Chris Sheppard

Philippians 3:12-16 presents Paul as an example of pressing on toward Christ and the prize. The sermon rejects a lazy view of the Christian life and calls for dissatisfied but encouraged striving after Christ.

Matthew 6:25-34 applies the call to walk wisely by confronting worry and anxious living. The sermon calls believers to repent of worry as a refusal to trust God and to rest in His future provision.

Ephesians 2:10 teaches that believers are God's workmanship, created in Christ for good works prepared beforehand. The sermon connects walking wisely with walking in the good works God has given His people.

Ephesians 5 frames a call to walk wisely in relation to the Lord's Day. The sermon urges the church to order the week so Sunday worship can be a true day of God-centered activity.

Ephesians 5:15-18 calls the church to walk wisely as a new year begins. The sermon urges Spirit-filled, careful living that redeems the time and carries beyond January into the whole year.

John 3:17-18 shows the goal of God's greatest gift: that lost sinners would believe in Christ and receive eternal life. The sermon keeps Christmas centered on the saving purpose of the Son's coming.

John 3:16 displays the greatness of God's gift in giving His one and only Son. The sermon calls the church to receive the wonder of Christ in a way that magnifies the Lord in worship and witness.

John 3:16 begins the Christmas series by focusing on God as the giver of the greatest gift, His Son. The sermon calls families and the church to keep the busyness of the season from crowding out Christ.

Philippians 3:7-11 continues Paul's testimony of the priceless privileges of knowing Christ. The sermon calls believers to treasure righteousness in Christ and to live so those privileges are visible to others.

Philippians 3:7-11 begins Paul's testimony of the priceless privileges that come from knowing Christ. The sermon contrasts confidence in the flesh with the far greater privilege of righteousness from Christ.