Author Archives: preacherjrmy

We would see Jesus.

This was the third and final message in a series “Deeper Dive into the Incarnation.” You can see the first two sermons outlines here : First Week – Incarnation and Identification Second Week – Implications of the Incarnation John 12:21 – These Greeks were seeking Jesus.  Their simple statement shows us the importance of seeking Jesus.  Why?Continue reading “We would see Jesus.”

Implications of the Incarnation

This is the second outline for the preaching series, “Deeper Dive into the Incarnation.” First Week – Incarnation and Identification Implications of the Incarnation – Phil. 2:5, 6-8 Last week – Incarnation as identification Paul teaches us to have the same mind as Christ. He then goes on to show us the downward descent of ChristContinue reading “Implications of the Incarnation”

Incarnation and Identification

Over the next few weeks, I will add my preaching notes for the Advent series at CFCB.  We are taking a deeper look into the incarnation.  On the first Sunday of Advent, we looked at the incarnation and how God helps us through identification with us.  These will be pretty bare-bones outlines.  However, I willContinue reading “Incarnation and Identification”

Praying & Planning

Are you praying for clarity of God’s direction for you Church?  Have you began to search out how to do God’s will among your congregation and community?  Or, are you winging it from week to week and month to month? Every year in November, I have led a church-wide gathering we call a vision meeting. Continue reading “Praying & Planning”

Fragmented LIfe or Unified Life

Matthew 6:33 – But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. We live in a broken and fragmented world. Part of this is the suggestion that we have too many choices. However, the reality is that we only have two choices.  The KingdomContinue reading “Fragmented LIfe or Unified Life”

The Ohio Valley Association of Christian Baptist Churches of God (Documentary)

Over the past couple of months, I have been working with others to produce a documentary on the history of our denomination.  We saw this as a necessity as many of those with memories of our founding is no longer with us, or are passing away.  We had a great live viewing at our headquartersContinue reading “The Ohio Valley Association of Christian Baptist Churches of God (Documentary)”

Why join a church retreat?

Our men and women from church went on their retreats during August and had another wonderful time.  This trip made the tenth year for our men and almost as many for our women.  They started taking retreats a few years after the men and kept them up even when the men took a break fromContinue reading “Why join a church retreat?”

Proverbs and the Small Church

My heart goes toward the small church (0-250).  I grew up in these congregations and I believe the Spirit of God works mightily in these places.  Yes, large churches have their place, but the small is all over the place.  I want to share some insights I gained in the last few weeks of studyContinue reading “Proverbs and the Small Church”