Southwood Presbyterian Church

Romans 8:31-39 “Loved in Christ”Series: Inseparable Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 22nd June 2025Passage: Romans 8:31-39

Ephesians 1:3-14 “Blessed in Christ”Series: Inseparable Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 15th June 2025Passage: Ephesians 1:3-14

Galatians 2:20, Colossians 3:3-4 “Defined in Christ”Series: Inseparable Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 8th June 2025Passages: Galatians 2:20Colossians 3:3-4

Ephesians 2 “Located in Christ”Series: Inseparable Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 1st June 2025Passage: Ephesians 2:1-22

John 21:20-25 "Focus, Focus, Focus"Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 25th May 2025Passage: John 21:20-25

John 21:15-19 “A Savior for Failures”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 18th May 2025Passage: John 21:15-19

John 21:1-14 “The Savior You Can Count On”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 11th May 2025Passage: John 21:1-14

John 20:30-31 "That You May Believe"Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 4th May 2025Passage: John 20:30-31

John 20:19-29 “While You Were Out”Series: John Preacher: Derrick HarrisSunday MorningDate: 27th April 2025Passage: John 20:19-29

Easter Sunday - John 20:1-18 “Resurrection Ramifications”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 20th April 2025Passage: John 20:1-18

John 19:31-42 "Crucified, Dead, and Buried"Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 13th April 2025Passage: John 19:31-42

John 19:30 “It Is Finished”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 6th April 2025Passage: John 19:30

John 19:28-29 "The Thirsty Savior"Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 30th March 2025Passage: John 19:28-29

John 19:17-27 “The Surprising Cross”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 23rd March 2025Passage: John 19:17-27-------------------Introduction: The Centrality of the Cross Could someone so powerless be launching a kingdom? (19:17-22)Could someone so shameful be removing my shame? (19:23-24)Could someone so alone be bringing me into community? (19:25-27)Conclusion: The impact of the Centrality of the Cross

John 19:12-16 “Behold Your King!”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 16th March 2025Passage: John 19:12-16

John 19:1-11Series: John Preacher: Bill NashSunday MorningDate: 9th March 2025Passage: John 19:1-11

Proverbs 11:30 “Remember Who You Are”Preacher: Guest: Joe NovensonSunday MorningDate: 2nd March 2025Passage: Proverbs 11:30-------------------Christian ... You have a stunning identity!Your identity has a stunning cause!Your identity moves you to stunning behaviors!

John 18:28-40 “Is He King?”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 23rd February 2025Passage: John 18:28-40

John 18:12-27 “Denial Ain't Just a River”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 16th February 2025Passage: John 18:12-27

John 18:1-11 “The Last Man Standing”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 9th February 2025Passage: John 18:1-11-------------------“Who You Got?” In the face of overwhelming opposition, Jesus stands out and shines bright. Jesus' Sovereign ControlThe Power of his PersonThe Power of his NameThe Power of his WordJesus' Shepherding ProtectionJesus' Suffering Substitution

Matthew 6:19-24 “The Truth About Stuff”Preacher: Derrick HarrisSunday MorningDate: 2nd February 2025Passage: Matthew 6:19-24

Luke 7:36-50 “Mission Motives: They Who Have Been Loved Much”Preacher: Guest: Ben PorterSunday MorningDate: 26th January 2025Passage: Luke 7:36-50

I Peter 1:13-16 “Becoming Holy”Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 19th January 2025Passage: 1 Peter 1:13-16-------------------Being holy means being God's. ...Becoming holy means becoming who you were born to be. A life shaped _ by __ priorities without _RepentanceMortificationThe Desire Beneath the SinA life shaped _ by _ priorities with __RepentanceVivificationThe Total Transformation Inside-OutThe God who makes us to be holy also makes us to become holy.

Selected Passages "Being Holy"Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 12th January 2025-------------------Introduction: Our “Why”Being holy means being God's.Made for God (Psalm 100:3, John 17:3, Isaiah 43:7) "You have made us for Yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless till they find their rest in Thee." - Augustine of Hippo Redeemed for God (Ephesians 1:4, Colossians 1:22, I Peter 2:9-10) “What is the fundamental nature of the Church? To belong to God. … Those who are the God-possessed by virtue of their new life and relationship to God are also holy. If we belong to a holy God, we are inherently involved in His holiness by virtue of that relationship.” – Jack Miller Application: The Challenge of our “Why” in 2025Conclusion: Holy People at the Holy Table with the Holy God

“Known and Loved to Know and Love”Preacher: Bill HarritSunday MorningDate: 5th January 2025-------------------We are known and loved by God in Christ... The Struggle (Romans 3:23)We are known by God (Psalm 139, John 4, Luke 5:27-32)We are loved by God (Romans 5:6-8, Ephesians 3:17-19, 1 John 3:1-2)...We are moved to know and love God

