2b:"/_next/static/chunks/1kwycdnex_ayt.js" 2c:"/_next/static/chunks/3m35l9aj5efvl.js" 2d:"/_next/static/chunks/1xid_zx3f6hlj.js" 2e:"/_next/static/chunks/3y2w2wpzry9kk.js" 2f:"/_next/static/chunks/1flo7z93fcn0u.js" 30:I[413441,["$4","$5","$6","$7","$2b","$2c","$2d","$2e","$2f"],"default"] 31:T925, John 10:39-42 — John the Baptist was already dead. Months later, men were still believing on Jesus because of what he'd said. You can bury a preacher. You cannot bury a testimony. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 30, 2026. This expository preaching message continues our verse-by-verse series through the Gospel of John, tracing Jesus back across the Jordan to the very riverbank where John the Baptist first preached "Behold the Lamb of God." By the time we reach John 10, John the Baptist has been dead for some time — beheaded by Herod. Yet his testimony is still producing believers on that same ground. This verse-by-verse exposition asks what it means that a dead man's preaching is still working. If you've ever wondered whether your faithfulness matters after you're gone — whether quiet, unspectacular ministry actually accomplishes anything lasting — this expository preaching message walks through John 10:39-42 to show that the answer is yes. Fleeing Jerusalem's stones, Jesus withdraws to the Jordan, where John once baptized. Many resort to Him there. Many believe. This sermon connects John 10:39-42 to Exodus 12 (the Passover lamb — "a lamb," "the lamb," "your lamb"), Matthew 3 (John's confrontation of the Pharisees and Sadducees), and Joshua 4 (the twelve stones buried in the Jordan, "there unto this day"). It traces how ground prepared by faithful preaching, years earlier, becomes the very place where Christ is received — even after the preacher is gone. This verse-by-verse teaching through John walks through the text, explaining: - Why Jesus withdraws to the place of John's baptism rather than a new location - How John's confrontation of the Pharisees in Matthew 3 connects to Joshua's buried stones - The doctrine of salvation traced through Exodus 12: a lamb, the lamb, your lamb - Why John's ministry needed no miracle or spectacle to be effective - How a dead man's testimony kept "walking" men across the river long after his death - Why opposition in one place (Jerusalem) often signals a harvest breaking out elsewhere (Jordan) - What it means for "many" — not a few — to believe on Christ at Jordan - The application: this room is somebody's Jordan, prepared by someone's faithfulness Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.32:T9c4,

John 10:39-42 — John the Baptist was already dead. Months later, men were still

believing on Jesus because of what he'd said. You can bury a preacher. You cannot

bury a testimony.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 30, 2026.

This expository preaching message continues our verse-by-verse series through the

Gospel of John, tracing Jesus back across the Jordan to the very riverbank where John the Baptist first preached "Behold the Lamb of God." By the time we reach John 10, John the Baptist has been dead for some time — beheaded by Herod. Yet his testimony is still producing believers on that same ground. This verse-by-verse exposition asks what it means that a dead man's preaching is still working.

If you've ever wondered whether your faithfulness matters after you're gone — whether quiet, unspectacular ministry actually accomplishes anything lasting — this expository preaching message walks through John 10:39-42 to show that the answer is yes. Fleeing Jerusalem's stones, Jesus withdraws to the Jordan, where John once baptized. Many resort to Him there. Many believe.

This sermon connects John 10:39-42 to Exodus 12 (the Passover lamb — "a lamb," "the lamb," "your lamb"), Matthew 3 (John's confrontation of the Pharisees and Sadducees), and Joshua 4 (the twelve stones buried in the Jordan, "there unto this day"). It traces how ground prepared by faithful preaching, years earlier, becomes the very place where Christ is received — even after the preacher is gone.

This verse-by-verse teaching through John walks through the text, explaining:

- Why Jesus withdraws to the place of John's baptism rather than a new location

- How John's confrontation of the Pharisees in Matthew 3 connects to Joshua's buried stones

- The doctrine of salvation traced through Exodus 12: a lamb, the lamb, your lamb

- Why John's ministry needed no miracle or spectacle to be effective

- How a dead man's testimony kept "walking" men across the river long after his death

- Why opposition in one place (Jerusalem) often signals a harvest breaking out elsewhere (Jordan)

- What it means for "many" — not a few — to believe on Christ at Jordan

- The application: this room is somebody's Jordan, prepared by someone's faithfulness

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33:T6b1, Exodus 18 — Moses led millions and still needed his father-in-law to tell him: "This is not good." You need a Jethro too. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 13, 2026. This family integrated church lesson walks through Exodus 18 — Jethro's advice to Moses — teaching the whole church family, children included, that God gives us many trusted helpers, not just one, and that asking for help isn't failing, it's wisdom. Parents will see a model for building a child's circle of trusted adults; everyone will see why one person insisting on being someone's only confidant is a warning sign, not a compliment. Moses was judging every dispute for the entire nation of Israel, alone, from morning to evening. Jethro didn't rebuke him — he asked one honest question, "Why?" — and helped Moses see a burden he could no longer see for himself. This message applies that same pattern to marriage, homeschooling, church ministry, and raising children who know how to spot a true trusted helper from a false one. This verse-by-verse walk through Exodus 18 covers: - Why God gives children (and adults) more than one trusted grown-up - The warning sign when someone insists on being your only confidant - Moses honoring Jethro before ever receiving his advice - "Praise, Correct, Praise" — how to give correction that's actually received - Why a wise helper deflects glory to God instead of collecting it - How Jethro confronted Moses without lecturing — one question: "Why?" - The single point of failure every overloaded leader and parent creates - Delegation as obedience, not just good advice agreed with Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.34:T73e,

Exodus 18 — Moses led millions and still needed his father-in-law to tell him:

"This is not good." You need a Jethro too.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 13, 2026.

This family integrated church lesson walks through Exodus 18 — Jethro's advice to Moses — teaching the whole church family, children included, that God gives us many trusted helpers, not just one, and that asking for help isn't failing, it's wisdom. Parents will see a model for building a child's circle of trusted adults; everyone will see why one person insisting on being someone's only confidant is a warning sign, not a compliment.

Moses was judging every dispute for the entire nation of Israel, alone, from morning to evening. Jethro didn't rebuke him — he asked one honest question, "Why?" — and helped Moses see a burden he could no longer see for himself. This message applies that same pattern to marriage, homeschooling, church ministry, and raising children who know how to spot a true trusted helper from a false one.

This verse-by-verse walk through Exodus 18 covers:

- Why God gives children (and adults) more than one trusted grown-up

- The warning sign when someone insists on being your only confidant

- Moses honoring Jethro before ever receiving his advice

- "Praise, Correct, Praise" — how to give correction that's actually received

- Why a wise helper deflects glory to God instead of collecting it

- How Jethro confronted Moses without lecturing — one question: "Why?"

