http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/How-to-Get-More-of-a-Good-Thing-1-17-21.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: How to Get More of a Good Thing (Philippians 4:4) Date: January 17, 2021 Have you ever had something really good—or even just really cool—happen that you wanted to have happen again? What did you do in order to try and bring that about? When I was in high school […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Taking-a-Pause-1-10-21.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Taking a Pause (Mark 1:35) Date: January 10, 2021 Have you ever been busy? Heh. How about, when was the last time you weren’t busy? Maybe the 13th of last Neveruary? We live in a busy world, don’t we? There’s always something to do. Even when there’s nothing to do, […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Follow-the-Instructions-1-3-21.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Follow the Instructions (Psalm 19:7-11) Date: January 3, 2021 So…are you ready for a fresh start? Do you even remember this time last year? Remember how excited we all were about the prospect of 2020. There’s just something exciting about the turning of a whole decade more so than a […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-Story-of-Salvation-12-27-20.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: The Story of Salvation (Matthew 1:18-25) Date: December 27, 2020 Well, we made it. Christmas has come and gone. And, should our Lord tarry, we are only a couple of days from kickstarting a whole new calendar year. Who’s ready for that? 2020 is almost in the rearview mirror. What […]

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http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Family-Stories-12-13-20.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Family Stories (Matthew 1:1-17) Date: December 13, 2020 When my grandma was 16, my grandpa snuck in the window of a dance she was at because he saw her in there. Within a few months they were married when she was still just 17. They went to an amusement park […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Always-the-Plan-11-29-20.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Always the Plan (Genesis 3) Date: November 29, 2020 So, wasn’t that cool earlier? Can you imagine how much work went into just setting that up? I’ve got to admit: If I took the amount of time involved in setting up that contraption—I mean, it spanned something like four different […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Rest-in-Jesus-11-22-20.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Rest in Jesus (Matthew 11:28-30) Date: November 22, 2020 There are some tasks you can’t accomplish on your own. This is not necessarily an easy-to-accept reality in our culture. The stories we have long celebrated most are the stories of individuals overcoming incredible odds to accomplish monumental tasks on their […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Good-Habits-11-15-20.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Good Habits (Philippians 4:4-9) Date: November 15, 2020 I am a man of habits. It’s just part of my personality. I operate best in conditions that are customary and repetitive. Maybe you’re the same, maybe you’re different, but that’s simply my personality type. And when it comes to personality types, […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Were-Not-Fine-11-8-20.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: We’re Not Fine (Psalm 42) Date: November 8, 2020 So, how are you doing this morning? Now, wait just a second before you answer that. First, let me ask a second question by way of survey—and be honest now. For how many of you, by a show of hands, if […]