In this sermon, Nic uses Paul's three analogies of a soldier, athlete, and farmer to unpack what it looks like to be willing to suffer for the gospel — and then challenges the assumption that focus, discipline, and hard work are things we find within ourselves, pointing instead to 2 Timothy 2:1's radical call to be strengthened by grace, reminding us that the same grace that saves us is the grace that sustains and empowers us every day.

In this sermon, Dave encourages us to actively guard the gospel — treating it as a precious treasure worth protecting — by holding to sound biblical doctrine, staying faithful despite cultural pressure or fear, and pressing on in faith, reminded that the same Holy Spirit who lives in us is ultimately the one guarding us.

Drawing from Colossians 1:15–23, guest preacher, Josh Rous, challenges the gap between the easy Sunday school answer — "Jesus is most important" — and how we actually live, showing that Jesus is supreme over creation, the church, and reconciliation, and calling us to put him genuinely first in our time, talents, and 'treasure'.

In this sermon, Dave unpacks three reasons to have a bold and unashamed faith in a world opposed to Jesus : being gifted by the Holy Spirit for bold, joyful service ; being gospeled by an incredible grace that changes our lives ; and being guarded by God through any expected opposition or suffering.

In this first sermon of the series, Dave explains how real endurance isn't found in self-sufficiency, but in a foundation of grounded gospel truth, constant intercessory prayer, and deep communal roots. It’s about a faith that doesn't just survive sorrow but tastes coming joy while "stumbling forward" in the arms of a spiritual family.