- The single point of failure every overloaded leader and parent creates

- Delegation as obedience, not just good advice agreed with

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35:T7fd, 1 John 4:18 — Perfect love casts out fear. But the alarm going off inside your child when something's wrong? That's not the enemy. It's doing its job. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 20, 2026. 📚 Final session — Week 8 of our children's safety series, closing "Under the Good Shepherd's Care" This family integrated church lesson closes out an eight-week children's safety series at Pilgrim Baptist Church, teaching parents and children together how to recognize danger, resist secrecy, and never be afraid to tell the truth. Rooted in 1 John 4:18, this is family integrated church teaching on biblical parenting, child protection, and raising children who run toward truth instead of hiding from it. If you've ever wondered why your child hesitates to tell you something — a phone, a friend, a feeling they can't name — this lesson explains what's happening inside them. Fear isn't the danger. An alarm that never gets answered is. Working from 1 John 4:18, Romans 8:1, and Psalm 34:4, this closing lesson reframes fear as a built-in warning system — not a flaw to eliminate, but a signal to listen to. Parents are given practical tools to keep that line of communication open: phones and screens, sleepovers, one-on-one mentoring, and what to do if something happens at church. This family integrated church lesson walks through 1 John 4:18, Romans 8:1, and Psalm 34:4, covering: - Why fear isn't the enemy — it's an alarm doing its job - The difference between condemnation-fear and living as a forgiven believer (Romans 8:1) - How abusers use hedged consequences to keep children silent - Practical phone and screen guidelines for families - Why this family avoids sleepovers and one-on-one adult-child mentoring - How to give your children a "family blessing" of safety and truth - What to do if something happens at church, school, or with a friend - Closing out the eight-week "Under the Good Shepherd's Care" series Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.36:T8c6,

1 John 4:18 — Perfect love casts out fear. But the alarm going off inside your child

when something's wrong? That's not the enemy. It's doing its job.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 20, 2026.

📚 Final session — Week 8 of our children's safety series, closing "Under the Good

Shepherd's Care"

This family integrated church lesson closes out an eight-week children's safety series

at Pilgrim Baptist Church, teaching parents and children together how to recognize

danger, resist secrecy, and never be afraid to tell the truth. Rooted in 1 John 4:18,

this is family integrated church teaching on biblical parenting, child protection, and

raising children who run toward truth instead of hiding from it.

If you've ever wondered why your child hesitates to tell you something — a phone, a

friend, a feeling they can't name — this lesson explains what's happening inside them. Fear isn't the danger. An alarm that never gets answered is.

Working from 1 John 4:18, Romans 8:1, and Psalm 34:4, this closing lesson reframes fear as a built-in warning system — not a flaw to eliminate, but a signal to listen to.

Parents are given practical tools to keep that line of communication open: phones and screens, sleepovers, one-on-one mentoring, and what to do if something happens at church.

This family integrated church lesson walks through 1 John 4:18, Romans 8:1, and

Psalm 34:4, covering:

- Why fear isn't the enemy — it's an alarm doing its job

- The difference between condemnation-fear and living as a forgiven believer (Romans 8:1)

- How abusers use hedged consequences to keep children silent

- Practical phone and screen guidelines for families

- Why this family avoids sleepovers and one-on-one adult-child mentoring

- How to give your children a "family blessing" of safety and truth

- What to do if something happens at church, school, or with a friend

- Closing out the eight-week "Under the Good Shepherd's Care" series

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37:T759, John 11:1-6 — "Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick." Jesus heard, and he stayed where he was two more days. Why would love wait? ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 6, 2026. This message addresses one of the most searched and personal struggles in the Christian life: why does God make us wait? If you've prayed and heard nothing, if you've wondered whether unanswered prayer means God has stopped loving you, this expository sermon through John 11:1-6 was preached for exactly that ache. When word reached Jesus that Lazarus was sick, he didn't run. He stayed two more days in the same place — and the text says he stayed "therefore" he loved them, not "but" he loved them. This sermon walks through what that one word means for anyone waiting on God right now: that his delay is not the absence of his love, but the shape it sometimes takes. Drawing on Isaiah 30's picture of Israel refusing to "hold their horses" and trust the Lord's timing, this verse-by-verse message through John 11 makes the case that God's waiting was never neglect — it was always making room for something greater than what was asked for. This sermon walks through John 11:1-6, explaining: - Why John interrupts the Lazarus story to remind readers of Mary's worship first - Why heaven ranks worship above miracles - The tender weight of the sisters' words: "he whom thou lovest is sick" - What the word "unto" in verse 4 actually promises — and what it doesn't - Why the Bible says "therefore" and not "but" in verse 6 - Isaiah 30 and the command to "hold your horses" and trust the Lord's timing - Why comfort was never meant to rest in how well you love Jesus, but in how well he loves you - Why Mary is remembered for her posture at Jesus' feet, not for the miracle she witnessed Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.38:T7ef,

John 11:1-6 — "Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick." Jesus heard, and he stayed where he was two more days. Why would love wait?

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 6, 2026.

This message addresses one of the most searched and personal struggles in the Christian life: why does God make us wait? If you've prayed and heard nothing, if you've wondered whether unanswered prayer means God has stopped loving you, this expository sermon through John 11:1-6 was preached for exactly that ache.

When word reached Jesus that Lazarus was sick, he didn't run. He stayed two more days in the same place — and the text says he stayed "therefore" he loved them, not "but" he loved them. This sermon walks through what that one word means for anyone waiting on God right now: that his delay is not the absence of his love, but the shape it sometimes takes.

Drawing on Isaiah 30's picture of Israel refusing to "hold their horses" and trust the Lord's timing, this verse-by-verse message through John 11 makes the case that God's waiting was never neglect — it was always making room for something greater than what was asked for.

This sermon walks through John 11:1-6, explaining:

- Why John interrupts the Lazarus story to remind readers of Mary's worship first

- Why heaven ranks worship above miracles

- The tender weight of the sisters' words: "he whom thou lovest is sick"

- What the word "unto" in verse 4 actually promises — and what it doesn't

- Why the Bible says "therefore" and not "but" in verse 6

- Isaiah 30 and the command to "hold your horses" and trust the Lord's timing

- Why comfort was never meant to rest in how well you love Jesus, but in how well he loves you

- Why Mary is remembered for her posture at Jesus' feet, not for the miracle she witnessed

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39:T81c, John 11:7-16 — The disciples begged Jesus not to go back to the place that nearly killed him. He went anyway. God never promised to move the stones — He promised to walk with you through them. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 13, 2026. 📚 Continuing our verse-by-verse expository series through the Gospel of John This expository preaching message walks through John 11:7-16, where Jesus turns back toward Judea — the very place his disciples had already watched him nearly stoned to death — to raise Lazarus from the dead. Their fear wasn't cowardice; it was memory. But Jesus answers their fear not with comfort, but with a clock: "Are there not twelve hours in the day?" This message is for anyone facing a "Judea" of their own — a place they've already been hurt once and don't want to face again. It walks through what it means to walk in the light of God's will versus stumbling in the dark of your own fear, and closes with Thomas's surprising declaration: "Let us also go, that we may die with him." This verse-by-verse exposition of John 11:7-16 traces the doctrine of God's appointed timing back through Genesis 1, and forward through Ecclesiastes 12, Romans 8:28, and the resurrection hope of 1 Corinthians 15 — showing that walking in daylight never promised an easy road, only an appointed one. This expository preaching message through John covers: - Why the disciples' fear of Judea was reasonable — and why reasonable isn't always right - "Are there not twelve hours in the day?" — God's fixed and numbered timing - The difference between walking in the light and stumbling in the dark - Why Jesus calls Lazarus "our friend" instead of "your friend" - Why Jesus was glad he wasn't there to stop Lazarus's death - The old biblical word for death: "sleep," and what it means for believers today - Thomas's flawed theology and loyal heart — "let us also go that we may die with him" - What it means to face your own "Judea" this morning Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.3a:T8af,

John 11:7-16 — The disciples begged Jesus not to go back to the place that nearly killed him. He went anyway. God never promised to move the stones — He promised to walk with you through them.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 13, 2026.

📚 Continuing our verse-by-verse expository series through the Gospel of John

This expository preaching message walks through John 11:7-16, where Jesus turns back toward Judea — the very place his disciples had already watched him nearly stoned to death — to raise Lazarus from the dead. Their fear wasn't cowardice; it was memory. But Jesus answers their fear not with comfort, but with a clock: "Are there not twelve hours in the day?"

