http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Making-God-Happy-7-14-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Making God Happy (Hebrews 11:1-6) July 14, 2019 We were sitting in a restaurant the other day and over my shoulder a family had been seated at a pretty large table.  They needed the space.  The waitress came over like she would for any customer and took drink orders.  Not […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Secret-to-Mattering-Most-7-7-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: The Secret to Mattering Most (2 Peter 1:3-8) July 7, 2019 Let’s start this morning with a quick pop culture survey for you.  Shout it out if you know the answer.  What do Dude Perfect, PewDiePie, HolaSoyGerman, and elrubiusOMG all have in common?  They are all YouTube stars.  PewDiePie leads […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/The-Hard-Road-6-30-19-1.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: The Hard Road (Matthew 2:1-18) June 30, 2019 Most cultures have a set of proverbs, adages, axioms that form the popular foundation on which the bulk of its people stand when it comes to thinking about how they are going to get by and get along with one another.  Many […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/A-Letter-to-My-Sons-6-16-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits A Letter to My Sons: Proverbs 22:1-6 June 16, 2019 There are occasions in our lives that prompt us to do some deep thinking.  For me at least, days like today are one of those times.  As I was preparing for this morning, I began thinking about what I would like […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Gods-Got-You-6-2-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: God’s Got You (Psalm 34:15-19) Date: June 2, 2019 Do you remember learning how to ride a bike?  I actually still do.  For whatever reason that particular day is seared in my memory.  If you think about it, other than walking, learning to ride a bike is one of the […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Strange-Fire-5-26-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: Strange Fire (Leviticus 10) Date: May 26, 2019 I didn’t want to write this sermon.  Can I say that out loud?  I didn’t want to write this sermon.  Have you ever felt that way?  I mean, probably not about a sermon, but maybe about something else you’ve done.  You did […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/The-Cleasing-Flood-5-19-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: The Cleansing Flood (Genesis 6-9) Date: May 19, 2019 Have you ever gone back as an adult and watched a TV show you remembered from your childhood only for it to seem like a totally different show that you remembered?  Over the years with our boys I’ve tried a few […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Passing-the-Torch-5-12-19.mp3 Passing the Torch One of the national highlights when a particular country gets to host the Olympic Games is the Olympic Torch.  Each Olympics, the climax of the opening ceremonies is the lighting of the Olympic Torch.  The main flame is always lit by a smaller torch that has usually been on a journey […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/You-Want-Me-to-Do-What-5-5-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Bible Stories to Make You Squirm: You Want Me to Do What? (Genesis 22:1-19) Date: May 5, 2019 Have you ever watched or read something that just wasn’t good?  It’s not necessarily that it was bad, it just wasn’t good.  You just didn’t enjoy it.  I remember watching Adam Sandler’s Punch […]

http://fbcoakboro.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/So-What-Is-a-Baptist-Chuch-Anyway-4-28-19.mp3 Reverend Jonathan Waits Sermon: So What Is a Baptist Church Anyway? (1 Peter 2:9; Matthew 28:19-20) April 28, 2019 Have you ever stood in line for something without really knowing what the line was for?  You just saw a bunch of people standing in line and figured it was the right place to be?  […]