LifeWay Church Weekly Sermons

Sermon title - Transformation Sermon series title - INCREASE YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGuX4qi4r2g Key Scripture passage - Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all. (Acts 2:41) Sermon description - The transformation of our cities is the reason the local Church exists! Personal transformation leads to corporate transformation (unity), which results in city transformation. None of this is possible apart from the power of the Holy Spirit, who empowers us to be a bold witness for Christ and impact our world with the Gospel of the Kingdom!

Sermon title - Fellowship Sermon series title - INCREASE Sermon description - A transformed family transforms a city, but what does a transformed family look like? Listen as Pastors Travis and Leslie continue our INCREASE series speaking to the importance of genuine fellowship in the Body of Christ. Key Scripture passage - Be devoted to tenderly loving your fellow believers as members of one family. Try to outdo yourselves in respect and honor of one another. (Romans 12:10)

Sermon title - Diamonds in a Field YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuRb0iU12xY Key Scripture passage - “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field." (Matthew 13:44) Sermon description - There is a call on every heart to be known by God and to know Him! He created each of us uniquely with purpose; no one left out. He loves you and calls you by name. You are like a diamond in a field with a God-created ability to shine brightly because of Jesus in you!

Sermon title - Servant of All Sermon series title - INCREASE Key Scripture reference - In the human body there are many parts and organs, each with a unique function. And so it is in the body of Christ. For though we are many, we’ve all been mingled into one body in Christ. This means that we are all vitally joined to one another, with each contributing to the others. (Romans 12:4-5) Message description - Just as Jesus came to serve, we are all called and uniquely equipped to do the same. "In serving one another we become free" (Cultivate).

Sermon title - The Transformed Mind Sermon series title - INCREASE YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b68tsyynK5M Key Scripture reference - And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. (Romans 12:2) Message description - The renewed mind transforms a person. A transformed person transforms a family. A transformed family transforms a city. Listen to the first message in our INCREASE series by Pastors Travis & Leslie Wright.

Speaker's name - Matt McCloskey Sermon title - The Last Sermon YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adsFvdRzi8U Key Scripture reference - Make very sure that you never refuse to listen to God when he speaks! For the God who spoke on earth from Sinai is the same God who now speaks from heaven. (Hebrews 12:25) Sermon description - Listen to this challenging message from guest speaker Pastor Matt McCloskey.

Sermon title - You are God's Beloved Child YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cvLto62kXQ Key Scripture passage - For the Holy Spirit makes God’s fatherhood real to us as he whispers into our innermost being, “You are God’s beloved child!” (Romans 8:16) Sermon description - Through Jesus' resurrection we have become God's beloved children! We have a Father in God, a brother in Jesus, and there is now no barrier between His holy presence and His children. It's time to step into our inheritance as sons and daughters of the King!

Sermon title - Ready to Soar Sermon series - Eagle Up! YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuYtPPWCIw Key Scripture reference - But those who wait for Yahweh’s grace will experience divine strength. They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles, run their race without growing weary, and walk through life without giving up. (Isaiah 40:31) Sermon description - Just as eagles are created to soar, so are we! Through the Holy Spirit's power we have been equipped to fearlessly soar without striving. We become master "fishers of men". We have supernatural vision and renewed strength. We live on higher ground; seated in Heavenly places! This is our position in Christ! It's time to eagle up!

Sermon title - Eagle Up! Sermon series - The Most Holy Place Key Scripture reference - His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. (2 Peter 1:3-4) Sermon description - Through Christ we have been fully sanctified; set apart and made holy. We are partarkers of the divine nature, and have been equipped with everything we need to walk as Jesus walked! We are eagles, not turkeys, and it's time we learn to soar!

Sermon title - A Holy Nation YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Go1y-Ab8Eg Key Scripture passage - ...for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. (1 Peter 2:9) Sermon description - From the beginning God's desire was to dwell with a holy people. Because of sin our perfect union with God was broken, for a holy God cannot dwell with an unholy people. Yet through Jesus we have been cleansed and made holy! A holy God now dwells within His holy people....His holy Church...His holy Nation!

Sermon title - The Most Holy Place YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DlnKi7F834 Key Scripture reference - And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. (Hebrews 10:21-22) Sermon description - As believers we can now enter into the Father's presence with confidence! Through the power of Christ's blood we have been purified and made holy once and for all! As we step into this finished work we are empowered to walk as He walked! He is holy...therefore we are holy!

