The Sermons of Brian Wagers

In this sermon, we walk through one of the most controversial passages of the Bible, taking time to reconcile James and Paul on the issue of Justification. This sermon was preached on 9.28.25 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Bloomington, Indiana.

For Pentecost Sunday this year, we traced out the biblical theme of God's presence with His people. This sermon was preached on 6/8/25 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Bloomington, Indiana.

In this sermon, we walk through Proverbs 20 and the way in which Solomon grounds our moral boundaries in the God who created us. This sermon was preached on 5.25.25 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Bloomington, IN.

In this sermon, we walk through Proverbs 19, following the theme of integrity as Solomon explains the value of integrity in poverty, in justice, and in others. This sermon was preached on 5.18.25 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Bloomington, IN.

The focal text for this sermon was Proverbs chapter 5. It was preached at Emmanuel Baptist Church on February 2nd, 2025.

In this sermon, we look at how the Old Testament presents the coming of the Messiah as one who is born in a specific place, in a specific way, at a specific time, and as a son of God and David. This sermon was preached at Emmanuel Church on 12/15/2024.

This sermon was preached at Emmanuel Baptist Church on 10.13.24. The focal text was Ephesians 4:7-16.

The focal text for this sermon is Ephesians 1:3-14. This sermon was preached at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Bloomington Indiana on 8.11.24.

This episode was preached at Emmanuel Baptist Church on June 30th, 2024. The focal text was Jude 1-3

This sermon focuses on the Beatitudes as found in the book of Matthew. It was preached on 9.10.23 at Parkwood Baptist Church.

This episode was preached from 1 Corinthians 11:1-3 on 7/30/23 at Parkwood Baptist Church.

This sermon was preached from Acts 2:14-41, as a celebration of Pentecost. It was preached at Parkwood Baptist Church on 5/28/23.

This sermon was preached at Parkwood Baptist Church as a farewell on 5.15.22.

The focal text for this sermon is Hebrews chapter 9. It was preached on March 6th, 2022 at Parkwood Baptist Church

The focal text for this sermon is Hebrews chapter 7. It was preached on the 27th of February at Parkwood Baptist Church.

The focal text for this sermon is Hebrews 6:13-20. This sermon was preached at Parkwood Baptist Church on February 2nd of 2022.

The focal text for this sermon is Hebrews 5:11-6:12. This sermon was preached on February 13th of 2022 at Parkwood Baptist Church.

The focus text for this sermon is Hebrews 5:1-10. It was preached on February 6th of 2020 at Parkwood Baptist Church in Louisville Kentucky. 

This message was preached on January 30nd, 2022 at Parkwood Baptist Church. It continues the Supremacy of Christ series and the focus text is Hebrews 4:11-16

This message was preached on January 23nd, 2022 at Parkwood Baptist Church. It continues the Supremacy of Christ series and the focus text is Hebrews 4:1-10.

This message was preached on January 16nd, 2022 at Parkwood Baptist Church. It continues the Supremacy of Christ series and the focus text is Hebrews 3:1-19.

This message was preached on January 9nd, 2022 at Parkwood Baptist Church. It continues the Supremacy of Christ series and the focus text is Hebrews 2:10-18.

This message was preached on January 2nd, 2022 at Parkwood Baptist Church. It continues the Supremacy of Christ series and the focus text is Hebrews 2: 1-9.

This message was preached on December 26th, 2021 at Parkwood Baptist Church. This message marked the beginning of the Supremacy of Christ series going through the book of Hebrews and the focus text was Hebrews 1: 1-14.

This message was preached on October 26th, 2021 at Parkwood Baptist Church. The focus text for this message was Ezekiel 1:1-28.

This message was preached on May 23rd, 2021 at Parkwood Baptist Church. The focal text for this sermon was 1 John 5:1-5.

This sermon was preached on May 2nd, 2021 at Parkwood Baptist Church. The focal text for this passage is Joshua 1:1-9. 

This sermon was preached on April 11th of 2021 at Parkwood Baptist Church. The focus text for this sermon was Mark 16:14-16.

This sermon was preached on March 7th of 2021 at Parkwood Baptist Church. The focal text for this sermon was Mark 6:45-52.

This sermon was preached on January 17th of 2021 at Parkwood Baptist Church. The focal text for this message is Ecclesiastes 4:9-12.

This sermon was preached on November 8th of 2020. The focal text for this message is Matthew 16:24-28.