Bourbon United Pentecostal Church

Gene Smith's message from Sunday, April 24th 2026

On Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026, Pastor Matt Cottrill challenges us to examine the sharpness of our spiritual walk through the lens of Hebrews 2:1, which warns us to give earnest heed to what we've heard lest we let it slip. The central question posed is both convicting and necessary: Are we as spiritually sharp today as we've been in previous seasons? The message uses the brilliant illustration of...

On Sunday, April 19th 2026, Assistant Pastor Dillon Meadway's teaching draws us into the heart of Luke 15, where we encounter three parables that reveal God's relentless pursuit of the lost: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son. The message challenges us to examine our own hearts and ask a penetrating question: would we go after the one? While the Pharisees criticized Jesus for eati...

Youth Led Service from Sunday, April 19th 2026

On Wednesday, April 15th 2026, Tony Fishel takes us deep into Numbers 13, where twelve spies were sent to scout the Promised Land. While all twelve saw the same incredible blessings—grapes so large it took two men to carry them, land flowing with milk and honey—only two came back with faith. The contrast is striking: ten spies saw giants and felt like grasshoppers, while Caleb and Joshua saw God's...

Assistant Pastor Dillon Meadway delivers his message on Sunday, April 12th 2026 that confronts us with a challenging question: Are we chained to the familiar? Drawing from Peter's journey in Matthew 16, Luke 22, and John 21, we discover a profound truth about faith and failure. Peter stands as both a success and a failure—the same disciple who received divine revelation declaring Jesus as the Chri...

This powerful message from Bishop Mark Cottrill on Sunday, April 12th 2026 confronts us with an urgent reality: we are living in unprecedented times where prophetic events unfold before our eyes daily. Drawing from Matthew 24, we're reminded of the three crucial questions the disciples asked Jesus about the destruction of the temple, the signs of His coming, and the end of the world. The sermon em...

Joe Lake's exploration from Wednesday, April 8th 2026, takes us deep into Psalm 22, the very passage Jesus quoted from the cross when He cried out, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' We discover that this wasn't just a random expression of anguish, but a deliberate reference to an entire messianic psalm that prophetically describes the crucifixion in stunning detail. The teaching unveils...

On Sunday, April 5th 2026, Pastor Matt Cottrill's message takes us beyond the familiar Easter story to confront the weight of what actually happened at Calvary and the empty tomb. We're reminded that Jesus didn't die for some anonymous crowd of sinners; He saw each of us individually, carrying our specific failures, shame, and rebellion as He hung on that cross. The cross reveals both the ugliness...

This message from Pastor Matt Cottrill on Wednesday, April 1st 2026, takes us deep into Revelation 22 and challenges us to move beyond momentary encounters with God into a lifestyle of constant flow. The river of living water that John saw—crystal clear and proceeding from the throne—isn't just a future heavenly feature. It represents the Holy Spirit dwelling within us right now. We're called to t...

This exploration from Assistant Pastor Dillon Meadway on Sunday, March 29th 2026, takes us through a series of interconnected miracles in Mark chapters 4 and 5, revealing faith as the kingdom's greatest weapon. We journey from Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee to delivering a demon-possessed man, healing a woman with an issue of blood, and raising Jairus's daughter from death. Each mir...

What would we do if we only had five days left? This powerful question cuts through every distraction and brings our priorities into sharp focus. Pastor Matt Cottrill on Sunday, March 29th 2026, draws from John 12:12-13 and the events of Palm Sunday, we're confronted with the reality that Jesus entered Jerusalem knowing exactly how much time He had remaining—just five days until the cross. While c...

This exploration by Tony Fishel on Wednesday, March 25th 2026, of the ancient Aaronic blessing from Numbers 6:24-26 reveals that we serve a God who doesn't just wish us well from a distance, but actively bends down to enrich our lives. These 32 words, spoken over 3,400 years ago, carry the same transformative power today. The Hebrew word 'barak' teaches us that when God blesses, He's not simply of...

