Revive Church Sermons

The water does not save you. Jesus does.

In this message from Say Yes, Pastor Stephan Kilgore teaches what water baptism really means and why it matters. Using the picture of a wedding ring, he explains that baptism does not create your covenant with Jesus, just like a ring does not create a marriage. Baptism is the public sign that your allegiance has changed.

Teaching from Acts 8, the Ethiopian eunuch, Matthew 28, Acts 16, and Romans 6, this message answers some of the biggest questions people have about baptism:

Does baptism save you?

What if I was baptized as a baby?

What if I was baptized as a kid but did not understand it?

What if I sin after I get baptized?

Why does baptism need to be public?

If you belong to Jesus, you go public with Jesus.

Scriptures referenced include:

Acts 8

Ephesians 2:8-9

Acts 16

Matthew 28:18-20

Acts 2:41

Romans 6:3-4

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00:00 - Wedding Ring and Covenant
02:31 - Baptism Is a Sign of Covenant
05:21 - Questions People Ask About Baptism
06:29 - Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
08:53 - Do Not Outsource Discipleship
09:30 - Philip Preached Jesus
10:11 - The Water Does Not Save You
12:58 - What Must I Do to Be Saved?
15:22 - Trusting Baptism More Than Jesus
17:31 - When You Belong to Jesus, Go Public
18:53 - What Is Stopping Me?
19:14 - Make Disciples, Baptize, Teach
23:04 - Santos’ Baptism Story
25:39 - Faith Is Personal, Obedience Is Public
27:01 - Baptism Is Your First Sermon

You said yes to Jesus. But did you understand what you were saying yes to?

In the opening message of Say Yes, Pastor Stephan Kilgore teaches from Matthew 16 and the words of Jesus: deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Me.

Jesus never hid the terms of discipleship in fine print. He made them clear.

Following Jesus is not simply adding Him to your life, praying a prayer, or asking Him to bless the plans you already made. Jesus is not only Savior. He is Lord. That means He has the authority to lead, correct, call, send, stop, and redirect every area of our lives.

In this message, you will learn:

• Why following Jesus requires more than simply believing in Him

• What it means to surrender ownership of your life to Jesus

• Why taking up your cross means putting your old life to death

• How to stop returning to the habits and identities Jesus already buried

• Why saying yes to Jesus ultimately leads to resurrection and new life

Scriptures referenced include:

Matthew 16:21-26

Romans 12:1

Romans 6:4-6

Romans 10

Matthew 7

The gospel is not self-improvement. Jesus does not renovate your old life. He calls it to the cross and gives you a new one.

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00:00 - We Never Read the Terms and Conditions

01:33 - Did You Know What You Said Yes To?

02:43 - Who Do You Say Jesus Is?

04:13 - Peter Rebukes Jesus

05:10 - Get Behind Me, Satan

05:43 - The Terms of Following Jesus

06:09 - Wanting Jesus on Our Terms

08:15 - What Salvation Actually Means

09:34 - What It Means for Jesus to Be Lord

11:00 - Discipleship Is Not Optional

12:48 - Churches Are Full of Spectators

15:34 - Yes Means Sacrifice

21:09 - Yes Means Death

25:30 - Stop Giving Your Old Life CPR

29:04 - Yes Means Resurrection

You can be in the room and still miss what God is doing.

In this message, Pastor Luke Gary challenges Revive Church to take ownership, lean in, and wake up to the move of God happening right in front of us. Teaching from Acts 20 and Luke 9, this sermon shows how easy it is to be present physically while your heart is checked out spiritually.

Eutychus was in the room while Paul was preaching, but he fell asleep at the window. Peter, James, and John were on the mountain during the transfiguration, but they were very sleepy. The question is not just whether we are near a move of God. The question is whether we are awake to it.

