In this sermon, Pastor Brown completes the series on Ruth, by preaching through chapter 4.  This message takes both a big picture (redemptive historical) look at the chapter, using Mattew 1 as a roadmap, as well as zeroes in on numerous practical applications for Christian living. It is recommended to read Matthew 1 before listening […]

We take the first chapter of the story in today’s sermon and see how God places before us a fast-moving and dramatic tale centered upon a family of virtually no significance. Yes, this family’s only significance is that they are not significant – except that God loves to work through the lowly to do the […]

Our introduction to this new series on the book of 1st Samuel opens with a tale told as an object lesson, moves to the text and examines its place in the Bible, its authorship, its historical context, its genre and its purpose as a story. We learn about narratives and the importance of a proper […]

Our last message from our Ephesians study examines the benediction at the end of the letter. Here we review the two most important messages of the entire epistle. We will consider our unity and brotherhood as God’s family, and we will also be reminded that the family of God has expectations. We will also have […]

In this message, we use Ephesians 6:21-22 as a jumping off point to demonstrate some important distinctions in how churches are to interact with one another. This will necessarily include some teaching on church polity, or how the church ought to be governed and organized. In this message, we cover the three major types of […]

Our last message for 2015 will also be one of great importance. We examine Ephesians 6:18-20 once again but look this time at Paul’s request for prayer for himself. This request implies much, and we can benefit from the Bible’s persistent message to pray for your pastors. Pastoral ministry is hard work, requires humility and […]

Our sermon text, Ephesians 6:18, brings us nearly to the end of our study of Ephesians. We’ll learn from our verse what praying in the Spirit is, the times and places we are to pray, what kinds of prayers we should pray, and for whom our prayers should be directed. Ephesians 6:18 18 praying at all […]

Once again we visit the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, in Ephesians 6:17. We will learn about how the Sword of the Spirit overcomes four opponents: persecutors, false teachers, personal sin, and affliction. We will look at these four opponents from God’s perspective, seeing that Jesus Christ has already overcome them, and […]

In this third sermon of the series, Pastor Brown exposits Ruth chapter 3.  In this sermon, we look at Naomi’s plan to find rest for Ruth, which culminates in a midnight meeting between Ruth and Boaz. During this encounter, Boaz promises to redeem Ruth.  We also discuss how Boaz as Ruth’s redeemer reflects Christ as […]

Our sermon this week will be an introduction to our last piece of military hardware in the Christian armory. This week, Ephesians 6:17 teaches us about the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. It is such a short statement, just a few words, a matter-of-fact command to take it up. What […]