Ethos Church

We live in a world saturated with voices. From the moment we wake up and reach for our phones to the last scroll before sleep, we are being preached to in some way. Culture has its sermon on repeat, and it sounds something like this: follow your desires, speak your truth, you deserve to be happy, and what nobody else sees cannot possibly hurt anyone. __________ Get more out of today's teaching...

What if the biggest battle this election week is not at the ballot box, but in your own heart? In Matthew 5, Jesus makes a radical claim: He did not come to lower the bar or throw it out altogether. He came to fulfill the law and transform us from the inside out. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotio...

Do you know that you were literally created to know God? Not just to know about him. Not simply to hold correct theological positions or recite doctrinal statements with confidence. But to actually know him, to enjoy friendship with him, to converse with the Creator of the universe as naturally as breathing. That is not a poetic exaggeration. It is genuinely hardwired into your very nature. ______...

What does it mean to live a good life? We all have our answers and we’ve all heard the answers of the world even if we don’t recognize them. Things like, follow your heart, protect your peace, build your brand, and so forth. But in Matthew 5, Jesus turns this question upside down. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide...

This week we kicked off our new series, Kingdom Come, diving into the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, 6, and 7. Jesus is not offering good advice or life hacks. He is a king describing his kingdom, and He is inviting you into it. Not just through the door of salvation, but all the way into the fullness of life under his reign. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Churc...

This Sunday we closed out our series "The Life We're Looking For" with a simple yet deep truth: the will of God is not a mystery buried on some treasure map. It is standing right in front of you. It is the person down the hall, across the office, or on the other end of a text you have been putting off sending. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Onl...

Usually, when asking someone "how are you?" we aren't really expecting an answer that isn't "fine", "good", or "great". We aren't wanting a real answer. We have become remarkably skilled at being present without being known. But what if the life we have been searching for has been hiding behind the very walls we built to protect ourselves? ______...

If we’re honest with ourselves, we’ve all lost time to worry. Whether it’s relational worry, financial, school or work related.  Something causes us to lose sleep or lose focus. Jesus knew we’d worry and in Matthew 6:25-34, He speaks directly to our worry, fear, and anxiety. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a we...

There's something that most of us have experienced but rarely talk about. You worked hard for something, you get it, and for a little while it was everything you hoped it would be. Then Thursday came. The satisfaction began to leak. The promotion, the trip, the relationship, the house, the goal you crossed off the list. None of it was bad, and you were genuinely grateful. But eventually, witho...

Loving people who love you? Easy. Loving people who give you a gift, encourages you, or supports you? No brainer. It flows easily, naturally, almost automatically. Anyone can do that. The real question, the one that cuts to the heart of what it means to follow Jesus, is what happens when love becomes difficult. Because it will. If you stay anywhere long enough, love will eventually cost you someth...

There is a question that has the power to reshape the entire trajectory of a life. It is not complicated.  The question is simply this: God, what have you entrusted to me, and how can I use it for your kingdom? __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. EthosOH.com/churchonlin...

We as humans try to take something big like death and make it smaller. Softer. Manageable. Something that can fit inside a single sentence spoken to a grieving friend or relative. But death never actually gets smaller. And Christianity has never once asked you to pretend that it does. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community g...

The Spirit does not give gifts to make you impressive. He gives them to make the body whole.  In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul reminds us that every gift, whether wisdom, healing, prophecy, or faith, flows from one Source and points to one purpose: building up the church. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devot...

There is a passage of Scripture so familiar that many of us have heard it read at weddings, seen it framed on walls, and encountered it in greeting cards. First Corinthians 13. Love is patient. Love is kind. We nod along. We smile. And then we move on with our day, largely unchanged. But what if familiarity has actually become one of the greatest obstacles to truly receiving what this passage is s...

There's a habit we all carry into church that most of us don't even notice. More often than not, it’s subconscious. The world we live in causes us to rate everything. We review restaurants, movies, hotels, apps, products, airlines, uber drivers.  We're trained consumers, constantly reviewing and grading our experiences. And when something stops delivering what we want, we cancel the su...

We live in a culture that celebrates freedom above almost everything else. We treasure our independence, our rights, and our ability to make our own choices. But what if the freedom we've been given as followers of Christ is meant for something far greater than simply doing whatever we want? __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our...

We inherit ways of thinking without even realizing it. Culture teaches us, often subconsciously, that if you're single, you're incomplete until you find someone. If you're married, your spouse exists primarily to make you happy. If marriage gets hard, you deserve better. If singleness feels lonely, it's because you need romance to be whole. These assumptions run so deep that we rar...

1 Corinthians // The Christian View of the Body - 6.28.2026 Our bodies aren’t like wallpaper in a house. We aren’t surface decoration. Our bodies are load-bearing and they’re more important than we sometimes realize.  __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. EthosOH.com/chur...

The Christian God is the only one called Father. Not a distant deity keeping score, but Abba - a deeply personal name that invites you into His embrace.  __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. EthosOH.com/churchonline

In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul holds up a mirror to a church that thought it had arrived. They were sophisticated, theologically informed, spiritually experienced. They gathered around impressive teachers and prided themselves on their wisdom. They were, by all appearances, doing quite well. But Paul's assessment? "You are still worldly—mere infants in Christ." __________ Get more out of t...

There's a church that might sound familiar to you. Members were dividing into rival camps built around celebrity pastors. A sex scandal had come to light, and many were simply dismissing it as irrelevant. Christians were suing fellow Christians in public court. The church had completely lost its witness to the outside world. Spiritual gifts were plentiful, but people were using them as status...

Where we place our hope matters more than we might think. It shapes how we live today, how we face tomorrow, and how we respond to the suffering we encounter along the way. __________ Get more out of today's teaching by visiting our Church Online page for things like our community guide, a weekly devotional, and the teaching slides. EthosOH.com/churchonline

The church isn't a product we consume - it's a people we belong to. We're not trying to become one; we already ARE one in Christ. The greatest apologetic for our faith isn't a perfect argument - it's how we love one another. When we carry burdens together, extend real forgiveness, and interrupt loneliness, the world sees something different. __________ Get more out of today&#39...

Have you ever stared at something so confusing that you just wanted to guess wildly and hope for the best? Maybe it was a complex problem at work, a relationship challenge, or—if you're like many of us—your teenager's advanced math homework. We've all been there, standing at the edge of understanding, hoping our random attempts might somehow hit the mark. Interestingly, this same confu...

Have you ever found yourself lost in a shopping mall, wandering aimlessly until you finally locate that blessed directory with the "You Are Here" sticker? That simple marker becomes your lifeline—the fixed point of reference that helps you navigate toward your destination. Without it, every store looks the same, every corridor equally confusing. Our spiritual lives require the same kind...