Story Church Mayfield Heights

In this sermon from 1 Timothy 1:6–11, Pastor Jeremy explores how the law, when misused, can lead to confusion, pride, and harm—but when rightly used, it leads to Christ. Paul calls the church to hold fast to sound doctrine, not as an end in itself, but as a means of guarding the gospel and pointing sinners to grace.1 Timothy 1:6-11

The Apostle Paul opens this letter to Timothy, reminding him of the urgency to maintain gospel purity in the church. This was a personal concern for Paul whose whole life had been radically changed by the gospel. Therefore, Timothy is being instructed to remain in Ephesus, to defend the truth of the gospel, and to cultivate the fruit of love which flows from the gospel. 1 Timothy 1:1-5

Jesus alone is worthy of our worship—and He sends us out with His presence. This sermon reflects on the Great Commission, showing how disciples are formed not just through teaching but through worship and surrender. Come be reminded that Christ is with you always—and He calls you to follow, grow, and go. Matthew 28:16-20

The resurrection of Jesus is not just the end of the story—it's the breaking open of heaven's power, hope, and grace. In this Easter sermon from Matthew 28, we see how Christ's victory over the grave brings restoration to the broken, joy to the grieving, and welcome to the undeserving. The tomb is empty, and Jesus is calling us home. Matthew 28:1-10

On trial before human judges, Jesus reveals Himself as the true Judge, the divine King, and the servant Savior. This sermon explores how Christ's authority, love, and sacrifice turn the world's values upside down—and offer us freedom, not condemnation. The Judge took our place so we could be set free. Matthew 26:57-68, 27:1-2

In the Garden of Gethsemane, we see both the depth of our weakness and the strength of Christ's love. This sermon explores how Jesus doesn't flinch at our failures but instead drinks the cup of wrath, stands in our place, and walks with us through our darkest moments. No matter how far we've fallen, Gethsemane assures us: His love goes farther. Matthew 26:30-46

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me.” This sermon invites us to consider how children are not just the future of the church but a vital part of it today. Whether you're a parent or a fellow disciple, discover how we're all called to bring children to Jesus and worship alongside them. Matthew 19:13-15

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The Good News of Jesus - The Gospel According to Matthew. February 2nd, 2025. Jesus Teaches in Jerusalem: Authority.

The Good News of Jesus - The Gospel According to Matthew. January 26th, 2025. Jesus & Power.

This week we continue our sermon series in Matthew and discuss the high view of marriage in Christ's kingdom and how it reflects the hope and transformation of the gospel in our own lives.

This week in our series we look at Luke 2 and Psalm 98 as they help us understand the meaning of the song "Joy to the World", As we seek to answer the question "what brings us joy?" we see that Christ's birth is cause for all of us to celebrate with joy.

In the first week of our new series, "Songs of the Season", we reflect on the message that the angel of the Lord brings to Joseph, proclaiming, "Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel."

This week we wrap up our sermon series in Esther and reflect on over-arching themes from the book, including God's omnipresence even when He isn't seen or speaking directly to us, God's faithfulness to keep His promises to His people, and that even when the world feels chaotic, we can rest assured that the King and His bride will reign.

This week in Esther we study why pride is such a common and destructive sin in our hearts, and we see that too often we seek praise for ourselves instead of giving the praise to God.

This week we study the wisdom Queen Esther displays as she seeks to persuade the king to spare her people.

This week we continue in Esther and see God's providence as Esther realizes she has been put in a unique position to save her people. We see also that we are called to stand up for others with the confidence that God has put us where we are for a specific reason.

At the conclusion of Paul's Letter to the Romans, he encourages the church to let the Gospel direct their hospitality toward one another, saying that we are to welcome one another, just as Christ has welcomed us, and do all of this to the glory of God. What does that mean for how we open up our lives to one another at Story Church? Take a listen and find out...

The story of Esther reveals with vivid detail the reality that we live in a fallen world. How should God's people respond when faced with such brokenness, sin, and destruction? In Esther chapter 4, Mordecai responds to the declaration that Hamen will destroy all the Jewish people by tearing his clothes, putting on sackcloth and ashes, and crying out with a loud and bitter cry. This is the art of Lament.

In this section the main antagonist of the story of Esther appears, Hamen, who is identified as the enemy of the Jews and wants to destroy God's people. What does it mean to be faithful in a world that hates God's people? In this sermon we'll consider the actions of Mordecai as examples of being faithful. That looks like sometimes pursing the good of the city around you, and other times looks like resisting the evil of the world. Always, though, we are to stand firm in the truth of the Gospel.

This week in Esther, we are introduced to one of key themes of the story - that even when it seems that God is absent in our lives, He is at work using His people, often in mysterious ways, to accomplish His will.

We continue this week in our study of Esther as we see the stark contrast between the world's corruption of sex and marriage vs. God's design which leads to an abundant and fulfilling life.

This week we continue our series in Esther. While the passage highlights the failures of Xerxes, we learn how the gospel gives us strength to deal with our failures, gives us an alternative narrative, and gives us a community of grace.

As we begin our series in Esther, we are introduced to King Ahasuerus (or Xerxes) who will drive the narrative and also stand as a contrast to the LORD God.