Sermon title - Our Way of Life Key Scripture passage - Delightfully loved ones, if he loved us with such tremendous love, then “loving one another” should be our way of life! (1 John 4:11) Sermon description - Our way of life is to receive the love of God and then pour that same love out to others. True love is an action verb! We cannot say we love God and not love each other. God is love, and He lives within us!

Sermon title - The Thing I Seek Most YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y7B8N_43us Key Scripture reference - The one thing I ask of the Lord—the thing I seek most—is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. (Psalm 27:4) Sermon description - What is the thing you seek most? Intimacy with the Father is an invitation, not a duty. Through intimacy our identity is formed, we learn the heart and nature of our Father, and can then accurately represent Him to the world around us.

Sermon title - Activ8 - Ever Increasing YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMNsLA8sEF8 Key Scripture reference - Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness; you will be enriched in everything for all liberality, which through us is producing thanksgiving to God. (2 Cor. 9:10-11) Sermon description - We reap what we sow, and the harvest we reap is determined by the type of seeds planted. When we sow seeds of love, peace, mercy, generosity, kindness, and forgiveness we will reap a harvest of righteousness and the Kingdom increases! The harvest is now!

Sermon title - Activ8 - Spirit Operatives YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3iSEwezvo4 Key Scripture reference - But the love of God will be perfected within the one who obeys God’s Word. We can be sure that we’ve truly come to live in intimacy with God, not just by saying, “I am intimate with God,” but by walking in the footsteps of Jesus. (1 John 2:5-6) Sermon description - You have been born from above! Now, what is the Father inviting you to bring forth from the Spirit by following the example of Jesus our savior. This life in Christ is exciting and full of His power and authority! You are an operative of His Spirit!

Sermon title - Activ8 for Harvest YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV0TSdLvXvA Key Scripture passage - Now, this is the goal: to live in harmony with one another and demonstrate affectionate love, sympathy, and kindness toward other believers. Let humility describe who you are as you dearly love one another. Never retaliate when someone treats you wrongly, nor insult those who insult you, but instead, respond by speaking a blessing over them—because a blessing is what God promised to give you. (1 Peter 3:8-9) Sermon description - Unity is the way forward! Love is the way forward! We as the body of Christ must be active in pursuing unity through our love for Jesus, and our love for each other. Listen in for the 8 virtues that describe how the Church should function. Activ8 for harvest!

Sermon title - To Win YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvll9cXqrRo Key Scripture reference - You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest. (John 4:35) Sermon description - We believe the harvest is plentiful as Jesus declared! Harvest means "to gather, to win." We are the Church and we are called to be harvesters for His kingdom. We can't wait. The harvest is NOW!

Sermon title - I Believe YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGCKmygH1vQ Key Scripture passage - When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” (Luke 2:15) Sermon description - Nothing in the Kingdom is accidental. "I believe," is a message about the faith of the Shepherds, the intentionality of the Father, and the fulfillment Jesus brought as the sacrificial Lamb of God. Every part of the Christmas story is full of promises fulfilled. Believe Him! Take Him at His word! Move in Faith! God is full of promise and eager to fulfill them in your life! Do you believe?!

Sermon title - A House on Fire Sermon series title - Kingdom come. YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2r7DcNOt2k Key Scripture reference - Every believer was faithfully devoted to following the teachings of the apostles. Their hearts were mutually linked to one another, sharing communion and coming together regularly for prayer. (Acts 2:42) Sermon description - Acts 2 tells us daily believers met together, breaking bread, praying, and worshipping. Their hearts were on fire and the Church multiplied! The same Holy Spirit is speaking and moving today! He desires us to be houses on fire with His love and presence. HouseFires is a movement of the Gospel in your home!

Sermon title - Dead to Strive No More Sermon series title - Kingdom come. YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkRE25Fzq2k Key Scripture reference - But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code. (Romans 7:6) Sermon description - As believers we can allow sin to have influence over us by two ways: striving to be good, and believing we are bad. Listen as Pastors Travis and Leslie continue our Kingdom Come series answering the question, "If I'm no longer a sinner, why can I still sin?"

Sermon title - Dead to Die No More Sermon series title - Kingdom come. YouTube link - Dead to Die No More Key Scripture reference - We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. For one who has died has been set free from sin. (Romans 6:6-7) Sermon description - We often believe as Christians there remains some sin living within us, causing an ongoing internal battle we will never be free from. Yet Romans 6 tells us that in Christ we are completely dead to sin and set free from its power! You are no longer a sinner...you have been made new! This is the Gospel!

