Chestnut Mountain Church

Every home has a purpose. God has entrusted our families and households to us so that His glory might be seen and His faithfulness displayed. But just as the Philistines formed against Shammah’s bean field in 2 Samuel 23:11–12, the enemy still surrounds what God has given us, trying to trample and destroy. Shammah could have fled like the others, but instead, he stayed attentive, stood in the middle, and defended the field God had given him. In the same way, God calls us to fight for our homes and families that He has entrusted us with. We must remain on guard, stand firm in the middle of what God has given us, and fight with the only weapon the enemy cannot overcome—God’s Word. In this battle, the most powerful posture of battle is prayer. As we stay attentive, take our stand, and defend what God has given us, we must continually cover our homes, our children, and our families in prayer. Listen to this sermon about how to protect our home when the enemy attacks in the final sermon in our Within The Wall series.

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What if we lived our lives as if the faith of the next generation relied on us? Judges 2 reminds us that when God’s people stop walking in obedience, we are only one or two generations away from a people who no longer know Him. Faith has to be more than knowledge—it must affect the way we live. Deuteronomy 6 shows us three ways we can pass faith down: love God passionately, teach truth practically, and share testimony personally. We can’t force anyone to follow Jesus, but we can put kindling around their hearts and trust the Lord to ignite the fire. If we say yes to Jesus, He’ll use us to pass on faith to the next generation if we’ll let Him. Listen to this message about generational discipleship in the fourth part of our Within The Walls series.

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Every home has a purpose, but in order to live out that purpose, it must be built on the foundation of Jesus Christ. When storms come, our homes can only withstand them if they are anchored to Him. Jesus must be the foundational piece of our homes. To do this, there are four building blocks that we can use in placing in our home so that we can live out what God has for us. The four building blocks include love, serving, forgiveness, and intentionality. What building block are you struggling with the most? Ask God to help you love, serve, forgive, and be intentional with your family. Let Him be the foundation of your home. Listen to this sermon in the third part of our Within The Walls series.

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We live in a world where the internet and social media plant false expectations that rarely match reality. The same happens in our homes—expectations of perfection weigh us down and blind us to the truth: every one of us has a sin nature. We are all sinners in need of a Savior. Even after salvation, we still mess up, face temptation, and battle sins that may have controlled generations before us, including deception, selfishness, jealousy, anger, addiction, or abuse. One lie in Abraham’s life set off a chain of sin that stretched across four generations. The enemy works by normalizing sin, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Joseph chose truth and forgiveness. His choice broke the cycle. Hebrews 12:1-2 calls us to lay aside the sin that entangles and run with eyes fixed on Jesus. Make the daily choice to lay it down. Let it stop with you. God wants you to win. Listen to this sermon in the second part of our Within The Walls series.

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Every home has a purpose. Satan wants to destroy that purpose, and God wants to restore what’s already been destroyed. No matter what you’re walking through, no matter what you’re dealing with, no matter what season of life your family and your home is in right now, God sees you, God loves you, and He wants you to win. We were created in the image of God to reflect His glory and His attributes. Our homes are meant to be a reflection of who God is, so that others become curious and we can point them to Jesus. Whether you’re in a season of victory or feel like your home is falling apart, God wants to continue growing what is already going good and revive what may seem dead. Satan’s tactic is to question the truth of God and to compromise the truth of God. The enemy wants to plant seeds of doubt and drive a wedge between us and God. But God has made a career of mending broken things. He calls us to stop hiding, to take a step toward Him, and to allow Him to fix what we have wrecked. God wants to clothe you in His love through His Son, Jesus, and He wants you to trust Him with the broken pieces. Take a step towards God. Listen to this sermon in the first part of our Within The Walls series.

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It is humbling to watch what God is doing, but even more humbling to know that He invites us to be a part of it. God did not send you here to sit. He did not save you to sit. He wants to use you to build His Kingdom. In Colossians 4, we are reminded that God uses all kinds of people for His purposes. Some are steady and faithful, while others come from a painful past, some have experienced failure, and others are recognized for their prayer, generosity, or unique gifts. No matter who you are or what your story looks like, God has a plan for you. Your past does not disqualify you. It may be the very thing God wants to use for His glory. He wants to save you, redeem you, and use you. If you will make yourself available, God will open the door. There is a seat at the table, and God wants to use you to build His Kingdom. Listen to the final sermon in our In The Word series, walking through the book of Colossians.

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As adults, we continue to change—our personalities, our characteristics—but the transformation Paul talks about in Colossians 4 is something much deeper. It’s the transformation that happens when we’ve been raised with Christ. Salvation is in Christ alone, through Christ alone, and by Christ alone. Anything added to that is not the gospel at all. False teachers were trying to add to the gospel, saying you had to do more to get more of God. If you’ve been saved by grace, you already have all of Jesus. This transformation isn’t about getting more of Him; it’s about Jesus getting more of us. He must increase, but we must decrease. In Colossians 4:2–6, Paul shifts the focus to how we live out this transformation in front of a watching world. When our lives are transformed, people notice. Every day is an open door for us to reflect His image. Every day is an open door for people to see the transformation that God has done in and through us. Do people see the transformation in you? Listen to this sermon about being transformed and putting it on display in the eighth part of our In The Word series, walking through the book of Colossians.

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Christ in you is the hope of glory. Because He dwells within us, He is changing us from the inside out—and that change should be visible. We are called to shine, to radiate His glory, to be a city on a hill that cannot be hidden. Every part of our lives—our marriages, families, work, and leadership—is meant to reflect the gospel to the world. Colossians 3 shows us that God has a divine design for our relationships, and all of it falls under the authority of Jesus. The challenge isn’t just admitting He’s Lord—it’s submitting to His Lordship in every area of our lives. As we focus and dwell more on Him, we begin to reflect Him even more to the world. Listen to this sermon about reflecting God’s design in the seventh part of our In The Word series, walking through the book of Colossians. 

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Colossians 3 is a hinge chapter. After correcting theology, Paul shifts to this question: Now that you’ve been raised with Christ—what does that mean for how you live? Paul gives two clear commands: seek the things above (desire) and set your mind on things above (discipline). Seeking is about what you value. Setting is about the choices you make. This isn’t about resolutions—it’s about reordering your whole life around Jesus. 

Paul says to put to death what doesn’t reflect that—sexual sin, impurity, idolatry, anger. And then, he calls us to put on what does: compassion, kindness, humility, patience, forgiveness, and above all, love. This isn’t behavior modification; it’s about living a life that reflects your new reality. The Holy Spirit doesn’t want to visit your life; He wants to dwell in it.

What are the things that you need to put off and the things that you need to put on to represent and reflect your new hidden life in Christ? Listen to this sermon in the sixth part of our In The Word series, walking through the book of Colossians.

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Throughout Scripture, there is an invitation to walk with God. Paul echoes this in Colossians 2: “As you received Christ, walk in Him.” The invitation to walk with Him is an invitation God extends to us today. Walking with Jesus is simple but powerful; it’s how we grow, fight temptation, and become more like Him—one step at a time. It’s not perfect, but it’s the path to freedom. You can’t skip it. And you can’t stop. Paul’s letter to the Colossians reminds us that Jesus is sufficient. Legalism, mysticism, and self-denial won’t save you. Only Jesus can. The gospel is the answer to life’s biggest questions, and walking with Him transforms us. Colossians 2:6-7 states that this walk is characterized by being grounded in truth, growing in faith, and being grateful in heart. The more you know, the more you experience, the more you praise. There is power in walking with Christ. Listen to this sermon in the fifth part of our In The Word series, walking through the book of Colossians.

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