Creekside
This podcast features weekly sermons and other content from Creekside Church of Christ in Valrico, Florida. It provides audio from the church's services and events. The episodes are intended to share the congregation's teachings with a wider audience.
Episodes
When a Burden Becomes a Blessing
This lesson examines Joseph's remarkable words in Genesis 50:20: “You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good.”
Joseph knew betrayal, rejection, false accusation, imprisonment, and years of uncertainty, yet none of those things prevented God from accomplishing His purpose. This sermon follows three movements in Joseph's story: the intention behind the evil committed against him,
Complacency
Giving thanks in all circumstances sounds impossible when you are grieving, out of work, or watching the bills outrun the paycheck. Haggai 1 supplies the shift in perspective that makes that command livable.
Main text: Haggai 1v1-13
Outline:
- Why "give thanks in all circumstances" feels impossible (1 Thessalonians 5v16-18)
- God is a God of disruption (Haggai 1v1-2)
- God is a God of ex
Searching for Heaven on Earth: Seasons of Time for Our Life
Ecclesiastes 3 reminds us that life comes in seasons: times of beginning and ending, laughter and grief, gain and loss, speaking and silence. We cannot control every season, but we can decide how faithfully we live through it.
Join us as we examine the physical, emotional, and spiritual seasons of life and asks an important question: How should Christians use the limited time God has given us?
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Amos: The Lord Will Roar
One of the Bible's strongest prophetic messages about sin, justice, repentance, worship, and restoration.
Amos was a shepherd and tender of sycamore fruit from Tekoa whom God sent north to confront prosperous but spiritually corrupt Israel. Through the roar of the Lord in Amos 1 and 2, God's warnings in Amos 3 through 6, and the visions and promised restoration of Amos 7 through 9, this
Joel: Awake You Drunkards
Joel begins with a startling command: “Awake, you drunkards!” A devastating locust plague has stripped the land, disrupted worship, and forced Judah to face the approaching Day of the Lord. But Joel’s message does not end with devastation.
This sermon follows the book through the History, Healing, and Hope of the Day of the Lord. Joel shows a God who judges evil, calls His people to genuine repent
Searching for Heaven on Earth: Careening Careers
Examines Ecclesiastes 2:11–26 and one of life's biggest questions: can a successful career, hard work, money, accomplishments, or professional recognition give us lasting satisfaction? Solomon worked, achieved, accumulated, and considered what would happen to everything he built after his death. His conclusion challenges the way we define success. This lesson considers the frustration and ble
Searching for Heaven on Earth: Trivial Pursuits
Why can a person gain knowledge, pleasure, accomplishments, and wealth and still feel strangely unsatisfied?
In Ecclesiastes 1:12 through 2:11, we search through wisdom, pleasure, great achievements, possessions, and success, only to find that none of them can provide lasting meaning. They are good gifts, but they cannot carry the weight of becoming our god.
Searching for Heaven on Earth: Trivial
Hosea: Go Take Yourself A Wife Of Harlotry
Join us as we examine one of the Bible’s most startling prophetic commands and the message God intended Israel to see through Hosea’s marriage to Gomer.
Israel had enjoyed prosperity, but beneath the surface the nation was collapsing spiritually, morally, and politically. Idolatry had replaced covenant faithfulness. Political alliances had replaced trust in God. Religious sacrifices continued, but
Leadership Is Lion Country
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Originally Aired: 2026-08-02
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How Should the Christian Walk?
Christ walked in love for us, so what is the Christian's own walk supposed to look like day by day? Sager Blackman stays in Ephesians and works through Paul's four "walk" commands, closing with a question worth sitting in: if nothing changes in your walk after tonight, would you be okay with that?
Main text: Ephesians 5v1-21; Ephesians 4v17-32
Outline:
- Walking in Love (Ephesi
Daniel: The Lord’s Dominion Is Eternal
Earthly kingdoms rise, powerful rulers boast, and God’s people sometimes face intense pressure, but Daniel’s visions reveal a greater reality: the Son of Man has received an everlasting kingdom.
This sermon examines Daniel 7:13–14 and follows the theme of God’s sovereignty through Daniel’s exile, Nebuchadnezzar’s humiliation, the persecution of the saints, the rise and fall of empires, and the pro
How Should the Christian Walk?
Ephesians 4 describes two very different kinds of unity in the church: one God has already given us to guard, and one we are called to build together. This lesson walks through both and asks what it takes to grow up into Christ as one body.
