Vertical Church Sermons

In our new series "The Elephant in the Room," Pastor Phil will walk us through some of the controversial things we encounter in the world and bring us back to what the Bible says. In this week's message we discuss the biblical standpoint on gender identity and homosexuality. "Culture wants to tell you that sin is your identity. The Bible tells you it can be a relationship with Jesus." Scripture: G...

In this week's sermon Pastor Phil walks us through the three types of relationships you need. Someone who can pour into you, Someone you can pour into and someone who can come beside you. "Who do you have both posture and proximity before to learn and grow?" Scripture: ‭‭2 Timothy 1 1 Kings 19 Acts 14 Download our app to get connected! App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Android, Roku, Apple TV)

In this week's sermon Pastor Phil walks us through how the enemy will try to use the trials and tribulations in our lives to steal our hope. He reminds us that God is for us and that no matter what situation we find ourselves in that the act of praising our God is a weapon to push back the schemes of the enemy. "Who is offering the praise to the Lord in your life? You? Or a stone with your name on...

Welcome to week seven of our series, "House of Hope." In this message Pastor Phil unpacks the power of prayer and the hope that can be found in the presence of God. "Go pray in your household a prayer of hope. Let your Kingdom come. May your will be done in my house as it is in heaven!" Scripture: Mark 2 Download our app to get connected! App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Android, Roku, Apple TV)

Join us for week 6 of House of Hope where Ron Guess walks us through the reality of spiritual warfare in our lives and the importance of putting on the armor of God! Verses: Ephesians 6 Daniel 6 Luke 10 Hebrews 11 Download our app to get connected! App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Android, Roku, Apple TV)

Join us for week 5 of "House of Hope," as Pastor Phil walks us through the story of David. In 2 Samuel we see a beautiful picture of what it looks like to trust in God over ourselves. "Hope in ourselves will always return void. Hope in the Lord will always return without void." Verses: 2 Samuel 11 & 12 Psalms 19 Philippians 1 Download our app to get connected! App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Andr...

Sometimes the enemy will attack us and try to create a siege in our life. One day things may be going great, and the next day could be a total battlefield. In this week of our series, "House of Hope," Pastor Phil walks us through the imporatance of keeping hopeful even in the midst of a siege. God can turn around any situation! "Have hope that God is always ready in times of trouble." Verses: 2 Ki...

Join us as Pastor Phil takes us through Judges 4 and the story of Barak. In the midst of trials and hard circumstances it can be hard to find hope. But this story shows us the importance of trusting in God and finding our strength in him. When we find our strength in God we are able to find hope in any season. "If we want to be a house of hope, we have to believe God has given us what is needed to...

In this week's sermon Pastor Phil walks us through the importance of light in our faith, and its power to overcome darkness in our lives. As believers we have the power to carry the light of Jesus with us everywhere we go. "If you want to see darkness flee, bring love to the scene." Scripture: Genesis 1 John 1 Matthew 5 John 8 Download our app to get connected! App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, And...

This week marks the beginning of a new series, "House of Hope." In this message Pastor Phil talks about the importance of finding hope in hard times. We can look to Jesus in the midst of every circumstance to find hope. "We don't face the darkness with pride, we face the darkness with hope." Scripture: Luke 18 2 Chronicles 7 Download our app to get connected! App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Andro...

In this week's sermon Pastor Phil talks about the importance of laying down unnecessary weights and burdens in our lives. An how those burdens can hold us back from following Jesus. "What are you carrying today that you're not supposed to be carrying?" Scripture: Matthew 11 John 14 Download our app to get connected! App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Android, Roku, Apple TV)

In this week's sermon Pastor Phil walks through the importance of coming to the water and also what you do when you get there. Through the story of Jesus and John the Baptist we learn how showing up and being a part of what God is doing can change our lives. "Are you just showing up to watch what's happening? Or did you come to get in the water?" Scripture: John 3 Romans 12 Download our app to get...

