Poplar Springs Christian Church

The rock or the sand.   Jesus wraps up the most important message ever delivered in the Sermon on the Mount by giving everyone two simple options.  Take what He taught and live it out or take what He taught and ignore it.   This message digs in to the concept of what the foundation of our lives is built on.  It opens up the conversation about where each of us stands on truth and how much authority...

Yes or no? We get invitation to events all the time.  Maybe it's a wedding, a birthday party, a gender reveal, etc.  And at some point we have to respond to the invite with a yes or a no. The parable of The Great Feast is centered around the idea that God has sent us a very real invitation.  We've been invited into an eternal relationship with Him through Christ.  Our lives really come d...

The question most human beings eventually ask is how to we get to God or eternal life? In other words, what do we have to do to make sure we are good forever?  It's the right question and many different religions have answered it in different ways.   In Luke 18 Jesus tells a story about a pharisee and a tax collector.  Two people that couldn't be more opposite in how they are viewed and...

Are you on the sidelines or are you in the game? The Bible makes a few things abundantly clear about people.  We have been created in His image.  We have been created with specific gifts, personalities and skills.  We are called to use all of those for His glory. The problem? So many of us struggle to get in the game to join the mission of God because we are scared to fail or don't believe we...

What are you fighting for? Life presents many challenges and often times we are put in a position where we are fighting for someone or something.  And when it comes to our faith in Christ we know that God promises that He is with us in the fight.   He offers us the ability to pray and seek Him and His presence in our struggles.  The problem is that we fall into a place where we give up the fight. ...

The culture has a strong view of what the good life really is.  Chasing the "American Dream" is something so many buy into in the search for fulfillment and satisfaction.   Jesus had other ideas.  He made a point in His ministry to flip the idea on its head.  The good life has nothing to do with wealth, status and success.  It has everything to do with our faith in Jesus.   Listen and he...

We have all experienced a time or a season where we have been separate from God.   Whether it was by our own choice or by life circumstance we've felt a distance between us in our relationship with Him.   The Prodigal story is one that illustrates that dynamic but also reveals God's heart towards us even when we have been distant from Him.  Listen and hear Griffin walk through the powerf...

What is the most powerful tool you posses? Christians have many thoughts on how to change or impact the world positively.  We have ideas and strong convictions about how things should be and how people should act.   Unfortunately, the world seems to be trending away from truth and faith more and more.  So, how can we really be effective in drawing people to Christ? Jesus taught an unforgettable tr...

Jesus made it clear.  He will leave the 99 to find the lost one.   Jesus came for the lost.  The problem was that the "religious" people of the day rejected those who were sinners.   The question for us is how will we treat those who are lost around us?  Listen and hear an in depth look at the parable of the lost sheep and how Jesus teaches us the value of loving the lost.  

Jesus was a dynamic preacher. He used different methods to make sure his message was not only heard but remembered.  A part of His strategy was to use stories and illustration to make sure His points were received.  Those stories were called Parables. This message begins a 10-week focus on different parables Jesus taught during His ministry.  This week unpacks the reason Jesus used parables. It al...

When you think about it, the odds weren't in your favor.   To be in a relationship with God, born again and living with the Holy Spirit is in some ways a miracle for any of us who can say those things are true.   The end of the story of Ruth is truly a celebration.  A celebration of how God can work even in the most difficult situations.  In the end we are reminded that God is all about redee...

We all love a redemption story.   Unfortunately, we often feel like we are unredeemable.  We wonder if the mistakes we've made or the challenges we've faced puts us in a position with God that removes His love or blessing.   Ruth chapter three is a picture of how God works to redeem us.  Listen and hear Ruth's redemption story and how it mirrors what God has done for us through Jesu...

What are the rewards of faithfulness? We all have responsibilities we carry.  Motherhood, marriage, work, our faith.  Staying faithful to all of it can be a challenge.  In Ruth chapter two we see how God rewards those who are faithful.  We see how He provides for those who stick with Him. Listen and hear how God rewards the faithfulness of those who believe.  

We all face famine seasons in life.   Whether we deal with loss, loneliness or emptiness of some form we struggle to know how to handle it.  Where can we find the harvest in the midst of a famine? The beginning of Ruth opens our eyes to how God can help us walk through these seasons and ultimately lead us to something greater.  

We all know that Jesus was resurrected but what happens next? The Bible tells us that He made specific post-resurrection appearances to various people.  This message unpacks three of these appearances.  It gives us a powerful glimpse into what the presence of God provides for His people.  

The resurrection of Jesus Christ changed everything.   This Easter we focus on the incredible significance of Jesus coming out of the grave and what it means for us.  

Palm Sunday ushers in the Easter story.   Jesus was often misunderstood.  His mission.  His overall purpose.  Who He truly was.  His entrance into the city was done in an unexpected way.  The people were ready for a conquering King but they were getting a humble servant.   Listen and hear the Palm Sunday story and how we have been invited to continue to spread the word of the greatest truth the wo...

Jesus was full of surprises. And while we would love to know how our lives will go at any moments notice God often works in unexpected ways.  The challenge is keeping our faith strong in the moments where we don't fully understand  The seventh miracle in the book of John is incredible in numerous ways.  It is the prelude to what Jesus will do soon.  It is a resurrection miracle.  

It's never easy when we go through hard times.   It can feel like the spotlight is on us in the difficult moments and we don't always handle them the best.  Jesus shows us in John 11 that God can use our challenges to bring Him glory.  He shows us that sometimes our greatest influence comes in our hardest moments. Listen and hear how Mary's interaction with Jesus as she grieves the...

How does Jesus respond when he is confronted? We often wonder if God can take our honesty when we are confused or frustrated with life.  Can I share my doubts?  Can he take my questions and fears?  In the second week of our Easter series we take a look at Martha's interaction with Jesus when he arrives after her brother Lazarus has died.  We see a woman respectfully come to Jesus with questio...

Have you ever struggled when you felt like God was delayed? Patience is hard in any circumstance but especially when you want or need God to move.  As we begin our Easter series we focus on the story of Lazarus and the difficult circumstances Mary and Martha faced as their brother becomes sick.  They ask Jesus to come and heal him but Jesus waits.  We have all felt like we are waiting on God.   Ho...

We live in a culture that promotes thinking more about ourselves than others.  To take care of ourselves first. However, God teaches us that one of the marks of a Christian is a hunger and a willingness to be generous.   The generosity of a believer stems from the gratitude we have for what God has done for us.   In our final message of the Unlocked series Griffin encourages us to think about livi...

How do you define greatness? The world leads us to believe greatness is based on status, achievement, accolades, etc.  It creates the need to be seen and celebrated.  But what does God believe greatness looks like? In todays message Griffin unpacks how Jesus taught his disciples about greatness.  the Bible flips this concept completely and shows us that a life of service is a life of greatness.  

One of our greatest challenges is finding forgiveness for someone who has hurt us.   We've all been wounded by someone's actions or words and have found it difficult to overcome the pain it caused.  God is clear on the significance of forgiveness.  If we hold on to anger and bitterness towards people it will impact us in a very negative way. Most of us want to find forgiveness but the re...

How does God deal with our failures? We hate the feeling of failing people we love.  We even hate the idea of failing in an important area of our life.  The sobering reality for all of us, however, is that failure is inevitable.  We all miss the mark as the Bible says. The real questions to focus on are these: how does God react to our failures and how do we react to them as well?  In this message...