Salt City Church

In this message, Guest Preacher Chris Thompson teaches from the parable of the Good Samaritan, reminding believers that Christ calls His church to move toward people in their suffering with compassion. True compassion goes beyond pity or sympathy—it takes action by showing up, offering practical care, and walking alongside those who are hurting. Chris encourages the church to overcome fear, discom...

In this message, Guest Preacher Eric Patrick challenges believers to embrace a lifestyle of Christlike service. Preaching from 1 Peter 4:9–11, he reminds the church that true service flows from a heart of love, compassion, and generosity, meeting the needs of others without seeking recognition or reward. Eric highlights four biblical reasons to serve in the local church: Serving displays joyful ge...

In this message, Pastor Brandon unpacks the life-changing truth of what it means to be adopted into God's family through Christ. Walking through Romans 8:12–17, he shows that believers are led, loved, blessed, and formed as sons and daughters of God. Rather than living as spiritual orphans driven by fear and performance, Christians are invited to experience the intimacy of crying, "Abba, Father,"...

In Part 5 of the Spiritual Gifts series, Pastor Brandon explores the gifts of distinguishing between spirits, tongues, and interpretation of tongues. He explains how the gift of discernment helps believers identify whether a spiritual influence originates from God, human flesh, or demonic deception, enabling the church to respond wisely and biblically. The message also examines the biblical purpos...

In this message, Guest Preacher Pastor Ayo explores the battle that takes place in the mind and shows how true peace is not found in changing circumstances but in experiencing transformation through the word of God. Drawing from Romans 12:1–2, he teaches that peace in your life begins with peace in your mind. He first warns believers about the danger of mind traps—patterns of thinking that pull us...

In Part 4 of The Gift and the Giver, Pastor Brandon explores the gifts of miracles and prophecy, showing how the Holy Spirit makes God's presence and power known through His people. He explains that miracles are extraordinary works of God that point people to His glory, while prophecy is the Spirit-empowered ability to communicate something God has revealed for the purpose of strengthening, encour...

In this message, Pastor Brandon continues The Gift and The Giver series by exploring revelatory and power gifts in 1 Corinthians 12, emphasizing that spiritual gifts are not meant to be idolized but stewarded with humility. He reminds the church of a central rallying cry: Love is our motive, edification is our goal, and humility and gratitude are our posture. The message unpacks the gifts of word...

In this message, Pastor Brandon continues The Gift and The Giver series by exploring the spiritual gifts of exhortation, apostle, evangelist, pastor, and teacher. Using passages from Romans 12, Ephesians 4, and 1 Corinthians 12, he shows how Christ equips His church through different Spirit-empowered gifts for ministry and maturity. Pastor Brandon explains how exhorters strengthen and encourage be...

In this message, Pastor Brandon continues The Gift and The Giver series by exploring five spiritual gifts : administration, leadership, helps/service, mercy, and giving. Using passages from Romans 12, 1 Corinthians 12, and other New Testament texts, he reminds believers that spiritual gifts are Spirit-empowered abilities graciously given by God—not for self-promotion, but for serving others and bu...

In this message, Pastor Brandon makes a clear, Scripture-driven case that the gifts of the Spirit—such as prophecy, healing, and tongues—continue in the life of the church today. He carefully walks through common cessationist arguments and emphasizes that the New Testament consistently commands believers to desire and practice spiritual gifts, while also testing and submitting them to Scripture. T...

In this message, Pastor Brandon lays a clear and biblical foundation for understanding spiritual gifts, showing that every believer has been graciously given a Spirit-empowered gift—not for personal recognition, but for serving others and building up the church. He clarifies the difference between natural abilities, acquired skills, and true spiritual gifts, emphasizing that gifts are given by the...

In this message, Pastor Brandon teaches that the Christian life is not about trying harder but walking closely with the Holy Spirit. From Galatians 5:16–25, he shows that every believer lives in a daily tension between the flesh and the Spirit—and what grows in our lives reveals who is leading us. The “works of the flesh” are self-produced and lead to division, impurity, and broken relationships....

In this message, Pastor Brandon explains what it means to live under the influence of the Holy Spirit. To be “filled” is not a one-time event, but an ongoing reality of being shaped, empowered, and led by Him in everyday life. He unpacks three key dimensions: The State — a life consistently formed by the Spirit, where the character of Jesus is evident (like Stephen and Barnabas). The Surge — momen...

