Fork Union Baptist Weekly Sermon Podcast

Matthew 6: 5-15 "Pray to Glorify"

Sermon date: 5/24/2020

In this week's passages, Jesus teaches us to pray.  Pastor Anthony goes through the Lord's prayer and highlights 4 points:

1. We are to have a private relationship with God
2. We must pray sincerely from our heart
3. We must pray for His guidance
4. We must forgive others

Luke 15: 20-24 "The Return of the Prodigal's Son"

Sermon date: 5/17/2020

Today's guest speaker is our own Minister of Music, Jon Somers.  In this passage, Jon helps us to see and understand that when a father loves his children he will welcome them back even though they may be undeserving.  If any of us have a broken relationship with God, He too will welcome us back with open arms.  He is our creator, our provider and our protector.  Through grace and love we can be restored in the life and the family of God.

Matthew 6: 1-4 "Give to Glorify"

Sermon date 5/9/2020

In this Sunday's sermon, Pastor Anthony reviews our various motives for giving and how God wants us to give to others.  He explores the following questions:

• Why are we willing to help someone?
• Are we choosing man's reward over God's reward?
• Are we cheating ourselves?
• Do we expect more from a worldly reward?

 

 

Matthew 5: 38-48 "Only with God's Help"

Sermon date: 5/3/2020

Pastor Anthony reviews how we are to love our enemies in these bible passages

 

Matthew 5: 33-37 "I Swear"

Pastor Anthony reviews these passages today and reveals how they boil down to the following 2 simple statements:

• The simple answer is to tell the truth.
• The simple promise is found in John 3: 16 "for God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

 

Matthew 5: 31-32 "The Truth About Divorce"

Sermon date: 4/19/2020

In today's message from the Book of Matthew, Pastor Anthony speaks about the difficult topic of divorce and reads about what God says in the bible regarding divorce.  He helps us understand that divorces happen day by day when spouses are put last.

Anthony leaves us with two questions to ask ourselves:

• Are the actions you take today helping your marriage grow stronger or tear it apart?
• Are the actions you take today helping your relationship with God grow stronger or are they making you more distant and tearing it apart?

Matthew 28: 1-10 Resurrection Day sunrise Service

Sermon date: 4/12/2020

"He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed" is today's Easter message from pastor Anthony.

Luke 19: 28-42 Jesus Cries on Palm Sunday

Sermon date 4/5/2020  Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday is the day we remember Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem.  

Three things we need to know about Palm Sunday:

1-Jesus was fulfilling prophecy
2-He was Proclaiming He was the Messiah
3-His arrival into Jerusalem began the last week of His life and would lead Him to the cross.

⁴¹ But as he came closer to Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, he began to weep. ⁴² “How I wish today that you of all people would understand the way to peace. But now it is too late, and peace is hidden from your eyes. ⁴³ Before long your enemies will build ramparts against your walls and encircle you and close in on you from every side. ⁴⁴ They will crush you into the ground, and your children with you. Your enemies will not leave a single stone in place, because you did not recognize it when God visited you.”

 

Everything else may be shutdown, but GOD IS OPEN 24/7...365

This hopeful and helpful sermon delivered by Corven Flynn helps us to reflect on these difficult times we are in during this Covid-19 pandemic.

 

V14-16: 

14: Because he "loves me," says the Lord, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.

15: He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.

16: With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation."

 

Psalm 91 is a prayer/praise to God.  During these times our faith is being tested.  We are comforted and protected when we are close to the arms of God.  We are protected for eternity.

Matthew 5: 27-30 The Truth About Adultery

Sermon date 3/22/2020

Jesus spoke the truth, this passage refers to the 7th commandment "Thou shalt not commit adultery".  It is there to:

1. Protect the family structure
2. Keep us from sinning against our own bodies

Pastor Anthony speaks about this difficult subject and helps us understand the reasons behind this lesson.