Dr Phillip J Huggins Sermons

Sept 13, 2020 | I Am Afraid | 2 Cor 12:19-21

Sept 13, 2020      I AM AFRAID    2 Corinthians 12:19-21 I AM AFRAID OF BEING MISUNDERSTOOD 19 Paul explained why he had gone to the extreme of boasting to edify them.  He was afraid. I AM AFRAID THAT WHEN I COME EXPECTATIONS WILL NOT BE MET You are not what I wish 20a I am not what you wish 20b   I AM AFRAID THAT WHEN I COME THERE WILL BE:20c Eris Strife – dissension, discord variance quarrelling, debates contention, the expression of enmity  Zelos – Jealousy Desiring to have the sa...

Sept 6, 2020 | A Pledge of Good Intentions | 2 Cor 12:14-18

Summary | A Pledge of Good Intentions | 2 Corinthians 12:14-18 Paul is preparing the church for his third visit to Cornith. False Apostles in the church had been working against Paul. They were falsely accusing that Paul wanted money from the church, that his visit would be a burden to them.  Paul assured the church that wasn't the case. Paul wanted to invest himself in the church for their spiritual gain, not his personal gain. What is the purpose of the church? Is it to fill the pews? No...

Aug 16, 2020 | When I Am Weak, Then I Am Strong | 2 Cor 12:1-10

Summary | When I am Weak, Then I am Strong | 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 Paradise -The dream of heaven  v 1-4 Paul Boasts of his Weakness  v 5-6   Pray  v 8-9 Thorn in the flesh to keep humble – Have no idea what that was.  Migraine headaches, eye trouble, malaria, epilepsy have all be seriously suggested A messenger of Satan to buffer me – to keep me from exalting myself! Need to be careful that we do not blame everything on Satan Bad things can be brought by God for our good Paul came to ...

Aug 30, 2020 | A Pointed Conclusion | 2 Corinthians 12:11-13

Summary   |    A POINTED CONCLUSION   |   2 Corinthians 12:11-13 In this passage the Corinthians had been fooled by false apostles into thinking that Paul  was using his position to mislead and abuse the church. We live in a day when nearly everyone has a problem with authority.  The situation is not much different in the church. Paul dealt with this tendency in the Corinthian church by reminding them of the many sacrifices he had made on their behalf.   This portion of Paul’s epistle e...

Aug 30, 2020 | A Pointed Conclusion | 2 Cor 12:11-13

Summary   |    A POINTED CONCLUSION   |   2 Corinthians 12:11-13 In this passage the Corinthians had been fooled by false apostles into thinking that Paul  was using his position to mislead and abuse the church. We live in a day when nearly everyone has a problem with authority.  The situation is not much different in the church. Paul dealt with this tendency in the Corinthian church by reminding them of the many sacrifices he had made on their behalf.   This portion of Paul’s epistle e...

Aug 23,2020 | Anxiety: What Does Scripture Say About It?

Dr Phillip J Huggins August 23, 2020 Guest Speaker at Living Faith Baptist Church, Fombell, PA  Anxiety  To say that I don’t struggle with it is to lie.  Some have more of a battle with anxiety than others.  For some anxiety is the besetting sin and weight that so easily hinders their running the race.  Where do I start?  How about a definition? I Anxiety A.   Webster’s Dictionary – A felling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome.  B.    Myself – Loo...

Jan 19 2020

What hampered the Corinthians’ open, loving response, which Paul called for in verse 13? Answer: rival suitors vied for their affections and allegiance. The Corinthians were compromising with the world, so Paul appealed to them to separate themselves to God, the way a faithful wife is separated to her husband. Today what hampers our open, loving response to Biblical truth, to Christ, to other believers? Answer: rival suitors vying for our affections and allegiances. Like the Corinthians we n...

Jan 19 2020 | An Appeal For Separation to God | 2 Cor 6:14-7:1

What hampered the Corinthians’ open, loving response, which Paul called for in verse 13? Answer: rival suitors vied for their affections and allegiance. The Corinthians were compromising with the world, so Paul appealed to them to separate themselves to God, the way a faithful wife is separated to her husband. Today what hampers our open, loving response to Biblical truth, to Christ, to other believers? Answer: rival suitors vying for our affections and allegiances. Like the Corinthians we n...

Dec 29, 2019 Persevere

Sermon Notes; Persevere  Today is the final service in 2019. The next time we meet will be 2020. At this time of year we evaluate what the previous year brought and what the next year will bring. Many of you have had times of lose during 2019. Marriages have broken. Family and friends have passed from this life into the next. Some have had positive changes in your life. New Friendships have developed. New positions at current employer or even complete changes of position and employer have oc...

