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Jesus' apparently delay is turning into a great teaching opportunity to build faith in his followers.  The greatest miracle He will perform is loading as He travels to Bethany with His disciples.  As he arrives, He meets Martha and they have a discussion that is much more significant than she realizes.

The Church enters necessary seasons of lament in response to national sin.  The release of the Epstein Files necessities a response from the Church in defending the victims, and calling up on God to bring justice.  While we seek justice, we look inward at our own sin, and the necessity to repent before the Lord.

Why do we disobey?  There are four key reasons for disobedience—willful ignorance, lack of true conversion, hatred of the truth, and a distorted view of reality—showing how these played out in the Jewish leaders’ response to Jesus and still appear in the church today. Emphasizing church discipline, spiritual discernment, and the danger of affirming unrepentant sinners as believers, we contrast the secure, joyful life of Christ’s true sheep—who hear His voice, know Him, and follow Him—with those who merely profess faith. True love for God is proven by obedience, and every ongoing sin problem is ultimately a misplaced love problem.

Understanding the Good Shepherd involves recognizing His protective, providing, and sacrificial nature. It also requires discernment to identify false shepherds who seek to steal, kill, and destroy. Spiritual abuse is a real and damaging epidemic, but healing and restoration are possible through Christ. The Good Shepherd's call is inclusive, authoritative, and life-giving, offering abundant life to all who follow Him.

Two of the most important and inherit human needs are met most significantly by the Good Shepherd.  Jesus is our protector and provider, and we know that, but what does that mean exactly?

Understanding what it means for the Lord Jesus Christ to be our Good Shepherd is perhaps one of the most important distinctions to make as a Christian.  Our relationship to Christ as sheep to shepherd explains our utter dependence on his protection, provision, guidance, and peace.

This message tackles the soul-draining enemy of apathy, revealing how this subtle spiritual sickness can leave us numb to what matters most. Romans 12 provides key practical steps like confession, fellowship, fasting, and other methods to combat apathy.

There are many different possible causes for apathy.  This sermons evaluates four of the most common causes, and uses Romans 12 to combat those causes. Apathy is a disease of the soul that needs dealt with in a believer's life.  The answer is real zeal found in Christ.

It's known as the "Noonday Demon."  One of the greatest enemies of the human soul is apathy.  Apathy is a sin that settles down and inhabits a human heart when it lacks connection with God.  This message discusses what apathy looks like and where it starts.  Most importantly, we tackle how to correct it.