This sermon was originally delivered at Camden Point Baptist Church in Camden Point, MO, on August 2, 2026.

Why do Christians need to talk about love? This sermon from 1 Peter 1:22-25 explains that true Christian love begins with the new birth. It is lived out in the church without hypocrisy and sustained by the unchanging gospel. Listeners are called to love others fervently because Christ first loved them and now loves through them.

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This sermon was originally delivered at Camden Point Baptist Church in Camden Point, MO, on July 26, 2026.

In this sermon on 1 Peter 1:13-21, Pastor Kenny shows how our identity as elect exiles should reshape our hope, obedience, and attitude. He calls us to prepare our minds, pursue holiness, and live in the fear of the Lord. The message challenges us to stop living by personal authority and start living by the new identity Christ has given us.

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This sermon was originally delivered at Sovereign Joy Baptist Church in Kansas City, MO, on July 19, 2026.

This sermon on Proverbs 6:20-35 warns about the unique damage of adultery. It calls listeners to seek the companionship of wisdom and avoid the companionship of the adulteress. The message shows the high cost of the sin and urges clinging to Christ for protection and grace.

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This sermon was originally delivered at Camden Point Baptist Church in Camden Point, MO, on July 12, 2026.

In this sermon on 1 Peter 1:10-12, Pastor Kenny Cecil explains the privilege we have in knowing the gospel. Prophets searched the Scriptures for details about Christ’s sufferings and glories, and angels long to understand it. This message calls us to read the Bible with gratitude and share the good news with confidence.

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This sermon was originally delivered at Camden Point Baptist Church in Camden Point, MO, on July 5, 2026.

Pastor Kenny unpacks 1 Peter 1:3-9 and asks the pressing question: Is it all worth it? — exploring how our identity as born-again elect exiles gives us a living hope and an incorruptible inheritance that makes today’s trials temporary and purposeful.

Peter’s doxology reminds us that God the Father, through the resurrection of Christ, has caused us to be born again to a guaranteed salvation protected by His power, even as various trials test and refine our faith like gold in the fire.

If you’re weary, doubting, or wondering whether perseverance is worth it, this message will lift your eyes to the coming inheritance and fuel joyful endurance in Christ.

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This sermon was originally delivered at Camden Point Baptist Church in Camden Point, MO, on June 28, 2026.

In the opening sermon of our 1 Peter series, Pastor Kenny unpacks the letter’s rich greeting, showing how the triune God transforms condemned sinners into elect exiles—chosen by the Father, sanctified by the Spirit, and redeemed by Christ’s blood.

As spiritual sojourners scattered in a hostile world, Christians are called to holiness amid suffering, with our identity anchored in God’s eternal purpose.

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This sermon was originally delivered at Camden Point Baptist Church in Camden Point, MO, on June 21, 2026.

In this sermon from Luke 9, we’re invited to see the Transfiguration as Jesus’ guarantee of future glorification for Himself and His disciples, strengthening our perseverance today. Through the mountain setting after eight days, the radiant signs of His glory with Moses and Elijah, and the Father’s voice from the cloud, Scripture reveals Christ as the fulfillment of the Old Testament—the unique Son who transforms our humble state into conformity with His glory. Listen in as Kenny explores how this vision calls us to read the whole Bible as Christian Scripture and anchors our hope in the eternal inheritance awaiting those united to Him.

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This sermon was originally delivered at Sovereign Joy Baptist Church in Kansas City, MO, on May 3, 2026.

In this sermon from Proverbs 2, we’re invited to see wisdom as a holistic pursuit that shapes worship, daily living, and our eternal hope. Scripture reveals that those who earnestly seek God’s wisdom don’t just gain knowledge—they grow in reverence for the Lord and walk in righteousness, guarded from destructive paths. True wisdom, sourced from God and embodied in Christ, leads us to live faithfully today while fixing our eyes on a lasting inheritance. Listen in as Kenny explores what it takes to get wisdom, how to use it, and where it ultimately leads.

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This sermon was originally delivered at Shawnee Heights Baptist Church in Topeka, KS, on February 1, 2026.

In this sermon from Jeremiah 6:14-17, Kenny Cecil explores the dangers of spiritual complacency in ancient Judah and its relevance to today’s churches.

The message first profiles leaders who lack an appetite for holiness: they deceive themselves and others by offering superficial peace amid sin (6:14-15a) and ultimately receive destruction as judgment (6:15b). He then examines the profile of a people with no appetite for holiness: they reject God’s Word, lacking delight and obedience while forfeiting spiritual rest (6:16), and they reject God’s teachers, lacking wisdom and discernment while forfeiting spiritual protection (6:17). The sermon calls listeners to recognize self-deception, repent, and pursue holiness for true peace in Christ.

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This sermon was originally delivered at Emmanuel Chinese Baptist Church in Overland Park, KS, on August 27th, 2023.

In this sobering exposition of Matthew 25:31–46—the Sheep and the Goats—Kenny caps the Olivet Discourse with Jesus’ stark vision of final judgment: the Son of Man enthroned, separating righteous sheep (destined for eternal life) from accursed goats (bound for eternal fire) based on treatment of “the least of these my brothers” (persecuted believers). He confronts modern aversion to hell’s reality, linking good works to election’s fruit—general revelation condemns all, but special revelation through gospel-sharing saves the elect. Amid warnings of unrepentant torment, Kenny offers hope: Christ returns to renew all, vanquish enemies, and fulfill promises. He urges Christians to hope in sovereignty, non-believers to submit in repentance, and the church to seek lost sheep through evangelism.

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