Midtown Fellowship: Lexington

Sermon by Michael Bailey on July 6, 2025. Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:1-4, Ecclesiastes 9:2-3, and Psalm 90:12 In a world that avoids death at all costs, Ecclesiastes invites us to face it head-on—and in doing so, learn to live well with the time we've been given.

Sermon by Andrew Flowers on June 29, 2025. Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:10-20 What if the reason money never feels like enough is because it was never meant to be? Solomon doesn’t just critique materialism—he unveils a deeper invitation to contentment in God’s provision and presence.

Sermon by Brandon Clements 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 Michael Bailey on June 15, 2025. Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 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 Michael Bailey on June 8, 2025. Key scripture: Ecclesiastes 2:18-26 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 Brandon Clements 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 Michael Bailey 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 Brandon Clements 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 Michael Bailey 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 Brandon Clements 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 Brandon Clements 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 gro...

Sermon by Michael Bailey on April 13, 2025. Key scripture: Ephesians 1:5-6 and John 10:27-29 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 Brandon Clements on April 6, 2025. Key scripture: Colossians 1:9-14 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 u...

Sermon by Brandon Clements on March 30, 2025. Key scripture: Hebrews 12:2, Mark 14:43-46, 53-55, 62-65, Mark 15:15-32, Isaiah 51:2-3, and Isaiah 61:7 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 restores us.

Sermon by Michael Bailey on March 23, 2025. Key scripture: Galatians 3:13-14 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 Resurrection Sunday.

Sermon by Michael Bailey 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 Michael Bailey 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 Andrew Flowers 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 Brandon Clements 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 Michael Bailey 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 Brandon Clements on February 9, 2025. Key scripture: James 1:22-2:13 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 Michael Bailey 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 Michael Bailey 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 Michael Bailey on January 19, 2025. Key scripture: 1 John 4:7-12, 19-21 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 Brandon Clements on January 12, 2025. Key scripture: 1 John 4:7-12, 19-21 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.