This message is for anyone facing a "Judea" of their own — a place they've already been hurt once and don't want to face again. It walks through what it means to walk in the light of God's will versus stumbling in the dark of your own fear, and closes with Thomas's surprising declaration: "Let us also go, that we may die with him."

This verse-by-verse exposition of John 11:7-16 traces the doctrine of God's appointed timing back through Genesis 1, and forward through Ecclesiastes 12, Romans 8:28, and the resurrection hope of 1 Corinthians 15 — showing that walking in daylight never promised an easy road, only an appointed one.

This expository preaching message through John covers:

- Why the disciples' fear of Judea was reasonable — and why reasonable isn't always right

- "Are there not twelve hours in the day?" — God's fixed and numbered timing

- The difference between walking in the light and stumbling in the dark

- Why Jesus calls Lazarus "our friend" instead of "your friend"

- Why Jesus was glad he wasn't there to stop Lazarus's death

- The old biblical word for death: "sleep," and what it means for believers today

- Thomas's flawed theology and loyal heart — "let us also go that we may die with him"

- What it means to face your own "Judea" this morning

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3b:T74a, John 11:17-27 — Four days is long enough for hope to give up. But Jesus doesn't ask you to wait for the resurrection. He says, "I am" it. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 20, 2026. 📚 Part 3 of our 6-message study through John 11, continuing our verse-by-verse expository series through the Gospel of John This expository preaching message walks verse-by-verse through John 11:17-27, continuing our ongoing exposition through the Gospel of John at Pilgrim Baptist Church. If you've ever prayed, "Lord, if you had just shown up sooner," this passage was preached for you. Martha's brother is dead, and the one man who could have stopped it stayed away. This sermon sits inside that grief and asks the same question Jesus asked Martha: not what do you believe about the resurrection someday, but do you believe it right now, for the grave standing in front of you today. Working verse-by-verse through John 11:17-27, this expository preaching message traces Martha's half-believing faith — real, but "faith with a leash on it" — and shows how Jesus turns her theologically correct but distant confession ("he shall rise again at the last day") into a direct confrontation: "I am the resurrection and the life. Believest thou this?" This message covers: - Why four days was long enough for Martha's hope to give up - Martha's accusation: "Lord, if thou hadst been here" - The difference between doctrine you believe and faith you live - "The resurrection isn't a day on a calendar. It's a person." - Where's your Lazarus? — the evidence only Jesus can provide - Two halves of the promise: the dead in Christ and the living in Christ - Why Jesus doesn't scold Martha for giving the wrong answer - Part 3 of our 6-message expository study through John 11 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.3c:T7ef,

John 11:17-27 — Four days is long enough for hope to give up. But Jesus doesn't ask you to wait for the resurrection. He says, "I am" it.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 20, 2026.

📚 Part 3 of our 6-message study through John 11, continuing our verse-by-verse

expository series through the Gospel of John

This expository preaching message walks verse-by-verse through John 11:17-27,

continuing our ongoing exposition through the Gospel of John at Pilgrim Baptist Church. If you've ever prayed, "Lord, if you had just shown up sooner," this passage was preached for you.

Martha's brother is dead, and the one man who could have stopped it stayed away. This sermon sits inside that grief and asks the same question Jesus asked Martha: not what do you believe about the resurrection someday, but do you believe it right now, for the grave standing in front of you today.

Working verse-by-verse through John 11:17-27, this expository preaching message traces Martha's half-believing faith — real, but "faith with a leash on it" — and shows how Jesus turns her theologically correct but distant confession ("he shall rise again at the last day") into a direct confrontation: "I am the resurrection and the life.

Believest thou this?"

This message covers:

- Why four days was long enough for Martha's hope to give up

- Martha's accusation: "Lord, if thou hadst been here"

- The difference between doctrine you believe and faith you live

- "The resurrection isn't a day on a calendar. It's a person."

- Where's your Lazarus? — the evidence only Jesus can provide

- Two halves of the promise: the dead in Christ and the living in Christ

- Why Jesus doesn't scold Martha for giving the wrong answer

- Part 3 of our 6-message expository study through John 11

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3d:T8f4, John 11:28-37 — Before Jesus wept, He was angry. Why Jesus wept at Lazarus's grave, and what He does with your grief today. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 27, 2026 If you've been asking why Jesus wept, or where God is in your grief, this message from John 11:28-37 is for you. This expository preaching message follows Mary out of the house and down the road to Lazarus's grave. It shows what the Lord does with Christian grief. He doesn't scold, and He doesn't explain. He asks to be taken to the place you've been avoiding. Grief asks a question that no right answer can settle. Martha gave the Lord a right answer on the road, and it was enough to save her, but it didn't settle her grief. In this passage the Lord answers with His own body. He groans, He weeps, and He walks toward the stone. If you've carried a loss for years, if you've prayed around it but never once said "Lord, come and see," this message is for you. The text is John 11:28-37. It begins with a whisper that calls Mary out of a house full of wailing, and it ends at the graveside, where the crowd splits over Jesus' tears. Along the way it takes up one of the hardest words in the chapter. The KJV says Jesus "groaned in the spirit," and this sermon explains what that groan reveals about His holy anger at death. It also explains why the tears of Jesus tell you He loves you. This sermon walks through John 11:28-37, explaining: - Why Martha "called Mary her sister secretly," and why eight whispered words reached her when four days of comforters could not - Why some grief makes you run and some grief sits you down, and why Jesus doesn't fault either - Why Jesus waits out on the road, and why you never walk into grief He hasn't reached first - What the mourners got wrong when they followed Mary to the grave - Why Mary and Martha say the same words with two very different voices - What "groaned in the spirit" means, and why Jesus was angry before He wept - Why Jesus asks "Where have ye laid him?" and why "Lord, come and see" is the best prayer a broken heart can pray - Why Jesus wept even though He knew He would raise Lazarus, and what to do with your blame and your "why didn't You stop it?" Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.3e:T981,

John 11:28-37 — Before Jesus wept, He was angry. Why Jesus wept at Lazarus's grave, and what He does with your grief today.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 27, 2026

If you've been asking why Jesus wept, or where God is in your grief, this message from John 11:28-37 is for you. This expository preaching message follows Mary out of the house and down the road to Lazarus's grave. It shows what the Lord does with Christian grief. He doesn't scold, and He doesn't explain. He asks to be taken to the place you've been avoiding.

Grief asks a question that no right answer can settle. Martha gave the Lord a right answer on the road, and it was enough to save her, but it didn't settle her grief. In this passage the Lord answers with His own body. He groans, He weeps, and He walks toward the stone. If you've carried a loss for years, if you've prayed around it but never once said "Lord, come and see," this message is for you.

The text is John 11:28-37. It begins with a whisper that calls Mary out of a house full of wailing, and it ends at the graveside, where the crowd splits over Jesus' tears. Along the way it takes up one of the hardest words in the chapter. The KJV says Jesus "groaned in the spirit," and this sermon explains what that groan reveals about His holy anger at death. It also explains why the tears of Jesus tell you He loves you.

This sermon walks through John 11:28-37, explaining:

- Why Martha "called Mary her sister secretly," and why eight whispered words reached her when four days of comforters could not

- Why some grief makes you run and some grief sits you down, and why Jesus doesn't fault either

- Why Jesus waits out on the road, and why you never walk into grief He hasn't reached first

- What the mourners got wrong when they followed Mary to the grave

- Why Mary and Martha say the same words with two very different voices

- What "groaned in the spirit" means, and why Jesus was angry before He wept

- Why Jesus asks "Where have ye laid him?" and why "Lord, come and see" is the best prayer a broken heart can pray

- Why Jesus wept even though He knew He would raise Lazarus, and what to do with your blame and your "why didn't You stop it?"