Main text: Ephesians 4v1-6, 4v11-16
Outline:
- Walk worthy of your calling (Ephesians 4v1)
- Family unity: a unity we preserve (Ephesians 4v2-6)
- Functional u
Bored To Death
Why can life feel repetitive even when we have more entertainment, information, and opportunities than ever?
In Ecclesiastes 1:4-11, the Teacher watches generations pass, the sun rise and set, winds circle, rivers run, human appetites remain unsatisfied, and memories fade. Life under the sun keeps moving, but earthly achievement, pleasure, novelty, and recognition cannot provide lasting fulfillmen
Ezekiel: Among The Exiles
Ezekiel spoke to people whose homes, temple, security, and expectations had been shattered by the Babylonian exile. Yet beside the Chebar canal, God revealed that his glory was not confined to Jerusalem and that judgment would not be the final word.
This overview follows four major movements in Ezekiel: the commission of the prophet, the correction of God’s people, the judgment of the nations, and
Kingdom Confession
Saying "Jesus is Lord and Christ" was never meant to be a phrase you recite before communion. In a world that crowned Caesar as savior and lord, calling Jesus Lord meant handing Him your whole life, and it still does.
Main text: Matthew 10v32-33
Outline:
- Jesus is Lord and Christ, the great confession
- His kingdom and His values are not of this world (John 18v36)
- We live by every wor
The Song of the Seasoned Soul
Psalm 37 is a song for the seasoned soul, written for anyone who has tried to do right while the wicked seem to get away with everything and wondered whether God is really faithful. This lesson walks through the psalm's repeated calls to stop fretting and trust the Lord even when His timing is not our own.
Main text: Psalm 37v1-11
Outline:
- A psalm for the seasoned soul, learned best through
The Reversal of the Unclean
Under the Law of Moses, uncleanness only spread one way: touch death, disease, or a bleeding wound and the brokenness won. This lesson traces how Jesus reverses that law of infection, so His holiness cleanses everything He touches instead of being defiled by it.
Main text: Mark 5v25-34
Outline:
- The law of infection under the Old Covenant
- The prophetic reversal in Isaiah 6v1-7 and Ezekiel 47v7-
Acts #4
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Grace at Gibeon
Solomon loved the Lord, but he worshiped at a forbidden high place at Gibeon. Instead of scolding him, God shows up and offers him anything he asks, proving grace does not wait for us to get our lives clean first.
Main text: 1 Kings 3v2-15
Outline:
- God's grace precedes our perfection
- God meets us in between seasons
- God alters our direction
This lesson looks at how God meets us in the me
Jeremiah: Before I Formed You In The Womb
Jeremiah reminds us that God’s call comes before our confidence. Before Jeremiah feared rejection, God had already formed him, known him, set him apart, and sent him with a message that would tear down lies and plant hope.
This lesson follows Jeremiah’s calling during Judah’s final days before Babylon and shows how his message still speaks to the church today. God’s people can be chosen, blessed,
Acts #3
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Searching for Heaven on Earth: Beginning With The Conclusion
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Originally Aired: 2026-06-21
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When Darkness Is Your Closest Friend
Why does Psalm 88 end in darkness?
Unlike most psalms, Psalm 88 closes without relief, resolution, or a visible answer from God. The psalmist feels abandoned, isolated, overwhelmed by grief, and surrounded by darkness. Yet this inspired prayer remains in Scripture to remind believers that God welcomes honest cries from broken hearts.
This lesson examines the reality of spiritual darkness, seasons
Acts #2: The Power of God and the Holy Spirit
The power to save was never in the preacher or in how nicely the message is packaged. It is in the gospel itself, and behind that power stands the Holy Spirit, whose presence runs straight through the book of Acts.
Main text: Acts 1v8
Outline:
- The power is in the gospel, not in us (Romans 1v16)
- Why we study Acts: the first look through the open door
- How we treat the church is how we treat Ch
Isaiah:They Have Rebelled Against Me
Isaiah opens with a heartbreaking charge from God: “I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.” In this study of Isaiah 1:1-20, we examine the prophet’s opening message and how it sets the tone for the entire book. God exposes Judah’s rebellion, empty worship, spiritual sickness, and moral corruption, yet He also extends one of the Bible’s greatest invitations: “T
A Life of Worship
A life of worship is not bounded by Sunday morning or Wednesday night. Luke Beggs works through Exodus 34v14, Romans 12v2, and Hebrews 12v1-2 to show that God is jealous, worthy, and deserving of worship, and that the right response is a 24/7 life of heart, mind, and conduct turned toward Him.
