The Church @Fairfax

When you think about God, what do you think? What we think about when we think about God is important. How we view God is foundational to our ability to be content with life. In this second part of the Enough Is Enough sermon series, Pastor Steven Merritt offers some Scriptural insights to help you live a move content life.

The world is a bit unstable these days. When people feel a lack of stability they often tend to seek comfort and protection by acquiring things. This lack of contentment causes other problems. How can contentment set you free from this cycle? Pastor Steven Merritt teaches on contentment and the freedom it can bring, in this first message in the new series Enough is Enough.

Is the purpose of the Gospel to make the world better? Many believe so. Some believe that we are supposed to build God's Kingdom here on earth. Pastor Steven Merritt concludes the series of The Heart of the Church by exploring this idea.

Have you ever felt like you were left out, or maybe like you weren't sure what was going on? Part of our frustration often comes from our failure to recognize that we are not speaking the same language as those around us. It may sound the same, but it isn't connecting or communicating. Pastor Steven offers some helps for believers to connect and communicate better with fellow believers and...

Statistics show that the "church" is declining, but the Church really on the rise. Have you ever been a part of a local church? What is it you look for? More importantly, what do you LONG for in a church? In this first message of the series The Heart of the Church, Pastor Steven Merritt and Pastor Dale Otto take a look at the vision the founder of the Church had for it.

There IS evil in this world. You have seen it. You have experienced it. Would it surprise you to know that evil is out to get you? In this final message of the series on The Lord's Prayer, Pastor Steven Merritt shares the hope of our rescue from evil.

When someone harms us we say they "owe" us an apology. This is an expression of a type of social debt that person has incurred. As believers we should be forgiving others even as God forgave us. We should be practicing "debt forgiveness." In this final message of the series on The Lord's Prayer, Pastor Steven Merritt gives some ideas to make it easier to forgive others.

We are all scared of not having enough. We fear running out of what we need. We fear WANT. In some ways living in fear of want guarantees we will lack what we need. That is not a psychological analysis, it is a spiritual reality. In this fourth message in a series on the Lord's Prayer, Pastor Steven Merritt teaches about asking God for your needs.

Have you ever had a prayer answered but it wasn't really what you wanted? What if if was answered but you didn't see it because it wasn't what you were looking for? Pastor Steven Merritt continues teaching on what many people refer to as "The Lord's Prayer" in third part of this series.

Do you believe that prayer works? That question itself is a loaded question. What IS prayer? How does it work? Pastor Steven Merritt explores what prayer is and how we "should" pray, in this first message of a series exploring The Lord's Prayer.

Are you facing an overwhelming obstacle in your life? Have you ever wished you had a secret code to get through? Pastor Steven Merritt gives some suggestions for living the life you were meant to live, in this final message in the Summer in the Psalms series.

We live in an anxious world, don't we? So many people struggle with worry and anxiety. There is a reason, and there is a fix. Pastor Steven Merritt offers some insights about the source and cure for worry, in this fourth message in the Summer in the Psalms series.

Everybody, and I mean everybody worships. When most people hear the word "worship" they have a lot of preconceived notions about what it is and where it happens. We may even have ideas about what worship SHOULD be. Pastor Steven Merritt offers some insights about worship, what it is and who it's for, in this third message in the Summer in the Psalms series.

We tend to gravitate towards people with whom we have things in common - that is natural. But why can't we seem to even get along with people with whom we DON'T agree? Do we have to agree with someone in order to get along? More to the point, how can we get along with someone when we don't agree with them? In this second sermon in the Summer In the Psalms series, Pastor Steven offers s...

Trust is the foundation of a healthy relationship. That is true of the follower of Jesus too. Every day God is asking us to trust Him. Do you trust God? Can you trust God? This message is the first in the series Summer in the Psalms with Pastor Steven Merritt.

A lot of people struggle with trust. Whether or not you trust God WILL have direct implications on how you choose to live your life. Pastor Steven Merritt also teaches about what influences our choices in this final message of the series entitled Set Apart.

There is popular opinion that has a strong hold on many believers today - the belief that it is "Jesus and me." Can a believer LIVE as a follower of Jesus without fellow believers? Pastor Steven Merritt takes this idea head on in this third message in the series, Set Apart.

We are celebrating the birthday of God's supernatural creation, The Church. But is "The Church" still relevant today, or is it an outdated idea of men? Pastor Steven Merritt suggests some problems we encounter just by the very words we choose and expectations many people have.

Many believers think it is impossible to live a holy life. Those who believe that either never try or accept a life of defeat. Why SHOULD we even try to live a holy life? What does that mean anyway? Pastor Steven Merritt offers helpful guidance to these and other questions in the second message in the series, Set Apart.

Many believers think it is impossible to live a holy life. Those who believe that either never try or accept a life of defeat. Why SHOULD we even try to live a holy life? What does that mean anyway? Pastor Steven Merritt offers helpful guidance to these and other questions in the first message in the series, Set Apart.

Many people who have accepted Jesus as their Lord continue to be held captive by sin. Pastor Steven Merritt offers help for those hoping to be free from the power of sin in their life.

We typically view ourselves as the hero of our own story. In reality we are the captives in need of rescue. Sadly we are typically held captive by our own choice. This message by Pastor Steven Merritt helps us discover how we can be set free.

We as humans have learned to doubt everything. Sometimes Christians don't believe doubt is a good thing, but it CAN lead to good things. Doubt doesn't have to be the end of your story. This is the fourth message looking at "The Twelve" with Pastor Steven Merritt.

Love is one of the most common themes in all entertainment and in our culture. It is misunderstood and mischaracterized more often than not though. This is the third message looking at "The Twelve" with Pastor Steven Merritt.

Many say they want to follow Jesus, but they want to keep doing what they were doing before. Let's take a look at Matthew and how he followed Jesus when Jesus called him to follow. This is the second message looking at "The Twelve" with Pastor Steven Merritt, Lead Pastor of The Church at Fairfax (Cincinnati, Ohio) is the speaker.