Pastor Jonathan’s Sermons

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. The hardest part of faith isn’t learning new ideas, it’s letting God rewire our default setting from me to us. We open Philippians 2 and face a painfully honest question: if God does his greatest work through a people, what keeps us from becoming that people? The answer isn’t mainly external pressure, bad circumstances, or a lack of re...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. The biggest threat to your church, your marriage, and your friendships is rarely a lack of resources. It is the quiet, constant return to me first. We open Philippians 2:1–8 and name “the greatest obstacle” with uncomfortable clarity: selfish ambition and conceit, the subtle habits that make our preferences feel like principles and our...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. The word “mine” comes naturally. “Help” and “we” usually take longer. On Father’s Day, we sit with a simple, disruptive truth: some things are beyond me, but they are not beyond us and what is beyond us is certainly not beyond God. That idea is not sentimental, it is deeply biblical, and it pushes back on the modern myth that mature pe...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. If you’ve been trying to carry life like it’s a solo sport, this message confronts the myth of self-sufficiency with something better: belonging. Starting with Father’s Day, we name a truth every parent recognizes. Kids learn “mine” fast, and nobody has to coach them into selfishness. The real work of formation is helping a child, and...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. Chains, uncertainty, and pressure are guaranteed in life, so the real question is what keeps you moving when the cost gets real. We sit with Acts 20:22–24 and Paul’s fierce clarity: he walks forward knowing suffering awaits, yet he’s determined to finish his race with joy. That kind of joy is not hype and it is not denial. It is what h...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. You can love Jesus, believe the calling is real, and still whisper, “I’m just tired.” That’s the moment we’re naming and confronting: the middle stretch where the vision hasn’t changed, but your energy has. Using Acts 20:22–24, we look at Paul walking straight toward hardship with a settled heart, determined to finish his race with joy...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. “Chains and tribulations await me, but none of these things move me.” Paul’s line in Acts 20 is a gut check for anyone trying to follow Jesus with real endurance. We take that same courage and bring it into everyday Christian leadership: not the kind that talks about vision, but the kind that moves with it. Because a bleedable vision i...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. Chains and tribulations were waiting for Paul and he still moved forward, not because he loved suffering, but because he refused to live small. That moment in Acts 20 sets up a challenging idea: many of us are not held back by failure, we are held back by comfort. We talk about what it means to “zoom out” and see our lives the way God...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. Chains, tribulation, uncertainty, and still Paul says yes. We start with Acts 20 and sit with a question that refuses to stay theoretical: what do we do when following Jesus costs us comfort, control, and a carefully protected life? We’re talking about kingdom vision, not as a slogan, but as a way of seeing that changes what we ask for...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. Your life might already be the calling you keep asking God to reveal. We build this message around “recognition” and “commission” not as a launch into something flashy, but as a clear-eyed realization that God has already placed influence in your hands through relationships, responsibilities, and everyday opportunities. Drawing from Ac...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. Waiting for a giant, dramatic calling can feel spiritual, but it can also keep us passive. We sit on our hands, hoping for a microphone, a title, or a once-in-a-lifetime assignment while the holiest work of our lives is already happening at the dinner table, in a marriage, on a job site, in a classroom, or in a simple conversation with...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. The most dangerous place for your faith isn’t the beginning, and it isn’t the big crisis moment. It’s the middle, when you’re still doing the right things but you feel tired, unseen, and unsure it matters. We talk straight about burnout, drifting from exhaustion, and the quiet way a God given vision can erode when nothing seems to be h...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. Chains and tribulations are not the kind of forecast most of us want, yet Paul walks straight toward Jerusalem with a clear aim: finish the race with joy and stay faithful to the ministry Jesus gives. We sit with Acts 20:22–24 and ask what it looks like to “lead your life” as a disciple who takes responsibility for direction, choices,...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. A vision can feel inspiring right up until it asks something from you. We start with Paul in Acts 20:22–24, heading toward Jerusalem with no promises of comfort, only a steady warning of chains and tribulation and still he says, “none of these things move me”, because he wants to finish his race with joy. That tension sets the stage fo...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. Second part in the lead your life series. A challenge is issued based on the first sermon with thought provoking questions to ponder.  Support the show www. Turning180.com

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. Getting honest with ourselves is the focus of this third sermon. How do you spend your time? Is what you thought was important running your daily life? Support the show www. Turning180.com

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. How do you spend your time? Are your values running your days? The challenge today is to find out if what we think we care about really gets our focus or if distraction does.  Support the show www. Turning180.com

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. If you’ve ever said “God, lead me” while quietly hoping He won’t change your plans, this message is for you. We sit with two anchoring Scriptures Acts 20:22–24 and John 10:27 and ask a single, uncomfortable question: can my life actually be led? We talk about the difference between living reactively and living led. Reactive living lets...

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. We start the Lead Your Life sermon series with a powerful message and a challenge. Take the challenge seriously and your life will change.  Support the show www. Turning180.com

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. First sermon in the Lead Your Life series. It issues a challenge which will change your life if accepted. This series will not let you remain complacent.  Support the show www. Turning180.com

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. The first message in the Send Forth series was shared on Palm Sunday 2026.  Support the show www. Turning180.com

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. One of two sermons in the Send Forth series preached on Palm Sunday 2026.  Support the show www. Turning180.com

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. Easter morning service and last in the Send Forth series.  Support the show www. Turning180.com

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. Easter 2026 message and last in the Send Forth series.  Support the show www. Turning180.com

Connect with me here in text… tell me where you are listening. The last message I share in the alignment series here at NL (New Liberty) is the best of the two, although P included different stories. This message is one you don’t want to miss. It’s about discipling and sending. We are a link in the chain! Want to support the podcast? PayPal is jrtstudio@yahoo.com Support the show www. Turning180.c...