Sermons on Spiritual Life (Page 3)
Genesis 12-13 – What’s An Alternator?
Guest preacher Dr. Phil Wilkes, a retired pastor, shares about the importance of keeping God as the foundation of your life. 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 for you to come and visit!
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…
John 2:13-17 – The Passion Of Jesus
In John 2:13-17, Jesus goes to the temple at Passover and finds all sorts of people making a profit off of the worship of God. He then passionately drives out the money changers. What can we learn from Jesus doing this? In this sermon, Pastor Kyle gives two important areas that Jesus’ passion comes out in this story. True worship comes from us! Sermon Clip (The teaching sheet with the main points of the message can be downloaded by clicking…
Matthew 28:16-20 – A Disciple Makes Disciples
In this sermon, Pastor Kyle gives the seventh characteristic of being a disciple of Jesus Christ, which is: A disciple of Jesus Christ makes other disciples. In Matthew 28:16-20, Jesus is speaking with his disciples and gives them a command. He tells them go out and make other disciples. But how is this done? What is a disciple? Pastor Kyle looks at this and explains more. Our top priority as individuals and a church should be to make disciples. Sermon…
John 15:1-11 – A Disciple Bears Fruit
In this sermon, Pastor Kyle gives the fifth characteristic of being a disciple of Jesus Christ, which is: A disciple of Jesus Christ bears fruit. In John 15:1-11, Jesus gives an analogy about vines and vineyards. He says that he is the vine, God the father is the gardener, and we are the branches. As people who are part of Christ, our job is to bear fruit coming out of our connection with him. Pastor Kyle explains more about this…
1 Chronicles 11:22-25 – In The Pit With A Lion
Guest preacher Sam Taylor from the BCNE shares from 1 Chronicles 11:22-25 on the story of when one of David’s great men went into a pit to fight a lion. 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…
Romans 12:1-2 – A Disciple Worships
In this sermon, Pastor Kyle gives the fourth characteristic of being a disciple of Jesus Christ, which is: A disciple of Jesus Christ worships. In Romans 12:1-2, Paul talks about the importance of Christians giving him every area of their life. He says that doing this is their spiritual worship. One big reason why we worship God is because he saved us through his mercy. Sermon Clip Island Pond Baptist Church is an SBC church in Hampstead, NH, just…
John 13:34-35 – A Disciple Loves
In this sermon, Pastor Kyle gives the third characteristic of being a disciple of Jesus Christ, which is: A disciple of Jesus Christ loves. In John 13:34-35, Jesus is giving some farewell instructions to the disciples as he prepares to to finish his ministry on earth. Jesus talks about the importance of loving one another. But this raises a question: how do we love one another? What is biblical love? Pastor Kyle answers these questions and more. A new commandment…
Matthew 4:18-22 – A Disciple Follows
In this sermon, Pastor Kyle gives the second characteristic of being a disciple of Jesus Christ, which is: A disciple of Jesu Christ follows Jesus Christ. In Matthew 4:18-22, Jesus calls Simon and Andrew to follow him as he does for each person who is a Christian. But what does it mean to follow Jesus? How do we, as 21st century Christians carry out the call to follow Jesus? Pastor Kyle explains this and more. Your best life is lived…
Matthew 4:18-22 – A Disciple is Called
In this new series, Pastor Kyle answers the question, “What is a disciple of Jesus Christ?” Answering this question is vital if we are to follow out his command to go and make disciples (Matthew 28). In this first sermon, Pastor Kyle starts at the foundation and talks about how a disciple of Jesus is called by Jesus. He then shows how this goes beyond the first disciples to all people who are followers of Jesus Christ. If you have…
Daniel 12 – How Long, O Lord?
Daniel 12 is the final chapter of the book of Daniel. This chapter ends with some final words from the angel telling Daniel to continue to wait. Daniel wants to know when God will fix things but the angel does not tell him. Instead, he tells him to, “go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.” In other words, “keep pressing on.” In this sermon,…
Daniel 9:20-27 – Going Through Dark Times
In the second part of chapter 9, the angel Gabriel describes a vision about 70 weeks. While this is a difficult passage to interpret, the takeaway is that there will be bumps along the road but Jesus is ultimately going to win. Things do not happen in our time frame, but in God’s. However, we can have confidence to know that God will carry it to completion. A “no” or “wait” from God always results in something better later on.…