Collinsville Church of Christ Sermons

In this message, we launch our new series, "The Way of Love: How to Love Like God Loves," remembering our calling to love others. We will explore the vital difference between loud, performative religion and a life rooted in God's grace, examining how the ancient definitions of patience and kindness challenge our short fuses and passive niceness. Join us as we discover how to slow down, lean into our Father's endless supply of grace, and begin moving at the patient, transformative pace of Christ.

In this final, message of our After God's Heart series, we stand alongside King David at the very end of his life as he faces a sovereign, heartbreaking "No" to his greatest dream: building a permanent temple for the Lord. Rather than shrinking back in bitterness, David shows us what true, selfless stewardship looks like by looking past his own horizon to prepare a foundation for generations to come. This sermon challenges us to lift our eyes above our immediate concerns, actively invest our best resources in the next generation of disciples, and anchor our ultimate security not in the temporary structures we build with human hands, but in the eternal, unshakable house that God has already built for us.

In this emotionally raw message, we stand in the heavy silence of a palace watchtower to hear one of the most agonizing cries in Scripture: King David weeping over the death of his rebellious son, Absalom. By stepping into this tragic narrative, we will confront the heartbreaking, generational wake of our personal failures and discover the healing space of a Father who invites us to bring our rawest grief into the light. But more than that, we will wrestle with the radical, offensive nature of a grace that prioritizes restoration over retribution, ultimately pointing us to a Greater King who didn't just wish He could die in the place of rebel children—but actually did. If you have ever felt like a wanderer, a failure, or a rebel yourself, come find rest in a scandalous love that pursues you even in the ruins.

None of us are immune to gradual spiritual drift, but what happens when the choices we make in secret begin to eat away at our very souls? In this message, we confront the darkest chapter of David’s life—the collapse, the cold-blooded cover-up, and the exhausting months he spent trying to maintain a double life in the shadows. By walking through a prophet's stunning confrontation and digging into David’s raw cries for mercy in the Psalms, we will expose the silent, suffocating toll of hidden sin and examine the anatomy of a genuine confession. If you are tired of managing an image, running from your past, or hiding a private struggle, come discover how God's scandalous grace breaks through our pride not to expose us to shame, but to beautifully rebuild us from the inside out.

Is your walk with God marked by a quiet, self-protective caution, or by a radical, unreserved joy? This week, we join the chaotic, beautiful celebration in the streets of Jerusalem as King David casts aside his royal dignity to worship God with absolute vulnerability. But as David quickly learns, raw spiritual passion almost always attracts critics, and the transition from public praise to private isolation reveals the subtle, suffocating trap of cynicism. We will explore what it looks like to recognize the "thieves of joy" in our modern lives and discover how choosing uninhibited gratitude over human approval can unlock a vibrant, sustainable lifestyle of daily worship.

What do you do when a seamless shortcut to your ultimate destination lands right in your lap, but taking it requires you to compromise your alignment with God? In Part 5 of our After God's Heart series, "Heaven’s Time Zone," we step into the tension of a limestone cave in the wilderness of Engedi (1 Samuel 24). David finds his mortal enemy, King Saul, completely vulnerable and within arm's reach. To David's frantic men, this is an obvious, divine open door; to David, it is a profound test of sovereign timing versus human control. Join us as we explore the challenging discipline of stepping off our frantic, self-preservational calendars to wait on God's clock. Together, we will discover how filtering sudden opportunities through godly discernment builds a deep, unshakeable trust in God's wisdom and frees our hands to extend the kind of radical mercy that changes everything.

What happens when the palace of your expectations completely collapses and you find yourself staring at the cold, dark walls of a cave? In Part 4 of our After God's Heart series, "Refuge Amid the Ruins," we follow David’s dramatic, sudden descent from national hero to a desperate fugitive seeking shelter in the Cave of Adullam. When life strips away our status, our safety nets, and our false security, we are forced to confront the raw, unedited spaces of our own wilderness seasons. Join us as we look at 1 Samuel 22 and discover how God meets us at our lowest points, deconstructs our self-made fortresses of control, and transforms our deepest ruins into a powerful laboratory of His grace and community.

In part 3 of this series, we explore the unexpected and deeply transformative relationship between David and Jonathan. Discover how God designed our hearts not for isolated self-reliance, but for the life-giving strength of covenant community. Join us as we uncover how the profound, messy, and fiercely loyal love we share with one another acts as a direct signpost to the very character of our Creator.

Most of us are familiar with the story of David and Goliath, but we can miss the most life-changing part of the narrative by trying to be the hero of the story. In "The Solution to a Giant Problem," we explore the reality of the stalemate seasons in our lives—those moments when fear has left us paralyzed in the trenches of our own circumstances. Rather than offering another manual on how to be braver or more skilled, this message points us toward the heart of God that protects. Join us as we shift our focus from the size of the giants we face to the character of the Champion who has already stepped into the gap to secure a victory we could never win for ourselves.