In our worship we don’t start with theology or tradition, we start with a risen Jesus. He lives and He is our life so He deserves all of our worship. As we look at the Bible, we realize God is very specific about certain aspects of worship, but then He is fascinatingly silent about a lot of other aspects of worship. Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed's sermon on August 6, 2023 to learn more.

Shepherds shepherd those who shepherd. All of us disciples are to do the verb of shepherding. We are to shepherd Jesus’ flock the way that Jesus shepherds us. Disciples do what their master does. Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on July 30, 2023 to learn more.

From the very beginning God has used human people to further His will. Like a proud father, He was very pleased to have Adam reign over the earth for Him as His vice king over creation. Moses then served as a shepherd of God’s folk with a group of elders serving with him. This shepherding metaphor carries forward to Israel’s kings. All the elite were supposed to be shepherds modeling themselves after their Great Shepherd, YHWH. This has always been the case. YHWH appoints—all by His grace, by mercy—men to shepherd His people on His behalf. Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on July 23, 2023 to learn more.

It was as if, when Jesus looked into Lazarus’ tomb, He looked into every tomb and grave and said, “No more!” Those who are in Christ—who believe in Christ—are sealed with His Spirit. Jesus’ Spirit serves as our down payment that we will walk in His exodus and re-enter Eden one day. Learn more in this episode from the sermon by Pastor Jed give on July 16, 2023.

Psalm 23 is of all of life, not just the end of life. The reason is what David says in verse 6. David—and we—can look into the future with great confidence. Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on July 9, 2023 to learn more.

Autonomy begets envy begets immorality. God is never more like God than when He is showing mercy. God is slow to anger, but His on a hair-trigger to show mercy. People everywhere are suppressing truth about God, though His attributes are right before our eyes. Instead of receiving our lives as a gift from God, we insanely push down truth about Him, so with all our PHDs and fancy titles, we become fools. Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on June 18, 2023 to learn more.

There is a danger in the blessings we receive from God. We are prone to defect from the Comforter, and live just for the comforts. We are finding now, in this generation, that kind of life doesn’t pay off. Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on June 11, 2023.

In today’s episode David comes to the central point of Psalm 23 where he exalts in his Good Shepherd. This Good Shepherd makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. And in all of this He restores my soul. David says this to himself, to God’s people, and to the whole world. Listen to this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on May, 21, 2023.

Jesus died for all the ways we have thirsted for things, followed our own devices, and to dirty mud puddles and feted waters of this world. He died to forgive us of all of those sins. Then He was raised from the dead to secure new life for us. Then He ascended to the Father’s right hand. When He ascended, He poured out His Spirit to His people so we thirst no more. Learn more in this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on May 14, 2023.

The local church is a platoon barracks—for the soldiers of the Lord—and a field hospital. It’s where we recharge again to go back out into the fight. And it’s where we come back to to heal from our wounds from the fight. Learn more in this episode from Pastor Jed’s sermon on May 7, 2023.