Luke 2:16 “A God for the Everyday”Series: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 29th December 2024Passage: Luke 2:16-------------------“Those who believe in God can never in a way be sure of him again. Once they have seen him in a stable, they can never be sure where he will appear or to what lengths he will go or to what ludicrous depths of self-humiliation he will descend in his wild pursuit of man. If holiness and the awful power and majesty of God were present in this least auspicious of all events, this birth of a peasant's child, then there is no place where we can hide from God, no place where we are safe from his power to break in two and recreate the human heart because it is just where he seems most helpless that he is most strong, and just where we least expect him that he comes most fully.” Frederick Buechner, The Hungering DarkIntroduction: A Baby in a Manger?Three Meditations Messiah in a Manger (Luke 2:16) Word takes on Flesh (John 1:14)King becomes Servant (Philippians 2:7)One Application Where will God show up in and through your everyday life?

Matthew 2:11 “The Perfect Gift”Series: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child Preacher: Will SpinkChristmas EveDate: 24th December 2024Passage: Matthew 2:11

Galatians 4:4-7 “A Perfectly Messy Family Christmas”Series: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 22nd December 2024Passage: Galatians 4:4-7-------------------Introduction: Family Christmas Bottom Line: Christmas is not about your messy family being perfect but about you and your messy family being included in God's perfectly messy family. Permanent Seat at the Table (4:4-5)Fall-Out-of-Bed Access to the Father (4:6)“I Don't Need Anything But You” Inheritance (4:7)Conclusion: Christmas with God's Perfectly Messy Family

Luke 2:13-14 "Someone to Sing About"Series: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 15th December 2024Passage: Luke 2:13-14

Isaiah 55:1-3 “The Free, Filling Feast”Series: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 8th December 2024Passage: Isaiah 55:1-3

Isaiah 9:1-7 “Light in the Darkness”Series: Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 1st December 2024Passage: Isaiah 9:1-7-------------------Introduction: Christmas Lights and the Light of the World The Darkness of the World The Story of Darkness and Light The Light of the WorldConclusion: The Light Will Shine Again!

I Chronicles 16:4-7 “Why Thanksgiving?”Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 24th November 2024Passage: 1 Chronicles 16:4-7

Selected Verses from John 1-17 “Previously...in the book of John”Series: John Preacher: Derrick HarrisSunday MorningDate: 17th November 2024Passage: John 1:1-17:26

John 17:24-26 “The Glory of Love”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 10th November 2024Passage: John 17:24-26-------------------Introduction: How does God feel about you? The Son's LoveThe Father's LoveOur LoveConclusion: The Glory of God's Eternal Love

John 17:20-23 “Unity”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 3rd November 2024Passage: John 17:20-23-------------------Introduction: Jesus still prays for us! The Source of Christian UnityOne Timely Application: Unity on TuesdayThe Result of Christian UnityConclusion: Jesus still unifies us!

John 17:6-19 “In the World But Not Of the World”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 27th October 2024Passage: John 17:6-19-------------------Introduction: The people Jesus prays for (17:6-10)Bottom Line: Jesus prays for us because it's hard to be in the world and not of the world. He prays for us to be Protected (17:11-15).For the FatherFrom the DevilHe prays for us to be Projected (17:16-18).Set apart from the worldSent into the world

John 17:3 "Eternal Life"Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 20th October 2024Passage: John 17:3-------------------Introduction: Missing out on the Life we were made for? The Surprising Nature of Eternal LifeSurprise: We don't naturally have it.Surprise: Eternity starts Today.Surprise: It's about Quality more than Quantity.“And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christwhom you have sent.” – John 17:3 The Supreme Priority of Knowing GodKnowing God in the Biblical StoryKnowing God more than knowing About GodKnowing God in Jesus ChristConclusion: Experiencing Life the way we were made to

John 17:1-5 “Glimpses of Glory”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 13th October 2024Passage: John 17:1-5-------------------Introduction: Listening in on JesusThe One to whom Jesus prays: FatherThe thing for which Jesus prays: Shared Glory Glory of the Cross (17:1-2)Glory of the Crown (17:4-5)Conclusion: More Glory Sharing

John 16:16-33 “Cheer Up”Series: John Preacher: Bill NashSunday MorningDate: 6th October 2024Passage: John 16:16-33

John 16:4-15 “Personal Power”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 29th September 2024Passage: John 16:4-15-------------------Introduction: The Power of a Personal Presence What is this incredible power?A. UniversalB. InternalC. Christ-centered Why do we need this incredible power?How do we get this incredible power?Conclusion: Pleading for Power

John 15:18-16:4 “Be Prepared”Series: John Preacher: Bill HarritSunday MorningDate: 22nd September 2024Passage: John 15:18-16:4

John 15:9-17 “How Do I Abide?”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 15th September 2024Passage: John 15:9-17-------------------Introduction: Is abiding ALL I do ALL the time?Bottom Line: Abiding in Christ changes you from the inside out. Abiding in Christ's love produces sacrificial love. Abiding in Christ's Word produces beautiful obedience. Abiding in Christ's joy produces full joy.Conclusion: What do I do if I'm not as joyful about abiding as I should be?

