In this message:

- Why going back to "before the curse" in Genesis 2 changes how we see marriage

- The difference between living out a covenant versus operating on a contract

- What Proverbs 18:22 actually says about finding a spouse (and what it means for how you search)

- Why character has to be formed, not just found, and what that looks like practically

- How Jesus as the True Bridegroom reframes what the "I do" commitment is really about

What happens when you do everything right and still feel like it's not enough? Proverbs offers a reframe about how to work and who you are while you're working.

In this message:

- Why hustle and avoidance are two sides of the same broken question

- What Proverbs actually says about work (and what it doesn't)

- The difference between working for approval and working from calling

- How to build rhythms of rest and diligence that aren't in conflict

- What it means to let Christ be your wisdom on the job, in the home, and in the grind

In this message:

* Why your words are evidence, not the actual problem

* What the Flint water crisis reveals about unaddressed sources in our own lives

* Why Proverbs 4:23 is a command you cannot keep by willpower alone

* How Jesus fulfills what Ezekiel promised — a new heart, not a repaired one

* Four practical ways to stay connected to the Spirit who is already at work inside you

Nothing in your life is outside of God's sovereign control, and nothing that reaches you is beyond his ability to redeem.

In this message:

- Why feelings of being out of control are real but are not the final word

- The default systems we lean on instead of God (and why they always have a limit)

- What the name Yahweh actually communicates about who we are trusting

- What "acknowledge him in all your ways" means for the compartments we keep from God

- How Jesus walked the full path of humanity so he could walk yours with you

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6 | Sermon notes available at https://spbaptist.org/sermons

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In this message:

- Why having more information hasn't made us more steady -- and what's actually missing

- What Solomon means by "the fear of the Lord" and why it's not about terror

- How algorithms and culture are forming us whether we notice it or not

- Why wisdom in Proverbs shows up as a person, not a principle

- What it looks like practically to consult Jesus like he's actually present

This week, try going against the grain of everything in you and interacting with Jesus like you believe he's real. Not just in your theology -- in your actual day. In the shower. Before you respond. Before you decide. Ask him what he thinks. God's wisdom works because it's built into the very structure of reality -- and the one who holds that reality together is still present, still speaking, and still inviting you to trust him with the weight of your life.

- Scripture: Proverbs 1:1-7 | Series: Street Smart Faith (Quarter 2, Week 2) | Sermon notes available at spbaptist.org/sermons

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Jesus endured the cross for the joy set before Him—our faith begins and ends in Him.

Will you finish what you started in your walk with Jesus? Drawing from Matthew 21 and Hebrews 12, this sermon contrasts the crowd that shouted “Hosanna” with the reality that many later fell away by slowly drifting and no longer showing up.

In this sermon, we’re reminded to lay aside the weights that trip us up, resist the pull to shrink back, and run our race with endurance, trusting that God has already mapped the path. Ultimately, the encouragement is clear: fixing our eyes on Jesus is the only way to keep going, not by our strength, but by His.

Whether God gives us miraculous deliverance or we walk through hardship, our hope is the same: Jesus has already secured the final victory. One day, when Christ returns, every promise will be fulfilled. Every tear will be wiped away. Every act of faith will be rewarded.

Until that day, we live by faith.

Faith determines how we respond to God's activity in our lives.

In this message:

• Why faith is not the absence of fear—it's movement in the presence of fear

• How faith starts small but grows through obedience

• Why we might not be seeing God work because we don't trust His plan

• The truth that your past doesn't have to hold you back

We use the word "calling" constantly but rarely define it. The result is pressure without purpose and anxiety without direction. Stop treating your current life as a waiting room until you "discover your calling." Moses didn't wait for clarity on everything—he acted on what God made clear. He chose obedience to God over comfort. He valued a different currency. He embraced suffering with God's people rather than fleeting pleasure. Walk in conformity to Christ wherever you are, and you're walking in your calling.

In this message through Moses' story:

Why obedience to God is greater than obedience to people (even when it costs everything)

How identity in Christ is the ultimate identity—not your career, your politics, or your platform

The difference between suffering and inconvenience (and why we confuse them)

Why kingdom currency is more valuable than anything this world offers

How to act on God's word before the evidence arrives