Sermons
At True Words Baptist Church, we provide biblically sound teaching through sermons, Sunday School Lessons, and Bible Studies designed to help you grow in your faith. Access a variety of resources, including text, PDFs, Word documents, audio, and video, to deepen your understanding of Scripture and strengthen your walk with Christ.
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You cannot walk with God if you’re not willing to change. That’s the message. Over and over, Scripture shows two paths: Pharaoh hardened his heart and was destroyed. Zacchaeus changed and was blessed. The Prodigal Son came home and was restored. The rich young ruler walked away sorrowful. So what about you? Are you clinging to habits, pride, or comfort—or are you ready to let God transform you? This sermon is a challenge to every believer: if you say you’re following Christ, your life should look different.
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Look around—rebellion, broken homes, and lawlessness are everywhere. But what’s missing? Godly discipline. Not just punishment, but loving correction that mirrors how God trains His children. Are your rules clear? Are your consequences consistent? Do you discipline in anger—or in love? This message dives into the epidemic of fatherlessness and chaos in our community and offers real steps to restore order in your home. If we want to change West Louisville—we must start in our own living rooms. Will you break the cycle or continue it?
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What saves a soul—your persuasion, or God’s power? If someone believes on the Lord Jesus Christ… is that enough for you? Or do you find yourself doubting what God says—even while preaching faith? This message calls soul winners back to simple, unwavering confidence in the Gospel message. Stop adding, stop complicating, and stop questioning God’s Word. He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. That’s a promise. Do you believe it?
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Was He declaring that the sacrifice for sins was complete—or that He had fulfilled every prophecy written of Him… up to that moment? Many twist His words to deny His soul went to hell, but Scripture says otherwise. This sermon carefully examines what work Jesus finished—and what He continued to fulfill even after death. If the Scriptures cannot be broken, then every prophecy had to be fulfilled, exactly. So… was it all finished, or just the part leading to the cross? Find out what “It is finished” truly means—straight from the Scriptures.
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Some relationships drain your joy, your faith, and your future. They manipulate, lie, take advantage—and when you say no, they blame you. This sermon exposes the damage toxic people cause, from Delilah to Ananias, and shows how God’s Word calls us to separate from them, stop enabling sin, and build godly friendships that bring life. Are you feeding dysfunction or choosing freedom? It’s time to cut off the poison—before it kills your walk with God.
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Jesus passed by the crowds and called a man everyone else despised—a tax collector named Matthew. Why him? Why eat with publicans and sinners? This sermon digs into Jesus’ encounter with Matthew and challenges our pride, our prejudices, and our assumptions about who God uses. What does it really mean that Jesus came for the sick, not the whole? Do we see ourselves in the Pharisees… or in the sinners who knew they needed mercy? If you’ve ever felt unworthy—or looked down on someone who seemed beneath you—this message is for you.
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Introduction: “It Is Finished” When Jesus hung on the cross, with His body torn, His blood poured out, and His life ebbing away, He lifted up His voice and cried…
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How do you respond when someone quotes verses like: “The Father is greater than I” or “No one knows the day or hour, not even the Son”? Are these proof that Jesus isn’t God—or something deeper? This Bible study tackles nine common categories of verses used to deny Christ’s deity—and shows how each one actually confirms it. Learn how the hypostatic union (Jesus as fully God and fully man) makes perfect sense of every passage. Don’t let twisted verses shake your faith—be ready to give an answer.
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Our streets are filled with violence, addiction, and chaos—but why? Because people hate rules. From children who won’t listen to parents, to adults who reject all authority, our culture is falling apart from lawlessness. But God is not the author of confusion. He created order, boundaries, and authority—for homes, churches, and even nature itself. This sermon calls us to submit to God’s authority, embrace the rules He gave us, and rebuild our families and streets before it’s too late. Freedom doesn’t come from breaking the rules—it comes from following the right ones.
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Hollywood fills our screens with superheroes—idolized for their strength, healing, and courage. But behind the fantasy is a frightening truth: many spend their lives adoring fictional power while neglecting the power of Jesus Christ. This sermon challenges you to see Jesus not as a myth, but as the God-Man with real authority: to heal sickness, read hearts, and forgive sin. Are you wasting hours on fantasy when the Spirit of God lives in you? You’ve been given power over sin, fear, and even death—so why settle for make-believe when you could be doing greater works than these?
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How can Jesus be God… and still grow in wisdom? How could He be tired, hungry, tempted, and yet also be eternal, sinless, and all-powerful? The answer is found in one of the most important doctrines of the Bible—the hypostatic union. In this deep but essential study, you’ll learn what it means that Jesus is fully God and fully man in one Person. You’ll see how this explains some of the most difficult Scriptures and protects against false doctrine. Come see how the Word became flesh… and never stopped being God. There’s no one like Jesus—the God-Man.
