Lynn Camp Baptist Church

Of all the tools given to the Christian there is nothing more vital and powerful than prayer. It is our lifeline to the very throne room of God. That is why James reminds us that prayer is effective when used in a righteous way. In today's message we study James 5:16 to understand the Power of Prayer.

In the story of Hosea's marriage we see one of the greatest pictures of God's love story toward not only Israel, but all mankind. He was called to do something no man should be, to love a woman that he knew would ultimately break his heart. In this text God shows us three things: I. We see man's condition. (Vs. 1-2), II. We see God's character. (Vs. 2), III. We see our command. (Vs. 2-3).

Each mile of a journey is marked by a new step, and a new choice. Those choices that we make determine where we end up in life. We may start out well, but if we make bad decisions we will soon find ourselves off track. In this message we're going to look at the life of Lot and how that he started out well, but how the choices he made brought him to devastation and almost destruction. Gen. 19:19-22

As we set out to take new ground as a church, to reach new people and claim them for Jesus Christ it would be foolish to think that Satan wouldn't fight back. He has long claimed these people and their souls as his own and he want's nothing more than to keep it that way and for the church to stay out of his territory. In the Book of Acts 4:1-12 we see what happened when the early church began to claim new ground for the kingdom of God and how that we are to respond. I. The attempt. (Vs. 1-2), II. The attack. (Vs. 3-7). III. The advance. (Vs. 8-12).

The weight of the Christian life is a burden, which leads one to ask, why would someone even bother to pick up that cross? In this sermon we take a look at Paul's explanation in 2: Corinthians 4:8-18 of why the Christian life is worth the weight. I. We will be troubled. (Vs. 8-9), II. We will be tried. (Vs. 10-11), III. We will testify. (Vs. 12-15), IV. We will triumph. (Vs. 16-18).

The Church has one major goal, to reach the world, our communities and our loved ones for Jesus Christ, but if we miss little things along the way we have come up short. Little things such as; living for Christ outside the church, growing closer to Christ in our daily walk, and loving the Lord and each and everyone we meet as we are loved. As we set out to take new ground we like the Nation of Israel can fall short and there are ramification for that. In Judges 2:1-5 we see; I. We will surrender our joy. (Vs. 1), II. We will face God's judgment. (Vs. 1-3), III. We will fall short of our mission. (Vs. 3).

We often hear of say the statement, "God bless America," but can I ask, what have we done lately to deserve the blessings of God? We are a country in the cross-hairs of God's judgement because of the choices that we have made. Malachi 1:1-11 makes it clear that God will deal with us as He did with Israel. I. God loves us. (Vs. 1-2), II. God hates sin. (Vs. 3-5), III. God demands honor. (Vs. 6-10), IV. God delivers hope. (Vs. 11)

Everyone has a dream of one day doing something great, reaching a goal, or being some type of hero. Somewhere along the line we lose sight of that dream or we settle for just a little less. Joshua had been given a promise from God, one that had been passed down through the generations. He had lost it once before, but now he stood just outside the land that he was told was promised to him, if he was going to take it there were three things that would make that task possible. Joshua 1:1-9; I. God's Command. (Vs. 1-2), II. God's Covenant. (Vs. 3-6). III. God's Conditions. (Vs. 7-8). IV. God's Commitment. (Vs. 9).

Pentecost is at the core, or the heart of what the Church is built upon. The principles that were established there made the Church healthy enough to be able to reach out beyond Jerusalem and to spread to the rest of the world. Without those core principles there would be no Church today, that is why we must learn from them, in this sermon, we take a look at what a few of those were.  Acts 2:42-47 I. Commitment. (42-43), II. Care. (44-45), III. Community. (46-47).