In this message, you will learn:

• Why it is possible to be present but spiritually checked out

• How to recognize when you are becoming a liability instead of an asset

• Why ownership means leaning in, not hanging back

• How to increase your capacity for growth and service

• Why it is time to wake up and become part of what God is doing

Scriptures referenced include:

Acts 20:7-12

Luke 9:28-35

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0:00 The Stand-Up Comedy Story
2:28 The Comedy Club Owner at Jury Duty
5:00 Missing What Is Happening Right in Front of You
6:37 Ownership and Acts 20
9:07 Paul Preaches Until Midnight
10:12 Eutychus Falls Asleep at the Window
10:58 Can You Be in God’s Move and Miss It?
12:00 Seeing Without Vision
13:05 Are You Leaning Back or Leaning In?
15:21 Hanging Out in the Back
16:23 Limited Capacity for Growth
17:22 Failing to Check the Gauges
18:44 The God Who Did Still Does
21:07 How to Improve Your Posture
31:20 Stop Resting Your Eyes

Sin is not the root. Sin is the fruit.

In this message, Revive Church is challenged to see honor as one of the most important foundations of a healthy spiritual life. Teaching from Romans 1:21, this sermon shows that dishonor is often the birthplace of sin. When we dishonor God, dishonor our marriages, dishonor our church, dishonor our relationships, or dishonor the responsibilities God has given us, the fruit that follows is disorder, compromise, and death.

Honor is not just respect. Honor is living in a way that refuses to disrespect, neglect, or reject what you are connected to.

In this message, you will learn:

• Why sin is often the fruit of dishonor

• How honor protects what you value

• Why what you honor determines what controls you

• How honor creates boundaries that protect your life

• Why honor always produces life

Scriptures referenced include:

Romans 1:21

Matthew 6:21

Proverbs 18:21

Genesis 3

Genesis 4

2 Samuel 11

Luke 22:42

Romans 6:23

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00:00 - Romans 1 and the Call to Honor
03:01 - The Word Is Honor
05:19 - What Honor Really Means
06:08 - Sin Is the Fruit, Dishonor Is the Root
07:03 - Dishonor Throughout Scripture
09:04 - Roles, Responsibilities, and Rewards
11:14 - Honor Protects What You Value
11:40 - Giving God Proper Weight
13:29 - The Teenage Son Illustration
15:25 - Treating God Like He Has No Weight
17:04 - Learning to Honor a Father
18:42 - God Honored Us Through Jesus
20:13 - Dishonor Is the Birthplace of Sin
27:01 - What You Honor Controls You
31:59 - Honor Creates Boundaries and Life

Breakthrough does not always come through overwhelming strength. Sometimes the tide turns because someone ordinary decides to go all in.

In this message, Pastor Doug Dayton teaches from 2 Kings 9 and the story of Jehu, a military commander who received a word from God and moved without hesitation. Jehu was not campaigning for a throne. He was simply serving faithfully when God interrupted his ordinary life with an extraordinary assignment.

This sermon is a direct call to stop delaying, stop waiting for another sign, stop negotiating with what God has told you to confront, and throw down the things that have been holding you back.

In this message, you will learn:

• Why breakthrough often begins with ordinary obedience

• How to move when God speaks instead of waiting for another sign

• Why some battles are proof you are exactly where God wants you

• What it means to confront what has been running the show

• Why you cannot go all in with God while holding on to what He is setting you free from

Scriptures referenced include:

2 Kings 9

Hebrews 12:1-3

2 Corinthians 10:4

James 4:7

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0:00 The Dunkirk Rescue Story

3:37 Ordinary People Went All In

4:08 Breakthrough Does Not Always Come Through Strength

4:41 The Moment That Changes Everything

5:13 Ahab, Jezebel, and the Darkness in Israel

6:18 A Spiritual Earthquake Is Coming

7:23 When Everything Changes, There Is a Word

10:19 The Enemy Wants You to Doubt What God Said

12:05 When Everything Changes, There Is Movement

13:23 Obedience Without Hesitation

15:21 From Dope Dealer to Hope Dealer

17:24 When God Says Move

22:30 Deliverance and the Reality of the Spiritual World

28:06 People Start Joining the Cause

31:18 Confrontation and Showdown

35:28 Throw Down What Is Holding You Back

You are not what stained you.

In this message, Pastor Brett Esslinger teaches from 1 Corinthians 6:11 and reminds us that Jesus does not merely cover sin. He cleanses us. The enemy may keep a file on your past, but Heaven has written a new story about you.

Many believers live forgiven but still feel dirty. They believe Jesus saved them, but still introduce themselves by their shame, their diagnosis, their past, their label, their regret, or their old identity. But Scripture says, “Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed. You were made holy. You were made right with God.”

