Cambria Pulpit
219 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 22 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingListen to the latest sermons from the pulpit of Cambria Baptist Church. Cambria Baptist is an independent Baptist Church in Hillsdale, Michigan which exist to make disciples of Jesus Christ and to declare God's glory to all people. We focus on expository preaching and faithfulness to the Bible. Dave Locke, Lead Pastor
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A Biblical View of Wealth (1 Timothy 6:17-19)
May 10, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutes - 14.4 MBIt is easy for many of us to skip over the text for today when we come to it in our bible reading because it is a text about wealth. Those who have wealth tend to overlook it because they don’t want to hear its message. The rest of us immediately think that this passage is not for us because we are not wealthy. However, those who have wealth need this message in order to understand God’s expectations of them. The rest of us need to recognize that we are actually wealthy. A recent study rev...
Stand in the Truth (1 Timothy 6:13-16)
May 03, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes - 19.4 MBThere is a storm on the horizon. There is a cultural (a spiritual) revolution occurring before our eyes which will bring trouble and trial to true believers. ... In the not to far distant future, this storm will arrive at our doorstep. And we will be called to stand. Society will seek to overwhelm us and force us to comply with their beliefs. The outer walls have been breeched and we have a decision to make. Will we stand or will we fall? In the first century, the church at Ephesus faced a ...
Judging Between Good and False Teaching, Part 2 (1 Timothy 6:3-12)
April 19, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 17.9 MBHow do you know if that book, bible study, teacher or preacher, or website you are looking at is truly a good Christian thing? There are a lot of things that place themselves under the label of Christian. Out of curiosity I looked at what Amazon sells under the label of Christian books and got 80,000 results. 80,000 books all claiming to be good Christian teaching. Then we consider the thousands of Christian podcasts and tv shows. Needless to say, with this many options, I hope that you real...
Judging Between Good and False Teaching (1 Timothy 6:3-12)
April 12, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes - 18.1 MBThere are a lot of things that place themselves under the label of Christian. Out of curiosity I looked at what Amazon sells under the label of Christian books and got 80,000 results. 80,000 books all claiming to be good Christian teaching. Then we consider the thousands of Christian podcasts and tv shows. Needless to say, with this many options, I hope that you realize that all that labels itself as Christian is not indeed Christian. It is important to realize this because, as we saw a co...
Jesus is Alive! (Luke 24:1-12) - Easter 2021
April 05, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutes - 16.7 MBWhat does Easter Sunday mean to you? Jelly Beans, Chocolate Bunnies, Easter Baskets, Breakfast with family, Easter dresses and suits? Of all the holidays we celebrate, this one is the most important. All of history centers on this weekend over 2000 years ago. For on this weekend, our sin was pardoned, our souls were redeemed, and lives were justified through the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ on the cross. But the glorious message of the cross is not just that Jesus died in our place....
The Christian View of Work (1 Timothy 6:1-2)
March 29, 2021 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBOurs is a society that does not place a high value on the work. In a day in which we are told there is record level unemployment, businesses are struggling to find those who are unemployed. In an NPR article last month, one business owner commented, “I keep hearing about all the unemployed people, I certainly can't find any of those folks.” As you drive through the county you will notice business after business hiring. Yet, no one seems to want to work. According to one recent survey, 70% of...
The Tasks of a Faithful Minister (1 Timothy 4:13-16)
March 08, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutes - 17.3 MBEvery good coach focuses on the fundamentals of the sport with their team. No team can succeed if they fail in the fundamentals. A football team that can’t tackle, block, or run the right routes will lose a lot. Any basketball team that can’t dribble, pass, or shoot will lose a lot. During his career, every offseason, Peyton Manning would go and meet for a week with his old college quarterback’s coach. That week all they would do is practice the fundamentals of playing quarterback. They woul...
Setting a Good Example (1 Timothy 4:12)
March 01, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 16.1 MBMillennials: can you believe them? With their distressed jeans, avocado toast, and entitled perspective. You’ve heard statements like this. The older generation has taken to calling them snowflakes. Soft, weak, insignificant. Millennials (and Generation Z) responded with the derogatory phrase, “OK, boomer” as a way to pass off the attacks as ramblings of old people yelling at clouds. Generational challenge and conflict has been a reality from the dawn of time. The older generation looks at t...
