The Bible tells us that it is impossible to please God without faith. What does pleasing faith look like? In this passage, Jesus, Peter, James, and John are descending a mountain after the transfiguration of Jesus. When they get to the bottom of the mountain, chaos erupts. Scribes are arguing with the other disciples about…
Who Is Jesus? That’s the most important question that you’ll ever answer. In Mark 9:1-13, Jesus is on a six day journey up a mountain with Peter, James, and John. They are possibly climbing a mountain in that region that is approximately 9,000 ft. above sea level. Where is Jesus taking them? What are they…
What are you willing to sacrifice to follow Jesus? Last week we looked at Peter’s confession of Who Jesus is, but in this week’s text… Peter’s at it again. Be very careful… your heart can be the most deceitful enemy that you’ll ever face. In this message, we’ll look at five observations and two questions…
There are some questions in life that are life-altering. Questions like… “Will you marry me?” or “I’m sorry, but we’ve done all that we can do… would you like for us to take your loved one off life support? But no question is more important than the one I’m about to ask you… a question…
Miracle after miracle after miracle… and the disciples still do not get it. They get in the boat after grabbing one loaf of bread and yet they are arguing that they didn’t get enough. They failed to realize that the Bread of LIFE was in the boat with them. In this sermon in our #MARKED…
This is the ordination service of Chris Sibley, Bryan Powell, and Jason Forbes as deacons of Stoney Point Baptist Church.
“IF”… “IF only I hadn’t made that mistake, THEN…” “IF only I had done that sooner, THEN…” “IF we weren’t so _________, THEN…” “IF our relationship was _______________, THEN…” “IF” is a conditional phrase that we often use to question our choices, our dreams, our hopes, and our desires… BUT, “IF” is an enemy of…
IMPOSSIBLE! How many times have you heard that word? How many times have you used that word? The word, when used as an adjective, simply means…”not able to occur, exist, or be done.” Some scholars attempt to say that John Mark and Matthew were confused about the details of the miraculous feeding of the 4,000…
The great Charles Wesley wrote, “O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer’s praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace!” There are two themes in Mark 7 that cannot be overlooked. The first is found in vs. 24… “Yet, He [Jesus] could not be hidden” and the…
He was born into slavery, violence, and was separated from his parents as a child, yet Frederick Douglass became a great leader of the abolitionist movement, an accomplished author, and an outstanding orator. He couldn’t get a job in physics for two years after graduation, yet Einstein became a Nobel Prize winning physicist for developing…