Watch or listen to sermons preached from the pulpit at Fairview Baptist Church.
The Image of God
God made man in his image and likeness. What does this mean and what is the significance of this? As seen in this sermon, this is an important doctrine that when denied leaves the dignity and value of a human being without foundation.
On the Lord’s Supper
The Lord’s Supper is one of the two ordinances given to the church. It’s importance is seen in this text as the church is Corinth is partaking in an unworthy manner. What is the Lord’s Supper? What does it signify? This sermon looks at the theology of the Lord’s Supper and the problem that was going on in the Corinthian church. The second sermon in this series looks at other practical and historical matters surrounding this ordinance.
Mothers as Theologians
It may sound surprising, but Mothers must be biblical theologians. The task of motherhood is enormous. There are many daily duties and pressures that are exerted on moms. How do mothers cope? With sound doctrine. This sermon outlines the need, the Scripture evidence, and practical examples of how moms need good doctrine to fulfill their calling as a mother.
The God Who Loves
Everyone knows that God is loving right? That’s what we believe, but a loving God is a uniquely Christian truth rooted in the self-sacrifice of Christ on the cross. In this sermon, we look at the unique love of God and what we must do in response to the love of God.
The Destruction of Anger
This sermon, finishing off the series on overcoming anger gives 8 reasons why you must work to destroy anger. It ends with a reminder that there is only one true solution to this problem.
The God Who Is Holy
What does it mean that God is holy? We see that holiness reveals our sinfulness but God also extends his circle of holiness to include us and bring us to himself.
Overcoming Anger
The first part of this series dealt with identifying the root cause of anger–our desires that have become ruling desires or demands. This sermon tackles the issue of who we biblical deal with those ruling desires. We see in James 4 that repentance is called for, but what does that look like? And how do we do it? These important questions and more are dealt with.
With Fullness of Conviction
Kevin St. John preaches from 1 Thessalonians 1.
The Heart of Anger
You can’t fight sin if you don’t know what you’re fighting. The most common definition of anger and it’s most suggested remedies are woefully short of uprooting this prolific sin. Fighting anger, not simply managing it, requires us to understand our desires and motives at the root of anger. This sermon explores the heart of anger and the Bible’s hope for real change.
The God Who Works Miracles
What are miracles? Why does God do them? In essence, miracles are forms of revelation that reveal God and increase our faith in him.
On Head Coverings
What was the practice of head coverings for women? Why was it practiced and is it still relevant for us today? This text produces many questions in our minds and in this sermon, we explore these questions and more. We’ll see that the principles are still applicable today in our generation.
The God Who Upholds (part 2)
Just how in control is God? How does he govern this universe? Does he allow secondary causes (laws of nature) run their course or is he more involved? What we see is that God unholds, governs, and sustains every single particle in his universe for his own glory. Not only does he govern every particle, he directs and upholds every single individual. This is our God!