Chris Sheppard

Drawing from the sending of Barnabas and Saul in Acts 13 and the redeemed multitude of Revelation 5, the message calls the church to see missions not as optional but as the settled expectation of every local church, and challenges the

World MissionsRedemption SongChurch SendingMissions Footprint

Drawing from Paul's relationship with the Philippian church, this message calls the congregation to faithful, long-term partnership in gospel work through prayer, giving, and sending, rather than fleeting ministry fads.

Gospel PartnershipChurch LongevityMissions Support

Working through Ephesians 2:14-16, the message shows how Christ tore down the dividing wall between Jew and Gentile by fulfilling the law's demands, and calls the church to walk in humility and gratitude for the privilege of being made one

Jew and Gentile Made OneNew CovenantUnity in Christ

Ephesians 2 shows Gentiles once alienated from God and His covenant promises being brought near by the blood of Christ. The gospel creates humility, forgiveness, and unity because Christ alone reconciles sinners to God and to one another.

Gentile InclusionReconciliation in ChristChurch Unity

Ephesians 2 teaches that sinners are spiritually dead and must be made alive by God, not merely trained into religious behavior. The message presses parents and the church to practice the doctrine of the new birth rather than trusting

New BirthSpiritual DeathParenting

1 Corinthians 6 warns the church not to be deceived by cultural redefinitions of sexual immorality. The passage names sin plainly while holding out the only hope for sinners: cleansing, sanctification, and justification in Christ by the

Sexual ImmoralityCultural DeceptionGospel Cleansing

Ephesians 2 teaches that God makes dead sinners alive in Christ and creates them for good works prepared by Him. The message calls believers to find those purposes in the life of the local church through confidence, commitment, service, and

Made AliveGood WorksLocal Church Purpose

Drawing from Matthew 26 and 1 Corinthians 11, this message explains that the Lord's Supper is a remembrance reserved for the truly redeemed, warns against unworthy participation, and calls husbands and wives to examine their households

Worthy ParticipationHousehold ExaminationCommunion Warning

Ephesians 2 moves from spiritual death to the mercy of God, showing that salvation is His powerful work of making sinners alive with Christ. The only hope for those dead in sin is to look to Christ and be saved by grace.

Spiritual DeathMade AliveSaving Grace

Working through Ephesians 2:1-3, the sermon describes unconverted humanity as spiritually dead, enslaved to the world, the devil, and the flesh, and by nature under God's wrath just like the rest of mankind. It presses hearers to see their

Spiritual DeadnessChildren of Wrath