This sermon is a direct reminder that your past may explain you, but it does not define you. Jesus did not just change your destination. He changed your identity.

In this message, you will learn:

* Why Jesus cleanses you instead of just covering your past

* How shame keeps believers stuck even after they have been forgiven

* Why your old record was nailed to the cross

* How to stop identifying with what Jesus already buried

* Why freedom is a gift, but staying free is a discipline

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00:00 - Strip Off Every Weight

01:59 - Good Things Can Still Slow You Down

03:43 - God Says You Are Worth Saving

04:43 - Some of You Were Once Like That

06:38 - The Whole Trinity Is at Work

07:15 - Sanctification in Real Time

13:36 - Stains Are Hard to Remove

17:04 - You May Be Saved, But Do You Still Feel Stained?

18:04 - Some of You Were Once Like That

19:45 - Jesus Saves Real People With Real Pasts

22:11 - Forgiveness Removes Debt, Cleansing Removes Stain

24:48 - Saved by Mercy, Not Performance

26:33 - Your Record Was Nailed to the Cross

27:50 - You Are Not Who You Were

36:08 - Freedom Is Now Your Responsibility

The goal of pruning is not to be cut back. The goal of pruning is to produce more fruit.In this final message from The Pruning Season, Pastor Stephan Kilgore teaches from John 15 on what it really means to abide in Christ. Abiding is not a vague spiritual feeling. It is not simply attending church, feeling close to God, or asking Him to bless decisions we already made. Jesus said, “Abide in Me,” because without Him we can do nothing.This message shows how abiding becomes practical in the life of a believer. Abiding looks like the Word living in you. It looks like prayer that glorifies God. It looks like obedience to Jesus, biblical love, walking in the Spirit, staying planted in the body of Christ, and faithfulness in the work of the kingdom.If you have been walking through a pruning season, this sermon will help you stop grieving what God cut back and start believing for the fruit He is producing.In this sermon, you will learn:What Jesus meant when He said to abide in HimWhy the goal of pruning is always fruitHow to recognize the fruit of the Spirit in your lifeWhy abiding is not the same as feeling close to GodHow the Word of God becomes a lamp to your feetWhy prayer should glorify God instead of simply relieving your stressHow obedience reveals love for JesusWhy biblical love tells the truth and wants God’s bestHow walking in the Spirit becomes a daily lifestyleWhy staying planted in the body mattersWhy your labor in the Lord is never wastedScriptures referenced include:John 15:4-8John 15:10John 15:12Galatians 5:16Galatians 5:22-23Psalm 119:105Philippians 4:6-7Luke 6:461 John 4:111 Corinthians 12:27Hebrews 10:24-251 Corinthians 15:58If this message challenges you, take a moment to like the video, subscribe to Revive Church, and share it with someone who needs to stay connected to Jesus in a pruning season.Revive Church exists to introduce real people to the real Jesus.Subscribe for more sermons, Bible teaching, and practical messages that help you follow Jesus with clarity, courage, and obedience.#ThePruningSeason #John15 #AbideInChristRevive Church | 1221 S Center St | Arlington, TX 7601000:00 - The Goal of Pruning Is More Fruit

02:16 - John 15 and the Final Message of the Series

03:20 - Why This Felt Like Death, Not Pruning

05:15 - Abide in Me

06:16 - What Abiding Really Means

07:04 - The Goal Is Always Fruit

08:31 - The Fruit of the Spirit

10:47 - Check Your Life Against the Fruit

13:23 - What Does Abiding Actually Look Like?

15:02 - His Word Living in You

20:01 - Prayer That Glorifies God

24:43 - Obedience to Jesus

29:08 - Biblical Love

37:55 - Walking in the Spirit

41:06 - Staying Planted and Serving Faithfully

Not every bad day is the devil. Not every setback is spiritual warfare. Sometimes the problem is the enemy. Sometimes the problem is us.

In this message from The Pruning Season, Pastor Stephan Kilgore teaches from Mark 4 and shows how Jesus explained the way the enemy attacks the Word before it has time to produce fruit. The enemy does not care if your life is hard or comfortable. He cares if your life is unfruitful.

This sermon will help you understand the difference between taking responsibility for your own sin and discerning when the enemy is actually working against the seed of God’s Word in your life.