Series: The Gift and The Giver — Week 1 | Text: John 14:15–18, 26 In this message, Pastor Brandon introduces the Holy Spirit not as a force to use, but as a Person to know. Jesus promises “another Helper” of the same kind—showing that the Holy Spirit is just like Him in nature, presence, and purpose. What the disciples experienced with Jesus beside them, believers now experience with the Spirit wi...

In this message, Pastor Brandon walks through John 20 to show that the resurrection of Jesus is not just a belief—it is evidence that demands a response. From the undisturbed grave clothes to the testimony of the angels and the personal encounter with the risen Christ, every detail points to one undeniable truth: Jesus is alive. What appeared confusing at first becomes clear upon closer examinatio...

In this message, Pastor Brandon walks through Isaiah 53 to reveal that Jesus’ suffering was not random—it was intentional and redemptive. Though He was overlooked and rejected, Jesus willingly stepped into our place, carrying the full weight of our sin, grief, and brokenness. What people misjudged as punishment was actually substitution—He was pierced for our rebellion and crushed for the deep, cr...

In this message, Pastor Brandon unpacks the beauty and weight of the gospel through 2 Corinthians 5, showing that before reconciliation, humanity was deeply broken and separated from God because of sin. Yet instead of leaving us in that condition, God Himself took the initiative—through the death of Jesus—to restore what was shattered, bringing enemies back into relationship as sons and daughters....

Mended Series — Week 2: I Didn’t See That Coming — But God Did In week two of the Mended series, Pastor Brandon explores one of the deepest wounds people experience—betrayal. Drawing from the story of David and Ahithophel in 2 Samuel, the message shows how unhealed wounds can quietly grow into bitterness that eventually harms others. Betrayal cuts deeply because it comes from someone we trusted, o...

In this message, Pastor Brandon reframes forgiveness through a biblical lens, confronting the ways it is often misunderstood, misused, and even weaponized. Rooted in Matthew 18:21-35, he shows that true forgiveness begins with God—not culture—and flows from recognizing our own unpayable debt that Christ has fully absorbed at the cross. Forgiveness has no ceiling, is both free and costly, and canno...

In the opening message of the Mended series, Pastor Brandon speaks to the hidden reality that many believers faithfully love and serve Jesus while still carrying deep wounds from loss, betrayal, disappointment, and church hurt. Isaiah 61 reveals that Jesus was anointed specifically to bind up the brokenhearted, and this sermon unpacks what that truly means. A broken heart in Scripture is a shatter...

Series: True Worship | Luke 16:1–13 | Pastor B In this message, Pastor B shows that worship is revealed in how we steward what God has placed in our hands. Through Jesus’ parable, we learn that stewardship is strategic, faithful, and ultimately settles who is Lord of our lives. Our daily decisions with time, money, and influence aren’t just practical—they’re spiritual, pointing to what we truly tr...

In this message, Pastor Brandon calls the church to move beyond comfortable, preference-driven worship and rediscover the rich, biblical expressions of praise seen in the Hebrew Scriptures. Exploring yadah, halal, zamar, towdah, and tehillah, he shows that praise is not a small part of worship—it is worship, engaging both heart and body in response to who God is and what He has done. From lifted h...

In this message, Pastor Brandon challenges the idea that worship is limited to a Sunday gathering and calls believers to a daily, whole-life response to God’s mercy. Rooted in Romans 12:1–2 and Hebrews 13:15–16, the sermon shows that true worship flows from what God has already done for us in Christ and is expressed by offering our lives as living sacrifices. Worship goes beyond songs and emotions...

Week 3 of our True Worship Is… Sermon Series Pastor B | Genesis 22:1–19 What would God have to ask you to give up before you’d say no? In this powerful message, Pastor B walks through Abraham’s ultimate test on Mount Moriah and reveals a defining truth: true worship is loving God more than everything else—even when it costs us everything. As we trace Abraham’s journey with Isaac, you’ll see how Go...

In this message from Exodus 20:7, Pastor B unpacks the deeper meaning of the command, “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.” This isn’t just about careless words—it’s about carrying God’s name and representing His character in the world. Drawing from the role of the high priest and the call of Israel to be a “kingdom of priests,” Pastor B shows that God’s people were always me...