Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister
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Title: The Gospel of Saul Christ: A King’s Fall and God’s Faithfulness
Date: August 27, 2025
Passage: I Samuel 31:1-11 In this powerful message, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister unpacks the final chapter of Saul’s life from 1 Samuel 31:1-11. Despite Saul’s disobedience and tragic end, God’s sovereignty and faithfulness shine through, pointing us to the ultimate King, Jesus Christ, who triumphs where human leaders fail. I Samuel 31:1-11
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

Lifepoint Baptist Church
Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister
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Title: The Coming Day of the Lord
Date: August 24, 2025
Passage: Genesis 7:1-5 What does it mean to walk faithfully with God in a world that rejects Him? In this message, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister explores Noah’s example of obedience in Genesis 7:1-5, highlighting how trust and submission to God’s commands prepare us for His divine protection and purpose. Genesis 7:1-5
1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.
4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
5 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

Lifepoint Baptist Church
Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister
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Title: Running the Race
Date: August 24, 2025
Passage: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 How do we become the person God created us to be? In this message, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister unpacks Paul’s analogy of running a race from 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Discover the importance of discipline, focus, and perseverance in pursuing God’s purpose for your life with eternal rewards in view. 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

Lifepoint Baptist Church
Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister
lpforme.com Wednesday Night Sermon
Title: How Do You Respond to Grace?
Date: August 20, 2025
Passage: I Samuel 30:10-20 In this message, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister explores David's pursuit and recovery of all that was lost to the Amalekites, drawing lessons on how believers should respond to God's grace through faith, perseverance, and generosity. I Samuel 30:10-20
10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.
18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.

Lifepoint Baptist Church
Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister
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Title: Grace at Work: God's Response to Sin
Date: August 17, 2025
Passage: Genesis 6:5-13 In this powerful message, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister explores Genesis 6:5-13, where God observes the overwhelming wickedness of humanity and determines to bring judgment. Yet, even in judgment, God's grace shines through. Discover how this passage challenges us to examine our hearts and trust in God's righteousness. Genesis 6:5-13
5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Lifepoint Baptist Church
Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister
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Title: Knowledge in Action: Balancing Liberty and Love
Date: August 17, 2025
Passage: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 How do we use our knowledge as Christians? In this message, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister dives into 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, where Paul addresses the balance between personal liberty and love for others. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. Learn how to apply biblical wisdom in a way that honors God and strengthens the church. 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.
3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.
5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)
6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
7 Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.
10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols;
11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?
12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

Lifepoint Baptist Church
Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister
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Title: How to Encourage Yourself in the Lord
Date: August 13, 2025
Passage: 1 Samuel 30:1-8 When everything seems lost, where do you turn? In this message, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister preaches from 1 Samuel 30:1-8, where David faces a devastating crisis at Ziklag. Instead of giving in to despair, David seeks God's guidance and finds grace to press forward. Learn how God's grace can provide strength and direction in your darkest moments. 1 Samuel 30:1-8
1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
2 And had taken the women captives, that were therein: they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them away, and went on their way.
3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.
4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.
8 And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all.

Lifepoint Baptist Church
Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister
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Title: Grace Greater Than Our Sin
Date: August 10, 2025
Passage: Genesis 6:1-8 In this message, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister explores the state of humanity before the flood, as described in Genesis 6:1-8. Discover how God's grief over human wickedness contrasts with His grace toward Noah, offering a timeless lesson on sin and salvation. Genesis 6:1-8
1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
3 And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5 And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.
8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

Lifepoint Baptist Church
Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister
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Title: When Marriage Is Not Good
Date: August 10, 2025
Passage: 1 Corinthians 7:35-40 In this message, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister unpacks Paul's advice to the Corinthians about marriage and singleness. Focusing on 1 Corinthians 7:35-40, he explores how believers can prioritize devotion to God, whether married or unmarried, in a world filled with distractions. 1 Corinthians 7:35-40
35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
38 So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

Lifepoint Baptist Church
Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister
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Title: Where Is God When We Need Him
Date: August 6, 2025
Passage: 1 Samuel 28:3-11 In this sermon, Pastor Jarrod Stotmeister delves into the story of King Saul seeking guidance from a medium, raising profound questions about God's silence and our search for answers in desperate times. What does this passage teach us about faith, desperation, and the presence of God? 1 Samuel 28:3-11
3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him, and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land.
4 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in Gilboa.
5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.
6 And when Saul enquired of the Lord, the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.
7 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.
8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee.
9 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?
10 And Saul sware to her by the Lord, saying, As the Lord liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing.
11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.