Main text: Exodus 34v14
Outline:
- God is jealous of worship, so we ought to worship in assembly
- God is
Acts #1
Origin stories shape who we are, and the church has one we cannot afford to forget. This opening lesson in a new series on Acts walks through Acts 1v1-11 to recover that story, anchor the church in the resurrection, and call every listener to real discipleship.
Main text: Acts 1v1-11
Outline:
- Origin stories matter, and without ours we drift
- Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel, written to
The Rest of Jesus
We know the works of Jesus, but we have missed the rest of Jesus -- the holy time, trusting sleep, quiet solitude, easy yoke, and finished Sabbath rest he both modeled and offers to weary disciples.
Main text: Matthew 11v28-30
Outline:
- The rest of Jesus is holy time (Genesis 2v1-3; Mark 1v35)
- The rest of Jesus is asleep in the storm (Matthew 8v20, 23-27)
- The rest of Jesus is quiet solitude (
Kingdom Calling
Every Christian has been given a gift by God. This lesson walks through five reasons your gift matters and why the body suffers when you sit on it.
Main text: 1 Peter 4v10-11
Outline:
- Kingdom calling is a supplied gift
- Kingdom calling is a selfless giving
- Kingdom calling is a stewarded grace
- Kingdom calling is a sustained girding
- Kingdom calling is a showcased glory
Working from 1 Peter
Kingdom Commission
The Great Commission is not a job for professionals. Chaz Austin walks through Matthew, Mark, and Luke to show why disciple-making is a personal charge to every Christian, not something you outsource to a preacher, a missionary, or a check in the collection plate.
Main text: Matthew 28v18-20
Outline:
- Kingdom Commission is a prescribed message
- Kingdom Commission is a personal mandate
- Kingdom
Seven Churches: Philadelphia and Laodicea
Jesus closes the seven letters with two very different churches: faithful Philadelphia, who receives an eternal promise, and lukewarm Laodicea, who receives a loving rebuke. The warning is for any Christian tempted to coast.
Main text: Revelation 3v11-22
Outline:
- Satan's four tactics: pride, power, pleasure, possessions (Matthew 4)
- Philadelphia: three promises and three names for the fait
What It Means to Follow Jesus
We say we follow Jesus. But what does that actually require of us?
This Sunday we work through eight calls hidden inside one invitation: to be with Him, listen to Him, submit to Him, think and teach and live like Him, die like Him, and finally go to Him. Each one asks for something real.
From Garibaldi offering his troops "hunger, thirst, and death," to a missionary family in Assam who s
Things You Want Said About You
Graduations. Weddings. Funerals. We all carry a quiet list of the things we hope people will say about us. But whose praise are we really living for?
This Sunday evening we listen as Jesus describes John the Baptist and asks the crowd a piercing question: "What did you go out to see?" Not a reed shaking in the wind. Not a man in soft robes. A prophet, and more than a prophet. Through fou
Methods of Evangelism #8: The Gentle Invitation
Sharing the gospel is only half the work. The harder, gentler half is inviting someone to respond and then trusting God with the outcome. This final lesson in the conversational evangelism series walks through Paul at the Areopagus to show how to move graciously from talking about Jesus to putting the ball in the other person's court.
Main text: Acts 17v16-34
Outline:
- Evangelism will not be
Seven Churches: Finishing Sardis, Beginning Philadelphia
A study through the seven churches of Revelation, finishing the letter to Sardis and opening the letter to Philadelphia.
Main text: Revelation 3v2-13
Outline:
- Sardis: strengthen the things that remain (Revelation 3v2)
- The four-step plan for renewal: remember, hold fast, repent, watch (Revelation 3v3)
- The faithful few in Sardis and white garments (Revelation 3v4-5)
- Philadelphia, the faithfu
Methods of Evangelism #7
Seventh lesson in the Methods of Evangelism series, focused on telling your own story the way Paul told his in front of King Agrippa.
Main text: Acts 26v1-20
Outline:
- Be curious and listen instead of lecturing
- Show respect and find common ground (Acts 26v1-3)
- Your before: own who you used to be (Acts 26v4-11)
- Your encounter: name Jesus and tell what happened (Acts 26v12-18)
- Your after: t
Keep Your Eyes on Jesus
On graduation Sunday at Creekside, Kyle Lewis preaches his first sermon before heading off to Florida State, and Keegan opens with a charge to the graduates. Every step into a new season is Peter stepping out of the boat onto the water, and the question is whether we keep our eyes on Jesus when the wind picks up.