Becoming a Good Servant of Christ (1 Timothy 4:6-11)
February 22, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutes - 20.1 MBWhat makes a successful church? What makes a successful servant of God? These are perhaps the most important questions we must ask in any church. The problem reveals itself in the fact that there are so many answers to these questions in the Christian world today. Most measure the success of a church by the number of attenders. A large church equals a successful church. A small church means that something is wrong. This view means that everything should be done to get people in the seats. An...
The Danger of Departing from the Word (1 Timothy 4:1-5)
February 15, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 15.9 MBOver the last three years we have continually emphasized the importance of the Word. We sing the Word, pray the Word, Read the Word, preach the Word, picture the Word (through the ordinances), so that will live the Word. This emphasis is vital because the Word is Truth. In John 17:17, Christ states, Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. We must remain solidly on the Word of God because many who claim the name of Christ do not follow the Word of God. Just because something claims to...
The Mystery of Godliness (1 Timothy 3:14-16)
February 08, 2021 12:00 - 45 minutes - 19.4 MBThroughout the first part of 1 Timothy we have been examining the Biblical structure of the church. We have been called to stand for Biblical fidelity, we have answered the questions, what is a woman to do in the church? What is a pastor to be? And what is a deacon to be? However, as we have examined these instructions, perhaps you have wondered, Is this really a big deal? Many of these instructions go directly contrary to modern thinking and perhaps even our own thinking, So why is it so im...
What is a Deacon to Be? (1 Timothy 3:8-13)
February 01, 2021 12:00 - 46 minutes - 18.8 MBCaring for the church is a big task. This quickly became evident in the early church. As the apostles preached and the church grew, the needs grew along with it. In short order, a conflict arose because some felt that they were not being adequately cared for. We see this in Acts 6. Interestingly, the apostles did not step in to solve the problem. Instead, they instructed the church to select a group of men to oversee the care for these individuals. The spiritual care of the church is demandi...
The Sovereignty of God in the Home (Psalm 127)
January 25, 2021 14:00 - 38 minutes - 15.7 MBThere is a pandemic sweeping the nation. Do you fear it? No, I am not talking about COVID. No, this pandemic is far worse. It is a pandemic of murder. This murder has nothing to do with gangs and guns. This murder is not confined to a large metropolitan area. This murder takes place all over the country, and even in our own county. Last year, this pandemic resulted in over 42.7 million lost lives globally. This pandemic is the sin of abortion. Last year Planned Parenthood reported over 300...
What is a Pastor to Be? Part 3 (1 Timothy 3:1-8)
January 18, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes - 14.3 MBFor the past two weeks we have been looking at the position of the pastor. The church is weak today because they have accepted men into the pastorate who are unqualified. We hold a high standard for this position. Paul covers this standard in our next text in 1 Timothy. In this text, Scripture presents very clear qualifications for a pastor.
What is a Pastor to Be? Part 2 (1 Timothy 3:1-7)
January 11, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 15.8 MBAt times I have been asked how America, our culture, and Christianity have arrived at the mess we are in. I have been blunt in my answer. The fault lies in the pulpit. The church has settled for and followed unqualified men. The church has forgotten what a pastor is to be. You see, not just anyone should serve behind this sacred desk. So, what is a pastor to be? Who should be a pastor? What expectations should we have of the pastor? There are a lot of views about this in the church today reg...
What is a Pastor to Be? Part 1
January 04, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBEvery January we pause our study to take some time and return to some foundational issues. We call this annual series, Foundations. This year, the next section in 1 Timothy lines up with what I want to cover in the Foundations series and so we will kill two birds with one stone as it were. We will continue our study in 1 Timothy as it covers some important foundational aspects of the church. This next section in 1 Timothy covers the leadership of a church. We believe that God has ordained tw...
Immanuel: God with Us (Matthew 1:18-25)
December 28, 2020 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBWhat is Christmas all about? This is an important question for us to contemplate every 25th of December. This week I came across an article about Christmas written in 2015 by a man named Murray Bass. The title was, “What is Christmas About?” Here is a paragraph from that article: Then, there is the traditional Christmas: The holiday. It’s the celebration of love demonstrated by selfless giving, the celebration of goodness, of right over wrong, of giving our hearts to others who need our lov...
The Man Jesus Called Father (Matthew 1) - Pastor Wayne Muri
December 21, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBWe often think of Mary, Jesus, the Shepherds, and the Wise Men when we think of the Christmas story. But there is so much we can learn from Joseph, the forgotten character.
