Oviedo City Church Sermons

Hebrews 10:19-25 Why does the church gather? Is it because "it's what good Christians do"? Is it because we're looking for the church to meet our consumer needs? Is it simply habit or routine? No! We gather as the church not to check a religious box, but to be part of the countercultural Kingdom revolution that Jesus is building through his people. Jesus calls us together to worship Him and to gro...

This week we conclude our series A Psalm for Every Season. We wrap up with the most familiar of all, Psalm 23. The problem with familiarity is that we end up missing some important truths because we think we have heard this all before. Psalm 23 is a gold mine of truth, both comforting and challenging. As always when we approach God's Word there is an opportunity to be surprised when we thought we...

Do you ever try to manage your disappointment? Whether it’s unmet expectations, frustrations and hurt or even the death of a dream. But what happens when it all becomes unmanageable? Psalm 4 shows us that we actually don’t need to manage or bury our disappointments but rather pray them back to God. Surprisingly, when we do that we are met with the very presence and joy of Jesus. Join us this Sunda...

There is a season to every activity and to every emotion. God created us that way. But what happens when the emotion is anger? And what happens when that anger is towards God? How do we handle that? How do we approach God honestly and respectfully? We are looking to answer these questions as we study the 69th Psalm this week! Come join us this Sunday!

What do you want to get out of life? What would give you the sense that you have arrived, you've made it, your life is full and nothing important is missing? Have you ever found real contentment and peace? We live in a world that is marked by anxiety, striving, and feeling unsatisfied. What does real contentment and peace look like? Where can you find them? This Sunday we look at Psalm 131 and wha...

We all hate waiting. “Are we there yet?” is a constant refrain, whether it's the kids on a summer road trip or the rest of us waiting on a job, a test result, or a break from the routine. As we continue in our series on the Psalms, we'll look at Psalm 130, a song of waiting. In it, we hear the psalmist cry out for the mercy of God. He is waiting for relief and forgiveness; He is waiting for the Lo...

It would be wonderful if at every moment of the day, in all the significant events of life, in even the most mundane of times, that we deeply experienced the presence of God. Yet the hard truth is that there are times in life, sometimes during the hardest times, that we wonder if God is even there, and if He is there, does He really care. In Psalm 22 we find a powerful expression of what it is lik...

In a world filled with uncertainty at seemingly every turn, what can you rely on to give you assurance and certainty for the next day or decade or eternity? Psalm 16 is up next in our series and in it we find a God we can count on no matter what, so that we can move into the future with humble confidence.

Identity crisis? We've all been there. Whether as awkward adolescents or anxious adults. We live in a world where so many are questioning their identity. This season of crisis finds us when we've forgotten who we are...and whose we are. But what if there was a song that has the power to remind us of our identity and the greatness of our Creator? Join us this Sunday as we continue in our new series...

What are the foundational things you believe that guide your life? Do you know what they are? A worldview is the lens you view life through, the things you believe that shape how you approach life. Everyone has a worldview, even if you can't identify it. In Psalm 1 we find wisdom from God's Word on how to evaluate our worldview and live with eyes wide open to the world around us.

Have you ever noticed how often gardens are a part of the biblical story? From the beginning we find ourselves in the Garden of Eden. In the end, in Revelation 22, the last chapter of the Bible, we get a description of eternity that includes a garden as the dwelling place of God and humanity. In between, at the lynchpin of history, Jesus rises from the grave in a garden. What does all this tell us...