Main text: Matthew 14v22-31
Outline:
- Opening charge to the graduates: salt, light,
Don't Be a Statistic: A Charge to the Graduates
A charge to fifteen graduating students walking out of the youth group and into a world where roughly 72% of churched young people abandon their faith by their early twenties. The preacher uses Paul's language of ambassadorship to argue that awareness changes behavior, and that these graduates already know enough to refuse to become a statistic.
Main text: 2 Corinthians 5v20
Outline:
- Awaren
Seven Churches: Sardis, the Dead Church
Sardis had the reputation of being alive, but Jesus said it was dead. This Wednesday devotional works through the closing promises to Thyatira and then the hard letter to Sardis, where a church coasting on past glory is told that if it is not growing, it is dying.
Main text: Revelation 2v26-28; Revelation 3v1-6
Outline:
- Finishing Thyatira: the promise to the overcomer (Revelation 2v26-28)
- The
How to Avoid Being a Drama Mama
Mother’s Day is joyful for many, but for others it can bring grief, tension, disappointment, and painful memories. In this message from Romans 12:14-21, we explore how God calls us to replace conflict, bitterness, and emotional chaos with empathy, humility, peace, patience, and grace.
This sermon looks at practical ways to avoid unnecessary family drama while strengthening relationships through bi
How To Deal With Uncertainty
What happens when faith collapses under uncertainty? In this lesson from 1 Samuel 4, Israel trusted religion, symbols, reputation, and position instead of trusting God Himself. The Ark of the Covenant was captured, Eli’s family fell, and the nation cried, “The glory has departed.”
This sermon examines how uncertainty can either destroy faith or refine it into something deeper and stronger. Through
Methods of Evangelism #6: Holy Curiosity
Keegan Wilson continues the conversational evangelism series with "holy curiosity," arguing that real evangelism starts with questions, not answers. When someone objects to faith, the wound underneath is usually emotional, not logical.
Main text: John 4v5-26
Outline:
- Be curious, not judgmental: ask before you assume
- Holy curiosity is limitless (John 4v5-9), inviting (John 4v10-15), a
How We Are Transformed by The Spirit
How real transformation happens through the Spirit of God, grounded in 2 Corinthians 3:7-18. This lesson walks through the unveiling of the Word, the freedom found in the Spirit’s presence, and the ongoing process of becoming more like Christ. Through compelling stories, biblical examples, and practical application, it explores both immediate change and lifelong growth. Whether you feel stuck or a
Seven Churches: Pergamos, the Compromised Church
A faithful church can still be ruined from within. Pergamos held the line under persecution, even losing Antipas as a martyr, but Jesus rebuked them for tolerating false teaching in the pews. This lesson walks through Revelation 2v12-17 and what it takes to spot a counterfeit message before it spreads.
Main text: Revelation 2v12-17
Outline:
- You cannot spot counterfeit doctrine without knowing th
Kingdom Culture
When the gospel actually goes to work in a church, it leaves fingerprints. Acts 2v36-47 shows the first congregation wearing six of them, and this lesson walks through each one as a portrait of what a kingdom community is supposed to feel like, sound like, and cost.
Main text: Acts 2v36-47
Outline:
- Kingdom culture lives out a common response (Acts 2v36-37)
- Kingdom culture lives out a costly re
Methods of Evangelism #4
Speaker: Rex Dutton
Originally Aired: Apr 26th, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
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Brandon, FL 33596
Kingdom Character
What does God actually look at when He looks at you? Working through the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, Chaz Austin defines kingdom character as the consistent condition of the heart that produces a consistent pattern of life, then turns the parable into a mirror for honest self-examination.
Main text: Luke 18v9-14
Outline:
- Defining kingdom character: the heart God sees, not the
The Idol of Fear
For a hundred years Christians have taken turns naming the Antichrist and the mark of the beast. Every new headline becomes a candidate, and somewhere in the noise, fear quietly takes the throne that belongs to God.
Main text: Matthew 10v28
Outline:
- The idol of fear: when we fear the world more than the Lord, we have already chosen a god (Matthew 10v28; 1 John 4v18; Proverbs 9v10)
- The fruits o
Methods of Evangelism #3
Speaker: Rex Dutton
Originally Aired: Apr 19th, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
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Brandon, FL 33596
Ambassadors for Christ: The Honduras Calling
A Creekside elder traces 35 years of mission work back to one humbling moment in a Honduras orphanage, then turns to Paul to argue that every baptized believer has been appointed an ambassador for Christ. Whether you go, pray, or give, the calling is the same.
