Island Pond Baptist Church

Join us each Sunday at 9:30 or 11:00 AM

Location Details

26 North Salem Road Hampstead, NH 03841 (right on the Derry border)

Vacation Bible School

June 22-26
K – 6th Grade
Registration opening soon!

Recent Sermons

Hebrews 5:11-6:3 – Why So Many Stay Stuck

Spiritual growth does not happen automatically. In Hebrews 5:11–6:3, the author warns believers who had become “dull of hearing.” They had been around God’s Word for a long time, but they were not truly receiving it or growing from it. This sermon challenges us to examine whether we are maturing in Christ or remaining spiritually childish, still needing milk when we should be ready for solid food. Spiritual immaturity shows up when we cannot feed ourselves from Scripture, explain the…

John 14:15-24 – Obedience Is The Evidence

Real faith is not just something we claim with our words. According to Jesus, true love for him shows itself through obedience to his commands. In John 14:15–24, Jesus teaches that obedience does not save us, but it reveals whether we truly love him. A Christian is not someone who merely prayed a prayer in the past, but someone who follows Jesus today. At the same time, Jesus does not leave his people to obey in their own strength. He…

John 3:1–15 – Have You Been Born Again?

In John 3:1–15, Jesus tells Nicodemus that religious knowledge, morality, status, and good works are not enough to enter the kingdom of God. Even this respected Pharisee needed what every sinner needs: to be born again. This sermon explains that the new birth is not self-improvement or outward religious behavior. It is a sovereign work of God where he gives a person a new heart, cleanses them from sin, and brings them from spiritual death to life. Just as Israel…

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