Miami Shores Baptist Church

Testify: Apostle Paul

God took a man who was against Him and changed His life. He can do that for anyone. So don't give up: testify!

The Resurrection - Prank or Promise

The resurrection is the linchpin of Christianity. If Jesus did not rise from the dead, we are the most miserable people on the planet--what hope do we have? Yet, He did rise, and sits at the right hand of the Father, willing to receive whosoever will come to Him.

True Royalty Yields True Loyalty

It's the kind of person Jesus is that makes Him so attractive. Poised, dignified, yet lowly and compassionate. God has ordained Him to be King, and still He humbles himself to the cries of broken humanity. Does He have your heart? Do you rest in the King?

One, Not Everyone

Sometimes the amount of suffering you see in the world can be overwhelming. From children going hungry to other believers facing persecution, the numbers of those suffering makes it seem as if there is nothing we can do. But we can reach one. We can make a difference, one person at a time.

Update on Ministry in India and the Call to Discipleship

Bring Your Best Part 2

Bring Your Best Part 1

When we don't give our best to God, we can become angry, discouraged, and even spiteful as we compare ourselves to one another. God is a person who gives His very best to those who come to Him. He doesn't go halfway. In light of His character, does He deserve any less than our best? Hear words that will help you grow in becoming more like your Heavenly Father.

Overcome Part 3

Hear the conclusion to this three-part series. Why do God's people overcome? Because He is for them and will cause them to overcome--despite what they may feel or think.

The Blind Man Calls Out

Bartimaeus was an outcast--a man with a disability who had been reduced to begging in the street. He'd heard about Jesus and the things that He had done, the people He had healed. So when Jesus is nearby, Bartimaeus desperately shouts, "Have mercy on me!" The crowd tells him to shut up, but the blind man persists. How can he keep quiet? What other hope is there for him? "Have mercy on me!" he cries. The Man named Jesus stops. "Bring him here," he commands. Jesus heard Bartimaeus' cries.

Overcome Part 2

God is for His people. He stands behind them, encouraging them to greater things. He goes before, leading the way, if we let Him. Catch part 2 of "Overcome."

Overcome

We. Are. Strong. We are more than conquerors the Bible says. Why? Because of our own strength? No. Because when we are weak, He is strong, and His strength is poured through us.

Fear for Our Future

Our God is the God of hope. He is the God of the future. While we mortals deal in the realm of today, limited in our ability to see tomorrow, there is a God in heaven who holds tomorrow in His hand. Anchor yourself in the One who holds tomorrow.

Fears from Our Present

Circumstances can overwhelm and crush us. It's just how it is in this world. We are easily broken, but even then God is there. For the one who seeks His face, God is able to grant grace for the present, and allow us to face this world knowing He is on our side.

Advent-Love

What does Christmas teach us about love?

Advent - Hope

Jesus is hope. In Him, we don't have to be stuck the way we are; we don't have to be separated from God; we don't have to live defeated and broken.

Advent - Peace

What can the Christmas season teach us about peace? Find out here.

Advent - Joy

How did Anna the prophetess exemplify joy? What can we learn from this woman who had given her entirely life in dedicated service?

A Thank You Thanksgiving Message

What do you give a God who is everything and needs nothing? What could you possibly offer to Him?

Faithfulness in Our Finances

God talks a lot about money. Does He need it? No, but He uses it to test us. Where is our trust? In Him or in our stuff?

On John 6:35-40

In Jesus, there is life. Eternal life, free from worry, free from insecurity, free from the bondage of sin. This is what Jesus said. In Him, there is life.

Know God: Love

God is love. He doesn't say only that he has love, but that He is love. As humans, our love is limited. We love those who love us, but our enemies ...? How we need God's love. How we need the freedom to love like He does.

Know God: Wrath & Mercy

God does get angry. His wrath is over sin--self-will. Think about what sin costs. How has other people's sin affected you? How has your sin affected others? Sin has a high cost as God deal with and utterly destroys it; however His mercy reaches out to us in the midst of our sin.

Know God: Omniscience & Wisdom

God knows the end from the beginning. There's not a hair that falls from your head that He is not aware of. Your thoughts and your actions are all open before him. He knows how the whole story will end. What a comforting thought that our God who has all power, has all knowledge.

Know God: Immanence

God is truly unique. He is the maker of everything. Just think about that--He called into existence anything that is in existence. He sustains it by his very will. He is outside the natural laws of the universe because he made the laws to begin with. That is truly an amazing thought.

Know God: Holiness

God's primary attribute is His holiness. It is a distinct quality as in Him is no darkness at all. He is entirely pure, embodiment of light, incapable of darkness.

Out of Power

Where do you find real rest? Not the shallow, momentary kind (although that is needed, too), but deep soul rest? One person is capable of giving that, and that's the God of rest.

Anonymity-God's Great Design

God's design is to develop and empower every child of His to make an impact. You too, if you belong to Him, have the potential to made a dent for eternity.

Daniel-An Exemplary Life Part 4

Prayer. It's God's ordained way of people working with God. It's our power-line, our resource that God has given to change us, and change the world. The Father in heaven MOVES when His people PRAY.

Daniel-An Exemplary Life Part 3

Daniel-An Exemplary Life Part 2

We have a tendency to elevate other things above the Maker of all things. We worship our jobs, families, celebrities, ambitions, etc. Pastor Chris preaches true worship of the One who made all, and through Whom everything remains.

Daniel-An Exemplary Life

Daniel lived an extraordinary life because he pursued an extraordinary God. What kind of life do you want for yourself? You kids? Those around you?

These Three Remain - Love

These Three Remain - Hope

Hope should be the mark of the Christian. In the world, we will have tribulation, but our God overcomes the world.

These Three Remain - Faith

All Ministers Must Minister

Keep It Together

Radical: Normative Christianity Part 3

Radical: Normative Christianity Part 2

A normal Christian charges the hills with Christ's banner held high. We believe Jesus is the healing to the world and we each have our part in sharing His story with others.

Radical: Normative Christianity

We may be 'cultural' Christians, but are we 'normal' Christians? What does that even mean? Find out how 'normal' Christianity is supposed to look.

Goals for Godly Motherhood

Motherhood is a gift that can be overwhelming at times. We worry about the physical, educational, and emotional aspects of our children's lives. We wonder if we're investing enough time and how best to bring these little people up in our world. That's why we need a big God to depend upon.

Giving Beyond Ourselves

Someone said, "You can give without loving, but you can't love without giving." We make time for and give our lives for what we really love.

Giving: A Response to God's Blessing

We love God because He first loved us. We give to God because He's a giving God. what do we have that we haven't been given?

Maximizing Our Talents: A Serious Matter

God is so creative, so thoughtful, that He's given each child strengths and weaknesses, passions, pursuits, dreams. We're as unique as the world He's created. How has God equipped you? Have you given the talents, abilities, and resources back into His hand--however small they may seem to you? Maximize your talents by giving them to Christ.

Easter Changes Everything

Christ didn't come to make bad people good; He came to give dead people life. The resurrection means that we serve a living, hearing Savior. That He stands on the right hand of God, ever ready to be our advocate. Has Easter changed you?

Messiah in the Passover

Forgive AND Forget?!

Practicing Sin: A Telltale Sign

Our actions are indicators of what's really in our heart. Pastor Chris explains in this message.

Gain More Wins in Your Battles with Sins

Sin: The Origin Part 2

Sin: The Origin Part 1

Sin comes to us in beauty. It appeals to us. The trouble is it never tells the whole truth and ends up costing us dearly.