Ivy Creek Baptist Church Sermons

Sermon #6 from the Series Major Genesis Part Three: (Genesis 28:1-22): Title: From Failure to Faith, Sermon in a Sentence: Faith in God’s promised protection and continual presence should produce worshipful devotion and bring comfort to those feeling forsaken.

Sermon #5 from the Series Major Genesis Part Three: (Genesis 26:34-27:46): Title: God’s Way vs. Our Way, Sermon in a Sentence: Though undeserved and opposed by the world, God’s blessing and abiding presence should cause us to live worshipful, faith-filled lives for His glory – a testimony to the watching world.

Sermon #4 from the Series Major Genesis Part Three: (Genesis 26:12-33): Title: Of Wells and Blessings, Sermon in a Sentence: Though undeserved and opposed by the world, God’s blessing and abiding presence should cause us to live worshipful, faith-filled lives for His glory – a testimony to the watching world.

Sermon #3 from the Series Major Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories (Genesis 26:1-11): Title: Like Father, Like Son, Sermon in a Sentence: Rather than allowing adversity to cause us to cower in fear and make a mockery of our faith, we should instead walk in fearless obedience, trusting fully in God’s promises.

Sermon #2 from the Series Major Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories (Genesis 25:19-34): Title: GRACE, GRACE, GOD’S GRACE, Sermon in a Sentence: By His sovereign grace, God will fulfill His promise and redeem sinners whose faith is in Him.

Sermon #1 from the series: Genesis Part Three: The Story That Explains Our Stories. Genesis 24:1-9; 25:5-11. Sermon in a sentence: God’s faithfulness to His promises demands that we live lives of faith and obedience while relying on Him and resting in the hope He gives.

New Years 2019 (Matthew 3:1-12): Title: Preparing the way in the new year, Sermon in a Sentence: Just as the message, appearance, testimony and purpose of John were used by God to prepare the way of the coming savior, God uses our influence, actions, purpose and testimony to herald His message of salvation through Jesus Christ.

Series Christmas 2018 (Matthew 2:13-23): Title: The Unsanitized Christmas Story, Sermon in a Sentence: The unsanitized story of Christmas tells us that Jesus entered our world of evil and chaos in order to defeat our greatest enemy and redeem us from our sin.

Christmas 2018 Matthew 2:1-12 - Sermon in a Sentence: Wise men and women will respond to God’s revelation of Christ by seeking and worshiping Him.

Luke 2:22-35 - Sermon in a Sentence: Simeon’s example of waiting on Jesus’ coming should be a model for us as we anticipate and wait on Jesus’ imminent second coming.

Series Major Christmas 2018 (Matthew 1:1-17): Title: Jesus’ Family Christmas Tree, Sermon in a Sentence: Jesus is Israel’s true King – the anointed Savior of all nations – who has come to break the curse of sin and bestow His grace on sinners and outcasts.

We should always thank and praise God because He is great and because He is so good.

Sermon #4 from the Series Major Messages from a Minor Prophet (Haggai 2:10-19): Title: The Heart of the Matter Is a Matter of the Hear, Sermon in a Sentence: God’s ultimate blessing of salvation comes through the vicarious death and resurrection of Jesus Christ who purifies the corrupt hearts of those who turn to Him in faith and repentance.

Sermon #3 from the Series Major Messages from a Minor Prophet (Haggai 2:1-9): Title: Encouragement for the Discouraged, Sermon in a Sentence: When serving the Lord, discouragement and fear are overcome by releasing the past to focus on the continuing promises of God’s presence, power, and peace.

Sermon #2 from the Series Major Messages from a Minor Prophet (Haggai 1:12-15): Title: Awakened and Stirred, Sermon in a Sentence: When we are guilty of disobedience by making excuses and misplacing our priorities, the only proper response to the message of God’s Word is to repent and obey.

Sermon #1 from the Series Major Messages from a Minor Prophet (Haggai 1:1-11): Title: You Snooze, You Lose!, Sermon in a Sentence: When we are guilty of disobedience by making excuses and misplacing our priorities, the only proper response to the message of God’s Word is to repent and obey.

Matthew 5:13-16 Title: Salty and Shiny Christians, Sermon in a Sentence: Because believers have the inherent qualities of “salt” and “light,” we must actively allow those qualities to impact and penetrate the decaying and darkened world in which we live for the glory of God.

1 Samuel 27 Title: What’s a Guy Like You Doing in a Dump Like This?, Sermon in a Sentence: Whatever burdens we may have that weigh us down, we must lean on Jesus Christ, trusting in Him alone for the forgiveness of our sins and for the rest we need from our struggles.

1 Samuel 17 Title: The Battle is the Lord’s, Sermon in a Sentence: The message of the gospel is that we do not need to live in fear and defeat because Jesus Christ has won the battle we could not win for ourselves, and He offers victory to all who will stop trusting in their own abilities and place their trust in Him.

Philippians 2:5-11: Title: A Mountain Peak Passage , Sermon in a Sentence: We should display the same humble attitude that Christ had because doing so prepares us to live a life of unreserved self-sacrifice for the sake of the gospel and the glory of God.