Watch or listen to sermons preached from the pulpit at Fairview Baptist Church.
What It Means to Know God
Bildad accuses Job of not knowing God. But what does it really meant to know God? It is prosperity or blessing? What does it look like to know God? What we see in Scripture is that the root of knowing God is loving God. It is entering the love of Father and Son. It is entering the love on display in the gospel where Christ came to rescue a people to reconcile them to God. From this love flows a…
Equipped for Suffering and Sacrifice
Job looks for hope in his suffering and is stripped of all false hopes. He’s left clinging for hope in a heavenly witness who will speak for him and begs for a pledge or guarantee to be given as he waits. Job longs for what we have in Christ. We have a heavenly witness who will speak for us at that great day. And we also have a guarantee in the Spirit of God given to us. May we see…
The Heart of Corporate Prayer
Alex Russell shares about the importance and power of praying together. May we be encouraged to gather together and call upon the name of the Lord for an outpouring of His Spirit.
The Two Witnesses
There are many who testify against Christians. We can listen to their voice and be discouraged and defeated. But there is a witness in heaven that testifies to who we really are. May you be encouraged by what heaven, rather than the world, thinks of you.
The Blessing of Those Who Fear God
The Bible promises blessing for those who fear God. So what happened to Job and so many of the faithful who suffer rather than experience blessing? We examine this important subject and reflect on 5 principles that bring these ideas together.
Community Commitment
What does it mean to walk together worthy of our calling? What does it look like to be part of the church? This sermon is a call to commitment. We examine what this commitment looks like in different areas of life and then conclude with motivation for living in this God-honoring way. May this sermon be used of God as it expounds his word to build his church.
Community Mission
What is the mission of the church? How does mercy ministry, evangelism, holiness, and worship fit into the priorities of the church? In this third message in the series, we consider a final foundation for the community of the church. We see how with God at the center the community is transformed and engaged in spiritual battle.
Community Vision
What is the goal or purpose of the church? What is our vision to be? When we look to the Scriptures we see over and over again that the church is to be holy! We’re called to holiness. Here is a needed reminder and a needed encouragement about the importance of the church to our holiness.
Community of God
“The church is God’s supernatural community, beginning from his plan and choice before time began, a people rescued from sin by his lavish grace in Christ from all the nations of the world; to be holy and blameless; to be adopted as sons; to receive an inheritance and be his inheritance; to live under his righteous rule; so that he might display the glory of his power, wisdom, and grace to all creatures in heaven and on earth.” In this…
Grace and Truth
A short Christmas Eve message on the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, full of grace and truth.
He Came to Bring Us to God
Why did Jesus come into the world. Most would say that he came to die. But his death was a means to an end, that we might be brought to God! We consider this purpose statement in 1 Peter 3:18, we see the importance Christ’s coming for our union or fellowship with God. This is the purpose of his coming and his suffering.We also consider that he did this for US. A people. Making us brothers and sisters in Christ.…
Rollercoaster Faith
Job hopes then despairs as his suffering continues. Amazingly he hopes for the very promises of the new covenant that are ours in Christ. This helps us to endure through suffering and tragedy as we have a sure and great hope!