In this opening message — The Transition from Moses to Joshua: The Initial Lessons Learned — Pastor Kevin sets the stage for his mini-series on pastoral transitions. As he reminds us in this message, the Bible promises us that we have everything we need for life and godliness, and that includes what we need to […]
In this final message — The Final Words From John — Pastor Kevin concludes his study of 1 John. In these final verses, which seem on the surface to be an odd way to end a NT letter, we discover why John closes his letter in this way. In these closing verses John will drive […]
In this message — The Prayer God Always Hears & The Sin He Never Forgives — Pastor Kevin tackles the most difficult passage in 1 John as he addresses “the sin that leads to death.” As he navigates through the passage, he points out how difficult it is for us to truly know what John […]
In this message — God’s Testimony About Jesus — Pastor Kevin draws our attention to the topic of testimonies — the word that John focuses on in this passage. As Pastor Kevin unpacks this passage, he helps us understand the unique meaning of “the water” and “the blood” which John uses to affirm God’s testimony that […]
In this sermon from our June, 2019 R4G Gathering (Rabun for the Gospel), Pastor Zack preaches from the book of Proverbs, and other passages, and addresses the sin of gossip. The sin of gossip is often committed, but seldom addressed. In this sermon, Pastor Zack seeks to help us define what gossip is, why it’s […]
In this message — The True Overcomer — Pastor Kevin helps us understand the difference between the world’s view of overcoming and the Biblical view. As he reminds us, the non-Christian is looking to overcome material things and the struggles in this life, but the true believer desires to overcome things that are spiritual and […]
In this sermon, Pastor Zack continues his study of the book of Judges by looking at the first 3 Judges — Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar. In this sermon, we’re reminded that our God is a God who hears the cries of His people, who loves to show unmerited grace in pouring out His salvation, and […]
In this sermon, Pastor Zack continues the study of the book of Judges by looking at Judges 2:6 – 3:6. Israel’s apostasy and God’s response in this passage point us to the ugly realities of sin and idolatry, the faithfulness of God in both His just wrath and unmerited mercy, and the need for a […]
In this message — The Picture of Perfect Love (Part 2) — Pastor Kevin points out that love is one of the ways that the invisible God is visibly seen to the onlooking world. Whenever Christians reject the world’s definition of love – that it’s all about me, all about meeting my needs, and all […]
In this message — The Picture of Perfect Love (Part 1) — Pastor Kevin begins to unfold what it means for God to first love us. Though we often hear (both in the church and in the world) that God loves us all and that we need to stop arguing over doctrine and other things […]