Chris Sheppard

Drawing on Proverbs 23:29-32, the sermon paints Solomon's unflinching portrait of the drunkard who lingers over wine and chases stronger drink, and urges families to confront this sin honestly rather than hide it as a private shame.

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

Working through Matthew 5:27-28, the exposition presses past the outward act of adultery to Jesus' teaching that lustful intent is itself adultery of the heart, leaving every hearer guilty and in need of the mercy Christ showed the

Opening a study of Psalm 2 during the early days of a global pandemic, this message shows how rulers and nations rage against God's rule, and presses the unconverted to see their own rebellion mirrored in the psalm and to turn to Christ in

God's Sovereignty

Matthew 5 teaches that angry, contemptuous sinners cannot offer acceptable worship while refusing reconciliation. A murderer can worship only in Christ, who fulfills the law and makes sinners new creations.

Examining Matthew 5:21-22, the message shows that Jesus locates murder in the anger and contempt of the heart rather than merely the external act, exposing every hearer as guilty before God's true standard and in need of a savior.

New Birth

Jesus fulfills the Law and speaks with final authority over the righteousness of His kingdom. The Sermon on the Mount presses believers beyond external religion to heart-level obedience under Christ's standard.

Proverbs calls believers to love the poor, the hurting, and the overlooked with obedience while leaving the results to God. True Christian character is revealed in the heart God exposes and reshapes, not merely in outward acts of service.

As Nola Baptist Church prepared for its final worship service before relocating, 1 Samuel 7 and Ephesians 3 framed the move as an Ebenezer testimony to God's help. The church is called to remember the Lord's work, tell the story faithfully,

Returning to Ephesians 3, the message shows how Christ's resurrection victory and exalted position make Paul's prayer possible, and how God's power at work within believers produces good works and growing holiness that bring Him glory in