Sugar Creek Baptist Church Audio Podcast

40 Days of Prayer. Part 4: Why Should God Answer My Prayer? (Luke 18:9-14) Have you ever wondered why a great and powerful God who made everything and is in charge of the universe should answer our prayers? We are pretty impressed when someone of notable influence and power replies to our email or gives us a call back. God doesn’t answer our prayers because we earned it or because he owes us something. So then why does He? Watch and find out!

40 Days of Prayer. Part 3 – Getting Results In Your Prayer. (Psalm 37:4-5) We are on an amazing journey of 40 Days of Prayer. We decided as a church to pause and pray together. We are asking God for His intervention in our lives individually, as a family and as a church. This Sunday we are looking at how we can get greater results in our prayers. Psalm 37:4 tells us that God will give us the desires of our heart. What does that mean and how can it actually become a reality in our lives? Come and take this journey with our spiritual family at Sugar Creek.

40 Days of Prayer. Part 2 – Obstacles to Prayer; Prayer is our lifeline to God. It’s the direct link to our heavenly Father. He loves to hear from us and longs to have those intimate conversations. Yet, for some of us, obstacles get in the way of this precious connection with the Almighty. These obstacles can lead to a stagnant prayer life or even worse no prayer at all. Let's hear about ways to clear obstacles that have a negative impact on our prayer life.

40 Days of Prayer. Part 1 – When The Church Prays Together. As a whole church, we are praying for revival. We are praying for a breakout of the power of God among us. What change would happen to you? To your family? To our church? To our region? This message begins our 40 Days of Prayer.

New Testament Postcards. Part 3 – How Not To Fight In The Church (3 John) Have you ever been a part of a church that was fighting? It is devastating and embarrassing, wasn’t it? Aren’t you so glad we have such peace at Sugar Creek? Using what happened in 3rd John, the Holy Spirit will show us, How Not To Fight In Church.

New Testament Postcards: Part 2 – Truth and Love (2nd John) What ties us together at Sugar Creek? What helps us to know how to respond to the deep social issues of our day?Pastor Mark Hartman teaches on the book of 2nd John entitled “Truth and Love.” It is the next tiny book of the New Testament Postcard series almost no one ever teaches on yet is filled with such wisdom!

New Testament Postcards: Part 1 – Getting a Wrong Right (Philemon) There are some one-chapter books of the New Testament which are rarely taught. Pastor Mark is addressing three of those books in a series entitled, New Testament Postcards. The Book of Philemon is the story of a slave who ran away from his Christian master. As a runaway, that slave encountered the Apostle Paul in Rome and came to faith in Christ. It is an amazing story of freedom, the power of God to restore relationships and to change lives.

How to Experience Abundant Life. (John 10:10) Jesus really wants you to experience abundant life! Today’s message with Bruce Ammons helps us discover how taking just one action can help to reduce stress, give you a better sense of purpose and overcome self-sabotage. Invite a friend, this is a message you will not want to miss!

ANSWERING LIFE’S BIGGEST QUESTIONS, Part 6 – What Happens After I Die? (Ecclesiastes 7, 9) Our series SEARCH: Answering Life’s Biggest Questions has helped us to be more centered in the way we think about life, ourselves and others. We are learning how to get more and produce more with our life. We know that one day our bodies will die. How do we better prepare for that day and for What Happens After We Die? That is the focus of God’s Word for us in this message.

ANSWERING LIFE’S BIGGEST QUESTIONS, Part 5 – What Should Now Be the Focus of My Life? Others. (2 of 2) Ecclesiastes 4; Our new series SEARCH: Answering Life’s Biggest Questions has really helped us to begin this new year with a greater level of intentionality. We have begun answering the question, What Should Be the Focus Of Our Lives? We will continue to answer this question with the second great priority God has told us to build within our everyday lives.

