Seasons Church (Prattville, AL)

Jesus's claim that infuriates the "religious" of His time is simple:  He says that He is the Great Shepherd – the Son of God - and to this He makes 4 statements to amplify and prove it.  As we continue our series in John's Gospel (focused in Chapter 10), the text asks us one very important question that each of us must also settle in our own hearts:  "Who do we say Jesus i...

Today we begin our new sermon series in John 10 called, "The Good Shepherd".  A pivotal truth of this scripture is founds in knowing that Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd, sent by a God who loves us; and once we understand who He is we can learn about His purpose, which is to rescue those who have been deceived into believing that sin is acceptable to God the Father.  Salvation from sin...

Concluding our sermon series, "Gaining Spiritual Sight" from the Gospel of John (chapter 9), we see Jesus not only heal the man born blind, which causes him to worship Jesus, but we also see Jesus openly challenge the religious in their thinking that they cannot "see", because they believe their own ceremonial things have made them right with God.  It truly is a challenge to al...

In Part 3 of our series, "Gaining Spiritual Sight" , Pastor TJ Conwell walks us through the exploration of three specific questions that we should be able to pick up on and ask of ourselves (and others):  1: Can you testify to what Jesus has done in your life?  2: Are you growing in your understanding of who Jesus is?  3: Will you boldly share your testimony?  Even though the blind man d...

The confession of what happened to this man is so simple and clear, that we must be willing to ask, "When we boil it all down, is our testimony also this repeatable?"  Continuing in our series, "Gaining Spiritual Sight, we begin to examine the after-effects of Jesus's incredible miracle to heal a man born blind, and see the simplicity in his testimony that he was one way - he m...

Jesus heals a man's sight because He was in desperate need - but in that healing it meant that the man had to respond to Jesus's command.  How committed are you to following Christ when He calls you to act?  Right now, wherever you are hearing this message, we must remember that if we are ever going to grow in our faith, we must be men and women who are willing to listen for, to comprehe...

People often reject what challenges them.  Primarily, this is because our rebellion clouds our discernment, our pride often chooses denial over repentance, and our own spiritual blindness causes us to miss what God is doing.  Jesus covers all three of these critical items by calling them to understand who He is, with some of the most direct answers spoken to date.  Simply, He responds to their acc...

If we will not love the things of God, or even have love for God Himself, how can we possible call ourselves "followers of His"?  This is the main point Jesus is attempting to drive home as He continues His conversation (and response) to the criticisms being hurled at Him from the religious.   In sharp contrast, if we would be submissive to the things of God, would we not be showing the...

People often lived ( and still do ) by the false concept that somehow being from a certain bloodline means that you are good - and that you don't need a Messiah to forgive your sins.  Jesus's teaching, in the Temple, is 100% contrary to this lie and He is attempting to correct their bad theology by declaring they need to believe, and from that believe we are called to abide (dwell, to li...

Abraham was a respected religious figure, loved, honored, and even followed ... BUT ... Abraham knew the significance of a Messiah to come!  Continuing in John 8, we clearly see how Jesus never minced words when it came to eternity; and in this series introduction Pastor TJ Conwell begins to unpack the parallels between Abraham and Jesus, emphasizing that as Abraham's life pointed to a coming...

The primary claim Jesus makes about Himself in John, Chapter 8, is that He is the light of the world - which infuriates the religious leaders who solely want to disprove and denounce who He is.  However, the “religious” ( both then and today ) are often the worst examples of leading by faith since they are always claiming to be pious and righteous in their living and teachings - yet they are neith...

Continuing our study in John, we examine a story not originally found in the earliest discovered New Testament manuscripts, but defended & taught about throughout the early Church because of it's application.  Pastor TJ Conwell walks us through discussing what this text means by confronting something each of us has to deal with ... and it is not about a "footnote" in the Bible. ...