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Why does the Bible end with “there was no more sea”? It’s more than poetic language. From Genesis to Revelation, the sea represents chaos, judgment, the grave—and even hell itself. Why did Jesus walk on water? Why did demons beg not to be cast into the deep? Why does Revelation say the sea gives up the dead? In this message, you’ll see the sea as you never have before… and why its removal in the new earth signals God’s final victory. Are you still being tossed by the waves—or standing on the Rock who conquered them all?
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What does it mean to be a man who truly stands in the gap? When God looked for someone to intercede for a broken land, He found none. But what if that changed today? This sermon honors a man called to be a deacon—not because of his name, but his life. It challenges every man to rise up with boldness, meet God’s qualifications, and take a stand where few will. In a world collapsing under sin and compromise, will you be the one who steps forward… or the one who stays silent?
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Jesus had just performed miracle after miracle in Capernaum—healing the sick, casting out devils, changing lives. But as soon as He and His disciples set sail, a violent storm arose. How quickly our mountaintop moments can turn into crashing lows. Do you panic like the disciples—or rest like Jesus? This sermon explores the storms of life, the power of faith, and the calm that only Christ can bring. When the tempest hits, will you sink in fear—or trust the One who commands the sea?
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Introduction To Burnt Offerings If you’ve been in church for any length of time, you’ve probably heard the story of Abraham and Isaac. It’s one of the most well-known accounts…
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Why do some boldly proclaim Christ while others hesitate? What drives a quiet believer to knock on doors and preach with fire? It’s not personality. It’s not persuasion. It’s a divine secret—rooted in the unstoppable power of God’s Word, the heart of God for the lost, and the eternal rewards waiting for faithful laborers. This sermon reveals how soul winning changes you from the inside out and equips you with everything you need to bear fruit that lasts forever. Ready to shine like the stars? Then unlock the soul winner’s secret.
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This world says, “Loosen up. Take a drink. Light it up. Pop the pill.” But the Bible says, “Be sober.” Why? Because your adversary the devil is hunting you like prey—and you’re making it easy. From Noah to Belshazzar, Scripture is filled with lives wrecked by drunkenness and dulled minds. This message exposes how drugs and alcohol aren’t just habits—they’re invitations for Satan to devour your soul. It’s time to wake up, sober up, and fight back. Because the devil isn’t playing games… and neither is God.
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Jesus didn’t just serve when He was strong and rested. He healed when He was tired. He gave when He was afflicted. He served even while bearing the grief, sorrow, and sin of the world. This message from Matthew 8 shows the true weight Jesus carried—and why He never gave up. When hardship hits, do you retreat into comfort, or do you press forward like Christ, esteeming others above yourself? This sermon challenges you to follow His steps, even in suffering. Because serving in weakness may be your greatest act of faith.
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Introduction: Why This Matters The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of our faith—but before He rose again, He descended. And where did He go? Not just to a…
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Most people think death means your body stops breathing. But is that all God meant in Romans 6:23? If physical death alone paid for sin, wouldn’t everyone go to heaven? This sermon dives into Scripture to show that death includes more than a body in the grave—it’s eternal separation in hell. Did Jesus take your place there? Did His soul go to hell—or is that just false doctrine? This message challenges everything you thought you knew about death, hell, and the full price Jesus paid.
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“I believe in God.” “Jesus is Lord.” We hear it all the time. But are they saved? Many have confessed Jesus—but never believed the Gospel. Can someone say all the right things and still be lost? What does Romans 10:9 really mean? Is confession a requirement—or a result? This message tackles the most misused Gospel verse today and reveals the deadly difference between sounding saved and truly believing. Are you trusting what you said… or what Jesus did?
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Only two times in the Bible do we read that Jesus marvelled—once at remarkable faith, and once at shocking unbelief. A Roman centurion, an outsider with no heritage or law, simply believed Jesus could heal with a word. Meanwhile, God’s own people—who had the covenants, the prophets, and the miracles—refused to believe. What kind of faith stops Jesus in His tracks? What kind of unbelief grieves Him? And if He looked at your heart today… which would He see?
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Did Jesus really go to hell—or was He just buried in a tomb? Jesus said, “so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth,” pointing us straight to the story of Jonah. But Jonah didn’t just sit quietly inside a fish—he cried “out of the belly of hell.” Was that just symbolic—or was it a prophecy? In this sermon, we walk through Jonah chapter 2 verse by verse and uncover what Jesus meant when He said He’d be in the heart of the earth.
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Please turn to 1 Kings 18 tonight as we’re going to start there. How long halt ye between two opinions? There’s this side. And then there’s that side. There’s God’s…
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Some say yes. Others call it heresy. But Acts 2:31 says, “His soul was not left in hell.” So what does that mean? Was it the grave—or was it fire and torment? And what is the soul anyway? Most Christians talk about soul-winning, soul salvation, and soul worship—yet can’t define the soul biblically. This sermon goes deep into Scripture to reveal what the soul truly is, how it separates from the body, why it matters eternally, and what really happened to the soul of Jesus after the cross.