Biblically Oriented
As a church, we have chosen six Core Values that help us determine the “how” behind our mission to make mature followers of Jesus. One …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Sermons
Death's Sting: Grief & Mourning
Grief and mourning bring a fresh look at the gospel for us. Walking the line of despair is a journey to know God in a …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Mary of Magdala
After Jesus’ death and burial, Mary Magdalene is faced with loss and confusion over Jesus’ missing body. In the midst of this chaos, we see …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
The Word Became Flesh
In this first chapter, John presents the foundational truths of his Gospel. Jesus is God revealed to humanity as Creator, Light, and Life—presented to all, …
Messiah Proclaimed
As John the Baptist takes the stage, we are prepared for the reality that Jesus will not meet his people’s expectations of the Messiah. But …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Messiah Revealed
In this passage, Jesus performs his first miracle. In doing so, he reveals his power and glory as he cares for both his mother and …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
The True Temple
When Jesus enters the Temple, he exerts his authority, driving out all distractions and corruption. As the true Temple, he is our access to God, …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Deconstructed by Love
In this passage, Jesus has a conversation with Nicodemus, a Pharisee who recognizes the work God is doing through Jesus. Instead of offering Nicodemus explanations …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
John the Baptist
As Jesus’ ministry eclipses John the Baptist and his followers, John rejoices. His clarity around who Jesus is and his own supporting role free him …
Downtown Campus Pastor
The Samaritan Woman
Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman is a beautiful picture of how he engages us in our brokenness. Although his exposure of her shame is …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Finding Jesus
Although Jesus is welcome in Galilee, he is not honored. Most are interested only in Jesus’ ability to perform and meet their agenda. However, an …
Pelham Associate Campus Minister
Jesus Heals on the Sabbath
Jesus creates tension for the Jewish leaders when he heals a man on the Sabbath. As he exposes their desire for control and power, Jesus …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Receiving Jesus
The crowd following Jesus grows; however, they seek his power to fulfill their own agenda. In contrast, the disciples simply want to be with Jesus, …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Bread from Heaven
On the heels of his miraculous feeding of the five thousand, Jesus skillfully uncovers the crowd’s agenda and brings them to a point of decision. …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Are You Thirsty?
During the Festival of Tents, a significant week in the Jewish calendar, Jesus seizes the celebratory moment to preach in Jerusalem, offering himself as living …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Light of the World
The more clearly Jesus claims to be God, the more tension escalates between him and the religious leaders. In this passage, Jesus reveals and offers …
Set Free
Jesus answers questions of his identity by clearly claiming equality with God, and because his audience feels entitled and privileged, they respond in anger. We …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Eyes of Faith
In this passage, John contrasts a man born blind with the Pharisees. Because the Pharisees refuse to entertain any view of the world other than …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
The Good Shepherd
As the Good Shepherd, Jesus has an intimate connection with his sheep—they know his voice, follow him, and trust him. Trusting Jesus’ direction is not …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
A Watershed Moment
In this passage, the Jews continue to reject Jesus. His claim to be the Son of God is too disruptive—they refuse to accept the truth …
Downtown Campus Pastor
The Resurrection of Lazarus
At Lazarus’ tomb, Jesus joins our lament—identifying with our grief and anger at the brokenness of the world. However, he embodies the truth that death …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Anointed and Triumphant
The response to Jesus becomes increasingly polarized—some hail him as Messiah, while others plot his death. Those who worship him truly respond like Mary, with …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
The Hour Has Come
As the Gospel of John turns towards Jesus’ death, both doom and glory pervade the narrative. Jesus grapples with the suffering and wrath he knows …
Downtown Campus Pastor
The Highest Love in the Lowest Act
In this moment, Jesus astonishes his disciples in an act that is both defining and transformative. By washing their feet, he paints a picture of …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Grace, Betrayal, and Denial
At the last supper, Jesus shows extraordinary grace to the man who will betray him. Judas has the opportunity to accept Jesus’ offering, but he …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
The Way, the Truth, and the Life
As Jesus prepares his disciples for his death, he makes an extraordinary promise. While the disciples may not understand what lies ahead, they can rest …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
God in Us
With death just around the corner, Jesus uses his remaining moments to encourage his disciples. His statements about leaving have caused confusion and panic, but …
Pelham Associate Campus Minister
Obey, Love, Abide
In this passage, Jesus uses the image of a fruitful vine to explain what it looks like to have a vibrant, intimate relationship with the …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Hated by the World
This passage challenges our tendency to politicize our faith as triumphant over the world. Instead, Jesus tells us to love one another, expect opposition, and …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
The Work of the Holy Spirit
As the disciples face the loss of Jesus, he assures them something better is coming. The Holy Spirit will live in them—providing conviction, clarity, guidance, …
Sorrow Turned to Joy
As Jesus continues to prepare his disciples for the future, he is clear that this world holds trials and sorrow. However, the reality of his …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Our Priest and Advocate
After revealing himself as the Son of God during his earthly ministry, Jesus enters a new era of functioning as our priest and advocate—he represents …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
A Bigger Battle
After encouraging his disciples, Jesus walks with them to the grove of olive trees, where he knows he will be betrayed. When Judas and the …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Embracing the Cross
As Jesus resolutely steps forward into suffering, prepared to embrace the cross for us, Peter remains in the shadows, confused and afraid. However, we can …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
On Trial for Us
Because the Jewish leaders don’t want the responsibility of executing Jesus, they pressure Pilate to solve their problem. The entire situation is fraught and chaotic, …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Innocent, Sovereign, Silent
This passage is thick with irony—the man in power has no power, and the man in chains is innocent, sovereign, and silent. While it may …
Downtown Campus Pastor
Proclaiming Jesus' Death
John gives an eyewitness account of Jesus' death so that we might believe in the power of the risen Christ. And while the event is …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
See and Believe
As he concludes his account of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, John tells his audience that he has written these things so they might believe. …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Love and Serve
In this passage, Jesus mirrors Peter’s three denials with three questions, three affirmations of love, and three affirmations of work to be done. We can …
Teaching Pastor; Staff Governing Elder; Staff Director
Main Character Syndrome
Main character syndrome says our meaning comes from within, and our identity is found when we perform and express our inner desires for others to …
Downtown Campus Pastor