Jesus made it a point to surround himself with a community. Why should our lives be any different? In this message, Pastor Phil and a panel of our community group leaders talk about their stories and why community is so important in our walk with Jesus. "Inside of Community we can grow Spiritually." Join one of our community groups! https://verticalchurchblairsville.org/groups

Join us as Morris Gurr walks us through the story of Zacchaeus and what we can learn from his story. Scripture: Luke 19 Hebrews 12 1 Corinthians 6 John 5 Download our app to get connected! App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Android, Roku, Apple TV)

Join us for another sermon in our series "Why Jesus." Because of how meek Jesus is, sometimes people interpret Jesus as weak. But it is actually the very thing that separates him. Jesus is calling us into that same meekness. In this message Pastor Phil walks us through how Jesus is elite not weak. Scripture: Matthew 5 Luke 22 Revelation 19

In week four of "Why Jesus," Pastor Phil walks us through Luke 14 and the story of the banquet. Phil reminds us that there is always room at the table, and that it is up to us to invite them to come and sit with Jesus. As Christians if we are going to see things change in humanity it can’t be from a perspective of despair, it comes from a hope. A hope that things can change. "You don’t exist for t...

In week three of "Why Jesus," Pastor Phil walks us through Luke 6 and the story of a foolish builders. This story brings us to a point where we have to ask ourselves: are we doing what Jesus has called us to or not? "Jesus didn't die on a cross and rise from the tomb for you to be a good person. He died on the cross and rose from the dead for you to be transformed by the love of God." Scripture: L...

In our second week of "Why Jesus," we bring up an incredible panel of people from our church. Together we address that very question. Who is Jesus and why is he so important to us? Why is it so essential that we drop everything from this world and chase after him? This is one you don't want to miss! Pannel: Pastor Phil Kight Chad Vance Makayla Rogers Ron Guess Download our app to get connected! Ap...

Join us as our awesome intern, Caleb John, walks us through his testimony and how God has worked in his life. Scripture: John 4:39 Psalm 6 Hosea 2:16 Ephesians 5:32 John 4:16-18

Join us in the final week of "I Feel That." In this sermon, Pastor Phil walks us through how fear and faith can't coexist. Fear has consequences in our spiritual, physical and emotional heath. Through Jesus we can work against fear and towards the power of faith. "Does your belief help you see as God? Or as humans do?" Scripture: Hebrews 11 Psalms 56 App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Android, Roku,...

oin us for another week of our series "I feel that." In this sermon, Pastor Phil walks us through the hard topic of anxiety and depression and how it can effect the life of a believer. "Let’s encourage and help people find healing so they can be everything God created them to be." Scripture: 1 Peter 5:7-8 App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Android, Roku, Apple TV)

Join us for another week of our series "I feel that." In this sermon, Pastor Phil walks us through the dangers of rushing in our lives, and how taking time to slow down can help us both in our relationship with the people around us, and in our relationship with God. "Are you living a life that is considered a faithful servant? Or has slowly over time things crept onto your calendar that maybe don’...

Join us in another week of "I Feel That," as Morris Gurr walks us through his testimony and the importance of the grace of God. To rewatch this or other messages go to our app or website: Website: verticalchurchblairsville.org Scripture: Psalm 25 John 8 Pslam 103 Ephesians 2 App: Vertical Church OTM (Apple, Android, Roku, Apple TV)

This is week two of our series, "I Feel That." Pastor Phil walks us through how much identity matters to our lives and how we serve the Lord. In this message, we learn how the enemy wants to use insecurity to rob our effectiveness. Join us as we learn to find our identity in Christ. "Pride is the shield of insecurity." Scripture: 1 Samuel 8 1 Samuel 15 To rewatch this or other messages go to our a...

This is week one of our series, "I Feel That." Join us as we learn how our feelings and emotions can have a huge impact on how we live and follow Jesus. This week Pastor Phil walks us through 2 Samuel and the story of David and Nathan. "The difference between our savior and our sin is that our sin wants off the cross its crucified to while Jesus stayed on to be faithful in love." Scripture: 2 Samu...