Dec 22 2019 2 Corinthians 6:1-2

Nov 10, 2019 No Sin To Be Sin 2 Corinthians 5:

Have a question related to this sermon?   You can "Ask the Pastor" at fbcrochester.com 2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.                                                      “NO SIN TO BE SIN” Words cannot fully express the great worth of Christ’s work for us on the cross.  To think that He endured separation from the Father because of our sins staggers our finite minds.  Here is the heart ...

Nov 10, 2019 No Sin To Be Sin 2 Corinthians 5:21

Have a question related to this sermon?   You can "Ask the Pastor" at fbcrochester.com 2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.                                                      “NO SIN TO BE SIN” Words cannot fully express the great worth of Christ’s work for us on the cross.  To think that He endured separation from the Father because of our sins staggers our finite minds.  Here is the heart ...

Nov 3, 2019 Ambassadors for Christ 2 Corinthians 5:20

 We apologize for the poor sound quality this week. We're working on the issues!                    2 Corinthians 5:20 (KJV) Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. Ambassador for Christ Christ has made each of us His ambassadors here on earth.  He is no longer here in the flesh, and so now He expects us to faithfully and effectively represent Him.  We are to spread the good news of salvation in such...

Oct 27, 2019 Recognize, Recreate, Reconcile 2 Cor 5:16-19

2 Corinthians 5:16-19 (KJV)16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. 17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himse...

Oct 20, 2019 We 2 Corinthians 5:11-15

2 Corinthians 5:11-15 (KJV)  11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.12 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.13 For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.14 For the love of Christ constraineth...

Oct 13 2016 We Persuade 2 Corinthians 5:11

I. PEITHOW – PERSUADE, TO APPLY PERSUASION, TOPREVAIL UPON OR WIN OVER, BRING ABOUT A CHANGE OF MIND II. ACTS 13:43 A.   Take advantage of opportunities when and if they come up III.             Acts 14:19 A.   There will be opposition when you persuade men to continue in the grace of God B.    There will be friends when you persuade men C.    You persevere to persuade men IV.             Acts 18:4 A.   Church founded because Paul persuaded those like and unlike him B.    Church founded beca...

Oct 6, 2019 The Appearance 2 Corinthians 5:10

The judgement seat of Christ has received a lot of attention.  Along with truth, there is false belief and miscommunication regarding it.  Today it is my goal to support truth, clear up the miscommunication and correct the false belief. I.  Who will appear – We -Only Christians will appear.  Old Testament Saints, Tribulation Saints, those saved during Millennium will not appear.  Just New Testament Saints will appear II. It is not an option to appear – Must- Every believer is going to appear...

Sept 29, 2019 Absent Yet At Home 2 Cor 5:6-9

Sermon Notes                                                           ABSENT, YET AT HOME                                                                                                              2 Corinthians 5:6-9 When doing a Bible study you look for key words or phrases that are repeated.  In our passage before us you find two phrases used twice.  In verse 6 and 8 we are to be of good courage or confident.  In those verses also notice that in verse 6 we are at home in the body and a...

Sept 22, 2019 Heavenly Body 2 Corinthians 5:1-5

Sermon Notes It is so easy to forget how temporary this life is.  We tend to live as if nothing will ever change, as if life will keep going as it always has.  We think we will always have tomorrow.  But every now and then, reality breaks through and we see our lives for what they are:  a fleeting moment.  The Christian gospel tells us that this fleeting life on earth is not our final end.  If we are in Christ, we have a glorious destiny.  Our descendants may forget us in this life, but God ...

Sept 15, 2019 Confidence in Trials 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Sermon Notes: True witness for God is based on faith in God, and this faith comes from God’s Word.  Rom 10:17 Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.  Of what was Paul so confident?  That he had nothing to fear from life or death!  He had just listed some of the trials that were a part of his life and ministry and now he was affirming that his faith gave him victory over all of them.  Note the assurances that he had because of his faith. In verse 14 He was sure of ultimate vic...

Sept 8, 2019 The Explanation of Difficulties 2 Corinthians 4:11-15

Sisram was invited to preach.  When he arrived he was jumped.  He was beaten as he would not spit on the Bible.  I.  Paul was sure of life II.  Paul was sure of what he said v13 Believe and Speak  III. Paul was sure of ultimate victory v14 Resurrection of Christ and Believers  IV.  Paul was sure God would be Glorified. v15  What a remarkable effect the gospel of Christ has on people – both positive and negative!  Those who mugged Sisram were incensed by the message of Christ.  But the g...

