The Truth Behind The Sermon

Coveting rarely announces itself as sin. It usually shows up as a reasonable goal, a harmless comparison, or the quiet belief that we’ll finally feel whole once we get what someone else has. We sit down after the sermon to talk through the Tenth Commandment and why God doesn’t stop at our visible actions, he goes straight after our hidden desires and the attitudes driving them.  We unpack the diff...

A single Bible verse has been used for everything from sermons to national celebrations, but Psalm 33:12 is not a slogan. We walk slowly through its claim: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,” and we ask what that blessing actually requires and what it produces. If you’ve ever wondered whether America’s story is mainly politics, philosophy, and war, or whether God’s hand belongs in the c...

Coveting is one of those sins that doesn’t always look like sin at first. It can sound like “I deserve better,” “I need the upgrade,” or “If I had their life, I’d finally have peace.” We take the Tenth Commandment, Exodus 20:17, and slow it down until it stops being a dusty rule and starts reading like a mirror for our daily thoughts, attitudes, and emotions. Dr. J. Perry Fowler explains why this...

Fatherhood can feel like a test you never studied for, and that’s exactly why Ephesians 6:4 lands with such power. We open with God’s simple, direct charge: don’t stir your kids toward anger, but bring them up with discipline and instruction that points to the Lord. From there, we talk plainly about the pressure men carry, the quiet questions dads ask, and the hope God offers when you want to lead...

A one-degree error doesn’t feel like rebellion, it feels like normal life until you hit the rocks. We’re in Galatians 1 with a blunt warning from Paul: turning from the gospel is not just switching ideas, it’s deserting the God who called us by the grace of Christ. When “grace alone” quietly becomes “grace plus works,” the message can still sound Christian, still use Bible words, still point to Je...

A lie can feel like a tiny shortcut until you realize it’s been quietly rewriting who you are. We start with stories that are honestly hilarious (prank calls, a window-paint “joke” that crossed a line, and a car that definitely didn’t “just break”), then we shift into why the ninth commandment, “You shall not bear false witness,” is far more than a rule about not getting caught. For anyone searchi...

A “small” lie never stays small. When we take the Ninth Commandment seriously “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor” we start seeing how deception quietly rewires our relationships, our integrity, and even our spiritual direction. We talk plainly about why this may be the easiest commandment to break, why the world normalizes it, and why God calls His people to something better:...

“I don’t steal” feels like an easy win, until we slow down and define what stealing actually is. We keep working through the Ten Commandments with Exodus 20:15, and Pastor Perry helps us look past the obvious and into the everyday places where integrity gets blurry: the quiet “borrow and keep,” the lazy shortcuts at work, the stingy instincts that justify taking advantage of someone else’s need, a...

A thief climbs through a window, hears a parrot say “Jesus is going to get you,” and suddenly realizes he’s not alone. It’s funny at first, but it sets up a serious question: if Jesus Christ is Lord, what does that change about the way we handle money, work, integrity, and even the choices we excuse as “no big deal”? We dig into the eighth commandment, “You shall not steal,” and we don’t stop at t...

Adultery is rarely a sudden decision. It’s more often a slow drift: less conversation, more criticism, unchecked screen time, and tiny compromises that feel harmless until they’re not. We sit down around Exodus 20:14 and get real about what it means to protect a marriage before it breaks, and why the seventh commandment is about more than avoiding an affair. We unpack marriage as a sacred covenant...

Murder feels like a commandment for “other people” until we let Jesus define what’s really happening underneath it. We sit down with Pastor Perry and walk through the Sixth Commandment, “You shall not murder,” and it gets personal fast: the Bible doesn’t just confront physical violence, it confronts the anger, hatred, and contempt that can live in a normal-looking life. We dig into why human life...

Four words can expose a whole culture. “You shall not murder” sounds like a command most of us can breeze past, but when violence is everywhere and anger simmers under the surface, God’s sixth commandment lands with weight. We walk through Exodus 20:13 and ask the questions people avoid: Why is murder wrong to God? What does it reveal about the sanctity of life and the value of a human soul? Dr. J...

Mother’s Day can bring a lot with it: gratitude, laughter, regret, and sometimes a knot in your stomach. We lean into that tension while walking through the Fifth Commandment in Exodus 20:12, honoring your father and mother, and we get honest about what honor looks like when real life is complicated. We also kick things off with some fun as we’re missing Ryan this week, then we trade stories about...

Your calendar can be full while your soul is empty, and the Bible calls that what it is: life without Sabbath. We open Exodus 20:8-11 and sit with a command most of us treat like a suggestion, “Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.” Sabbath (Shabbat) means to cease, to stop working, to take a real intermission, and we talk about why God hardwired that rhythm into creation for your good. We also l...

Your calendar may be full, but that doesn’t mean your soul is healthy. We sit down with Pastor Perry to talk about the Sabbath as God designed it: not a vague self-care idea, not a bonus for people with free time, but a command that protects us from living like we’re still in Egypt. Along the way, we share the real-life ways we rest (golf, long bike rides, disc golf, reading, family time, and yes,...

God’s name is everywhere in our culture and that’s exactly why it’s easy to let it become weightless. We start with some honest stories about “forbidden words” at home, then pivot to a much bigger question: what does the Third Commandment actually demand when it says we must not take the Lord’s name in vain? We dig into the meaning behind “vain” as emptying or reducing value, and why this commandm...

The words we toss out without thinking can carry more spiritual weight than we realize. We open Exodus 20:7 and confront a command that many people reduce to “don’t cuss” even though it reaches much deeper: don’t empty God’s name of its value, don’t treat Him like background noise, and don’t represent Jesus casually with our speech or our lives. We talk through why God’s name matters so much in th...

The Second Commandment sounds simple until you realize how creative the human heart can be. We turn to Exodus 20 and ask a question that cuts through religious noise and modern distractions: who is actually sitting on the throne of your life? We talk about idolatry the way the Bible does, not just statues and ancient carvings, but anything we treat as our source. Along the way, we explore why God...

The Ten Commandments might be the most quoted part of the Old Testament and also one of the most misunderstood. We sat down to talk about Exodus, Mount Sinai, and why God’s laws are not random restrictions but a personal invitation to know Him and live a transformed life built on truth. We dig into the first commands about worship and idolatry, then ask the uncomfortable question: what do idols lo...

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday