Chris Sheppard

Matthew 5:3 teaches that poverty of spirit is the doorway into the kingdom and the ongoing posture of sanctification. True blessedness begins with God breaking pride and making sinners dependent on Christ.

Working through Proverbs 2, the sermon pictures wisdom as a protected path that God watches over and calls listeners to take personal responsibility for pursuing wisdom before passing it on to their children.

Matthew 5 introduces kingdom living as the blessed life Christ gives to those who belong to Him. The Beatitudes are a foundation for joy, holiness, and service that flows from life under the rule of God.

Continuing a study of Proverbs 1, this message teaches that wisdom is passed down through discipline, real-life examples, and patient teaching, so that a life once marked by neglect can be gradually beautified by God's word.

Introducing a new study through the Sermon on the Mount, the setting and purpose of Christ's teaching in Matthew 5 through 7 is laid out as a needed correction to the era's corrupt religious system and a perfect standard for Christian

Introducing a new series in Proverbs, the message explains the short, memorable style of proverbial wisdom and urges believers toward a lifelong hunger for godly wisdom that shapes not just what they say but who they are at home, at work,

Continuing the wheel illustration from part one, the sermon turns to fathers' duty to teach God's Word to their children through consistent example, everyday teaching moments, and set times of family worship, and calls the church to pursue

Using a wheel diagram to map out the church's ministries, the sermon explains why Sunday night worship was replaced with adult small groups and calls the congregation to gather around the Word through small groups and Wednesday night Bible

Drawing on John 3, 6, and 16, this message traces the Holy Spirit's work of effectually drawing and convicting sinners before conversion, and calls the church to keep sharing the gospel and praying for God to do the monumental saving work

Walking through Romans 3:21-25, this message lays out justification by grace through faith in Christ's atoning sacrifice, and closes with a personal conversion testimony as a picture of the monumental work only God's Spirit can do in a