Faith Church SC

This sermon explores the biblical concept of intercession, which means standing in the gap between what is and what could be, bringing someone else's need before God. The pastor traces intercession from Adam's forfeiture of authority in the Garden, through Jesus as the ultimate intercessor, and into the life of the early church in Acts 12, where Peter's miraculous release from prison was preceded by the earnest, persistent prayer of the church community. The sermon challenges believers to move beyond self-focused prayer and passive responses to brokenness, and instead to actively intercede for others, their cities, and the world. Drawing on real-world examples of prayer movements that transformed crime rates and spiritual climates in cities like Albuquerque and Rosario, the pastor makes the case that intercession is not just a spiritual discipline but a faith response that breaks chains, awakens deeper faith, and partners with God to accomplish His will on earth as it is in heaven.

This sermon opens a new series called "Seek and Save," centered on the mission Jesus declared in Luke 19: "The Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost." The pastor emphasizes that Jesus entrusted this mission to the church, and that every believer has been intentionally placed by God in a specific time, location, and set of relationships for a divine purpose. Drawing from Philippians 1, the story of Zacchaeus, the Good Samaritan, and Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian official, the message calls believers to stop seeing their daily lives as routine and start recognizing them as mission fields. A central theme is the difference between "stuck" and "placed." Using the Apostle Paul's imprisonment as an example, the pastor challenges the congregation to shift their lens from one of frustration or victimhood to one of opportunity. Just as Paul wrote four New Testament letters while under house arrest and influenced both Roman guards and fellow believers, God can use every believer right where they are. The sermon closes with a call to identify "the one" person in each believer's sphere of influence who needs to hear the gospel, and to move toward that person with intentionality and urgency.

This sermon opens a new series called "Seek and Save," centered on the mission Jesus declared in Luke 19: "The Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost." The pastor emphasizes that Jesus entrusted this mission to the church, and that every believer has been intentionally placed by God in a specific time, location, and set of relationships for a divine purpose. Drawing from Philippians 1, the story of Zacchaeus, the Good Samaritan, and Philip's encounter with the Ethiopian official, the message calls believers to stop seeing their daily lives as routine and start recognizing them as mission fields. A central theme is the difference between "stuck" and "placed." Using the Apostle Paul's imprisonment as an example, the pastor challenges the congregation to shift their lens from one of frustration or victimhood to one of opportunity. Just as Paul wrote four New Testament letters while under house arrest and influenced both Roman guards and fellow believers, God can use every believer right where they are. The sermon closes with a call to identify "the one" person in each believer's sphere of influence who needs to hear the gospel, and to move toward that person with intentionality and urgency.

This sermon concludes a series on Ephesians by focusing on Ephesians 6, where the Apostle Paul calls believers to recognize the spiritual battle they face and to put on the full armor of God. The pastor begins by briefly addressing submission in family and work relationships, noting that all authority is meant to be submitted to Christ, before moving into the heart of the message: the spiritual warfare every believer is engaged in. The sermon walks through each piece of the armor of God, including the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the sandals of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit. The pastor emphasizes that God provides the armor, but believers have a responsibility to put it on. The message closes with a call to persistent, Spirit-led prayer as the attitude that holds all the armor together, reminding the congregation that because of Christ, they can boldly approach God's throne and stand firm in His strength rather than their own.

This sermon concludes a series on Ephesians by focusing on Ephesians 6, where the Apostle Paul calls believers to recognize the spiritual battle they face and to put on the full armor of God. The pastor begins by briefly addressing submission in family and work relationships, noting that all authority is meant to be submitted to Christ, before moving into the heart of the message: the spiritual warfare every believer is engaged in. The sermon walks through each piece of the armor of God, including the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the sandals of the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit. The pastor emphasizes that God provides the armor, but believers have a responsibility to put it on. The message closes with a call to persistent, Spirit-led prayer as the attitude that holds all the armor together, reminding the congregation that because of Christ, they can boldly approach God's throne and stand firm in His strength rather than their own.

