Fork Union Baptist Weekly Sermon Podcast

Matthew 14: 13-21 "Three Essentials To Be A Christian"

Sermon date: 6/28/2021

Today's sermon helps us to understand the meaning of these verses that speak about 3 simple lessons:
- Compassion for others
- Accepting our duties as Christ followers to be a minister
- Trusting Christ with all of our heart

Pastor Anthony goes deep into the meaning of these lessons to help us understand what Jesus is teaching.

Matthew 14: 1-14 "A Godly Man vs. An Ungodly Man"

Sermon date:  6/20/2021

Happy Father's Day!  In today's sermon, Pastor Anthony speaks about these passages in Matthew being a "portrait in difference".  From having a guilty conscience to feeling doom, regret and shame, Herod felt a multitude of emotions when sentencing John the Baptist to be beheaded, all of these emotions belonging to a godless man. Listen to this sermon to see how Herod compares to a someone having God in their life.

"The Peace of God"

Sermon 6/13/2021

Today our guest speaker is Will Hall, he graduated from Pensacola Christian College in 2020.  He opens his message with a passage from Romans 5:1, Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.   Will goes into detail about how we need to make peace with God because God is faithful and just.  

Listen to this sermon as Will explains how we should live in peace with God and each other.

Youth Sunday Sermons

Today' sermon was delivered by two of our teens, Blake Clore and Luke Phillips.  Both spoke about a word they chose from a list earlier in the year that they would try to follow.  Blake's word that he chose is "Lead", his sermon title is "Four ways to lead like Jesus".  The word Luke chose is "Go".

Listen to both of these young men explain what these words mean to them and how they act upon these words in their lives.

Matthew 13: 53-37 "Why Jesus is Rejected"

Do you reject Jesus because of a lack of understanding?
Are you offended by His authority?
Do you refuse to believe?
Pastor Anthony helps us to understand we need to come to Christ and teaches us the way to everlasting life with Jesus.

Matthew 13: 47-52 "The Net"

Sermon date: 5/23/2021

"The Parable of the Fishing Net"

In today's message, Jesus compares the kingdom of Heaven to a fisherman using a  net to catch all kinds of fish and how only the good fish will be gathered and kept, the bad fish will be thrown back.  LIsten to Pastor Anthony explain how we can become one of God's "keepers".

Matthew 13: 44-46 - "The Treasure"

Sermon date 5/15/2021

The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl
Have you committed your whole life to Jesus?  One interpretation of these parables is that man is Jesus Christ, the treasure is His believers and the field is the world.  Pastor Anthony goes into more detail about of all that is packed inside these few passages.

Matthew 13: 33-35 "A Little Goes A Long Way"

Sermon date: 5/9/2021
The Parable of the Yeast
-Have you allowed the yeast of Jesus Christ to enter into your life?
-Have you become active in putting the yeast of the gospel into other’s lives?
Pastor Anthony explores the true meaning of this parable and helps us understand that the yeast symbolizes the kingdom of God.  Just like the way yeast permeates and grows the flour in bread, we are to spread the news of the gospel with others.

"Testimonies of Faith"

Charlotte Layne, a long time member of Fork Union Baptist Church, is our first guest speaker today, she explains how she lost religion and found faith. 

Scott Thacker our second speaker, speaks about his salvation experience.  For many years he was willing to serve as long as he wasn't challenged too much and was comfortable in what he was doing.  He reveals what is needed to take that "next step" in becoming a Christ follower.

Matthew 13: 31-32 "The Growth and Greatness of Christianity"

Have you chosen to take refuge in Christ?  Listen to Pastor Anthony's sermon on the Parable of the Mustard Seed.  In these passages, Jesus shows us how Christianity can grow from something as small as a tiny mustard seed into a tree in which birds can come and rest and make nests in it's branches.