Faith Speaks — Reverend Neil Taylor — Sermon Podcast

Read Job 10:1 and Philippians 2:14-18

I Quit Complaining!

Have you ever noticed how quickly complaining can take root in our hearts when life feels difficult or unfair? In this message, I Quit Complaining!, we’ll open God’s Word to see what Scripture says about the dangers of grumbling, the costs it can bring, and how it can affect our relationship with God.

Read Exodus 4:10-12 and Luke 14:15-24

I Quit Making Excuses!

What holds us back from responding to God—fear, doubt, or a long list of excuses? In “I Quit Making Excuses!” from Exodus 4:10–12 and Luke 14:15–24, discover how God speaks into our weakness and invites us to step forward in faith.

Read Exodus 20:1-17

Family & Community   |  The Ten Commandments (Part Three)

In the book we call the Bible, God has given us His absolute truth. And one of the clearest places we see that truth is in the Ten Commandments. They help us understand what is right and wrong, what is true and false, and what is upright and what is off track.

But the commandments were never given to keep God’s people in bondage. They were given as protection — to guard our hearts, guide our steps, and keep evil from taking root in our lives. God’s commands are not chains; they are care. They are not meant to crush us; they are meant to keep us safe and lead us into life.

So today, let’s turn together to the commandments God gave to Moses and begin asking the most important question of all: Is God really number one in your life?

Read Exodus 20:1-17

God's Last Name is not D@mn!   |  The Ten Commandments (Part Two)

In the book we call the Bible, God has given us His absolute truth. And one of the clearest places we see that truth is in the Ten Commandments. They help us understand what is right and wrong, what is true and false, and what is upright and what is off track.

But the commandments were never given to keep God’s people in bondage. They were given as protection — to guard our hearts, guide our steps, and keep evil from taking root in our lives. God’s commands are not chains; they are care. They are not meant to crush us; they are meant to keep us safe and lead us into life.

So today, let’s turn together to the commandments God gave to Moses and begin asking the most important question of all: Is God really number one in your life?

Read Exodus 20:1-17; Mark 12:28-31

Is God #1 In Your Life?   |  The Ten Commandments (Part One)

In the book we call the Bible, God has given us His absolute truth. And one of the clearest places we see that truth is in the Ten Commandments. They help us understand what is right and wrong, what is true and false, and what is upright and what is off track.

But the commandments were never given to keep God’s people in bondage. They were given as protection — to guard our hearts, guide our steps, and keep evil from taking root in our lives. God’s commands are not chains; they are care. They are not meant to crush us; they are meant to keep us safe and lead us into life.

So today, let’s turn together to the commandments God gave to Moses and begin asking the most important question of all: Is God really number one in your life?

Read Matthew 28:16-20

Trinity Sunday

We Cannot Fail

"We Cannot Fail" is a message for anyone who has ever felt small, overlooked, or uncertain. Jesus said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me… And surely I am with you always,” and that changes everything.

What started with 11 disciples, some of them doubting, has become a movement of billions across the world. Historians may explain the growth, but the real answer is simple: Jesus kept his word. When Jesus says, “Go, and I will go with you,” the mission cannot fail.

Read Joel 2:28-32 & Acts 2:14-21

“I Will Pour Out My Spirit On All People"

Pentecost Sunday

Pentecost reminds us that it is always easy to find reasons why God won’t do something, but the greater truth is that God is more willing to pour out His Spirit than we are to receive His outpouring. The problem is never with God; it is always with us. And yet God has more He wants to do in our midst, more grace to give, more power to release, and more hope to awaken in His people.

In these last days, we should not be surprised to find both trouble and blessing. Hard times come, the world shakes, love grows cold, and God’s people face persecution—but even then, the Lord still says, “I will pour out my Spirit in the last days”. That means we are not called to retreat to the sidelines but to catch the wave of the Spirit and live with renewed passion, zeal, and spiritual power.

So today, as we hear the promise of Pentecost again, let us reject the idea that our hope rests in formulas, rituals, or religion itself. Our only hope is in the Lord, and we need Him to ignite a kingdom fire in our hearts today. We have not yet arrived, and God is not done with us yet—so may He pour out His Spirit in our midst, and may each of us be able to pray, “O Lord, begin with me.”

Read Acts 1:6-11

Mission: Unstoppable!

Sunday After Ascension (Year A)

Today is our missional rally call.

The Sunday after the Ascension always brings us to this moment—this threshold between what Jesus has done and what He now calls His Church to do. In Acts 1, the disciples are still looking upward, still wondering if this is the moment when everything will be set right. But Jesus redirects their gaze. He tells them that something far greater is about to unfold—not just for them, but through them.

Because what happened in Acts 1 means that we now have something to say.

The risen and ascended Jesus has entrusted His Church with a message—a living, powerful, world-changing message. And now is precisely why we must say what we have to say. This is not a time for silence or hesitation. This is the moment when the Church finds its voice.

Jesus uses a particular word to describe that voice. He says, “You will be my witnesses.”

And a witness, according to the law of the land, is simply someone who speaks from personal experience about what is true. Not speculation. Not theory. Not secondhand opinion. A witness tells what they have seen, what they have heard, and what they know to be real.

Which brings us to the question that sits right in front of us this morning:

How are you doing at telling people the truth about Jesus?

Because a first-hand witness reports what they have personally seen, what they have personally heard, and in some cases, what they have even touched, and the risen Christ has not only revealed Himself to the first disciples—He continues to make Himself known to us.

So if we are His witnesses, then the mission is clear.

The only question is, are we living as if it’s unstoppable?

Read Acts 17:16-34

Building Bridges Not Barricades

Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A)

As we wrestle with a crucial question: if Jesus Christ is truly the only way to the Father, then how do we bring that message to the world around us? How do we tell the city?

In this podcast, we continue that conversation by turning to one of the most fascinating encounters in the book of Acts. In Acts 17:16–34, the apostle Paul shows us how to speak the truth about Christ in a way that genuinely connects with unbelievers.

Picture the scene.

Imagine arriving alone in the capital city of a foreign nation for the very first time. You don’t know anyone. You’re surrounded by brilliant minds, competing philosophies, and countless idols demanding people’s devotion.

There are no churches.

And you realize something staggering: you are the first Christian this city has ever seen.

As you walk through the streets, everywhere you look there are statues to pagan gods. Temples. Altars. Shrines. The city is overflowing with worship—but none of it directed toward the true and living God.

And suddenly your heart breaks.

You become sickened by the darkness around you, and you begin grieving because these people have never even heard the name of Jesus.

So what do you do?

Where do you begin?

That’s exactly the moment Paul steps into in Athens—and it’s exactly the challenge Christians still face today.

John 14:6 “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

The Scandal of Particularity: Is Jesus Really the Only Way to Heaven?

The Fifth Sunday of Easter (Year A)

In a world that often bristles at the Christian claim that Jesus is the only way to God—a tension scholars have called the “Scandal of Particularity”—many believers find themselves quietly on the defensive. Those ideas have moved from academic circles into everyday conversations, leaving Christians in workplaces and social settings wary of being labeled ignorant, intolerant, or worse. We may try to brush it off, but the weight of those accusations lingers. In this sermon on John 14:6, I invite you to explore not only the truth of Jesus’ words, but also how we can hold to them with both conviction and grace in a skeptical world.