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3f:T80b, Proverbs 8:12-16 — No king has ever ruled on his own power. Wisdom lends the crown. And when she's done lending it, the crown comes down. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 13, 2026. This expository preaching message walks through Proverbs 8:12-16, where Wisdom speaks in the first person — "I wisdom dwell with prudence" — testifying about herself as a real, eternal witness present before creation. This is not a virtue described from the outside. It's a person testifying from the inside about what she hates, what she holds, and who she has always upheld. This message is for anyone trying to sort out real wisdom from the "witty inventions" of a noisy, distracting culture — the discernment to tell truth from things that merely look like truth. Wisdom names her roommate (prudence), names what she hates (pride, arrogancy, evil, lying), and then makes a claim few expect: every king, prince, noble, and judge who has ever ruled has ruled only because wisdom lent them the crown — and she can take it back. This verse-by-verse exposition of Proverbs 8:12-16 traces the doctrine of prudence through Joseph fleeing temptation, Moses choosing affliction over Pharaoh's gold, and Daniel praying in the face of the lions' den — three men, three centuries, the same unshaken roommate: prudence. This expository preaching message through Proverbs covers: - Wisdom's self-testimony: "I wisdom dwell with prudence" - What prudence actually is, and how Joseph, Moses, and Daniel each lived it out - "Witty inventions" — discernment for a culture full of noise and distraction - "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil" — why reverence alone isn't enough - Pride, arrogancy, the evil way, and the froward mouth — the four things wisdom hates - Why counsel apart from God is no counsel at all - Civil government as borrowed authority — every crown wisdom lends and can reclaim - A closing self-examination: is wisdom welcome to dwell with you? Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.40:T898,

Proverbs 8:12-16 — No king has ever ruled on his own power. Wisdom lends the crown. And when she's done lending it, the crown comes down.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 13, 2026.

This expository preaching message walks through Proverbs 8:12-16, where Wisdom speaks in the first person — "I wisdom dwell with prudence" — testifying about herself as a real, eternal witness present before creation. This is not a virtue described from the outside. It's a person testifying from the inside about what she hates, what she holds, and who she has always upheld.

This message is for anyone trying to sort out real wisdom from the "witty inventions" of a noisy, distracting culture — the discernment to tell truth from things that merely look like truth. Wisdom names her roommate (prudence), names what she hates (pride, arrogancy, evil, lying), and then makes a claim few expect: every king, prince, noble, and judge who has ever ruled has ruled only because wisdom lent them the crown — and she can take it back.

This verse-by-verse exposition of Proverbs 8:12-16 traces the doctrine of prudence through Joseph fleeing temptation, Moses choosing affliction over Pharaoh's gold, and Daniel praying in the face of the lions' den — three men, three centuries, the same unshaken roommate: prudence.

This expository preaching message through Proverbs covers:

- Wisdom's self-testimony: "I wisdom dwell with prudence"

- What prudence actually is, and how Joseph, Moses, and Daniel each lived it out

- "Witty inventions" — discernment for a culture full of noise and distraction

- "The fear of the Lord is to hate evil" — why reverence alone isn't enough

- Pride, arrogancy, the evil way, and the froward mouth — the four things wisdom hates

- Why counsel apart from God is no counsel at all

- Civil government as borrowed authority — every crown wisdom lends and can reclaim

- A closing self-examination: is wisdom welcome to dwell with you?

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41:T76d, Proverbs 8:17-21 — Gold rusts. Silver tarnishes. But wisdom offers you a reservation in heaven that no one can cancel. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 20, 2026. 📚 Continuing our verse-by-verse study through Proverbs This family integrated church sermon from Proverbs 8:17-21 speaks to fathers, mothers, and children about what it really means to seek durable riches — the kind that money and status can never buy. If you've ever wondered whether you're chasing the wrong kind of wealth, this verse-by-verse message on biblical wisdom and true inheritance is for you. Everybody wants riches and honor — God put that hunger in us. The question isn't whether you want them; it's where you're looking for them. This sermon makes the case that everything worth having — righteousness, a lasting marriage, children who walk with the Lord — traces back to wisdom, not wealth. Working verse-by-verse through Proverbs 8:17-21, this family integrated church message contrasts the voice of wisdom with the voice calling from the harlot's door in Proverbs 7 — two voices that have been calling out since the world began. Only one of them tells you what happens after you walk through the door. This message walks through Proverbs 8:17-21, covering: - Why riches and honor aren't wrong to want — the question is where you look for them - "Durable riches" — the wealth that outlasts the grave and the market - What it means that wisdom leads instead of just points - A hard word for parents on modeling a marriage worth staying in - Why children need wisdom for the day mom and dad are gone - The inheritance reserved in heaven that no one can cancel - Two voices calling since the world began — Proverbs 7 and Proverbs 8 compared - Continuing our verse-by-verse study through Proverbs Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.42:T800,

Proverbs 8:17-21 — Gold rusts. Silver tarnishes. But wisdom offers you a reservation in heaven that no one can cancel.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 20, 2026.

📚 Continuing our verse-by-verse study through Proverbs

This family integrated church sermon from Proverbs 8:17-21 speaks to fathers, mothers, and children about what it really means to seek durable riches — the kind that money and status can never buy. If you've ever wondered whether you're chasing the wrong kind of wealth, this verse-by-verse message on biblical wisdom and true inheritance is for you.

Everybody wants riches and honor — God put that hunger in us. The question isn't whether you want them; it's where you're looking for them. This sermon makes the case that everything worth having — righteousness, a lasting marriage, children who walk with the Lord — traces back to wisdom, not wealth.

Working verse-by-verse through Proverbs 8:17-21, this family integrated church message contrasts the voice of wisdom with the voice calling from the harlot's door in Proverbs 7 — two voices that have been calling out since the world began. Only one of them tells you what happens after you walk through the door.

This message walks through Proverbs 8:17-21, covering:

- Why riches and honor aren't wrong to want — the question is where you look for them

- "Durable riches" — the wealth that outlasts the grave and the market

- What it means that wisdom leads instead of just points

- A hard word for parents on modeling a marriage worth staying in

- Why children need wisdom for the day mom and dad are gone

- The inheritance reserved in heaven that no one can cancel

- Two voices calling since the world began — Proverbs 7 and Proverbs 8 compared

- Continuing our verse-by-verse study through Proverbs

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43:T8f4, Proverbs 8:22-31 — Is Proverbs 8 about Jesus? Wisdom was there before creation, and she delighted in you before the world began. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 27, 2026. This expository preaching message through Proverbs 8:22-31 answers the question every wise man asks before he follows wisdom: who are you, and how long have you been saying this? Wisdom answers from before the beginning. She was possessed by the LORD before his works of old, she was there when he hung the heavens and drew the circle of the sea, and she was daily his delight. If you have wondered whether Proverbs 8 points to Christ, this sermon connects wisdom to the Word of John 1:1-3 and to the wisdom of God in Paul's letters. But this is not only a lesson about creation. Verse 31 says her delights were with the sons of men, and that is the turn that changes everything. Wisdom looked down the road and saw every fence we would break, every wandering step, every rebellion, and she still delighted in us. If you have ever wondered whether God could love someone like you, this message shows that God loved you before he ever called you. Along the way, Pastor Fortunato takes us through Job 38 and 40 ("How old are you, buddy?"), Psalm 90, and 1 Peter 1:10-12, showing why the oldest voice is the only one worth trusting, and why the newest idea came out of the dust while wisdom was there before the dust. This sermon walks through Proverbs 8:22-31, explaining: - What "the LORD possessed me" means, and why God never went looking for wisdom - Why wisdom "brought forth" is like a man stepping out on his porch at daybreak - How Moses in Psalm 90 uses the same words wisdom uses in Proverbs 8 - Why we do not need a fresher idea, a newer book, or a latest guru - What the round pen, the clouds, the springs, and the sea's decree show about God's wisdom - What Job 38:21 and Job 40:4 teach about humility before God - Why the prophets searched and the angels desire to look into the gospel (1 Peter 1:10-12) - How Solomon and John stand at the same beginning, and why wisdom was never company in God's house - Why verse 31 shows God's delight in people who would stray, and why wisdom cries at the gate Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.44:T987,

Proverbs 8:22-31 — Is Proverbs 8 about Jesus? Wisdom was there before creation, and she delighted in you before the world began.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 27, 2026.

