Chris Sheppard

Continuing a study of the church's ten pillars, this message defines regeneration as the secret act of God that imparts new spiritual life, insisting that salvation is a sovereign work of grace through the Word and Spirit rather than the

RegenerationGrace AloneNew Birth

Drawing from Psalm 19's description of God's law, this message in a series on the pillars of the church argues that Scripture's sufficiency and authority must never be traded for tradition, warning that deviating from God's revealed plan

Sufficiency of ScriptureScripture AuthoritySola Scriptura

Preaching through Romans as part of a series on the pillars of the church, the message warns against watering down the gospel into a formula for decisions and insists that both the good news and the bad news of sin and judgment must be

Gospel ClarityChildren's MinistryConversion

Working from Matthew 16:18 and surveying how nearly every New Testament letter was addressed to a church, the message calls believers to see the church as God's called-out people and to give themselves sacrificially to its work rather than

Called-Out PeopleSacrificial GivingNew Testament Church

Returning to the ten pillars series from 1 Timothy 3:14-15, the message describes the church as God's household, purchased and assembled by Him, and calls believers to let that identity govern how they live rather than looking back at past

Church as HouseholdPillar of TruthPressing Forward

Finishing Jesus's trial before Pilate, the sermon traces the Jewish leaders' hypocritical appeal to Caesar and highlights the lowly majesty of Christ, who knowingly submitted to sinful men, rejection, torture, and the cross to bear the

Lowly MajestyWrath of GodChrist's Submission

Walking through the scourging and mocking of Jesus before Pilate, the sermon exposes Pilate's cowardly neutrality and calls believers to examine whether they likewise placate the world, lost friends, or family at the expense of loyalty to

Pilate's CowardiceChrist's SufferingSelf-Preservation Warning

Continuing through John 18:33-40, the message contrasts Jesus' bold declaration of truth with Pilate's cynical dismissal, "What is truth?", warning that trying to stay neutral toward Christ in family, work, and life is itself a rejection of

Jesus Before PilateWhat Is TruthNo Neutral Ground

Covering John 18:28-32, the message examines the religious leaders' hypocrisy in refusing to enter Pilate's residence while pursuing an innocent man's death, warning against religious facades that mask contradictory lives even as it traces

Jesus Before PilateReligious HypocrisyRoad to the Cross

Working through 1 Corinthians 11:24-34, the message explains the Lord's Supper as a symbolic participation in Christ's death, in the believer's own death to self, and in eager anticipation of Christ's return, urging that it be taken

Lord's SupperDying to SelfAnticipating Christ's Return