Sugar Creek Baptist Church Audio Podcast

Our Rescue. Part 2 – God’s Solution (1 Cor 15:1-4; Acts 2:32-36) Last Sunday we saw who the Bible says we, as human beings, were created to be. We also saw what went terribly wrong between us and God. What in the world do we now do? Even before God created the universe, He knew this was coming and already determined how He would rescue and restore us. We will see the great plan and provision of God for us and for all humanity.

Our Rescue. Part 1 – What Went Wrong (Genesis 1:26-27, Romans 5:12-14) What went wrong in our world that led to us needing Jesus to rescue us? Sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned. In order for us to understand what went wrong we have to look at God’s plan for creation in the original story and see why Jesus needed to come.

The God Who Loves Me. Part 4 – Three in One. There are times in our lives when we struggle, when we are full of anxiety, of fear, of hopelessness. What if there was someone in our life who was there, who cared for us, who had the power to give us genuine hope, even in the midst of all we go through? There is someone. The Bible identifies Him as the God of the universe, and He loves us deeply. He is our Heavenly Father, Who cares for us. He is the Son of God, Who took our place. He is the Holy Spirit, Who lives inside of us and is our daily Helper. All three are expressions of the One True God. Let’s meet with this God exactly where we are and try to better know The God Who Loves Me.

The God Who Loves Me. Part 3 – The Holy Spirit My Helper. There are times in our lives when we struggle, when we are full of anxiety, of fear, of hopelessness. What if there was someone in our life who was there, who cared for us, who had the power to give us genuine hope, even in the midst of all we go through? There is someone. The Bible identifies Him as the God of the universe, and He loves us deeply. He is our Heavenly Father, Who cares for us. He is the Son of God, Who took our place. He is the Holy Spirit, Who lives inside of us and is our daily Helper. All three are expressions of the One True God. Let’s meet with this God exactly where we are and try to better know The God Who Loves Me.

The God Who Loves Me. Part 2 – Jesus My Redeemer. There are times in our lives when we struggle, when we are full of anxiety, of fear, of hopelessness. What if there was someone in our life who was there, who cared for us, who had the power to give us genuine hope, even in the midst of all we go through? There is someone. The Bible identifies Him as the God of the universe, and He loves us deeply. He is our Heavenly Father, Who cares for us. He is the Son of God, Who took our place. He is the Holy Spirit, Who lives inside of us and is our daily Helper. All three are expressions of the One True God. Let’s meet with this God exactly where we are and try to better know The God Who Loves Me.

The God Who Loves Me. Part 1 – My Heavenly Father. There are times in our lives when we struggle, when we are full of anxiety, of fear, of hopelessness. What if there was someone in our life who was there, who cared for us, who had the power to give us genuine hope, even in the midst of all we go through? There is someone. The Bible identifies Him as the God of the universe, and He loves us deeply. He is our Heavenly Father, Who cares for us. He is the Son of God, Who took our place. He is the Holy Spirit, Who lives inside of us and is our daily Helper. All three are expressions of the One True God. Let’s meet with this God exactly where we are and try to better know The God Who Loves Me.

See God As Your Source (2 Kings 5:1-14; 2 Kings 4:1-7) Pastor Mark Hartman reminds us that God is indeed the source of all we have and why we should give back in return.

Finding My Place at Sugar Creek. Part 3 – What’s In It For Me? Matthew 20:26 says, Whoever wants to become great must be a servant of others. The more you humble yourself to serve others the greater you become. Deep inside all of us there is a deep desire to make our lives count, to move beyond self-centered to significance. So, what are you going to do with your life? You really only have three alternatives. You can spend your life. You can waste your life. Or you can invest your life. Everyday our life is full of normal mundane tasks and interactions. This week we look at how mastering these moments leads to a fulfillment of purpose for our life.

Finding My Place at Sugar Creek. Part 2 – Leave A Legacy - (Eph 4:15-17) Matthew 20:26 says, Whoever wants to become great must be a servant of others. The more you humble yourself to serve others the greater you become. Deep inside all of us there is a deep desire to make our lives count, to move beyond self-centered to significance. So, what are you going to do with your life? You really only have three alternatives. You can spend your life. You can waste your life. Or you can invest your life. Everyday our life is full of normal mundane tasks and interactions. This week we look at how mastering these moments leads to a fulfillment of purpose for our life.

