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The King Who Struck Out  Deuteronomy 17:14-20  Our text today is a remarkable passage.  God had promised Abraham that there would be kings among his descendants:  Gen 17:6  And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.   But as Moses is writing these words,  Israel… Continue reading Sermon – “The King Who Struck Out” →

Dead Man Walking  Genesis 22  Our text this morning is not a traditional Easter text. There are some today that say that since Christ has died and risen that the Old Testament is obsolete. They say that it is a waste of time to study anything before the Gospels. It is a profoundly stupid thing to do. The Old Testament is gold mine… Continue reading Sermon – “Dead Man Walking” →

Why We Observe the Lord’s Supper  Colossians 2:6-23  Our text this morning may seem an odd one for a day that we observe the Lord’s Supper.  The reason I am using this text is because it fits well many of the ideas I want to discuss.  I do not know exactly when Paul visited this… Continue reading Sermon – “Why We Observe The Lord’s Supper” →

Faint Yet Pursuing  Judges 8:4  Judges chapter 8 is not nearly as well remembered as chapters 6 or 7.  I must confess, as I have only been a few days into Judges for the daily Bible reading that there is quite a bit that I honestly did not remember.  We remember some of the highest highs and lowest lows of… Continue reading Sermon – “Faint Yet Pursuing” →

Monuments  Joshua 4  Our text today we find two monuments erected.  The nation of Israel had been delivered by God from slavery in Egypt 40 years before this.  God had told them that if they would trust Him that He would lead them to the land promised to Abraham.  Of course, Israel proved unfaithful and… Continue reading Sermon – “Monuments” →

The Old Landmarks  Deuteronomy 19:14  A while back, when we were looking at putting in the new entrance and driveway here at the church, we ran across a little problem.  We did not know where the property markers were along the highway.  Nowadays, you pay a surveyor to go out and mark the corners of your… Continue reading Sermon – “The Old Landmarks” →

The Eleventh Commandment  John 13:31-35  The old rabbis calculated that there are 613 commandments in the Law of Moses.  As we have been reading through them for our daily Scripture reading, it seems like there are ten times that!  When God gave Israel His Law at Sinai, He began with the reason they should obey it::  Exo… Continue reading Sermon – “The Eleventh Commandment” →

Water in the Wilderness  Psalm 78:12-20  Our text this morning is from the remarkable 78th Psalm.  This Psalm is a history lesson for the nation of Israel.  It rehearses many of the events of The Exodus and the Wilderness Wanderings of Israel.  I would highly recommend keeping it handy when you read those historical accounts.  It… Continue reading Sermon – “Water in the Wilderness” →

Blessed Are They That Mourn  Matthew 5:1-12  I want to preach a pastoral message to you this morning.  I really struggled coming to a decision on what to preach.  The past few weeks I have found a text from the daily Bible reading that arrested my attention.  If you have just finished Leviticus with us, you can probably… Continue reading Sermon – “Blessed Are They That Mourn” →

Our High Priest  Leviticus 10:1-7, 16-20  If you are keeping up with your daily Bible reading, you probably read this a few days ago.  At the very beginning of the ministry of the Jewish priesthood, the priests failed.  We saw the Tabernacle constructed in the last chapter of Exodus, giving the priests a place to… Continue reading Sermon – “Our High Priest” →

God’s Workmen  Exodus 31:1-11  If you have been keeping up with your daily Bible reading, you should have read this passage just a few days ago.  It is easily overlooked by the details of the Tabernacle design before it and the incident with the golden calf after it.  To get the context, I think you need to… Continue reading Sermon – “God’s Workmen” →

He Was Gathered To His People  Genesis 25:7-10  I find it interesting what people put into obituaries.  You can tell not just a lot about the deceased but also about the family they leave behind.  Sometimes there are family feuds going on and parts of the family are not even mentioned.  Sometimes someone will go way overboard making someone out to… Continue reading Sermon – “He Was Gathered To His People” →

The Other Woman At The Well  John 4:1-10  I hope that our text this morning is a familiar one to you.  I have preached from it here at least once and taught lessons from it at least twice.  The ancient Jews despised Samaria and would often travel around it.  But Christ told His disciples that… Continue reading Sermon – “The Other Woman At Well” →

Faith in Focus  Joshua 14:6-15  How many of you ever played with a water hose growing up?  I don’t know how many times I turned the water hose on that was in front of our house.  We used that for everything.  That was our water fountain when we were playing outside.  We’d turn it on and make mud to play… Continue reading Sermon – “Faith in Focus” →

A New Start in a New Year  Proverbs 16:3  I want to be practical this morning.  Our text is from the single most practical book of the Bible.  King Solomon was the wisest man who ever lived.  After he became king he went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices to the Lord.  God appeared to him, and did something remarkable. … Continue reading Sermon – “A New Start in a New Year” →