Sermon series title - Kingdom come. Sermon title - Christ In You YouTube link - Christ in You Key Scripture reference - “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:20-21 NIV) Description - Pastors Travis & Leslie continue our Kingdom Come series focussing on the powerful reality that the Kingdom of Heaven lives within us.

Sermon series title - Kingdom come Sermon title - What's My Territory? YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu6nXZv0S_4 Key Scripture reference - For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. (Romans 12:4-5) Description - We were created in the image and likeness of God to have dominion over the territory He's created for us. So what is my territory? Listen as guest speaker Rick Arredondo uses Romans 12 to define our role and unpacks how we can have a Kingdom impact in our community.

Sermon series title - Kingdom come. Sermon title - Dominion YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ink1YKH3GH0 Key Scripture reference - Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” (Genesis 1:26) Sermon description - The reason we were created was to love God and be loved by Him. In that reason comes our purpose - dominion. Jesus came to restore all that was lost through sin, which includes the mandate to establish His dominion...His Kingdom...on earth!

Sermon title - Kingdom come. YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItfZh00Ky-I Key Scripture reference - “So above all, constantly chase after the realm of God’s kingdom and the righteousness that proceeds from him. Then all these less important things will be given to you abundantly." (Matthew 6:33 TPT) Sermon description - We were created to have every prayer we pray answered! The key is prioritizing what's on God's prayer list. Miracles, signs and wonders become the norm when we seek His Kingdom first; continually absorbed in a pursuit for all of Jesus!

Sermon title - Blessed Irony YouTube URL link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XK5K2G63Bo Key Scripture reference - Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:1-2) Sermon description - Listen a Larry Fletcher, Life Pastor of LifeWay, details the vision of "Ohio for Jesus" (a 10-year strategic plan to see 1,000 new churches planted throughout Ohio) and speaks to the blessed irony of our identity in Christ as a living sacrifice.

Sermon series title - The Road to Recovery Sermon title - Recycling My Pain YouTube URL link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7eX9EidPFc Key Scripture reference - And we know that God causes everything to work together[a] for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. (Romans 8:28 NLT) Sermon description - God never wastes pain...He recycles it! Once we've encountered healing and freedom from a hurt, habit, or hangup, God wants to use us to help walk others into freedom. This is true recovery! Listen as Pastors Travis and Leslie conclude our Celebrate Recovery series.  

Sermon series title - The Road to Recovery Sermon title - Maintaining Momentum YouTube URL link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmPH4lvJaSY Key Scripture reference - Your new life in the Anointed One began with the Holy Spirit giving you a new birth. Why then would you so foolishly turn from living in the Spirit by trying to finish by your own works? (Galatians 3:3 TPT) Sermon Description - When we rely on our own willpower, relapse in our recovery is inevitable. How do we maintain momentum and continue to walk in freedom and power on a daily basis? Listen as Pastors Travis and Leslie share part 7 in our Celebrate Recovery series - Maintaining Momentum.

Sermon Series Title - The Road to Recovery Sermon Title - Repairing Relationships Key Scripture reference - Lay aside bitter words, temper tantrums, revenge, profanity, and insults. But instead be kind and affectionate toward one another. Has God graciously forgiven you? Then graciously forgive one another in the depths of Christ’s love. (Ephesians 4:31-32 TPT) Sermon description - There is freedom in forgiveness! In part 6 of our Celebrate Recovery series Pastors Travis and Leslie focus on the "why" and "how" of forgiving those who've hurt us, and making amends with those we've hurt.

Speaker's Names - Pastors Travis & Leslie Wright Sermon Series Title - The Road to Recovery Sermon Title - Coming Clean YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNoc4Ws2F4M Key Scripture Reference - Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty! (Psalm 32:1-2 NLT) Sermon Description - "Guilt cannot change the past, just like worry cannot change the future" (Rick Warren). Guilt and condemnation were NEVER a part of God's plan for your life! This is why step 4 of the Celebrate Recovery is essential to living in freedom: openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.

Speaker's Name - Ron Mulheman Sermon Series Title - The Road to Recovery Sermon Title - Letting Go YouTube URL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwV-AKmBcxs Key Scripture Reference - “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30 NIV) Sermon Description - Guest speaker Ron Mulheman (CR lead team member) shares part 3 of our Celebrate Recovery series - Letting Go, followed by Ron and his wife, Kristin, sharing their testimony!

