Romans 4:16-35 – A Case Study On Faith (part 2)
Why would a 99 year old man believe that that he and his wife were going to have a biological baby? One word: faith. God said it, so it was going to happen. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle looks at the second half of Romans 4 and shows us how faith plays out when everything around you says something different. God said it will happen. He has done it before. He will do it again. Sermon Clip The message…
Romans 4:1-15 – A Case Study On Faith
In Romans 4, Paul moves from telling us what the good news is to giving us an example of how it was practiced. Abraham was not a perfect man. He messed up a bunch, including trying to give away the very woman who was supposed to have his son! Yet through it all, he was called righteous. Why? Because he had faith in God. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle explains this idea and what it means for us today. Faith…
Romans 3:21-31 – The Righteousness of God
Verses 21-26 are viewed my some scholars and pastors as the most important part of Romans. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle says that if we truly understand the righteousness of God and how Jesus Christ has made a way for us to be made righteous, then it will impact how we live out our life. We should aim to be more humble, focus on faith instead of works (in terms of salvation), and pursue unity in the church. The reason…
1 Samuel 13:1-13 – God Knows What He’s Doing
Guest speaker Dr. Michael McDill preaches from 1 Samuel 13:1-13 on God knowing what he is doing. Dr. McDill is a professor at Northeast Baptist College. in Bennington, VT. Island Pond Baptist Church is an SBC church in Hampstead, NH, just seconds from Derry, NH. We also have many people at our church from surrounding cities such as Chester, Sandown, Danville, Kingston, Fremont, Plaistow, Atkinson, Derry, Londonderry, Salem, and Haverhill. If you live in Southern New Hampshire, we would love…
Romans 3:1-8 – Wrong Thinking About The Good News
After speaking about the good news, Paul stops to answer some common objections that people likely gave him as he traveled around. In this message, Pastor Kyle shares four objections (or wrong thinking) from this passage and how we should instead be thinking. People’s unfaithfulness does not negate the faithfulness of God. Sermon Clip The message notes for the sermon can be downloaded by clicking on the “save” button. Island Pond Baptist Church is an SBC church in Hampstead,…
Revelation 5 – The True Jesus: Both Lion and Lamb
Guest speaker Jonathan Wright preaches from Revelation 5 on Jesus being the lion and the lamb. Jonathan is the Youth and Family Pastor at First Baptist Church Lake Butler in Lake Butler, Florida. He is also a PhD student at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Island Pond Baptist Church is an SBC church in Hampstead, NH, just seconds from Derry, NH. We also have many people at our church from surrounding cities such as Chester, Sandown, Danville, Kingston, Fremont, Plaistow, Atkinson,…
Romans 3:9-20 – The Bad News: You Stink!
None of us like to hear bad news. But sometimes bad news is necessary so that we can find a solution. If we have a big booger on our nose, we need to be told the bad news so that we can then get that booger off! In Romans 3:9-20, Paul gives some very bad news. That news is that we all stink. We all are so sinful that we cannot make ourselves righteous enough to be with God. This…
Romans 2:12-29 – Religious People Need The Good News
Paul turns to addressing religious people in the second half of chapter 2. He wants to convey to his readers that you can be religious and still not have a relationship with Jesus. The is the danger that some religious people fall into, as they default back into their actions instead of turning to Jesus. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle points out three problems that religious people have and how the good news frees us to focus on other things.…
Romans 2:1-11 – Good People Need The Good News
In chapter 2, Paul addresses people who act well. They are moral, do good things, but do not follow God. Paul wants these people to know that they are bound for trouble if they continue like this. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle gives three descriptions of moral people from the passage and then shares one encouragement and two warnings for people who struggle with living a moral life apart from Jesus. Jesus didn’t die on the cross so that you…
Romans 1:18-32 – Why We Need The Good News
The first half of chapter one was full of good news. Paul described what Jesus Christ did for us and how those who have put their faith in him have been made righteous. In the second half of the chapter, the part Pastor Kyle focuses on in this sermon, Paul talks about the bad news. In learning about the bad news you will begin to see why the good news is so important. Once you understand how bad the bad…
Romans 1:1-17 – Living With Good News
In this first sermon in our series through the book of Romans, Pastor Kyle looks at Paul’s introduction, in verses 1-17, where he talks about the most important news. It is good news to all who accept it. It is bad news to all who reject it. And it is news that we are all called to share with others. This is the gospel message. If you have been given the good news of Jesus, then you are called to…
Psalm 139 – You Belong With God
In Psalm 139, the psalmist talks about how we belong with God. He knows us, he is with us, and he made us wonderfully. Knowing this should direct our actions in life. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle talks about why it is so important that we belong with God and what we should do about it. Since we belong with God, we need to fiercely protect our intimacy with him. Sermon Clip The message notes for the sermon can…