Watch or listen to sermons preached from the pulpit at Fairview Baptist Church.
The Only Way to Live and Die
In this sermon, guest preacher Dr. Joel Beeke challenges us to determine who we are truly living for. Are we living for Christ, or are we living for the things of this world?
Living in Covenant: Faith, Obedience, and God’s Unchanging Promise
This sermon explores the concept of covenant as distinct from a contract, emphasizing its relational, grace-based nature rooted in God’s unchanging commitment to his people. This text highlights three key aspects: covenantal obedience; covenantal immutability; and covenantal warning. We see in these parallels to the New Covenant in Christ, urging believers to live faithfully, obey God’s commands, and trust in His grace, while warning against hypocrisy and calling unbelievers to seek Christ’s mercy.
Trusting God When Obedience Is Hard
This sermon explores the challenges of obeying God’s difficult commands, drawing from the narrative in Deuteronomy 3:12–29 where the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half-Manasseh are instructed to leave their newly acquired land to fight for their brothers’ inheritance, and Joshua is charged to lead courageously despite fearsome enemies. It highlights the temptations to fear and settle for less, using the historical context of Israel’s victories over Sihon and Og and the faithlessness of the previous generation as lessons. The…
Giants in the Land
This sermon explores the biblical accounts of giants, such as the Anakim, Rephaim, and Nephilim, as described in Deuteronomy, Numbers, Joshua, and Genesis, proposing that these were historical figures descended from angelic beings intermingling with humans, as per Genesis 6:1–4. It addresses the reality of the spiritual realm and its impact on the material world. These giants, offspring of fallen angels, are part of a larger, cosmic battle against God’s people. The giants’ defeat by Israel and David, prefigures Christ’s…
Where Does My Help Come From?
In this sermon, we examine the contrasting sources of help for mankind. On the one hand, the world gives a faulty and deceptive offer of help that fails to meet the greatest need(s) of man. On the other hand, the Creator of heaven and earth offers a sure, stable, and lasting hope that never fails and is built on the character of God. The Psalmist asks the question that we all must consider – where does my help come from?
Devoted to Destruction: God’s Sovereign Hand in Judgment
In this sermon we consider Israel’s encounters with Edom, Moab, Ammon, and the Amorite kings Sihon and Og, seeing God’s sovereign control over nations, his judgment against sin, and lessons for believers today. This sermon considers the shocking (to us) destruction of entire peoples, down to the last man, woman, and child. It confronts the objections head-on and considers this historical event in light of the sovereignty of God and the cross of Christ. Through this, we learn to fear…
Courage to Obey: Trusting God for the Promise
In this sermon, Moses recounts the pivotal moment at Kadesh-Barnea, where the Israelites, poised to enter the Promised Land, faltered due to fear and unbelief, choosing human counsel over God’s command. Despite God’s promises, presence, and past faithfulness, the people’s lack of courage and trust led to rebellion, resulting in a 40-year wilderness wandering as divine judgment. Our generation must learn the necessity of courage rooted in faith, guarding against cowardice and humanism, and remembering God’s enduring love, presence, power,…
God’s Order for Blessing: Hierarchy, Responsibility, and Righteous Rule
This sermon, based on Deuteronomy 1:9–18, explores God’s design for societal order through hierarchy, individual responsibility, and righteous leadership. Moses faced the burdens of leading a vast, blessed, yet sinful Israel, and God’s solution was to appoint wise, discerning, and experienced men to govern impartially, using his standards. We learn here that blessings come with responsibilities, sinners sin, and true order requires a biblical theocracy where God rules over all institutions. We are called to embrace personal accountability, support God-ordained…
God’s Timeless Word for a New Generation
This sermon introduces a series on the book of Deuteronomy, Moses’ final sermons to Israel, delivering God’s instructions for a new generation on the cusp of entering the promised land. It reminds us that Deuteronomy is God’s authoritative, inspired word, not merely a legal code but pastoral teaching aimed at guiding God’s covenant people. The sermon provides seven reasons for studying Deuteronomy: it is God’s word, challenges misconceptions about the law, is commended by Jesus, teaches about covenants, fosters Christian…
Ordered for Godliness: The Call to Self-Control
In this sermon, we explore the biblical mandate for a well-ordered church, as outlined in Titus 1:5-9 and 2:1-12, with a focus on the call to self-control. Godly leaders must model and teach holiness, integrity, and discipline, qualities that all believers are called to emulate. Self-control, a repeated virtue in Titus, is defined as the mind governing actions and emotions in accordance with God’s truth, enabling believers to live upright lives that adorn the gospel, prevent reproach, and honor God.…
The Glorious Vision: God’s Presence and New Creation
This sermon explores the final vision of the Book of Revelation, depicting the ultimate hope of God’s redeemed people in a restored creation. It highlights the river of life flowing from the throne of God and the Lamb, symbolizing God as the source of all life, and the tree of life, representing abundant sustenance and healing for the nations. The vision portrays a new creation where the curse of sin is lifted, and God dwells intimately with his people. The…
Behold the Throne: God’s Glory in Creation, Salvation, and Judgment
This sermon delves into the book of Revelation to unveil a vivid portrait of God as the Holy, Sovereign Creator, the loving Savior of his people, and the righteous Judge of all the earth. Through key passages, it highlights God’s transcendent holiness, his redemptive work through Jesus Christ, and his just judgment against sin, offering comfort and exhortation to believers facing trials. The sermon calls us to respond with humility, reconciliation, awe, righteous living, and faithful endurance, urging us to…