This expository preaching message through Proverbs 8:22-31 answers the question every wise man asks before he follows wisdom: who are you, and how long have you been saying this? Wisdom answers from before the beginning. She was possessed by the LORD before his works of old, she was there when he hung the heavens and drew the circle of the sea, and she was daily his delight. If you have wondered whether Proverbs 8 points to Christ, this sermon connects wisdom to the Word of John 1:1-3 and to the wisdom of God in Paul's letters.

But this is not only a lesson about creation. Verse 31 says her delights were with the sons of men, and that is the turn that changes everything. Wisdom looked down the road and saw every fence we would break, every wandering step, every rebellion, and she still delighted in us. If you have ever wondered whether God could love someone like you, this message shows that God loved you before he ever called you.

Along the way, Pastor Fortunato takes us through Job 38 and 40 ("How old are you, buddy?"), Psalm 90, and 1 Peter 1:10-12, showing why the oldest voice is the only one worth trusting, and why the newest idea came out of the dust while wisdom was there before the dust.

This sermon walks through Proverbs 8:22-31, explaining:

- What "the LORD possessed me" means, and why God never went looking for wisdom

- Why wisdom "brought forth" is like a man stepping out on his porch at daybreak

- How Moses in Psalm 90 uses the same words wisdom uses in Proverbs 8

- Why we do not need a fresher idea, a newer book, or a latest guru

- What the round pen, the clouds, the springs, and the sea's decree show about God's wisdom

- What Job 38:21 and Job 40:4 teach about humility before God

- Why the prophets searched and the angels desire to look into the gospel (1 Peter 1:10-12)

- How Solomon and John stand at the same beginning, and why wisdom was never company in God's house

- Why verse 31 shows God's delight in people who would stray, and why wisdom cries at the gate

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45:T827, 2 John 7-9 — If Jesus Christ didn't really come in the flesh, the cross was theater. A phantom cannot bleed, and a phantom cannot die for your sins. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 10, 2026. 📚 Continuing our verse-by-verse expository series through 2 John This expository preaching message walks through 2 John 7-9, where the apostle John names the deceivers of his day — men who "confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh." John doesn't call this a difference of opinion or a denominational distinctive. He calls it deception, and he says whoever transgresses this one doctrine "hath not God," however sincere, learned, or impressive he may be. This message is for anyone who has ever wondered how a false teacher can sound so much like the real thing. John's answer is unsettling: the deceivers of verse 7 aren't known by their hostility to the church — they're known by their resemblance to it. They sat where you sat.They sang what you sang. And the test isn't whether they said something false. It's whether they quietly stopped saying something true. This verse-by-verse exposition of 2 John 7-9 traces the doctrine of "come in the flesh" back through Genesis 3:15, Genesis 49, Isaiah's prophecy, and 1 Timothy 3:16 — showing why the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ cannot be separated without losing the whole gospel. This expository preaching message through 2 John covers: - What it means that deceivers "confess not" rather than outright deny Christ - Why "come in the flesh" is not a technicality but the whole gospel - The difference between transgressing ahead of the truth and growing deeper in it - What you can lose that isn't your salvation (2 John 8) - Why "used to" doesn't count before the judgment seat of Christ - Genesis 15:1 — God himself as "thy exceeding great reward" - The turn in verse 9: hath not God vs. hath both the Father and the Son - Why John's first response to error is "look to yourselves," not attack the deceiver Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.46:T8c0,

2 John 7-9 — If Jesus Christ didn't really come in the flesh, the cross was theater.

A phantom cannot bleed, and a phantom cannot die for your sins.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 10, 2026.

📚 Continuing our verse-by-verse expository series through 2 John

This expository preaching message walks through 2 John 7-9, where the apostle John names the deceivers of his day — men who "confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh." John doesn't call this a difference of opinion or a denominational distinctive. He calls it deception, and he says whoever transgresses this one doctrine "hath not God," however sincere, learned, or impressive he may be.

This message is for anyone who has ever wondered how a false teacher can sound so much like the real thing. John's answer is unsettling: the deceivers of verse 7 aren't known by their hostility to the church — they're known by their resemblance to it. They sat where you sat.They sang what you sang. And the test isn't whether they said something false. It's whether they quietly stopped saying something true.

This verse-by-verse exposition of 2 John 7-9 traces the doctrine of "come in the flesh" back through Genesis 3:15, Genesis 49, Isaiah's prophecy, and 1 Timothy 3:16 — showing why the deity and humanity of Jesus Christ cannot be separated without losing the whole gospel.

This expository preaching message through 2 John covers:

- What it means that deceivers "confess not" rather than outright deny Christ

- Why "come in the flesh" is not a technicality but the whole gospel

- The difference between transgressing ahead of the truth and growing deeper in it

- What you can lose that isn't your salvation (2 John 8)

- Why "used to" doesn't count before the judgment seat of Christ

- Genesis 15:1 — God himself as "thy exceeding great reward"

- The turn in verse 9: hath not God vs. hath both the Father and the Son

- Why John's first response to error is "look to yourselves," not attack the deceiver

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47:T780, 2 John 10-13 — A false teacher will use your kindness against you. This closing message shows how to love the man at your door without handing him your name. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 17, 2026. 📚 Final message in our verse-by-verse expository series through 2 John This expository preaching message concludes our series through 2 John, working through verses 10-13 — the apostle John's closing instructions on how to receive (or refuse) a false teacher at your door. Drawing on 2 Kings 4, Genesis 3, Genesis 24, and Psalm 50, this verse-by-verse study builds the biblical case for why receiving someone into fellowship means backing their mission — and why "Godspeed" was never just a friendly send-off. If you've ever wondered how to balance Christian hospitality with biblical discernment — how to love a lost person without becoming a partaker in false doctrine — this message walks through exactly where that line is and why John draws it there. This is expository preaching at its most practical: a 2,000-year-old command applied directly to a modern doorstep, a modern phone call, a modern friend request. This verse-by-verse sermon through 2 John 10-13 covers: - Why John says "receive him not" — and who that command is and isn't for - The Shunammite woman's prophet's chamber (2 Kings 4) as a model of godly hospitality - Why "Godspeed" was never a neutral farewell (Genesis 24) - The doctrine of being a "partaker" — how silence and approval share in another's sin (Psalm 50, Genesis 3) - Why the same door that welcomes truth is the door false teachers go looking for - The difference between hospitality and surrender - Why John closes the letter longing for face-to-face fellowship, not paper and ink - How a closed door in verse 10 protects the open door of joy in verse 12 Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.48:T84c,

2 John 10-13 — A false teacher will use your kindness against you. This closing

message shows how to love the man at your door without handing him your name.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 17, 2026.

📚 Final message in our verse-by-verse expository series through 2 John

This expository preaching message concludes our series through 2 John, working

through verses 10-13 — the apostle John's closing instructions on how to receive

(or refuse) a false teacher at your door. Drawing on 2 Kings 4, Genesis 3, Genesis

24, and Psalm 50, this verse-by-verse study builds the biblical case for why

receiving someone into fellowship means backing their mission — and why "Godspeed" was never just a friendly send-off.