A Heavenly Gift Exchange  When Heaven Met Earth  Luke 2:1-20  One of the highlights of the Christmas season is the exchanging of gifts.  There is so much joy to be found in finding that perfect gift for a loved one.  There is so much fun to be found in a “white elephant” gift exchange.  There is so much… Continue reading Sermon – “Heavenly Gift Exchange” →

Ways to Avoid a Blue Christmas  Isaiah 61:1-3  I want to speak much more practically than is my habit at Christmas.  Last year when I was putting together my book of Christmas sermons, I felt like I kept going back to the prophecies about Christ’s coming.  Even if I was not intending to preach on them, they just seem to… Continue reading Sermon – “Ways to Avoid a Blue Christmas” →

When Was Jesus Born?  Luke 2:1-7  I have titled this sermon, “When Was Jesus Born?”  You will note that it is not, “Was Jesus Born?”  There is no reason at all to doubt that a baby was born some 2,000 years ago whose life and teachings turned the world upside down.  It is as close to historical fact as you will find.  We… Continue reading Sermon – “When Was Jesus Born?” →

Don’t Wait To Open Your Presents!  James 1:17  With the passing of Thanksgiving, we have officially begun the Christmas season.  I do not know how many of you overachievers have already bought your Christmas presents – I doubt very many.  Perhaps some of you picked up some of those can’t miss Black Friday deals.  Some of you, no doubt, will wait until Christmas… Continue reading Sermon – “Don’t Wait to Open Your Presents!” →

Be Thankful  Colossians 3:12-17  There are literally dozens of verses we could turn to examine the subject of thanksgiving.  We could talk about the sacrifice of thanksgiving in Leviticus 7.  We could see the many calls to be thankful in the Psalms.  We have in the New Testament multiple positive commands to be thankful.  We could also… Continue reading Sermon – “Be Thankful” →

A Good Soldier  II Timothy 2:1-13  This Tuesday is a special day.  Our nation marks this day as a special day of remembrance and honor for those who have served our great nation in the Armed Forces.  The date is significant – November 11.  On that date in 1919 the Armistice went into effect that ended… Continue reading Sermon – “A Good Soldier” →

Our Daily Bread  Matthew 6:9-13  I hope that our text this morning is quite familiar to you.  I was a little kid in Sunday School when I memorized these words.  Often we call it “the Lord’s Prayer”  I think it is more accurately called the Model Prayer.  It appears twice in Scripture  Here in Matthew during the… Continue reading Sermon – “Our Daily Bread” →

The Church and Its Pastor I Peter 5:1-5 I am going to speak on a subject I honestly have avoided over the past eight years. I mean that, too. I have a set of notes I put together on the subject of the church that I taught through at Friendship Baptist before I came here.… Continue reading Sermon – “The Church and Its Pastor” →

The Goodness of God Psalm 103 Perhaps the greatest fact in all the universe is that God is good. He does not just do good things, He IS good. There is a difference there. Bad people can do good sometimes, yet their hearts remain corrupt. But God does good because He IS good. This fact… Continue reading Sermon – “The Goodness of God” →

A Visit to the Spiritual Eye Doctor  Mark 8:22-26  I am speaking this morning from a passage that has long baffled me.  I believe it is a singular example of Christ healing a person, yet not completely healing them at first.  As for the timing of the event, this is likely the summer, less than a year before the Crucifixion.  It is between the Passover… Continue reading Sermon – “A Visit to the Spiritual Eye Doctor” →

Be Not Afraid  Acts 18:1-17  I love to study the life of Paul.  I believe him to be the greatest Christian to ever live.  We have in Christ a perfect example to follow.  But we as sinful men will never attain this example.  But we have in Paul an attainable example to follow.  He was a man greatly… Continue reading Sermon – “Be Not Afraid” →

Enemies of Missions  Acts 13:1-12  Our text this morning is the account of the very beginning of Paul’s missionary travels.  We have accounts of three missionary journeys in the book of Acts along with his perilous journey to Rome.  Some Bible scholars think that he may have made another journey or two between the close of the book… Continue reading Sermon – “The Enemies of Missions” →

Our Savior’s Lament  Matthew 23:37-39  Our text this morning takes place in the final days of His earthly ministry leading to His death and resurrection.  Any honest reading of the Gospels will tell you that Christ was not aloof or otherworldly in His interactions with people.  No, He deeply cared for each individual.  I think… Continue reading Sermon – “The Savior’s Lament” →

NOTES Biblical Forgiveness Matthew 18:15-35  I want to speak this morning on a vital subject that is often misrepresented.  I want to remind you that Satan is a great counterfeiter.  Yes, he deals in lies, but the best and most effective lies have a ring of truth to them.  I think his game with most… Continue reading Sermon – “Biblical Forgiveness” →

Ryan Vaughan

Ryan Vaughan

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