Emmanuel Baptist Church

Conflict: It hurts families, friendships, and churches. How do we have faith in the middle of conflict? In this message, we learn how faith can play a unique role in resolving conflict.

Having biblical faith takes a unique kind of courage. Often it also comes with setbacks. In this message, Pastor Mike walks us through Genesis 12 and in it we find that Abraham, in his successes and failures, points to Jesus Christ as the ultimate source of our faith.

What do you do when your life doesn't seem to make sense? What do you do when you can't put the pieces of the puzzle of your life together to see the overall picture of what God is doing? In this message, Pastor Mike kicks off a new sermon series, and in this message, God helps us understand and trust that he is involved in every detail of our lives, whether we see it now or now.

In our culture, we value the independent person: the one who is the self-sufficient starter. However, Jesus calls us not to be independent, but fully dependent on his mercy and grace. Join us as Pastor Mike walks us through Revelation 3:14-22 to discover this important aspect of being a Christ-centered believer.

We are given great promises in Jesus Christ. One of those is that one day we will be with Christ in the new Jerusalem that comes down from heaven. But before we enjoy eternal felicity with Jesus, we must persevere in faith.

When happens when we go on spiritual autopilot? Many of us do this every day. But in this message, Pastor Mike walks us through the understanding that we cannot spiritually coast or become complacent. We need to stay vigilant in all aspects of our faith.

There is a lot that we have to put with in this world, but one thing that believers cannot tolerate is sin. Jesus desires to have a bride that is pure and spotless. In this message, Pastor Mike walks us through Revelation 2:18-29 and shows us how Jesus lays a plan out for us to pursue purity in our individual walks with him, and our corporate walk as the church.

Who is Jesus? How we answer that question means everything. Can we make up whatever we want about him or has he revealed himself in a certain way? In our message today, Pastor Mike lays the groundwork for why doctrine matters and why we cannot afford to be lazy in thinking deeply about Jesus' character and desires for us.

In a culture of compromise, it is tempting and easy to lose faith and hope. But just as Jesus called the church at Smyrna to be faithful to the end, so we must also hold to the truth once for all delivered to the saints in faithfulness.

There are many good things that we can do as believers in Jesus. However, unless our motivation is out of love for Jesus, in the end, it won't matter. Is it possible that in the busyness of our Christian lives that we have lost the point: a love for Jesus?