Reformation Baptist Church Wetumpka

1. The Temple of God: God’s Holy Dwelling-Place (2 Corinthians 6:16b)

2 Cor 6:16 What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God;

• To be the temple of God is to be the place of God’s liturgical prescriptions

• To be the temple of God is to be the place of God’s indwelling presence

• To be the temple of God is to be the place of God’s displayed power

2. The Promise of God: God’s Favorable Presence (2 Corinthians 6:16c)

2 Cor 6:16 …as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

• Divine Promise 1: “I will make my dwelling among them”

• Divine Promise 2: “I will… walk among them”

• Divine Promise 3: “I will be their God”

• Divine Promise 4: “they shall be my people”

3. The Charge of God: Separating from Sin (2 Corinthians 6:17)

• Divine Command 1: v. 17: “go out from their midst”

• Divine Command 2: v. 17: “and be separate from them” adding, “says the Lord”

• Divine Command 3: v. 17: “and touch no unclean thing”

4. The Fatherhood of God: Becoming God’s Children (2 Corinthians 6:17-18)

2 Cor 6:17 …then I will welcome you, 18 and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”

• Divine Promise 1: v. 17: “I will welcome you”

• Divine Promise 2: v. 18: “and I will be a father to you”

• Divine Promise 3: v. 18: “and you shall be sons and daughters to me”

• Fathers rule

• Fathers train

• Fathers discipline

• Fathers restrain

• Fathers sanctify

• Fathers exemplify

• Fathers provide

• Fathers protect

• Fathers love

• Fathers bless

1. The Pain of Distant Hearts: Open Your Hearts (2 Cor 6:11-13)

2. The Charge to Distinct Lives: Separate Your Lives (2 Cor 6:14-16a)

• This is not isolationism

• This is also not syncretism

• Question 1: What partnership?

• Question 2: What fellowship?

• Question 3: What accord?

• Question 4: What portion?

• Question 5: What agreement?

2 Cor 6:16 …For we are the temple of the living God;…

 

Recorded Sunday, July 20th of 2025

Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 6:5-10

1. Be Receptive to God’s Grace (2 Corinthians 6:1-2)

2. Be Receptive to Faithful Ministry (2 Corinthians 6:3-10)

• The Sufferings of Faithful Ministry (verses 4-5)

• The Weapons of Faithful Ministry (verses 6-7)

• The Fluctuations of Faithful Ministry (verse 8)

• The Paradox of Faithful Ministry (verses 9-10)

 

Recorded Sunday, July 13th of 2025

In today’s sermon, Pastor Brandon Scroggins exposits 2 Corinthians 6:1–5 in a message titled “Now Is the Time.” This passage delivers an urgent call to receive God’s grace with faith, to endure in trials, and to recognize the true credentials of faithful Christian ministry.

Rooted in the context of Paul’s heartfelt plea to the Corinthian church, this sermon challenges believers to avoid receiving God’s grace in vain. Pastor Brandon walks us through how genuine ministers suffer, labor, and persevere, not for the praise of man but for the glory of God. We are reminded that the present moment is the divinely appointed season of salvation and sanctification.

Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10

1. Be Receptive to God’s Grace (2 Corinthians 6:1-2)

2. Be Receptive to Faithful Ministry (2 Corinthians 6:3-10)

• The Sufferings of Faithful Ministry (verses 4-5)

• The Weapons of Faithful Ministry (verses 6-7)

• The Fluctuations of Faithful Ministry (verse 8)

• The Paradox of Faithful Ministry (verses 9-10)

 

Recorded Sunday, July 6th of 2025

Sermon Title: “The Great Exchange”

Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 5:18-21

1. A New Creation: The Doctrine of Regeneration (2 Corinthians 5:16-17)

2. A New Relation: The Doctrine of Reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:18-20)

3. A New Transaction: The Doctrine of Imputation (2 Corinthians 5:21)

Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 5:16-20

1. A Renewed Relation: The Doctrine of Reconciliation

(2 Corinthians 5:16-17)

2. A New Creation: The Doctrine of Regeneration

(2 Corinthians 5:18-20)

 

Recorded Sunday, June 22nd of 2025

Sermon Text: Colossians 3:18-21

1. Wives Submit (Colossians 3:18)

2. Husbands Love (Colossians 3:19)

3. Children Obey (Colossians 3:20)

4. Fathers Train (Colossians 3:21)

 

Recorded Sunday, June 15th of 2025

Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 5:11-15

1. Discerning a Ministry of Integrity (2 Corinthians 5:11)

2. Defending a Man of Sincerity (2 Corinthians 5:12-13)

3. Declaring a Message of Humility (2 Corinthians 5:14-15)

 

Recorded Sunday, June 8th of 2025

In this powerful and convicting expositional sermon, Pastor Brandon Scroggins walks us through 2 Corinthians 5:6–10, challenging us to examine the aim and trajectory of our lives in light of eternity. What is the true bullseye for the believer? How does walking by faith—not by sight—transform our priorities, decisions, and daily living? This message unpacks the biblical call to courage, Christ-centered ambition, and readiness for the judgment seat of Christ.

 

Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10

1. Our Courage: Whether in joy or sorrow, we walk by faith

(2 Cor 5:6-7)

2. Our Aim: Whether we live or die, we please God

(2 Cor 5:8-9)

3. Our Summons: Whether for good or bad, we have a court date coming

(2 Cor 5:10)

Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 5:1-5

1. Our Earthly Destruction: We will be divinely raised (2 Cor 5:1)

2. Our Inward Groan: We will be completely glorified (2 Cor 5:2-4)

3. Our Eternal Hope: We have God’s guarantee (2 Cor 5:5)

 

Recorded Sunday, May 25th of 2025