Dr. William R. Shively has been the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church since March 1978. Pastor Billy was saved in 1973, and he became actively involved in his home church, Story Creek Baptist. He felt the call from God to preach the gospel, and he began preaching in the local nursing homes and jail. Pastor Billy was licensed and ordained by Story Creek Baptist Church. Pastor Billy and his wife Sherry were married on December 25, 1971.
Pastor Billy received his Associate Degree from Liberty University, and other degrees including a Doctor of Ministry from Covington Theological Seminary. Pastor Billy has the desire to always please the Lord by honoring His Word. Pastor Billy and Sherry both thank the Lord for allowing them the privilege to serve the Lord with the wonderful people at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
| Title | Book/Chapter/Verse | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Love and Personal Rights | 1 Corinthians 9 :1-15 | Love, Christian; Rights, Puting Aside Our; Stewardship |
| Cleaning Up For Supper | 1 Corinthians 11 :23-32 | Lord's Supper; Confession; Commitment; Joy |
| Our Labor in the Lord | 1 Corinthians 15 :58 | Christian Living; Reward; Labor for Christ; Works |
| Shepherd of our Souls | 1 Peter 2 :24-25 | Shepherd, Jesus as; God's Leadership; Lord's Supper |
| Brother Love | 1 Thessalonians 4 :9-10 | Love, Beotherly |
| In Everything Give Thanks | 1 Thessalonians 5 :18 | Graditude; Thankfulness, Thanksgiving Day |
| An Unlikely Convert | 2 Kings 5 :1-19 | Grace of God; Salvation; Naaman; Humility; Faith |
| What God Desires | 2 Peter 3 :8-12 | Salvation; Conversion; Christian Living; Holiness |
| Rock of my Salvation | 2 Samuel 22 :47 | Rock, Jesus as the; Foundation for Life; Safety; Peace |
| Rock of My Salvation | 2 Samuel 22 :47 | Rock, The Lord as a; Secure Foundation; Security; Solid Rock |
| A Mother's Greatest Gift To Her Children | 2 Timothy 1 :3-5 | Mother's Day; Mother; Mother of Timothy |
| Is The Bible A Special Book? | 2 Timothy 3 :15 | Bible, The; Word of God; Scripture |
| Healing of the Lame | Acts 3 :1-11 | God, Might Power of; Healing; Miracles; Salvation |
| Honoring Women On Mother's Day | Acts 16 :13-15 | Mother's Day; Mothers; Women, Godly |
| Jailer Captured by the Gospel | Acts 16 :25-34 | Salvation; Witnessing Everywhere |
| Peace in the Home | Colossians 3 :15 | Family; Home; Peace |
| Saved from the Lions | Daniel 6 :1-24 | Prayer; Trust; Faith; Deliverance |
| God Ordained Authority - Man of the House | Ephesians 5 :21-29 | Husband; Father; Men; Family; Marriage |
| Restoring The Fallen | Galatians 6 :1-5 | Restoration; Renewal; Love; Forgiveness |
| Restoring the Fallen | Galatians 6 :1-5 | Restoration; Loving One Another |
| A Deadly Choice | Genesis 3 :1-7 | Garden of Eden; Sin, Original; Adam and Eve; Serpent; Satan; Devil |
| Refuge From The Storm | Hebrews 4 :14-16 | Funeral; Refuge; Trouble; Hardship; Death; Comfort |
| A Crumbling Society | Isaiah 59 :1-21 | America; Independence Day; National Issues |
| A Life That Honors God | James 1 :16-27 | Joy; Salvation; Obedience; Christian Living; Tongue; Speaking |
| Sin, The Problem of the Heart | Jeremiah 17 :9-10 | Heart; Sin |
| When I Survey The Wondrous Cross | John 19 | Cross of Christ; Crucifixion; Easter; Death of Jesus |
| The Cross of Hope | John 19 :28-30 | Easter; Hope; Cross, The |
| Keep On Believing | John 20 :30-31 | Faith; Trust; Belief |
| The Consequence of Forsaking God | Judges 2 :11-23 | Forsaking God; Backslidding; Indifference |
| The Result Of Forgetting God | Judges 17 :1-13 | God, Forgetting |
| The Result of Forgetting God | Judges 17 :1-13 | Forgetting God; Remember the Lord; Idols; America; Labor Day |
| Tragedy in the Making | Judges 18 :1-31 | Apostasy; Idolatry; False Religion |
| Decay From Within | Judges 19 :4, 22-30 | Moral Failure; Backslidding; Evil Leaders; America |
| The Day of Atonement | Leviticus 16 :18-19 | Atonement; Salvation; Forgiveness of Sin |
| Jesus' Homecoming | Luke 4 :14-30 | Homecoming; Jesus; Grace, Day of |
| Lord I'm Coming Home (Outline) | Luke 15 :11-24 | Repentance; Confession; Renewal; Prodigal Son |
| The Cross of Mercy | Luke 23 :39-43 | Cross; Palm Sunday; Easter; Death of Jesus |
| What God Will Not Do | Mark 10 :17-27 | Salvation; Redemption; Love of God; Repentance |
| Marriage is a God Thing | Mark 10 :9 | Marriage; Love; Family |
| Jesus: The Conqueror of Death | Matthew 28 :5-9 | Resurrection; Easter; Death to Life; Christian Funeral |
| A Clean Heart for a New Start | Nehemiah 4 :1-23 | Heart, Clean; Renewal; New Year; Growth, Spiritual |
| Lives Under Construction | Philippians 1 :6 | Christian Living; Christian Growth |
| The Forgiveness of God | Psalms 38 :1-4 | Forgiveness; Sin, The Removal of |
| Give Thanks To The Lord (Outline) | Psalms 105 | Thanksgiving; Praise; Gratitude |
| We Should Give Thanks | Psalms 105 :1-5 | Thanks; Thanksgiving Day; Gratitude |
| Gracious is the Lord | Psalms 116 :1-19 | God, Graciousness of; God, Nature of; Healing |
| Offering God Thanks | Psalms 116 :17 | Thanksgiving; Gratitude; Appreciation; Praise |
| How To Be Right With God | Romans 4 :1-25 | Faith; Salvation; Grace; Righteousness of God |
| How To Be Right With God | Romans 4 :1-25 | Salvation; Peace with God |
| Grace Greater Than Our Sin | Romans 5 :13-21 | Grace; Salvation; Sin, Forgiveness of |
| Our Helper in Prayer | Romans 8 :26-27 | Prayer, Help in |
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