Weekly messages from the First Baptist Church in Sherman, New York

Send a textKingdom people must value the small and vulnerable. We must welcome the little children and become like them. (Text: Mark 10.13-16)

Send us a textWhen Jesus answers a question about marriage and divorce, he shows us how people are valued in God's kingdom. Kingdom people must value the vulnerable. (Text: Mark 10.1-12)

Send us a textThe people of Jesus' kingdom are proven by fire and by salt. So, expect the pressure to purify you and let Jesus-like, kingdom qualities flavor your relationships. (Text: Mark 9.49-50)

Send us a textJesus' kingdom is the priority of life and life itself. Keep no one from it and let nothing keep you from it. (Text: Mark 9.43-48)

Send us a textJesus' kingdom is the priority of life and life itself. Keep no one from it and let nothing keep you from it. (Mark 9.42)

Send us a textJesus is teaching the disciples to think differently about the kingdom of God. Among the many lessons they need to learn, they must understand that in God's kingdom, the goal isn't greatness but goodness. (Text: Mark 9.30-37)

Send us a textThrough a census and a manger, Joseph and Mary provide one more example of preparing for Christmas. Prepare by doing your best and trusting God with the rest. (Text: Luke 2.1-7)

Send us a textThrough Mary and Elizabeth's exchange, we learn to prepare for Christmas by praising God with certainty that he will fulfill his promises. (Text: Luke 1.39-56)

Send us a textJoseph prepared for the first Christmas by making a righteous, compassionate, and flexible plan. (Text: Matthew 1.18-25)

Send us a textMary prepared for the first Christmas by trusting God's word and yielding to God's will. (Text: Luke 1.26-38)

Send us a textWhen the disciples fail to help a father and his suffering son, Jesus teaches them about two important ingredients for good works to work. This week we learn that good works don't work without prayer. (Text: Mark 9.14-29)

Send us a textWhen the disciples fail to help a father and his suffering son, Jesus teaches them about two important ingredients for good works to work. First, good works don't work without faith. (Text: Mark 9.14-29)

Send us a textIn this text, Jesus took three disciples up a mountain where they saw some incredible things. From this account of Jesus' Transfiguration, we learn that God's kingdom is coming despite what it seems. So, keep your eyes and ears on Jesus. (Text; Mark 9.2-13)

Send us a textIn this text, Jesus tells his followers that the path to glory will go through suffering and death. Following Jesus means suffering, loss, and death before glory. (Text: Mark 8.22-9.1)

Send us a textIn the opening of Mark 8 we learn with the disciples that there is something more to be seen in Jesus' miracles. Seeing is beneficial when it produces understanding and belief. (Text: Mark 8.1-21)

Send us a textIn one of Jesus' more unusual healing miracles, we learn that in God's kingdom you have God's attention. No one is left out. (Text: Mark 7.31-37)

Send us a textGuest Preacher Jeremy Lutz (Psalm 73)

Send us a textTrevor Saltsman preaches a sermon from Jonah 2 about prayer.

Send us a textWhen a Gentile woman comes to Jesus asking for help, we learn an important truth about who is welcome in God's kingdom and at his table of mercy. (Text: Mark 7.24-30)

Send us a textIn the second half of Jesus' conversation about what defiles, he explains that defilement isn't about your hands but your heart. We must focus on purity in the right place. (Text: Mark 7.14-23)

Send us a textIn a conversation between Israel's religious leaders and Jesus, the important question of defilement comes up. From this story, we are warned to beware the dangers of man-made tradition. (Text: Mark 7.1-13)

Send us a textJesus helps people who don't know any better, who perhaps should, and with the Spirit's help, in time, they will. (Text: Mark 6.45.56)

Send us a textIn feeding the 5,000 we find that Jesus uses his power and his disciples to care for people. (Text: Mark 6.30-44)

Send us a textGuest Preacher Donnie Rosie: Hebrews 12.3-8

Send us a textIn a familiar story of Jesus feeding the 5,000, we are reminded that Jesus is the compassionate Shepherd, who feeds hungry sheep. (Text: Mark 6.30-44)

Send us a textThe gospel of God's Kingdom isn't good news to everyone and it comes at a cost. (Text: Mark 6.14-20)

Send us a textFollowing Jesus involves participating in his mission. So, do your part. (Text: Mark 6.7-13)

Send us a textSeeing and hearing aren't necessarily believing. You can know all the facts and still have no faith. (Text: Mark 6.1-6)

Send us a textJesus has power over every disaster and fear. Have faith that remains despite fears that last too long or too late. (Text: Mark 5.21-43)

Send us a textJesus has power over every kind of evil and what no one else can control. Jesus can when no one else can. (Text: Mark 5.1-20)

Send us a textGuest Preacher Josh Mencer (Text: Titus 3.1-7)

Send us a text Jesus' has authority over what overwhelms you; sometimes you have to get a little seasick to learn that. (Text: Mark 4.35-41)

Send us a textThe kingdom of God is happening right on schedule. So, keep listening, keep waiting, and stay confident. (Text: Mark 4.21-34)

Send us a textGuest Preacher Luke Lindner (Mark 14.48-72)

Send us a textIt matters how you hear. How you hear the message of the kingdom determines whether you're inside or outside. So, carefully listen, consider, and even wrestle with Jesus' teaching. (Text: Mark 4.1-20)

Send us a textJesus is not who everyone says he is...let Jesus speak for himself. (Text: Mark 3.20-35)

Send us a textJesus is building his kingdom with all kinds of people who matter to him. (Text: Mark 3.7-19)

Send us a textGuest Preacher Donnie RosieText: Hebrews 12.1-2

Send us a textJesus' kingdom of rest also brings restoration. Be like Jesus, not like them. (Text: Mark 3.1-6)

Send us a textJesus' kingdom brings rest for his people (Text: Mark 2.23-28)

Send us a textJesus isn't the King we expect to see; he's the King he told us about. Trust in what Jesus said more than what you can see. (Text: Mark 15.40-16.8)

Send us a textJesus is King; can you see it yet? If you can, what are you doing about it? (Text: Mark 11.1-11)

Send us a textJesus' kingdom brings something new and better to celebrate. Embrace the new that Jesus brings and don't cling to what is expired. (Text: Mark 2.18-22)

Send us a textJesus welcomes sinners as sinners...and so should you. See yourself and others as Jesus does and welcome them as he does. (Mark 2.13-17)

Send us a textJesus knows what you need, primarily his forgiveness. (Text: Mark 2.1-12)

Send us a textJesus truly cares about you and desires to completely heal and restore sinners (like you). (Text: Mark 1.40-45)

Send us a textJesus teaches us that the priorities of life are fellowship with God and doing his will. (Text: Mark 1.35-39)

Send us a textIn this text we discover that Jesus is the compassionate healer who has time for you. (Text: Mark 1.29-34)

Send us a textJesus has unique authority to make a real difference. (Text: Mark 1.21-28)

Send us a textJesus is the focus of Christianity, and following him is the Christian's basic task. It's not complicated: being a Christian means following Jesus. (Mark 1.16-20)

Send us a textGod's building and bringing his kingdom to earth through Jesus, and you can belong to it! (Text: Mark 1.14-15)