Millington Baptist Church Sermons

God's mercy is easy to celebrate when it's extended to us—but what happens when He shows that same mercy to the people we believe least deserve it? In Jonah 4:1–4, Pastor Bob Erbig explores the surprising conclusion to Jonah's mission in Nineveh, where revival sparks resentment instead of rejoicing. As Jonah wrestles with God's grace toward his enemies, we're confronted with a searching question: Is it possible to know ...

In Jonah 3:1–10, Pastor Dave Hentschel shows how the God of second chances sends His Word again, brings an entire city to repentance, and responds with extraordinary mercy. After Jonah’s failure, God calls him back to the mission, and through one reluctant prophet’s simple message, the people of Nineveh—from the king to the least—believe God, humble themselves, and turn from their violence. This passag...

In Jonah 1:17–2:10, guest speaker and MBC pastoral summer intern Oliver Aridi shows how God meets Jonah in the depths with mercy, discipline, and salvation. From inside the fish, Jonah learns to pray in panic, repent on the road back to God, and declare with grateful praise that “salvation comes from the Lord.” This message reminds us that God’s provision may not always look like what we want, but it is alwa...

In Jonah 1:3–16, Pastor Dave Hentschel shows what happens when God’s people run from his voice and resist his mission. Jonah’s rebellion takes him down into danger, but God lovingly disrupts, exposes, and calls him to surrender—not to destroy him, but to bring him back. This message reminds us that God’s discipline is mercy, that sin is costly, and that Jesus is the greater Jonah who entered the storm ...

Guest speaker and MBC World Partner Eric Yee opens Matthew’s Gospel by showing how the genealogy of Jesus is not a passage to skip, but a powerful “season one recap” of God’s redemptive story. From Abraham to David, from exile to Christ, Matthew shows that God always keeps his word, sovereignly came through sinners for sinners, and began a new creation in Jesus. This message connects the family line of Chris...

In the opening message of Jonah: Running From Mercy, Pastor Bob Erbig begins with Jonah 1:1-4 and challenges us to see Jonah not as a story about a big fish, but about a big God with a heart for the nations. As God sends Jonah to Nineveh, we see the word that sends, the prophet who runs, and the God who pursues with relentless mercy. This message calls us to examine our own Ninevehs, the people or places we resist, and our own Tars...

Can someone be too far gone for God’s grace? In this message from Acts 8:26-40, guest speaker Jack Kraus examines the encounter between Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch—a man who appeared permanently excluded, spiritually disqualified, and unable to participate fully in the covenant community. As Philip opens the Scriptures and proclaims the good news of Jesus Christ, we see God’s heart for outsiders, the sufficien...

In the final message of Passing the Faith to the Next Generation, Pastor Dave Hentschel closes 2 Timothy by looking at Paul’s final words and the call to finish well. From a Roman prison cell, Paul reflects on his life as an offering, his race as completed, his faith as kept, and his hope as fixed on the crown of righteousness. This message challenges us to live for eternal reward, continue ministry to the end, trust Christ w...

In this message from Passing the Faith to the Next Generation, Pastor Bob Erbig walks through 2 Timothy 4:1–5 and warns against the temptation to trade sound teaching for myths that simply scratch our itching ears. In a culture shaped by endless swiping, personalized algorithms, conspiracy theories, and feel-good gospels, Paul charges Timothy, and the church today, to preach the Word, endure the warning, and fulfill the minis...

In this message from Passing the Faith to the Next Generation, Noah Graves walks through 2 Timothy 3:16–17 and reminds us that Scripture is not merely religious advice, but the very Word of God breathed out for our teaching, correction, and formation in righteousness. Through personal testimony, the story of Genesis, and the fulfillment of Scripture in Jesus Christ, this sermon calls us to reject the enemy’s question, &...

In this message from our Passing the Faith to the Next Generation series, Pastor Bob Erbig walks through 2 Timothy 3:1–15 and confronts a pressing question in a culture shaped by AI, shifting truth, and spiritual confusion: is your faith real or counterfeit? Exploring what real faith loves, what it seeks, and what it costs, this sermon challenges us to examine the difference between an appearance of godliness and a life trans...

In this message from 2 Timothy 2:22, Pastor Dave Hentschel continues the Passing the Faith to the Next Generation series by confronting the urgent and often hidden issue of sexual integrity within the church, showing how private compromise can lead to public devastation and why purity is essential for a lasting gospel legacy. Walking through the reality of temptation, the cycle of lust, and the spiritual and even neurological grip ...

In this message from 2 Timothy 2:20–26, Pastor Bob Erbig continues the Passing the Faith series by challenging the church to move from passive spectators to engaged “spiritual athletes,” asking who God actually uses to build His kingdom and what it looks like to be ready for that work. Through the framework of “take a bath, run the race, and teach the truth,” the sermon calls believers to ongoing repen...

Pastor Dave Hentschel continues our series Passing the Faith to the Next Generation with a timely message from 2 Timothy 2:14-19 on how a church stays healthy, unified, and anchored in truth. In “How Do We Pass on a Healthy, Unified Church?” he explores what not to fight about, what we must fight for, and how to tell the difference. This sermon challenges believers to avoid pointless quarrels over gray areas, stand firm...

On Easter Sunday, Pastor Bob Erbig opens 2 Timothy 2:8-13 and centers the church on the command, “Remember Jesus Christ risen from the dead,” showing that the resurrection is not merely a comforting tradition or a distant doctrine, but the unstoppable foundation of Christian hope, courage, and mission. Framed through the image of a seed that seems buried and lifeless yet bursts forth with new life, this message explores...

As Millington Baptist Church continues its 175th anniversary year, Pastor Dave Hentschel opens the new series Passing the Faith to the Next Generation by walking through 2 Timothy 2:1-7 and asking a pressing question for every church and Christian institution: how do we prevent gospel drift? Drawing from Paul’s final charge to Timothy, this message explores what it means to hold the line with courage and clarity by depending ...

Pastor Bob Erbig continues the “Passing on the Faith” series with a sobering and timely message from 2 Timothy 1:6-18 on what it means to live with courage when faith comes under pressure. As Paul writes from prison to Timothy, he calls him not to retreat in fear or hide in shame, but to fan into flame the gift of God, stand unashamed of the gospel, and hold fast to the truth entrusted to him. This sermon explores the r...

As Millington Baptist Church begins a new sermon series through 2 Timothy, Pastor Dave Hentschel opens with a message on the urgency and beauty of leaving a legacy of faith. In 2 Timothy 1:1-5, we are brought into the deeply personal relationship between Paul and Timothy and reminded that the gospel does not move forward automatically. It advances when one generation receives it faithfully and passes it on courageously. This sermon...