By Southland Christian Church
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When we live our lives being rich toward ourselves instead of being rich toward God we miss out on the best kind of life. Greed can overcome and overwhelm our thinking and living if we don’t aggressively fight against it.
The practice of giving without pomp and circumstance orients our hearts towards God’s approval instead of the applause of other people. Nothing slays the dragon of selfishness like the discipline of serving those in need.
When we believe that everyone will be saved we deny our need for a Savior and the Savior Himself. Jesus is clear that not everyone will be saved which should create an urgency in us to submit to Him and...
The Bible makes clear that people find their place under God’s authority and in authority over the earth. When we reject God’s authority we falsely believe we have ultimate authority which always results in pride. When we embrace God’s authority...
How can the statement “there is no truth” be true? It’s self-defeating and contradictory. When we fail to acknowledge truth we can’t make sense of the world and we lose a firm foundation to live on. When Jesus tells us...
The Bible claims that based on the beauty and order we find in creation there is no excuse for failing to worship our Creator. Unfortunately people often choose not to acknowledge or worship Him. No other philosophy has created more...
Jesus liked parties and special events. We find him feasting, celebrating, and rejoicing throughout the Bible. One thing’s for sure: He knew how to live. In this message we’ll look at a wedding he attended in Galilee and how it...
The statistics on death are quite impressive: one out of one people die. It requires wisdom to know how to prepare for death; it requires faith too. In this message we’ll learn how to cope with the reality of death...
Every living thing changes. Even clocks constantly reset themselves. We do one of two things with change: we can either embrace it, or try to ignore it. The healthy approach is adaptation and maturity, which includes accepting the necessity of...
All farmers know that without good soil nothing grows to its potential. What’s true in plants is also true in people; there’s no maturity without growth. In this message we’ll talk about steady growth in a world bent toward confusion...
The Bible says, “A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.” Few things are more helpful than an encouraging word. Solomon said, “There is wisdom in a multitude of counselors.” In this message we will...
The Bible has a lot to say about eyes. In fact, the things we look at can affect all our thoughts and interactions with God and others. Jesus said, “But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be...
Of all the most important things in life, good friends and laughter would be near the top of the list. Neither is complete without the other; they’re “emotional” twins. In this message we’ll look at the blessings of laughter and...
Sometimes the best thing we can do in the midst of our chaotic lives is to just take a nap! Rest, whether brief or prolonged, rejuvenates us mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. In this message we’ll look at the benefits...
Food involves celebrating, entertaining, nourishment, hospitality, and community. There are dangers to both overeating and under-eating. The key is balance and nutritious food. In this message we’ll look at a healthy approach to healthy eating.
Avoiding the truth can hurt us in countless ways. That’s why we need friends who don’t just tell us what we want to hear, but what we need to hear. In this message we will learn the value of being...
One of the best gifts we can give someone we care about is to pray for them on a daily basis. Inviting God to help the people we care about exposes them to a power source they cannot generate on...
We never outgrow our need to learn new things. One of the beautiful blessings in being a member of God’s family is we have so many people to tap into when we need help, perspective, counsel, encouragement, and correction. In...
From divorce to cancer to bankruptcy to addiction there are a lot of heavy burdens that can keep us up at night. The emotional weight of life’s challenges are often too much for one heart to bear. In this message...
It’s never easy to forgive someone when they’ve hurt you. We tend to replay the mean things they said and did to the point that it can become a consuming and unwelcome memory. In this message, we will learn how...
In this life sometimes we live as if the world revolves around us, and we have to constantly remind ourselves that it’s not about us. It’s about Jesus. But in Heaven, we will see reality as it really is and...
When God does what God has promised to do, His people always celebrate!
Waiting on God is difficult. He doesn’t always do what we want when we want it. The people of God went through generations of waiting and it often challenged their faith. In the middle of the dark night, there is...
God’s promises are something we need to know and build our lives on. There has been no greater promise than the one that God would send His own Son to restore and redeem His people. That promise was for everyone,...
Young parents learn early on that it’s sometimes difficult to love our kids. We also learn that unconditional love is a choice, not a feeling. The Biblical doctrine of justification is about God’s choice to eternally love us and free...
It is God’s desire to work every day in our lives to purify us from the corruption of sin. The challenging part of that work is that we continue to make sinful choices as he cleans out our hearts. Mature...
Baptism provides a clear stopping point and starting point in the life of a Christian; we are buried to sin and raised to a new life, thus beginning a fresh start in a new direction. In that very moment, God...
Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he left his followers with clear instructions about where to go and what to do. His plan was to plant and multiply healthy churches in every town in every country. At Southland, we want to...
There should be no difference between someone on staff at a church and the members of the church, because everyone’s baptism was their call to ministry. Every believer has a spiritual gift that was meant to strengthen the church and...
The Son of God took on the role of a servant at his final meal with his best friends. He washed dirty feet and encouraged his followers to do the same for others. There are over 200 titles given to...
Finishing strongly can be a rarity in life, but it doesn’t have to be. Finding the strength to keep going until the very end is the key to leaving this life satisfied.
You will always face challenges and obstacles. How we handle those early setbacks will develop habits and patterns for how you overcome them in the years to come.
Youth can be a liability or an asset and it all depends on how you maturely handle it.
Few things will make you feel more connected to your Creator than worshipping him on a daily basis. Songs often give us language for how grateful we are for His presence in our lives and how desperate we are for...
There is a pervasive sadness that seems to loom over our culture today. David battled the loss of a child, marriage issues, and occupational hazards that caused him to want to give up multiple times. But he didn’t throw in...
From the birth of a child, to a wedding, to a baptism, to a good meal, to beautiful weather, there are so many things in life worth singing about and dancing about. David never passed up an opportunity to thank...
David spent a lot of his life on the battlefield facing one daunting enemy after another. He didn’t rely on his own strength and wisdom to help him succeed, rather he invited God to give him the resolve he was...
This week we will learn how to endure suffering by eliminating distractions and remaining focused on the Father.
This week we will learn how to remain disciplined and avoid cutting corners so that we can achieve the goal of finishing the race.
Jesus called John the Baptist the “greatest man ever born.” Ever wonder why? Why would Jesus brag so much about his cousin John? Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that John preached about the need to repent...
Imagine a nation, about 200 years old, prosperous, powerful, respected…but a nation that has lost its way; a nation God is displeased with, a nation on the cusp of his judgment. No, it’s not the United States, it’s the nation...
Hosea had an unfaithful wife named Gomer. Despite her continuously disappointing him, he refused to stop loving her. He wrote the brief book that bears his name to show us that God is still faithful to us, even when, especially...
Daniel was a young man who had come from a noble and godly family, but was taken as a prisoner of war to Babylon, a godless, wicked, and immoral land. He could’ve compromised his integrity and morality, but he chose...
Suffering finds us everywhere, at all ages and seasons of life. Just thinking about it can take our breath away. Whether one person (or a whole nation), suffering introduces us to ourselves; it also introduces us to God in ways...
We’re often amazed when predictions come true, especially years after they were made. Hundreds of years before Jesus came to save us, Isaiah predicted that He would do just that. In this message we’ll look at how the God who...
Join us as we celebrate what God is doing in the hearts of students!
Scott Nickell brings us a special message for fathers on Fathers Day.
Sometimes it seems that all the odds are stacked against us because of where we’ve come from or what we’ve done. In John 4 Jesus engages in conversation with a Samaritan woman whom most people would’ve considered an outcast beyond...