If you've ever wondered how to balance Christian hospitality with biblical discernment

— how to love a lost person without becoming a partaker in false doctrine — this

message walks through exactly where that line is and why John draws it there.

This is expository preaching at its most practical: a 2,000-year-old command applied

directly to a modern doorstep, a modern phone call, a modern friend request.

This verse-by-verse sermon through 2 John 10-13 covers:

- Why John says "receive him not" — and who that command is and isn't for

- The Shunammite woman's prophet's chamber (2 Kings 4) as a model of godly hospitality

- Why "Godspeed" was never a neutral farewell (Genesis 24)

- The doctrine of being a "partaker" — how silence and approval share in another's sin (Psalm 50, Genesis 3)

- Why the same door that welcomes truth is the door false teachers go looking for

- The difference between hospitality and surrender

- Why John closes the letter longing for face-to-face fellowship, not paper and ink

- How a closed door in verse 10 protects the open door of joy in verse 12

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49:T87d, 3 John 1:2 — TV preachers quote this verse and stop. John didn't stop there — and the rest of the sentence wrecks the health-and-wealth gospel. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 24, 2026. This message unpacks the prosperity gospel debate hiding inside 3 John 1:2 — the verse health-and-wealth preachers love to quote, and love to stop reading. This expository preaching through the Apostle John's wish for a man named Gaius exposes what happens when "prosper and be in health" gets cut loose from the phrase that follows it: "even as thy soul prospereth." If you've ever wondered why the prosperity gospel doesn't add up biblically — or watched someone you love send their last dollars to a preacher promising healing and wealth — this sermon shows you exactly where that theology breaks, one piece of punctuation at a time. Soul prosperity, not bank account prosperity, is the measuring stick John actually gives. Preached from 3 John 1:1-2, this message traces the Apostle John's final years as the last living eyewitness of Christ, his love for a little-known believer named Gaius, and the wish he made for him. Drawing on Genesis 22, 2 Corinthians 11-12, and the record of Paul's own suffering and contentment, this verse-by-verse teaching calls believers back to a definition of prosperity measured by the soul first — everything else rides behind it. This sermon walks through 3 John 1:1-2, explaining: - Why John signed this letter only "the elder" — and why no one had to ask which elder - Who Gaius was, and why an old apostle loved a man history barely remembers - The difference between a formal prayer and a wish that "gets away from you" - How prosperity preachers stop reading at the comma in verse 2 - Why "even as thy soul prospereth" reverses the whole verse - What Genesis 22 and Jehovah-Jireh actually promise (a substitute, not a new car) - Paul's testimony in 2 Corinthians 11-12 against the comfort gospel - Why nobody has ever seen a hearse followed by a U-Haul - What your soul's ledger would show if God mailed you the statement Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.4a:T916,

3 John 1:2 — TV preachers quote this verse and stop. John didn't stop there — and the rest of the sentence wrecks the health-and-wealth gospel.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • September 24, 2026.

This message unpacks the prosperity gospel debate hiding inside 3 John 1:2 — the verse health-and-wealth preachers love to quote, and love to stop reading. This expository preaching through the Apostle John's wish for a man named Gaius exposes what happens when "prosper and be in health" gets cut loose from the phrase that follows it: "even as thy soul prospereth."

If you've ever wondered why the prosperity gospel doesn't add up biblically — or

watched someone you love send their last dollars to a preacher promising healing and wealth — this sermon shows you exactly where that theology breaks, one piece of punctuation at a time. Soul prosperity, not bank account prosperity, is the measuring stick John actually gives.

Preached from 3 John 1:1-2, this message traces the Apostle John's final years as the last living eyewitness of Christ, his love for a little-known believer named Gaius, and the wish he made for him. Drawing on Genesis 22, 2 Corinthians 11-12, and the record of Paul's own suffering and contentment, this verse-by-verse teaching calls believers back to a definition of prosperity measured by the soul first — everything else rides behind it.

This sermon walks through 3 John 1:1-2, explaining:

- Why John signed this letter only "the elder" — and why no one had to ask which elder

- Who Gaius was, and why an old apostle loved a man history barely remembers

- The difference between a formal prayer and a wish that "gets away from you"

- How prosperity preachers stop reading at the comma in verse 2

- Why "even as thy soul prospereth" reverses the whole verse

- What Genesis 22 and Jehovah-Jireh actually promise (a substitute, not a new car)

- Paul's testimony in 2 Corinthians 11-12 against the comfort gospel

- Why nobody has ever seen a hearse followed by a U-Haul

- What your soul's ledger would show if God mailed you the statement

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4b:T8ad, 1 John 5:16-17 — There is a sin unto death. But even then, God doesn't cast His child out. He calls him home. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 6, 2026. 📚 Continuing our verse-by-verse expository series through 1 John, chapter 5. This expository preaching message walks through one of the hardest verses in 1 John — "there is a sin unto death" — and asks the question every honest believer eventually asks: does God still love a Christian who won't stop sinning? Using Numbers 25, 1 Corinthians 10, Hosea 4, and Jeremiah 7, 11, and 14, this verse-by-verse teaching through 1 John 5 shows how God has dealt with His people's persistent idolatry and immorality throughout Scripture — and what that means for a believer today who refuses correction. If you've ever watched someone you love get further and further into sin — a son, a daughter, a church member, a friend — and wondered if God has given up on them, this message was preached for you. This expository preaching study doesn't offer easy comfort, but it does offer the truth: even under the hardest discipline, a true child of God is never cast out of the family. The main text is 1 John 5:16-17, but the sermon reaches back into Old Testament history (Numbers 25, 1 Corinthians 10, Hosea 4, Jeremiah 7/11/14, Proverbs 1) and forward into the New Testament (2 Timothy 4, John 21) to build a full biblical picture of the three ways a believer can die — and why one of those ways is under God's own discipline. This verse-by-verse expository sermon through 1 John 5:16-17 covers: - What the "sin unto death" is — and what it is not - Why Israel's idolatry in Numbers 25 and 1 Corinthians 10 matters for the church today - Why God sometimes tells His prophets, "Stop praying for them" - The difference between general intercession and the one prayer John withholds - Three ways a Christian believer may die, according to Scripture - Why fathers and mothers are called to deal with sin in their own homes - Why "all unrighteousness is sin" levels the ground for every believer - Why a believer under discipline is called home — never cast out Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.4c:T976,

1 John 5:16-17 — There is a sin unto death. But even then, God doesn't cast His child

out. He calls him home.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 6, 2026.

📚 Continuing our verse-by-verse expository series through 1 John, chapter 5.

This expository preaching message walks through one of the hardest verses in 1 John —

"there is a sin unto death" — and asks the question every honest believer eventually asks:

does God still love a Christian who won't stop sinning? Using Numbers 25, 1 Corinthians 10,

Hosea 4, and Jeremiah 7, 11, and 14, this verse-by-verse teaching through 1 John 5 shows how God has dealt with His people's persistent idolatry and immorality throughout Scripture — and what that means for a believer today who refuses correction.

If you've ever watched someone you love get further and further into sin — a son, a

daughter, a church member, a friend — and wondered if God has given up on them, this message was preached for you. This expository preaching study doesn't offer easy comfort, but it does offer the truth: even under the hardest discipline, a true child of God is never cast

out of the family.

The main text is 1 John 5:16-17, but the sermon reaches back into Old Testament history

(Numbers 25, 1 Corinthians 10, Hosea 4, Jeremiah 7/11/14, Proverbs 1) and forward into the

New Testament (2 Timothy 4, John 21) to build a full biblical picture of the three ways a

believer can die — and why one of those ways is under God's own discipline.

