Listen 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
What 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.…
Ours 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…
Every 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…
Millennials: 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. …
What 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…
Over 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 tha…
Throughout 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…
Caring 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 beca…
There 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 gun…
For 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 …
At 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 …
Every 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 …
What 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.…
We 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.
Earlier 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 …
We 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…
In 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…
This sermon continues last week message looking at the purpose for prayer and the posture in prayer.
It 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…
Muhammad 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…