ANSWERING LIFE’S BIGGEST QUESTIONS, Part 4 – What Should Now Be the Focus of My Life? God. (1 of 2) Ecclesiastes 5; Our new series SEARCH: Answering Life’s Biggest Questions has been eye opening. It has helped to begin this new year with more understanding and purpose in our lives. We are becoming more intentional in our living. So, it makes sense that now we ask the question, What Should Be The Focus Of Our Lives? It will take two weeks to address this vital question.

ANSWERING LIFE’S BIGGEST QUESTIONS, Part 3 – How Can I Make The Most of My Time? (Ecclesiastes 3) God doesn’t do anything by accident. He always has a purpose, plan and even a “time” behind everything that happens. So, how can I make the most of my time? How can I make the most of the bad things that happen to me along with the good? The Bible will teach us how live our life in such a way that we make the most of it. It could totally change how you approach your life for the rest of your life.

ANSWERING LIFE’S BIGGEST QUESTIONS, Part 2 – How Can I Find Lasting Happiness? (Ecclesiastes 2) Everyone wants to be happy. All of us want a happiness that is deep enough to withstand the storms of life. The Bible calls that kind of lasting happiness, joy. Solomon said in Ecclesiastes, “What does it matter how long I live if I don’t enjoy life while I am living? So, how do we acquire that deep abiding happiness and joy? You really actually can have it! But, it doesn’t come in the ways most people imagine. We are in a series entitled SEARCH: Answering Life’s Biggest Questions going through the Book of Ecclesiastes. This weekend, the Bible will answer the question, How Can I Have Lasting Happiness? I think you might be surprised at the answer because its closer to you than maybe you realized.

ANSWERING LIFE’S BIGGEST QUESTIONS, Part 1 – What Is The Point of Life? (Ecclesiastes 1: 1-11) Why am I here? What is the meaning of my life? When 250 of the most respected philosophers, scientists and intellectuals were asked these questions, most admitted they were clueless. Solomon asked these same questions in the Book of Ecclesiastes and concluded that if a person doesn’t discover the answers and live them out in their daily life, then nothing else they do with their life actually matters! Join us as wel ask the question: What is the point of life? There is an answer!

Respect. Everyone. Period. (Psalm 90:12) How would you most like to be treated by people? If given the opportunity to develop your own ideas of how you would be treated by others are you reciprocating that to others? Following the Golden Rule can be the key to understanding how to treat others with kindness, value and respect.

Your Life is Not a Dress Rehearsal (Psalm 90:12) Many people at the end of the year look back to lament how fast time goes by and regret the wasted opportunities they let go. They commit to make the following year different, only to feel the same guilt at the end. Is there something we can do to change that, not only for 2019, but also for the rest of our lives? Join us as we look at a powerful biblical principle that has the potential to change the way we look at our lives and the way we use it.

It’s A Wonderful Life – Part 3 – God Is Offering You An Indescribable Gift (2 Corinthians 9:15) Come and honor your Savior with worship and the Word, and celebrate the birth of our Lord together as the Family of Sugar Creek Baptist Church.

It’s A Wonderful Life – Because He Came; Part 2 – Your Life Matters More Than You Think (Luke 2:25-38) Individually, many of us wonder from time to time if our life has really made a difference…if we matter. The truth is oftentimes we make an impact in the hearts and lives of others without really realizing it.

It’s A Wonderful Life – Because He Came; Part 1 – Even When Your Situation Seems Hopeless (Galatians 4:3-7) What should you do when all your hope is gone? We have all been in life-crushing moments that leave us feeling that there is no way out; maybe you are there right now. The good news is that there is an answer. Join us in this first part of this Christmas series as Pastor Mark shows how the coming of Jesus can restore our hope even in our greatest times of despair.

Spirit Walk (Galatians 5:25) Experiencing a draught in your life, a barren wilderness where you no longer want to be? Walk the ancient path that leads to the Promised Land…See what a church looks like when it walks this path. The Spirit Walk.