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This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on September 25, 2023 and is part 3 of the series  David: A Man After God's Own Heart .  If you have a sibling, you know that you can be raised in the same circumstance and turn out completely different from one another. Certain personality traits and dispositions influence your response to similar variables with different results.  The same thing exi...

This sermon was preached by Jared Osborne on September 18, 2023 and is part 2 in the series  David: A Man After God's Own Heart .  We all know the story of David and Goliath. Pop culture still uses the analogy in sports when the underdog goes up against the favorite to win. And here's what we know about the biblical account: the one who God is with should never be counted as the underdog...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on September 11, 2023 and is part 1 of the series  David: A Man After God's Own Heart. The most referenced Old Testament figure in the New Testament is King David. His story is the fulcrum of the Old Testament. The unification of Judah and Israel, the promise of the Messiah from his line, and the fate of humanity all hang in the balance of this man&ap...

This is a late released sermon preached by Justin Rogers on July 17, 2023 and is part 2 in the series  7 Letters to the Young Adult .  There are two churches that receive no condemnation. Smyrna is the first. A church facing intense persecution and staying faithful, Smyrna is a beacon of steadfast commitment to Christ.  We hope you are encouraged to be faithful in your walk with Christ, even &quot...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on August 21, 2023 and is the final sermon in the series  7 Letters to the Young Adult .  Here in Louisiana, a staple food during the cooler months is gumbo. When the temperatures drop, the gumbo pots fire up! Each bite provides a little bit of soul-warmth and hope... Maybe that's a little strong, but it's so good.  But what nobody wants is gumbo...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on August 14, 2023 is part 6 in the series  7 Letters to the Young Adult .  When you think of the perfect spouse, what do you imagine?  Guess what? It doesn't matter what you think, because no one will ever fit an ideological "perfect" that you create. But even thought they may not be perfect, respond the right way, or value the same thing y...

This sermon was preached by Drew Burnham on August 7, 2023 and is part 5 of the series  7 Letters to the Young Adult .  Have you ever known someone that there was nothing good to say about? Well that's how Jesus feels about Sardis. Unlike any other letter, there is ZERO that is positive. Yet, Jesus shows mercy and offers forgiveness. Maybe you feel like there's nothing good about you, or...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on July 31, 2023 and is part 4 of the series  7 Letters to the Young Adult .  Remember that time that Jesus made a whip and went into the temple flipping tables? That was calculated. It takes a long time to make a whip. He knew what he was doing, and it was an anger filled with righteousness.  A common misconception about Jesus is that He is non-confrontat...

This sermon was preached by Jared Osborne on July 24, 2023 and is the third sermon in YALA's series 7 Letters to the Young Adult .  Pressure has a way of breaking down the strongest things in rapid time. As a matter of fact, that's exactly what a pressure cooker is designed to do. What we find out in our spiritual lives is that there is enormous pressure surrounding us. The pressure trie...

This sermon was preached by Irvin Wasswa on July 10, 2023 and is the first sermon in the series  7 Letters to the Young Adult .  Revelation is a book that has fascinated people since its penning. It is full of symbology, weird creatures, and incredible depictions of awe-inspiring scenes. But Revelation isn't just to intrigue us. It was written to inform us and transform us.  In this series we...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on June 26, 2023 and is the final sermon in the series  Half-Truths & Whole Lies .  "God helps those who help themselves." We've all heard it. It's certainly an American style of thought. If you want something, you have to work hard for it. To some degree, it isn't even arguable. But what about when we talk about God's par...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on June 19, 2023 is the fourth sermon in the series  Half-Truths & Whole Lies. "Life, Liberty, and  The Pursuit of Happiness "... Happiness is a goal that every person has sought to some degree, but does God care about how happy we are? Some treat happiness as the ultimate fulfillment of God's love to us, and others seem to treat happine...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on June 5, 2023 and is part 2 of our series  Half-Truths & Whole Lies .  Every idiom has an origin story. Naturally, we'd hope the things we say as Christians about our God would come from His Word. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. So what do we do then? Easy, we see if it should stay or if it should get trashed.  We've all heard t...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on 5/15/23 and is part 1 of the series  Half-Truths & Whole Lies .  Have you ever told, or been told, a half-truth? Of course! It's a technicality,  but we didn't actually lie. Or did we? Deception isn't leaving out all of the truth. It's leaving out some of the truth to communicate something other than the full picture.  Unfortunat...

