Sunday Sermons

I Love This Church! - 6/29/25 Rescued from Wrath Ephesians 2:1-7 (NASB 1995) 1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh and of the mind, and were by...

I Love This Church - Week #5 The Prayer of Salvation Matthew 7:21-23 Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter. 22 On judgment day many will say to me, ‘Lord! Lord! We prophesied in your name and cast out demons in your name and performed many miracles in your name.’  Matthew 7:21-22 Chris...

I Love This Church - Week #4 Substitutionary Atonement Genesis 2:15-17 Substitutionary = substitute Atonement = to pay for The  Lord  God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.  16  But the  Lord  God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—  17  except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.” -Ge...

I love This Church - Week #3 Connected to the Head and the Body Matthew 16:13-19 There is nothing that has the potential to bring change to the world like the local church When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples,  “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” -Matthew 16:13 “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah o...

I love This Church - Week #2 Vision Acts 19:8-10; 23-27 1. Do I want to become a better person? 2. Do I want Carroll to be a better community? Our Vision: To create an environment where people, all people, can experience the presence of Jesus every single week It is impossible to experience the presence of Jesus and stay the same Jesus did not die on the cross so the church could establish a behav...

I Love This Church! Week 1 - May 25, 2025 Different Strokes for Different Folks Mark 2:1-12 When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that he was back home. 2 Soon the house where he was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While he was preaching God’s word to them, 3 four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on...

May 18, 2025 The Ember Still Burns 2 Timothy 1:6 1. Faith Ignited — Peter’s Spark “Then Jesus said to Simon, ‘Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.’ So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything and followed him.” -Luke 5:10-11 • When Jesus calls you, He’s not just seeing who you are right now—He’s seeing who you’ll become when His purpose sets your soul on fire. • God d...

Trapped Week #7 With a Horn and a Torch Judges 7:16-25 1. What do I really want to see Jesus do in and through me? Why is it we think so small when we have a God who is so big? 2. What is the next step I need to take in order to make that happen? He divided the 300 men into three groups and gave each man a ram’s horn and a clay jar with a torch in it. 17  Then he said to them, “Keep your eyes on m...

Trapped Week #6 Into the Enemy’s Camp Judges 7:8-15 Worship enables us to destroy what the enemy intends to use to destroy us Gideon probably felt confused, discouraged and filled with doubt The Midianite camp was in the valley just below Gideon.  9  That night the  Lord  said, “Get up! Go down into the Midianite camp, for I have given you victory over them!  Judges 7:8-9 Victims never walk in vic...

Trapped Week #5 Pruning Season Judges 7:1-8 God’s thoughts are higher and God’s ways are greater So Jerub-baal (that is, Gideon) and his army got up early and went as far as the spring of Harod. The armies of Midian were camped north of them in the valley near the hill of Moreh. 2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many warriors with you. If I let all of you fight the Midianites, the Israelite...

Easter 2025 The Power of the Resurrection Luke 22:42-44; 22:54; 23:32-33; 24:5-6 5 Things we can relate to in the Easter Story: 1. Confusion In His time , Jesus will bring clarity out of confusion 2. Stress “ Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” 43 Then an angel from heaven appeared and strengthened him. 44 He praye...

Trapped Week #4 From the Pit to the Threshing Floor Judges 6:33-40 When it comes to the role of The Holy Spirit in our lives, He’s there , we’re just not always aware I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Hol...

Trapped Week #3 Still not Tolerant Judges 6:25-31 God’s Grace is Amazing There is always a way out of the pit That night the Lord said to Gideon, “Take the second bull from your father’s herd, the one that is seven years old. Pull down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole standing beside it.   Judges 6:25 Come back to the place of safety, all you prisoners who still have hope...

Trapped - Week #2 - March 30, 2025 Patient Not Tolerant Judges 6:15-24 God is patient , He is not tolerant If Jesus is doing a work in our life, eventually it will be undeniable “ But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” Judges 6:15 When we start to see Jesus more clearly , we will follow Hi...

Trapped - Week #1 - March 23, 2025 Trapped in the Pit Judges 6:1-14 Nobody likes feeling trapped The Israelites did evil in the  Lord’s sight. So the  Lord  handed them over to the Midianites for seven years.  2  The Midianites were so cruel that the Israelites made hiding places for themselves in the mountains, caves, and strongholds.  3  Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, marauders fro...

Following God into the Unknown - Week #7 Following with Gratitude Exodus 15:22-25; 16:1-4; Numbers 11:4-6; 14:1-4 As followers of Jesus Christ, we should have a consistent attitude of gratitude God will make a way when there is no way Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding an...

Following God into the Unknown - Week 6 - March 9, 2025 Breaking Free: Finding Liberty in the Face of Chaos How will we respond to the presence of God? Plague #1 River turned to blood (Exodus 7:15-18) 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning, as he is going out to the water. Stand on the bank of the Nile to meet him, and take in your hand the staff that turned into a serpent. 16 And you shall say to him, ‘...

Following God into the Unknown - Week 5 - March 2, 2025 Right Now Counts Forever Matthew 25:14-30 "Right now counts forever" -R.C. Sproul The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains,The world, and those who live in it. -Psalms 24:1 NASB 14 “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. 15 To one he gave five talents, to anothe...

Following God into the Unknown - Week #4 Following God Through the Process Exodus 1:8-11; 5:1-5; 5:22-23; 6:1-8 God’s power and God’s process work together God is fighting for me Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. 9 He said to his people, “Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are. Exodus 1:8-9 When the pe...

Following God into the Unknown - Week #3 Plugging into Jesus Exodus 4:1-17 We are designed to go through life plugged into Jesus But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The Lord never appeared to you’?” Exodus 4:1 People will sometimes cause us to unplug from what God really wants to do in our life Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your...

Following God into the Unknown - Week #2 I AM Exodus 3:7-14 Then the Lord told him, “I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering. Exodus 3:7 God says: I have seen ; I have heard ; I am aware So I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and lead them ou...

Following God into the Unknown - Week #1 Shoeless on Holy Ground Exodus 1-3 Eventually, a new king came to power in Egypt who knew nothing about Joseph or what he had done. 9 He said to his people, “Look, the people of Israel now outnumber us and are stronger than we are. Exodus 1:8-9 If a body of believers puts their eyes on Jesus and loves one another we can absolutely steamroll the works of the...

Fully Alive in 2025 - Week 5 - January 26, 2025 Answering the Call Isaiah 6:1-8 OUR PATHWAY TO GROWTH! 1. Attend Regularly And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. -Hebrews 10:24(ESV) • When we gather together regularly, we create...

Fully Alive in 2025 Week #4 Position Yourself John 4:46-54; John 5:5-9; John 9:6-7 Listen to Jesus and do what He says In order to listen to Jesus, we have to put ourselves in a position where we can hear his voice on a consistent basis As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very si...

Fully Alive in 2025 - Week #3 Fully Alive Luke 15:1-10 You and I will become fully alive when we connect to the person AND the purposes of Jesus Christ. Until we buy into what God wants , our hearts will never experience the life that He promised us that we could have. A church is fully alive when it is relentless in reaching the lost . Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around...