This verse-by-verse expository sermon through 1 John 5:16-17 covers:

- What the "sin unto death" is — and what it is not

- Why Israel's idolatry in Numbers 25 and 1 Corinthians 10 matters for the church today

- Why God sometimes tells His prophets, "Stop praying for them"

- The difference between general intercession and the one prayer John withholds

- Three ways a Christian believer may die, according to Scripture

- Why fathers and mothers are called to deal with sin in their own homes

- Why "all unrighteousness is sin" levels the ground for every believer

- Why a believer under discipline is called home — never cast out

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4d:T512, 1 John 5:18-21 — Satan cannot lay a finger on a child of God without a permission slip signed in heaven. These are the five closing certainties of 1 John. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 13, 2026. 📚 Final message in our verse-by-verse expository series through 1 John This expository preaching message closes our verse-by-verse series through the book of 1 John, working through five certainties packed into the final four verses: we don't live in sin, we are kept, we know whose side we're on, we know the Son has come, and we know Him that is true. If you've ever wondered about your assurance of salvation — if guilt has convinced you that one bad week disqualifies you, or fear has convinced you that Satan can do whatever he wants to you — this message settles both. Your standing is sealed. Your walk is still your own to guard. This is verse-by-verse exposition, not topical commentary. The text moves from what "sinneth not" actually means, into the doctrine of eternal security versus self-keeping, into Satan's limits under God's permission, and finally into the highest declaration made about Jesus Christ anywhere in the letter — "This is the true God and eternal life." Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.4e:T5a5,

1 John 5:18-21 — Satan cannot lay a finger on a child of God without a permission slip signed in heaven. These are the five closing certainties of 1 John.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 13, 2026.

📚 Final message in our verse-by-verse expository series through 1 John

This expository preaching message closes our verse-by-verse series through the book of 1 John, working through five certainties packed into the final four verses: we

don't live in sin, we are kept, we know whose side we're on, we know the Son has

come, and we know Him that is true.

If you've ever wondered about your assurance of salvation — if guilt has convinced

you that one bad week disqualifies you, or fear has convinced you that Satan can do

whatever he wants to you — this message settles both. Your standing is sealed. Your

walk is still your own to guard.

This is verse-by-verse exposition, not topical commentary. The text moves from what

"sinneth not" actually means, into the doctrine of eternal security versus

self-keeping, into Satan's limits under God's permission, and finally into the

highest declaration made about Jesus Christ anywhere in the letter — "This is the

true God and eternal life."

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4f:T784, Genesis 37, 41-42 — A safe grown-up never asks a child to keep secrets from their parents. Four simple rules every family needs to know. ⛪ Taught at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 2, 2026. 📚 Part of our "Under the Good Shepherd's Care" family safety curriculum This family integrated church Sunday School lesson equips parents and children together with four clear, memorable rules for protecting children from abuse: real strength protects and never scares, the strongest people are gentle with the weak, a child can always tell if a grown-up's strength scares them, and a safe grown-up never asks a child to keep secrets from their parents. If you've ever wondered how to talk to your children about child safety in a way that's biblical, age-appropriate, and not frightening — this lesson gives you the language. Using Joseph's story in Genesis 37-42, Pastor Fortunato teaches children and parents together to tell the difference between real strength and control, and why gentleness alone is never proof of safety. This teaching walks through Genesis 37 (Joseph sold into slavery), Genesis 41 (Joseph exalted in Egypt), Genesis 42 (Joseph tests his brothers before trusting them), Matthew 10:16 (wise as serpents, harmless as doves), and Proverbs 22:3 (a prudent man foreseeth evil), covering: - Why real strength protects and never scares - Why the strongest people are gentle with those smaller and weaker - What to teach children about appropriate vs. inappropriate touch - Why trust must be earned and proven, like Joseph proved his brothers - Why a safe grown-up never asks a child to keep a secret from their parents - Why gentleness by itself is not proof of safety - How to be "wise as a serpent" — discerning, watchful, hard to deceive - Why children should always tell a trusted adult if something feels wrong Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.50:T811,

Genesis 37, 41-42 — A safe grown-up never asks a child to keep secrets from their parents. Four simple rules every family needs to know.

⛪ Taught at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 2, 2026.

📚 Part of our "Under the Good Shepherd's Care" family safety curriculum

This family integrated church Sunday School lesson equips parents and children together with four clear, memorable rules for protecting children from abuse: real strength protects and never scares, the strongest people are gentle with the weak, a child can always tell if a grown-up's strength scares them, and a safe grown-up never asks a child to keep secrets from their parents.

If you've ever wondered how to talk to your children about child safety in a way that's biblical, age-appropriate, and not frightening — this lesson gives you the language. Using Joseph's story in Genesis 37-42, Pastor Fortunato teaches children and parents together to tell the difference between real strength and control, and why gentleness alone is never proof of safety.

This teaching walks through Genesis 37 (Joseph sold into slavery), Genesis 41 (Joseph exalted in Egypt), Genesis 42 (Joseph tests his brothers before trusting them), Matthew 10:16 (wise as serpents, harmless as doves), and Proverbs 22:3 (a prudent man foreseeth evil), covering:

- Why real strength protects and never scares

- Why the strongest people are gentle with those smaller and weaker

- What to teach children about appropriate vs. inappropriate touch

- Why trust must be earned and proven, like Joseph proved his brothers

- Why a safe grown-up never asks a child to keep a secret from their parents

- Why gentleness by itself is not proof of safety

- How to be "wise as a serpent" — discerning, watchful, hard to deceive

- Why children should always tell a trusted adult if something feels wrong

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51:T7ec, Genesis 50:20 — Someone hurt you years ago. They're not carrying it anymore. So why are you still lugging that bucket around? ⛪ Preached/Taught at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 9, 2026. 📚 Sunday School — "Under the Good Shepherd's Care" — Joseph Forgives (Lesson 3B) This family integrated church Sunday school lesson walks kids and parents through Genesis 42, 44, 45, and 50 to teach what biblical forgiveness actually looks like — not a feeling, but a decision to stop carrying weight that was never yours to hold. If you've been searching for how to let go of bitterness or forgive someone who hurt you, this lesson breaks it down in a way even a child can grasp — and apply. Joseph tested his brothers before he ever revealed himself to them. He needed to see whether their hearts had truly changed. And when he finally forgave them, he didn't just say the words — he protected them, provided for them, and refused to get even. That's the whole picture of biblical forgiveness: it releases the offender AND it frees you. The lesson closes with a live object lesson: kids carry a bucket that gets heavier with every labeled rock — "They laughed at me," "My brother hit me," "She left me out," "They lied about me" — until they're told to put it down. Because the truth is simple: if it's not hurting them anymore, it's only hurting you. This lesson walks through Genesis 42, 44, 45, and 50, explaining: - Why Joseph tested his brothers before trusting them again - How guilt, memory, and conscience surface under pressure - Judah's offer to be a substitute for Benjamin - Why Joseph waited to reveal himself until he saw real change - The difference between empty words and true repentance - Why unforgiveness only punishes the one holding the grudge - What it means that "real forgiveness protects and provides — it doesn't get even" - The bucket-of-rocks illustration and what it teaches about carried offense Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.52:T885,

Genesis 50:20 — Someone hurt you years ago. They're not carrying it anymore.

So why are you still lugging that bucket around?

⛪ Preached/Taught at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 9, 2026.

📚 Sunday School — "Under the Good Shepherd's Care" — Joseph Forgives (Lesson 3B)

This family integrated church Sunday school lesson walks kids and parents through Genesis 42, 44, 45, and 50 to teach what biblical forgiveness actually looks like — not a feeling, but a decision to stop carrying weight that was never yours to hold. If you've been searching for how to let go of bitterness or forgive someone who hurt you, this lesson breaks it down in a way even a child can grasp — and apply.

