Pentecostals of Bourbon

What would it take for a rock to cry out in praise? That is the striking question at the heart of this message from Pastor Matt Cottrill on Sunday, August 9th 2026 drawn from Luke 19, where Jesus makes his triumphal entry into Jerusalem and declares that if his disciples held their peace, the stones beside the road would immediately cry out. We explore what makes that statement so arresting after two thousand years. Rocks are silent witnesses to history. They outlast kingdoms, generations, and civilizations. They have no choice but to exist exactly as their creator made them. Yet they have never known forgiveness. They have never felt the weight of sin lifted from their shoulders. They have never stood at an altar and experienced mercy. We have. That contrast is the heart of the message. Our praise is not automatic like the orbit of a planet or the rising of the sun. It is a daily, deliberate choice. And that choice is one of the greatest privileges ever entrusted to humanity. When we understand what we have been redeemed from and what we have been given, silence becomes not just a missed opportunity but a surrendered privilege. This message challenges us to ask honestly whether we are engaging our faith with the full weight of what Christ has done, or whether we have allowed familiarity, pride, or routine to quietly steal our wonder.

Assistant Pastor Dillon Meadway's message from our first session on Sunday, August 9th 2026.

What if Pentecost is far bigger than we have ever allowed ourselves to imagine? This message from Pastor Matt Cottrill on Sunday, August 2nd, 2026 takes us on a sweeping journey through Scripture, from the foot of Mount Sinai to the upper room in Jerusalem, to reveal one breathtaking truth: God has always been moving closer to us. We trace the progression of His dwelling place, from a mountain surrounded by boundaries that no one could cross, to a tabernacle covered in rough animal skins but filled with gold and glory on the inside, to a temple so saturated with His presence that trained priests could not even stand to do their jobs. Each stop along the way was not the destination. Each was simply the next step in a story that was always building toward something more personal, more intimate, more transformative. The central insight here is that God never changed His desire, only His address. And the final address He chose was not a building made of stone or wood or gold. It was the human heart. First Corinthians 3:16 captures this staggering reality, reminding us that we ourselves are the temple of God and that His Spirit dwells within us. That changes everything about how we see ourselves, how we face our days, and how we carry His presence into every room we walk into. We are not ordinary people simply surviving. We are carriers of the living God.

Assistant Pastor Dillon Meadway's message from our first session on Sunday, August 2nd, 2026

Tony Schuh's message from Wednesday, July 29th 2026

Gene Smith's message from our second session on Sunday, July 26th 2026

Dillon Meadway's message from our first session on Sunday, July 26th 2026

Bishop Mark Cottrill's message from Wednesday, July 22nd 2026

On Sunday, July 19th 2026, Dylan Cottrill's message centers on a truth that transforms how we view our spiritual stumbles: we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. Drawing from 1 John 2:1-2, we're reminded that while we should strive not to sin, when we do fall, we're not abandoned to shame and guilt. Our Savior serves as our defense attorney, and remarkably, He Himself was the sacrifice for our sins. The sermon beautifully illustrates this through the story of Joshua standing before God in filthy garments while Satan accuses him, only to have the Lord rebuke the accuser and clothe Joshua in clean robes. We discover that confession isn't about informing God of something He doesn't know—it's about agreeing with what He's been saying all along and turning away from what separates us from Him. The crimson worm symbolism is particularly striking: just as this creature willingly climbs a tree to die so its offspring can live, nourished by its crimson substance, Jesus willingly ascended Calvary so we could have new life through His blood. The prodigal son's story reminds us that when we 'come to ourselves' and take even one step toward the Father, He runs to meet us, removing our shame and restoring our position as His children. This isn't a message about staying down—it's about the courage to rise again, knowing we have an advocate who understands our struggles and fights for our souls.