This sermon was preached by Chad Glover on May 1, 2023 and is the final sermon in the series through  Colossians. Chad is the Executive Teaching Pastor at Abundant Life in Kansas City, as well as the leader of their Paradigm Young Adult Ministry.  Fractured relationships are part of the sinful condition of humanity. We have all had them, and for some of us, the damage done seems irreparable.  As P...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on April 24, 2023 is part 6 of the series through Colossians . What does it mean to be a Christian? A lot of people think it's a mere intellectual agreement that you agree with 'these' statements. But you can agree with something and not act on it. You can agree and, yet, your life testify against you that you actually believe it. We can agr...

This sermon was preached by Jared Osborne on April 17, 2023 and is part 5 of the series through Colossians . We all have to make decisions to do things that don't sound fun and definitely aren't easy. When you think about the life of a Christian, it doesn't sound fun or easy when we are told we have to die to be one. This isn't a physical death, but one that is a complete termi...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on April 10, 2023 and is part 4 of the series through  Colossians .  The key to a good lie is to make it as close to the truth as possible. It's an  undercurrent of falsehood small enough to go unnoticed, yet grave enough to corrupt the entire truth.  In Colossae, Paul is dealing with false teachings that subvert the gospel and minimize Christ. These...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on April 3, 2023 and is part 3 of the series through Colossians .  While this may not exactly be a "feel good" message, it is one that should bring life as it brings perspective. As a Christian, you should expect suffering. It's part of the world because we are part of this world. But that suffering has a greater purpose, and understanding t...

This sermon was preached by Jared Osborne on March 27, 2023 and is part 2 through our series  Colossians. Ricky Bobby's dad famously said "If you ain't first, you're last." We find out later that you can be second, third, fourth, heck (edit, obviously) you can even be fifth! But the fact of the matter is that if you aren't first, you aren't first. If something is...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on March 20,2023 and is part one of the series  Colossians .  Within Christian circles, you will often hear words like  fruit, maturity, and growth. That's because the Bible uses those phrases, and the first part of Colossians 1 is a call upward to do those things. Produce evidence that you live for Jesus. Become mature in the practice of your faith....

Special Guest, Nate Hilgenkamp from Harris Creek Waco, TX, preached this sermon on March 6, 2023. The mind is a powerful thing. The way we think, what we think about, and the emotional drive of those thoughts have profound impact on the way we live our lives. That's why it is so important to think true thoughts. Listen in as Nate gives biblical perspective and practical guidance as to how we...

This sermon was preached by Jared Osborne on February 27th, 2023 and is the final sermon in the series  How to Ruin Your Life. Whether you are trying to lose weight or climb Mt. Everest, your odds of success go up dramatically if you have someone there with you who knows your goal. They encourage you to press on when you feel like giving up. They kick you into gear when you start to slack. They he...

This sermon was preached by Justin Rogers on February 20, 2023 and is part 6 of the series  How to Ruin Your Life . "Wait." That's a hard word to understand today. We hate waiting, because waiting feels like wasting . But what if the waiting was for something better? This is the dilemma of the modern age of life. Almost everything materially is available immediately, but the things...

This sermon was preached by Jared Osborne on February 13, 2023 and is part 5 of the series  How to Ruin Your Life .  Is there anything more pressured in your 20's and 30's than the love life of a single person? "If grandma says one more thing about being me still being single"... right?! But finding a spouse is hard, at least if you're looking the right way. Truthfully, yo...