Everything on earth is powered by something, the Christian is no different.  First and foremost, the Christian is powered by the Holy Spirit, He is the fuel that empowers us to walk worthy of the calling of Christ Jesus. During this message we look at three things that Peter (the rock) put forth in his message on the day of Pentecost. Acts 2:14-41 I. Christ Credentials. (17-21, 29-35) II. Christ Credibility. (Vs. 22-24, 32-33), III. Christ Calling. (37-41)

The church used to be a place where you could find unlimited promise, but it is quickly becoming a place of untapped potential. People simply don't realize the amount of power that we have in the Holy Spirit to change the world that is around us, instead they have relented to the though that we are incapable of changing or shaping anything or anyone. In Acts 2:1-8 the Bible shows us why the Holy Spirit is so important and how the Disciples were able to change the world through His power, these teaching can help us learn to do the same thing. I. A Fervent Desire. (Vs. 1), II. A Faithful Delivery. (Vs. 2-4), III. A Fiery Display. (Vs. 5-8)

Have you ever met someone that has a nickname that just doesn't fit how they actually look? Well, we don't always see ourselves as God see's us, and that leads to feeling of doubt and fear. What we need today is people that are willing to rise to the occasion and see themselves as God see's them. Judges 6:11-16 teaches us some important things about how God see's man. I. He doesn't see us where our circumstance have taken us. (Vs. 11), II. He doesn't see what we are, but what we can be. (Vs. 12), III. He often calls those who have the least to offer. (Vs. 13-16).

Jesus had been preparing the disciples for the moment that He would leave them and return for heaven for 40 days after the resurrection, but they still were not ready to let go. Things were about to change in a major way. They were about to go from average disciples to the power filled leaders of the New Testament Church. How did this rag-tag group turn into the the greatest movement of God in just a few short days? I. Priorities. (Vs. 4) II. Power. (Vs. 5) III. Purpose. (Vs. 6-8) Text taken from Acts 1:1-8

How often we overlook grace, the unmerited favor of God. Even though it is a free gift to us, it cost God a high price. There are many stories of men and women throughout the Bible that grace found at their lowest points and raised them to be great examples for us to follow. One of those people was the Apostle Peter. In this message we take a look at the life of Peter to learn that; I. Grace will Reach you where you are. (Mt. 26:74), II. Grace will Restore you when you fall. (Mr. 16:7), III. Grace will Rewrite your past. (Acts 4:12).

There are a lot of offers that we are given in life that seem to good to be true, but when it comes to the gospel of Jesus Christ, it is better than we even realize. There are thing that Christ offered to man that I think most of us don't even realize. On this Resurrection morning we take a look at three things that Paul says the love of God shows us. 1. Our Natural Condition. II. God's Character. III. The Christians Comfort.

Everywhere Jesus went in His ministry crowd followed Him, but as He began to make demands upon their discipleship they devotion started to falter. Many of them that had walked with Him turn away and walked with Him no more. In John 6:66-69 we see the cycle that each true follower of Jesus must make. I. The Dispute. (Vs. 66), II. The Decision. (Vs. 67), III. The Declaration. (Vs. 68-69).

Everyday we make hundreds of decisions that define how our day, week and even month are going to go. Some we give great thought to, others we just dive right in. As Jesus closes out the Sermon on the Mount, He lays out three defining decisions that will mark were we end on the road to the higher level of righteousness that He called His disciples to. I. The Few (Vs. 13-14), II. The Fruit. (Vs. 17-20), III. The Foundation. (Vs. 24-27)

The book of Numbers 21:4-9 holds a story of a sinful and rebellious people that were cursed with snakes that bit them. The only cure was a bronze serpent that God told Moses to make that if they looked upon it they could be healed. Jesus later refers to this when speaking to Nicodemus in John 3:14-15, but what relation does this serpent have to Jesus? In this sermon we take a look at why Jesus used the serpent as a foreshadowing of His death and what lessons that can teach us. 

