Top Books I Read in 2021

Jan 21, 2022, Christian Living

Written by Pastor DeAngelo In 2021, I read precisely 50 books. I am a pastor and also a Doctor of Ministry student, so I read my share of theology (and this year, taking four classes, my balance leaned more toward theology than in previous years), but I also pursue reading a variety of content as […]

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Jesus and Corporate Prayer Pt. 2

Jan 16, 2022, Sermon Applications

No man is an island, and no Christian who willfully neglects corporate prayer can thrive as God intends. God has made the people of His church mutually dependent─and this in such a way that unity among God’s people in corporate prayer opens the door to fresh spiritual blessing. This is God’s intention for His church, and we must unite to pursue it if we are to have spiritual success.

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Jesus and Corporate Prayer Pt. 1

Jan 16, 2022, Sermon Applications

If Jesus is our teacher and example in prayer, certainly there are truths which we can glean by carefully observing His prayers with His disciples. As Pastor Vradenburgh opened up several texts in this light, our eyes were opened to many prayer-enriching truths!

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Names for the Baby in the Manger – Sermon Application #2

Jan 01, 2022, Sermon Applications

One of the divine titles ascribed to Jesus is “Wonderful.” The Hebrew word translated to wonderful means miraculous. Men speak of many man-made wonders which may inspire some sense of awe, but what are these compared with the wonders of creation? Moreover, what are the wonders of creation compared with the wonders of the Creator!

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Names for the Baby in the Manger – Sermon Application #1

Dec 30, 2021, Sermon Applications

“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14). The name “Immanuel” means “God with us.”  It is a divine name which first and foremost signifies the incarnation─ the term describing how God came in the flesh.

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Why Jesus Came – Sermon Application #2

Dec 16, 2021, Sermon Applications

As we have been learning, studying Jesus’ purposes for coming into the world lead us to meditate on many wonderful truths about our salvation!  We know that Jesus came to save us, but the glory of this salvation unfolds before us only as we continue searching the Scriptures.  In Sunday’s sermon, we examined several marvelous […]

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Why Jesus Came Pt. 1

Dec 13, 2021, Sermon Applications

Recently we were blessed to focus on the reasons for why Jesus came into the world. And if we were asked why He came, we would probably reply with something similar to Paul’s words:

“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” 1 Timothy 1:15

While this is certainly true, there are numerous other reasons given throughout the Bible!

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Thanksgiving Obtains the Spirit’s Blessing Pt. 2

Dec 04, 2021, Sermon Applications

As the redeemed people of God, it is only proper for us to be filled with thanksgiving and praise to our Savior.  In the fortieth psalm, which likens our salvation to being lifted out of a “horrible pit,” the psalmist writes, “[the LORD] hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our […]

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Thanksgiving Obtains the Spirit’s Blessing Pt. 1

Dec 03, 2021, Sermon Applications

A thankful heart is a humble heart.  As Pastor Vradenburgh noted, a proud heart is what makes us unthankful toward men and God.  When we are proud and unthankful, God resists us and we forfeit many blessings of the indwelling Spirit.  The Bible says, “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.” (James […]

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Healed by His Stripes Pt. 2

Nov 18, 2021, Sermon Applications

The doctrine of substitutionary atonement through Jesus Christ makes manifest the immeasurable love of God.  In 1 Peter 2:24, Peter says that “[Christ] his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree.”  Even without the familiar quotation “by whose stripes ye were healed” the connection to Isaiah’s prophetic crowning jewel is […]

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Our purpose is to make much of our Lord Jesus Christ and His gospel through the preaching of His Word and the making of disciples. At Friendship Baptist Church (FBC) we teach the Bible in order to facilitate spiritual growth in all of God’s people and to provide opportunities for Christian fellowship. God has graciously used Friendship to further His work both locally and across the globe since 1965.