Sermons | Local Church in Wabash, Indiana | Bachelor Creek

In this week’s Bad Advice message, we tackle the popular saying, “Don’t impose your beliefs on others.” Pastor Stan Kirtlan reminds us that while respect and grace matter, silence isn’t love. Using Paul’s example in Acts 17, we’re challenged to boldly share the truth of Jesus with gentleness, humility, and conviction—because Christianity is personal, but never private.

The world says, “Test it out first.” God says, “Trust Me first.” This week, we’ll look at why true love thrives not in trial runs but in covenant commitment.

In this message, Lee Coate contrasts worldly wisdom, which is driven by envy, selfish ambition, and appearances, with godly wisdom, which produces purity, peace, mercy, and sincerity as described in James 3. He emphasizes that wisdom is not about age or intellect but about humbly applying God’s truth through prayerful asking and intentional pursuit in daily life. Ultimately, he challenges believers to embrace what may look like “the foolishness of God”—living counter-culturally in faith, humility, and obedience, trusting that God’s way leads to true life and flourishing.

It’s easy to hear God’s Word and never let it change us. In James 1:22–25, we’re reminded that the Bible isn’t just for knowing; it’s for doing. Join us this Sunday as we discover how living the Word leads to true freedom and blessing.

Ever feel lost when you open the Bible? This Sunday we’ll discover how God’s Word is one story of redemption and how you can read it with confidence. Join us for week 1 of our new 2-part series, How to Read the Bible.

Life can feel overwhelming, but the end of God’s story is not ruin; it’s restoration. Join us as we look at Revelation 21–22 and celebrate the hope of new creation, where every tear will be wiped away and all things made new.

The New Testament letters remind us that the gospel is not just something we believe, it’s something we live. In Letters to the Church, we’ll see how the good news of Jesus transforms our identity, unites us in community, and gives us a mission worth living for.

How did a handful of ordinary Jesus followers ignite a movement that carried the Gospel to the ends of the earth? The book of Acts reveals the explosive moment when God’s Spirit, God’s people, and God’s Story collided—and nothing in history was ever the same.

Jesus didn’t come to start a new story. He came to fulfill the one God had been writing all along. In Week 11 of The Story So Far, we’ll see how every promise, every prophecy, and every purpose finds its “Yes” in Him, and how His life, death, and resurrection make sense of the whole story. Join us as we discover how Jesus is not only the fulfillment of God’s story, but the fulfillment of ours.

Have you ever prayed and felt like heaven was silent? God’s people experienced 400 years without a single new word from the Lord between the Old and New Testaments, but silence didn’t mean absence. This week, we’ll see how God was working behind the scenes in the waiting, and how we can trust Him when His timing feels delayed.