Midtown Fellowship: Downtown

Sermon by Adam Gibson on June 22, 2025. Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 4:1-16 In a culture chasing status and striving to measure up, Solomon’s words in Ecclesiastes 4 point us to a richer life—one found in relational depth, not personal gain.

Sermon by Jake Blair on June 15, 2025. Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Life brings seasons we can’t predict or control. But in Ecclesiastes 3, we’re invited to be spiritually prepared—not by mastering outcomes, but by entrusting ourselves to a God who sees the whole story.

Sermon by Adam Gibson on June 8, 2025. Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-18-26 Does your work ever feel like it owns you? Ecclesiastes exposes the futility of toil “under the sun”—yet points us to a God who meets us even in our weariness with purpose and joy.

Sermon by Jeremy Wilson on June 1, 2025. Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:1-11, 17 and Mark 8:36 What if the life you’re building still leaves you empty? Solomon had it all—pleasure, power, wealth, and wisdom—and still found it meaningless. What are you chasing, and will it really satisfy?

Sermon by Jake Blair on May 25, 2025. Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:1-11 “Meaningless, meaningless… everything is meaningless.” That’s the opening line, and somehow the beginning of hope. Week one in Ecclesiastes shows us why everything “under the sun” eventually lets us down—and how life with God brings joy to even the most ordinary days.

Sermon by Jon Ludovina on May 18, 2025. Key scripture: Acts 2:1-41 The church was born not from strategy or charisma, but from divine power. Acts 2 shows us what happens when ordinary people are filled with an extraordinary Spirit.

Sermon by Jake Blair on May 11, 2025. Key scripture: Acts 1:6-11 Jesus didn’t disappear—He ascended. And that changes everything about where we look for help, hope, and meaning.

Sermon by Jake Blair on May 4, 2025. Key scripture: Luke 24:13–35 What if the Savior you're hoping for isn't the one you expected... but is actually far better? This week, we walk the road to Emmaus and discover how Jesus meets us even in our confusion.

Sermon by Jon Ludovina on April 27, 2025. Key scripture: John 21:1-19 & Luke 22:59-62 Because of Jesus' resurrection, everything has changed.  In our previous sermon series, we unpacked the significance of Jesus' atoning death on the Cross. For this series, we're shifting our focus to a short period immediately after Jesus' death and resurrection, and all that entails for us as we grow in...

Sermon by Brandon Clements on April 13, 2025. Key scripture: Galatians 4:4-7 All of us long to belong. This week, we explore how, through Jesus' work on the Cross, we are brought into the family of God and what that means for us now.

Sermon by Jake Blair on April 6, 2025. Key scripture: Colossians 1:13-14 and Galatians 5:1 What does freedom look like when following Jesus? What happens when you see the life Scripture calls you to, but it feels disconnected from your reality? In the third week of our series, we’ll unpack what it means that Jesus is our redemption - that He’s come to free us from slavery to sin and to lead us int...

Sermon by Jon Ludovina on March 30, 2025. Key scripture: Hebrews 12:2, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 John 1:5, Isaiah 61:7, Mark 14:43-46, Mark 14:53-65 and Mark 15:15-32 In the second week of our Cross of Christ series, we’ll dive into the shame Jesus experienced leading up to and during the crucifixion. This week, we’ll see how the cross reveals the devastating weight of shame and how, ultimately, Jesus...

Sermon by Adam Gibson on March 23, 2025. Key scripture: Leviticus 16:1-3, 16:7-10, 16:21-22 It has been said that atonement is like a multi-faceted diamond. What Christ accomplished on the cross is massive, and its window into the heart of God is grand. In this series, we study the many things Jesus’ death and resurrection achieved as we prepare our hearts and minds for Good Friday and Resurrectio...

Sermon by Jake Blair on March 16, 2025. Key scripture: James 5:7-20 In chapter 5, James wraps up everything he’s said and offers practical wisdom: How can we know we have true faith? How can we make it for the long haul? How can we walk faithfully with Jesus and others no matter what life throws at us?

Sermon by Adam Gibson on March 9, 2025. Key scripture: James 4:13-5:6 In chapters 4 and 5, James shows how brief life is and how that ought to influence how we live.

Sermon by Jon Ludovina on March 2, 2025. Key scripture: James 4:1-12 In chapter 4, James shows us the true sinful source of our relational conflicts and how to deal with it.

Sermon by Jake Blair on February 23, 2025. Key scripture: James 3:1-18 This week in James 3, we’ll dive into practically one of the most challenging areas to live in as a follower of Jesus. The Scriptures will call at times a source of healing and blessing and at other times a “raging fire” and a “restless evil” — our words.

Sermon by Jake Blair on February 16, 2025. Key scripture: James 2:14-26 Is your Christian faith the real deal or just a façade? James 2 challenges us to examine our faith, asking if it's genuine and produces real change in our lives, or just a convincing imitation.

Sermon by Adam Gibson on February 9, 2025. Key scripture: James 1:19-2:13 This week, James warns us of the danger of learning things about God without doing what God says, particularly when it comes to showing partiality.

Sermon by Jon Ludovina on February 2, 2025. Key scripture: James 1:13-18 This week, James will help us fight sin in our lives by showing us the nature of sin and the perspective to resist it.

Sermon by Adam Gibson on January 26, 2025. Key scripture: James 1:1-12 To faithfully follow Jesus, our faith must be marked by action. Our belief should lead us into good works and obedience. In the book of James, we are challenged by the brother of Jesus to examine the authenticity of our faith and to ensure that it fills each area of our everyday lives.

Sermon by Jon Ludovina on January 19, 2025. As we wrap our series, we look at the last piece of our vision as a church: to know and love our neighbors. This week, we look at how loving God and our church family moves us to go out, build friendships, invite others in, and tell them about Jesus.

Sermon by Jon Ludovina on January 12, 2025. Last week, we explored the most important thing about us: our vertical relationship with God. This week, we look into how that impacts our horizontal relationships with others and what challenges we often face, as followers of Jesus, from experiencing meaningful community.

Sermon by Jake Blair on January 5, 2025. “Known and loved.” That’s a powerful phrase.  At some level, all of us are looking for places in life where we feel known and loved. Some of us have that, and some of us don’t. Others of us are looking for that in family, romance, friendships, or any number of things - and have felt hurt or betrayed in the process.  And yet, the beauty o...

Timestamps: 0:38 - Looking back, why did we want to do this year-long initiative? 1:48 - What have been your highlights for the year? 7:15 - What’s our hope for our church moving forward? 9:46 - Practically what does that look like? RESOURCES Check out  MidtownBiblicalLiteracy.com  for videos, book recommendations, and Bible reading plans How-to Study the Bible handout How to Study Histo...