Sept 1, 2019 Down But Not Out 2 Cor 4:7-10

Sermon Notes     Sept 1, 2019      Dr Phillip Huggins  God never abandons His own.  For every trial there is corresponding encouragement.  The believer need never despair:  God is on His throne.  He knows our woes.  He understands our problems.  He ever, never forsakes us.  Until in His wisdom He calls us home we are His people and His delight; we revel in the certainty of His protective care. I.  The Power -7      A.    We are but earthen Vessels      B.    But those clay pots are the ex...

Aug 25, 2019 Ministry Character Part 2 2 Corinthians 4:1-6

I.     While the gospel is presented as an open display it is veiled to those who are        perishing.3-4        A.   The gospel is hidden to every person who has not responded to the proclamation                of the gospel               1.    How one respond to the gospel is not a matter of intellectual insight or                      philosophical acumen.  It is a matter of spiritual condition.        B.    The gospel is veiled to those who are perishing because the god of this age h...

Aug 18, 2019 Because We Were Shown Mercy 2 Cor 4:1-2

As we begin Chapter 4 Paul continued defending and explaining his ministry; focusing on the suffering he and his company experienced for Christ’s sake.  Even so, Paul was confident that this suffering would lead to his own honor, to the benefit of the Corinthians, and to God’s glory.  On side note suffering, difficulty, if will allow it, will lead to our own good, to the benefit of others and ultimately to God’s Glory. I.    Because we were shown mercy we have this ministry       A.   This ...

Aug 11, 2019 Veiled or Unveiled 2 Cor 3:12-18

Paul says that because the glory of the new convent is so much greater than that of the old covenant, we can have confidence and be more bold in our presentation of the Gospel.  Moses encountered God on the mountain and his face shown with glory, but it faded.  He wore a veil to cover it. Veil covered diminishing glory. People with hard hearts wouldn't have understood the glory had he shown it. How often do we miss the glory of God because of hard hearts?  People are spiritually blind by cho...

Aug 4, 2019 "Glory" 2 Cor 3:7-11

Paul compares the glory of the Old Testament Law with the glory of New Testament Grace. The law brought condemnation because it pointed out sin, but could not save, yet it had glory.  So much more is the glory of grace through Jesus Christ.  Christ fulfilled the law, and now we live under grace. Romans 8 "...now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus"  There were Judizers who were stuck in Old Testament ritual and couldn't let it go and live by the principles those rituals represe...

July 28, 2019 Sufficient Is Christ 2 Corinthians 3:4-6

The confidence we have today in our salvation is not self-confidence, but confidence in Christ. Our salvation is THROUGH CHRIST because He is sufficient.  Our Confidence in Ministry is of God.  We are adequate and able to be who He wants us to be and to do what He calls us to do THROUGH CHRIST.  The "letter that kills" is the Old Testament Law. It's purpose was to reveal sin, but it could not give life. Seeking righteousness under the law is the way to eternal death.  We live under the new c...

July 21 2019 Changed Lives 2 Corinthians 3:1-3

Why doesn't FBC have an invitation or alter call at the end of each service as many other churches do?  Because the goal of the message is not to fill an alter at the end of the service, but that lives will be changed. Paul begins this chapter asking if he needs a letter of recommendation to or from the church to prove who he is, one sent by God.  He says the people of the church are his epistles, letters written on his heart, known and read by all men.  What are we known for?  We are Christ...

July 14, 2019 Church-Parent-Baby Dedication Deuteronomy 11:19-22

On the occasion of an infant dedication at First Baptist Church, Pastor Phil teaches the Biblical basis for the practice infant dedication rather than infant baptism and the roles of the parents, grandparents, and the church. Also the Biblical basis for the practice of believer baptism by immersion.

July 7, 2019 Sincerity 2 Corinthians 2:17

Paul did not see ministry as an ordinary job.  He did not peddle the gospel for for his own self-interests or gain. Is it  "What can the church do for me?"  or  "How can I serve in the church?" Is the church here to worship and minister? Or is it really all about "me"? Our Message and Motives matter. Don't hide behind a spiritual mask.  Be sincere, honest, and transparent. It's about "Who We Are In Christ"  Live life according to WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST Live Sincerely IN Christ. You can't out ...

June 30, 2019 The Wrath to Come and the Fruit of Repentance Matt 3:1-12 Guest Speaker: Glenn Vander Wagen

Guest Speaker: Deacon Glenn Vander Wagen

June 16, 2019 "T" 2 Cor 2:12-14

"T"  lots of "T" words in these verses Troas-Paul went to Troas to preach the Gospel of Christ Troubled-Paul was troubled Thanks-But thanks be to God Triumph-We have Triumph in Christ Jesus Through-God manifests Himself thru us

June 9, 2019 What Now?

