Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church

In this week's sermon, Pastor Brian Carroll takes a look at one of the most powerful scenes in all of Scripture—Revelation 19 and the return of King Jesus.This isn't fantasy or fiction. It's the real King, riding in on a white horse, leading heaven's armies, and defeating evil once and for all. Every detail in this passage reveals who Jesus truly is: Faithful and True, the Word of God, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords..The battle isn't close. The outcome isn't uncertain. And the invitation is clear—follow Him.Let's turn our attention to this week's sermon from Revelation chapter 19, verses 11 through 21.

In today's sermon, Pastor Brian Carroll explores the breathtaking vision of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in Revelation 19, drawing a sharp contrast between the seductive ruin of Babylon and the radiant beauty of the Bride of Christ. Pastor Brian highlights how this passage isn't about romance but redemption. We are reminded that everyone must choose: Babylon or the Kingdom, the harlot or the bride. The true glory belongs to the Lamb who rescues and redeems. This message calls us to examine our allegiance and invites us to RSVP to the most important wedding invitation in all of history.Let's turn our attention to this week's message entitled, “The Wedding,” from Revelation chapter 19, verses one through ten.

In today's message, Pastor Brian Carroll takes us to Revelation 18 with a powerful sermon titled “The Elegy.” As the Bible paints a poetic picture of Babylon's fall, we're challenged to consider how Christians are called to live in a world shaped by broken systems and distorted priorities.Using the historic “Bivouac of the Dead” as a backdrop, Pastor Brian explores the depth of God's judgment on a world order in rebellion—and what it means for believers to stay faithful in the midst of it. Stay with us as we reflect on the sobering end of Babylon—and the enduring hope we have in Christ.

Augustine wrote The City of God in response to pagan accusations that Rome came under divine judgment because the Empire turned its back on its pagan gods. The book's thesis aligns very closely with the call upon the church from Revelation 18. Babylon is fallen, but its evil influence is still very much felt. In this week's sermon, Pastor Brian explores the difference between Babylon and the City of God and calls the church to be a distinct community while maintaining a gospel witness to those trapped in Babylon.  Let's turn our attention to this week's sermon entitled, “The Crash” from Revelation 18.

Revelation chapter seventeen is one of the most difficult chapters in the entire book. It has many nuanced connections to various Old Testament texts. In spite of its complexities, it contains a critical challenge for Christian families.Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation 17 entitled “The Mother.”

The sixteenth chapter of Revelation contains some of the most intense images of judgement in the Bible. They closely mimic the plagues from the book of Exodus, but they are on global scale. In the midst of these terrifying scenes, God still makes his grace and mercy evident. At the same time, there is a clear call to the church to remain vigilant. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation 16 entitled “The Bowls.”

In Revelation fifteen, the Apostle John makes some incredible connections between the Exodus and the last days. Both tell the story of God's deliverance of his people and his wrath against his enemies. The difference, however, is that Revelation paints the picture of God's wrath poured out once and for all.Now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's message, entitled "The Exodus."

The story of the Gospel is as real as you and me. Jesus really died on the cross and really rose from the dead. Inasmuch as those are real events, the promises made about Jesus' return are guaranteed too.In Revelation fourteen, the Apostle John is given a glimpse of the great reaping that will take place at the end of the age. As has been the case through most of our journey through Revelation, there are really only two options.Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's message, entitled, "The Harvest."

The fourteenth chapter of Revelation describes the message of three unique angels. Eachangel's message is intended to be an encouragement for the church to continue to enduredespite the pressures of living in this evil age. In the end, the Lamb defeats his enemies, and hisfollowers are promised rest.In this week's message, entitled "The Rest," Pastor Brian considers these great truths andchallenges the church to remain steadfast!

Worship on this side of heaven is always messy and stained with sin. Sometimes, it's hard to have a right attitude in worship because of the impact of sin. However, it won't always be that way. In Revelation 14, John's vision returns to the heavenly realm where he encounters God's people engaged in a dramatic time of worship stemming completely from the overflow of the redeemed hearts of God's people. This image of heaven is a reminder to check our hearts even as we worship in this fallen world.Now, let's turn our attention to this week's sermon from Pastor Brian entitled “The Song.”

The Mark of the Beast has concerned and intrigued Christians for generations. Speculation about the Mark of the Beast has led to wild conspiracy theories and vain attempts to create mathematical formulas to identify the meaning of six six six.  However, as we will see in today's sermon, the Mark of the Beast is not the most important mark in the book of Revelation.Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian as he takes a closer look at the Mark of the Beast from Revelation, chapter thirteen, verses eleven through eighteen in this week's sermon entitled, "The Mark."