If you have had your eyes and ears open that past year or so there has been an onslaught of people claiming to have a message directly from God for you. It is hard to believe that God has so many things to say that turn so many different ways, and that is because He doesn't. The rise of the time that we are seeing in our world has brought about the rise of visible and vocal false prophets, what I would like to call, profiteers. They sell the name of Jesus for a profit. In this message we take a look at how to tell the read thing from the fake, so that we can live our life devoted to Christ. The text of this message comes from the Sermon on the Mount series; Matthew 7:15-20 

We live in a world that is constantly judging our actions, but is also constantly moving the goalpost on what is right and wrong. Yet people want to yell, "Don't judge me!" The issue with this is they want to set their own standard of truth, when God has already given us the absolute standard of moral and ethical excellence in His Word. Christians are confused about the Scripture of Matthew 7:1-5 and our role on holding people accountable for their actions in a world turned upside down. As a believer is we are going to call someone on their sin we must remember two things; I. Is our life, right? II. Is our purpose to reconcile? 

This morning we take a look back at 2020, and remember all the good things that God has done. Far to often we focus on the troubles that life brings and forget the blessings that God has given us. We fail to give Him praise and honor for how good He is. Like the Nation of Israel in Ex. 19:1-8 we want to grumble and complain even after we have seen Him work countless miracles. We make commitments to Him and then we break them. Let us reflect on how good He truly is, how faithful He has been and give honor where it is due. If we do this our troubles will seem small and our blessings will take their rightful place.

More than anytime I can ever remember we are being overwhelmed with people trying to share their version of reality. The problem with that is with everyone yelling it becomes impossible to know if anyone is telling the truth. Truth is something that is desperate in our world, wisdom is rare and the world is seeking it, but false prophets and profiteers have a mockery of it. So, how do we combat the lack of wisdom in our world, listen to today's podcast to hear what God's word has to say.

There have been many things recently to be discouraged about, and Satan would like to use each of these to his advantage. That is why we need to be reminded that we are more than conquerors through the love of God that is in Christ Jesus. As Romans 8:31-37 tells us if we are a believer in Jesus Christ we have a much to be hopeful about no matter our current conditions. Stand strong, be faithful and keep sharing the hope of Jesus with those you know.

We all go through them; dark, difficult and dreary days, but what this past year has had in common is that we have went through them together. No one could have predicted what was headed for us, well, except for God. He was not surprised, nor did one moment fail to lack His sufficient grace. I was reminded of that this week as God spoke to my heart about Jeremiah 17, and where we put our trust and where our blessings comes from. If in this new season you want to survive those seasons of drought, then there is a way. 

For as long as time men have been looking for signs in the heavens for proof of the existence of God. When the wise men seen "his star" in Matthew 2:1-12 they knew that they had found it. This led them to make the journey to Bethlehem to bring their gifts and honor their new King and Messiah. Does that wonder and awe still exist today? Are we still looking for that same Light? In order to do so there are two things we must do; I. We must filter our the artificial. II. We must find the authentic.

How can we as Christians stand between the best of times and the worst of times. The truth is that we live in between two worlds, the physical and the spiritual. We are both living in this world, but we are looking forward to the one to come. Isaiah 61:1-3 reminds us that we can recapture the wonder of Christmas because their is hope in Christmas because our eyes have been opened and we have been set free from the prison that once held us captive through Jesus Christ.

2020 seems to be the year of broken promises. Somewhere along this year everyone of us have either had to break one or we have had one broken toward us. When this happens it makes us unwilling to trust again, hesitant and suspicious, we think that anyone and everything is going to let us down. We can recapture the wonder of Christmas by remembering that on of the greatest promises of Christmas was given in Luke 2:25-35 and that promise was; I. Foreshadowed. (Vs. 25-26), II. Fulfilled. (Vs. 27-32), III. Forthcoming. (Vs. 33-35).

Have we lost the wonder of Christmas? The beginning of recapturing the wonder of Christmas starts with remembering the joy that it brought to the world and our hearts. As the birth of Christ was first proclaimed to the shepherds to bring great joy to all people, it also brings great joy to each of us if we are believers. But were is that joy today, have we lost it? This sermon focuses on how to recapture that joy in the season that we live in. Our scripture for the day comes from Luke 2:8-18.

