Ivy Creek Baptist Church Sermons

Sermon #3 in the series Lessons from the Upper Room - Sermon Title: The Remedy for Troubled Hearts Scripture: John 14:1-14. Sermon In a Sentence: To have untroubled hearts, we must trust Jesus because His word is true, He is the only way to the Father, and He makes the Father known.

Sermon #2 in the series Lessons from the Upper Room - Sermon Title: Judas the Betrayer Scripture: John 13:18-30. Sermon In a Sentence: Judas’ act of betrayal is both a warning to not confuse Christian activity, having a Christian reputation, or exposure to Christian doctrine with an actual relationship with Christ, and an invitation to receive Christ’s love and gift of eternal life through faith in His atoning sacrifice.

Sermon #1 in the series Lessons from the Upper Room - Sermon Title: Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet Scripture: John 13:1-17. Sermon In a Sentence: Because the Lord Jesus loved us to the end by serving us through His self-sacrifice, our only hope is to receive His love and live a life of selfless service and purposeful sacrifice for the sake of the gospel.

Sermon Title: Pressing Forward While Standing Firm! Scripture: Philippians 3:12-4:1. Sermon In a Sentence: Becoming spiritually mature demands standing firm in the Lord while also pressing forward in your commitment to become more and more like Christ.

Sermon Series: Easter Sunday 2020 Sermon Title: The Resurrected Jesus Brings Hope! Scripture: John 20:11-18. Sermon In a Sentence: Easter Sunday is a day of rejoicing because the resurrected Jesus brings hope – both now and forever!

Sermon Series: Palm Sunday 2020 Sermon Title: The Passionate Love of Jesus Scripture: Luke 19:41-46, 22:14-20. Sermon In a Sentence: It is only through the passionate love of Jesus who weeps over sinners, brings conviction to our hearts, and sacrifices Himself in our place that we can be saved and made right with God.

Sermon #9 in Sermon Series: Follow Me! Sermon Title: Following Jesus, the Light of the World, pt.2 Scripture: Matthew 5:14-16. Sermon In a Sentence: Following Jesus necessitates reflecting His light to the world and setting an example worth following so that He may be glorified through you.

Sermon #8 in Sermon Series: Follow Me! Sermon Title: Following Jesus, the Light of the World. Scripture: John 8:12. Sermon In a Sentence: Those who are lost and living in a dark world must turn to and follow Jesus, the only source of true light.

Sermon #7 in Sermon Series: Follow Me! Sermon Title: The Rewards of Following Jesus, pt.3. Scripture: John 21-1-22. Sermon In a Sentence: Though you may have failed miserably, when you look only to Jesus and follow Him, you can be forgiven and have the focus of your life and your fellowship with Him restored.

Sermon #6 in Sermon Series: Follow Me! Sermon Title: The Rewards of Following Jesus, pt.2. Scripture: John 14:1-6. Sermon In a Sentence: Even in troubled times, those who trust in and follow Jesus can experience peace because of the assurance that He is preparing their heavenly home, promises to return and receive them to Himself, and reconciles them with the Father exclusively by His work of redemption.

Sermon #5 in Sermon Series: Follow Me! Sermon Title: The Rewards of Following Jesus, pt.1. Scripture: Mark 10:23-31. Sermon In a Sentence: Any sacrifices made to follow Christ will pale in comparison to the rewards of eternal life.

Sermon #4 in Sermon Series: Follow Me! Sermon Title: The Demands of Following Jesus, pt.3. Scripture: Mark 16:24-27. Sermon In a Sentence: Following Jesus demands that we be willing to let go of anything that would dethrone Him from His rightful position as Savior and Lord.

Sermon #3 in Sermon Series: Follow Me! Sermon Title: The Demands of Following Jesus, pt.2. Scripture: Matthew 16:24-27. Sermon In a Sentence: To follow Jesus, we must be willing to give ourselves up to God and die to a life centered on this world, knowing that all the temporal things we lose will be replaced by the infinitely greater and eternal rewards of heaven and the joy of forever being with our Savior.

Sermon #2 in Sermon Series: Follow Me! Sermon Title: The Demands of Following Jesus, pt.1. Scripture: Matthew 4:12-22; 9:9. Sermon In a Sentence: The call to follow Jesus demands total commitment and that His kingdom be the top priority of your life.

Sermon #1 in Sermon Series: Follow Me! Sermon Title: The Call to Follow Jesus. Scripture: Matthew 4:12-22; 9:9. Sermon In a Sentence: The call to follow Jesus requires sinners and outcasts like you and me to respond in faith by repenting of our sins and obediently surrendering everything to His Lordship.

Sermon Title: The Bread of Life. Scripture: John 6:22-35. Sermon In a Sentence: As the Bread of Life, Jesus is the eternal and limitless supply of whole food for beggars like you and me.

Sermon Title: Vision 2020: Avoiding Roadblocks in your Journey. Scripture: Numbers 22:1-35. Sermon In a Sentence: As we set our sights on 2020, let us avoid roadblocks in our journey by growing deeper in our relationship with Jesus every day so that we, unlike Balaam, remember that God’s will is always better than my will, His message will always prevail, and He knows our hearts more intimately than anyone else.

Sermon Title: Seeing Clearly in 2020. Scripture: Daniel 2. Sermon In a Sentence: Believers are called to leave behind the lifestyle we led prior to faith in Christ and to allow the Holy Spirit to change our thinking and conform our lifestyle to our new identity.In this new decade, if we are to see clearly, we must have a clear view of the sovereign God of Daniel who reveals all secrets, controls all things, raises up all rulers, gives all wisdom, knowledge and understanding, and brings all things out of darkness into the light!

Sermon Title: Off with the Old, on with the New. Scripture: Luke 2:21-35. Sermon In a Sentence: Believers are called to leave behind the lifestyle we led prior to faith in Christ and to allow the Holy Spirit to change our thinking and conform our lifestyle to our new identity.

Sermon Title: Simeon’s Song of Salvation. Scripture: Luke 2:21-35. Sermon In a Sentence: As the long-awaited Messiah who was born to die, Jesus Christ is humanity’s only hope of salvation.