October 20, 2019 – Morning Message
“Addiction: Sources of Temptation, Pt. 2”
Sermon Series: “Addiction: Applying the Gospel to Life”
Ephesians 4:17-24 [PDF of sermon notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
October 13, 2019 – Morning Message
“Addiction: Sources of Temptation, Pt. 1”
Sermon Series: “Addiction: Applying the Gospel to Life”
Ephesians 4:17-24 [PDF of sermon notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
October 6, 2019 – Morning Message
“Addiction: A Banquet in the Grave”
Introduction to New Sermon Series:
“Addiction: Applying the Gospel to Life”
Romans 6:5-14 [PDF of sermon notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
September 29, 2019 – Morning Message
“The Gospel Reveals the Reality of Eternity”
Sermon Series: “What Is the Gospel?”
Luke 16:19-31 [PDF of sermon notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
September 15, 2019 – Morning Message
“The Gospel Is the Only Way to True Life”
Sermon Series: “What Is the Gospel?”
John 14 [PDF of sermon notes]
Pastoral Intern Isaac Karpenske
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September 8, 2019 – Morning Message
“The Gospel Provides Security”
Sermon Series: “What Is the Gospel?”
John 10 [PDF of sermon notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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September 1, 2019 – Morning Message and Communion
“Gospel Transformation is Deliverance from Darkness”
Sermon Series: “What Is the Gospel?”
John 8 [PDF of sermon notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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August 25, 2019 – Morning Message
“The Complexity of the Gospel Offers Eternal Life”
Sermon Series: “What Is the Gospel?”
John 6 [PDF of sermon notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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August 18, 2019 – Morning Message
“Living Water for All Peoples”
Sermon Series: “What Is the Gospel?”
John 4 [PDF of sermon notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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August 11, 2019 – Morning Message
“The Practical Experience of the New Birth”
Sermon Series: “What Is the Gospel?”
John 3:16-21 [PDF of sermon notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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August 4, 2019 – Morning Message
“The Gospel in the Old Testament: Passover”
Sermon Series: “What Is the Gospel?”
Exodus 12 [PDF: sermon notes and responsive reading]
Pastoral Intern Isaac Karpenske
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July 28, 2019 – Morning Message
“Gospel Transformation is New Birth”
Sermon Series: “What Is the Gospel?”
John 3 [PDF not available]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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July 21, 2019 – Morning Message
“The Gospel is the Testimony of God”
Introduction to the new sermon series: “What Is the Gospel?”
1 John 5 [PDF not available]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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July 14, 2019 – Morning Message
“What to Thank God for in a Church”
1 Thessalonians 1 [PDF not available]
Guest Pastor, Jeff Thomas, Training Leaders Int (TLI).
Also, discussion by Jeff Thomas on the work of TLI
from the Adult Sunday School hour:
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July 7, 2019 – Morning Message
“A Promise Made – and Kept” – A Special Communion Service
Matthew 26, Hebrews 9 – 10 [PDF of Service]
Pastor Kevin Morris
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June 30, 2019 – Morning Message
“The Biblical Family”
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz concludes his series on
Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
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June 23, 2019 – Morning Message
“Biblical Marriage”
Genesis 2, Malachi 2, Ephesians 5 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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June 16, 2019 – Morning Message
“Biblical Manhood, Part 2”
Ephesians 5 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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June 9, 2019 – Morning Message
“Kingdom Life”
Matthew 5:1-12 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastoral Intern Isaac Karpenske begins his first message at FBCNR discussing his power lifting during high school —
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June 2, 2019 – Morning Message and Communion
“Biblical Manhood, Part 1”
Genesis 1 with 1 Timothy 5:8 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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May 26, 2019 – Morning Message
“Worship as Justice”
Matthew 25:31-46 [no notes were used for this service]
Guest Pastor and Missionary, Caleb Kudlo,
City View Baptist Church, Cleveland, OH
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May 19, 2019 – Morning Message
“Biblical Sexuality”
Romans 1 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
Sermon was preceded by a video of the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
and Damaris Carbaugh singing “I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel“
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May 12, 2019 – Morning Message
“A Biblical View of Womanhood”
1 Corinthians 13:1-8a [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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May 5, 2019 – Morning Message,
including Communion and Graduate Recognition
“Moving Forward in Faithfulness as Ambassadors for Christ”
John 20-21 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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April 28, 2019 – Morning Message
“Moving Forward in Faithfulness as Ambassadors for Christ”
John 20-21 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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April 18, 2019 – Maundy Thursday Messages
and Communion
Pastors Jerry Birkholz and Kevin Morris
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April 14, 2019 – Palm Sunday, Morning Message
“Moving Forward in Faithfulness by Following Our King: Jesus”
John 11 – 12 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
Also, audio for the Adult Bible teaching hour
with discussion of Biblical church elders and overseers
is available here:
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April 7, 2019 – Sunday Morning Message
“Moving Forward in Faithfulness by Exercising Prayers of Faith”
James 5:13-20 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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March 31, 2019 – Sunday Morning Message
“Moving Forward in Faithfulness by Discerning the Will of God”
James 4:13 – 5:11 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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March 24, 2019 – Sunday Morning Message
“Context and the Great Commission” [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Matthew 28:16-20, 1 John 1:5-10
Guest Speaker – Joe Smith, StrengthenChurch.com
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March 17, 2019 – Sunday Morning Message
“Moving Forward in Faithfulness by Humbling Ourselves Before The Lord”
James 4:1-12 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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March 3, 2019 – Sunday Morning Message
“Moving Forward in Faithfulness by Demonstrating Faith Works”
James 2:14-26 [PDF of Sermon Notes]
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
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March 3, 2019 – 3:00 p.m. – Installation Service
Pastor Jerry Birkholz
See Leadership Page for additional details
