Family Update Easter 2025 Family Update 15 Apr 202522 Apr 2025 “For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his.” - Romans 6:5 (NIV).…
Uncategorized “Why Worship?” series 26 Oct 202026 Oct 2020 Since most of my students use Instagram, I've been putting shortened ~7-8 minute versions of our youth lessons on that platform. We're also meeting in the park in person some…
Uncategorized 9.16.20 Virtue- Temperance (Wednesday Night Bible Study) 16 Sep 202020 Sep 2020 This is an all church Wednesday Night Bible study I taught on 9.16.20 at 7th & James Baptist Church in Waco, Texas. It was part of a series on the…
Uncategorized Is Jesus Asleep at the Wheel? (Mark 4:35-41) 27 Jun 202020 Sep 2020 A Youth sermon delivered originally on June 14th, 2020. Because this sermon was originally delivered over Zoom, and not recorded, I re-recorded it. Background: With the horrific death of George…
Uncategorized Titus: A Crash Course 27 Jun 2020 A Seventh & James All Church Wednesday Night Bible Study. 6/24/2020 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3954645711277025 I went live on Facebook at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday June 24th with the church at 7th & James!…
Uncategorized “God hasn’t retired” 19 Jan 202019 Mar 2020 Our story is not self-created, nor a mere matter of our past, our culture. It's something given from outside ourselves. Understanding the Old Testament stories like Exodus and how they…
Uncategorized Making Jesus the main attraction in Youth Ministry 3 Oct 20193 Oct 2019 Here is a link to the piece I wrote for the Baptist Standard: "Make Jesus Christ the main attraction in youth ministry" Quotation: This summer, I visited 16th Street Baptist…
Uncategorized “The Otherworldly Nearness of God” 4 Aug 201921 Sep 2019 7th & James Baptist Church * 8.4.19 * Hosea 11:1-11 * Jonathan Balmer Q: Why won’t God abandon His people who relentlessly run from God? A: God is not a…
Uncategorized Preaching for Special Occasions 15 Jun 20192 Aug 2019 Sometimes in Preaching class you pretend to officiate the wedding of two empty chairs. In Spring 2019, I took a class on Preaching for Special Occasions. I grew in love…
Uncategorized “Enduring Forever. Present Today.” Youth Sunday 2019 Sermon 30 Apr 201915 Aug 2019 “Enduring Forever. Present Today” | Psalm 118:14-29 | John 20:19-31 | Acts 5:27-32 | Revelation 1:4-8 This sermon tries to answer the questions: Why do the Gospels see Jesus in…
Habitually Being: thoughts worth living. 