Sermons, Services, and Teaching from Fishkill Baptist Church
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) When Adoniram Judson boarded a ship for Burma in 1812, he was full of youthful passion to reach the lost. He and his wife Ann became pioneers of the modern missions movement. But what they faced over the next four decades would break most people.…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) There's a kind of “love” we are all familiar with. It's the kind that sends a Valentine's card with hearts on it or sends sweet text messages. This kind of love throws around the words, “I love you,” without much thought. It's an easy love that…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Charles Spurgeon, who's often called the “Prince of Preachers,” pastored the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London in the 19th century. His preaching drew thousands each week, and his church became a major force in evangelism, missions, and social…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) If you've listened to enough of my sermons you will know that I'm a sports fan and I love to use sports related comeback illustrations. You'll also know that I'm from New England and love my Patriots and Red Sox. And both of those teams have…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Alexander the Great once learned that that there was a soldier in his army that was named after him. Flattering right? — Not in this case! The problem was that this soldier was a notorious coward! So, Alexander, who conquered the world when…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) I want you to picture the most unlikely person you can think of to ever become a Christian… She was tenured professor at Syracuse University specializing in English literature and queer theory. She identified as a lesbian and was very involved…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) In 1928, Scottish bacteriologist, Alexander Fleming was studying a particular form of bacteria known for causing infections. One day he left several petri dishes of bacteria on his workbench to go on vacation. When he returned he found that…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) This is for you Giants fans…you haven't had much to be excited about recently. It was February 3rd, 2008 — when Tom Brady and Randy Moss and the rest of my UNDEFEATED Patriots rolled into University of Phoenix Stadium to face Eli Manning and…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Okay, it's December 1st… Who already has Christmas decorations up at their house? Anybody have their tree up already? By the way, if you want to help, there are a bunch of people staying after church today to help decorate our space here for…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Has this every happened to you? You're driving with a friend or with your family and you're on the highway. You're in a conversation about something interesting and you drive right past the exit sign you were supposed to take! This happens to…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Many years ago, a church in Dallas split and a lawsuit was filed to claim the church property. The judge eventually referred the matter to denominational authorities to sort out. The denomination formed a church court to hear both sides and…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Well last week we saw the MLB season come to a close with the Dodgers winning the World Series. I'm sorry Yankees fans…but as a life-long Red Sox fan, a Yankees loss is almost as good as a Red Sox win…it's close :-) You know I've heard it said…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Anyone here ever feel like you can't talk with others about Jesus? It's just not your gift. You don't think you know enough. So, you keep quiet about Jesus and leave all that talking stuff to the professionals…those who have all the answers…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Have you ever felt like you were in over your head? Maybe it was a job you felt under qualified for and you hoped your boss wouldn't find out. Or a relationship where you know you're the lucky one and you hope the other person doesn't figure…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) This last Wednesday was the anniversary of 9/11 — a truly horrific terror attack that struck pretty close to home for many of you with some roots in the city. You know friends, family, and coworkers who's lives were lost on that day. If we're…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Today is fall kick off Sunday and we're going to be kicking off a new sermon series that will take us through the New Testament Book of Acts. So, before we begin with today's text, a little background is in order. First, Acts was written by…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Two weeks ago we started this short summer series going through the book of Ruth — really short book (only 4 chapters). I encourage you to read it through in one sitting from beginning to end each week we are in this series. It will only take…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) One of the things that kids love the most about VBS is learning fun new songs and singing loudly — as we saw already this morning! This year at VBS the kids learned about God's grand plan of redemption traced throughout history from beginning…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Have you ever been on the other end of these statements… Boss: I'm sorry, we had to make cuts and we have to let you go. Doctor: We've tried everything we can but there's nothing more we can do. Your spouse is in the military on deployment and…
Intro: Theme/Topic (What's the problem, the question, etc.) Today we conclude this sermon series going through the book of Judges. If you've been tracking with us from the beginning you know it's been a pretty wild ride! Sometimes we come to certain parts of the Bible and wonder — WHAT IN THE WORLD IS…