Fork Union Baptist Weekly Sermon Podcast

John 1: 1-5 "Three Things We Need to Remember About Baby Jesus"

Sermon date:  12/20/2020

Pastor Anthony's sermon today gives us a little different perspective on the birth of Jesus.  These passages speak to us by saying that Jesus has always existed, He was with God and He IS God, Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God.

Jesus loved us when we were being created.  Jesus is light, He is eternal, He is Creator & He is Life.

Matthew 11: 1-6 "Even A Good Baptist Doubts Sometime"

Sermon date: 12/13/2020

John the Baptist is confused about what he thought the Messiah was going to be.  He was sitting in prison and things weren’t happening the way he expected, he needed assurance from Jesus and to have his faith strengthened.  In this sermon, Pastor Anthony teaches us about how Jesus responded to John’s doubts and how many of us experience the same types of doubts in our lifetimes.

Matthew 10: 24-42 "The Purpose and Cost"

Sermon date:  12/6/2020

"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword."

These passages begin with this statement from Jesus.  Pastor Anthony helps us to understand that Jesus came to wage war against sin & evilness in this world and to put it to death.  In this podcast we learn more about what is expected of true believers in Christ to enter into His kingdom.

Matthew 10: 24-33 "The Encouragement"

11/29/2020 Service & Sermon

Matthew 10: 24-33 "The Encouragement"

Jesus told His disciples not to be afraid and to not fear those who threaten them.  He encouraged them by:

1. Letting them know the truth will be revealed one day

2. The message of the Gospel is to be preached to the world.

3. No need to be afraid because God cares for them.

We should not fear what a human can do to us, they cannot touch our spirit.​

Matthew 10: 16-23 "The Warning"

Sermon date: 11/22/2020

In these passages today, Pastor Anthony helps us to understand that a true follower of Jesus should expect a level of persecution.  Just like Jesus did with the disciples, He is sending us out to share His Word.  We must understand that any present troubles we have are small and won't last long, they produce a glory that will last forever.

1 John 4:7-21 "Loving One Another"

Sermon date 11/15/2020

Guest speaker Corvin Flynn asks us "Other than love, what is the most important key to a relationship?"  After reading through today's gospel message, Corvin helps us to understand that God wants a relationship with us and wants us to have a relationship with others.

Matthew 10: 5-15 "The Commission"

Sermon date: 11/8/2020

In these passages, Jesus gives His disciples instructions about how to go out and spread the gospel.  Pastor Anthony helps us to see that we must let God control our lives, He will listen and train us on what He wants us to do. 

Matthew 10, 1-4 "A Fan or a Fanatic?"

Sermon date 11/1/2020

Fanatic:  a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause. 

Are you "all in" for Christ?  Pastor Anthony explores these questions today, he helps us understand that prayer not only changes outcomes, it changes us.

2 Timothy 1:7 "One Nation Under Fear"

Sermon date 10/25/2020

Have you ever struggled with fear?  Pastor Anthony walks us through today's bible verse "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of sound mind".  This message helps us understand what God says about fear.

Matthew 9: 35-38 "The Church That God Uses"

In these passages today, Pastor Anthony teaches us about 3 actions that the church needs to take:

1. GO and spread the Good News of the Lord, we need to seek those who are lost.
2. COMPASSION drives us into action so we can meet both physical and spiritual needs, this is how we build God's kingdom.
3. VISION is always asking ourselves "where are we going next?  What's our next ministry"?  There should be no time for laziness in the church.

We should let the size of our God determine the size of our goals.