The Church at Channelside

The Martyrdom of Stephen Scripture Text: Acts 6:8-8:3 Date: July 5, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We study Stephen’s martyrdom, the longest recorded speech in Acts, and we discover it isn’t a tragedy that stalls the church but a seed that grows it. We hear how Stephen defends himself before the Sanhedrin, reminding us that God can’t be confined […]

Know Your Role Scripture Text: Acts 6:1-7 Date: June 28, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We’re studying through Acts, and today we look at a problem that arises in the early church—widows being overlooked in the daily distribution. We see how the apostles wisely delegate this responsibility so they can focus on prayer and the ministry of the word, […]

Power, Grace, & Fear Scripture Text: Acts 4:32-5:11 Date: June 21, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We gather as a church built not by our own strength but by the power of God, who continues to draw hearts to Christ through the simple proclamation of the gospel. We experience grace together, and that grace moves us to hold nothing […]

No Other Name Scripture Text: Acts 4:1-22 Date: June 14, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We live in a culture that increasingly views evangelism as offensive or even wrong, but we cannot stay silent about the saving name of Jesus Christ. We recognize that religious pluralism — the idea that all paths lead to God — sounds humble, but […]

The Message in the Miracle Scripture Text: Acts 3:1-26 Date: June 7, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We are all like the lame man sitting outside the temple — spiritually helpless, begging for just enough to get by, unaware of our deepest need. We look to silver and gold, to comfort and circumstance, when what we truly need is […]

4 Polaroid Pictures of a Healthy Church Scripture Text: Acts 2:41-47 Date: May 31, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We are called to be a church that gives itself fully to four things: learning together from the Apostles’ teaching, sharing our lives and resources generously with one another, worshipping God together through communion and prayer, and welcoming all people […]

Wind & Fire & Tongues, Oh My! Scripture Text: Acts 2:1-41 Date: May 24, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: On Pentecost Sunday, we turn to Acts 2 and ask the same questions the crowd asked: what does this mean, and what should we do? We see that the rushing wind, fire, and tongues mark the redemption of Babel—where God now unites […]

Before You Go, Wait! Scripture Text: Acts 1:1-14 Date: May 17, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: In this sermon kicking off a series through the book of Acts, we unpack Acts 1:1-14 and the surprising command Jesus gives his disciples before sending them out: wait. He explores what we’re called to wait for, why waiting matters before we […]

Family Scripture Text: 1 Timothy 5:1-16 Date: May 10, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We live in a culture that tempts us to place our careers above our families, yet we also risk elevating family to an idol in our Christian subculture. We believe that family holds a place of primary importance in our lives, but not ultimate […]

The Truth About Freedom Scripture Text: John 8:31-36 Date: May 3, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We explore the true meaning of freedom, recognizing that many of us live under the illusion of being free while actually enslaved to sin. We examine Jesus’s words in John 8, where He tells us that everyone who practices sin is a […]

How Happiness Finds You Scripture Text: Matthew 5:1-12 (Psalm 1:1-6) Date: April 26, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We live in a culture that tells us happiness comes from wealth, experiences, and achievements, but these things never truly satisfy us. We are learning that happiness is not something we can chase — it finds us as a byproduct […]

Identity—Who Am I? Scripture Text: Matthew 16:13-26 Date: April 19, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We live in a culture that tells us to either look around or look within to discover who we are, but both paths leave us on unstable ground. As followers of Christ, we believe our identity is not achieved through performance or feelings—it […]

The Truth About Spiritual Warfare Scripture Text: John 8:42-47 Date: April 12, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We are engaged in an ongoing spiritual battle against a real enemy—the devil—whose primary weapon is not physical force but deceptive lies that lead us away from God’s truth. We must recognize that he operates subtly, blending into our cultural surroundings […]

Making Sense of the Resurrection Scripture Text: Luke 24:1-12, 36-47 Date: April 5, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We gather this Easter to make sense of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, recognizing that even the earliest disciples struggled to believe it. We see that Jesus offered both physical, sensory proof and scriptural evidence to demonstrate why his […]

A Microcosm of the Gospel on the Way to the Cross Scripture Text: Luke 23:13-25 Date: April 3, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We find in the story of Barabbas a microcosm of the gospel — a small, vivid picture of what Christ’s cross is truly about. We see ourselves in Barabbas: guilty before God, deserving of death, yet […]

Finishing Strong Though Prayer Scripture Text: Luke 22 Date: March 22, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We are reminded that in the Christian life, what matters is not how we start but how we finish. Like Judas, we each have areas of weakness that Satan will use to pull us away from Christ, and we must honestly reckon […]

A Rich Person (Finally) Gets Saved Scripture Text: Luke 19:1-10 Date: March 22, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We gather around the story of Zacchaeus, a wealthy and despised tax collector whose encounter with Jesus transforms his life completely. Like Zacchaeus, we recognize that our riches and self-reliance can become obstacles that keep us from truly seeing […]

Assumptions of Eternal Life Scripture Text: Luke 18:18-30 Date: March 15, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We often approach Jesus with false assumptions — treating eternal life as a self-improvement add-on, trusting our good behavior to be enough, and believing faith won’t cost us anything. Like the rich young ruler, we tend to rely on our own strength, […]

How Not to Go to Hell Scripture Text: Luke 16:19-31 Date: March 1, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We examine the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus to understand the reality of hell and how we can avoid it. We see that the rich man’s downfall was not his wealth itself, but his total absorption in […]

Two Lost Sons Scripture Text: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Date: February 22, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We explore the parable of the two lost sons, recognizing that both sons represent forms of spiritual lostness we can fall into. Like the younger son, we can chase the world’s promises only to find emptiness; like the older son, we […]

What’s Really Necessary Scripture Text: Luke 10:25-42 Date: February 15, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We are all like the man left beaten on the side of the road — we have failed to perfectly love God and our neighbors as the law demands, and we cannot justify ourselves. Jesus tells the parable of the Good Samaritan to […]

Ministers of the Messiah Scripture Text: Luke 9:1-20 Date: February 8, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We explore the feeding of the 5,000 and discover why this miracle appears in all four Gospels. We see how Jesus reveals Himself as the Messiah through His all-encompassing ministry—caring for both spiritual and physical needs. We learn that Christ calls us […]

Loving Christ Scripture Text: Luke 7:36-50 Date: February 1, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We examine Luke 7:36-50, where a sinful woman anoints Jesus at a Pharisee’s dinner party. Through this story, we learn that genuine Christian love flows from understanding our forgiveness. We’re all spiritual debtors—whether we owe “50 denarii” or “500”—unable to pay what we...

Teaching & Healing and Eating & Drinking Scripture Text: Luke 5:17-32 Date: January 25, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We see in Luke 5 that Jesus saves sinners by doing unexpected things—teaching and healing insiders while also eating and drinking with outsiders. We learn that Jesus meets our deepest need by forgiving sins, showing through healing that he […]

The Temptations of Christ Scripture Text: Luke 4:1-15 Date: January 18, 2026 AI-Generated Summary: We explore why God led Jesus into the wilderness to face temptation by the devil. We discover that Jesus was tempted to prove three crucial truths: He is our representative who overcame what we failed to do, our example who shows […]