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Is following Jesus really worth it when the world calls faith irrelevant and the cost keeps rising? Through the story of Polycarp — a second-century believer who chose death over denying Christ at age 86 — Pastor Collin points to Hebrews 12 and the testimony of a faithful cloud of witnesses. Faithfulness to Jesus, not comfort or safety, is what changes the world. Fix your eyes on Jesus and run you...

What if the small, seemingly insignificant things you do every day are actually the most powerful forces in your life? Following the story of Lottie Moon — a skeptic-turned-missionary — alongside the vision of Ezekiel 47, Pastor Collin shows how what begins as a trickle can become a life-giving river. Small deposits of obedience, faithfulness, and prayer, compounded over time by God's Spirit, acco...

What does God think about when He thinks about you — and does your answer change depending on how your week has gone? Pastor Collin traces the life of Martin Luther, a man tormented by the belief that God was in heaven keeping score, and connects it to the liberating truth of 2 Corinthians 5 and Romans 1. Through Christ, God is no longer counting your sins against you — not at salvation, and not a...

How often do we let complexity talk us out of doing the right thing? By weaving together the life of Mother Teresa and Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10, Pastor Collin opens the *History Makers* series and highlights a powerful contrast between clarity and hesitation. The driving truth is this: clarity compels action, and when we fog up what God has made plain, we rob ourselves of th...

What does it really mean to be a "member" of a church — and is it anything like a Netflix subscription? In this sermon, Pastor Collin walks through 1 Corinthians 12 to show that every believer is an indispensable, God-placed part of the body of Christ, not a passive consumer of religious services. Every person's story, background, and gifts are needed for the church to fully reflect Jesus to the w...

When life and faith start to feel complicated, Pastor Collin reminds us that Jesus cuts through all the noise with one piercing question: What does love require? Drawing from Matthew 22 and John 13, he shows how Jesus reduces the entire law—and ultimately the identity of the church—to a single, unmistakable command shaped by His own sacrificial love. The heart of the message is simple yet demandin...

Have you ever felt a nudge from God toward a need so big it seemed laughable that He'd ask *you* to meet it? In this sermon, Pastor Collin draws from Matthew 14 — the feeding of the five thousand and Peter walking on water — to show that God often calls us to serve precisely where we feel least equipped. The core truth is this: your job is simply to do what you know how to do, and trust God to do...

Have you ever made a sincere commitment — to a diet, a habit, a spiritual discipline — only to find yourself drifting months later despite your best intentions? Drawing from Matthew 28:18–20 and Hebrews 3:12–13, Pastor Collin makes the case that conviction and commitment alone are not enough to sustain a lifetime of following Jesus. What's missing is connection — the daily, relational encouragemen...

Is your worship authentic, or have divisiveness, unforgiveness, or apathy quietly pushed God off the throne of your life? Drawing from Revelation 7's breathtaking vision of a countless multitude worshipping before the Lamb, Pastor Collin unpacks what true, God-centered worship really looks like. The style of your worship matters far less than the lifestyle that follows it. Let this be the moment y...

Is your church more like a members-only club or a rescue mission? Through the story of Jonah, a subtle but dangerous drift comes into view — becoming so focused on insiders that outsiders are left behind. The narrative reveals that God's compassion has always reached further than our comfort zones, and that confusing personal preferences for God's mission is a trap as old as the prophets. Pastor B...