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To live as God’s Holy people, we must allow The Bible to be our authority and adjust ourselves to its teachings, then we can begin to see the kingdom of God start to take shape around us because we now know what we are looking for.

Zach Justice


    • Apr 28, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Running in the Right Direction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 33:32


    What does agony, Olympic (or in this case, Isthmian) glory and playing by the rules have in common? Join us as we go back to the 3rd sermon I ever preached and look at Paul's encouragment and warning to the Corinthian church.

    The Pain of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 50:41


    As we look at the Christian virtue of faith, it is all too easy to have an idealistic view of what that means. However, to live in complete trust of what Jesus says is to invite a level of difficulty and suffering into our lives. Let's jump into Mark 9 and look at different types of faith weaken and grow strong as each heart interacts with the Author of faith.

    When Worship Offends People

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 46:21


    A worship service turned funeral. Joy turned to sorrow. Praise songs turned to dirges. This was the day David tried to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem and was met with tragic results. Worship can often seem spontaneous and without rules, but God's holiness demands we come into His presence His way and not our way. Join us as we look into 2 Samuel 6 to work through the times when worship offends us.

    When Worship Offends God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 42:53


    Everyone worships, but not everyone worships the One who is most worthy. It's easy to think of idolatry and false worship as something done by pagans outside of the church but Jesus has His most staunch warnings against idolatry that can happen inside religious communities. Join us today as we explore Romans 1 and Matthew 15 with some help from David Powlison.

    How to Worry With All Your Might

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024 46:15


    In this episode, we will look at how to worry ourselves into an early grave! Join us today as Zach tries to provide ironic counter points to the very strong arguments Jesus uses to encourage the believer not to worry in Matthew 6.

    Security, Significance and Weakness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 37:51


    Where does our identity and security come from? In the world we live in we are told that identity is personal while security is often seen as coming from the external. Join us today as we look at Paul's instruction to us in 1 Corinthians 1.

    Abraham: Life Between the Loss and the Restoration

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 44:52


    Abraham waited decades for the promised Isaac to be given and received the promise with great joy. But one horrifying day, he received a command to sacrifice the son of promise to the very God who gave him in the first place. Join us today as we unpack one of the key moments in the Abraham's life that foreshadows the most important moment in history.

    Abraham: Life Between the Promise and the Fulfillment

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 45:51


    So much of life is spent waiting. We wait in traffic, we wait for the weekend, we wait on hold, we wait to be seen and we wait to be seated. Much of life is spent waiting. Yet in the waiting, God is building our character and teaching us faith. Join in today, as we wait along with Abraham wondering, "Is God really going to keep His promise?"

    The Paradox of Life Through Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 45:37


    I love paradoxes because they invite you to think a little bit deeper about an assumed reality. Jesus engaged many a mind by stating an apparent contradiction, that with further thought, revealed a deeper truth. Join us today as we look at Jesus' paradoxical invitation to find life through embracing death.

    Backpacks and Crushing Load: Galatians 6:1-5

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 50:21


    Life is filled with carrying loads of all different types. But sometimes events happen, tragedy strikes, or we fall into sin and suddenly, life moves from heavy but manageable to crushing and insurmountable. Join us today as we look at the question, "How do we ask for and offer help in times of difficulty?"

    The King of the Exiles: Daniel 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 48:10


    Cultural shifts are always happening, but one of the most sudden and extreme was the exiling of Judah to Babylon. While most of the exiled faded into history, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were able to excel in a cultural environment radically different than their own. Join us today, as we see how Jesus walked with them through their trials and how can walk with confidence through our own firewalking seasons.

    The king of the Transients: Exodus 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 41:19


    In Isaiah 43, God promises to walk with us through water and fire. In today's episode we will join Israel as we see firsthand, the power of God to not only go with Israel, but to guide them through difficulties into the Promised Land.

    The King Who Accompanies, Isaiah 43

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 44:14


    At the top of season 2, we will begin with a three-part series looking at the teaching of Isaiah 43. Fire and water have always intrigued and terrified humanity. These raw elements are the very picture of judgment and chaos, and yet even in these places, our God has been with His people and promises to be with us. Welcome to season 2 and let's dive in!

    The Tale of Two Cursed Trees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 51:53


    Christmas trees look beautiful and alive...but in reality, they are dead with just the illusion of life. In like manner, hypocrites look alive but, to use Jesus' words, "are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean." Join us today as we study one of Jesus' last public sermons dealing with the all-too-common issue of hypocrisy.

    Emotions: The good, the abused and the transformed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 48:31


    Emotions are often vilified or exalted as the greatest good. As gifts from God, emotions serve many purposes and are often early warning signs to what's going on behind the scenes. Join us in this episode as we look at how the Bible brings balance to this often-unwieldy part of life.

    Christ as the Compass

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 31:07


    A compass is an amazing tool that continually works using invisible forces to lead us in our journeys to our desired destinations. In a similar way, we are to trust Christ with not just our eternal souls but with our money, our relationships and our tomorrows. Join us today as we look at what it means to trust Christ as our compass as He leads us through many "dangers, toils and snares."

    Loving God with all our minds

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 44:00


    We are all familiar with the command to love God with all our hearts, soul and strength. Paul, immersed in Greek culture, expands on this teaching by calling us to love the church and the culture around us with our minds. Join us as we look at what it means to make Christ our foundation for our lives, souls and minds.

    A Working Slave in the Service of Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023 48:37


    Join us in another drama-based sermon told through the eyes of a 1st century slave. In America, working is a mixed bag of necessary evil and core identity. What does the Bible say? Are you what you do? Is menial work valuable? Let's jump in and look Colossians 3.

    He is Christ the Lord

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 41:39


    At Christmas we hear, "Christ the Lord" in songs, read it on banners and hear it in church services the world round. But what does it mean to actually live with the lordship of Jesus in our day-to-day lives? Join us as we look into the lordship of Jesus.

    Jesus and Thanksgiving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 42:25


    A lack of thankfulness for grace given just feels wrong. There is a loop that has been opened and until thanks is given, that loop is left unclosed. In today's message we will encounter 10 men who were radically helped but where only 1 returned to give thanks. - Luke 17:11-19

    Hosea: Betrayal, Heartbreak and Redemption

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 33:38


    No one gets married knowing there will betrayal. Yet almost 3,000 years ago, God called a prophet to do just that. Join a unique sermon where we hear from Hosea himself on what it means to feel as God does.

    Strength in humility, courage to stand

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2022 45:10


    Joshua is a leader of courageous proportion, but on the eve of battle he learned to walk in humility.

    A Look at Fear in a Book of Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 50:05


    In today's sermon we look at the different uses of anxiety in Paul's letter to the Philippians.

    Encouraged by the Shepherd's Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 38:00


    John Chapter 10:11-16

    God's Will for Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 38:52


    Zach explores the struggle of knowing God's will for our live's. Many ask “What is God's will for me?” Or “How do I know I'm in the right place?” In this sermon Zach explains what the discerned will of God looks like as we answer these difficult questions in our own lives. The three verses to look up 1 Thessalonians 3:1, Philippians 2:25, Acts 15:28.

    God's Protection in a Dangerous World: Psalm 91

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 47:42


    What we set our focus on is usually what we become. This sermon challenges us that our understanding of Jesus, the devil, and ourselves could be wrong, and to know the scriptures is to know Jesus.This sermon was preached by Zach Justice at Cornerstone Bible Fellowship on March 27, 2022. Scripture: Psalm 91

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