Southland Christian Church

When everything in life becomes chaotic and disorienting, where do you place your daily trust? Are you anchoring your faith in your own gifts and credentials, or are you ready to completely rely on the faithfulness of Jesus? This week on Off Script , Neil is back from Ireland to dive into the life of Abraham and explore what it truly means to walk by faith. Neil and Matt break down how easily good...

Weekend Scripture: Genesis 13

This week on Off Script, with Neil Gregory still overseas enjoying himself in Ireland, Connor Hall is back for another week of hosting and sits down with Lydia Florence to unpack the deeper elements of her sermon. Lydia takes us behind the scenes of preaching under some unexpected conditions at the Nicholasville campus, where the air conditioning went out, leaving everyone to brave the blazing sta...

Weekend Scripture: Genesis 12 Where do you turn when life throws a wrench in your plans? This week, Lydia dives into Genesis 12:10-20 as we continued our series: Faith. When a severe famine tested his faith, Abram chose a path of fear and detoured to Egypt, falling into a pit of failure by lying to save himself. Yet, the story reminds us that our rescue never depends on our own perfection, but ent...

What happens when God asks you to leave everything familiar behind before showing you where you are actually going? Are you willing to trust His promises when the path forward is completely hidden from view? This week on Off Script, Connor Hall steps in for Neil Gregory to sit down and discuss a powerful Father's Day weekend. They unpack the launch of a new series on faith, diving deep into the st...

Weekend Scripture: Genesis 12 Sometimes we try to fix the things only God can fix and forget to do the only thing we can do, which is to obey Him. Scott jumps into Genesis 12 as we launch a new series on Faith. Sometimes we ask God to bless our desires, but God will not bless our sin. Sometimes the most loving thing God does is allow us to learn that the thing we want more than Him won't satisfy u...

Are you actively feeding your mind the things that produce true joy, or is your mental diet shaping you into someone who is grumpy, despairing, and ungrateful? This week on Off Script, Neil sits down with the president of Ozark Christian College, Matt Proctor, to dive deep into a powerhouse verse that got cut from Sunday's sermon: Philippians 4:8. They discuss what it practically means to audit ou...

Weekend Scripture: Philippians 4

Are you building your life on a personal resume of accolades, or are you ready to trade it all in for something that actually lasts? This week on Off Script , Neil and Scott dive into Philippians Chapter 3 to explore what it truly means to count everything as loss compared to the ultimate prize of knowing Jesus Christ. The guys talk about how easy it is to treat our credentials, whether it's churc...

Weekend Scripture: Philippians 3 Who have you placed your confidence in? Scott leads us through Philippians 3 as we continue our series on Joy. Everyone has credentials, things we think can "get us in" to where we want to go. Paul has a lot of religious credentials, even claiming to be blameless under the law. But instead of boasting, Paul says to count it all as loss and exhorts the church at Phi...

Are you trying to find fulfillment by filling yourself up, or are you ready to experience the deep joy that only comes from pouring yourself out?  This week on Off Script , Neil and Scott dive into Philippians Chapter 2 to explore the radical humility of Jesus and what it practically looks like to live a life of emptying ourselves for others. The guys break down the stark contrast between a "stagn...

Weekend Scripture: Philippians 2 To live is Christ and to die is gain. This week, Scott walked us through Philippians 2. Jesus poured Himself, emptying Himself of the riches of heaven so that we could be saved by His grace. According to Paul, Jesus said that it is more blessed to give than to receive. The most joyful life is the one spent for Jesus, reaching lost and broken people. The path to bei...

When your circumstances spiral out of your control, do you let your emotions spiral with them, or do you choose a different path?   In this episode of Off Script, Carl joins Neil to dive into the first chapter of Philippians. They unpack the context behind Paul's letter, written while chained inside a prison cell, and how his circumstances didn't stop him from overflowing with joy. The conversatio...

Weekend Scripture: Philippians 1 Choose joy when the future is uncertain. Carl Kuhl joins us to launch our new series on Joy. In Philippians 1, Paul sets an example for the church at Philippi to practice gratitude and choose joy no matter their circumstances. If you want to be confident that God is not done, double down on gratitude. Join the battle, link arms with your church family, and fight th...

What if the very things you do to find comfort are actually keeping you from the freedom Jesus promised?   This week on Off Script , Conor Hall joins Neil to wrap up the book of Galatians and look at what it practically means to live out Gospel freedom. They address the common struggle of entitlement, how feeling "deserving" of rest can quietly breed spiritual laziness and lead us to abandon daily...

Weekend Scripture: Galatians 6

Are you living out of the radical freedom of the Gospel, or have you traded it for the false security of a religious checklist?   This week on Off Script , Neil and Scott discuss why a life of rules is a "low bar" and how true maturity only comes through responsibility and walking hand-in-hand with the Holy Spirit. They explore the tension of the Christian life, comparing spiritual growth to the "...

Weekend Scripture: Galatians 5 Be killing sin, or sin will be killing you. This Sunday, Scott dives into Galatians 5 where Paul encourages the church in Galatia to live by the Spirit. Even in our walk with Jesus, we will still face, struggle with, and be tempted to sin. But we must join the Holy Spirit daily in continuing to crucify our flesh. When we live by the Spirit, He supplies what we need t...

Why is it that even when we've been set free, we find ourselves drifting back toward the chains of rules and performance?   This week on Off Script , Neil, Matt, and Conor discuss the raw power of identity and why living in the light of the Gospel means moving from condemnation to conviction. The conversation dives deep into the concept of identity, distinguishing between the external "mask" of re...

Weekend Scripture: Galatians 4 What does it mean to be a child of God? This week, Matt walked us through Galatians 4, focusing on freedom through our adoption into God's family. God redeems us, places us in His home, and proclaims that we are His. Because of the gospel, we know that our identity is found solely in Christ. And if what we believe shapes how we behave, the gospel shouldn't just infor...

In this episode of  Off Script , Neil and Scott dive into the third week of the Galatians "Freedom" series. They explore why Paul used such harsh language - calling the Galatians "fools" - to snap them out of their slide back into legalism. Scott breaks down the historical background of the region, the relationship between the Promise and the Law, and why the church thrives most when it lacks "cul...

Weekend Scripture: Galatians 3 What are you going to do with the new you? This week, Scott dives into Galatians 3 and the rough crowd of the city of Galatia. The Galatian people had a wild and extreme heritage marked by violence and paganism. This is why Paul wanted to be so clear to the Galatian church: Jesus, and only Jesus, can set us free. You became a Christian by grace through faith in Jesus...

Are you living in the true freedom Jesus provides, or are you slipping back into the exhausting cycle of trying to earn your own righteousness through performance?   This week on Off Script , Neil and Scott dive into the second week of the Galatians series to discuss why even the most seasoned believers can fall into the trap of legalism. They explore the intense showdown between the two pillars o...

Weekend Scripture: Galatians 2 Because Jesus is for everyone, His followers must welcome anyone. Scott walks us through Galatians 2. Christ came to set us free, and that includes freedom from the Law. We are not justified by works, but through faith in Jesus Christ. Justification by works produces both hypocrisy and cowardice, and both pull us out of line with the Gospel. If we are going to be a r...

Is your definition of "truth" based on the unchanging Word of God, or is it a moving target defined by cultural trends and political convenience?   This week on Off Script , Neil and Scott dive into the "explosive" book of Galatians and why the Apostle Paul was so viciously protective over the purity of the Gospel. They tackle recent public statements from political figures that mirror the "progre...