Watch or listen to sermons preached from the pulpit at Fairview Baptist Church.
A Life of Rejoicing
It is God’s will for you to have a heart-bursting, life-giving joy! God desires your gladness! In this sermon we see how we called to have joy in all circumstances. The Thessalonians Christians were suffering intense persecution from all groups of people in their area. Yet in the midst of such affliction, they were filled with joy! How is this possible? We look at three times joy is mentioned in this letter and what produced that great joy.
Knowing the Love of Christ
Do you want to be filled with the fullness of God? The path for this fullness is having the strength to comprehend the love of Christ. In this sermon, Pastor Tim considers the reason why knowing the love of Christ is so powerfully life giving and then considers 4 aspects of Christ’s love from Ephesians. May God use this portion of Scripture to help you see Christ’s love.
A Call to Prayer
This is the first part of a series on spiritual revival. Many seek to define the greatest deficiency of the church and what we must do to bring renewal and health to God’s people today. What we see in the Scripture is a call to prayer. The prayers of Scripture are not for health, wealth, or prosperity. The prayers of Scripture are most often about knowing God. And so, if we desire renewal, if we have grown cold or dry,…
A Prayer for You
The final words in the book of Hebrews contains a prayer that points us to our priorities today.
Pray for Your Leaders
Christian leaders need your prayer. This sermon explores why and what to pray for.
Obey Your Leaders
A command to obey your leaders sounds so bad! Abuse! Oppression! Yet, consider the goodness of God-ordained leadership when it happens according to God’s design. See why you want this kind of leadership in your life! Rather than a joyless servitude, leadership roles in God’s economy are for our joy and advantage. Consider true leadership and obedience from Hebrews 13:17.
Three Keys to the Christian Life
Christians heroes, looking forward to the heavenly city, and worshiping our great God are three ways we are called to live the Christian life.
Be Content With What You Have
We think prosperity will bring contentment. But contentment proves more difficult with prosperity! In this sermon, we examine why that is and how we can be content in all things. We’ll ask why contentment is difficult, what does it look like to be content, and finally, how do you do it. Only through the strength of Christ and the glories of God can we be truly content in any and every circumstance.
Family and Church
The church is the family or household of God. What does this mean for our homes and how we function as a church? From Ephesians 2 we see five key things about the church and home. We must be Word-centered; Christ-centered; united; holy; and encouraged because God is building his church for his glory.
Parenting
What is the goal of Christian parenting? How do we deal with the hearts of our children and not just behavior? Deuteronomy tells us to be diligent to teach our children in all walks of life. This sermon looks at a few unbiblical parenting methods and demonstrates what biblical parenting is. Parents, if you are feeling the weight of inadequacy. If you feel that you are terribly inconsistent. If you are feeling that you’ve already ruined it with your children.…
Family Religion
The practice of family worship has again fallen into neglect. See the biblical foundation, the application and motivation for family worship. Then say with Joshua, “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
The Honor of Marriage
Marriage should be honored among all. Certainly not natural to our secular society today. Here is a call to honor what God honors. Here is a warning of God’s judgment for those who defile marriage. We examine why marriage should be honored, how we can honor it, and finally, a grave warning from Scripture concerning those who do not honor marriage.