The thirteenth chapter of Revelation introduces us to the Beast, an end-times figure commonly called the Antichrist. Though we are still waiting for the revelation of this terribly evil man, we know that he follows in the footsteps of some of history's most notorious villains.  Christians today need to be on alert as they will be in the crosshairs of this evil ruler.Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian as he considers the plans and activities of this evil ruler in this week's sermon entitled, "The Beast."

The Devil wants to destroy the people of God.  That has been his plan from the first Hebrew baby thrown in the Nile by Pharaoh.  Even today, he has his sights set on the church. Christians today face unimaginable persecution in totalitarian regimes. Christians in many western nations face a different kind of attack through false teaching, modern heresies, sexual sin and decadence.Through all these attacks, God keeps his promises to his people.  In Revelation chapter twelve, we continue to see God's promises to protect and nourish his people.

Did the Devil make you do it? We like to lay the blame for our bad decisions at the feet of the Devil, but most of us don't need any help making those terrible decisions.However, that doesn't negate the fact that there is a very angry Devil with a host of angry demons that are working to bring reproach to the work of Christ. The good news is that Christians can overcome the Devil by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation 12 entitled, "The Accuser."

At the halfway point of the Book of Revelation, John hears the last trumpet. The biblical witness tells us that the last trumpet ushers in the end of history. But in heaven, it's a different story. In heaven, the last trumpet ushers in a worshipful declaration of Jesus's reign established forever, his wrath doled out upon the wicked, and his reward granted to those who fear his name.  Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation chapter eleven, verses fifteen through nineteen, entitled - "The End."

Revelation chapter eleven is one of the most challenging chapters in the entire book. Opinions vary about how to best interpret the images recorded by the Apostle John. In spite of divergent interpretations, we can still reach some very important, very consistent conclusions.Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian as he considers these different opinions during this week's sermon from Revelation chapter eleven,  entitled, "The Witnesses."

In Revelation chapter ten, John's vision shifts to a mighty angel with an important message from God. As part of the message, John is instructed to follow in the footsteps of his prophetic ancestor, Ezekiel. By actually eating a scroll, John must internalize God's message so he can share it with others. In doing so, he makes the mystery of the Gospel known to the nations.Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian as he considers this “mystery” and challenges us to continue to follow in John's footsteps during this week's sermon from Revelation chapter ten,  entitled, "The Mysteries."

The ninth chapter of the book of Revelation contains some of the most frightening images in the Bible.  Between demonic locusts and lion-horse hybrids with venomous snakes as tails, it would be easy to ignore this chapter. However, we believe God gave us this passage to help us understand important truths about the last days. And we certainly know that we shouldn't be afraid of the images it describes.  Now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation chapter nine, entitled, "The Demons."

Any Day Now: The Trumpets (Rev 8:7-13) The angelic trumpets begin to sound in Revelation, chapter eight. However, the song they play usher in terrifying end-times judgments. These trumpet blasts remind us of God's holiness and his hatred of sin. For today's church, the trumpets also challenge our commitment to sharing the truth of the Gospel with a lost and dying world. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation chapter eight, verses seven through thirteen entitled, "The Trumpets."

The noisy crowd of Revelation seven is interrupted by the silence of chapter eight. As a prelude to judgement, we are confronted by the significance of our prayers. In today's sermon, we are challenged to consider how the model prayer given to us by Jesus is answered in the Last Days. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation chapter eight, verses one through five entitled, "The Censer."

A scene unfolded for the Apostle John that was beyond imagination...a transnational multitude of people that no one could count alongside all of heaven's angels gathered to worship God on the throne and the Lamb. In the middle of such a glorious scene, there is much encouragement for us here on this side of heaven.  Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation chapter seven, verses nine through seventeen entitled, "The Multitude."

In chapter 7 of the book of Revelation, we are introduced to a large group that number 144,000.  The identity of these 144,000 has been hotly debated throughout the history of the church. While there may be a lot of debate about their identity, the message they teach us is clear - the people of God are sealed by God.  Regardless of who these people are in Revelation 7, the greater biblical message is a guarantee that God secures his children by sealing them with the Holy Spirit. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian as he navigates these controversial waters in this week's message entitled, “The Sealed.”

In chapter two of Luke's Gospel, we see the shepherds were delivered a message of good news and great joy, but when we look at the Church of today, the Gospel sometimes seems void of joy and anything good. As we take a week off from Pastor Brian's series through the Book of Revelation, let's end 2024 by taking a look at Joy and how we, as Christians, are supposed to deliver a message of Joy to the World.

