Stratford Heights Church of God

What does home really mean to you? In this heartfelt message from the Windows in the Word series, Pastor Richard McIntosh explores what makes a house a home — love, protection, growth, grace, fun, and fellowship — and asks a powerful question: if someone looked through the windows of our church, what kind of family would they see? Drawing from the Parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10, Pastor R...

Pastor Mike walks through Acts 16 and the story of Paul and Silas — beaten, chained, and thrown into the inner prison, yet praying and singing praises in complete freedom. Reading from the Passion Translation, he asks a question every believer needs to wrestle with: if Christ has set us free, why do so many of us still walk into church shackled? This sermon unpacks how real freedom is an inside-ou...

Mark chapter 9 and the story of the desperate father who brought his demon-possessed son to Jesus. This is not a sermon about being a perfect dad — it's about the kind of father who stays in the fight, who won't quit, and who keeps believing even when his faith is tired, wounded, or afraid. Through the father's honest cry, "Lord, I believe; help my unbelief," we discover that God honors fathers wh...

In this powerful message titled "Running on Empty," Pastor Ray Phillips opens Matthew 25:1-13 and the Parable of the Ten Virgins to ask one searching question: when the Bridegroom comes, will you be ready? Drawing on 37 years of ministry and decades of standing beside hospital beds, caskets, and grieving families, Pastor Ray reminds us that life is short and eternity is long, and that all ten virg...

In this powerful message from Luke 13:10–17, Administrative Bishop Derwood Perkins preaches on "When You Are Bent Out of Shape," using the story of the woman who was crippled and bent over for 18 years until Jesus called her, touched her, and set her free. Whether you've been bent out of shape by the loss of a job, a broken relationship, sickness, rejection, abuse, or the daily weight of life, thi...

The Parable of the Sower from Matthew 13. This is more than a story about farming or planting; it's a revelation of the invisible spiritual war being fought over the seed of God's Word in your heart. Pastor Ray walks through the wayside, the rocky ground, the thorns, and the good soil, showing how the enemy uses distraction, deception, and destruction to steal the truth before it can ever take roo...

Pastor Ray boldly tackles the biggest question facing today's church: what should our attitude be toward government, politics, and the culture around us? Drawing from Psalm 33, John 17:3, Isaiah 43:10, and the story of Elijah on Mount Carmel, he proclaims that Jesus Christ alone is the way, the truth, and the life — and that false gods like money, politics, fame, and pleasure are loud but powerles...

It's time to move beyond spiritual infancy and into true Christian maturity. Drawing from Ephesians 4:11-16, Hebrews 5:11-14, Romans 8:29, and Galatians 4:19, this sermon explores why being born again is just the beginning of the journey, not the destination. Pastor Ray unpacks the difference between salvation and sanctification, explaining that while we celebrate the new birth, God expects every...

Pastor Ray Phillips brings a powerful and convicting message on one of the most dangerous lies facing modern Christianity today: the belief that we can follow Jesus deeply while remaining disconnected from His people. In this sermon, Pastor Ray teaches from Acts 2, Ephesians 4, 1 Corinthians 12, and John 17 to reveal God’s true design for the Church—not as a crowd, but as a living, supernatural bo...

Pastor Ray Phillips delivers a powerful, Spirit-led message titled "What Is Truth?" drawn from John 18, where Pontius Pilate stood face-to-face with Jesus — the eternal Word made flesh — and asked the most dangerous question in human history. In this sermon, Pastor Ray unpacks how modern culture has compromised, confused, and redefined truth, and why the church must return to a rock-solid foundati...

In this powerful Sunday message, Pastor Ray Phillips opens a brand-new teaching series with a sermon on the resurrection of Jesus Christ and why it changes absolutely everything. Drawing from Romans 6 and 2 Corinthians 5:17, Pastor Ray unpacks what it means to be a new creation in Christ, how the empty tomb declares victory over sin, death, hell, and the grave, and why every believer must have a c...

Experience the full story of Jesus like never before in this powerful Easter cantata. From creation and the fall of man to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, this worship experience brings the gospel to life through music, drama, and scripture. This Easter production walks through key moments in the Bible including creation, the promise of a Savior, miracles of Jesus, the cross, an...

In this powerful message, Pastor Ray Phillips walks through the deeper meaning of the Upper Room and shows how it was about far more than a single meal. Before the cross, before Gethsemane, and before the empty tomb, Jesus gave His disciples a living picture of humility, surrender, cleansing, unity, and the power of the Holy Spirit. This sermon explores John 13, John 17, and Acts 2 to reveal how J...

As Pastor Ray Phillips continues the Behold the King series leading up to Easter and Resurrection Sunday, this powerful Palm Sunday message explores the deeper meaning of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem in Matthew 21. Why did Jesus ride on a donkey instead of a war horse? What did the crowd misunderstand about Hosanna, the Messiah, and the kind of King Jesus truly is? This sermon unpacks the...

In this powerful message, Pastor Ray Phillips opens Matthew 4 and reveals Jesus as the King of the Wilderness. This sermon explores the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness, spiritual warfare, identity in Christ, the danger of compromise, and how Jesus overcame every attack of the enemy. More than a story about resisting temptation, this message shows how Jesus confronted Satan, rejected every sh...

What do you do when the battle in front of you feels bigger than your strength? In this powerful message, Pastor Ray Phillips teaches from 2 Chronicles 20 and the story of King Jehoshaphat to show that praise is not just part of worship, it is a spiritual weapon. When fear rises, when the odds feel impossible, and when you do not know what to do, God calls His people to fix their eyes on Him and p...

In this powerful message, Pastor Ray Phillips teaches about the life-changing truth found in Psalm 91 — the secret place of the Most High. Many believers want the protection and promises of God, but few understand the position required to experience them. This sermon explores what Pastor Ray calls an “undercover breakthrough.” It’s the breakthrough that happens when believers learn to dwell in God...

In this powerful message, Pastor Ray continues the Breakthrough series by unpacking the story of David in 1 Chronicles 14 and revealing what it truly means to serve the Lord of the Breakthrough. When David was anointed king, opposition immediately followed — proving that anointing attracts opposition and promotion provokes spiritual warfare. But instead of panicking, David inquired of the Lord… an...

Are you standing at a gate that won’t open? In this powerful message, Pastor Ray Phillips unpacks Micah 2:13 and reveals what it means that “the Breaker goes before you.” This isn’t just a sermon — it’s a declaration that God is shifting seasons, breaking resistance, and moving His people into breakthrough. If you’ve been battling discouragement, addiction, fear, guilt, shame, or a long-standing s...

What have you allowed into your “house” — your heart — that shouldn’t be there? In this powerful sermon, Pastor Lukebrings a clear, biblical message on overcoming sin, breaking strongholds, and walking in freedom through Jesus Christ. Using James 1 and 1 John, he exposes how temptation grows into bondage, why conviction is a gift, and how secret sin thrives in darkness. This message will challenge...

"The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought..." — and calls the church back to a living, personal relationship with God rather than a checklist of instructions. Ray explains what it looks like to be guided by God's presence, to be strengthened and healed, and to become a "watered garden" and a spring whose waters do not fail. He contrasts manufactured, surface-level spir...