The End of the Chapter Isn’t Always the End of the Book

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
SERMON BY: Bro. David Barbee
SERMON TITLE: The End of the Chapter Isn’t Always the End of the Book
SERMON THEME: Looking Back to See the Hand of God
SERMON SERIES: Guest Speakers
SERMON TEXT: Acts 27:29-44

Acts 27:29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. 30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. 34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. 35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. 37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. 38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. 39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. 40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. 41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. 42 And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. 43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: 44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.

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Coming Alongside

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Sunday PM, June 26, 2022
SERMON BY: Dr. John Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: Coming Alongside
SERMON THEME: Lifting Up Others
SERMON SERIES: The Book of Exodus
SERMON VERSES: Exodus 17:8-16

Exodus 17:8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. 15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi (God is Our Banner): 16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

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The Living Water

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Sunday AM, June 26, 2022
SERMON BY: Dr. John Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: The Living Water
SERMON THEME: The Smitten Rock of Salvation
SERMON SERIES: The Book of Exodus
SERMON VERSES: Exodus 17:1-7; John 4:13-15; John 7:37-39

Exodus 17:1   And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD? 3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst? 4 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me. 5 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

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We Are What We Do

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
SERMON BY: Bro. Nick Piervicenti
SERMON TITLE: We Are What We Do
SERMON THEME: Decisions and Choices
SERMON SERIES: Guest Speakers
SERMON TEXT: Psalm 23:1

Psalm 23:1  The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

David made a…
* Personal decision of identification - a sheep belonging to the Good Shepherd
* Practical decision of purpose - I shall not want

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Something Stinks!

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Sunday PM, June 19, 2022
SERMON BY: Dr. John Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: Something Stinks!
SERMON THEME: Disobedience
SERMON SERIES: The Book of Exodus
SERMON VERSES: Exodus 16

Experiences should be opportunities to obey God and not make excuses

God… can provide ALL our needs
But His provision is contingent upon obedience to His principles

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They Murmured Against God

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Sunday AM, June 19, 2022
SERMON BY: Dr. John Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: They Murmured Against God
SERMON THEME: Discontentment
SERMON SERIES: The Book of Exodus
SERMON VERSES: Exodus 16

* The Multitude Distrusted God's ability… even when they witnessed His miraculous provisions
* The Multitude compared their circumstances improperly
    - They exaggerated
    - They could not be satisfied

Discontentment…
* is based in a negative spirit; it’s a heart issue
* leads to wrong perspectives

Ex 16:1 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: 3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger. 4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or no. 5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt: 7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us? 8 And Moses said, This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD. 9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.

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God is in Control

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Tuesday, June 14, 2022
SERMON BY: Bro. Jerrod Trickey
SERMON TITLE: God is in Control
SERMON THEME: God Controls Consequences, Current Events, and all Details.
SERMON SERIES: Guest Speakers
SERMON TEXT: Daniel 1:1-2; Habakkuk 1:1-11; Jeremiah 36:1-3;

God controls…
* Consequences
* Current Events
* Details

Dan. 1:1   In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

Hab. 1:1   The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. 2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! 3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. 4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.
Hab. 1:5   Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you. 6 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwellingplaces that are not theirs. 7 They are terrible and dreadful: their judgment and their dignity shall proceed of themselves. 8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. 9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. 10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold; for they shall heap dust, and take it. 11 Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.

Jer 36:1   And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 2 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day. 3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.

Jer 6:20   And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of the king. 21 So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of Elishama the scribe’s chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king. 22 Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a fire on the hearth burning before him. 23 And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth. 24 Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king, nor any of his servants that heard all these words.

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The Benefits of Living God’s Standards

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Sunday PM, June 12, 2022
SERMON BY: Dr. John Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: The Benefits of Living God’s Standards
SERMON THEME: Righteousness
SERMON SERIES: Proverbs
SERMON VERSES: Proverbs 11

The Benefits of Righteousness…
* acts as a guide
* provides deliverance in time of trouble
* blesses the community
* brings reward
* provides a much better life
* is a delight to God
* always desires good

Proverbs 11:1   A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.

Proverbs 11:2   When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.

Proverbs 11:3   The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them.

Proverbs 11:4   Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 11:5   The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 6 The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Proverbs 11:7   When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

Proverbs 11:8   The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

Proverbs 11:9   An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

Proverbs 11:10   When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 11:12   He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

Proverbs 11:14   Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Proverbs 11:15   He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure.

Proverbs 11:16   A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.

