Sermons

Douglas Turner

https://ebcstanton.org

PHILIPPIANS 1:1-11 BIG IDEA: THE GOSPEL-CENTERED LIFE BRINGS JOY. What would your message be if you were imprisoned, chained, and awaiting trial before a notoriously cruel ruler? A final testament, perhaps? A complaint? A desperate appeal for freedom? Yet, this …

Douglas Turner

https://ebcstanton.org

Life doesn’t get to call the shots on your joy. Philippians 1 shows us a joy that stands firm—even when circumstances don’t. That’s defiant joy: not denial, not hype… Christ-rooted confidence. 📅 Sunday, 1/18/28📍 Emmanuel Baptist Church — Stanton, KY📖 Text: Philippians 1 Introduction Paul writes this letter from …

Douglas Turner

https://ebcstanton.org

LUKE 24 BIG IDEA: WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE EMPTY TOMB? INTRODUCTION Spring in Jerusalem is a fleeting two to three-week period. It’s the time when almond trees blossom pink on every corner, and blood-red poppies punctuate the landscape.  …

Douglas Turner

https://ebcstanton.org

2 KINGS 4:1-7 BIG IDEA:  WHERE YOU SEE A PROBLEM, GOD SEES A POSSIBILITY. INTRODUCTION: Problems. Problems come in all shapes and sizes. There are financial, relational, and health problems. There are constrained, ambiguous, and predictable problems. There are known …

Douglas Turner

https://ebcstanton.org

PSALM 46:1-3 BIG IDEA  WHEN YOUR WORLD IS BEING RIPPED APART, REMEMBER YOU HAVE A REFUGE. INTRODUCTION: “FREEDOM” Songs have a way of lifting the human spirit. Songs have a way of connecting us emotionally. Songs have a way of …

Douglas Turner

https://ebcstanton.org

JOHN 10:22-29 BIG IDEA  YOUR SALVATION IS, WAS, AND ALWAYS WILL BE IN GOD’S HANDS, NOT YOUR HANDS. INTRODUCTION: “GOING OVER THE EDGE” A group of botanists went on an expedition into a hard-to-reach location in the Alps, searching for …

Douglas Turner

https://ebcstanton.org

PSALM 46:4-7 BIG IDEA  WHEN YOU REST IN GOD’S PROVISION, HE WILL HANDLE YOUR IMPOSSIBLE SITUATIONS. GOD’S ULTIMATE PROVISION IS HIS PRESENCE. INTRODUCTION: “WHEN BAD IS GOOD” Last week we began a walk through Psalm 46. We saw that this …

Douglas Turner

https://ebcstanton.org

PSALM 46:4-7 BIG IDEA  EVEN WHEN THE YOUR WORLD IS BEING RIPPED APART, THERE IS A REASON. WHEN YOU DON’T FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT GOD IS DOING, REFLECT ON WHAT GOD HAS ALREADY DONE. INTRODUCTION: “STOP WORKING” We have been walking …