When Jesus opens the sixth seal in Revelation chapter six, John is given a brief glimpse of the end of time. The images John sees are consistent with the images spoken of by many of the Old Testament prophets. In spite of the unraveling of Creation, people from all walks of life foolishly believe they can hide from God's judgement. We don't have to hide from God's wrath because in Christ, his wrath has already been satisfied at the cross.  Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's message entitled, “The Leveler” from Revelation 6:12-17.

As John's vision continues to unfold, the fifth seal of the scroll is opened. John's attention is then fixed on a group of martyrs under an altar. Their sacrifice for the sake of the Gospel is greatly honored in heaven.  The martyrs have much to teach us, however, about our own faithfulness to Christ.  Let's turn our attention to this week's message from Pastor Brian entitled, “The Martyrs” from Revelation 6:9-11.

Revelation chapter six introduces us to what is commonly known as the four horsemen of the apocalypse. However, the images we see aren't pointing to some far off future but are a picture of what the world has actually looked like for the last 2000 years. While violent conflict, famine, disease and death have been part of the human experience, the Kingdom of God has been spreading in spite of the suffering. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian as he considers the activity of these not-so-apocalyptic equestrians in this week's message entitled, “The Horsemen.”

It seems that fewer and fewer people acknowledge the authority of Jesus. Celebrities mock him. Politicians ignore him. Many people who claim some kind of Christian identity live their lives as if he doesn't really matter at all.  That's not the picture the Apostle John saw as he looked into heaven. Instead, John saw One who was given ultimate authority and the host of heaven worshipped Jesus as God.  Jesus truly has been given a name that is above every name and that has a dramatic impact on our lives. Now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation chapter 5 entitled "The Authority."

In the Bible, lambs have a very narrow purpose. They're sacrificial animals. While that may run afoul of our modern sensibilities, it is easy to understand why Jesus is described as a lamb more than 20 times in the Book of Revelation. In this week's sermon, we are challenged to take a closer look at Jesus's sacrifice on the cross and his victory over death. Now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's message, entitled “The Lamb” from Revelation 5:1-8

John's vision of Heaven's throne room zeroes with laser sharp focus on a scroll held in the hand of God. The scroll was sealed with seven seals and no one was found who was worthy of breaking the seals. That is until the Lion of the Tribe of Judah appears. He is the only one worthy. In this weeks sermon entitled “The Lion,” Pastor Brian asks us to consider what it means to be worthy and to come to grips with the stark reality: none of us can pass the worthiness test.  Now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's message from Revelation 5:1-5.

When we cross from Revelation 3 into Revelation 4, we leave the streets of Asia Minor and enter into the throne room of heaven. We encounter glorious scenes that exhaust our vocabulary. But in the midst of this splendor there is a very simple point of application.  In this week's sermon, entitled “The Throne,” Pastor Brian asks us to consider our commitment to God and His Word. Now, let's turn our attention to this challenging message from Revelation 4.

The Church of Laodicea was a wealthy church in a wealthy city. Unfortunately, this led them to the dangerous idol of self-sufficiency. There is a clear warning for the American church in this poignant letter.  A lukewarm spirit can easily permeate the church when she looks somewhere other than the LORD for her needs. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation chapter 3:14-22 entitled "Laodicea - the Lukewarm Church."

The church of Philadelphia wasn't the biggest church in the New Testament. However, the church stands as a reminder that God delights to do big things with weak vessels. This week, Pastor Brian takes us on a trip to the city of brotherly love for our next stop in our journey through Revelation. Now, let's turn our attention to this week's sermon from Revelation 3:7-13, entitled Philadelphia: The Church of the Open Door.

The church at Sardis had a great reputation, but her reality was a different story. Jesus sees through every reputation and knows the truth. As followers of Jesus, we want to strive for a good reputation in our communities, as long as our good reputation doesn't come at the expense of our mission. This week, Pastor Brian challenges the church to make sure her mission AND her morals are always aligned. Let's turn our attention to this week's sermon from Revelation 3:1-6 entitled “Sardis: The Two-Faced Church”.

People make mistakes, and churches make mistakes. But what happens when mistakes become part of the church's culture? Jesus praised the Church at Pergamum for its faithfulness in spite of persecution. However, some very dangerous teachings started to influence the church.  Jesus' warning to the church was simple - conform to the standard of the Word of God or face the consequences. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Revelation chapter two, verses eleven through seventeen, entitled "Pergamum - The Church of the Broken Pulpit."

