The Cutting Floor

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Lead Pastor John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon from John 5, exploring Jesus’ authority and His equality with God the Father. John also explains Highland’s SENT series and the Church’s call to send college students across the nations with the gospel through the $2 million Go Fund.

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Grow Pastor Drew Humphrey encourages us to open our eyes to the people God places around us and recognize opportunities to minister to them. Drew emphasizes that prayer prepares us for these moments, sharing the “Pray for BOB” tool (Burden, Opportunity, Boldness) and offering practical ways to discern when and how God may be calling us to step...

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon about the providence and sovereignty of God, especially in the midst of difficult times. Focusing on Proverbs 16:33, John explains that God’s sovereign control extends even to the smallest and seemingly random details of our lives, reminding us that nothing happens outside of His rule and purpose.

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon from Isaiah 46, highlighting the futility and burden of idolatry in contrast to the power, sovereignty, and providence of the one true God. John reminds us that biblical faith begins with who God has revealed Himself to be, not a god we create according to our own desires.

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon from the book of Ruth, highlighting how Ruth’s story reveals the sovereign and faithful hand of God, especially when He seems farthest away. John also explores how Boaz models the character of Christ as a kinsman-redeemer, ultimately pointing us to Jesus as the greater Redeemer who meets us in our...

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham revisits the story of Joseph and explores how God can use the circumstances and different seasons of our lives to glorify His name, conform us to the image of Christ, and bless others. John also highlights the parallels between Joseph and Jesus, reminding us that God can use the evil intentions of others for the good of many,...

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham reflects on his Sunday sermon from Psalm 103 as we begin our new series, His Hand , exploring the providence of God. John reminds us that God’s steadfast love and mercy are immeasurable, His throne is secure, and His sovereign hand is able to work through every part of our lives. Because God rules over all things, we can trus...

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham discusses Ephesians 4 and the response that follows the rich doctrine of grace presented in chapters 1-3. Paul’s encouragement is simple: live like people who are called and loved by God. As a church, we must hold together sound doctrine and a gospel-shaped culture, reflecting God’s grace as we pursue unity and meaningful rel...

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Grow Pastor Jeremy Daniel dives deeper into Romans 7, exploring Paul’s use of marriage as a picture of God’s grace toward His rebellious and unfaithful people. Jeremy also shows how the story of Scripture, from the very beginning, points to our need for God to cleanse and transform us, which is only possible through His grace.

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham revisits Acts 2, showing that although the early church wrestled with sin just as we do, they devoted themselves to the ordinary means of grace rather than chasing the supernatural or pursuing numerical growth. John explains that healthy churches prioritize faithfulness to Jesus through the spiritual disciplines, trusting God...

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon from Jude 24-25, exploring God's promise to keep His people from stumbling. John explains that "stumbling" refers to ultimately falling away from the faith, but because of God's all-sufficient grace, He faithfully sustains His people and will keep them secure until the final day.

This week on The Cutting Floor Podcast , Group Minister Josh Duinker expands on his sermon from Sunday, showing how God's grace continues to train and transform us for good works. Josh highlights how the Greek word translated "training" in Titus 2:12 carries the idea of raising a child, painting a beautiful picture of God's grace lovingly shaping us as a Father trains His children. He also revisit...

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon from Romans 8, focusing on the assurance believers have in their salvation. John explains that because God, the highest Judge, has already declared us justified in Christ, no accusation can overturn His verdict, and nothing can separate us from His love.

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon, exploring Peter’s moral failure to separate Gentile and Jewish believers and what it reveals about the gospel. Focusing on Galatians 2:15-16, John unpacks the doctrine of justification, describing it as God's declaration that sinners are made righteous through faith in Christ. He encourages belie...

On this week's episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Pastor Jordan Greer expands on his Sunday sermon from John 3 and Ezekiel 36, diving into the other two mentions of Nicodemus in the Bible. Through John 3, John 7, and John 19, we see a progression in Nicodemus's life moving from dark secrecy, to cautious defense, and then public identification with Christ.

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon from Romans 3, diving into some of the passages he wasn't able to cover in full. John discusses Paul's answers to several key questions about the Christian faith in Romans 3:1-8 and explores what he believes is the heart of the chapter: Romans 3:23-25. 

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon from Romans 2. John explores the danger of self-righteousness, reminding us that religious people need God's grace just as much as rebels do and that salvation is found in Christ alone. He also explains that obedience and good works are never the basis of our salvation, but the necessary evidence...

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , Pastor John Durham expands on his sermon from Sunday, exploring how, in our flesh, we often claim to want justice and fairness while really desiring mercy for ourselves. Drawing from Ephesians 2, John explains that God extends His grace to display the immeasurable riches of His kindness and mercy, ultimately pointing to His glory.

This week on The Cutting Floor Podcast, Pastor Jeremy Daniel expands on his sermon from Jude 17-25 and unpacks Jude’s call to the disciplines that help believers endure and persevere in the faith. He explains how neglecting these practices can leave us vulnerable to being led astray, while embracing them leads to the life God has called us to live.

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Pastor John Durham expands on his sermon from Jude 5-15. Listen in as John explores the eternal nature of Jesus as both Savior and Judge, as well as the danger of false teachers who reject God’s authority through these verses in Jude.

In this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Student Minister Nathan Slonaker builds on his sermon about dependence. Reflecting on Acts 5 and the story of Ananias and Sapphira, Nathan explains how spiritual power cannot flourish where people are hiding behind performance instead of living with a posture of dependence and poverty of spirit. He also unpacks how refusing to admit our need for...

In this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Pastor John Durham expands on his sermon from Jude 1–4, encouraging listeners not to overlook the rich theology found in the opening lines of New Testament letters. Focusing especially on Jude’s statement that believers are “called,” John explores what that means and why Christians have wrestled with the idea for centuries.

In this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast , College Minister Abe Yeager follows up on his Sunday sermon on Paul’s letter to Philemon. Abe explains how, in his letter, Paul shows that both fellowship within the body and sharing the faith with the lost deepen our appreciation for the gospel. The good news of Christ is one of the few things we don’t lose when we give it away; rather, we exp...

In this week’s episode of the Cutting Floor Podcast, John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon about spiritual gifts in Romans 12. He explains that these gifts aren’t talents we can develop or earn, but (like salvation) gracious gifts given by the Holy Spirit to build up the church family.

In this week’s edition of The Cutting Floor , Pastor John Durham explores what it means to have access to the Father through one Spirit. He also unpacks Paul’s message in Ephesians 2, explaining how believers are no longer strangers and aliens, but part of God’s household.