Vertical Church Sermons

This week's message, "Bring It All to Peace" focuses on the importance of actively working towards peace in our lives and relationships. Pastor Phil emphasizes the need for Christians to be peacemakers, even in the face of opposition. After all, the Beatitudes tell us that God blesses those who embody the teachings of Jesus by promoting reconciliation and forgiveness in their daily interactions, a...

Chad Vance's sermon, "I Need the Fullness of God," focuses on seeking God to the fullest and the hindrances caused by sin. He shares the powerful testimony of Ty Bateman's transformation through encountering Jesus and forgiveness. Chad emphasizes the importance of forgiveness in believers' lives, urging them to mirror Christ's image and take sin seriously. He highlights the impact of gossip as a s...

God deserves our best, doesn't He? This week, Pastor Phil focuses on why Vertical Church values living with a "maximized mindset" and seeking to "leave no doubt" that Jesus is of the greatest value. Referencing scriptures from Matthew 25 and Luke 14, we wrap of this series on our church values. Check out this week's message, and let's walk through how we can practically maximize everything we've b...

This week, Pastor Phil focuses on the purpose and value in empowering all generations to intentionally follow Jesus. Phil also talks through how at Vertical, we want everyone who comes in to feel at home. We get excited weekly for lives to change as they encounter God! What are practical ways that YOU can serve? Check out this message.

This week, we continue the series on Vertical Values. We discuss what it means to be "Kingdom-focused," locking eyes with Jesus despite what life throws our way. We also highlight what it means to be "body-builders," people who constantly seek to build up one another in the faith, not just at Vertical, but at all Bible-believing churches. Why is all this important? Pastor Phil dives into the Word...

In this series, we are covering who we are and what we believe at Vertical. When it comes to church, are you trying to preserve what is familiar to you? Or are you believing in faith that God is going to do a new thing in His Church? God brings new people through the doors of the church that may look differently, dress differently, bring hurt and brokenness. And we believe He is going to move in a...

Emotional health is not the same thing as spiritual health. You can be fervent and strong in your relationship and connection with the Lord, but be drained emotionally. This week, Pastor Phil shows us warning signs for poor emotional health and gives us ways to strengthen our emotional health. To show Christ in all capacities of our lives, we need to be emotionally ready, and we need to be able to...

Is there hope for your mental health? YES. In this sermon series we’re discussing the importance of having Living Hope in all areas of life, including mentally. Pastor Toby encouraged us that things like Christian counseling, medication, etc. are things created by God for you to be healthy to hear and receive Truth. Freedom isn't the absence of struggle. Freedom is the presence of God and the reli...

In this sermon series we’re discussing the importance of having Living Hope in all areas of life. This week we talked about keeping our focus on Jesus in regard to physical health. We often turn to food for comfort or celebration, when He is the only One who offers true hope and comfort!

GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN YOU OR HIS PROMISES TO YOU. This past year, have you been feeling forgotten or unseen? God may not do things in the time we want Him to, but He is always on time with His actions and promises. God will use everything you have walked through in a much greater purpose than you can imagine. Check out Guest Speaker Caleb John's message to hear how to practically walk in this Trut...

Are you maximizing the gifts God has given you? This week, Pastor Phil talks through why it is vital that we dig up those gifts we buried and use them to glorify the Lord. Yes, use your gift even when you're feeling unworthy. Yes, use your gift even when you know someone is better at it than you are. And YES, you do have a gift. Phil teaches on how it's important for us to use our gifts and to poi...

Is God fair? This week we discussed whether God's character is fair. When we look at what others have, we often get jealous. When we stay focused on the Father, we see more of His generosity toward us. The Lord isn't fair in human terms, and thank goodness. Check out this week's message to learn more about the generous heart of the king.

How do you view forgiveness? Do you see it as a must, an option, a feeling? This week we define forgiveness according to the Bible. Jesus teaches us that we are to forgive every. single. time. It's a choice, not a feeling. Check out Pastor Phil's "Forgiving Like a King" message to see how we can choose to view forgiveness through the lens of Jesus.

"There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for his friends." John 15:13. This week, Pastor Phil taught on this verse, and how we are called to lead by serving others in love. Are you guarding all that the Lord has entrusted you with in your leadership and your relationships?

Is what you find identity in bringing wholeness your life? Once we truly understand our identity given to us in grace by Jesus, it’ll change the way we operate. But if we let our identity rest in anything other than Jesus, it will lead to brokenness. But YOU can live wholeheartedly in Jesus today. What do you find identity in today, and does that need to change?

This Sunday, we talked about how the enemy wants us to be distracted by outrage, chaos, and confusion, but we are called to stay focused on Jesus and the full life He has offered us. When we meet chaos with chaos, we aren't sharing the love of Jesus, so let's meet outrage with the Gospel!

Scripture says to rejoice always, but who actually does this? This week we talked about how we can practically put gratitude into practice, and the ways that can shift the way we see things, even in the worst of times. These tools help us to fully experience the peace of God that GUARDS our minds and hearts.

These days, it seems like everyone is talking about the end times. Whether we are in the end times or not, when Jesus is coming back, all of it. But don't panic! The question we should be asking ourselves is not whether we are in the end times, it is whether we will be found faithful to Jesus whenever He does return.

The world tends to view dependence as negative, but the Kingdom of Heaven views it as a must. Do we need to get back to a place of true dependence on God, trusting that He will take care of us like a father to His child?

Words matter. We talked this week about how kind words are like honey, meaning we are called to use kind words toward and about others, and in self-talk. Let’s not act out of emotion, but out of love! Kind words are sweet to the soul and healthy to the body, so this means that unkind words have the opposite effect. (Proverbs 16:24)

This week, we started a series called "Companion Caliber." We all want healthy relationships with our friends, family, spouse, significant other, coworkers, etc. But…. That's easier said than done sometimes. What does the Bible tell us is the standard to be companion caliber? Who we surround ourselves with matters, and are we someone who is healthy for others to spend their time with? Is the way w...

Do we remember often enough that the power of God lives is us as believers by the power of the Holy Spirit? Morris Gurr encouraged us that this is a huge weight off our shoulders, knowing that we don't have to go through this life in our own strength! God gave us the Holy Spirit as a freely flowing Helper in the ups and downs, and a reminder that we have specific gifts given by God for good purpos...

DNA is defined as the genetic makeup inside the body's cells that helps make people who they are. This Sunday, we talk about the makeup of a follower of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 13 tells us, "But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love." We talk about faith, hope, and love often in the Church, but what does it look like to practically walk in faith, hope, and love?

This Sunday, Pastor Craig Tippie (Peru Missionary) encouraged us with Ephesians 2:8-10, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." If you feel like you need a manual for li...