Machias Valley Baptist Church

Crucified in My Place, Part 2

January 26, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
 
Title: "Crucified in My Place, Part 2"
 
Text: Mark 15:33-47
 
Sermon Points:
1) To grasp the atonement, we must grasp the seriousness of God's wrath.
2) We have access to God through the torn flesh of Jesus.
3) We can have courage, because Sunday is coming!

Crucified in My Place, Part 1

January 19, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.
 
Title: "Crucified in My Place, Part 1"
 
Text: Mark 15:16-32
 
Sermon Points:
1) Jesus was shamed so that we might gain approval.
2) Because of the cross, we can live lives free of shame and guilt.
3) Jesus couldn't be saved so that He might save others. 

Crucified For Us Under Pontius Pilate

January 12, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
 
Title: "Crucified For Us Under Pontius Pilate"
 
Text: Mark 15:1-15
 
Sermon Points:
1) Jesus models for us how to suffer rightly. 
2) Jesus is a King, but not THAT kind of king.
3) Jesus takes our place and we get His.

State of the Unity

January 5, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
 
Title: "State of the Unity"
 
Text: Acts 2:42-47
 
Sermon Points:
1) We strive to devote ourselves to the practices of the early church.
2) We desire to be in awe of God.
3) We celebrate all that the Lord has done in our midst. 

Press on to Know the Lord

December 29, 2024. Pastor Bob Emrich. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Press on to Know the Lord"

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

December 22, 2024. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.
 
Title: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
 
Text: Luke 2:8-20
 
Sermon Points:
1) The glory of God incarnate must be proclaimed.
     a) Sometimes through extraordinary means.
     b) Mostly through ordinary means. 
2) The glory of God incarnate is the focus of God.
3) The glory of God incarnate brings the peace of God. 

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

December 15, 2024. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus"
 
Text: Haggai 2:7/Luke 2:21-35
 
Sermon Points:
1) The glorious treasure of Christ and His Kingdom is beyond all compare.
2) All the benefits of the Christian life are wrapped up in the gift of Christ.
3) Rest in Christ is greater than the strife of the world.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

December 8, 2024. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
Text: Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7
Sermon Points:
1) The significance of "God with us"
2) The scariness of "God with us"
3) The salvation of "God with us"
4) The seeking of "God with us"

Joy to the World!

December 1, 2024. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Joy to the World!"
 
Text: Psalm 98
 
Sermon Points:
1) "The Lord has come": Rejoicing in God's salvation.
2) "Let men their songs employ": Expressing this joy through song.
3) "Far as the curse is found": Hoping in the universal extent of Christ's reign.
 

A King in a Kangaroo Court

November 24, 2024. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: A King in a Kangaroo Court
Text: Mark 14:53-72
Sermon Points:
1) Satan loves to pervert justice.
2) Jesus is the Messianic King seated in power.
3) Will you respond like Judas or like Peter?