5 Points Church Podcast

Psalm 24 asks one of the most important questions in all of Scripture: “Who may ascend the hill of the Lord?” Beneath that question is humanity’s deepest longing: not just to admire God’s beauty, but to dwell in His presence. In this message, we follow Psalm 24 from creation, to our need for a Savior, to Jesus, the King of Glory, who has opened the way for us to come home.

Life can feel heavy. We carry responsibilities, fears, expectations, grief, uncertainty, and the pressure of trying to hold everything together. The older we get, the more weight we seem to accumulate. But what if we were never meant to carry it all? In this message from Psalm 23, we explore why this beloved psalm has brought comfort to God’s people for thousands of years. More than a beautiful po...

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" Long before Jesus uttered these words on the cross, King David wrote them from a place of raw, agonizing isolation. In this episode, we dive into Psalm 22 to explore what it looks like to navigate deep pain, confusion, and suffering without losing our faith. Join us as we discover how David moves from heartbreaking lament to radical trust—and how this an...

How strong is God, really? It’s easy to say we believe God is powerful, but when we face uncertainty, unanswered prayers, injustice, or impossible circumstances, we often reveal how small our view of Him can be. Psalm 21 pulls back the curtain and reminds us that God’s strength is far greater than we imagine. As the companion psalm to Psalm 20, this song celebrates God’s answer to His people’s pra...

When trouble comes, where do you run? Psalm 20 gives us a picture of God’s people facing uncertainty, danger, and need. Rather than trusting in their own strength, resources, or abilities, they turn to God in prayer and worship. As they pray for their king before battle, they declare one of the most famous statements in Scripture: “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the nam...

What does it actually mean to “put on the armor of God”? In this message from Ephesians 6, we see that spiritual warfare is ultimately a call to stand firm in Christ—trusting the gospel, walking in truth, and remaining dependent on God through prayer.

Our battle isn't against flesh and blood; it's a spiritual battle. How then do we stand firm?

In Ephesians 6, Paul takes the most ordinary parts of life--like marriage, parenting, and work--and reorients them around Jesus. This message explores how every life revolves around something, and how things begin to fall apart when the wrong thing sits at the center. But when Christ becomes the center, our relationships, authority, parenting, and work begin to find their proper place.

This week in Ephesians 5:21-33 we look at Paul's instructions about marriage and how this passage is about marriage but it's not really about marriage. It's actually pointing us to something more.

In this sermon we go verse by verse through Ephesians 5:15-21, which gives us practical instructions on how to walk wisely.

We often try to "act" better without realizing who we’ve "become." Paul’s message in Ephesians 5:3–14 is clear: you are no longer defined by darkness; you are light in the Lord. And in this message we’re asking the hard question: Is our lifestyle catching up to our identity?

In today's passage from Ephesians 4:25-5:2 we see that our true call is to be "little Christs", people that imitate God and when we do, it impacts every part of our life.

Why is real change so hard, and is it even possible? In Ephesians 4:17–24, we see that the gospel doesn’t just call us to behave differently, but to become new people. This message explores why we need to change, how change is possible through Jesus, and how it actually happens through the renewing of our minds.

The irony of the cross is what looked like defeat was actually victory.

In this message, we explore what it means to be a church that is both gifted and growing. While not everything that grows is healthy, everything that is healthy will grow—and God’s design for His church is rooted in both spiritual unity and gifted diversity. Unity doesn’t mean uniformity; instead, it’s the Spirit-held togetherness of a people who have been uniquely equipped by grace. Walking throu...

In this message, we explore what it means to walk in a way that reflects the worth of our calling in Christ. A worthy walk isn’t just personal—it’s deeply connected to how we live in unity with others. Looking at Scripture, we see that our calling creates our unity, our character preserves it, and our confession anchors it. As we grow in Christlike character and hold firmly to the truth of who God...

In Ephesians 3:14–21, Paul prays that believers would experience what is already true of them in Christ. This passage shows us the difference between merely knowing the truths of the gospel and actually living in them—being strengthened by the Spirit, grasping the vast love of Christ, and being filled with the fullness of God.

In this sermon from Ephesians 3, we explore how the wisdom of God is revealed through the gospel and displayed through the church. Paul shows that what once seemed like a mystery—God bringing Jews and Gentiles together in Christ—is now revealed, and that believers today are part of God’s plan to show His wisdom to the world and even the heavenly realms.

A walk through Ephesians 2:11–22 to see how Jesus destroys the barriers that divide us. A simple, verse-by-verse look at how Christ reconciles us to God—and to one another—to build a new family.

Salvation is not an achievement to be earned, but a grace to be received. Today we explore a foundational truth of the faith: that our standing with God is based entirely on Jesus’ merit, not our own. By looking to Him, we trade the exhaustion of "achieving" for the peace of "receiving."

Today we are looking at Ephesians 1:15-23, a prayer from Paul, asking for our eyes to be opened to the amazing realities of the greatness of God and the riches of the Gospel. He is telling us that because God has so lavishly loved us through Jesus, Christ should dominate our understanding, our hope, and our experience of power.

Is chaos the final word—or is Jesus? In one long, overflowing sentence, Paul reveals God’s plan to unite heaven and earth under Christ. This sermon from Ephesians 1:3–14 invites us to see the gospel not just as forgiveness, but as God’s purpose to restore all things—and to live now under the reign of King Jesus.

An Introduction to Ephesians

Today we’re talking about how invitation and expectancy shape the tools we use as a church, and how those tools help us make room for God’s presence.

In this message from Luke 5:17–26, we explore what expectant faith really looks like through the story of friends who refused to let obstacles stop them from bringing someone to Jesus. When a crowded room blocked the door, they climbed the roof—because they truly believed an encounter with Jesus could change everything. This sermon challenges us to move beyond passive belief and into active, persi...