What is a Woman to Do? Part 2 (1 Timothy 2:9-15)
December 07, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBEarlier this week, a news article came across my news feed that an actress named Ellen Page had decided that she was no longer a woman and is not identifying as a man named Elliott page. The article suggested that we were not only to honor this, we are to celebrate this. Our culture continually seeks to make gender a choice and believe that there are no repercussions of this. How did we get here? The foundation of gender fluidity is Feminism and Egalitarianism. As with every battle, there a...
What is a Woman to Do? (1 Timothy 2:9-15)
November 30, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 13 MBWe speak often of the battles waging in culture today against Scriptural truths. But one battle we have not discussed much is the battle against biblical womanhood. This battle has been ongoing since the Fall in Genesis 3. Through each successive age and generation, this battle has morphed and changed. In America, this battle has taken on two distinct fronts which seem opposed to one another, but are allies in seeking to destroy the biblical view of womanhood. One front seeks to define wom...
Enter His Presence with Thanksgiving (Psalm 100)
November 23, 2020 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBIn this thanksgiving service, we looked at the challenge from Psalm 100 to give thanks to the Lord because He is God and He is good. In the midst of an unusual year, we need the reminder that God is in control and that He is good always.
Our Call to Prayer, Part 2 (1 Timothy 2:1-8)
November 16, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBThis sermon continues last week message looking at the purpose for prayer and the posture in prayer.
Our Call to Prayer
November 09, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIt has been quite a week. This election week fits well with this year. Confusing, frustrating, fascinating, scary, worrisome, irritating might all be descriptors of this week. Maybe those who are old enough to remember the election of 1960 between JFK and Nixon thought that would be the most frustrating election of their lives. Maybe those of us who remember the hanging chads of the 2000 election thought that was going to the be most frustrating election of our lives. And then comes 2020. I ...
We are at War! (1 Timothy 1:18-20)
November 02, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBMuhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf served as the foreign minister of Iraq under Saddam Hussein. You probably know him as Bagdad Bob. During the second gulf war, he appeared on television regularly, proclaiming that the forces of Saddam Hussein were in fact winning the war. At one point he claimed that the American troops were committing suicide by the hundreds, and denied that any US tanks were in Bagdad when in fact the battle was only yards away from where he was speaking and the sounds of tank fire...
His Mercy is More (1 Timothy 1:12-17)
October 26, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBA man named Daniel Whittle captured the mystery and marvelous nature of salvation with a poem which has been put to music and has become a great hymn of the faith. He said this … I know not why Gods wonderous grace to me he hath made known, Nor why, unworthy, Christ and love, redeemed me for his own. But I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I’ve committed unto Him against that day. The wonder of salvation is that God would redeem unworthy deprave...
Stand for Biblical Fidelity (1 Timothy 1:3-11)
October 19, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBThe greatest danger to the church does not exist outside the church, but rather inside the church. There is nothing outside the church that can destroy the church. Persecution from the world will never destroy the church. In fact, history has demonstrated the opposite. There is, however, something far more deadly and destructive that can destroy the church. Like a cancer than springs up inside the body, this springs up inside the church and renders it ineffective and ultimately dead. False t...
An Introduction (1 Timothy 1:1-2)
October 12, 2020 13:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBDoes is matter how a church is structured? A quick survey of the hundreds of churches in Hillsdale county will reveal a variety of church structures. Some are heavily structured, and some have very little structure. Does it matter what a church does? Again, a quick survey of the hundreds of churches in Hillsdale county will reveal a variety of actions by the churches. Does it matter what a church believes as long as they believe in Jesus? A quick survey of the hundreds of churches in Hillsda...
He Has Risen (Mark 16:1-8)
October 05, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBThere is a classic movie many of you are familiar with called Princess Bride. In the movie, the hero Wesley is killed by the villain. Discovered by his friends, Wesley is taken to the miracle worker name miracle Max. As he examines Wesley, he informs the friends that Wesley is not actually all dead, he is just mostly dead. He revives Wesley and Wesley goes on to defeat the villain and save the princess his one true love. The humor of the scene is found in that idea of not being all dead, j...
A High View of the Gospel (Galatians 1:6-10) - February 17, 2019
September 28, 2020 12:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBDue to the sensitive nature of the message by our missionary yesterday we cannot publish it online. So we are happy to bring you the next message in our Characteristics of a Healthy Church Series from 2019.
