The Sherwood Podcast

What does it mean to truly pursue Jesus and serve Him well? This week, we explore the powerful truth that "to live is Christ." When our lives are centered on Him, it should be evident in the fruit we produce. Join us as we discover how living for Christ transforms the way we serve and reflect His character every day.

This week we take a closer look at the life of the Apostle Paul and his time in prison. Even in the midst of difficult circumstances, Paul remained confident that God was in control and that His purposes would prevail. In this message, we explore why Paul had such confidence in God’s deliverance and how his faith can encourage and strengthen us when we face our own challenges.

This Father's Day, Pastor Paul invites us to reflect on five questions about spiritual leadership at home. Each question not only prompts honest self-examination but also points to practical ways men can grow into the leaders God calls them to be. Join us as we explore those questions and the answers that guide stronger families and deeper faith.

In this message, we discover how God can use temporary discomfort and difficult circumstances to draw people closer to Himself and advance the Gospel. This message is a challenge for every believer: Are we willing to be used by God through our circumstances, our example, our words, and our praise? God can take every season of life and use it for His purpose as He continues to spread the message of...

Pastor Paul concludes the Good Fences series by addressing the important topic of finances. While money can be a challenging subject to discuss, God's Word provides timeless wisdom for managing the resources He has entrusted to us. In this message, Pastor Paul shares practical biblical principles, healthy boundaries, and clear guidelines to help us become faithful stewards of our finances and hono...

"Pastor Tim walks us through a biblical perspective on time — and the heart of his message is this: Don't allow yourself to become so comfortable with the surrounding culture that you simply conform to it without reflection. Instead, fix your attention on God. That's where transformation begins — not on the outside, but from within.

Words carry weight — and today's message is a timely reminder of just how much. We're exploring what it means to speak with purpose and grace, and why our words should always build up rather than tear down. Pastor Paul walks us through three diagnostic questions to ask ourselves before we speak — simple, but convicting.

As Christians, we cannot treat marriage and family as merely private choices. We are either building them according to God’s Word, or we are building them the wrong way. The family was God's missional vehicle before the church even existed.

In this Mother’s Day message, Pastor Paul shares why it is so important to pray specific, intentional prayers over our own lives and the lives of our children. Through biblical encouragement and practical insight, this message challenges us to seek God with purpose as we pray for the next generation.

In this message, Pastor Ken Bevel helps us understand what it means to serve others with a Christlike heart while also recognizing the importance of healthy boundaries in ministry and everyday life. This message offers practical biblical insight on serving faithfully without neglecting wisdom and balance.

This week our student pastor Dalton Moore helps us see the difference between morality and holiness, and where we need to have boundareis in our lives.

This message takes us deeper into the boundaries we need to have in our relationships. There are good relationships, and then there are relationships that the Bible tells us we should not have. This message helps see the boundaries through the lens of scripture.

In this new series, we explore the importance of setting healthy boundaries in our lives and how they shape our walk and witness. In this message, we take a closer look at why being saturated in Scripture matters—so that what flows out of us reflects God’s Word, not just our own thoughts and feelings.

In this Easter message, we explore the powerful moment when Peter, after denying Christ, is lovingly called back—reminding us of grace, restoration, and the hope found in Jesus.

In this message, guest speaker Josh Teis shares a timely and powerful word on forgiveness, challenging believers to not only understand it, but to actively live it out in their daily lives.

The light is meant to expose sin and make us uncomfortable. We learn the responses to this as well as what happens when people embrace sin.

Today’s message centers on praying for continual spiritual growth—first in your own life, and also in the lives of your children, your family, and the people around you. It’s a reminder that spiritual growth isn’t a one-time moment, but a lifelong pursuit that we should faithfully bring before God in prayer.

Today we look at what it means to be secured In Christ.

In this message, Pastor Paul explores the meaning of true Christian fellowship and explains why it is essential to the life and strength of the Christian faith.

Pastor Paul kicks off a brand-new series in the book of Philippians. In this opening episode, he lays the foundation for the journey ahead, introducing this expository series and setting the stage for a deeper, verse-by-verse exploration of Paul’s letter.

Pastor Paul walks us through three powerful passages that confront the struggle of impatience. Along the way, he reminds us that we all make mistakes, we all fall into sin, and none of us can make it without help. He closes by pointing us to the wisdom of waiting, showing that sometimes the most faithful thing we can do is trust God and be still.

In this message, Pastor Paul reflects on the stories of Nehemiah, Mary and Martha, and Jesus to reveal a powerful truth: distraction is really a problem of focus. And often, prayer is the place where that struggle is most clearly exposed.

Our guest speaker Heiden Ratner continues in the current series Stay at the Mountain. In this messages we see that we must be ever on alert of the battle of the flesh.

In this message we learn that our prayers are hindered when we try to protect self, become overconfident in self, or refuse to deny self.

Spiritual forgetfulness can cause us to lose sight of all that God has done for us. When we stop remembering His faithfulness, our hearts grow distant. So what does Scripture teach us about praise, and how can praise guard us against forgetting?