Sundays at Grace

In this message from 1 Corinthians 11, Pastor Marcus Ellington unpacks Paul's instructions to the Corinthian church and challenges us to examine what it means to live in alignment with God's design. From honoring God's authority to recognizing the divisions that can exist within the church, we are reminded that following Jesus means living differently from the world around us.

Ultimately, this message challenges us to examine our own hearts, repent when we fall out of alignment with God, and never take the sacrifice of Jesus for granted.

In this message, Zach dives into 1 Corinthians 10, and explores the subtle danger of idolatry and how easily success, money, relationships, comfort, and even ministry can compete with Jesus for our hearts. Idolatry isn't just an ancient problem. Anything that takes the place of Christ in our lives can become an idol.

Through Paul's words to the Corinthian church, we're reminded that experiencing God's presence isn't the same as faithfully obeying Him. We must guard against spiritual pride, recognize our weaknesses, and remember that none of us is beyond temptation. But there's hope: God is faithful, and He provides a way forward when we face the things that threaten to pull us away from Him.

Pastor Scott Jenkins shares an encouraging message about what it means to walk by faith, trust God through uncertainty, and remain faithful even when life doesn't go as planned. Drawing from his own journey in ministry, Scott reminds us that faith isn't about getting the results we want—it's about trusting the One who holds our future.

Through Scripture and personal stories, he challenges us to keep moving forward when fear creeps in, when we struggle with our flesh, and when we're tempted to give up. We don't have to wait until we feel brave to take the next step, and we don't have to see the outcome to trust God's promises. As Pastor Scott puts it, “Your faith is not for something. Your faith is in someone.”

In this message, Pastor Marcus Ellington walks through 1 Corinthians 7 to explore what Scripture teaches about marriage, singleness, sexual purity, and the importance of keeping God at the center of our lives. Whether married, single, divorced, or widowed, every believer is called to pursue a life of faithfulness and undivided devotion to the Lord.

Pastor Marcus challenges us to stop measuring our lives by the world's standards and instead align our relationships, decisions, and desires with God's Word. He reminds us that marriage is not what makes us whole, singleness is not a limitation, and our circumstances should never distract us from the purpose God has for us.

In Week 4 of Dear Corinth, Pastor Stan Wilson walks through 1 Corinthians 5–6 and challenges the idea that God’s grace means our choices don’t matter. Jesus offers forgiveness freely, but that grace was never cheap. He paid the price for our freedom, and His grace is meant to transform the way we live.

Stan explores what it looks like to pursue holiness—not to earn God’s love or prove ourselves worthy, but because we already belong to Him. From the things we’ve grown comfortable tolerating, to the way we handle conflict, treat others, and use our freedom, we’re challenged to ask whether our lives are truly reflecting Jesus.

But this message isn’t about condemnation. It’s about restoration. We can be honest about sin without losing sight of the grace that rescues us. Our past may be part of our story, but it no longer has the authority to define us. In Christ, we are washed, made new, and invited to keep walking toward Him.

In Week 4 of Dear Corinth, Pastor Zach Burris walks through 1 Corinthians 4 and challenges the way we measure success, leadership, and influence. The world tells us to build our name, chase recognition, and climb higher—but Jesus calls us to humility, service, and faithfulness.

Everything we have is something God has entrusted to us. The question isn’t how many people know our name or how impressive we look, but whether we’re using what He’s given us to point others toward Him.

In Week 3 of Dear Corinth, Pastor Zach walks through Paul's words to the Corinthian church and challenges a common misunderstanding of spiritual maturity. You can know the Bible, attend church for years, listen to Christian podcasts, and even know how to defend your faith—and still be spiritually immature. 

Paul points the Corinthians toward something deeper: maturity isn't simply knowing more about Jesus; it's becoming more like Jesus. Through the Holy Spirit, we begin to see differently, love differently, forgive differently, serve differently, and respond to life differently. 

Pastor Zach also challenges our tendency to divide over leaders, build our identity around people, and measure our faith by what we know instead of how we're living. Ultimately, the question isn't how long we've followed Jesus or how much Scripture we can quote. The question is: Are we becoming more generous, patient, humble, self-controlled, and more like Jesus?

In this message, Pastor Zach tackles some of the most common excuses we make when it comes to baptism—from feeling like we aren't ready, to thinking baptism doesn't really matter, to simply saying, “I'll do it someday.”

Baptism doesn't save us or make us perfect. It's a public declaration that we've decided to follow Jesus—a picture of His death, burial, and resurrection and a bold statement that our old life is gone and our new life has begun. 

The challenge is simple: if Jesus is your Savior and Lord, what are you waiting for? Sometimes following Jesus means stepping outside of our comfort zone and choosing obedience over convenience. As Pastor Zach puts it, “You're simply being asked to stand up and say, Jesus is my savior. Jesus is my Lord.”

In Week 2 of Dear Corinth, Pastor Zach walks through Paul’s message to the Corinthian church and challenges the way we define wisdom, success, influence, and spiritual maturity. The Corinthians had become focused on what the world considered impressive, but Paul points them back to the cross.

We don’t have to prove ourselves, perform for God, or build our identity around success, influence, appearance, or credentials. The cross reminds us that our identity is found in what Christ has already done for us.

At the end of it all, the message is simple: Jesus doesn’t need to be made more impressive. He needs to be at the center.

In Week 1 of Dear Corinth, Pastor Zach Burris opens the series by looking at the church in Corinth—and the surprising truth that they weren’t all that different from us. They were gifted, growing, passionate, opinionated, and, at times, messy. And yet, Jesus didn’t give up on them.

Pastor Zach challenges us to remember who we are, whose we are, and what truly belongs at the center of the church. Our preferences, personalities, traditions, and opinions can easily become more important than they were ever meant to be. But when Jesus is at the center, everything else finds its proper place. 

This message is an honest and encouraging reminder that the problems in the church don't cancel God's purpose for the church. We're imperfect people, but we're still God's people—and Jesus is still building His church.