Main text: 2 Corinthians 5v20
Outline:
- A personal calling that started in high school and got redirected by a 1990 trip to Honduras
- A p
Seven Churches: Smyrna, the Persecuted Church
Smyrna was the only one of the seven churches Jesus did not rebuke. They had lost jobs, customers, even their homes for refusing to bow to the trade-guild gods, and Jesus answers their poverty with a stunning line: "but you are rich."
Main text: Revelation 2v8-11
Outline:
- Recap of Ephesus, the loveless church
- Smyrna's setting: an industrial city where faith cost you your job
- J
Methods of Evangelism #2
Speaker: Rex Dutton
Originally Aired: Apr 12th, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
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Brandon, FL 33596
Self-Denial in an Age of Self-Fulfillment
In Luke 9:18-26 Jesus answers the biggest discipleship question: what does it really mean to follow Him. To practicing "the Way". This sermon walks through self-denial in a culture trained for self-fulfillment.
We look at Jesus’ own path of suffering and rejection, then His call to deny ourselves, take up the cross daily, and follow. You will hear practical clarity on surrendering autono
God Helps With Temptation
Temptation hits every disciple, as it hit Jesus.
In this lesson from Matthew 4:1-11 and 1 Corinthians 10:13, we walk through what temptation is and what it is not, why spiritual people still face real pressure, and how God provides a way of escape without removing our responsibility to choose obedience. You’ll see how Jesus answered Satan with Scripture, why isolation can magnify vulnerability, an
Methods of Evangelism #1
Speaker: Rex Dutton
Originally Aired: Apr 5th, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
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Brandon, FL 33596
God Has a Name #5
In Exodus 33-34, God doesn’t just give Moses information, He proclaims His own name and shows what He is like: merciful, gracious, patient, overflowing in steadfast love and truth, yet perfectly just. In this sermon, we walk through the moment God reveals His covenant name and see the three responses it produces in real life: worship Him, want Him, and watch Him at work through obedient faith. Alo
Raised Because Of Our Justification
This morning we focus on Romans 4:25 and the gospel claim that Jesus was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification. The resurrection is not only a past miracle, it is God’s confirmation of the cross, Christ’s vindication, and the foundation for Christian assurance.
We walk through why the early church preached the empty tomb, the fulfilled predictions, and the eyewitness enc
An Every Disciple #5
Speaker: Chaz Austin
Originally Aired: Mar 29th, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
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Brandon, FL 33596
Kingdom Command
"By what authority are You doing these things?" The chief priests and scribes demanded an answer from Jesus. This sermon walks through how Kingdom Command is established by God's Word, exhibited by the life of Jesus, and ensured by the reign of the King.
Scripture: Mark 11:27-28
Speaker: Chaz Austin
Originally Aired: Mar 29th, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
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Kingdom Citizens
What does it mean to be a citizen of God's kingdom? In Philippians 3, Paul reminds us that our citizenship is in heaven - and that changes how we live. This sermon looks at how Kingdom Citizens live with a distinct walk, a defining authority, and a deferred reward.
Scripture: Philippians 3:16-21
Speaker: Chaz Austin
An Every Disciple #4
Speaker: Chaz Austin
Originally Aired: Mar 22nd, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
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Brandon, FL 33596
God Has a Name #3
In Exodus 33:12-17, Moses learns that God doesn’t only give commands, He gives His name. In this lesson from “God Has a Name,” we walk through what it means that YHWH knows His servants by name, offers grace, invites intercession for others, promises His presence, and forms a distinct people. We connect Moses’ plea for God’s presence with the rest God gives, the identity God shapes, and the way Je
An Every Disciple #3
Speaker: Chaz Austin
Originally Aired: Mar 15th, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
3949 Lithia Pinecrest Rd.
Brandon, FL 33596
Forgiveness Is Returning from a F. A. R. Country
In Luke 15, the prodigal son goes to a far country, but the bigger journey is the one back home. This sermon frames forgiveness as returning from a F.A.R. country: Forgiveness, Accountability, and Reconciliation. We’ll walk through what it means to release vengeance without pretending the offense didn’t matter, how Jesus teaches us to address sin with truth and love, and when reconciliation is pos
An Every Disciple #2
Speaker: Chaz Austin
Originally Aired: Mar 8th, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
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Brandon, FL 33596
Sunday Evening Q&A #14
God Has a Name #2
Originally Aired: Mar 8th, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
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Brandon, FL 33596
God Has A Name #1
In Exodus 3:1-15, Moses is doing ordinary work when God meets him at the burning bush. What happens next teaches us something we all need. God is not a distant idea or an impersonal force. He speaks, He calls, and He reveals His name.
