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Ecclesiastes
Finding God in a Fallen World: Death
August 8, 2021
Thinking about our death turns our heart to God and teaches us to truly live.
Ecclesiastes
Finding God in a Fallen World: Worship
August 1, 2021
Foolish worship centers on self and consists of talking and dreaming. Wise worship centers on God and consists of listening and doing.
Ecclesiastes
Finding God in a Fallen World: Justice
July 25, 2021
The Gospel gives us a new kind of hope for dealing with injustice. The power of redemption is greater than the power of oppression.
Ecclesiastes
Finding God in a Fallen World: Gift
July 18, 2021
God is with you, and there is nothing better in this world than enjoying him right where you are.
Ecclesiastes
Finding God in a Fallen World: Gain
July 11, 2021
We think if we can get enough knowledge or power or success, we can make our lives matter, but what if we are just chasing the wind?
Philippians
Let Us Run the Race
July 4, 2021
The Christian life requires more than zeal. We must endure to finish the race, keeping our eyes on Jesus.
2 Samuel
The Heart of Prayer
June 27, 2021
The heart of prayer is a desire to be in the presence of the king.
Philippians
Christ-Centered Contentment
June 20, 2021
Contentment is an elusive thing. As soon as we think we are content, it quickly vanishes. Is contentment even possible? In Phil. 4, the apostle Paul says that it is. In fact, he says that he has learned to be content no matter the situation.
Philippians
The Peace of God
June 13, 2021
"The Lord is at hand" is the governing reality of the passage. And when the nearness of God is the governing reality of our lives, we can experience the kind of peace that Paul is talking about.
Philippians
The Gospel and Conflict
June 6, 2021
When God is at the center of our conflict, it isn’t a fight or flight moment. It is an opportunity to be transformed by his grace.
Psalms
Christ the Crucified One
June 28, 2026
This is the Psalm of the Cross, quoted by Jesus as he suffers and dies for the sins of the world. This Psalm brings us into the experience of Christ’s premeditated passion to deliver and rescue us from the sin and death and bring us into the dwelling presence of God.
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Psalms
Christ the Blessed Man
June 21, 2026
Jesus is the blessed man of Psalm 1. Through our union with him, we receive his righteousness and we resolve to walk with him in the way of Psalm 1.
Acts
A Divine Encounter
June 14, 2026
In this beautiful story, God arranges a divine encounter to take the gospel to just one man. And he does it through another man. And, even though this story has some extraordinary elements, it’s really just the ordinary way God works to bring people to himself. The Spirit of God uses the man or woman of God to share the word of God to bring people to faith in the Son of God.
Acts
Gospel Movement
June 7, 2026
The gospels moves out in word and deed. It brings people in to fellowship and community. And it spills over in abundant joy.
Acts
Why Doesn’t God Protect His People?
May 31, 2026
In Acts 6–7, Stephen faithfully serves, boldly proclaims Jesus, and becomes the first Christian martyr. His story reveals that suffering is not evidence of God's absence but often part of following Christ. In this sermon, Brad Watson explores how opposition cannot stop the mission of God, why believers share in the life of Jesus, and how the hope of resurrection transforms even death into victory.
Acts
Growing Pains
May 24, 2026
As the early church grew, it faced much opposition. But the greatest threat to the growing church might have been growth itself. Because growth brings challenges and complexities that can distract the church from the mission of God.
Acts
Prayer for Boldness
May 17, 2026
The mission of God will always meet resistance and opposition. But whatever comes our way, we can seek God, and he can give us courage to do the work he has called us to do.
Acts
No Other Name
May 10, 2026
Here in Acts 4 we have a confrontation between the religious leaders and the apostles. And at the root of the confrontation is the name of Jesus. His name dominates the entire episode and is what the controversy is all about. There is no other name like the name of Jesus.
Acts
The Spirit-Filled Life Is Devoted
May 3, 2026
The Holy Spirit forms ordinary people into a community devoted to the gospel and his people. This sermon explores how the gospel saves us not only from sin and death, but into a shared life marked by hope, belonging, and mission. Even in a world marked by church hurt and isolation, the Spirit-filled church becomes a visible witness that Jesus is making all things new.
Acts
The Coming of the Spirit
April 26, 2026
Acts 2:1-13 is the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit to his disciples. On the one hand, what happens in this account is unique, because the Holy Spirit only comes one time in this particular way. On the other hand, the Holy Spirit who comes in Acts 2 is the same Holy Spirit given to us. So, who is he? And what does he do?
Acts
The Mission Continues
April 19, 2026
Jesus was "taken up into heaven," but his work continues. The kingdom of God advances as the Holy Spirit empowers us to bear witness to Jesus. We are called out of complacency into a renewed life of expectancy, prayer, and boldness.
Luke
The Risen Jesus Changes Fear to Joy
April 12, 2026
The risen Jesus transforms the disciples' fear into joy, a timeless message because we are a fearful people. Jesus' bodily resurrection speaks to our deepest questions about God, showing that God cares for us and can change our lives.
Luke
The Risen Jesus on the Road to Emmaus
April 5, 2026
The road to Emmaus is in many ways a model of Christian experience. It’s a description of the journey of faith. We walk it again and again. And the risen Jesus draws near to us on the journey.
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Mark
Spiritual Power
January 26, 2025
To follow Jesus and do his work requires spiritual power. So, how do we access and experience his power in our lives?
Genesis
Image of God
May 27, 2012
These chapters are foundational to the understanding the God, humanity, and the Bible. They give us God’s design and decree, humanity’s glory and shame, and hope for a fallen world.
Mark
Vision Correction
February 2, 2025
The disciples continue to be blind to how the kingdom of God works. So, Jesus has to correct their vision: how they see themselves and how they see others.
Psalms
Call to Worship
April 15, 2012
We follow a pattern of worship that tells the gospel story and renews God’s people. This series explores the elements of covenant renewal worship: call, confession, consecration, communion, commissioning.
Luke
Amazing Faith
January 30, 2022
This account is one of only two places in the Bible where Jesus is amazed. And he’s amazed by a person’s faith. What is faith? And what is it about the centurion’s faith that makes the Son of God marvel?
1 Peter
Live for the Line
September 10, 2017
What does it mean to follow Jesus without isolating from the world? How do we engage culture without being conformed to it? 1 Peter has answers to these questions that reshape everyday life.
John
Resurrection and the Life
January 5, 2014
If you want to know what God is like, then look no further than the person and work of Jesus. He reveals God, announces the good news of God’s kingdom, and is himself the way to God for all who believe.
James
Faith and Favoritism
February 24, 2013
Genuine faith in Jesus makes a difference in the way we live our lives.