In this sermon from Ephesians 5, Pastor Jason walks through four practical commands for how believers are to live out their faith: walk in love, walk in light, walk in the Spirit, and walk in submission. Drawing from Paul's letter to the Ephesians, he emphasizes that our identity as beloved children of God should shape every area of our lives, from our speech and sexual ethics to our relationships and marriages. Just as Christ gave Himself sacrificially for the church, believers are called to imitate that same self-giving love in how they treat others.

In this sermon from Ephesians 5, Pastor Jason walks through four practical commands for how believers are to live out their faith: walk in love, walk in light, walk in the Spirit, and walk in submission. Drawing from Paul's letter to the Ephesians, he emphasizes that our identity as beloved children of God should shape every area of our lives, from our speech and sexual ethics to our relationships and marriages. Just as Christ gave Himself sacrificially for the church, believers are called to imitate that same self-giving love in how they treat others.

In this sermon from Ephesians 4, Pastor Jason walks through Paul's charge to the church to live in a way that corresponds to what God has already done for them through Christ. The sermon focuses on three major themes: unity, ministry, and maturity. Paul urges believers to pursue humility, gentleness, and patience as the posture needed to protect the unity of the Spirit, reminding the church that God Himself is unified in the Trinity and that the church is designed to reflect that image to the world. Pastor Jason also unpacks how Christ has gifted every believer differently, not for competition or comparison, but so that each person can contribute to the building up of the whole body. Leadership roles exist to equip the saints for the work of ministry, not to do the ministry for them. The sermon closes with a call to put off the old identity rooted in selfishness and pagan living, and to put on the new self created in the likeness of God. Practical areas like speech, anger, gossip, and greed are addressed as relational sins that destroy unity, and believers are challenged to pursue repentance and transformation so the body of Christ can grow toward maturity together.

In this sermon from Ephesians 4, Pastor Jason walks through Paul's charge to the church to live in a way that corresponds to what God has already done for them through Christ. The sermon focuses on three major themes: unity, ministry, and maturity. Paul urges believers to pursue humility, gentleness, and patience as the posture needed to protect the unity of the Spirit, reminding the church that God Himself is unified in the Trinity and that the church is designed to reflect that image to the world. Pastor Jason also unpacks how Christ has gifted every believer differently, not for competition or comparison, but so that each person can contribute to the building up of the whole body. Leadership roles exist to equip the saints for the work of ministry, not to do the ministry for them. The sermon closes with a call to put off the old identity rooted in selfishness and pagan living, and to put on the new self created in the likeness of God. Practical areas like speech, anger, gossip, and greed are addressed as relational sins that destroy unity, and believers are challenged to pursue repentance and transformation so the body of Christ can grow toward maturity together.

In this sermon from Ephesians 2, Pastor Jason walks through the condition of humanity apart from Christ, showing that we were spiritually dead, following the ways of the world, deceived by the enemy, and driven by our sinful flesh. Because of this, we were deserving of God's judgment and completely incapable of saving ourselves. Yet Paul introduces one of the most powerful contrasts in all of Scripture with just two words: 'But God.' Because of His rich mercy and great love, God stepped into our hopeless condition and made us alive in Christ, raised us up, and seated us with Him in heavenly places. Salvation is entirely God's gift of grace received through faith, not something we can earn or boast about.

The sermon then expands this reconciliation outward. Paul reminds the Gentile believers in Ephesus that they were once strangers and outsiders, separated from God's covenant promises. But through the blood of Jesus, the dividing wall of hostility between Jew and Gentile was torn down, and two groups of people who once hated each other were made into one new humanity. Pastor Jason challenges the church to stop rebuilding walls that Jesus has already torn down, whether those walls are social, racial, political, generational, or based on personal history. The church is called to be a family of living stones, joined together as a dwelling place for God's Spirit, reflecting the same inclusive grace that brought each of us near when we were far away.