In this lesson we walk through the names God gives in this passage and what they show about His character. We look at “I AM,” “I AM WHO I AM,” and the covenant name
Sunday Evening Q&A #13
In this lesson for struggling Christians, we tackle three honest questions that many believers are afraid to ask out loud. How do you know if you’re ready for baptism when you still wrestle with sin. How do you pray when doubt whispers, “Maybe God won’t answer.” And why Scripture says we should fear God instead of simply respect Him. Using passages like Acts 2:38, Romans 6, 1 Peter 3:21, Matthew 6
An Every Disciple #1
Speaker: Chaz Austin
Originally Aired: Mar 1st, 2026
Sunday morning Lesson
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Brandon, FL 33596
Sunday Evening Q&A #4
What if your limits are not failures but invitations from God to lean into grace; starting with 1 Peter 3:15, this session wrestles with three tender questions and lets Scripture do the heavy lifting as we probe whether human limitation is part of God’s design through Romans 8:18-23, 9:21-23, and 11:32, trace a pathway for honest mourning by watching how God Himself responds to sorrow in Genesis 6
Thanksliving
Originally Aired: Nov 23rd, 2025
Sunday morning Lesson
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Brandon, FL 33596
The Kingdom of Heaven
The Kingdom of Heaven isn’t small. From Daniel’s stone that shatters empires to Jesus’ mustard seed that overtakes the garden, this message explores how God’s reign arrives in power, grows quietly, reshapes our ethics, and heals our wounds.
We open Matthew 5 and 13, walk through Jesus’ call to repent and be born of water and Spirit, and trace the story from prophecy to Pentecost to the church’s mi
The Church of God
Church can feel complicated, but Scripture shows something simpler: a family to belong to, a people who gather, a community that holds up truth and holds it fast. This message from 1 Timothy 3:14 to 15 explores why embodied rhythms beat endless scrolling and how Jesus stays at the center of our life together. You’ll hear practical ways to belong, to gather, and to bear witness this week, and we fi
The Fruit of the Vine
In John 15:1–11 Jesus calls Himself the true Vine, the Father the vinedresser, and us the branches. Walk through the vineyard logic of abiding, pruning, and bearing, showing how real fruit grows in four lanes: character (Galatians 5:22–23), conduct (John 15:10; Matthew 5:16), confession of praise (Hebrews 13:15), and making disciples (Romans 1:13; Matthew 28:19–20). We clear up common confusions a
Sunday Evening Q&A #1
The Light of the World
A single candle can fill a room, and Jesus says He does the same for the world. In the glow of the Feast of Tabernacles, with water poured on the rock and giant lamps blazing in the Temple courts, He declares I AM the light of the world. This message unpacks why His words I AM, THE LIGHT, and THE WORLD reveal His divinity, authority, and global rescue, then invites us to walk in His light and refl
Africa Mission Trip Report on Jesus’ Power
Three weeks in South Africa reminded us that Jesus still speaks with authority, cleanses the broken, and cares for the hurting as we share how SABC equips faithful teachers, how a gentle restoration unfolded in Kempton, and how family mercies echoed the widow at Nain; we also note Solomon Linda’s Mbube story and a glimpse of Kruger’s Big Five, all to lift up the One who draws all people to Himself
Deconstructing Faith
What happens when you take your faith apart to see what is true and what is just tradition? This message walks through Matthew 23:1-39 and names four common drivers of deconstruction today: participant overwhelming, prideful orthodoxy, perverse obstinacy, and political obeisance. Along the way we talk about burnout in ministry, misplaced loyalty to leaders, the pain of institutional failure, and t
The Temple of the Spirit
What does it really mean that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit?
In this message we keep it simple and practical from 1 Corinthians 6:14–20.
God lives in you, so live from the inside out:
- Christ’s Body: united with Jesus (John 2:19–22, 1 Cor 12:27)
- Christ’s Building: build on what lasts (1 Cor 3:9–17)
- Christ’s Blending: the Spirit makes us one family (Eph 2:11–22)
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