If we are all honest, we feel the world’s grip tightening around us. In a desperate attempt to seek freedom, we end up running to any number of things the world has to offer. But are we looking for freedom in the wrong place? Scripture: 2 Peter 2:18-22 Handout: Download the handout and follow along. The post Can the world provide freedom? appeared first on Sycamore Baptist Church.

We cannot be so naive as to think that false teachers couldn’t be in our church now or at some point in the near future. We have to realize they can slip in unnoticed, even if we are doing a job of shepherding the church. Learn what signs to look for in this week’s message.… The post Are false teachers in our church? appeared first on Sycamore Baptist Church.

Skepticism is on the rise. Not only skepticism but atheism. The none’s, and not the Catholic type, are growing with every passing year. But many who are skeptical or outright deny the message about Jesus do so without a true understanding of who Jesus is or even their own position. When you deny Jesus without… The post Why should we believe the message about Jesus? appeared first on Sycamore Baptist Church.

Slipping into stagnancy isn’t new, Christians have grown stagnant from the beginning. Peter’s Church was certainly not exempt, and the church today is not either. Being a stagnant Christian is just not good. It’s not good for us, our family, or our community. Which is why we must continue to grow. But growth isn’t going… The post How can we guard against being a stagnant Christian? appeared first on Sycamore Baptist Church.

We were created with a need for instruction. Thankfully, our God is a good and loving God, who not only created us that way but also desires we have what we need to understand and deal with the world in which we live. In today's passage, we learn how we can persevere through persecution. The post How can we persevere through persecution? appeared first on Sycamore Baptist Church.

For some reason, we have this idea that good leaders have to make all the decisions, that they have to give all the direction, that they have to always be in charge. Because that’s many people’s working idea of leadership, we end up with leaders who are domineering and coercive. Leaders who lead by force… The post How Should Elders Lead and the Church Respond? appeared first on Sycamore Baptist Church.

If we are going to see trials as beneficial, then a perspective shift needs to take place. We need to climb into the plane of God's Word and fly through His upside-down kingdom, learning how we should view trials of persecution as a Christian. The post How should we view trials as a Christian? appeared first on Sycamore Baptist Church.

What is meant by the phrase the end times? When will they occur? And how should we live in the end times? These are questions Christians have wrestled with for a long time. I believe God hasn't left us without answers. Scripture is clear. Find out what it says in this week's message. The post How Should We Live in the End Times? appeared first on Sycamore Baptist Church.

God's will and our will doesn't always match up. So what does it take for us to live according to God's will? The post What does it take to live according to God’s will? appeared first on Sycamore Baptist Church.

God's will and our will doesn't always match up. So what does it take for us to live according to God's will? The post What does it take to live according to God’s will? appeared first on Sycamore Baptist Church.