2, the Holy Spirit filling the disciples and the effects that had on them. How can get that back? How can we retrieve the power the church had at the beginning? We got a couple ideas!
Topics: Holy spirit, penecost, church
This week we'll look at a leper who was healed, and see that the greatest blessing of following Jesus is the relationship we get to have with God, rather than the gifts He gives us.
Topics: Gratitude, outcast, thankfulness, leper
This week see a woman known for her sinful lifestyle anointing Jesus with perfume. We see that Jesus not only wants a relationship with the outcast, but He wants to use them for His kingdom.
Topics: service, testimony, outcast
This series looks at five different passages that highlight Jesus' pursuit of those many might label "outcasts." This week we'll look at Zacchaeus, a tax collector, and see that Jesus loves even the people we view as "unlovable." It doesn't matter what we've done, or how far we've wandered, God is actively pursuing us to come back to Him.
Topics: forgiveness, invitation, Zacchaeus
A Sermon message about reaching out to those others don't, those outcasts in our society, those "sinners" that others like to pass by.
Topics: outcast, evangelism, ministry
As believers, we are called to love God. We are also called to honor, serve, and reach people with the gospel. When we begin to love others as Christ loved us, this love will compel us to turn our entire world into a mission field. This week we'll look three levels of our church mission - our church, our community, and our world. We'll see the importance of relationships in the local church, serving our community, and helping spread the message of Jesus Christ across the globe
Topics: Church, Missions, Evangelism