John 15:1-8 "At Home with Jesus"Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 8th September 2024Passage: John 15:1-8-------------------Introduction: “I AM the true vine.” The Promise: Fruitfulness and LifeThe Warning: Unfruitfulness and DeathOur Prime Directive: Abide, Remain, Come and Stay, Be at Home … in Christ.Conclusion: Nothing helps weak branches abide like delighting in the glorious strength of the Vine.

John 14:15-31 “Never Alone: The Promise of God's Presence”Series: John Preacher: Derrick HarrisSunday MorningDate: 1st September 2024Passage: John 14:15-31------------------- We all experience loneliness. (John 14:15-21) If we could do it on our own, then we wouldn't need a Helper.The Holy Spirit gives us guidance in our loneliness. (John 14:22-26) If we could do it on our own, then we wouldn't need a Teacher.The Holy Spirit gives us transcendental peace in our loneliness. (John 14:27-31) If we could do it on our own, then we wouldn't need a Savior.Why it matters: We can't do it on our own. Jesus endured the loneliness of the cross to end loneliness forever; His presence is the answer to our deepest fears.

John 14:1-14 "Heavenly Comfort for Troubled Disciples"Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 25th August 2024Passage: John 14:1-14-------------------Comfort for Troubled Hearts: Jesus offers Himself as our hope. Let not your heart be troubled: Jesus is preparing a home for you (14:2).Let not your heart be troubled: Your true home is with Jesus (14:3).Let not your heart be troubled: Jesus is all you need to get home (14:4-6).Let not your heart be troubled: God really is like what you've seen in Jesus (14:7-11).Let not your heart be troubled: Your best days with Jesus are still ahead (14:12-14).Conclusion: Jesus troubles Himself for our comfort.

John 13:31-38 “A Life of Love”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 18th August 2024Passage: John 13:31-38-------------------Introduction: Whose Disciple Are You?Expected Thought: Jesus calls us to live a life of Love. The Root of a Life of LoveThe Heart of a Life of LoveThe Fruit of a Life of LoveUnexpected Thought: A life of love will take you lower than you ever imagined and higher than you ever dreamed.

John 13:1-30 “Leading Low”Series: John Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 11th August 2024Passage: John 13:1-30-------------------Introduction: Jesus' Leading, Loving, and LoweringThe Downward Path The humble leading/loving of the Master (13:1-5)The humble leading/loving of the Master's Servants (13:12-17)*** To lead others, you have to lower yourself.Two Important Interactions Jesus and Judas (13:18-30)Jesus and Peter (13:6-11)Conclusion: Jesus' Ongoing Leading, Loving, and Lowering

Colossians 1:15-20 “First-Place Jesus”Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 4th August 2024Passage: Colossians 1:15-20------------------- Jesus is first in Creation (1:15-17)Jesus is first in new Creation (1:18-20)APPLICATION: Jesus first in Everything (1:18)

Matthew 22:37-40 "Creating and Holding Space: Embracing God's Love and Purpose"Series: Walking With Jesus in the Pathways of Grace Preacher: Derrick HarrisSunday MorningDate: 21st July 2024Passage: Matthew 22:37-40-------------------1.) God made space 2.) God holds space for us 3.) God wants us to hold space for each other Why it matters: The greatest commandment reveals the source of our ultimate purpose: holding space for God's love and holding space for each other.

Selected Verses “Meeting Jesus in the Lord's Supper”Series: Walking With Jesus in the Pathways of Grace Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 14th July 2024-------------------Introduction: The Power of Sharing a MealThree Key Aspects of the Lord's Supper to Consider as We Celebrate: The HostThe GuestsThe FoodConclusion: What's Required to Eat Always at the King's Table?

Selected Verses “Meeting Jesus in Baptism”Series: Walking With Jesus in the Pathways of Grace Preacher: Will SpinkSunday MorningDate: 7th July 2024-------------------Introduction: Walking with Jesus TogetherWhat Baptism Means God promises to forgive our sins (Acts 2:38, Acts 22:16).God promises to unite us to Jesus (Romans 6:3-11, Galatians 3:27).God promises to raise us to new life (Colossians 2:11-15, Romans 6:3-11).How Baptism is a Means of Grace How do I meet Jesus in baptism (especially someone else's!)?Conclusion: The Baptisms of Jesus