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Unfortunately we all have a body image problem. Like the church in Corinth we tend to view our Church and Physical bodies incorrectly. Pastor David preaches through 1 Corinthians 6:1-20 to reveal the right way to view the Church body. He also helps us see two wrong ways that we view our bodies as gods, or the enemy. Our Church body exists as an example. Our physical bodies exist to glorify Jesus. Our Bodies have been washed, sanctified, and justified […]

Church Discipline has gone the way of the dodo bird. No one seems to practice it anymore let alone know what it the world it is. Pastor David shows us the basics of church discipline that Paul lays out in 1 Corinthians 5. [Definition] Church discipline is the process of correcting sin in the life of the church and its members. [Why?] We practice church discipline under the authority of Jesus to protect the church (5:3-4, 6-8). [How?] We should […]

Leadership development is a $366 billion dollar industry. Thousands of leadership books are published every year. Clearly the world has a lot to say about true leadership, but what does the Bible say? The Apostle Paul explains his view of Christ-Centered leadership in 1 Corinthians 4. The Christ-Centered leader doesn’t need earthly glory (4:6-13). The Christ-Centered leader is a spiritual parent (4:14-21). The Christ-Centered leader must be faithful to the end (4:1-5).

The problem with the church in Corinth is that they will not grow up. They should have become spiritually mature, but they are acting like spiritual babies. Pastor David helps unpack exactly what spiritual maturity looks like. The spiritually mature person continues to grow in Christ’s likeness (1 Corinthians 3:1-4). The spiritually mature person humbly accepts their role (1 Cor 3:5-9; 18-23). The spiritually mature person does work that lasts (1 Cor 3:10-17). Application: Pursue spiritual maturity by pursuing Jesus.

The Corinthians have begun to trust more in the wisdom of man than God. Pastor David illustrates the difference between man’s wisdom and God’s. Man’s wisdom is limited by human ability (1 Cor 2:6-11). God’s wisdom is a gift gained by grace (1 Cor 2:12-16). Rely on God’s wisdom and the gospel (1 Corinthians 2:1-5).

The church in Corinth finds themselves in the midst of a crisis. Paul begins his letter to this church with good news, bad news, and the ugly gospel. Pastor David shows us what the American church can learn from this letter in 1 Corinthians. The worst church is still Christ’s bride (1 Cor 1:1-9). We are tempted to follow men instead of Jesus (1 Cor 1:10-17). The gospel is for fools (1 Cor 1:18-31).

The Church is many things, but ultimately it has a mission to make disciples. Pastor David walks through what the mission of the church is and how we can be pulled off mission.

The story of David and Bathsheba is a well known story, but it is not always a well understood story. Bathsheba is often portrayed as a seductress, but does the text treat her this way? Take a look at what this dark story has to teach us about the brightness of the gospel.

The story of Ruth is not primarily a love story, but actually a story about loyalty. Pastor David shows us what the story of Ruth teaches us about Jesus.

Here is the first sermon in our Advent series looking at the life of Tamar in Genesis 38. This is a passage that most people tend to skip over because of how uncomfortable it can make us. Pastor David unpacks it to show us what this weird story tells us about Jesus.

Joshua has reached the end of his ministry and gives one last message to the people of Israel. He wants them to choose what god they will serve.

How are believers supposed to act when we hear about other believers sin? What should a confrontation look like? What about when someone confronts us about our own sin? These are some the questions that Pastor David answers in Joshua 22.

It can be often hard to know who to trust. Politicians and people break their promises all the time. But Pastor David shows how Joshua chapters 10-21 reveal a God who always keeps His promises. Every single promise that He made to Abraham and Joshua has finally come true.

Pastor David unpacks a tricky passage about a tricky group of people called the Gibeonites. He shows us how God is so merciful to the Gibeonites and us.

Pastor David shows us in the story of Achan how there is no place that our sin can hide.

Have you ever felt like you were just going around in circles and not getting anywhere? Maybe even your obedience to God has felt like a waste of time. Pastor David unpacks Joshua 6 and the story of Jericho to show what we can learn from the Israelites going around in circles.

The people of Israel find themselves on the right side of the river and ready to conquer the land. But God’s plan to prepare them for battle is not what we would except. Pastor David unpacks the text to reveal how we can prepare for the battles in our own lives.