5/17/26

"Jesus on Marriage, Sexuality, and the Question Nobody Wants to Ask"

Text: Matthew 19:1-6

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am at Edinbrook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, MN

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5/10/26"Jesus and the Difficult Truth about Forgiveness"

Text: Matthew 18:21-35

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am at Edinbrook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, MN

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4/26/26

“When Church People Hurt Each Other”

Text: Matthew 18:15-20

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am at Edinbrook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, MN

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4/19/26

"What If Greatness Is the Wrong Goal?

Text: Matthew 18:1-14

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am at Edinbrook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, MN

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4/12/26

"What Love Requires"

Text: Matthew 17:22-27

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am at Edinbrook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, MN

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This message from Matthew 17:22–27 asks a deeply personal question: What is freedom actually for?In this expositional sermon, Pastor Phil walks through Jesus’ prediction of His death and resurrection, the surprising moment with the temple tax, and what it reveals about the heart of Christ. Jesus shows us that freedom in the kingdom of God is not mainly about asserting our rights or protecting our preferences. It is about love. It is about using our freedom in a way that helps people see Jesus more clearly.This sermon explores:• Matthew 17:22-27• Jesus and the temple tax• Freedom in Christ• What love requires• Christian discipleship in everyday life• How Jesus uses His freedom for others• A gospel-centered view of rights, sacrifice, and loveIf you have ever wrestled with questions like these, this message is for you:What am I allowed to do?What does spiritual maturity look like?How should followers of Jesus use their freedom?What does love require of me right now?Whether you missed Sunday at Clarity Church or want to revisit the message, this teaching will help you see how even a small passage of Scripture reveals the kind of Savior Jesus is and the kind of life He calls us to live.Subscribe for more biblical teaching, expositional preaching, and gospel-centered sermons from Clarity Church.#Matthew17 #BibleTeaching #ExpositionalPreaching #FreedomInChrist #ChristianSermon #Jesus #GospelOfMatthew #ClarityChurch #PastorPhil #WhatLoveRequires

4/5/26

2026 Easter Message "Set Free"

Text: Colossians 2:13-15

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am at Edinbrook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, MN

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On Easter Sunday, we looked at Colossians 2:13–15 and the victory of Jesus through the cross and resurrection. Jesus canceled our debt, disarmed the powers of sin and death, and made a way for us to live in the reality that Friday is not final. Because Jesus is alive, everything changes.

3/29/26

Part 3: The Verdict That Changed Everything

Text: Romans 3:20-26

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am at Edinbrook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, MN

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Why did Jesus have to die on the cross? In this message from Romans 3:20–26, Pastor Phillip Santillan unpacks the heart of the gospel and the doctrine of atonement in clear, practical language. This sermon explores one of the biggest questions in the Christian faith: How can a holy God declare guilty sinners righteous and still remain just?

If you have ever wrestled with guilt, shame, justice, grace, or what Jesus actually accomplished through his death, this message will help you understand why the cross is central to Christianity. You will hear a biblical explanation of justification by faith, the meaning of God’s righteousness, and why the verdict for those who trust in Jesus is already settled.

This episode is for anyone searching for a deeper understanding of Easter, the gospel, salvation, forgiveness, and the meaning of the cross. Whether you have followed Jesus for years or are still asking honest questions about faith, this teaching will help you see why the good news of Jesus is better than self-justification, religious performance, or trying to prove yourself.

3/22/26

Part 2: Bought Back - The Price of Your Freedom

Text: 1 Peter 1:13-21

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am at Edinbrook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, MN

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What does redemption actually mean? In this sermon from 1 Peter 1:13–21, Pastor Phillip Santillan explores the atonement of Jesus, the cost of our freedom, and how the cross rescues us from an empty way of life. If you have ever felt stuck in patterns, shame, striving, or old ways of living that seem normal but still leave you empty, this message speaks directly to that.

In Week 2 of Love Made a Way, we look at the biblical theme of redemption. Peter says we were not redeemed with silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ. That means Jesus did not just come to make bad people a little better. He came to buy us back, cancel the debt of sin, and give us a new identity. Holiness is not how we earn God’s love. It is the response of people who know they belong to Jesus now.

3/8/26

Part 1: More than Accepted - Adopted

Text: Galatians 3:23–4:7

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

What do you do when you fail? Do you move toward God or back away from him?

In this message from Galatians 3:23–4:7, Pastor Phil opens Love Made a Way — a new series on the atonement of Jesus — by looking at one of the Bible's most personal pictures of what Christ accomplished: adoption. The law could guard, expose, and restrain, but it could not make us children of God. Through Jesus, God does more than forgive sinners. He brings them into his family.

This message explores the difference between living like an heir and living like a spiritual orphan, and what it looks like to stop hiding from God when you fail and start coming to him as your Father instead.

Clarity Church gathers every Sunday at 10:00am at Edinbrook Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, MN

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3/1/26

Part 4: "Making Disciples in Real Life"

Text: 2 Timothy 2:1–2

Speaker: Phillip Santillan

Colossians 4:2-6 teaches a practical way to love your neighbor: devoted prayer, open doors for the message of Jesus, and gracious words “seasoned with salt.” In Part 3 of our Love Your Neighbor series at Clarity Church (Brooklyn Park, MN), we talk about everyday disciple-making in the normal rhythms of life.

You’ll hear why prayer is the starting point, how to avoid weaponized boldness and comfortable invisibility, and three simple practices: cultivate friendships, unearth your story, and discern next steps.

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00:00 Intro and series setup (approx.)
05:58 Read Colossians 4:2-6 (approx.)
06:03 Devoted prayer, staying alert, thanksgiving (approx.)
08:22 Praying for open doors and clarity (approx.)
10:23 Walking wisely and speaking with grace and salt (approx.)
15:25 What this looks like Monday to Saturday (approx.)
16:02 Two distortions to avoid (approx.)
19:44 Three practices: cultivate, unearth, discern (approx.)
26:37 Discerning next steps in real conversations (approx.)
34:22 Your story, a daily prayer, and closing challenge (approx.)