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00:00 Whoop Age and Anxiety 01:09 Aging Versus Spiritual Growth 02:34 Spirit and Word for Maturity 07:04 Pursue God's Wisdom 17:48 Spirit Reveals Hidden Wisdom 32:23 Spirit Applies the Word 44:54 Communion and Gospel Reminder

Churches rarely die all at once; they fade when disciples stop making disciples. And for many Christians, that tension lands in the same place every time: fear, hesitation, and the temptation to let someone else speak for Christ. Paul’s example in 1 Corinthians 2 forces the issue down to the level of ordinary obedience. This message presses past polish, personality, and technique to ask what actually makes evangelism effective, and why weakness may be less of a barrier than we think. Along the way, it confronts delay, Christian jargon, fear of rejection, and the subtle habit of resting confidence in human ability instead of God’s power. The result is not a formula, but a searching call to open your mouth, get to Christ quickly, and trust the Lord to do what only He can do. 00:00 Introduction 05:59 Scripture Reading 12:40 Go to them. 19:49 Drop the pretense. 28:12 Preach Christ crucified. 41:40 Welcome your weakness. 44:08 Point them to God’s power.

Plenty of things compete to define you: success, family, reputation, failure, even your own past. But if the most important thing about you is whether or not you are in Christ, every other identity has to move down the list. This episode lingers over Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 1:30–31 and presses the question: what’s the big deal about being in Christ? The sermon traces how God gives believers a standing they could never earn, then asks what that standing should change about everyday life. Along the way, it confronts false confidence, shallow boasting, and the temptation to treat grace as permission to drift. If your assurance feels thin or your identity feels scattered, this message aims straight at the center.00:00 Introduction: What’s the Big Deal About Being in Christ? 04:22 Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:30–31 06:05 Humbly wonder at your position in Christ 20:10 I want you to live like you are in Christ 37:41 I want you to put your full confidence in your standing with Christ 49:23 Gospel Call 50:27 Closing Prayer

We assume the people who matter most are the people with influence, pedigree, and power. But the gospel confronts that instinct by showing that God saves in a way that leaves no room for human boasting. Walking through 1 Corinthians 1:26–29, this message turns our attention away from status and back to grace. It traces the kind of people God chooses, the way He overturns the world’s wisdom, and the reason He does it that way: so that all the glory belongs to Him. Along the way, it challenges the listener to stop measuring life by worldly categories and to remember that grace is not only what saves us, but what sustains us. It also presses the church outward, calling Christians to tell their story so that others hear about Christ. 00:00 Introduction 01:59 Scripture Reading 04:02 Consider the type of people God chose to save 15:34 See how God overturns the world's wisdom 32:29 Never get over God's saving grace 49:14 Closing Exhortation and Prayer

The world looks at Christians and sees a group of wise fools, people staking everything on a 2,000-year-old book and a Savior who died as a criminal between two thieves. And according to Scripture, that misunderstanding is not an accident. Paul tells the Corinthians that the world's failure to reason its way to God is exactly what God intended. The Jews demanded signs, the Greeks demanded wisdom, and both got a crucified Messiah instead. This message walks through why God frustrates human wisdom, what the cross exposes about every other path to God, and why the church so often falls silent in front of a world that calls the gospel moronic. If the gospel is the one thing that can pull people out of the wreck they are in, why are we standing by watching them try everything else? 00:00 Introduction: Wise Fools 03:03 Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:21-25 06:09 Realize that God sets the terms for salvation 20:20 Be grateful God wrote the gospel, not us 32:53 Don't let the world skew your confidence in the gospel 40:58 Communion and Closing Prayer

You want your neighbor to hear the gospel, so you round off the hard edges. Hell doesn't come up. Neither does the part where your Savior hung naked on a cross. That feels like wisdom. Paul calls it emptying the cross of its power. The Corinthians had the same instinct. They wanted Paul to dress the message up for people who prized eloquence, to give them something closer to a TED Talk. He told them he couldn't do it, and his reason runs counter to most of what we assume about persuading anyone of anything. Two errors are at play, and a sincere Christian can commit both out of love. One is about what quietly embarrasses you. The other is about what quietly impresses you. 00:00 Introduction: A Shaping Experience 05:03 Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:17–20 07:15 You should not be ashamed of the gospel because it's God's power 18:38 The gospel is effective to save the lost 27:46 Don't be impressed by the world 33:50 The world's wisdom is transient 40:05 Closing: Spurgeon's Conversion

What tears a church apart when everyone still says they love Jesus? If you think division is something that happens somewhere else, this sermon presses you to see how quickly a healthy church can unravel when believers start fighting over people, preferences, and side issues instead of the gospel. 00:00:00 A Church Undone by Division 00:04:36 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 00:07:25 Preserve Local Church Unity 00:16:50 Unity Is Not Uniformity 00:25:15 Quarreling in Corinth 00:27:21 Don't Let Favorites Divide 00:39:55 The Battle Worth Fighting 00:41:58 The Gospel Saves 00:49:17 Keep Us United