Beginning a new series from the Gospel of John, we see a very common response to Jesus that still exists today.  The religious leaders of the day simply want Jesus gone and their primary claim was because He was a “deceiver”.  In doing so, they dismissed Jesus and attempted to convince others of the same!  The challenge for us right now today is:  Do we also try to get people to see our side of wh...

During the culmination of the Feast of the Tabernacles, Jesus steps forward amidst all of the pomp & ceremony to give the greatest offering that the people would have ever heard.  He offers them life - real life - in the form of rivers that would never cease to flow from within them (this is the offer and promise of the Holy Spirit).  His offer of freedom, forgiveness, and change is the same o...

On the other side of death, the choice of your eternal residence is sealed.  Jesus tells these standing before Him that they will not be with Him where He is!  Will we hear this today and repent of our own sin?  In this message, Pastor TJ Conwell walks us through the response of Jesus to the Pharisees in John 7, concluding for them that to not repent of their sin will mean that they will never be...

When it comes to following Jesus, we have to ask the important distinction:  "Do we really know Him?  Or do we just know about Him?"    Jesus explores this topic amongst the religious in the Temple, and it truly STILL speaks to us today!  Are we truly following Him, or are we trying to follow an unbiblical, unsupported, false image of Him that we have created which has NO power to rescue...

Continuing our journey in discipleship, we face several questions in the first century AD that are still relevant now such as:  Do we come to church to truly hear from God; Do we come to be challenged to be like Jesus; Are we coming to church simply for ourselves, to get out of it what we want?  Jesus speaks very plainly to a crowd gathered in Jerusalem by challenging their preferences (of religio...

If Jesus lived a life to show us how to draw closer to God, what is it that is keeping us from doing so?  Why do we struggle to exemplify God in our life today?  Why do our "religious preferences" outweigh what God has called us to do?  Continuing our series in John, we examine the response of Jesus to those who appear to be seeking the truth, but are really not and their motives clearly...

Continuing our series on Discipleship and its personal cost, Pastor TJ Conwell further unpacks the concept that Discipleship being the process of becoming like Jesus - by changing our wants to His - which in application means we are living our lives as He lived to show others how good our God is.  When we are challenged to be obedient and follow God, especially by our family or close friends who d...

In this standalone message, our worship pastors, Marc and Tanya Ferrara, offer a challenge to our church to strive to be the kind of person that God has called us to be:  by being faithful!  This means that no matter what we do - where we are called - or how we are living ... our call to obedience begins immediately when we receive Christ as Lord, and with each day we should be growing & matur...

Discipleship involves a process of becoming like Jesus which means changing our focus and our wants to follow Him.  Are we obediently doing that today?  Or are we still trying to do things our way and make a deal with Jesus to do what we want?  Jesus confronts many who called themselves "followers" with some of the most direct questioning imaginable; but even as many desert Him we see a...

Concluding our series, "Give Us This Day", we examine Jesus's very clear teachings in Capernaum. His word and encouragement to those following Him is simple: Unless you do the things He told them to do, they (we) will have no part of what He offers - which is eternal life!  It is a stark reminder that loyalty and faithfulness to Him, because of what He is doing for the Father, matte...

One of the greatest questions we may face in our journey of faith is:  "What can we hold onto for strength to endure in our belief?"  Jesus clarifies this with a declaration that ONLY the Son of God could make!!  He is truly the "Bread of Life", and in Him alone we can find hope, security, strength, and a continued encouragement to remain faithful to Him because His Father has...

We are not acceptable to God because of the "checklist of things" we accomplish.  Therefore, we must stop living as if God is keeping score but instead live for Him because of who He is and what He has (already) done in Christ!!   Pastor TJ Conwell begins to unpack part one of three messages surrounding Jesus's teaching to the crowd following Him to get them to understand this truth...

John unpacks the marvelous miracle of Jesus walking on the water from a totally different perspective than what Matthew does (who includes Peter also walking on the water with Him).  So, why did one disciple include this and why does another leave it out?  Also, do we realize there is actually more than one miracle described in this incredible event?  Join us as we continue our journey in John, Ch...