We have so much to be thankful for as believers here in this world, but yet we sometimes forget to give God the praise. We get overwhelmed with our circumstances or our problems and forget the greatness of our God. This sermon is about bringing our focus back to where it belongs, the praise of God at all times. In Psalms 145:1-9 David proclaims that God is worthy of praise continually and displays an attitude of gratitude.

The Church is often referred to as the bride of Christ, and as we look at what is happening to the Church today it makes you wonder how that make the Groom feel. In Matthew 23:37-39 we see how Jesus heart for the Nation of Israel as they rejected and refused to have a relationship with Him. This gives us a view into the heart of Christ today, and how He must feel as He watches the Church turn from its first love.

In our sermon series "Timeless" we take a look at sermons from the past and how that God's word and the preaching of it are timeless. This morning we take a look at my attempt to honor Evangelist/Pastor Lester Roloff who passed away in 1982 by preaching one of his sermons. This is a sermon that I heard many years ago and it gripped my heart, and I hope it does yours as well.

This morning we opened a new sermon series titled, "Timeless" and the sermon was called, "A Nation in Crisis from Isaiah 59:1-5, 12-15. It deals with the parallels between the nation of Israel and America and how that God stopped listening to the prayers of Israel. How close are we to God closing the doors of heaven to our prayers? The series is called "Timeless" because the sermon comes from Adrian Rogers, preached at an unknown time, but he passed away in 2005, it proves that God's Word and the Preaching of it is timeless.

We often live our lives trying to impress the people around us, but our calling is to live our life in a way that honors God. In the second part of Matthew 6:25-34 we take a look at who we are, who we serve and why we are here. As a Church we need to be reminded that this life should be lived as if we are living for an audience of One.

It is easy to say, "don't worry," when there are many things that we can see going on around us that give us multiple things to be anxious about. So, how do we as believers overcome the message that the world is pressing upon us and stay on mission for the Lord? In Matthew 6:25-34, Jesus tells His disciples not to worry 6 times, giving them reasons that they can trust in His providence and power.

Just like a moth to the flame we are often drawn to doing something that we know is harmful to us. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had just warned his disciples and the multitude against praying in ways that brought attention to themselves and was repetitive. Yet, here in this classic Scripture known as "The Lord's Prayer" by many we still use it in that same fashion. In this sermon from Matthew 6:9-13 we look at the distinction that Jesus makes in leading us to use this prayer as a "Model Prayer" for our life.

In Matthew Chapter 6 and the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus continues to speak about the higher level of righteousness that He is calling His disciples to live up to. In this sermon we look at three examples of religious practices that were common to the Jews that Jesus pointed out as being used to bring glory to themselves rather than to God. I. Almsgiving (Vs. 1-4). II. Prayer (5-8). III. Fasting (16-18).  

In Matthew 5:20 we see that Jesus called His follower to live a lifestyle of higher living, not of just following a set of rules, but of inward righteousness. Throughout the remainder of Matthew 5, He lays out 6 antithesis statements that illustrate that calling. In Matthew 5:21-26 He speaks on the heart issue of murder and how that it isn't just an action that we can create with out hands, but also with our hearts.

If you ask many people today right and wrong can change based upon where you live, what the circumstances are and what a persons background is. We know as Christians this isn't true, because morality is based upon the very nature of God and He doesn't change. As we move forward in the series on the Sermon on the Mount we come to Matthew 5:17-20 where Jesus calls His followers to a higher level of living. Not just following a set of rules, but living a lifestyle of righteousness. 

As we continue in our series on the Sermon on the Mount we come to Matthew 5:13-16 where Jesus uses two illustrations to express His disciples salt and light. As we see with the reality of what is happening in our world today are we being those things? Are we standing out in darkness and are we preserving the moral nature to those that need us? We need to do some soul searching and not just go to church, but begin to Be the Church.

In this sermon we take a look at the second part of the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:5-12. We start at the 3rd Beatitude and look at each one and what they mean to the believer.

