Vortex Church | Sermon Audio

Encounters with God can happen in our normal everyday lives and in the most ordinary places. This week Pastor Kevin Simmons continues the story of Jesus’ birth in Luke to help show us how God uses experiences with Him, to invite us into a relationship with Him.

Everyone will go through trials in their life at some point. It is the choices we make in those trials that defines how we view them. This week Pastor Kevin Simmons is continuing in Luke, with a focus on Mary’s role in the birth of Jesus, to teach us how to find treasure in the trials.

Have you ever stopped and thought about the things in life that you truly treasure, and how your choices and attitudes can affect those treasures? This week Pastor Kevin Simmons uses the story of Mary, found in the book of Luke, to teach us how we can find the right treasure by surrendering our lives to God.

Pastor Jeff Kapusta, Lead Pastor of LifePoint Church in Wilmington, NC, brings a powerful message on the hope we have when we take a step in faith to move towards God.

As we close out the Family Values series, we are going to learn about “honor”. If you didn’t know, honor is biblical. During this message our Missions Pastor, Brian Barker is going to show us how to create a culture of honor in our own lives!

Have you ever stopped to think about how God wants us to enjoy our lives and the blessings He give us? This week Pastor Kevin Simmons uses a passage in 1 Timothy to teach us the value of playfulness and how to walk through the tension that living in playfulness can cause.

Sometimes it is easy to be prideful, but as Christ-followers, we should be living a life based on humility instead of pride. This week Pastor Kevin Simmons uses scripture in Philippians to teach us principles to follow when trying to live a humble life and also shows us how Jesus’s life set the example of living in humble obedience to God.

Join us as 5 of our Vortex Church Student leaders and students share for 5 minutes each on the topic of Hope out of Romans 8.

When you think of the word “work” what word comes to mind? Do you think work ties into fun? During this message, Pastor Kevin Simmons teaches us the importance of work and how we can view work as a platform to share Jesus with others.

In partnership with God, He has a part and we have a part. This week Pastor Kevin Simmons continues to use the book of Ezra to teach us how God uses prophetic voices to call us into obedience, work and partnership with Him. We must do our part and put faith over perfection!

Pastor Kevin Simmons shares a timely message on the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

In the world we live in, sometimes it is easy to fall into the temptation of putting our trust in promises, partnerships, or politicians and not into the King of Kings. This week Pastor Kevin Simmons continues teaching from the book of Ezra to show us how if we put our trust in the power of God supremely, anything God wills is possible.

God wants us to partner, not only with Him, but also with people. He designed us to live in community. This week Pastor Kevin Simmons uses the book of Ezra to show us how to live by faith, not fear, in trusting God to point us to life-giving partnerships with people.

Have you ever felt afraid? If you are reading this and you are human, the answer is probably yes. We are all going to feel fear in our lives. During this message, Pastor Kevin Simmons teaches us the importance of our response to fear and how we can live in partnership with God through faith.

Wednesday concluded Seek Week 2024 as we joined our Student Ministry for a multigenerational prayer night. We had the opportunity to hear from Pastor Kevin Simmons. Take time to listen to this message, but also go back and listen to the talks from the other two nights as well. It was a powerful week taking time to seek after God as we go into a busy fall season.

Tuesday night we continued in Seek Week 2024. We had the opportunity to hear talks from Jen Barker, Brian Barker, and Erika Roberts. Take time to listen to their stories, but also go back and listen to the talks from the other two nights as well. It was a powerful week taking time to seek after God as we go into a busy fall season.

Monday night kicked off Seek Week 2024. We had the opportunity to hear talks from Lindsey Toole, Jon Mikesell, and Maddie Brown. Take time to listen to their stories, but also go back and listen to the talks from the other two nights as well. It was a powerful week taking time to seek after God as we go into a busy fall season.

During moments in your life, have you ever felt the tension caused by being caught in the “in-between”? During this week’s message, Pastor Kevin Simmons uses the story in Ezra, of rebuilding the temple, to teach us that God uses that tension to move us towards living in partnership with Him.

Amanda Simmons, Pastor Kevin's wife, shares her 5x5 talk from Sunday, September 1st, 2024.

Brian Barker, Missions Pastor, shares his 5x5 talk from Sunday, September 1st, 2024.