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We all instinctively chase greatness, exhausting ourselves with the constant pressure to climb the ladder, build a platform, and manage our image. When the disciples argue over who holds the top spot, Jesus radically flips their script by pointing them to the lowest place. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 18 and how Jesus redefines greatness, freeing us to step off the ladder of selfish ambition and pursue true greatness through humility, holiness, and honor.

We all experience shifting seasons in life, whether we are standing on the mountain of spiritual breakthrough, sinking in the valley of deep brokenness, or trudging through the mundane realities of everyday life. We often try to contain the mountaintop, rely on our own strategies in the valley, and manage our anxiety in the mundane. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 17 and how Jesus frees us from relying on our own efforts and helps us faithfully follow him in every season.

We all carry deep expectations for our lives — exhausting ourselves to write our own stories and making demands of God when things don't go our way. But the gospel reveals a Savior who absorbed the cost of our misguided conditions on the cross. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 16 and how surrendering to Jesus frees us from the project of self-preservation to find true life hidden in him.

Because we love the idea of self-sufficiency, we often try to mask our inner brokenness with outward religious performance or other means. The gospel shatters the illusion that we can be self-sufficient by revealing a Savior whose grace is abundant. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 15 and how Jesus is enough and how this truth frees us to seek him boldly, to let his Word rule us, and to offer him our inadequate resources.

We all place our faith in something. We often step out confidently, only to focus on terrifying circumstances that expose our dangerous illusion of self-sufficiency. The gospel reveals a Savior who absorbed the ultimate storm of judgment so he could catch us when we fail. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 14:22-36 and how trusting the Lord of the storm with our "little faith" turns our desperate cries into genuine worship.

Every human being wrestles with the exhausting concern for what others think. We chase worldly status only to end up enslaved by the opinions of an ever-watching audience. The gospel invites us to a radically different table, hosted by a compassionate King — we need only bring our lack. In this sermon, we explore Matthew 14:1-21 and how the gospel frees us from the fear of man to rest in God’s satisfaction and abundance.

Human beings are story-formed people. There’s a story that has formed you; and there’s a story (the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus) that can transform you. In this sermon we consider the life of the Apostle Paul as narrated in Acts 22 to learn how the good grace of Jesus comes to meet us in the midst of our life story.

What are we here for? A meaningful life requires a satisfying answer to that question. In this sermon we explore the purposes for which God created the world and consider why “the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy him forever.”

We live in a world that envisions freedom as the absence of obligations. But it turns out that our deepest freedom comes from embracing duty and responsibility. In this sermon we explore Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 11), where Jesus shows us the human goodness of fulfilling our duties and obligations toward our neighbors.

What does it mean to be human? Psalm 8 answers this question by portraying human beings as both glorious and limited. God has “crowned us with glory and honor” as persons made in his image. He has also made us “a little lower than the angels,” reminding us that we are finite and limited. In this sermon we explore the wisdom of Psalm 8 to discover how embracing both our glory and our limits is key to human flourishing.

Seasons of spiritual dryness are a familiar experience for God's people. We often respond to these seasons by quietly going numb, settling for empty routines while hoping something changes. In this sermon, we explore Psalm 85 and discover how looking to the cross — where God's perfect righteousness and peace embrace — sets us free to actively seek renewal.

All of us long to BE someplace. Psalm 84 shows us the place we're meant to be is in the presence of God. So why don't we long for God's presence like we ought? And how can we awaken a deeper longing? In this sermon, we explore Psalm 84's invitation to long for God's dwelling place, and we discover how Jesus fulfills this Psalm and brings us near to God.

Everyone has enemies. Opposition is part of what it means to be human in a broken world. In this sermon, we look at Psalm 83 and its stark call for God to judge his enemies. We learn how God’s justice frees us to radically forgive and love others—remembering that Christ died to save us while we were still His enemies.

Every human being is entrusted with some level of authority, yet we frequently distort this gift by judging others based on our own feelings and preferences. Until God finally arises to "judge the earth," we are called to judge justly, and Psalm 82 shows us how. In this sermon, we explore what it means to do justice in the world.

Our daily lives are full of habits and routines that shape who we are becoming. To say it another way: we are liturgical creatures. Some of our life patterns are good; others aren't. In this sermon, we explore Psalm 81's invitation to build a better life liturgy: one that sings to God, tells His story, and submits to His authority.