Sermons from First Baptist Church of Sherman, NY

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Psalm 150 is a concise summary of the entire Psalter, emphasizing the need to praise the great God of Heaven. It involves the place, the basis/reason, the method, and the participants of praise. In this sermon we see that when it comes praising God, all must give it their all.  (Text: Psalm 150:1-6)

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Because the Holy Spirit has come, all people everywhere must repent, and all who do can rest in the promise and presence of the Spirit, anticipating the Day of the Lord with  blessed hope. (Text: Acts 2:1-41)

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Guest Speaker Daniel Benedict (Text: Psalm 149)

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All Creation has reasons to praise God, but the people of God have the most: He created us; He alone is exalted/worthy; he has redeemed us and brought us near to himself. As part of God’s Creation, we must join Creation in praising Him alone; as the people of God we must praise Him all the more. (Text: Psalm 148)

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Psalm 147 calls the people of God to praise Him for His faithfulness shown in His behavior towards them and His work in creation. We are reminded to praise God for not abandoning us in our sin, suffering, and separation. (Text: Psalm 147:1-6)

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Psalm 146 calls people to praise God and trust in him alone, for he alone can save. In this sermon, we hear that we should always praise God because we can always trust in Him. (Text: Psalm 146)

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Our view of God determines our praise. Hearing and considering the works of God lead to praise for who God is and what he does. In this sermon, we see that we have every reason “from A-Z” to give praise to God who is good and does good. (Text: Psalm 145) 

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Because Jesus’ disciples didn’t believe or understand his words, they anticipated the wrong things surrounding his death and resurrection. In this sermon, we learn that we need the words of Christ (Word of God) to help us make sense of a confusing and contrary world. (Text: Mark 16:1-8)

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The Jacob narrative concludes with a  summary of four funerals and four blessings that highlight God’s enduring promises to his people.  In this sermon we consider that God’s promises endure though his people do not, and He is faithful though we are not. (Text: Genesis 35:1-29)

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When Dinah is raped, the men of Shechem offer to become one people with Israel, Jacob’s sons seek revenge, and Jacob worries what the other nations will think of them.  In this sermon we learn how our response to injustice should reveal our Christian distinction and trust in God. (Text: Genesis 34:1-31)