Beyond the Message

Romans 5:6-8 This week on Beyond the Message, Sam and Matt recap Jake’s message from Romans 5:6-8 and discuss how the freedom of knowing how you are loved by God fuels living for God. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text.  Highlights from the message: Big Idea: Knowing how you are loved by God fuels living for God  God’s lo...

This week on Beyond the Message, Ian and Michael dive into Psalm 51:12-13, where we see that we are to delight in God to walk with God and help others do the same. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text. Highlights from the message: Big Idea: Delight in God to walk with God and help others do the same Three keys to getting repentance right:...

This week on Beyond the Message, Michael and Sam dive into Psalm 67:1-2, where we see that we are to care most about God’s glory to best handle God’s blessings. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text. Highlights from the message: Big Idea: Care most about God’s glory to best handle God’s blessings Biblical blessing is unmerited favor from G...

This week on Beyond the Message, Jake and Sam discuss how corporate worship is instrumental in your perseverance and development, and the reality that singing moves truth into the heart for living. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into yesterday’s message. Highlights from the message: Big Idea: Singing moves truth into the heart for living. Let the...

This week on Beyond the Message, Danny and Matt discuss the idea that personal worship looks like pursuing time with God, obedience to God, and sacrifice for God.  We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into yesterday’s message. Highlights from the message: Big Idea: Personal worship looks like pursuing time with God, obedience to God, and sacrifice...

This week on Beyond the Message, Jake and Ian discuss how we make worship about God by considering what he wants in giving it. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into yesterday’s message. Highlights from the message: Big Idea: We make worship about God by considering what he wants in giving it. The nine ingredients for God pleasing worship: P.R.A.C.T...

This week on Beyond the Message, Jake and Sam discuss the truth we saw in Scripture that God is owed worship from you, and you will find fulfillment in giving it to Him. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into yesterday’s message. Highlights from the message: Big Idea: God is owed worship from you, and you will find fulfillment in giving it to Him. G...

This week on Beyond the Message, Sam and Michael dive into John 4:19-24, where we see that worship is delighting in and displaying the worth of God above all things. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text. Highlights from the message: Big Idea: Worship is delighting in and displaying the worth of God above all things. God doesn’t need our w...

This week on Beyond the Message, Sam and Jake dive into 2 Corinthians 13:11-14, where we see that we must submit to God’s truth, together with God’s people, to experience God’s presence. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text. Highlights from the message: Submit to God’s truth together with God’s people to experience God’s presence We shoul...

This week on Beyond the Message, Sam and Jake dive into 2 Corinthians 13:1-4, where we see that Jesus-professing people should examine themselves for Jesus-following actions within a Jesus-following community. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text. Highlights from the message: Jesus-professing people should examine themselves for Jesus-fol...

This week on Beyond the Message, Sam and Danny dive into 2 Corinthians 13:1-4, exploring how protection from sin flows from taking sin seriously—and taking sin seriously flows from taking Jesus seriously. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text. Resources Currently Available at the Veritas Church Bookstore: The Discipline of Grace Bright Hop...

This week on Beyond the Message, Sam and Michael dive into 2 Corinthians 12:11-21, exploring how real Christian ministry isgladly-exhausting, fatherly pursuit of another person’s soul. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with additional insight into the text. Highlights from the message:Real Christian ministry is a gladly-exhausting, fatherly pursuit of another person’s soul...

This week on Beyond the Message, Sam and Ian dive into 2 Corinthians 12:1-10, exploring how embracing suffering can lead to experiencing God's power. We unpack the sermon's main points and go beyond yesterday with some additional listener questions. Highlights from the message:Embrace suffering to experience God’s powerYou can embrace suffering because it's from God and used by God. Satan Always A...

In this special episode of Beyond the Message - Before the Message. Jake and Sam talk about Good Friday and Easter 2025.

How would you defend the authenticity of your faith? Paul goes about this in a unique way—perhaps counterintuitively. Paul boasts in his suffering for Christ in a way that highlights the worthwhile sacrifice. The main point of this message is that genuine conversion is displayed in counter-cultural living. In this episode, we unpack that more at a practical level. Highlights from the message:The w...

In this episode of Beyond the Message, Sam Anderson and Jordan Howell discuss further application from the message on 2 Corinthians 11:1-15. Following up from Jordan's sermon, we explore how we guard against false teaching by practicing covenant devotion to Christ and careful discernment in a world full of deception. Highlights from the message:Practice covenant devotion to Christ. Practice carefu...

What does it look like to live a life free from approval? It's something many of us struggle with, and for some, it can become a real problem. But here's the good news: God already approves of you if you're in Christ. That changes everything, freeing us up to live with confidence, integrity, and without constantly comparing ourselves to others. When we know we're approved by God, we're more likely...

In this episode, we continue our discussion on 2 Corinthians 10:1-6. In yesterday’s message, we explored how Paul's actions were driven by the life of Christ and how we can apply this to our lives. We also examined the dangers of spiritual strongholds and how to fight spiritual battles with biblical truth. Remember, spiritual warfare is powered by God and fought with the weapons of God! Highlights...

In this message, Garrett explored 2 Corinthians 8-9, emphasizing that godly generosity starts with giving ourselves first to the Lord. He reminded us that true wealth is found in Christ, not in earthly possessions, and challenged us to reflect on whether our lives—particularly our stewardship of money—reflect our confession of faith. On the cross, Jesus gave his all for us, withholding nothing. As...

In this text, we looked at three motivations for generosity: to expand the gospel by displaying the power of God in us, to express the gospel by authenticating the profession of God from us, and to experience the gospel through the provision of God to us. Glorify God and you will experience God. Highlights from the message:Giving is a submission that comes from a confession. Giving is the proving...

In this text, we saw that generous Christian giving should not be an exaction, nor done sparingly, reluctantly, or under compulsion. Instead our giving should be a willing, generous, thoughtful, cheerful, confident decision! Highlights from the message:How we give should honor God. Don't let sinful emotions undermine godly commands. Give intentional, gospel-minded thought to your giving decisions....

How does integrity shape the credibility of our faith? In 2 Corinthians 8:16-24 Paul goes to great lengths to prove his integrity to the Corinthian church. But, why was this so important to him? Because he understood that his integrity wasn’t just about his reputation—it was about defending the credibility of the gospel itself and helping the Corinthian church do so as well. Highlights from the me...

Does God care about us being rich and acting like it? The answer is yes, but definitely not in a worldly way. In 2 Corinthians 8:8-15, Paul encourages believers to attain spiritual wealth through Christ's salvation and to demonstrate this by generously giving to God's people. This giving should be complete, proportional, and selfless, reflecting a life transformed by God's grace. Highlights from t...

Did you know there is a type of giving that dishonors God? Giving should not be dependent on wealth, circumstances, or comfort. Christian giving is a voluntary, sacrificial, joyful, overflow of God's grace, despite circumstances, testifying to a changed heart. The call for followers of Christ is to excel in giving out of an overflow of God’s ultimate act of grace to us. Our giving is a big deal. S...

People who are willing to cause and receive godly grief find deep joy. There are two kinds of grief, godly grief and worldly grief. Why you feel bad matters - the right kind of grief is key to deeper joy. Godly grief is good because of God's mercy.