Chris Sheppard

Working through Matthew 18:15-20 alongside 1 Corinthians 5, this message lays out church discipline as a bitter but necessary medicine aimed at full restoration of an offending believer to God, to the offended party, and to the fellowship

Church DisciplineRestoration to FellowshipLife in the Body

Meaningful church membership includes serving the body, participating in the ordinances, proclaiming the gospel, and submitting to qualified elders. The message warns against divisive alternatives to God's design and calls members to throw

Church MembershipEldersChurch Unity

Working through Genesis 1-3 and Romans 5, the message explains that man was created sinless and unique among creation but fell into total depravity, and argues that a right understanding of the fall shapes how we view society, raise

The Fall of ManTotal DepravityImage of God

Meaningful church membership begins with commitment to a real local church rather than consumer-driven or distant substitutes. The message grounds membership in the gathered body, the instruction of God's Word, and the covenant-like

Church MembershipGathered BodyCovenant Commitment

Continuing the church's confession series, the message teaches that Scripture reveals one true God who is sovereign over the nations and yet exists eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, warning that any distortion of this doctrine

TrinityGod's SovereigntyOne True GodChurch Confession

Working from 1 Corinthians 1 and Ephesians, this message diagnoses the Corinthian divisions over leaders and doctrine as a sin against the body and against Christ Himself, and locates the cure for disunity in dying to self at the cross. It

Church UnityDivisions in CorinthSubmission to Leaders

Introducing the church's doctrinal statement on Scripture, the message affirms the Bible as God's inspired, inerrant revelation and the final standard by which all human belief and conduct must be judged, while explaining why the church is

Inerrancy of Scripture1833 New Hampshire ConfessionFinal JudgmentSufficiency of Scripture

The Corinthian church warns that division contradicts the supernatural union believers share with Christ and with one another. A local church must reject pride, factions, and individualism because the body needs every member.

Church DivisionUnion with ChristCorinth

Opening a series on the body of Christ from 1 Corinthians 12, the message calls believers from diverse backgrounds to understand and embrace their unique place within the unity and diversity of the local church body.

Unity in DiversityBody LifeOne Body Many Members

Using Matthew 26 and 1 Corinthians 11 alongside Luke's account, this message describes the Lord's Supper as a continual memorial of Christ's death, given only to those who have trusted Him for salvation, and calls the congregation to come

Continual MemorialWorthy ParticipationReconciled Relationships