West Bradenton Messages

Christians endure trials because of the fruit of suffering. Suffering refines your faith. Suffering leads to life only in the new birth of Christ. Pastor Sam Rainer starts a new series through the entire book of James, beginning with James 1:1-18.

Pastor Raul Hernandez brings a timely message based on Acts 1:8 to our congregation.

The truth of wisdom gives us competence and confidence in life. Wisdom helps good people not get run over. Wisdom helps us do the right things when rules don’t apply. Wisdom reveals God’s Truth. Pastor Sam Rainer concludes this series with Proverbs 8:11-31.

Fatherly wisdom is less about the quantity of knowledge and more about quality of living. In this Father’s Day sermon, Pastor Sam Rainer preaches from Proverbs 3:13-26. Wise men make God’s confidence the blessing in their lives. Wise men practice delight before discipline with their children. Wise men work hard for the right legacy.

Wise people deliberately cultivate true friends. True and wise friends are available, protective, truthful, and trustworthy. Pastor Sam Rainer explores the theme of friendship found in Proverbs.

The sinful desire of envy causes you to resent others for what they have. Why is envy dangerous? Envy hides because it is petty and humiliating. Envy drains your joy. Envy poisons your gratefulness. Pastor Sam Rainer uses Proverbs 23:17-18 to show how we can deal with envy.

All good work has dignity. Good work benefits the community. Restlessness and hopelessness are the enemies of redeeming work. Pastor Sam Rainer covers the themes of diligence and laziness in Proverbs.

Fools reject God’s wisdom even though they know better. Pastor Sam Rainer uses Proverbs 1 to identity three types of fools: The ignorant fool, the mocking fool, and the hateful fool. The way someone avoids foolishness is to have the right foundation.

Pastor Sam Rainer finishes the series on Haggai by discussing how doubt is contagious, while holiness is hard work.

The more choices you have, the more wisdom you need. In a world full of endless choices, wise people work hard to gain wisdom for the right choices. Once wisdom is gained, wise people guard their hearts to keep it.

In Haggai 2, God encourages His people to keep building the temple. Pastor Sam Rainer uses this text to teach us how we should not become discouraged in our smallness. Rather, rely on God’s might

We learn many things from wise and godly women. In this Mother’s Day sermon, Pastor Sam Rainer uses Proverbs 31 to show four key lessons we learn from women who demonstrate God’s wisdom.

Pastor Sam Rainer begins a verse-by-verse series through the book of Haggai. In this sermon, we learn God builds when our priorities align with His priorities.

Wise learning recognizes what to do in specific situations. This wisdom develops steadily one day at a time. This wisdom grows out of the story of the Bible, not just the rules of the Bible.

The Gospels demonstrate Jesus' movement towards Jerusalem and the cross. The book of Acts demonstrates the early church's movement outward from Jerusalem towards the nations. This movement to the nations continues today.

To start this series on Proverbs, Pastor Sam Rainer preaches on what defines wisdom. Wisdom is applying God’s standards to real life. The unwise go with the crowd or go alone, while the wise embrace the foolishness of the cross.

Many people are more prepared for next week than they are the coming of God’s kingdom. Preparing for God’s coming kingdom requires healing from a sinful condition and a faithful response of worship. Pastor Sam Rainer teaches from Luke 17 about the healing of ten lepers.

Self-control is the ability to choose the eternal over the urgent. In this sermon Pastor Sam Rainer concludes the Real Christians series by revealing the differences between self-centered self-control and others-centered self-control.

Biblical gentleness does not compromise strength. Jesus harmonizes divine mercy and divine justice. Jesus bruises the unforgiving and forgives the bruised. Pastor Sam Rainer continues the Real Christians series with the fruit of gentleness.

Pastor Sam Rainer explains how three parables in Mark 4 reveal a Christian's responsibility in the kingdom of God. All Christians have a role in the kingdom of God.