Watch or listen to sermons preached from the pulpit at Fairview Baptist Church.
The Presence of God
Where is God? Can we flee from his presence or come into his presence? Job, suffering, looks for God but cannot find him. In this lament on the presence of God we learn about the one true God and this much neglected topic. Questions to consider:1. Do you even consider God’s presence?2. Is God’s all-seeing presence a terror or a comfort?3. Do you think you can control God’s presence?4. Do you see God’s presence won for you in Christ?
A Mother’s Reward
Children are a blessing from the Lord. Do we believe this? Do we understand motherhood and children through a biblical lens? Here is a call to take joy in what the Scriptures call us to take joy in. May this be an encouragement to everyone to see the world as God wants us to see it! Consider these questions:1. How does God building a home through children benefit Christ’s kingdom?2. How has the culture around us impacted our views of…
When the Almighty Is Your Gold
This gets us to the heart of the true Christian. Delighting in God. What does it mean to delight in God? What does it mean that God is your treasure? Together, we consider the call to repentance in Job 22 and its instruction to delight in the Almighty. Consider the following questions:1. What does it mean to delight in God?2. In what ways do you delight in him?3. What treasure or pleasure in your life have you substituted for God?…
Laying Your Gold in the Dust
Pastor Tim considers the final counsel of Eliphaz in Job 22. In poetic language, he touches on one of the most important truths in our pursuit of God–repentance. He defines repentance in an excellent way and specifically targets greed. May this truth help us put God first and experience the joy of having him as our gold, him as our treasure! Consider these questions:1. What are the four aspects of repentance mentioned in this sermon?2. In what areas do you…
The Independence of God
In this chapter we consider the reality that God doesn’t need us. Rather than a discouragement, we are left astounded at how this magnifies his love, his grace, and his glory! This is when our knowledge of God becomes soul-satisfying and altogether lovely! Consider these questions in reflection:1. Where did Eliphaz go wrong in his understanding of God’s independence?2. Have you had seasons of prayerlessness and “practical atheism” because you misunderstood God? How?3. How does God’s independence make his love…
The Certainty of Jesus’ Resurrection
In this sermon we consider the reality of the resurrection of Jesus. What we see is that the reality of the resurrection is not only a vindication of Jesus’ life and ministry, it is a guarantee of coming judgment to all people everywhere. The resurrection is not just an event in the past, its consequence affects your future. The resurrection is certain, future judgment is certain. In light of this, consider these question:1. What was helpful to you as you…
What’s So Good About Good Friday?
Pastor Tim speaks to the reason why “Good Friday” is good! Whether you know little or much about Jesus and Christianity, this is an excellent look at the biggest event in history. There is no event that has changed our world more than the death of Christ. We start at John’s declaration that Jesus is the lamb of God. Then we follow the historical narrative to understand God’s past actions in helping us see Jesus as the long awaiting Savior…
The World Is Not the Way It Should Be
Job laments about injustice. He argues that the world is not the way it should be. If Job is right, and in the main he is, what does this mean for God who rules this world? Is God unjust? Is his lordship somehow corrupt or broken? We consider three important truths: (1) sin has entered the world; (2) justice is delayed as a kindness of God; and (3) this is not the end of the story. We must remember these…
God? Disease, Suffering, and Death
When calamity strikes, it is common to consider God’s plan and power. Is God responsible? Is this judgment? How can he allow this? How can he be glorified in this? Won’t this turn people away from him? Why doesn’t he do something? In this sermon, we consider the scriptural witness that God is in absolute control over all things, including suffering. But rather than be a detriment to faith, this undergirds and raises our faith! We consider six ways God’s…
Hope While Longing to be Together
Pastor Tim addresses the church with an exhortation from 2 Timothy 1. Paul wrote to Timothy as they were apart and hindered from gathering together as a church. Paul writes words of encouragement and hope centered in our unity in the Holy Spirit and in the gospel. May this message bring you hope as we wait together for our reunion as a local body of Christ.
Before God’s Throne
In this sermon, Zophar speaks for the last time. He warns Job of the fate of the wicked. Their prosperity will be shorted lived. Their appetite for sin’s promises destroys themselves and others. Their actions will invoke the wrath of God. Zophar is wrong in understanding Job’s suffering is the consequence of his sin but he doesn’t completely miss the mark in his warning against wickedness. We are all deserving of God’s wrath. But the good news is that God…
I Know My Redeemer Lives
We consider one of the most famous expressions of trust in God that Job utters. I know my Redeemer lives. How can Job have such hope in God when all the evidence seems contrary to this kind of hope? How does Job’s understanding of God’s sovereignty bring him to this point of faith? What we see is that a sovereign God makes grace and mercy possible. He can bind up, but he call also set free. Most amazing for us…