Sermon by: Pastor Matt Spradlin

Matthew 5:13-16

Salt is absolutely indispensable to life.  Jesus says our lives are to point people to Jesus who is the way, the truth, and the life.  Light is absolutely indispensable to life.  Let the sun stop shining and soon even the heart of the ocean would be frozen solid.  Without Jesus, this world would be a cold and dead place.  Our job as salt and light is to point people to Jesus who alone can bring abundant and spiritual life.

Sermon by: Stephen Downes

Colossians 2:9-14 ​

Have you ever thought you needed something more? Something more to overcome sin, to get right with God, to have joy in life, meaning in life, experience peace? To be free from fear, doubt, and worry? Understand that You have all you need in Jesus because he is enough. Today, we will look at for reasons why Jesus is enough for you. 

Sermon by: Pastor Matt Spradlin

​1 Corinthians 11:2-16

​Why are men and women different?  Paul says because God created us equal, but He designed us to be different and gave us distinct roles.  We are equal and different, and those differences and distinctions are meant to honor God and they are meant to strengthen us.  We worship God in our sameness, but we also worship God in our differences.

Sermon by: Pastor Matt Spradlin

Matthew 5:6

​Have you ever been hungry or thirsty?  Hunger and thirst are all consuming desires that supplant all other desires.  Jesus said in the same way we are to hunger and thirst for God and for righteousness.  But Jesus also says we are not the ones who produce righteousness in our life. Righteousness is a work of God.  He alone can supply it and produce it within us.

Sermon by: Stephen Downes

Mark 8:34-38 

​You may be struggling with life, hurt, pain, or suffering. You may be struggling with sin, temptation, or desires of the flesh. Regardless of what you may be experiencing, there are four principles that will always be relevant to following Jesus.

Sermon by: Pastor Matt Spradlin

Matthew 5:5

We typically associate meekness with weakness.  But Jesus said he is meek and lowly.  Meekness is not weakness.  Meekness is strength under control.  We are meek when we yield our hearts and lives to God.  Meekness lives a life free of retaliation.  Meekness is demonstrated in our reactions because they reveal our heart.  God can do anything with a person who is meek, but He can’t do anything with a person who is not.

Sermon by: Pastor Matt Spradlin

Matthew 5:4

​As we gain a glimpse of the greatness, grandeur, and holiness of God, there becomes a sense of our own brokenness which produces a longing for salvation and comfort.  God never leaves us in mourning, as we mourn over our sin, God's response is to comfort us with His grace and forgiveness.  Mourning is the gateway to joy.  Every conviction of the Holy Spirit is an opportunity for joy if we repent and turn to Jesus.

Sermon by: Pastor Matt Spradlin

Matthew 5:1-3

​We cannot come to God until we recognize our spiritual bankruptcy and His desire and ability in Christ to forgive us.  It doesn’t matter whether we are homeless or a millionaire, when we come to the cross we are all beggars.  A spiritual beggar is someone who sees their sin and cries out to God like the publican, “Oh God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”

Sermon by: Pastor Matt Spradlin

1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1

The greatest temptation of life is not to violate some specific command.  The greatest temptation of life is to worship created things rather than God who created all things.  Essentially, Satan tempts us to get all of life wrong.  His main strategy is to distort the true nature of God so we don’t worship the true God, but we worship a god of our imagination.

Sermon by: Pastor Matt Spradlin

1 Corinthians 9:1-27

​In Chapter 8 Paul say we are free in Christ, but make sure your freedom is guided by love.  In other words, put the greater priority of people over the lesser priority of stuff.  Then in chapter 9 he illustrates his point by saying as their pastor he had the right to receive a salary, but he gave up that right for the greater goal of seeing people saved. Chapter 9 is not an interruption, it is an illustration of liberty guided by love, of sacrificing our freedom for the greater priority of spreading the gospel.