"Spiritual Growth" Tagged Sermons

"Spiritual Growth" Tagged Sermons

Matthew 7:15-23 – Good and Bad Fruit

In Matthew 7:15-23, Jesus talks about how your life can either produce good or bad fruit. Which type do you want to come out of your life? Thus you will recognize them by their fruits (Matthew 7:20). Sermon Clip (The teaching sheet with the main points of the message can be downloaded by clicking on the above “save” button) Island Pond Baptist Church is an SBC church in Hampstead, NH, just seconds from Derry, NH. We also have many people…

Matthew 1:10, 2 Chronicles 34 – Josiah: Reformed By The Word

What can we learn about an eight year old boy who becomes a king? In this sermon, Pastor Kyle looks at the story of Josiah, who is found in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1:10. Josiah’s story is told in 2 Chronicles 34-35. In this story we see a young person who puts his faith in God. His life is changed even more when he discovers part of the Old Testament. As he learns the words of God he…

1 Peter 2:9-10 – Called To Proclaim

In this series, Pastor Kyle focuses on five steps to take to grow spiritually. In this sermon, which is the fifth step, Pastor Kyle talks about the importance of proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ. Looking at 1 Peter 2:9-10, we are told who we are, what we should do (in light of who we are), and why we should do it. Because we are God’s chosen people, we are called to proclaim God’s love to others. When you…

Job 4-7 – Sin and Suffering

In Job 4-7, Job’s friend Eliphaz speaks up and tells Job that he is suffering because he is sinning. Job doesn’t know what he did, but by the end of chapter 7, he is asking God why he won’t forgive him for whatever he did. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle answers the question that Job and Eliphaz discuss. Does God punish us because we sin? There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus! Sermon Clip…

Ecclesiastes 4:4-16 – The Power of Community

In this sermon, we will look at Solomon’s words about the power of community. We will see five “benefits” of community and how it applies to us today as New Testament Christians. We are able to do more together than apart. We are able to encourage and strengthen each other spiritually when we are together. “Two are better than one.” So let’s be intentional about embracing the power of community. Community can help us grow to become more like Jesus.…

Galatians 6:6-10 – We Reap What We Sow

As we approach the end of our series through Galatians, Pastor Kyle looks at verses 6-10 where Paul says we reap what we sow. In this sermon, we will look at what that means for our lives and why it is so urgent for today. That’s because your actions now point you in the direction of your life in the future. So if you want to be godly in five years, then you must be intentional about it today. NOTE:…

Ephesians 2:19-4:16 – Why God Gave Us The Church

Guest speaker Pastor Stephen Woodward preaches from Ephesians 2:19-4:16 on why God gave us the church. Stephen serves as the senior pastor at Nashua Baptist Church in Nashua, NH. 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…

Galatians 1:1-9 – No Other Gospel

This is the first sermon in our new series through the Letter to the Galatians! In this first part, we see Paul explain how important the gospel message is and that some folks were trying to add to the message. Pastor Kyle shows that to add to the gospel message is to essentially cancel the gospel message. This letter was given 2000 years ago but is still very applicable to us as well. We often gravitate toward adding or subtracting…

Judges 14-15 – Samson (part 2) – God-Ordained Pain

Why would God use a sinful man like Samson? Multiple times in our passage it says that the “spirit of the Lord” was upon him, even when he was in fits of rage, killing other people. In this sermon, Pastor Kyle talks about how God used sinful Samson for a bigger purpose… to stir up conflict between Israel and the Philistines. This conflict started the process of breaking Israel free from captivity even when they did not want to be…