Finding My Place at Sugar Creek.Part 1 – What Am I Here For? (Matthew 25:14-30) Matthew 20:26 says, “Whoever wants to become great must be a servant of others.” God says the way to Up is Down. The more you humble yourself to serve others the greater you become. That’s what Jesus did. Jesus said, “For even I didn’t come to be served but to serve others and to give my life as a ransom for many.” We become more like Jesus when we give ourselves away to help others. Deep inside all of us there is a deep desire to make our lives count; to move beyond self-centered to significance. So, what are you going to do with your life? You really only have three alternatives. You can spend your life. You can waste your life. Or you can invest your life. One paraphrase of Ephesians 2:10 puts it this way, “…long ago God planned that we should live this life helping others.” Would you do that in your church? Everyday our life is full of normal mundane tasks and interactions. This week we look at how mastering these moments lead

The Land Between, Part 3 – Mastering the Mundane (1 Samuel 16:11-13) Everyday our life is full of normal mundane tasks and interactions. This week we look at how mastering these moments leads to a fulfillment of God’s purpose for our life.

The Land Between, Part 2 – When Fear Kicks In (1 Kings 19:1-18) Because we live in an imperfect world, all of us face difficult situations that get us off balance. Those difficult situations tend to result in fear and when fear kicks in, we tend to ask God to take the situation away or to at least alleviate the pain. But many times, this doesn’t happen as fast as we would like. In this message, we will learn that there is a better way to respond to fear and that God can use the fearful situations in our lives for our good.

The Land Between, Part 1 (Numbers 11:4-6, 11-23) I’m sick of living in this apartment.” “I’m sick of this job. I hate my boss. I’m sick of not knowing what’s wrong with me. I just wish the doctor would tell me what’s going on.” The Land Between is that place where we don’t have the answers, where we can complain and experience a meltdown but it also is a place to see God’s provision and transformation power in our lives. On Sunday, we will look at a group of people and what they experienced in the Land Between.

Special Guest, Libin Abraham; The Rhythms of Jesus. In the midst of life’s numerous demands and pressures, it’s very possible that the rhythms of our soul can become off kilter. The pace of our life can lead to exhaustion or burn out. However, though his mission was great and his earthly years short, Jesus lived a centered and unhurried life. Jesus modeled certain rhythms of life through which he invites us into the unforced rhythms of his grace. I believe that this message will help recalibrate your heart to God’s divine tempo for life.

REFOCUS: Viewing Morality Through God’s Eyes. Part 8 – Preserving Our Freedom of Religion (Psalm 126:2-3) In a fuzzy environment, we all need corrective lenses to see clearly. Without them, reality will always look distorted. The same is true about the many moral issues in the world. What is the right way to see them? How are we to live our lives and how are we to treat others? While the world offers us lenses from a variety of perspectives such as social media influencers, political parties, entertainment celebrities and news outlets, there really is a better option. The God who created the universe gave us His Word which tells us how He made mankind and how He wants us to live.

REFOCUS: Viewing Morality Through God’s Eyes. Part 7 – Rejecting Racism (Various Scriptures) The Bible is not a science book, or an archaeology or history book, but when it speaks scientifically, archaeologically, or historically it is without error. I have heard some say, Science has proven the Bible wrong on many points. Really? On what points? Science has said it is wrong many times and then has had to come back red-faced when more evidence was uncovered which proved science wrong and the Bible right.

REFOCUS: Viewing Morality Through God’s Eyes. Part 6 – The Bible and the Immigrant (Ephesians 2:11-22) The Bible is not a science book, or an archaeology or history book, but when it speaks scientifically, archaeologically, or historically it is without error. I have heard some say, Science has proven the Bible wrong on many points. Really? On what points? Science has said it is wrong many times and then has had to come back red-faced when more evidence was uncovered which proved science wrong and the Bible right.

REFOCUS: Viewing Morality Through God’s Eyes. Part 5 – Abortion (Psalm 139:13-18) The Bible is not a science book, or an archaeology or history book, but when it speaks scientifically, archaeologically, or historically it is without error. I have heard some say, Science has proven the Bible wrong on many points. Really? On what points? Science has said it is wrong many times and then has had to come back red-faced when more evidence was uncovered which proved science wrong and the Bible right.

REFOCUS: Viewing Morality Through God’s Eyes. Part 4 – The Least of These. The Bible is not a science book, or an archaeology or history book, but when it speaks scientifically, archaeologically, or historically it is without error. I have heard some say, Science has proven the Bible wrong on many points. Really? On what points? Science has said it is wrong many times and then has had to come back red-faced when more evidence was uncovered which proved science wrong and the Bible right.

REFOCUS: Viewing Morality Through God’s Eyes. Part 3 – The Key To Sexual Freedom (1 Corinthians 6:9-20) The Bible is not a science book, or an archaeology or history book, but when it speaks scientifically, archaeologically, or historically it is without error. I have heard some say, Science has proven the Bible wrong on many points. Really? On what points? Science has said it is wrong many times and then has had to come back red-faced when more evidence was uncovered which proved science wrong and the Bible right.