Speaker's Names - Pastors Travis & Leslie Wright Sermon Series Title - The Road to Recovery Sermon Title - Where to Get Help When You Hurt YouTube URL - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2wShTl6y6g Key Scripture Reference - For we come to God in faith knowing that he is real and that he rewards the faith of those who give all their passion and strength into seeking him. (Hebrews 11:6 TPT) Sermon Description - The second message in our Celebrate Recovery series. "God's love is not based on our performance, but on His character" (Rick Warren). The more we understand God's character, the more we trust His goodness and promises. He is a good Father, and He equips us with power to overcome any hurt, habit, or hang-up.

Sermon Series Title - The Road to Recovery Sermon Title - The First Step to Freedom YouTube URL link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH1uiuHNGAA Key Scripture reference - What an agonizing situation I am in! So who has the power to rescue this miserable man from the unwelcome intruder of sin and death?[a] 25 I give all my thanks to God, for his mighty power has finally provided a way out through our Lord Jesus, the Anointed One! So if left to myself, the flesh is aligned with the law of sin, but now my renewed mind is fixed on and submitted to God’s righteous principles. (Romans 7:24-25 TPT) Sermon description - The first step to living in freedom is realizing I'm not God. Without Jesus we are powerless to change our tendency to do the wrong thing, and unable to live in the peace, freedom, and power only He gives. Listen as Pastors Travis & Leslie introduce Celebrate Recovery; and recovery and discipleship ministry which launched at LifeWay on August 13!

Sermon title - The Reward of Faith Key scripture reference - And without faith living within us it would be impossible to please God. For we come to God in faith knowing that he is real and that he rewards the faith of those who give all their passion and strength into seeking him. (Hebrews 11:6) Sermon description - Our position in Jesus gives us access to the Father's heart. He generously rewards and restores when we move in faith!

Sermon title - The Reality of Faith Key Scripture reference - Now faith brings our hopes into reality and becomes the foundation needed to acquire the things we long for. It is all the evidence required to prove what is still unseen. (Hebrews 11:1) Message description - Our faith in God pulls our hopes into reality! Listen to an incredible testimony of the resurrection power of God, and persistent faith of a family who wouldn't stop declaring life, even in face of death!

Sermon title - Blow Up Our Boxes! Key Scripture reference - I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his calling. (Ephesians 1:18) Sermon description - Jesus said through him we can, raise the dead, cast out demons, heal the sick, set the oppressed free, open blind eyes, and the list goes on. God's love tears down any boxes we build which don't reconcile with the truth. He said it, I believe it, I will stand on it and I will move in it! Blow up my boxes to match  your truth.

Sermon Series Title - Greater Things Sermon Title - The Privilege of Prayer Key Scripture Reference - “Mary has discovered the one thing most important by choosing to sit at my feet. She is undistracted, and I won’t take this privilege from her.” (Luke 10:42 TPT) Sermon description - Greater things begin with a daily audience with the King!  Intimacy is priority, because loving Jesus is what empowers us to obey His commands (John 14:15).  Sitting at His feet is never wasted time!

Sermon Series Title - Greater Things Sermon Title - Word & Power Key Scripture Reference - He supernaturally unlocked their understanding to receive the revelation of the Scriptures.  “And I will send the fulfillment of the Father’s promise to you. So stay here in the city until the mighty power of heaven falls upon you and wraps around you.” (Luke 24:45, 49 TPT) Sermon Description - Greater things come from marrying the Word with power!  Jesus reveals the word, and through the power of the Holy Spirit we are able to live fully!  We will unapologetically pursue all that Jesus paid for.

Sermon Series Title - Greater Things Sermon Title - Shake It Off! Key Scripture Reference - So we must let go of every wound that has pierced us and the sin we so easily fall into. Then we will be able to run life’s marathon race with passion and determination, for the path has been already marked out before us. (Hebrews 12:1 TPT) Sermon Description - Jesus promised if we follow Him in faith we will do even greater things than He did because of the Holy Spirit's power within us!  But first, we must shake off anyting that hinders the Holy Spirit's operation in our lives.  Shake it off!  

Speaker's Name - Pastor Leslie Wright Sermon Title - Greater Things Key Scripture Reference - “I tell you this timeless truth: The person who follows me in faith, believing in me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with my Father!” (John 14:12 TPT) Description - Jesus said, "greater things will you do in my name." Every word Jesus spoke is something we can believe in, stand on, and have the authority as his followers to walk in! 2020 is going to be a year of miracles, signs and wonders. We will unapologetically pursue the fullness of what Jesus paid for.

