Chris Sheppard

Closing a four-week study of Proverbs on alcohol, the sermon argues that while drinking itself may be a matter of conscience, the personal risk to holiness and to the conscience of others makes abstaining the wiser and safer path.

Alcohol and ConscienceChristian LibertyPersonal Holiness

Continuing through Proverbs 23:32-35, this message traces the drunkard's distorted reality, reckless speech, and delirious, dangerous decisions, urging hearers to remember the bitter end of drink and heed Solomon's warning before temptation

Drunkenness WarningWisdom for LivingFamily Discipleship

Working through Proverbs 23:29-32, this message paints Solomon's honest picture of the drunkard who lingers with wine and chases after stronger drink, warning that habitual drinking companions and escalating desire mark the path into

Drunkenness WarningWisdom for LivingFamily Discipleship

Opening a series on alcohol from Proverbs 20:1, the sermon shows how Solomon pictures wine and strong drink as mockers and brawlers, then traces the ruin drunkenness brought on Noah, Lot, and the Corinthian church to warn against its

Drunkenness WarningPersonification in ProverbsConsequences of Sin

Working through Jesus's parable of the rich fool, the sermon warns against covetousness and the false measure of success that prizes worldly wealth, contrasting it with the life of a humble, faithful believer who is truly rich toward God.

Covetousness WarningRich Toward GodWisdom Parables

Preached the Sunday before Thanksgiving, this exposition of Psalm 2 traces God's righteous anger toward rebellious nations and kings and calls each hearer to personal accountability, since no one will answer for the world's chaos but only

Rebellion Against GodPersonal AccountabilityChrist's Future Reign

Opening a new set of parables on wisdom and foolishness from Matthew 25:1-13, this message presses hearers to examine whether they have genuine oil in their lamps, that is, true readiness for Christ's return, rather than a false or careless

Readiness for ChristWise and FoolishSelf-Examination

From Ephesians 5:15-17, the message calls believers to carefully examine how they live, to make the best use of their time because the days are evil, and to seek out and hold fast to God's will rather than drifting into foolishness.

Redeeming the TimeWise LivingDiscerning God's Will

Ephesians 5 commands believers not to partner with the works of darkness but to expose them as children of light. Faithful imitation of God requires sober separation from sin and clear love for truth in the life of the church.

Exposing DarknessChurch PuritySexual Immorality

Concluding the parable of the vineyard laborers, this message argues that the owner's generosity reveals a God who cares more for people than for possessions, and that the parable's real point is not personal reward but the equal,

Salvation ParablesGod's GenerosityGentile Inclusion