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God calls us to come to him and find refreshment by creating times of sabbath within our lives and families. As disciples of Jesus, we need to develop the practice of sabbath by disconnecting from our work, phones, and busyness to enter intentional times of rest with God, family, and friends.
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Jesus modeled a life of regularly withdrawing into places of silence and solitude for prayer and refreshment. As disciples of Jesus, we need to follow Jesus by entering into times of solitude and silence, intentionally setting aside time to withdraw from our busy, distracting world.
Despite the selfishness of his people, God never changed his mind about sending salvation through Jesus. God’s incredible grace means he will never give up on his promises, and it is never too late to turn from our sin to his justice.
This is the third week in our four week series titled Back to the Future. This week we see that just going through the motions of religious acts means nothing when the rest of your life isn’t in obedience to God. Examine your life: is it just a religious show or do you take the time to obey God and live out his justice even when no one is looking?
This week in our Back to the Start series, we'll look at the judgment that God is bringing on the Israelites if they don't return to Him. And we'll see that if God gives us everything, why shouldn't we be generous? Why shouldn't we seek equality among all people? God created all people. We need to help each other. Maybe we should examine our lives for ways in which we are contributing to injustice and instead show mercy, kindness, and justice as God’s people. Some things to think about...
This week we start a new series. We'll be spending four-weeks walking through the book of Amos, focusing on how our spiritual walk with God affects our pursuit of righteous justice. How can we return to the basics of Christian devotion? How can we get back to the root of the faith? ‘Back to the Start’ charts a path, taking believers to the heart of God’s love for us and others.
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church, Waverly, NY. This week we look at Acts 9 and see Peter raising a girl from the dead. We'll be talking about the life that she lived, what she did in life, that made her so special in God's eyes.
Sermons from Waverly First Baptist Church. This week we look at Psalm 30, and an idea of segmented sleep. A first sleep and a second sleep. Does this explain our insomnia? What should we do when we wake up and can't get back to sleep?
Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church. This week we look at Jesus' second visit to the disciples after the resurrection. This time, he comes to see Thomas. Is Thomas really the doubter we know him to be? What does it mean for us?
Sermon from Waverly First Baptist Church. Today is our Easter Service, and our theme for the day is that Easter Changes Everything. See why. See what's different, and how you can know for sure.
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