The Church at Thyatira was growing in its faith, service, patience, and love, but its love was being corrupted by tolerance and a lack of discernment. Jesus challenged the Church to do the difficult but “right” thing instead of choosing the easy, comfortable road of inaction. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Jacob for this week's sermon from Revelation 2, verses 18 through 29, entitled “Thyatira: The Church of Tolerance.”

The Church at Smyrna faced a tall order—making disciples in a pagan, decadent city. Their work came at a cost, however, as they faced a great deal of tribulation. In his letter to the church, Jesus reminded the church that he was greater than death and challenged the church to remain faithful no matter what. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's message from Revelation, chapter 2, verses eight through eleven for this week's sermon entitled, “Smyrna - the Church of Tribulation.”

Revelation chapters two and three provide us with a tour of an ancient mail route in the Roman Empire. The first stop on the tour was the church at Ephesus.  This was a church that was committed to sound doctrine but had grown cold in it's affections. The issue is that doctrinal perfection in a cold church is just as dangerous as doctrinal error in a loving church. A Biblical Church focuses on both. Let's join Pastor Brian for this week's message from Revelation, chapter 2, verses one through seven for a sermon entitled, “Ephesus - the Church of Abandoned Love.

In Revelation 1, verses 9 through 20, we encounter several keys that help explain some of the more difficult visions that John experienced. These helpful keys bring this apocalyptic text to light in its historical and biblical context. As we study these keys, we find some very important principles about the church.  We actually find eternal truths unlocked by a critical set of keys held by Jesus himself. Now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's message entitled, “The Keys.”

Today, we are excited to begin a brand new sermon series as Pastor Brian leads us through the book of the bible that is widely considered to be the most mysterious and challenging - the Revelation of Jesus. In today's message, Pastor Brian introduces us to the main character, seeks to anchor the text firmly in its biblical context, and asks us to consider if our declaration, “Jesus is LORD,” goes beyond mere words and can be demonstrated in our lives.  Now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian as he kicks off a brand new sermon series entitled, “Any Day Now.”

The last chapter of the book of Jeremiah fails to give us a fairy-tale, happy ending, but it does give us a hopeful one. In spite of all the challenges the nation faced, God's promise of a future deliverer was still intact. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for the final message from our series through the book of Jeremiah. The title of today's message is “The Mighty Have Fallen.

Jeremiah was appointed a prophet to the nations. Though he spent a large portion of his ministry preaching to the people of Judah, he did not forget his calling to the nations. The book bearing the prophet's name ends with divine words of warning mingled with the promise of future salvation. Now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon entitled, “Table of Nations” from Jeremiah chapter 46 through 51.

Jeremiah, chapter 44, contains the last written words of the prophet Jeremiah. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't contain a lot of good news. When the Remnant of Jerusalem fled to Egypt, they ignored God's clear commands. Sadly, that isn't the last time they would ignore the divine decree. Caught up in rampant idolatry, specifically worshiping a goddess known as the Queen of Heaven, the Remnant must choose who they will serve. Sadly, they make the wrong choice.  Now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon entitled "The Queen of our Hearts."

How often do we ask God to bless our bad decisions? We might never say it that way, but we're all guilty of heading down the wrong path and looking for God to bail us out when problems begin to develop.  The remnant of Judah made this mistake - but it had disastrous consequences.  In this week's sermon from Jeremiah chapters 41 and 42, Pastor Brian challenges us to rethink those plans.  Let's turn our attention to this week's sermon entitled "Do Not Pass Go."

When everything is stripped away, what remains? It turns out that God always preserves a faithful remnant. Even though we find ourselves in an increasingly godless generation, we can rejoice to be part of that faithful remnant for today's culture. However, even as a remnant, there are important lessons to remember.  Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon from Jeremiah chapters 40 and 41, entitled "All that Remains."

You'll never outrun the holiness of God. Jeremiah 39 is a sobering and terrifying reminder of the fury of the wrath of God. However, even in the middle of a tragic story of judgment, God's grace is evident for those who follow him. Let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this week's sermon entitled “All the King's Men.”

In the 37th and 38th chapters of Jeremiah, the prophet found himself in a very dark place - both literally and metaphorically.  His service to the LORD ended up making him some high-profile enemies. They attempted to end his life, but God delivered him through the darkness and teaches us some important lessons along the way.   Let's turn our attention to this week's sermon from Pastor Brian entitled "Stuck in the Mud."

The prophet Jeremiah may be the first victim of cancel culture. After taking a year to write down all of the words God had spoken to him, the King of Judah burned them a paragraph at a time.  Jeremiah 36 reminds us that no matter how hard they may try, nobody can cancel God.   Now, let's turn our attention to Pastor Brian for this morning's sermon entitled, "Cancelled."