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We all get stains — but some of the most dangerous ones are the ones we don't even see. In Week 1 of our brand new series Culture Wars, Pastor Kelly Goins of Watts Bar Community Church in Decatur, TN kicks things off with a message called Got Stains? — and it's going to challenge the way you think about the world around you.

Drawing from 1 Timothy 6, James 1, and 1 John 2, Pastor Kelly breaks down what culture really is, how it gets transmitted into our lives without us realizing it, and what it actually means to keep the commandment "unstained." Spoiler: the answer might surprise you.

If you've ever found yourself slowly buying into ideas that sound logical but feel off, this message is for you. Because the stains of worldly thinking don't usually happen all at once — they sneak up on you.

Scripture References: 1 Timothy 6:11-14 | James 1:27 | 1 John 2:15-17 | John 17:15 | Romans 12:2

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What labels have been stuck to you? Addict. Failure. Divorced. Broken. Unloved. Over the course of life, words get spoken over us, things happen to us, and those experiences attach themselves like labels — covering up who we were truly created to be.

This Easter Sunday, Pastor Kelly Goins brings a powerful message about the labels we carry and the God who wants to peel them back. Drawing from the stories of David, Peter, and others, Pastor Kelly reminds us that canceled culture, shame, and the voices of our past don't get the final word — only the Creator does.

God's truth is bigger than your label.

If you've ever felt defined by your worst moment, your biggest mistake, or someone else's opinion of you, this message is for you. Because no matter what's been spoken over you, God sees something others can't — and he's still in the business of giving people a new name, a new purpose, and a new future.

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In this Palm Sunday episode, Pastor Kelly Goins brings a message called Broken Promises & Broken People from Genesis 38 — a chapter most people skip right over. Through the story of Judah and Tamar, two deeply flawed people whose names appear in the very genealogy of Jesus, Pastor Kelly explores what it looks like when we take matters into our own hands, when we make promises we never intend to keep, and what it means that God chooses broken people on purpose, for a purpose. If God could reach into the mess of Judah and Tamar and pull out a Messiah, He can reach into yours too.

What if you already knew exactly what God was calling you to do—and Scripture spelled it out in four verses?

In this message, Pastor Kelly Goins walks Watts Bar Community Church through four questions every follower of Jesus needs to wrestle with: When did you meet Jesus? What consumes you? How do you reach people around you? And where would you be if Jesus hadn't found you first? Drawing from 2 Corinthians 5 and John 1, Pastor Kelly unpacks what it really means to be a "Christ ambassador" — and why rescued people are called to rescue people.

Whether you've been following Jesus for decades or you're still asking questions, this message will challenge you to stop leaving a seat on Sunday and start being a light wherever God has planted you.

In this episode of the Made: The Making of a Disciple series, Pastor Kelly Goins of Watts Bar Community Church brings a straight-from-the-heart message called It's Time to Grow Up. Using Galatians 4:1-7, Pastor Kelly explores why so many believers stay spiritually stuck — praying for promises they're not yet positioned to receive. He challenges us to close the gap between where we are and where God is calling us to be by taking responsibility for our faith, our choices, and our relationships. This isn't a message meant to beat you down — it's one designed to unlock everything the Father already has waiting for you. It's not a promise problem. It might just be a posture problem.

What if the secret to true discipleship was learning how to throw a better party? In this week's message from Luke 14, Pastor Kelly Goins walks through three principles Jesus gave his followers about showing up with humility, expanding your circle to include people who can't repay you, and refusing to say no for people before they even get the chance to say yes. This is Week 7 of Made: The Making of a Disciple at Watts Bar Community Church in Decatur, TN — and it just might be the most fun sermon on following Jesus you've ever heard.

What are you really building your life on? In week six of the MADE: The Making of a Disciple series, Pastor Kelly Goins takes us to the closing of Jesus' most famous sermon — the Sermon on the Mount — and asks the question Jesus asked His own crowd: are you a wise builder or a foolish one?

Drawing from Matthew 7:24–27, Pastor Kelly unpacks four foundational truths: that everyone is building on something, that hearing God's Word is never enough without applying it, that storms are guaranteed in this life, and that the foundation you choose today determines the outcome of your life tomorrow.

This isn't feel-good Christianity — it's a challenge to stop being a Christian in name only and start being a disciple who works the words of Jesus into every area of life.

Key Scriptures: Matthew 7:15–27 | Luke 6:47–48 | James 1:22 | Matthew 6:33

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In this week's episode, Watts Bar Community Church welcomes guest speaker Pastor David Copeland of Revival Now International Ministries. Drawing from Colossians 3, Pastor David delivers a raw, honest, and Spirit-filled message about the battle for our minds and our identity in Christ

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He walks us through three actions Paul calls every believer to take: put to death, put off, and put on — and explains how love, peace, the Word, and worship work together to keep us focused on what matters most.

Whether you're battling an old addiction, struggling to forgive, or just trying to figure out how to stay focused in a noisy world, this message is for you.

Pastor David and his wife Pam lead Revival Now International, a missionary evangelism ministry.

What if the biggest threat to Christianity isn't persecution—it's domestication?

In this hard-hitting message from the "Made: The Making of a Disciple" series, Pastor Kelly Goins challenges the comfortable, safe version of faith that's taken over the American church. Using insights from AI (yes, really), biblical examples, and raw honesty, Kelly reveals how we've tamed Jesus, stripped the gospel of its power, and created a church culture more concerned with comfort than transformation.

This isn't your typical "feel-good" sermon. Pastor Kelly tackles:

-How domesticated Christianity has adapted to cultural norms rather than challenging them

-Why Jesus didn't come to make your life comfortable—He came to make it count

-The difference between being a spiritual consumer versus a contributor

-What it really means when Jesus says "take up your cross"

-How ordinary, "unqualified" people become world-changers

Key Quote: "I don't want a church full of safe, domesticated disciples that never rock the boat. I want a church full of undomesticated believers that will change the community and change the world we live in."

Warning: This episode will challenge you. You might leave a little offended. That's the point. If you're ready to move beyond comfortable Christianity and embrace the wild, risky, radical life Jesus actually calls us to, this message is for you.

Discussion Prompts:

-Have you tamed Jesus to fit your lifestyle, or are you letting Him transform everything about you?

-Are you more characterized by what you consume at church or what you contribute?

-What needs to die in your life so Christ can live more fully through you?

Scripture: Luke 9:57-62, Acts 2:44-45, Acts 4:13, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 6:14

About the Series: "Made: The Making of a Disciple" is a journey exploring what it really means to follow Jesus—not just call yourself a Christian, but actually live as His disciple.

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