Speaker's Name - Pastors Travis & Leslie Wright Sermon Series Title - An Impossible Christmas Sermon title - The Promise Fulfilled Key Scripture Reference - Since all his “children” have flesh and blood, so Jesus became human to fully identify with us. He did this, so that he could experience death and annihilate the effects of the intimidating accuser who holds against us the power of death. (Hebrews 2:14 TPT) Description - The final message in our Christmas series.  Without the resurrection of Jesus the Christmas story holds no value.  Jesus defeated death and Hell, and becasue of his resurrection we have access to that same power!

Sermon Series Title - An Impossible Christmas Sermon Title - The Journey Key Scripture Reference -  Look, here comes your God! He is breaking through to give you victory! Then blind eyes will open and deaf ears will hear. Then the lame will leap like playful deer and the tongue-tied will sing songs of triumph. (Isaiah 35:4-6 TPT) Sermon Description - Jesus lived his life on mission, and was constantly inviting others to join Him in that mission.  His story became their story, their inheritance, their salvation!  Will you partner with Jesus in the impossible, as He invites you to be a part of fulfilling the greatest story ever told?

Sermon Series Title - An Impossible Christmas Sermon Title - The Choice Key Scripture Reference - Then Mary responded, saying, “This is amazing! I will be a mother for the Lord! As his servant, I accept whatever he has for me. May everything you have told me come to pass.” And the angel left her. (Luke 1:38 TPT) Sermon Description - We have the opportunity to partner with the impossible and choose to take God at His word, just as Mary, Joseph, and the wise men all had the choice to believe and obey!

Sermon Series Title - An Impossible Christmas Sermon Title - The Promise Key Scripture Reference - "Not one promise from God is empty of power, for nothing is impossible with God!" (Luke 1:37 TPT) Sermon Description -  God is all about making what seems impossible become possible!  When He gives a promise, no matter how unrealistic it seems, He will fulfill it!  Because of His mighty power in us He promises to "achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination!" (Eph. 3:20 TPT).

Sermon Title - Kingdom Community Key Scripture Reference - Daily they met together in the temple courts and in one another’s homes to celebrate communion. They shared meals together with joyful hearts and tender humility. 47 They were continually filled with praises to God, enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord kept adding to their number daily those who were coming to life. (Acts 2:46-47 TPT) Sermon Description - You are the Church!  In Acts 2 we see the formation of the Church through the power of the Holy Spirit!  Through one encounter with the Holy Spirit the Gospel exploded in the hearts of thoundands, building a community.  Communing in unity!

Sermon title - Stand Sunday Key Scripture reference - Learn what it means to do what is good by seeking righteousness and justice!  Rescue the oppressed. Uphold the rights of the fatherless and defend the widow’s cause. (Isaiah 1:17 TPT) Sermon description - Pastor Leslie and others speak to the importance of standing to pray, care, and give for the orphaned and vulnerable children and their families in our communities.

Sermon title - Who the Blind Man Saw Key Scripture reference - When he heard that Jesus from Nazareth was passing by, he began to shout “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me now in my affliction. Heal me!” (Mark 10:47 TPT) Sermon description - A blind beggar recognized Jesus as the Messiah, and experienced complete healing because of his faith in Jesus as the Healer.  Do we see Jesus as a blind beggar saw Him?  Will we throw off our beggar's cloak and run to Him?

Sermon title - Walk Down the Stairs Key Scripture reference - “Simon, three men are looking for you. So get up and go downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for I have sent them.” (Acts 10:19-20) Description - Faith is belief followed by an action!  Guest missionary Bob Stetz speaks to the importance of listening for the Holy Spirit's voice, and obedience to His leading.

Sermon title - Bring It Home Key Scripture reference - He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’ (John 7:38) Sermon description - "...to saturate the land with the works of Jesus." This is our mission as the body of Christ in the Tuscarawas Valley! John 7:37-39 Jesus passionately speaks of our encounter with Him. Rivers of living water flowing from believers changes the landscape.

Sermon title - Of First Importance Key Scripture reference - For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) Description - Special guest Jonathan Robinson speaks to the importance of living out and proclaiming the Gospel message, and also shares the heart of Stand For Truth Outreach - a ministry geared towards reaching unchurched students in local schools with the Gospel.

Sermon series title - Kingdom Faith Sermon title - Testing Key Scripture reference - For you know that when your faith is tested it stirs up power within you to endure all things. And then as your endurance grows even stronger it will release perfection into every part of your being until there is nothing missing and nothing lacking. (James 1:3-4 TPT) Description - Our faith grows exponentially in times of testing.  Truly understanding God's nature and love allows us to see the value of testing in our lives, which ultimately "stirs up power within us to endure all things" (James 1:3).