Pastor Sherman Burkhead

1 Timothy Part 14: Pursuing Godliness by Sherman Burkhead

1 Timothy Part 13: A Healthy Church is a Confessing Church by Sherman Burkhead

1 Timothy Part 12: A Healthy Church is a Confessing Church by Sherman Burkhead

Serving God is a blessing and privilege. And God calls us all to serve in some capacity. But God has specially called some to be leading servants in the church, called deacons. Not only do they preserve the unity of the church through service, they meet the practical needs of the church and it's members, and they serve as an example for us all. Listen to this week’s message.

VBS Family Special by Sherman Burkhead

The church is God's instrument that He is using to declare and defend the truth of the Gospel. And because of this it is critical that the church gets the leadership right. Unqualified elders/pastors inevitably lead theological and behavioral issues in the church. What this means is the church must recognize when someone is called to be an elder/pastor, make sure he meets the biblical qualificatio...

1 Timothy Part 9: The Truth > Our Feelings by Sherman Burkhead

The church is the instrument that God is using to defend and declare the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If the church is to live up to this calling it is to be a praying church and a church that bears witness to the truth in word and deed. A healthy church is a church that pursues Godliness in their everyday lives. What does that look like? And why is this so important? Listen to this week's...

The most underutilized gift that God has given us is the gift of prayer. Christ has not only rescued us from our sin, but he has made us family, and given us access to God so that we can bring our petitions directly to him. What an amazing and powerful gift. If we are to be the church Christ is calling us to be we must become a people of consistent, intentional, and passionate prayer.

1 Timothy Part 6: 4 Foundational Truths about the Church by Sherman Burkhead

If we understand the law of God and see that it is good, then it ought to make us grateful to God for what he has done for us, and it ought to make us humble, reminding us continually of God's grace. Message from Sunday Morning 5/9/2021

We know the law of God is good but how are we to use the law? It seems we can easily fall into one of two extremes. We either ignore the law and say it is not relevant because of grace, or we use the law like a club to beat others into submission. But neither of these are the right way to use God's law. The truth is God's law is absolutely beneficial when used in the right context and for the righ...

The Apostle Paul tells Timothy "the Law is good". Have you ever thought about that? When was the last time you heard anyone say "The Law of God is good"? We say that God is good, we say the gospel is good, we even say Christ’s sacrifice on the cross is good. But do we think the law is good? The truth is it is good. In fact, the law is beautiful and glorious. Because the law is the foundation on wh...

Love tells the truth, love stands for orthodoxy, love confronts false teaching. The reason is simple. The truth leads to life and falsehood leads to death and destruction. Now more than ever the church must lovingly stand upon the truth of the Word of God and the doctrines of the Christian Faith. If we truly love God and all other people we will heed he call to speak truth in love.

1st Timothy Part 1: From God For God by Sherman Burkhead

Part 88: He is Risen by Sherman Burkhead

The 5 Solas Part 5: Soli Deo Gloria by Sherman Burkhead

The 5 Solas Part 4: Solus Christus by Sherman Burkhead

The 5 Solas Part 3: Sola Fide by Sherman Burkhead

The 5 Solas Part 2: Sola Gratia by Sherman Burkhead

This last week we began a short series on the 5 Solas of the Reformation. And we began with the foundation “Sola Scriptura”, or Scripture Alone. Now a lot of people think that scripture alone means all we need is the Bible and that we don't need the church, confessions or pastoral leadership. This is simply untrue. What Sola Scriptura means is the Word of God is the sole infallible, objective, aut...

The Bible and the early creeds made a point to emphasize the truth that Jesus not only died but was also buried. Why? The reason is the burial of Christ is essential to the gospel. The thing we need to understand is the burial of Christ: 1. Fulfills prophecy and Christ's own words 2. Proves that Jesus actually died 3. Serves as undisputed historical evidence for the resurrection

This is the part of the narrative that always brings me to tears. The spotless lamb of God on the cross suffering for our sin. But the good news is when Jesus releases a loud cry just before his death, we know that it was not a cry in anguish or hopelessness. It was a victory cry! Because IT IS FINISHED! Jesus took upon himself the justice and wrath of God for our sin an defeated our enemy once an...

As we look back upon those who mocked Christ when he was being crucified it is easy from our perspective to look down our noses at them as if we would have been better, and done differently. But here is the harsh reality, EVERYONE rejected Christ in that moment. EVERYONE! His closest friends, his countrymen, the rich, the poor, the oppressors and the oppressed. Everyone rejected Christ all for the...

Part 84: So it Begins: The Great Battle of All Time by Sherman Burkhead