First Baptist Scott City, MO

Discipleship Self-Examination (Matt 4:19)

Knowing where you are is vital to getting where you need to be. Most malls and large shopping centers have maps that indicate the location of shops and various amenities. One helpful tool on these maps is the “You Are Here” sticker. The purpose of this sticker, obviously, is to reveal your current location soContinue reading "Discipleship Self-Examination (Matt 4:19)"

Advent: Hope (1 Tim 4:10)

Over 2000 years ago everything changed. It changed because “God sent His one and only Son so that all who believe in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Jesus, the Son of God, would live a perfectly righteous life and give up His life in order to save people from theirContinue reading "Advent: Hope (1 Tim 4:10)"

A New Year’s Resolution: Pursue Holiness (1 Peter 1:16)

Holy means to be consecrated. This is not a word we use very often but it means that something or someone is set apart by God for honorable use. In this sermon we shall briefly discuss how we are to pursue holiness, even while we are holy. You were Unholy. Ephesians 2:1-3 tells us thatContinue reading "A New Year’s Resolution: Pursue Holiness (1 Peter 1:16)"

Noel (John 3:16)

Advent: Love (John 3:16)

Turn on the radio at any time of day and you will undoubtedly hear songs about love. The problem, however, is that the “love” they sing about is actually lust. It is selfish music. It is music that has devolved into an obsession about how someone looks and about how someone makes you feel. ItContinue reading "Advent: Love (John 3:16)"

Advent: Joy (Luke 2:10)

When the Angels announced to the shepherds that the “Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11) had been born, they proclaimed that this was “good news of great joy for all the people” (Luke 2:10). Christmas is a time of great joy because Jesus has come into our world as fully God and fullyContinue reading "Advent: Joy (Luke 2:10)"

Advent: Peace (Isaiah 7 & 9)

True and lasting peace is only possible through Jesus Christ. All other attempts to find peace are profitless. This is because true and lasting peace is only possible through forgiveness and only Jesus offers forgiveness. We continue to fight one another because we refuse to forgive one another. 700 years before Jesus was born, IsaiahContinue reading "Advent: Peace (Isaiah 7 & 9)"

Advent: Jesse’s Stump (Isaiah 11:1-10)

By the time this sermon is over, I pray that you will never be able look at a stump the same way again. I pray that every stump you see will cause you to pause and give thanks to God for providing you with hope because you remember that God does not reject His peopleContinue reading "Advent: Jesse’s Stump (Isaiah 11:1-10)"

7 Reasons to Be Thankful (1 Thess 5:18)

Our circumstances do not dictate our thankfulness. This is why Christians are able to “give thanks in all circumstances” (1 Thess 5:18). We are to give thanks when our circumstances are good and when our circumstances are bad. We do not worship God because He gives us nice stuff. We do not worship God onContinue reading "7 Reasons to Be Thankful (1 Thess 5:18)"

Thankful for You (James 4:1)

James asked in James 4:1, “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?” These warring passions can produce covetous desires that manifest themselves in quarrels and fights. When our covetous passions are aroused, we fight because we see other people as eitherContinue reading "Thankful for You (James 4:1)"