Herod had power, influence, and authority, but one refusal to deal honestly with truth turned him into a "sorry king." This message powerfully challenges us to ask: what happens when God's truth starts plowing our own row instead of somebody else's?

What if the clearest evidence of spending time with God isn't what you say in church, but how you walk, work, speak, and treat people every day? This message from Psalm 15 challenges us to examine whether the presence of God is truly rubbing off on our lives.

Satan wanted to destroy Peter, but Jesus had already prayed for him before the battle even began. This powerful message reminds us that even in life's hardest sifting seasons, faith in Christ can carry us through to victory.

In this message from 2 Corinthians 2, Pastor Tate walks through Paul's burdened heart as he explains why real Christian living cannot be motivated by guilt, but by genuine love for Christ. Through hard truths about forgiveness, church discipline, spiritual burdens, and staying faithful when ministry feels heavy, this sermon challenges believers to ask themselves whether they are truly living to please God or simply trying to please people.

In Luke 11, Jesus teaches that real prayer begins when we stop relying on ourselves and finally admit, "I have nothing." This message reveals the blessing that comes when we reach the end of our strength and discover that God truly is everything we need.

Psalm 14 reveals that atheism is not ultimately a problem of evidence...it is a problem of the heart. In this message, we examine how creation, conscience, and God's Word all point to Him, and why rejecting God is ultimately an issue of faith, not facts.

Have you ever been misunderstood? That is exactly what happened in Paul's relationship with the people in Corinth. He had every intention of coming to visit them both before and after his trip to Macedonia, but was unable to make the first visit happen. Some took this as Paul being dishonest or someone who could not be trusted. Through this situation, we not only see how Paul handled misunderstanding and criticism, but also how we can respond when others misunderstand us.

In this Psalm, we could diagnose David with having an "I" problem. He viewed his circumstances through the lens of selfishness, causing him to ask questions that only led him further away from encouragement and understanding. We have the tendency to fall into the same trap ourselves. Thankfully, we also see what David did to get his focus back where it belonged, and in doing so, he discovered the help and perspective he needed all along.

In this Mother's Day sermon, Pastor Tate takes a look at the wild side of motherhood as it is portrayed in the Bible. Through the examples of the ostrich, the hen, the bear, and the eagle, we learn several important and deeply valuable truths about a mother's role, heart, and influence.

As we begin our new series, "Real Church: A Study of 2 Corinthians," we are looking at a group of real believers who had heard a real preacher, had read some real letters from Paul, and were facing some very real problems. Thankfully, God not only had real solutions for them, but He still has real solutions for us today as well.