Machias Valley Baptist Church
Sermons from Machias Valley Baptist Church in Machias, Maine, where Zach Vaughn is the Senior Pastor. Learn more about our small church in rural New England at www.machiasvalley.org.
Episodes
August 2, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Discipline, Correction, and Teachability"
Text: Proverbs 10:17; 15:31-33; 19:20; 20:30
Sermon Points:
1) The wise person seeks out instruction and learning.
2) The wise person seeks wise, Godly counsel and accountability.
3) The wise person learns from loving discipline.
4) Discipline and correction drive us into the heart of Jesus.
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July 26, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Wise Parenting"
Text: Proverbs 10:1; 22:6; 23:22-26; 29:3
Sermon Points:
1) Parents need to have a right understanding of the folly and sin of children.
2) Parents need to have a right understanding of training and discipline.
3) Parents need to lovingly pursue the hearts of their children.
4) In God, we have a Father who perfectly adopts, disciplines, and loves...
July 19, 2026. Guest Speaker: Miguel Brown. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: Living in Freedom
Text: Romans 8:1-4
Sermon Points:
1) Freed from sin.
2) Freed by God.
3) Freed to righteousness.
July 12, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn.
Title: "Neighborly Love and Friendship"
Text: Proverbs 12:26; 17:17; 18:24; 27:5-6, 17
Sermon Points:
1) Love and friendship require honesty.
2) Love and friendship require transparency.
3) Love and friendship require faithfulness.
4) Jesus is our truly faithful Friend.
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July 5, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Justice and Integrity"
Text: Proverbs 10:9; 11:1; 21:3; 24:10-12; 28:5-6
Sermon Points:
1) God's people are to have integrity in their dealings.
2) God's people are to give just treatment toward others.
3) We will only know true integrity and justice when we seek the heart of God.
June 28, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "Work and Laziness"
Text: Proverbs 12:11; 14:23; 16:3; 21:25-26
Sermon Points:
1) The sluggard cares little for God's design for work.
2) The diligent work hard to reflect God's image in work.
3) Christ redeems our work for His glory.
June 21, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Following Jesus Through the Flames"
Text: 1 Peter 4:12-19
Sermon Points:
1) Suffering for Christ is the norm, not the exception, in a broken world.
2) God often brings about His purposes for His people through suffering.
3) The flames of suffering bid us to fling ourselves upon the sovereign care of Christ.
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June 14, 2026. Miguel Brown, Pastoral Intern . www.machiasvalley.org
Title: Salvation: A Glorious Gift from Christ
Text: 1 Timothy 1:12-16
Sermon Points:
1) Salvation is despite us and should produce thanksgiving.
2) Salvation brings blessings of mercy and grace.
3) Salvation is Christ’s gift for all who believe in His name.
June 7, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Wealth and Poverty"
Text: Proverbs 11:4, 11:24-25, 14:31, 22:9, 28:6
Sermon Points:
1) Learn to value and manage wealth, not trust in it.
2) Learn to be patient and content with what the Lord has given you.
3) Learn to be a generous blessing to your community and the poor.
4) Learn to model the gospel to fellow image-bearers with your money.
May 31, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Righteousness, Wickedness, and the Consequence of Choice"
Text: Proverbs 10:6-7; 11:18-21; 15:9, 29
Sermon Points:
1) Righteousness is lasting; wickedness is fleeting
2) Righteousness brings consequences of blessing; wickedness brings consequences of destruction.
3) Righteousness brings nearness to the Lord.
May 24, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "Wise Speech"
Text: Proverbs 10:19, 15:1-2, 18:20-21
Sermon Points:
1) Be slow to speak and quick to listen.
2) Know when to speak and what to say.
3) Speaks words of life and not words of death.
May 17, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "The Feast of Wisdom"
Text: Proverbs 9:1-18
Sermon Points:
1) Wisdom offers a lavish banquet; folly offers stolen bread eaten in secret.
2) The wise receive correction; fools reject it.
3) True wisdom is found by fearing and knowing the Lord.
May 10, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "Wisdom and Its Blessings"
Text: Proverbs 8:1-36
Sermon Points:
1) Wisdom calls out for all who will listen.
2) Wisdom brings righteousness and blessing.
3) God created the world in His wisdom.
4) Wisdom brings life and favor.
May 3, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.
Proverbs 6:20-7:27
April 26, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Loans, Laziness, and Liars"
Text: Proverbs 6:1-19
Sermon Points:
1) God cares about integrity in our financial dealings.
2) God cares about our work ethic.
3) God cares about our dealings with others.
April 19, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "Sexual Temptation and God's Design for Intimacy"
Text: Proverbs 5:1-23
Sermon Points:
1) Giving into sexual temptation only leads to ruin and regret.
2) Delight yourself in your spouse.
3) Honor the Lord's design for sexual intimacy.
April 12, 2026. Guest Speaker: Micah Perkins. www.machiasvalley.org.
Title: "No One Left Behind"
Text: John 17
Sermon Points:
1) What is a covenant?
2) God exists outside of time.
3) Jesus was sent for you.
April 5, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "The Lavish Love of the Resurrected Savior"
Text: Luke 15:11-32
Sermon Points:
1) Jesus died and rose again for wayward rebels.
2) Jesus died and rose again for religious hypocrites.
3) Jesus is the better older brother who comes to bring us into His heavenly feast.
March 29, 2026. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org
Title: "Two Ways to Live"
Text: Proverbs 4:10-27
Sermon Points:
1) We have a choice in life: The path of the righteous or the path of the wicked.
2) One path leads to increasing light, the other to deepening darkness.
3) Guard your heart by walking straight on the path of life.
March 22, 2026. Guest Speaker: Rob Wood, Elder.
Our mission is to participate in the Great Commission given by Jesus found in Matthew 28:18-20 and Acts 1:8.
Our vision is to be a body of equipped and employed saints referenced in Ephesians 4:13-16 and to be ever increasing in the fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22, 23.
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