God's Redemptive Plan: Fulfilled Through the Cross (Mark 15:21-47)
September 21, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBThrough the most horrific act in history, our redemption was gained. However, this was no mistake. This was God's plan from before the foundation of the world. Pastor Dave discusses this amazing love as we continue through the Gospel of Mark
A High View of God's Word (2 Timothy 4:1-5) - February 10, 2019
September 14, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBDue to technical difficulties we are unable to bring you yesterday's message from the Gospel of Mark. So we are reaching into our archives and brining you the second characteristic of a healthy church: A high view of God's Word. Originally preached on February 10, 2019.
Suffering Injustice to Make Us Just (Mark 14:53-72)
September 07, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBOne message seems clear in our world today as we contemplate all that is going on around us: Justice seems to be in grave danger. Whether we want to discuss the racial conflicts in our country, the debates in every state (and definitely here in Michigan) regarding the authority of the governor, the glaring hypocrisy of our national leaders, or the discriminate application of executive orders between various groups, the common theme is a lack of justice. To be honest, most don’t even have a...
Our Suffering Savior (Mark 14:32-52)
August 31, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBWhat comes to mind when I mention salvation? What comes to mind when I mention the cross? Most likely like me, you have some sanitized thought that comes to mind. We sing upbeat songs with joy about the fact that Jesus died. And we ought to sing with joy. But often, we miss the heinous nature of the cross. We don’t see our sin for what it is. As a result, we don’t truly understand the suffering that Jesus faced. To compound matters, if we don’t understand the suffering that Jesus faced, we w...
God is in Control (Mark 14:12-31)
August 24, 2020 12:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBThey didn’t know it yet, but their world was about to spin out of control. What they had trusted would happen would be ripped away from them. All hope would be stolen from them. Chaos would reign. In a few hours they would move from complete comfort to running for their lives. Within 24 hours, their leader would be dead. The disciples had no idea what the next day would bring. But Jesus did. So, over the day on Thursday, prior to His death, Jesus prepared the disciples for what they would ...
A High View of God (Colossians 1:13-20) - February 3, 2019
August 17, 2020 16:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBDue to a technical difficulty with our recording yesterday we are unable to provide yesterday's sermon. So we would like to present this message from February 3, 2019 for your edification. More in our foundations series can be found on our website https://www.cambriabaptist.org/foundations/
The Sign of the End Times
August 10, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBThe end times is a preoccupation we all love. When I was growing up, it was the film Thief in the Night. Later it was the Left Behind series by Tim Lahay that dominated the church. We love the charts and the signs and the speculation. Everyone’s favorite series is end times study. Over and over I hear believers state that this or that is a sign of the end times. Wars, persecutions, coin shortages, viruses, riots are all stated as signs of the end times. But are they really? In our text today...
The Lord is My Shepherd (Psalm 23) - Dr. Dave Deets
August 03, 2020 05:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBGuest Speaker Dave Deets (Vice-President of the Institute of Biblical Leadership) walks us through Psalm 23. He reminds us that God is our Shepherd, we shall not want, we shall not fear, and we shall be blessed forever.
A Life Pleasing to God (Mark 12:35-44)
July 27, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBWhat is God like and how do we please Him? If I asked you that, how would you answer? There are a multitude of views about God, from a doting grandpa to a blacksmith ready to smash us with a hammer. But your view of God dictates your view of life. For how you view God determines how you believe you can please God. Further, your view of God determines your view of everything around you: You possessions, your circumstances, your trials, your blessings, and even yourself. After sparring with ...
Avoiding Biblical Ignorance (Mark 12:18-34)
July 20, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBWe need not look far to discover Biblical ignorance in our world or in our church today. We quickly discover a gross misuse of Scripture, making it say what it never meant. We see some using Matthew 7:1 as a statement that we have no place to pass judgement on the sinful acts of others. We see some using 1 Corinthians 9:20 to justify sinful actions in the name of evangelism. We see the misuse of texts to justify not wearing masks or to dictate the use of them. We see the misuse of Scripture ...
Hypocrisy and Civil Authority (Mark 12:13-17)
July 13, 2020 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBWould you agree or disagree with this statement? Nothing is more nauseating to contemporary youth than hypocrisy, and nothing more attractive than sincerity. … Young people hate our adult shams and subterfuges. They have a very sensitive nose with which they can smell the faintest odor of religious humbug from a considerable distance. (Stott, Between Two Worlds, 203). People hate hypocrisy. Often when asked why someone won’t go to church, they reply, “Because of all the hypocrites.” While we...
