Our church's mission is to know Christ and to make Him known. May these sermons serve us to this end. For information visit our website: lamarstreetbaptist.com
Foolishness is the absence of purpose and not understanding what God wants from your life. Don't waste your life. Walk purposefully knowing God's will. This is true wisdom. This is a life that counts! Will yours?
The walk of faith calls us to be who we are in Christ and to show what we have been shown. This is walking in light. Are you?
New Life is offered by Christ for us to enjoy as we embrace it and walk it out daily. Are you walking in new life?
There is no neutral position in Christ, either you are growing or wasting away. Though growth may not come as quickly or in the form we desire, it is the mark of being grown up in the faith.
What unifies Christians from different backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures? What does this look like? Listen in as Bro. Billy Oliver explores why and how a gospel people are unified.
There is a kind of "knowing" that changes your mind and there is a kind of "knowing" that continues changing your life. You need both... do you have both?
In a culture where we are all looking for something more, Ephesians declares that the gospel is enough. It is enough for you and it is enough for the world.
Jesus more than saves people. He also brings unity and peace between Christians as He creates community through salvation. Is this your experience? Are you digging into the gospel?
Continuing through Ephesians, we look at what it means to be saved... Do you know what this means? If so, is it still changing your life? Listen in.
Prayer shaped by the gospel reflects a life shaped by the gospel. Prayer reflects who we really are. What is the nature of this kind of prayer? How do we pray this way? Why?... Listen as we explore these questions.
Because Jesus has risen from the dead, all who trust in Him have a great, enjoyable, and certain inheritance. What is your inheritance? Listen as we explore the rich inheritance provided by Jesus.
If you feel that you deserve better than you are getting in life, then you have not dug deep enough into what God offers you in Jesus. You have been offered redemption...
You think you know the gospel? Does it change your life? Your relationships? Your identity? Listen in as we dive into the heart of the gospel. It changes everything.
One of the most well-known Bible narratives is Daniel and the Lion's Den. It is an example of courage, but also more. This passage not only shows us courage, but leads us to courage as we are pointed to a greater Daniel...
All of humanity has only two choices upon seeing God's justice and grace. This is what we are unpacking in Daniel this week. What will you decide?
Every life exists for a purpose. Listen as Bro. Billy shares God's plan for your life.
Christians are to testify to what God has done for us in Jesus. Listen as we observe a pagan king testifying to God's saving power. Can you testify?
Everyone stands for something, even when they claim to stand for nothing. What is worth standing on? Listen as we explore Daniel and see where there is a firm foundation for life.
There are family, friends, and neighbors around us that need redemption. How are we to reach people in a post-Christian age? Listen as Daniel shows us.
In a culture that prefers angry rhetoric, shaming, and stinging sound bites, Christians are called to engage those with whom we disagree in a different way. We are to be both resolved in faith and gracious in manner. Listen as we examine Daniel's faithfulness to enlighten our own.
How are we to live faithfully in a land where we are treated like outcasts? Listen as Scripture shows us what it looks like to be a faithful exile.
Everyone follows a guide to pursue the path of life that leads to joy and satisfaction. Do you have a reliable guide? Listen as we are shown faithful and true guides to lead us in the path that leads to delight.
Like Charlie Brown, we can have a hard time finding joy around Christmas. A little known prophet, Zephaniah, proclaims a reason for great joy. Do you have great joy?
Even though we thirst for justice, for everything to be set right, God promised to give us more. He gives us the day of grace before He comes to mead out justice. Have you received this grace?
God promised to send for his people a righteous branch. The Lord is faithful to keep His promises. Listen as we examine who this righteous branch is.
There are moments in life when we feel the weight of our own brokenness and the brokenness that surrounds us. We are not left without help. The Word reveals to us life. Will you receive it?
There are moments in life when we aren't sure what to do, moments that are so heavy that we need something more than "follow your heart." What guides your life?
How do we cleanse life, becoming free of regret and shame? Where can we turn to be free? The Word reveals the way, so we cherish the Word. Do you cherish God's Word?
Scripture blesses people and reveals how they are to be blessed. Listen in as we explore how we are to be blessed and what that means for your life.
God's mission from the beginning was to have for Himself a people. His intention has always been to reach the nations. Will you join God's mission?
As a church we desire to be generous, with our resources and the gospel. A church can only be as generous as the individual members are. Will you pursue generosity for the sake of making Christ known?
We are always looking for the shortest route to the extraordinary and in the process we ignore and devalue faithfulness in the ordinary. In doing so we reject the only sustainable life of faith. Do you value the ordinary?
Two realities must be embraced for a church to be healthy: Every church member matters and Every church member is needed. We are saved to be in community. Where is your Christian community?
In the search for the extraordinary, often ordinary living is devalued. Scripture values both and calls us to be faithful in ordinary life because this is what God uses to bring about extraordinary results. Love much and work hard. Do either describe you?
In a culture where everything must be "awesome," awesome has lost its meaning. God mainly works through the ordinary to accomplish the extraordinary. Do you value the ordinary?
In times of trouble and distress we must look to Jesus and His finished work to find refuge. Where will you turn when you are seeking shelter?
Everyone is building their life on some kind of foundation, whether you realize it or not. The question you have to ask yourself is,"Will my foundation hold when the storms come?" Will yours?
We all place our confidence in something or some one. Jesus challenges us to make sure it is not misplaced. Where does your assurance rest?
A heart that cannot forgive, is unable to receive and experience forgiveness. What characterizes your heart?
Prayer reflects what we are really about. It reflects what we functionally believe. The lack of prayer reflects this as well. Are you willing to hear how Jesus wants you to pray?
Our lives and everything we do make much of something. Jesus says that even in doing religious things we can make much of ourselves or Him. Which is it for you?
Those who submit to King Jesus are called to a new way of life. We are called to see people as our mission rather than our enemy. Are you experiencing this new life?
The new life we are called to live is one of compassion. First we must see ourselves and our life rightly. Then we can begin to see others with compassion. Are you living life in the Kingdom?
Life in the Kingdom is more than a list of do's and don'ts. It is a call for a new way to do life. One that is honest, with ourselves, with others and with God. Are you a person known for your integrity? If so to what end?