This teaching from Joe Lake on Sunday, March 22nd 2026 takes us deep into Mark chapter 1 and 2, revealing a powerful truth we often overlook: Jesus didn't just come to perform miracles—He came to demonstrate what the Kingdom of God looks like. When we read about Jesus casting out unclean spirits and healing the sick, we're witnessing more than compassion in action. We're seeing a preview of the co...

In a world suffocating under pressure, we discover an ancient weapon that still breaks chains today: praise. This message by Pastor Matt Cottrill on Sunday, March 22nd, 2026 confronts our modern reality head-on, acknowledging the crushing weight of anxiety, endless digital distractions, and global instability that characterizes our generation. Yet it reveals a profound truth from 2 Chronicles 20:2...

This teaching by Bishop Mark Cottrill on Wednesday March 18th 2026 centers on a profound truth we often overlook in our daily struggles: God already knows what He's going to do in our situations before we even recognize there's a problem. Drawing from John 6:5-13, where Jesus feeds the multitudes with five loaves and two fish, we discover something remarkable in verse 6—Jesus asked Philip how they...

This teaching by Assistant Pastor Dillon Meadway on Sunday, March 15th 2026 takes us deep into John chapter 4, revealing how to study Scripture with intentionality and discover the hidden treasures God has woven throughout His Word. We learn that approaching the Bible requires more than casual reading—it demands understanding historical context, cultural backgrounds, geographical significance, and...

This message from Gene Smith on Sunday March 15th 2026 centers on a transformative truth: the difference between knowing OF someone and truly KNOWING them. We explore how our relationship with Jesus moves from distant awareness to intimate connection through personal encounter. The sermon draws from Matthew 14:18-21, where Jesus feeds five thousand people with just five loaves and two fish, demons...

In this message from Wednesday March 11th 2026, Pastor Matt Cottrill challenges us to move beyond mere salvation into the fullness of relationship with God that Jesus died to provide. Drawing from Revelation 15 and Hebrews 10, we're confronted with a profound truth: many of us are saved but have never fully entered into the abundant life Christ purchased for us. The imagery of rivers of living wat...

This exploration of John 3 by Assistant Pastor Dillon Meadway on Sunday, March 8th 2026, takes us beyond the familiar verse we've all memorized and into the profound depths of what it truly means to be born again. We discover that Nicodemus wasn't just any curious seeker—he was a respected Pharisee, a ruler sitting on the Sanhedrin, a master of Israel's scriptures. Yet despite all his knowledge an...

In a world that constantly tells us the church is dying, this message by Pastor Matt Cottrill on Sunday, March 8th 2026, reminds us of an undeniable truth: we are part of an overcoming, victorious church that cannot be defeated. Drawing from Ephesians 3:11-21 and Romans 8:34-39, we're challenged to see ourselves not as survivors barely holding on, but as conquerors operating in supernatural power....

John Faulkner's message from Wednesday March 4th 2026 confronts us with one of Scripture's most sobering warnings: the reality that many who believe themselves to be saved will hear Jesus say, 'I never knew you.' Drawing from Matthew 25's parable of the ten virgins, we discover that the issue was never about oil or preparedness in a superficial sense. The Greek translation reveals something far mo...

Pastor Matt Cottrill's message from Sunday, March 1st 2026

We often throw around the word 'love' without truly understanding what we mean by it. This powerful exploration of 1 Corinthians 13 by Tony Schuh on Wednesday, February 25th 2026, reveals a truth that challenges our modern assumptions: love is not just love. The Greek language gives us five distinct words for what we simply call 'love' - from eros (romantic passion) to philia (friendship) to storg...

In this exploration of Luke 4, Assistant Pastor Dillon Meadway on Sunday, February 22nd, 2026, challenges us to reconsider whose story we're living. When Jesus declared in the synagogue that He was the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy, He was making a revolutionary statement: this story has always been about Him, not about us. The sermon walks us through Jesus's 40 days in the wilderness, drawing...