Vertical Church Sermons

In this week of the series "Set the Tone," Pastor Jeremy Pearson from McConnell Baptist Church talked us through the importance of moving from spiritual milk to spiritual meat. Both are incredibly important, but at different points in our walk.

In this week of the series, "Set the Tone," Pastor Phil preached on what it looks like to be a living sacrifice to God, leaving no doubt that Jesus Christ is of the greatest value. "Each day, some part of us does not want to be a living sacrifice to Jesus. To leave no doubt that Jesus is of the greatest value, we must die to our wants and desires and come alive in what God plans." Scripture: Roman...

In this week of our series "Set the Tone," Pastor Phil walks us through the idea of God's standards. What are our roles as men and women in the house of God? "We should ask ourselves, is the tone I set for this year… I submit my life to Christ, to the Bible, to the ways of God, even if it pushes against what I want?" Scripture: Ephesians 5 Proverbs 1

Week 3 of our series "Set the Tone" In this sermon Pastor Phil walks us through how we have power to view things in our lives as a burden or a blessing. From the words we speak, to serving in church, to tithing. All of these things lead up to how effective we are for God. Join us as we learn the power of viewing things as a blessing, or as a burden. "With the tone you are setting in life are you t...

Join us for week 2 of our Series "Set the Tone." In this message, Pastor Phil walks us through the importance of our soul. We were designed to put Jesus at the center of our lives. Yet sometimes we think people's souls are worthy enough for Jesus. They have messed up too much, or run too far from Him. Instead we see in the gospel of John that no one is too far gone to be redeemed. "The biggest imp...

Join us for our new series, "Set the Tone." What does it look like to set a plan for your life? What does it look like to have vision? Even though these are associated with exciting things, vision and planning can be paralyzing for people. The good news is that God gave us His word to lead and guide us in this life. In this message, Pastor Phil walks us through the importance of building our lives...

Join us Anthony Zammetti shared his testimony and how God has worked in his life.

Welcome to week 3 of our series "What's Next?" as we dive into the prophecies and promises we find in the Bible. This week pastor Phil walks us through the story of Jesus coming to earth. We look at why he was born on earth and why we celebrate the birth of Him. Ultimately we see how Jesus coming to earth was really Him calling us into battle. "If God is going to do mighty works in this next seaso...

Join us for week 2 of our series: What's Next? This week we look at the Prophecy we find in Hosea 11 and how it came into fulfillment in Matthew 2. As we dig into God's word we learn the importance of trusting Him with the direction of our lives. "Take the pressure off yourself. We are the sheep. Not the shepherd." Scripture: Hosea 11 Matthew 2 Psalms 23

Join us for our series, "What is Next?" as Pastor Phil walks us through three different prophecies and see how they actually mean something for us today. In this week we look at the prophecy in Genesis 17 for Sarah and Abraham. No matter the season we are in God is good on his promise. "God’s promise may not happen in the timing we think or want. But that doesn’t mean he is slow or missing his pro...

Join us as Caleb John walks us through the question who is the greatest of all time? Scripture: Luke 24 Proverbs 4 Galatians 1

Week 7 of our series "Where is God" In this message Pastor Phil walks us through the story of Paul and the hardships he experienced when he was shipwrecked. Here we learn the importance of staying faithful even in the darkest of circumstances. "Determine the success if you were faithful. Did you endure through the shipwreck, the snakebite, the slander." Scripture: Acts 28

It can be easy to think that God wants us to be comfortable right? I mean if he wants what's best for us wouldn't that be comfort? In this message, Pastor Phil challenges this notion that the Christian life should be comfortable. Instead God is calling us to more. Stretching us so that we can grow and accomplish more for His kingdom. Maybe the very thing you are struggling with is what God wants t...

Have you ever said "I am not a leader"? What if I told you that is a lie? What if God is calling you higher? What if leadership is exactly the thing God is calling you toward in your life. Join us as Pastor Phil walks us through how God wants to use you as a leader in your job, in your family and in your life. "If God has anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and deposited Holy Spirit in u...

In this message we look at the parable of the Prodigal son. What can we learn from the prodigal? And what can we learn from the older brother? In the end we find an incredible Grace our God has for us. Scripture: Hebrews 4 Luke 15 "Has it sunk in. God wants you to come home. He doesn’t want you to stay away. That is what is so mind blowing about the grace of God. God is capable of loving us… in sp...

Life can be difficult and the enemy would love nothing more than to convince us that God doesn't have control over everything. In this message Pastor Phil walks us though how God ALWAYS has the final word. We hope this message encourages you no matter what season you are in. Scripture: Mark 5 Luke 22 John 11

Join us for week 2 of our new series. In this message Ps Phil walks us through how we can find God even in the circumstances where it seems like he isn't present. This is your reminder that God is always with you even in the midst of your toughest times. "You are not alone when you follow Jesus." Scripture: Matthew 26-28

Welcome to week one of our new series, "Where is God?" In this sermon Pastor Phil talks about something that we have all experienced pain. What is it? What is the purpose of it? Join us as we learn why we have to go through painful things in our lives and how God wants to use these very things to deepen our faith and activate our conviction. "We ask, “Where is God!?” …. but do we even truly know w...

Join us. for week six of our series, "Elephant in the Room," where Pastor Phil walks us through the question: Are We in the End Times? “What must I be doing to be found faithful when you return?” is the right question." Scripture: Matthew 24 1 Corinthians 9

There's so many things in the church that we let go under the rug or not talked about. This series is about bringing those things out in the open so we can discuss them. In this week's sermon Pastor Phil unpacks the idea of sin. The enemy would love nothing more than for us to not talk about sin. Why? Because living holy lives builds God's kingdom and that's the last thing the enemy wants. So join...

We are called to have hope as believers but the reality is life can be hard. Join us as Ps Drew Grubbs reminds us where to find hope despite our circumstances. Download our app to get connected! App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Android, Roku, Apple TV)

Join us for Week 4 of our series "The Elephant in the Room," as Pastor Phil walks us through the importance of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is an advocate, consoler, comforter, helper, intercessor but also a teacher. We need the Holy Spirit, to lead us to guide us and to strengthen us as we pursue Jesus. "To try to live your life following Christ without relying on Holy Spirit is to tell Jesus...

God has given us some incredible things in this life, but we are also responsible to guard them. In 2 Timothy we are called to "guard the good deposit." But how do we balance guarding and growth? And what else are we called to guard. Join us this week as Pastor Phil walks us through how to Guard and Grow. “Does the Bible submit to you? Or do you submit to the Bible?” Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:13-14 M...

Disease. Financial Hardships. Death. Loss. Life is hard. We go through so much in our lives. It can be easy to start to question, if I'm following Jesus why is all this happening to me? In this message we have a panel of people who open up about hard things they have been through, and talk about how they were able to follow Jesus through it all. We pray this message encourages you to keep going, a...

We had the blessing to host Pastor Craig Tippie at our church! Pastor Craig runs an incredible ministry in Peru centered around incredible sports like surfing and skating. In this sermon he shares his powerful testimony and the way God has moved and continues to move in his life. Download our app to get connected! App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Android, Roku, Apple TV)