00:00 Growing Up Christian 00:22 Petra Song Prayer 01:10 Camp Crisis Surrender 02:05 Same Story New Hero 04:34 Grace Kills Boasting 06:42 Reading 1 Corinthians 08:06 Saving Grace Thanks 14:17 Enriched Speech Knowledge 17:48 Confirmed Gospel Evidence 18:56 Mattress Mack Illustration 22:52 Rehearsal For Eternity 23:56 Equipping Grace Gifts 26:10 Swim Instructor Analogy 27:20 Not Lacking Any Gift 28:08 One Body Many Parts 31:25 Spiritual Floaties Grace 33:06 Waiting For Jesus Return 35:46 Commitment And Mission 38:10 Sustaining Grace To End 42:06 Local Church Sustains Us 43:55 Faithful God Spotless Bride 48:04 Gratitude And Closing Prayer

A church can be busy, growing, and full of good things, yet still needs to ask whether it is becoming what God intends. When preferences, personalities, and assumptions start to shape the answer, the deeper question comes into view: what is the church, and who gets to define it? 00:00 Introduction 19:03 Recognize the Church belongs to God 29:16 We need to see that the church consists of Christians 38:03 Realize that the church is bigger than us 46:49 Closing

00:00 Shipwreck and Gold 02:08 When Hope Sinks 03:29 Which Boat Are You In 05:34 Psalm 119 Opens 06:54 Depend Because God Is 09:06 Elijah Versus Baal 11:28 Modern Idols Exposed 18:04 God Speaks in Scripture 20:52 Depend Because God Is Good 21:57 Word Like a Map 30:58 Spirit Helps Us Understand 32:21 Depend Because God Can 34:33 Prayers for Help Devotion Grace 40:56 Communion and Lost Sheep 42:28 Take the Elements 45:34 Final Prayer and Sending

00:00 Why Peace Feels Elusive 02:03 Where Peace Is Found 02:14 Great Peace Psalm 119 02:59 Static vs Dynamic Peace 03:56 Peace Beyond Circumstances 05:20 David Under Pressure 08:01 Awe That Calms Fear 09:12 Yosemite And Wonder 11:22 God Speaks To Us 13:35 Reading With Reflection 17:28 Rejoicing Like Treasure 21:07 Make Time For The Word 23:53 Awe Takes Time 24:41 Worshipful Adoration 25:05 Fanaticism and True Worship 26:50 Affections Changed by Truth 31:26 Worship Problem of Mankind 33:53 Worship That Calms Anxiety 36:03 Devoted Obedience Brings Peace 37:16 Manitou Incline Next Step 40:39 Three Marks of Obedience 46:30 Weekly Awe Worship Do 47:25 Closing Prayer for Peace

00:00 LeBron and the Decision 02:21 At Odds With the World 04:59 Three Evidences in Psalm 119 05:38 Desire Heaven Stay Faithful 10:15 Longing for Deliverance 18:27 Mission While We Wait 24:21 Honest Prayer Help Me 28:59 God's Word Is Sure 34:52 Keep Asking to Be Used 42:01 Suffering as a Billboard 43:36 Final Exhortation and Prayer

00:00 StopDrop 01:20 Why Gods Word Matters 02:17 Psalm 119 Reading 03:34 Promises Fuel Endurance 04:35 Enemy Attacks Scripture 06:51 Standing On Promises 10:26 Facing Worlds Mockery 15:31 Comfort From Past Faithfulness 18:16 Framework For Evil 26:50 Righteous Anger Guardrails 31:01 Word As Life Companion 35:40 Songs Memory Obedience 43:41 Final Call And Prayer

00:00 Commitment Crisis Today 02:19 No Better Than God 02:56 Psalm 119 Commitment Test 06:09 Choose God Above All 10:34 Expect Grace And Favor 12:32 Obey Without Delay 17:14 Intrigued Or All In 18:40 Endure Spiritual Opposition 26:41 Comfort In The Valley 29:17 Transformed Life Evidence 31:38 Love Bible And Believers 37:59 Word Never Returns Empty 39:38 Communion And Closing Prayer

00:00 Welcome and Introduction 00:32 A Mother’s Hugs 02:00 Longing for Stability 03:21 Psalm 119 Reading 04:34 Word That Stands 04:46 What Forever Means 09:09 God Who Speaks 14:19 Faithful and Sustaining 19:51 Delight That Gives Life 26:10 Gospel Central Living 29:40 Craving the Kingdom 32:42 Opposition and God’s Care 37:16 Eternal Promise Ahead 39:18 Mountains as a Picture 41:04 Closing Prayer