Chris Sheppard

From John 16:16-24, the message reassures believers that Christ fully knows their despair in trial and that honest, even angry, prayer before Him is met with compassion rather than condemnation.

Preached on Easter from 1 Corinthians 15 and Romans 1, this message sets the resurrection alongside the incarnation and the crucifixion as the essential truths of Christ's person and work, and presses hearers to see the empty tomb as either

Concluding a series through John 14-16, this message describes the Holy Spirit's ministry of guiding believers into truth and applying Christ's Word both within the church and toward the lost world. It calls the congregation to know the

Sanctification

Preaching John 16:12-15, the sermon describes the Holy Spirit as one with the Father and the Son who guides believers into all truth, teaches them what Christ has taught, and testifies of Christ, sustaining disciples facing hostility and

Continuing the verse-by-verse study of John, this message from John 16:1-11 shows how the coming Holy Spirit vindicated Christ, restored the disciples from despair to victorious obedience, and continues to draw the lost from death to life.

Tracing the shift from the seventh-day Sabbath to the church's New Testament practice of gathering on the first day, the message calls families, and especially fathers, to make the Lord's Day a deliberate rhythm of rest, worship, and

Christian holiness must be pursued both individually and corporately, with Romans 14 helping believers navigate diversity without breaking unity. The church is a collage of redeemed people learning to pursue holiness together under Christ.

Church Unity

Christian holiness requires obedience to clear biblical commands while also learning wisdom in areas where Scripture gives no simple rule. The pursuit is personal, but it is lived in the local church where each believer’s holiness affects

2 Corinthians 7:1 calls believers to cleanse themselves from every defilement of body and spirit while perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Christian holiness is expected because God has made His people His dwelling place and His

2 Corinthians 6 and 7 examine Christian holiness as separation from sin and usefulness to God, not legalism or outward respectability. Holiness is expected in the church because God’s people belong to Him and live for His glory.