Swift Creek Students

Stand together unashamed of the gospel for the glory of God . This is our last Romans message, after two full school years walking through the book together. We looked at how Paul's final words instruct us for how to live a life unashamed of the gospel. Preached by Mark Young on May 6, 2026.

Make the Great Commission Your Life's Ambition. In this sermon, we address one of the most important questions we can ask: What is the ambition of your life? Pastor Mark preaches Romans 15:14-33 to show how the ambition of our life should be about making Christ known among the unreached. Preached on 4/29/26.

Because Christ has welcomed us, we are called to be a welcoming church. This passage teaches us how to become a welcoming church for the glory of God. Preached by Pastor Mark, 4/22/26.

Love your brother and sister in Christ by choosing never to make them stumble. Pastor Mark walks through Romans 14:13-23 to show us we practice our Christian convictions in the church in a way that is walking in love. Preached on 4/15/26.

Be united around the Gospel and be gracious about nonessential issues. In this sermon, we walked through Romans 14:1-12 to understand how we love others when we disagree about nonessential issues in our faith. We did theological triage to understand the difference between essential doctrines vs. nonessential issues. Preached on April 9, 2026 by Mark Young.

If we are transformed by the gospel, we will shine brightly for Christ in a dark world. In this sermon we tackled the weighty topics of Romans 13 - living for Christ by submitting to civil government, loving our neighbors, and walking in the light in a world full of immorality. Preached by Mark Young on 3/11/26

The way we love our church family reveals the health of our Christian walk. In this sermon, Pastor Mark opens up Romans 12:9-21 to walk through these 31 commands to diagnose the health our Christian walk. Preached on 3/4/26.

In this sermon, Kelly Davis walks through Romans 12:3-8 to talk about how we serve the church humbly through our spiritual gifts. Preached on 2/25/26.

This is the third session of our theological intensive. This session focuses on what the Bible says about Spiritual Warfare.

This is session 2 of our Level Up theological intensive. In this session Pastor Mark walks through what the Bible says about suffering as a Christian.

This is session 1 of our Level Up Theological Intensive on Satan, Suffering, and Spiritual Warfare. In this session, Pastor Mark walks through a biblical view of Satan.

The gospel transforms us by renewing our minds to live for Christ and not for the world. Pastor Mark preaches on Romans 12:1-2, unfolding how the gospel doctrine taught in Romans 1-11 transforms how we live our lives, poured out in worship to God. Preached on Feb. 11, 2026.

Walk in humility as sinners saved by the kindness God. Pastor Mark opened up a challenging text on the kindness and severity of God toward sinners. Preached on Feb. 4, 2026.

Hear from seven of our students share encouragements from God's Word and testimonies of how God is powerfully moving in their lives.

The grace of God saves us and sends us. In this message, Pastor Mark unpacks Romans 11:1-10. Preached on 1/14/26.

This year, be intentional to share the gospel to make sure that everyone you know has heard. Pastor Mark preaches on Romans 10:14-21 on being intentional to share the gospel, because people will not call on Jesus unless they believe, and they will not believe unless they hear. Preached on 1/7/26.

In our 32nd installment of Romans, our own Jackson Derry (11th grade), preached on Romans 10:1-13. This was Jackson's first sermon he had ever preached to our group. Jack led us to consider how we are called to pray for and invite everyone to a life of following Christ.

God's sovereignty glorifies his mercy and justice; and humbles sinners to worship him. Pastor Mark navigates this challenging passage, and answers our common objections to election, and highlights how God is free to show mercy on whom he desires and the he is just to endure those he hardens and leave in their sin, and how these truths stand together with the truth that God freely invites everyone...

In this sermon, Pastor Mark shares how God's purpose of election to save his people for himself from every nation makes us weep for the lost and sends us to the nations. This doctrine is not meant to stir up controversy but to strengthen our confidence in the grace of God. Preached on 11/5/25.

The Promises of Christ prove that God is for us. In this sermon, Pastor Mark Young finishes Romans 8 looking at the final three promises of Christ in Romans 8 which show us that God will provide us everything we really need, Christ will defend us from every charge, and that we will never be separated from his love. Preached on 10.22.25.

As we continue Romans 8, Mark unpacks 8:26-30 to see how God works all things for our good to make us like Jesus and bring us home to glory. Preached on Oct 15, 2025.

Christ gives us his Spirit to help us fight our sin and suffer with hope as a child of God. In this sermon on Romans 8:9-25, we cover 4 more promises of Christ that we have because he has given us the gift of His Spirit.

In Christ, I am not condemned and now I can live to please the Lord. Pastor Mark begins preaching through what he considers to be the greatest chapter in the Bible. This sermon open up the first eight verses in Romans 8 to see the first two promises that we can hold on to in the Christian life. Preached on 10/1/25.

Kelly Davis preaches another stand alone message from Psalm 67. Preached on 9/17/25.

Kelly Davis preaches a stand alone sermon from Psalm 126. Preached on 9/10/25.