Vortex Church | Sermon Audio

As we close out UNHINGED, we see the lasting affects of the sin of unforgiveness and offense: our hearts grow cold. God wants us to have a loving relationship with himself and others, so He insists on us forgiving as we have been forgiven. During this message Pastor Kevin Simmons will help us see that God has a plan for healing our hearts in process of forgiveness. It’s not easy. It may be painful...

As we continue in our current series, UNHINGED, Pastor Kevin Simmons shows us that offense will always shape our lives: we’ll either get better or get bitter because of it. In this message you’ll see how God wants to use offense to make us better and how to escape the trap of offense!

We all have experienced pain. Have you ever thought that God wants to meet you in the middle of your pain? During this message Pastor Kevin shows us two common ways that we get wounded. Wounds are opportunities to become offended, but we can diffuse the offense by choosing to trust God instead of seeking revenge!

During the first week of UNHINGED Pastor Kevin Simmons helps expose the trap of the enemy that lies in becoming offended. Offense is a starting point for a major attack on our heart and an entry point for killing relationships, especially covenant relationships. During this message you’ll see that we all suffer offense, but God has a better plan for our hearts!

This week Jon Mikesell wraps up Better by looking at what a life looks like that focuses on serving. If we want to live a life like Jesus, we need to serve like Him.

This week we continue in BETTER by looking at what it will take to have a better family. Have you ever thought of the church as a family? We believe that The Church is a spiritual family, both globally and locally. During this message Pastor Kevin Simmons will examine the functions of a family and then show us how those can be applied both to the church and our families. In each application, we’ll...

As we continue in BETTER, Pastor Kevin Simmons helps us see that every one of our stories intersects shame, and we must choose the pain of discipline over the pain of shame. During the message you’ll see that God has a plan to make us better and release the potential He has placed inside of us. All we need to do is trust and follow!

As we continue in BETTER, Pastor Kevin Simmons helps us to see that what lies between where we are and where we want to be is often a process. By committing to the process and accepting God’s invitation into it, we’ll see that He’ll lead us step by step into the life He has designed for us!

As we open BETTER, Pastor Kevin Simmons shows us through the love of God and the sacrifice of Jesus there is something BETTER than perfection. In this message you’ll see that our value is not determined by our performance, but by the declaration of value that God has made over us!

As we conclude RE:NEW Jonathan Pearson joins us at Vortex Church to discuss the topic of repentance. Jonathan serves as one of Vortex’s Overseers and the Teaching Pastor at Springwell Church in Greenville, SC. During this message you’ll see that God has loving invited us to repent so that we can experience the second chance of His grace! 

This week we continue ReNew where Pastor Kevin Timmons looks at what it takes to Remain in Christ and to bear the fruit of the spirit.

As we continue in RENEW Pastor Kevin Simmons shares that God’s heart desires to renew us. Often we feel weak and broken, but those feelings are invitations to fully trust God and experience His renewal. During this message you’ll see how to God wants to renew you and what areas of your life are renewed when we reconnect our lives to Jesus! 

This week we open RE:NEW by investigating the second chance hidden in God’s invitation to remember. Remembering allows the past to offer a perspective on our present and our future possibilities. During this message Pastor Kevin Simmons shows that God wants to use our capacity to remember to shape our future as we remember His goodness to us.  

As we close out THE BEST OF 2017, Pastor Kevin Simmons revisits one of our all-time favorite series, AT THE MOVIES by looking at the film The Dark Tower. In this message you’ll see that we have an enemy, but we have a loving God who has given us a purpose!

As we continue in THE BEST OF 2017, Shane Olsen revisits MY HOT MESS, our most popular series of the year! During this message you’ll be challenged to evaluate your story, to be honest about what you need, and to let your messes compel you closer to Christ!

As we continue in THE BEST OF 2017, one of Vortex’s Overseers, David Payne, revisits a series we did on relationships called “Love In The Bible”. During this message you’ll see the unique roles that God designed for husbands and wives based out of Ephesians 5, and we’ll learn that trying to change that uniqueness denies the power of God in their lives!

Dan Stallbaum kicks off the best of series with a talk on going all in for Jesus.

As we continue in AT THE MOVIES Pastor Kevin Simmons explores the real story behind the movie DUNKIRK and shows us that we have a crafty, common enemy that is looking to destroy us. While that enemy is cunning, our God has made a way for us to experience eternal rescue through Jesus and to find rescue in the every day struggles of life!

During this installment of AT THE MOVIES, Pastor Kevin Simmons looks at the real life story of boxer Vinny Pazienza. Vinny’s life was filled will accomplishments, but also with significant struggles. During this message you’ll learn that our struggles have the power to define our life, so we must carefully examine what we are fighting for. 

As we continue in AT THE MOVIES, Pastor Kevin Simmons uses this film as a case study to examine the decisions we all make. Decisions shape our stories. Iif we can start to filter our decisions differently, then we can start to make better decisions. In this message you’ll see three simple questions that will help you make better decisions.

During the first week of AT THE MOVIES, Pastor Kevin Simmons looks at the film Cars 3. During this message you’ll see that we all have a race to run and that we must choose to race with the end in mind! You’ll be challenged to think through your life and what story you’re currently telling through it!

As we continue in YOU ASKED. WE ANSWER., Associate Pastor Jimmy Eudy helps us understand that God designed us to live in community and shows us that God’s plan for friendships gives life to our relationship with Himself!

This week Pastor Kevin Simmons continues You Asked We Answered with a talk on how to be a life giving family.

This week as we continue in YOU ASKED. WE ANSWERED., Pastor Kevin Simmons shows us that the topic of prayer can be confusing, but God has given us a simple and practical method to pursue praying. During this message we address the reasons many of us are not praying and some simple, practical advise to help you become a praying person!

Many have questions about forgiveness. Can God forgive me? Should I forgive someone who continues to hurt me? How can I forgive myself? As we open YOU ASKED. WE ANSWERED., Pastor Kevin Simmons will address the topic of forgiveness. During this message you’ll see that our misunderstandings of forgiveness are often rooted in pride, and we we finally see forgiveness for what it is, it opens the door...