In Week 3 of the series, "Now Playing: Scenes From Ephesians," Senior Pastor Jimmy Carter preaches to Dunwoody Baptist Church in Dunwoody, GA.

In Week 2 of the series, "Now Playing: Scenes From Ephesians," Senior Pastor Jimmy Carter preaches to Dunwoody Baptist Church in Dunwoody, GA.

In Week 1 of the series, "Now Playing: Scenes From Ephesians," Dr. Curtis Woods, VP of Academic Affairs at Criswell College in Dallas, TX preaches to Dunwoody Baptist Church in Dunwoody, GA.

In Week 8 of the series, "Nehemiah: Beyond The Walls," Senior Pastor Jimmy Carter preaches to Dunwoody Baptist Church in Dunwoody, GA.

In Week 8 of the series,"Nehemiah: Beyond The Walls," Brian Smith uses Nehemiah chapter six to illustrate how the spiritual enemy relies on tactical strategies—specifically distraction, discouragement, and deception—to prevent believers from building meaningful lives centered on God. Just as Nehemiah faced external enemies attempting to halt the completion of Jerusalem's city gates, modern believers encounter continuous worldly noises that mimic these ancient patterns to steal, kill, and destroy. Brian emphasizes that a believer's best defense against such persistent warfare is discernment, which he defines as the intentional practice of learning to recognize God’s true voice. Ultimately, by pointing to the New Testament imagery of Jesus as the Good Shepherd and the Gate, Brian challenges his congregation to combat life's chaos by actively pursuing an authentic, surrendered relationship with Christ through persistent prayer, regular immersion in scripture, and obedience.

In Week 7 of the series,"Nehemiah: Beyond The Walls," Senior Pastor Jimmy Carter uses the account of economic exploitation and internal crisis in Nehemiah 5—alongside the tragic modern parallel of NFL player Pat Tillman's death by friendly fire—to illustrate how internal disunity is the greatest threat to God’s mission. Entitling his message "Avoiding Friendly Fire," he emphasizes that internal friction within marriages, families, and churches arises when hearts become self-centered rather than humble. To combat this destructive division and foster unity, Carter outlines three essential biblical practices: prioritizing the needs of others above oneself, directly confronting and running toward relational conflicts rather than postponing them, and actively pursuing repentance to restore broken relationships. Ultimately, he challenges the congregation to move off the sidelines and engage in the ministry of reconciliation, mirroring how Jesus historically ran toward humanity's greatest conflict to restore our relationship with God.

In Week 6 of the series, "Nehemiah: Beyond The Walls," Senior Pastor Jimmy Carter utilizes the text of Nehemiah 4 to delineate the core characteristics of faithful fatherhood on Father's Day. Drawing a parallel between Nehemiah’s builders—who worked with a tool in one hand and a weapon in the other—and his own coal-miner father from Harlan County, Kentucky, who diligently protected his elaborate community Christmas train display, Carter illustrates that anything worth building is worth protecting. He transitions into a review of Nehemiah's life to assert that God does not call men to be perfect, but rather faithful, outlining three primary pillars of faithful fatherhood: being ambassadors who represent God’s authority rather than their own, acting as relentless encouragers who help shape their children’s hearts through challenging times, and maintaining consistency primarily through an unceasing prayer life. He concludes by acknowledging the reality of fatherly shortcomings and paternal wounds, pointing the congregation to the grace of the gospel and a perfect Heavenly Father as the ultimate source of hope and restoration.

In Week 5 of the series, "Nehemiah: Beyond The Walls," Pastor Jimmy Carter explores the theme of discouragement, outlining its three common sources: criticism from others, internal fatigue, and fear of hypothetical future events. He emphasizes that while discouragement is an inevitable part of living in a fallen world, it does not have to define us; rather, our response to it shapes our character. Ultimately, Pastor Carter challenges the congregation to transform discouragement into discipleship by handing their burdens over to God in unfiltered prayer, proactively preparing for spiritual battles, and allowing faith to conquer fear by remembering the faithfulness and promises of Jesus.

In Week 4 of the series, "Nehemiah: Beyond The Walls," Pastor Jimmy Carter challenges the congregation to transition from a scattered collection of individual agendas to a unified, mission-focused family. By contrasting the singular alignment of an aircraft carrier with the fragmented activity of recreational lake boats, he emphasizes that a church becomes truly unstoppable when everyday work is elevated to holistic worship and when active serving becomes the cultural standard for every member. Highlighting the tragic example of the nobles of Tekoa who refused to "stoop to serve," the pastor contrasts their pride with the ultimate humility of Jesus Christ, who stooped to serve and die for humanity. Ultimately, the sermon calls on believers to reject passive spectatorship, find their specific "place on the wall," and faithfully dedicate their time, talents, and resources to the collective mission of making disciples.

In Week 3 of the series,"Nehemiah: Beyond The Walls," Pastor Jimmy Carter draws a parallel to his college years at the University of Kentucky—where a failing football program was completely turned around by the vision of a new head coach—Jimmy transitions into a message based on Nehemiah 2:11–20 titled "Vision That Transforms." He emphasizes that a truly transformative, God-given vision must be grounded in facts by honestly assessing our broken realities and blind spots, rather than settling for comfortable dysfunction. Furthermore, it must be guided by faith to see possibilities from God’s perspective, and ultimately guarded through a unified fellowship to withstand inevitable opposition and discouragement. Jimmy concludes by sharing the historic restoration of the West Baden Springs Hotel as an illustration of the Gospel, reminding the congregation that Jesus meets us in the brutal facts of our sin, restores our brokenness through faith, and transforms us into a communal refuge for others.