This week is Mission's Sunday at Story Church, and we look to Psalm 67 to see that it is God's saving power that brings blessing and joy to all the nations.

This week we celebrate Easter by looking at Paul's encouragement to the church of Thessalonians as we see how the resurrection of Jesus Christ gives us hope for life after death.

Jesus teaches us to expect opposition when we follow Him. This week we look at the instructions Christ gives us in how we ought to encounter gospel opposition from others and what that means practically for us today.

This week we continue in the gospel of Matthew with Jesus's command to his disciples to proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is at hand. We look at what the message is that we are to proclaim, how Jesus demonstrated God's kingdom through His ministry, and how we can share the good news with the world.

This week we look Jesus's command to his disciples to "pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest." We see that the harvest is still plentiful - that there are many people who have yet to receive the good news; we see that the first step for us to take is to pray for more laborers for the harvest - that the burden is not all on us; and we see the compassion of our Lord Jesus who longs for us to be united with Him.

This week we focus on Jesus's desire and power to forgive our sins. By first forgiving the sins of the man who was paralyzed, Jesus teaches us that the most fundamental problem that we have is that we've sinned against God, and our most essential need is for God to forgive us of our sins. Praise be to God that He has forgiven us through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross!

This week we return to the gospel of Matthew and look at three separate accounts of Jesus healing others. We see that not only is Jesus able to heal us of our physical and spiritual illness, but He also desires to heal us, and He has the power to heal us completely.

Wrapping up this advent season, we look at how Jesus was born the true King over all of mankind. We see this week that Jesus is the king over our lives, over our hearts, and over the nations.

Continuing in our series, we look this week at Zechariah's song of response when his son (John the Baptist) is born. We see in his prophetic message that God visits us with mercy, to fulfill His promise, and to bring His salvation.

This week we look at Simeon's song in response to meeting the infant Christ. We see that for those who long to see Jesus, He can be found by those who are led by the Holy Spirit, those who long for comfort, and those who are looking for salvation.

This Advent Season, we are looking at the songs of joy found in Luke, and we begin this week with Mary's song (The Magnificat). We see in Mary's song that we need to rest in God's promises, reflect on His grace in our lives, and be amazed at His power.

This week we focus on Colossians 3:16 and Paul's instructions to "sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs with thankfulness in our hearts to God." We see the benefits of doing so - it fills our hearts with the Word of Christ, it is useful in encouraging one another in our faith, and it allows us to express our thankfulness for the work that God has done through Christ.

This week we study Isaiah's encounter with the Lord and see that when we come and worship God with reverent praise, with honest confession, and with joyful celebration, we will be transformed by God.

This week we look at the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well of Jacob to see what Christ Centered Worship looks like. We are reminded that we worship God because He saved us through Christ, that we need to worship with a sense of expectation, and that worship is an opportunity to grow in relationship with God.

This week we look at the role that prayer has in the church and see how central it is to our faith. We learn from the early church who prayed together so that they could learn from and encourage one another, who prayed with scripture as their guide, and who prayed for God's Spirit to do the work of His kingdom through them.

This week we look at what it means to be a people holy to the LORD - to be set apart yet in the midst of everyone else. Yet while we are distinct from the world, we are also called to engage with the world to seek out the lost.

This week we learn from the early Christians that fellowship is more than having a bunch of relational programs with other people - it requires us to be aware of other people's needs and to offer ourselves up in order to meet those needs. The depth of our relationships with other people comes from making sacrifices for them, as was modeled to us by Christ when He gave Himself up for the church.

In this passage, Paul assures us that we are secure in God's love and that nothing can separate us from Him. We know we are secure in God because He is sovereign over everything, and we can be confident in what He has promised to us. We know we are secure in God because He is just, and He has looked upon Christ in our place. We know we are secure in God because He is powerful, and He is able to use our painful circumstances to strengthen our faith.

In Week 2 of this series, we look at Isaiah 53 and see that we are like sheep who have turned away from God. We are all guilty of transgression and are broken in a way that cannot be fixed. This is why we need Jesus - He was pierced for our transgressions and by His wounds we are healed. Only once we realize how truly broken we are can we accept that we need God to save us from our sin.

This week we look at this foundational truth of the Bible: that God loves us because of who God is and not because of who we are or anything we have done. There is nothing that we can do to earn or lose God's love. Because God is rich in mercy and because of His great love - He has made all of us who were once dead in our trespasses alive together with Christ.

This week we look at the first appointment of Deacons in the church. We see that Deacons serve the church by meeting the physical needs of the church, supporting the ministry of the Elders, promoting the love and unity of the church, and showing us the heart of Christ.

This week we look at Paul's instruction to Titus concerning church leaders. We learn that healthy leaders are essential to the growth of the church. They remind us of the hope of the gospel through their service and their teaching, they bear the burden of ministry together, and they model for the church what it means to imitate and follow Jesus.

This week we see how Jesus runs the Church through us - He has given us gifts of grace through the Spirit so that the church can be built up and grow, He has given us each other to equip one another for the work of ministry, and He has given Himself as our example to follow.

This week, we look at what Jesus means when He offers us life, why so many people choose destruction instead, and how we can enter through the narrow gate the leads to an abundant life in Christ.