We begin our series on "The Sermon on the Mount" with the Beatitudes. A series of 9 blessings that Jesus taught as He began His earthly ministry. These blessings are a list of God's favor as result to a persons situation or behavior. In this sermon we looked at Matthew 5:1-4, which shows us that Jesus' kingdom is; eternal and spiritual, as well as the first two of the Beatitudes.  

It's no secret that when you bring people together you will have differences of opinions and confrontations, but the Church is one place that those issues should be dealt with in a different manner than in other places. Sadly it doesn't always work that way, and we all know of a case or two where division has torn down a church or brought infighting within the body. In this sermon we take a look at Philippians 2:1-8 and answer the question how to bring unity in the midst of all of our diversity.

Our view of what love is has become tainted by the worlds view instead of God's reality. In this sermon we take a look at 1 Corinthians 13 and answer the question of what is the most excellent way of love.

Our view of what love is has become tainted by the worlds view instead of God's reality. In this sermon we take a look at 1 Corinthians 13 and answer the question of what is the most excellent way of love.

As we continue in our sermon series "How we love" we take look at the very important subject of God's love for us. Because God's very essence is love, everything that from His nature is build upon that primary foundation. We don't always feel loved, or for that matter lovable. We need to be reminded that how we feel or what we feel isn't always true, in this sermon the we use multiple Scriptures to show that; I. God's Love is Unchanging. II. God's Love is Unimaginable.

Eric Keller-Guest Preacher 7/12/20 (Text-Hebrews 1:5-2:4)

In this life we can reach every physical goal that we have for ourselves and yet we will still find that we spiritually have missed the mark of perfection. This can be a frustrating realization, but it can also be a wonderful reality if we let it sink in. To think that with all of our scars, bruises, and missteps that someone still loves us is an amazing thing to know. What greater knowledge than to know that person is God. In this message we see that Paul is dealing with the Corinthian church and bringing them to the understanding of who they are supposed to be in Christ Jesus. This Scripture should not only have resonated with the reader than, but it should speak to our heart today. I. The Carnal Mind. (2 Cor. 5:16), II. The Christ-like Heart (2 Cor. 5:17), III. The Christian Calling. (2 Cor. 5:18-21). 

When we look back at historical events we just trust that they happened based upon very limited eyewitness, archeological, and scientific data. Compared with the resurrection of Jesus and the birth of the Church they don't stand a chance of having the same amount of evidence. In the final message of our series on "Eyewitness" we come to a moment of truth, a time when we have to make a decision and that decision will define what our future looks like. As Peter lays out in 2 Peter 1:16-21 his eyewitness account, something has to be done with the reality of Jesus Christ. I. What he seen. (Vs. 16-18), II. What he read. (Vs. 19), III. What he knew. (Vs. 20-21). 

What we truly believe will be what we become and in a world that needs the truth there is a calling for Christians to stand and be what we say we are. In this part of the series on "Eyewitnesses" we see Paul's testimony about who Jesus really was. In 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 the Scripture shows us; I. What he heard. (Vs. 1-7), II. What he seen. (Vs. 8-9), III. What he spoke. (Vs. 10-11). 

There are many theories about who Jesus was and why He came to this earth, and few events clear that question up more than the Transfiguration. As we keep looking at the Sermon Series, "Eyewitnesses" this sermon helps us take a deeper look at who Jesus truly was. In Matthew 17:1-8 Jesus shows us that His Transfiguration; I. Wasn't Sacrilegious. (Vs. 1-3), II. Was Satisfying. (Vs. 4-5), III. Was Sufficient. (Vs. 6-8).

In the introduction of this sermon series we looked at how the most important eyewitness to the reality of Jesus' existence is God the Father and the Holy Spirit. We worked through the Scriptures to show that Jesus is eternal, and being so His mark should be all over the Old Testament. In this sermon we take that though and use an Old Testament text to bring out Jesus in one of many places that He is found Genesis 22. Using the formula; Christ Patterned, Christ Promised, Christ Preset, we see that Jesus is all over this text as well as the entire Old Testament as it was all about Him.