Proverbs 11:17   The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

Proverbs 11:18   The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

Proverbs 11:19   As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Proverbs 11:20   They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight.

Proverbs 11:21   Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Proverbs 11:22   As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.

Proverbs 11:23   The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Proverbs 11:24   There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

Proverbs 11:25   The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Proverbs 11:26   He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

Proverbs 11:27   He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.

Proverbs 11:28   He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Proverbs 11:29   He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs 11:30   The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Proverbs 11:31   Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

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Bitter-Sweet

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Sunday AM, June 12, 2022
SERMON BY: Dr. John Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: Bitter-Sweet
SERMON THEME: God Can Turn Tragedy into Triumph
SERMON SERIES: The Book of Exodus
SERMON VERSES: Exodus 15:22-27

We have a God…
* Who heals
* Who can turn bitter into sweet

Exodus 5:22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter: therefore the name of it was called Marah. 24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? 25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, 26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee. 27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.

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What We Say Matters

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Wednesday, June 8, 2022
SERMON BY: Dr. John Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: What We Say Matters
SERMON THEME: Principles Regarding Our Tongue
SERMON SERIES: Proverbs
SERMON TEXT: Proverbs 10:11-31; James 3:1-12

* If we are prone to offend in word, then we should be prone to repent and apologize in word.
* We need to operate in the charity principle and forgive others when they offend us with their words.
* Our dangerous tongue should merit our greatest caution and care.
* Practice blessing and edification and not cursing and tearing down.

Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Prov. 10:12   Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Prov. 10:13   In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
Prov. 10:14   Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Prov. 10:15   The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Prov. 10:16   The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
Prov. 10:17   He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
Prov. 10:18   He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Prov. 10:19   In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Prov. 10:20   The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. 21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
Prov. 10:22   The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Prov. 10:23   It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Prov. 10:24   The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted. 25 As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
Prov. 10:26   As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Prov. 10:27   The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
Prov. 10:29   The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. 30 The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Prov. 10:31   The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

James 3:1   My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. 5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: 8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. 11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? 12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

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People of Faith and Not Fear

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Sunday PM, June 5, 2022
SERMON BY: Dr. John Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: People of Faith and Not Fear
SERMON THEME: We Serve The Supernatural God
SERMON SERIES: The Book of Exodus
SERMON VERSES: Exodus 14:1-31

Today’s Christians are…
* Too slow to recognize the hand of God
* Swift to complain and be fearful A
* Too impulsive, trying to solve our own problems

Exodus 14:1   And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. 4 And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so. 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him: 7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them. 8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with an high hand. 9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon.

Ex. 14:10   And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD. 11 And they said unto Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us forth out of Egypt? 12 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness. 13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Ex. 14:15   And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward: 16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.  But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them: 20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.

Ex. 14:21   And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to the midst of the sea, even all Pharaoh’s horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, 25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. 26 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them. 29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore. 31 And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.

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Follow the Leader

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Sunday AM, June 5, 2022
SERMON BY: Dr. John Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: Follow the Leader
SERMON THEME: Becoming Willing Followers of God
SERMON SERIES: The Book of Exodus
SERMON VERSES: Exodus 13:17-22

We follow God because…
* His guidance and presence are always with us in the Person of the Holy Spirit
* We have a sure Lamp and Light, The Word
* His way is always best
* He builds within us endurance, toughness, patience, trust, unity
* The long route is not punishment, but preparation.  He always has a plan.

Exodus 3:17   And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt: 18 But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. 20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness. 21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: 22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.

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Wisdom Comes by Fearing God

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Central Baptist Church of Ponca City, OK
DATE: Wednesday, June 1, 2022
SERMON BY: Dr. John Waterloo
SERMON TITLE: Wisdom Comes by Fearing God
SERMON THEME: The Fear of the Lord
SERMON SERIES: Proverbs
SERMON TEXT: Proverbs 9:1-17; 1:7; 10:27; 14:26-27; 15:16, 33; 16:6; 19:23; 22:4; 29:25

What fear should not be
* A cowardly spirit
* Never fear men

Fearing God is
* To FEAR His power - both reverential and dread
* RESPECTING His Word - by following it
* Hallowing His name

Proverbs 9:1   Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars: 2 She hath killed her beasts; she hath mingled her wine; she hath also furnished her table. 3 She hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the highest places of the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. 7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame: and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot. 8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee: rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. 10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. 11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. 12 If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself: but if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Prov. 9:13   A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, 15 To call passengers who go right on their ways: 16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. 18 But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

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