Joseph tested his brothers before he ever revealed himself to them. He needed to see whether their hearts had truly changed. And when he finally forgave them, he didn't just say the words — he protected them, provided for them, and refused to get even. That's the whole picture of biblical forgiveness: it releases the offender AND it frees you.

The lesson closes with a live object lesson: kids carry a bucket that gets heavier with every labeled rock — "They laughed at me," "My brother hit me," "She left me out," "They lied about me" — until they're told to put it down. Because the truth is simple: if it's not hurting them anymore, it's only hurting you.

This lesson walks through Genesis 42, 44, 45, and 50, explaining:

- Why Joseph tested his brothers before trusting them again

- How guilt, memory, and conscience surface under pressure

- Judah's offer to be a substitute for Benjamin

- Why Joseph waited to reveal himself until he saw real change

- The difference between empty words and true repentance

- Why unforgiveness only punishes the one holding the grudge

- What it means that "real forgiveness protects and provides — it doesn't get even"

- The bucket-of-rocks illustration and what it teaches about carried offense

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53:T807, Ephesians 4:31 — Hurting from what someone did to you isn't bitterness. That's grief. And scripture never confuses the two. ⛪ Taught at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • Sunday School This teaching addresses one of the most misunderstood pain points in the Christian life: the difference between bitterness and grief — and how spiritual abuse hides behind a twisted use of Hebrews 12:15. If you've ever been told your continued hurt proves you haven't forgiven, or that someone's position excuses them from repenting, this message from Ephesians 4:31 was taught for you. Forgiveness is commanded of every believer toward every person, without exception, and it doesn't wait on the other person's repentance. But letting go of hatred is not the same thing as trusting someone again — and it is not the same thing as staying silent about what happened. Truthtelling isn't bitterness, and covering for someone's sin isn't forgiveness. This message walks through Ephesians 4:31, Ephesians 5:11 & 13, Mark 11:25-26, Hebrews 12:15, and Job 42:7 to answer a question a lot of hurting Christians have never heard answered clearly: am I bitter, or am I grieving? This teaching covers: - The difference between releasing hatred (owed to everyone, always) and rebuilding trust (which must be earned) - Why a parent's or a pastor's position never exempts them from repenting when they've sinned against someone - Truthtelling isn't bitterness — and covering sin isn't forgiveness - What Mark 11:25-26 actually teaches about forgiveness and prayer — not about justification - How Hebrews 12:15 gets twisted to blame every hardship on "hidden bitterness" - The biblical difference between bitterness (wanting someone to pay) and grief (simply remembering what happened) - Job 42:7 and what happens when people wrongly accuse a suffering person of hidden sin - A live illustration for the kids: an unopened soda can, shaken again and again, and a bruised arm that isn't a grudge Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.54:T898,

Ephesians 4:31 — Hurting from what someone did to you isn't bitterness. That's grief. And scripture never confuses the two.

⛪ Taught at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • Sunday School

This teaching addresses one of the most misunderstood pain points in the Christian life: the difference between bitterness and grief — and how spiritual abuse hides behind a twisted use of Hebrews 12:15. If you've ever been told your continued hurt proves you haven't forgiven, or that someone's position excuses them from repenting, this message from Ephesians 4:31 was taught for you.

Forgiveness is commanded of every believer toward every person, without exception, and it doesn't wait on the other person's repentance. But letting go of hatred is not the same thing as trusting someone again — and it is not the same thing as staying silent about what happened. Truthtelling isn't bitterness, and covering for someone's sin isn't forgiveness.

This message walks through Ephesians 4:31, Ephesians 5:11 & 13, Mark 11:25-26, Hebrews 12:15, and Job 42:7 to answer a question a lot of hurting Christians have never heard answered clearly: am I bitter, or am I grieving?

This teaching covers:

- The difference between releasing hatred (owed to everyone, always) and rebuilding trust (which must be earned)

- Why a parent's or a pastor's position never exempts them from repenting when they've sinned against someone

- Truthtelling isn't bitterness — and covering sin isn't forgiveness

- What Mark 11:25-26 actually teaches about forgiveness and prayer — not about justification

- How Hebrews 12:15 gets twisted to blame every hardship on "hidden bitterness"

- The biblical difference between bitterness (wanting someone to pay) and grief (simply remembering what happened)

- Job 42:7 and what happens when people wrongly accuse a suffering person of hidden sin

- A live illustration for the kids: an unopened soda can, shaken again and again, and a bruised arm that isn't a grudge

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55:T788, Ephesians 4:32 — You are commanded to let go of bitterness toward everyone. But restored trust? That's not owed on command. It's earned back through repentance. ⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 23, 2026. 📚 Part 2 of our teaching series on biblical forgiveness (Part 1: Letting Go of Bitterness — Ephesians 4:31) This family integrated church lesson tackles a question every believer, parent, and child wrestles with: what is biblical forgiveness, and what does it actually require before trust can be restored? Building on last week's study of Ephesians 4:31, this teaching draws a clear biblical line between the forgiveness you owe everyone unconditionally and the restored trust that only comes through genuine repentance. If you've been told that forgiveness means pretending nothing happened, or that caution after being hurt is somehow unspiritual, this message will reframe biblical forgiveness for you — using Joseph's example with his brothers as the model for wisdom, patience, and eventual restoration. This verse-by-verse teaching walks through Ephesians 4:32, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Isaiah 55:7, Luke 24:47, Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9, Luke 17:3-4, 2 Peter 3:9, Hebrews 12:17, Luke 3:8, and 2 Corinthians 7:10, explaining: - The difference between letting go of bitterness and restoring trust - Why biblical forgiveness of full reconciliation is conditioned on repentance - How Joseph modeled watching and testing before trusting his brothers again - Why "tell your brother you're sorry" misses what real repentance requires - The difference between godly sorrow and worldly sorrow (Esau's failed repentance) - Why an apology closes a subject but repentance actually turns - Why caution after being hurt isn't rebellion or a lack of faith - A hands-on picture kids can hold onto: the anger jar and the trust jar Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.56:T827,

Ephesians 4:32 — You are commanded to let go of bitterness toward everyone. But restored trust? That's not owed on command. It's earned back through repentance.

⛪ Preached at Pilgrim Baptist Church • Cookeville, TN • August 23, 2026.

📚 Part 2 of our teaching series on biblical forgiveness (Part 1: Letting Go of Bitterness — Ephesians 4:31)

This family integrated church lesson tackles a question every believer, parent, and

child wrestles with: what is biblical forgiveness, and what does it actually require

before trust can be restored? Building on last week's study of Ephesians 4:31, this

teaching draws a clear biblical line between the forgiveness you owe everyone unconditionally and the restored trust that only comes through genuine repentance.

If you've been told that forgiveness means pretending nothing happened, or that caution after being hurt is somehow unspiritual, this message will reframe biblical forgiveness for you — using Joseph's example with his brothers as the model for wisdom, patience, and eventual restoration.

This verse-by-verse teaching walks through Ephesians 4:32, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Isaiah 55:7, Luke 24:47, Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9, Luke 17:3-4, 2 Peter 3:9, Hebrews 12:17, Luke 3:8, and 2 Corinthians 7:10, explaining:

- The difference between letting go of bitterness and restoring trust

- Why biblical forgiveness of full reconciliation is conditioned on repentance

- How Joseph modeled watching and testing before trusting his brothers again

- Why "tell your brother you're sorry" misses what real repentance requires

- The difference between godly sorrow and worldly sorrow (Esau's failed repentance)

- Why an apology closes a subject but repentance actually turns

- Why caution after being hurt isn't rebellion or a lack of faith

- A hands-on picture kids can hold onto: the anger jar and the trust jar

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