West Bradenton Messages

An unbelieving heart is a restless heart. Perfect rest is found only in an unchanging God. Pastor Sam Rainer continues in the Pleasures series with the concept of “rest.” A good night’s sleep is great, but there is a better rest found in Christ.

Many people have legitimate fears about the violence occurring all over the world. Some of it done in the name of religion. How should Christians respond? And what are the biblical answers? In this series, Pastor Sam Rainer reveals the seeds of turmoil. The series begins by looking at the account of Abraham in Genesis.

Food is necessary for life, but even food can become destructive if consumed wrongly. Gluttony is a sin of excessiveness. Gluttons crave consumption apart from God. In this sermon, Pastor Sam Rainer covers the pleasure of food.

As we consider resolutions for the New Year, Romans 8:13 shows us that killing sin in our lives should be toward the top of that list. This lesson takes a brief look at why and how we are to work in the power of the Holy Spirit to actively put to death the sin in our lives.

Money can be a blessing. Money can be a curse. But the greatest money danger is inside you, not your bank account. Pastor Sam Rainer begins a new series on pleasures. How can you properly enjoy the pleasure of money while still giving God glory?

A credible Savior deserves authentic praise. In this sermon, Pastor Sam Rainer teaches about Simeon from Luke 2. Simeon embraced baby Jesus. Now King Jesus wants to embrace you.

If we commit ourselves to the Person of Christ, then He gets the glory. In this sermon, Pastor Sam Rainer teaches on Luke 2:1-20. He shows how we are what we memorialize, and how the locus of our faith is a Person, not a place.

Willing servants of Christ embrace the results of God’s will. What can we learn from Jesus’ mother, Mary? How is her story relevant today? Pastor Sam Rainer teaches from Luke 1:26-38 to demonstrate how God works through willing servants for Christ’s greatness.

Jesus is the proof that God works here and now for us. Pastor Sam Rainer uses Luke 1:1-25 to teach how God uses the unlikely and unexpected.

Our fears can consume us and paralyze us. Pastor Sam Rainer teaches from Psalm 27 and demonstrates how God’s unchanging beauty is the answer to our fears.

Pastor Sam Rainer finishes out the series on Jonah with one of the more bizarre chapters in the Bible. Will Jonah finally learn about God's outward movement to save people? And what do we learn about our own obedience to the gospel?

God delivers us to send us. In this sermon, Pastor Sam Rainer teaches on Jonah 3, demonstrating how our obedience to God is more than reluctant compliance.

Psalm 100 gives us 5 imperatives of being a thankful worshiper. Pastor Sam Rainer teaches about how the emotion of thankfulness is tied into both worship and service in the church.

In the second chapter of Jonah we find the prophet's prayer from the belly of the fish. From Jonah's prayer we learn about how God delivers us, overcomes the situations facing us, and rescues us in our darkest moments.

Pastor Sam teaches from Psalm 8 about the emotion of exasperation. People get exasperated when they pursue things other than God’s glory.

God calls us outward to everyone. Our selfishness pushes us inward back towards ourselves. Pastor Sam Rainer explains how Jonah is the example of how not to live like a missionary.

In this message, Pastor Sam Rainer covers Psalm 23 and demonstrates how God emotionally invests in His people.

Only the gospel message has the power to tear down the walls facing our world today. Join us for this last installment of our One More series as Pastor Sam Rainer relates Peter's experience with Cornelius in the book of Acts to the power of the gospel that is still available for us today.

"Jesus wept." John 11:35 is the shortest verse in the bible but it's significance is far greater than the number of it's words might imply. Join us as Pastor Sam explores this verse and more in the final message of this series.

You are far more lost than you realize. But you are far more loved than you can imagine. In this sermon about Saul, Pastor Sam demonstrates how every conversion is a collision with God's Truth.