The Parable of the Vineyard (Mark 12:1-12)
July 06, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBWe all love a good story. Whether it’s a love story, an action story, a historical narrative, or a good bit of fiction, our lives are surrounded by stories. But sometimes these stories are meant to teach us something. And some stories, from the nursery rhymes of our childhood to some fantasy allegories today, use word pictures to teach us those lessons. Jesus was a master storyteller. Throughout his ministry, he used story telling as a common method of teaching. We call these stories parable...
Who's Your Authority (Mark 11:27-33)
June 29, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBWe live in a day when one can determine their gender regardless of their biology and it is considered normal. A day when one can be accused of racism simply because of the melatonin or lack thereof in their skin and no one can argue. When the reigning ideology is tolerance, except to those you perceive as intolerant. And when everyone gets to determine truth for themselves, as long as it lines up with the values of current culture. How did we get here? What impact does this have on the belie...
Pretty But Worthless (Mark 11:12-26)
June 22, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBIn the 1500s there was a notable English seaman and privateer who made three voyages to the new world by the name of Martin Frobisher. His goal was to find a northwest passage to Asia. He spent the majority of his time searching the St Lawrence River and the areas north. On his second voyage, he made an amazing discovery. He discovered a huge deposit of what he thought was gold ore. He loaded 200 tons of it on his three ships and sailed back to England. Where he dropped it off and promptly r...
Four Tests for Believers (John 21) - Pastor Wayne Muri
June 15, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBGuest speaker, Pastor Wayne Muri, presented the four tests believers must face from John 21.
Our King Jesus (Mark 11:1-11)
June 08, 2020 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIn our final outdoor service, we looked at the events of Palm Sunday: I have come to the point where I have no desire to turn on the news. I hate social media more and more every day. 2020 has given us a worldwide pandemic, crushing economic struggles, murder hornets, and now anarchy in the streets (not just of major cities, but even smaller towns). I waffle between consternation and hopelessness. If Jesus is in control, how can these things continue to happen? But I am reminded that Jesus ...
Unity Amidst Disagreement (Romans 14)
June 01, 2020 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBWearing masks is really important, everyone should do it when in indoor public spaces. Wearing masks is worthless and stupid. It is simply another way the state is trying to control us. We need to open the economy up today. If we don’t many will lose everything and then the death due to suicide will be numerous. If we open the economy up now more people will die, don’t you care about life? The church should never have closed. They responded in fear and lack of trust in God. The church should...
Blind Bartemaus (Mark 10:46-52)
May 25, 2020 17:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBFor many of us there came a time when we had to acknowledge that we could no longer see the way that we used to see. We were going blind. Perhaps the chalkboard began to get blurry, or we struggled to see the words on the page, or maybe we took the eye test at the DMV and didn’t pass, or we went to a routine eye examine and were informed there was a problem. For whatever reason we needed corrective lenses so that we could see again. But when we put them on, we were reminded of colors we forg...
Life, Slavery, and the Pursuit of Service (Mark 10:32-45)
May 18, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBIn 1776, on July 4th, the Continental Congress released a Declaration to the King of England declaring the 13 American Colonies to be free and independent. Every year we joyously celebrate the freedoms that we enjoy because of these men. In that text, the deist Thomas Jefferson wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness....
The Secret to Eternal Life (Mark 10:13-31)
May 11, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this Drive in Service, Pastor Dave expounds Mark 10:13-31 For years, in the early exploration of North America, the Spanish sought for the fabled fountain of youth. They searched in vain for this fabled spring whose waters created eternal life. Today we recognize this as a fable, but we seek other forms of delaying death. We live in a day that is keenly aware of death. We are taking all measures possible to prevent it. Arguments for opening the economy often center on the emotional toll ...
Does God Allow Divorce? Part 2 (Mark 10:1-12)
May 04, 2020 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBThursday, the Wall Street Journal published an article which revealed that the marriage rate has plunged to its lowest point since the government started tracking it in the 1860’s. This cannot be explained away as an economic issue, this is at its core a moral issue. We live in a society that no longer sees the purpose of marriage. When people “love” each other, they simply live with one another. There is seen no need for a piece of paper stating that it is legal. This rate comes with devast...