You will learn:

How Satan attacks the Word while it is still a seed

Why pressure exposes shallow roots

How the cares of this world choke the Word over time

Why spiritual warfare is not panic, drama, or performance

How Scripture functions as both seed and sword

Why maturity means submitting to God before resisting the devil

How to fight from victory instead of fighting for victory

Scriptures referenced include:

Mark 4:14-20

1 Peter 5:8-9

Ephesians 6:10-17

James 4:7-8

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

John 15

Colossians 3

Hebrews 12

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00:00 - Not Every Bad Day Is the Devil
02:48 - Discernment Without Blaming Everything on the Enemy
03:10 - The Enemy Wants You Unfruitful
05:26 - We Fight From Victory
05:44 - Mark 4 and The Pruning Season
07:29 - When the Enemy Attacks
10:53 - The Seed Is the Word
12:04 - The Battle Begins After the Sermon
13:32 - Satan Attacks the Word Immediately
17:57 - Pressure Exposes Shallow Roots
23:19 - Pressure Is the Proof
26:57 - Crowding Chokes the Word
32:07 - What Spiritual Warfare Really Looks Like
34:02 - The Word Is Seed and Sword
42:55 - Good Ground Bears Fruit

Some things in your life cannot be prayed away, worshiped over, renamed, justified, or decorated with spiritual language. Some things have to be killed.

In this message from The Pruning Season, Pastor Stephan Kilgore teaches from Colossians 3 on the difference between what God prunes and what we are responsible to put to death. God will convict you, but He will not repent for you. He will point out the sin, but He will not remove your responsibility to obey.

Many believers are asking God for the fruit of the Spirit while still feeding the works of the flesh. We call it personality, boundaries, private life, weakness, transition, or rest, but sometimes the Holy Spirit is calling it sin.

This message will challenge you to stop managing what God told you to kill.

In this sermon, you will learn:

How your identity in Christ gives you the foundation for holiness

Why shame is a terrible foundation for transformation

The difference between conviction and condemnation

Why Colossians 3 tells believers to put sin to death

How sin grows when it is fed

Why some things cannot be managed, minimized, or renamed

How to walk in the Spirit and stop feeding the flesh

What self-pruning looks like spiritually, practically, and relationally

Scriptures referenced include:

Colossians 3:1-11

Romans 8:1

Romans 8:13

Matthew 16:24-26

Matthew 5:29-30

James 1:14-15

1 Peter 2:11

Galatians 5:16

John 15

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00:00 - Stop Renaming What God Calls Sin02:15 - Some Things Must Be Killed, Not Pruned03:27 - God Will Convict You, But He Will Not Repent For You04:08 - Colossians 3 and the Call to New Life07:13 - Self-Pruning Starts With Identity11:29 - Conviction Is Not Condemnation14:43 - Stop Managing What God Told You to Kill16:30 - Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus17:24 - What Paul Tells Believers to Put to Death19:20 - What Colossians 3 Sounds Like in 202621:24 - Put to Death the Deeds of the Body24:36 - What You Do Not Prune Will Poison the Fruit27:11 - How Sin Grows Over Time33:56 - Walk in the Spirit36:20 - What Self-Pruning Looks Like

Some of us are good at trusting God when He blesses us, opens doors, answers prayers, and adds momentum to our lives.

But what about when God corrects us?

In this message from Revive Church, Pastor Stephan Kilgore continues The Pruning Season series by teaching from Hebrews 12 and showing why God’s discipline is not rejection, shame, or condemnation. It is proof that we are His sons and daughters.

If you have ever felt like God was angry with you, done with you, or pushing you away because He was correcting something in your life, this message will help you see the Father’s heart behind the Father’s hand.

In this message, you will learn why correction is not rejection, why discipline reveals sonship, how God prunes the people He loves, why pain does not always mean punishment, and how to trust the Father’s heart even when you do not understand His hand.

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0:19 Trusting God’s Correction

1:36 Correction and Rejection

2:26 Proof You Are His Child

3:47 Pruning Season

4:45 The Father’s Heart

6:37 Hebrews 12

9:43 The Dead Branch

10:02 Not Rejection

12:13 Faith and Formation

14:52 Sons by Faith

16:39 Allowing Discipline

22:58 Loving Discipline

25:43 Proof of Love

29:52 Bearing Fruit

34:06 Want to Be Pruned