Graduation.  What now for the graduate?  What now for the church?  Graduation often means we loose a member because they go off to college, or move away for a job.  In some cases they go on to another church in their new area.  Some we loose to the world.  86%-94% of evangelical youth leave the church after graduation, at least for a period of time.  34% never return.  Why? What does that mean for the church?  

June 2, 2019 Discipline in Restorative 2 Cor 2:5-11

Paul had written to the Corinthian Church previously about confronting sin in the church and not ignoring the sin of fellow believers.  The church had obeyed, but now that the believer had repented, the church didn't want to take him back in. They had gone from one extreme to the other.  In this letter Paul addresses that issue.  Restoring the believer back to the church was the entire point and purpose of the discipline.  In this case the discipline had been effective and the man repented. ...

May 26, 2019 A Shephard's Heart 2 Cor 2:1-4

Teaching and correction have to be timely as well as true.  Paul didn't want to make another painful visit to the church at Cornith.  If he hurt them, who would bring him joy?  He wrote correction to them so that when he visited them later there would be joy.  Paul loved the church deeply.

May 5, 2019 Sealed and Standing 2 Cor 1:21-24

We are sealed in Christ when we become believers.  God seals and blesses us with the Holy Spirit.  Holy Spirit is God's pledge of inheritance, our salvation will be consummated. We are over comers in Christ, sealed with the Holy Spirit, so we can stand firm in the faith.

April 28, 2019 Yea! Yea! Amen! 2 Corinthians 1:14-20

Has your integrity ever been called into question when you made a promise, but were unable to keep that promise? Paul experienced that with the church at Cornith.  What do you do when your motives are called into question?  Paul addresses this issue with the Corinthian church in 2 Corinthians 1:14-20

April 21, 2019 The Ultimate Goal and the Power of the Resurrection

The ultimate goal is to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, not just a knowledge of Him. Salvation is a gift from God, not something we can earn. The same power that raised Christ from the dead lives in Christians today.  

April 14, 2019 Palm Sunday Hero 2 Heel

Jesus was hailed with shouts of Hosanna! on Sunday and 5 days later the same crowd shouted Crucify Him!  Look at the three groups of people present on Palm Sunday-the Disciples, the crowd, and Pharisees. Why was each there? And what were they doing? Which group are you part of? Who will you be on Monday morning? 

March 31, 2019 Paul's Gratitude for God's Goodness 2 Corinthians 1:3-11

Comfort during the difficulties of life. God is a God of Comfort. God comforts us through Christ Jesus in the midst of our difficulties in life.  We in turn can comfort others in their difficult life struggles.

March 24, 2019 Jesus Who? 2 Cor 5:10-21

Who is Jesus and what did He do?

March 17, 2019 Who IS God Our Father? 2 Corinthians

Our God is a God of grace, mercy, comfort. He is the Father of Jesus Christ, and we are joint heirs with Christ. Our God is faithful. Our God is powerful, and His power is available to us. Our God is a living God.

March 10, 2019 Salutation 2 Cor 1:1-2

Paul establishes his authority as an apostle of Christ.  He is partnered with Timothy.  He expects that the church in Cornith is working with other churches in the area.

March 3, 2019 Can You Hear Me Now? 2 Corinthians

Over view of 2 Corinthians. Paul wrote this letter to the Corinthians as a follow-up.  Some of the problems addressed in his first letter had not been resolved.  Are there unresolved sinful issues left in your life? Why?  Sometimes spiritual growth just takes time.  Sometimes spiritual growth takes the right speaker at the right time. Paul rejoices over the growth that had been accomplished.  Paul also reminds the Corinthians of their stewardship responsibilities and also defends his apostol...

Feb 24, 2019 Commit Yourself To Jesus Christ Jude 24-25

The hope of heaven is a great motivator for life on earth.  After warning his readers about the dangers of false teachers and the need to resist them, Jude concluded his etter by presenting a resounding doxology of hope.

Feb 17, 2019 Exercise Spiritual Discernment Jude 22-23

Disciple the weak and spiritually immature. Pull the lost from the fire. Be in the world, not of the world.

Feb 10, 2019 Build Your Life Jude 20-21

Build your Christian life upon sound theology.  Grow spiritually, grow closer to and in relationship with God.  Abide in the love of God.

Feb 3, 2019 Remember God's Word Jude 17-19

Jude reminds us to remember the word given to us by the apostles

Jan 27 2019 Do I Act Like A False Teacher? Jude 16

Are we complainers and grumblers? Are we pulling the stagecoach? Just riding in the stagecoach? Or are we trying to hold the stagecoach back?

Jan 13, 2019 The Lord Cometh Jude 14-16

The Lord will return to judge all.  Are we ready for His return?  What are we doing to tell others of His impending return and judgement?