Johnson Ferry Sermons

Pastor Clay kicks off our new sermon series, What’s the Point?, as we cut through the noise of modern life and ask the questions beneath the surface. We were made to want more than this world can give, and this series invites us to discover what truly matters.

God is not hiding Himself from you; He is inviting you. The promise of this verse is not for half-hearted interest but whole-hearted pursuit. Hunger for God begins when the heart becomes willing, open, and honest before Him. God delights in revealing Himself to those who truly want to know Him. Spiritual hunger doesn’t start with effort, it starts with surrender. The question to ask: Is my whole heart available to God, or only the parts I’m comfortable giving? Hunger grows as we give Him access to everything.

How can we deepen our rootedness and relationship with Christ? This week, Pastor Clay offers a practical outline for growing in our abiding with Christ and challenges each of us to lean into these rhythms in the year ahead.

How does the cross of Jesus reveal God’s sacrificial love? This week Pastor Clay takes us to the cross, where Jesus displayed His love for us, so that might be our substitute, and extend to us the invitation of life through His death.

Our Advent journey continues as we watch Zaccheus encounter Jesus and experience the joy only He can bring. Like Zaccheus, our lives are radically transformed when we meet Jesus, because true joy doesn’t come from approval, but from an encounter with our King.

We continue through Advent by reflecting on the Peace our Savior and King brings to each of us. This week, Clay points us to the “Root of Jesse,” a reminder of Jesus’ lineage and God’s enduring faithfulness. Using an acrostic, Clay unpacks the meaningful ways we can experience Christ’s Peace in this season.

Join us as we enter the Advent season—a time of preparing our hearts for the birth of our Savior. This week, Clay takes us back to where it all began, the Garden of Eden. He explores the false hope Adam and Eve placed in the tree and contrasts it with the true and lasting hope we have in our Savior and His promised second coming.

As we wrap up Paul’s letter to the Romans, Pastor Clay reminds us that the church is not simply an event we attend, but a family we belong to.  Paul thanks and honors fellow believers who have encouraged, supported, and labored alongside him, showing us the beauty of a church family committed to one another and bonded by the Holy Spirit.

Is my life driven by godly ambition or selfish ambition? This week, Pastor Clay leads us Romans 15 and the truth that God has rescued us through the saving work of Jesus and calls us to live transformed lives for His glory.

This week, Student Pastor, Logan Grantham brings us a message on seeking revival in our hearts and minds. Using the story of Josiah, he reminds us of the freedom we feel in Christ, and the influence we can have on the lives around us when we are filled with the Spirit of God.