Sleater Kinney Road Baptist Church

The prophets often alternate between hope and gloom. Hope for the portion of the audience that longs for God and regrets the corruption in the believing community. Gloom for the posers, the pretenders, the externalists who claim to worship God but are really just out for themselves. Here, God switches to gloom. But, the way he frames his frustration here is so powerful---He uses the tone of someon...

Every culture has a "story" about where we came from, who we are, where we're going, and how it ends. Our passage today is the Christians story's "how it ends" bit. It's very different from the ending of every other story--it's better. It's hopeful. It's good. And, it's not dependent on anything we do. Pastor Tyler preaches from Micah 5. Gospel: http...

Micah explains more about the rot at the heart of the southern kingdom of Judah, and through him the Holy Spirit asks us to consider our local churches and our own hearts. Micah then switches to a beautiful panorama of the better tomorrow to come, to contrast the messiness and darkness of "now" with the joy of "tomorrow." Pastor Tyler preaches from Micah 3-4. Gospel: https://tw...

As we begin our journey through the wonderful book of Micah, we see that God is not happy with His people. "If a liar and deceiver comes and says, ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’ that would be just the prophet for this people!" (Micah 2:11). Why so serious? Why this ridicule? Why is God upset? Micah teaches some lessons that are still perfectly applicable in God's...

Jesus said there were two great commandments. One of them should be guiding our entire way of life yet it is often misunderstood and written off as impossible. Today’s message will define what God expects and challenge you to step up into a greater level of Christlike living. Message today given by Pastor Dave Lunsford. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJg...

Important things grow cold and sterile when we're occupied with other things. The busyness of "now" crowds out important but seemingly distant things that ought to be more important to us. Jesus knew that, which is why He gave us this parable. Pastor Tyler preaches from Matthew 25:1-13. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://b...

God has given His people work to do until He comes back. In this parable, Jesus explains why it matters and why what your responsibility is. Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 19:11-27. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website: https://skrbc.org/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/33o2yQH​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skrbc...

Congregations around the world celebrate Trinity Sunday. It's a special day when we take time to teach about the Trinity--what it means, why it matters, and why we believe it. Pastor Tyler preaches from John 10:30. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website: https://skrbc.org/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/33o2yQH​​ Instag...

Pentecost is important. It triggers God's new and better arrangement of our relationship with Him---the new covenant. What happened that day? What did Peter mean when he quoted the prophet Joel, and what does it mean for Christians today? Pastor Tyler preaches from Acts 2:1-21. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Websi...

Some Christians in America have never heard a sermon about Jesus' ascension to heaven. It's kind of a big deal. Much of the global church celebrates this special day, so we ought to talk about it. What is Jesus even doing in right now? Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 24:36-52. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA We...

If you work more than the other guy you usually expect to get paid more, too. In this parable, Jesus uses this common assumption as a lesson about how salvation works. Pastor Tyler preaches from Matthew 20:1-16. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website: https://skrbc.org/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/33o2yQH​​ Instagram: ht...

God hates pride. The Pharisee and the tax collector both went to the temple to pray, but only one of them was really a child of God--but both thought they were! How does this happen? Jesus tells a short parable about the danger of pride. Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 18:9-14. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website:...

A simple analogy that aims to encourage us to keep praying to God. Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 18:1-8. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website: https://skrbc.org/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/33o2yQH​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skrbc_media/channel/

The Apostle wrote that Jesus' resurrection began a chain-reaction that culminated in the death of death itself---"the last enemy to be destroyed is death," (1 Cor 15:26). This Easter, we think about what that means. Pastor Tyler preaches from 1 Corinthians 15:12-26. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website...

Jesus entered Jerusalem for the last time one week before His death. Everyone seemed so happy to see Him, but they were nowhere to be found one week later. If Jesus really is the King, then we each have to make a decision to follow Him--no matter what family, friends, or peer pressure says. Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 19:37-44. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spo...

The annunciation is a precious time in the Christian calendar. It's when God announced, after several hundred years of relative silence, that He was moving forward with His plan to set creation right. He sent the angel Gabriel to announce to Mary that she would bear the Messiah, who would save us from our sins. Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 1:26-38, 46-56. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/...

This is one of the most famous parables Jesus taught. It challenges us to think about the nature of Christian love. Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 16:16-31 Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website: https://skrbc.org/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/33o2yQH​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skrbc_media/channel/

This is one of the hardest parables Jesus told. What is he saying? What should we do with it? Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 16:1-15 Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website: https://skrbc.org/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/33o2yQH​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skrbc_media/channel/

This is the last of the three parables Jesus tells in response to the Pharisees' muttering and grumbling at Luke 15:1-2. They were upset because Jesus showed love and compassion to faithless people--to folks who didn't have time for God, but instead focused on other things. This is the longest of Jesus' three story-like responses, and the most powerful.   This parable offers three perspe...

Some people don't like local church membership. I understand. Americans are very individualistic---that isn't a criticism, just an observation. But the Scriptures tell us that it's important. Today we'll look at local church membership through a series of the Bible's metaphors, especially the one Jesus used about the "keys to the kingdom." Pastor Tyler preaches from Matthew 16:19. Gospel: https://...

The Apostle John wrote that one day we'd actually see Jesus as He really is (1 John 3:2). We celebrate Transfiguration Sunday because that's when He showed us a preview of that day. Even more than the scene at His baptism, the Transfiguration is when God pulls back the veil so we can really see Jesus. God wants us to see Him today, so Jesus becomes less abstract, less like someone from a book, and...

What are we worth to God? Most people with a passing familiarity with the Christian story know that God loves people. But, how much does He love? To what extent? In these two simple parables, Jesus explains. If you've ever been betrayed by people you trust, abandoned or used by those whom you relied on, then Jesus wants you to know about the real love from God that isn't fickle. Pastor Tyler preac...

Jesus tells two provocative stories to emphasize what it means to be a follower of Christ. Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 14:25-35. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website: https://skrbc.org/ Facebook: https://bit.ly/33o2yQH​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skrbc_media/channel/

On the Sunday closest to 40 days after Christmas, Christians celebrate the occasion of Mary and Joseph presenting their son at the temple. This beautiful passage is pregnant with meaning. Why does Mary need to be "purified" after giving birth? What does Simeon think of the Gospel promise, as compared to the religious culture of the day? Why do Mary and Joseph appear so amazed when Simeon praises t...

Jesus tells a story about a huge banquet for which all the invited guests declined the invitation! What is Jesus saying? What does He mean? What does this story have to do with our everyday lives? Pastor Tyler preaches from Luke 14:1-24. Gospel: https://twowaystolive.com/ Sermons on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3FqmJgl YouTube: https://bit.ly/3f3PeDA Website: https://skrbc.org/ Facebook: https://bit....