Chris Sheppard

Working through the church's confession of faith, the message walks through Romans 8's assurances that nothing can separate believers from Christ's love, then closes the way of salvation by explaining glorification as the completion of

Perseverance of the SaintsGlorificationEternal Security

Tracing the connection between the new birth and Christ's bodily resurrection, the sermon presses hearers to examine whether the resurrection is merely a cultural Easter tradition to them or their actual, living hope for a new heart and

Resurrection HopeNew BirthUnion with Christ

Continuing through the church's confession, the message explains sanctification as the cooperative work in which believers labor while God works in them, then walks through a list of vital signs from Scripture that mark a truly regenerate

SanctificationEvidence of RegenerationCooperation with God

Examining Jesus's prophesied entry into Jerusalem on a donkey, the sermon contrasts the crowd's misplaced hope in a militaristic messiah with the humble, suffering Messiah who actually came, and calls hearers to worship like Mary rather

Triumphal EntryMessianic ProphecyUndivided Devotion

Working from Galatians 2:16, the message defines justification as God's legal declaration of the believer as righteous through faith in Christ alone, distinguishing it from regeneration and summarizing the doctrine in the Reformation's

Justification by FaithGrace AloneImputed RighteousnessRegeneration

Drawing on Titus 2's instructions for older men, older women, and life in the body, the message lays out the goals of the church's small group ministry: teaching the word, building fellowship, fostering discipleship, and mobilizing members

Small Group MinistryOlder Men and WomenBody Life

Christian liberty must be governed by the glory of God, the good of others, and gospel witness. Believers are strengthened in these matters through a healthy church, sound doctrine, pastoral shepherding, and mature examples in the body.

Christian LibertyConsciencePastoral Shepherding

Working through Romans 10 and Acts 2, the message explains that confession of Christ is not a condition of salvation but its inevitable outward expression, illustrated by a church member's own halting, Spirit-wrought path to assurance of

Repentance and FaithConfession of ChristAssurance of Salvation

Romans 14 warns that law, liberty, and personal convictions can harm the church when they are detached from love and shepherding. The aim is not destruction but the building up of the church through healthy leadership, patient discipleship,

Christian LibertyChurch HealthMutual Submission

Drawing on Galatians 6:1-5, 1 Corinthians 12, and John 13, the message frames church discipline as restorative body life, aimed first at restoring a fallen believer's relationship with God and with the church rather than mere punishment.

Restorative DisciplineBody LifeBearing One Another's Burdens