Chris Sheppard

Closing out the series with Matthew 5:48's call to be perfect, this message explains perfection as completeness and maturity rather than sinlessness, grounding it in the imputed righteousness taught in 2 Corinthians 5:21. A personal story

Proverbs gives wisdom for reading a political landscape marked by instability, sinners in high places, and oppressive rulers. The answer is not confidence in parties or candidates, but repentance before God and discernment for the days

Finishing the sixth lesson on Matthew 5:43-48, this message calls believers to love and pray for their enemies after the pattern of Christ on the cross and Stephen under stoning, moving from demanding personal rights to interceding for

Using stories from hospice chaplaincy work and church small-group ministry, this message describes the qualities that mark real Christian friendship and warns that without it, believers face trials and even death without the support and

Working through Proverbs 26:17-26, this message exposes how gossip and quarreling spread like fire in a church family, often disguised as spiritual concern, and calls believers to confront it directly rather than let it smolder and destroy

Working through Matthew 5, this message contrasts the Old Testament's eye-for-an-eye justice with Jesus's call to surrender personal rights and revenge, showing that only a heart purged of grudges can practice gracious giving.

Proverbs 25 introduces Hezekiah's recovery of Solomon's proverbs and contrasts God's glory in concealing with the kingly work of searching out. The message calls God's people to diligent study, reverent humility, and godly wisdom.

Acts 3 and Hebrews 10 press the church to keep gathering, proclaiming the words of life, and stirring one another up to love and good works. Even in fearful days, the church must be the church and do the work Christ has given it.

Proverbs 24 warns against envying evil people or joining them in their destructive ways, and it calls for justice without partiality. Wisdom teaches God’s people to choose their companions carefully and make judgments by truth rather than

Acts 2 and Hebrews 10 show that the Christian life is meant to be lived in fellowship, not isolation. The loss of gathered life exposes how deeply believers need one another for encouragement, love, and good works.