Fork Union Baptist Weekly Sermon Podcast

Matthew 7: 1-6 "Stop Criticizing Others"

Sermon date: 6/28/2020

When we judge someone based on their sins, we reveal a serious problem in our own heart and in our lives.  We need to focus on our own sins and clean them up first.  Pastor Anthony helps us see that God will help us get rid or our sins so we can show compassion.

Matthew 6: 25-34 "A Warning About Worry"

Sermon Date 6/21/2020

Don't worry about everyday life, you cannot serve God and money at the same time.

Pastor Anthony teaches us about our path to victory: 

1. Through Faith
2. Our Heavenly Father
3. Seeking the kingdom of God first

Matthew 6: 19-24 "Choose One or the Other"

Sermon date:6/14/2020

• What are your treasures, are they worldly possessions that will not last?

• Are we going to let Jesus be our treasure?

Listen to Pastor Anthony as he guides us through the meaning of these passages.

Ezekiel 22: 30-31 "Where is the Church?"

Sermon date 6/7/2020

Pastor Anthony asks us and answers the questions: 

- What are our responsibilities in this world as believers?
- Are we willing to stand on the moral land of God and resist evil?

Matthew 6: 16-18 "Fast to Glorify"

Sermon date 5/31/2020

In these passages, we learn that there is a right and wrong way to fast - it's about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  God wants us to be honest with Him through prayer in the privacy of our own lives.

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."