Iron City Church: Recent Episodes
Iron City Church
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Hebrews 11:16
In this new topical sermon series pastor Isaac answers the questions, "How do we live this Christian life together as a church?" He finishes the series by reminding us heaven is our home even as we seek for a building as a church.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Proverbs 24:16a
In this new topical sermon series pastor Isaac answers the questions, "How do we live this Christian life together as a church?" In this sermon he calls the church to endure adversity by looking to the example of the black church and Jesus.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Revelation 4-5
Pastor Kam extends his series through Revelation. In this sermon, he calls believers to behold the holiness and beauty of God.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
In this new topical sermon series pastor Isaac answers the questions, "How do we live this Christian life together as a church?" In this sermon, he calls the church higher into the love the Lord’s Supper sets forth.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31
In this new topical sermon series pastor Isaac answers the questions, "How do we live this Christian life together as a church?" In this sermon, he helps the church think about their role invidually and corporately.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Revelation 3:14-22
Pastor Kam concludes a sermon series entitled “Seven Letters.” In this sermon, Kam calls the church zealous repentance which in turn brings communion with Jesus.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Acts 2:41
In this new topical sermon series pastor Isaac answers the questions, "How do we live this Christian life together as a church?" In this sermon, he helps the church think about numerical and spiritual church growth biblically.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Corinthians 13:4
In this new topical sermon series pastor Isaac answers the questions, "How do we live this Christian life together as a church?" In this sermon, he urges the church to love.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Revelation 3:7-13
Pastor Kam continues a sermon series entitled “Seven Letters.” In this sermon, Kam preaches Jesus who unlocks, opens, keeps, and promises.
Preacher: Jason Cook
Text: Psalm 100:5
Jason Cook preaches for ICC’s tenth anniversary with two exhortations: 1.) Lengthen your view. 2.) Expand your expectation.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Revelation 3:1-6
Pastor Kam continues a sermon series entitled “Seven Letters.” In this sermon, Kam shows us that Jesus takes hypocrisy seriously.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Thessalonians
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the letter to the Thessalonians.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Nehemiah
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Nehemiah.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Zephaniah
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Zephaniah.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Leviticus
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Leviticus.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: Matthew 5:9-12
In the series entitled “The Subversive Kingdom,” Dustin finishes preaching the Beatitudes.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 2 Samuel
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of 2 Samuel. 2 Samuel reminds us we still need a new king.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Samuel
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of 1 Samuel.
Note: From 31:30-35:44 the sound muffles.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Ruth
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-Eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Ruth.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Judges 17-21
Pastor Kam concludes a five part series on the Book of Judges. The main point from the text is: In order to faithfully follow God’s word we need God’s king to rule over us.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Judges 13-16
Pastor Kam continues a five part series on the Book of Judges. Kam shows us how the mighty God uses the broken.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Judges 8:22-12
Pastor Kam continues a five part series on the Book of Judges.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Judges 6-7
Pastor Kam continues a five part series on the Book of Judges. From this text we learn that the Lord does not work in spite of our weakness, but because of our weakness.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Judges 1-5
Pastor Kam begins a five part series on the Book of Judges. One must not mix Christ worship with Canaanite worship. Sin leads to slavery. Salvation leads to singing.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 15-16:8
Pastor Isaac finishes a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. In this sermon, Isaac helps the congregation behold Jesus the Son of God, confess him, and believe in Him.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 14
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. In this sermon, Isaac helps the congregation behold the lamb of God who takes the sin of the world.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: Matthew 5:6-8
In the series entitled “The Subversive Kingdom,” Dustin continues preaching the Beatitudes.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: Matthew 5:3-5
In the series entitled “The Subversive Kingdom,” Dustin continues looking at Jesus' teaching from the beatitudes.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 13
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. In this sermon, Isaac preaches that Jesus is the sovereign Lord who is coming back soon.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 12:35-44
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. In this sermon, Isaac preaches that we should rejoice, beware, and behold because Jesus is Lord of all.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 12:28-34
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. In this sermon, Isaac preaches to love the Lord your God with your all.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Revelation 2:18-29
Pastor Kam continues a sermon series entitled “Seven Letters.” In this sermon, Kam sums up this passage saying if you cling to Christ through faith and conquer through repentance you will rule with Jesus in the end.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 12:13-27
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark this Easter. In this sermon, Isaac preaches that Jesus is the God of the living.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: Matthew 5:1-2
In the new series entitled “The Subversive Kingdom,” Dustin introduces the beatitudes as the good life found in Jesus’s kingdom.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 11:25-12:12
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. In this sermon, Isaac preaches that Jesus will judge the wicked residents of his kingdom and give his kingdom to the fruitful ones.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Revelation 2:12-17
Pastor Kam continues a sermon series entitled “Seven Letters.” In this sermon, Jesus confronts and comforts his church.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: In this sermon, at minute 22:22, Isaac recounts a story in which he quotes someone using a racial slur.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 11:12-25
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. In this sermon, Isaac preaches that faith matters.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Revelation 2:8-11
Just as Jesus was faithful unto death, he calls his church to also faithfully follow him unto death. Not because He is cruel, but because He is bigger than death and better than life.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Psalm 116:1-2
Pastor Kam encourages the church to pray because the Lord listens.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 11:1-11
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. In this sermon Isaac encourages us to behold Jesus.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Revelation 2:1-7
Pastor Kam begins a sermon series entitled “Seven Letters.” In this sermon, Kam urges the church to return to her first love, Jesus Christ.
Preacher: Yannick Christos-Wahab
Text: Psalm 103
In this stand-alone sermon, guest preacher Yannick preaches Psalm 103. This passage teaches us to talk truth to ourselves in order to bless the Lord.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 10:46-52
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. The passage urges us to see Jesus in all his glory.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 10:34-45
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows what we want from Jesus, what he wants from us, and why.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 10:32-24
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us that where Jesus goes Christians go. Their fate is bound up to Christ’s.
Preacher: Guest Preacher
Text: 1 Timothy 3:14-16
A former ICC elder, commissioned to serve overseas, preaches at Iron City, reminding us that we serve the only living God and that as His church, we uphold and support the truth of the gospel for the world to see.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Titus 2:11-13
As we reflect on Jesus’ first coming, and as we await Jesus’ second coming, let us pursue holiness and godliness in the present.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Matthew 1:21
Jesus’ mission was as clear as His name: He was born to save His people from their sins.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Amos 8:11
Waiting in silence can be extremely difficult and painful. Though God’s people have often had to wait and sometimes in silence, God broke the silence once and for all by sending the Word made flesh, Jesus Christ.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Exodus 12:40
Just like the Israelites waited in Egypt for over 400 years before God delivered them, Christians often have to wait on the Lord to rescue us. His promise, though, is to be with us while we wait.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: Genesis 21:5
God often requires His people to wait. We follow the model of Abraham who waited on the Lord with imperfect faith, and the Lord fulfilled His promises with perfect faithfulness.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 10:17-31
This week Isaac discussed the rich young ruler and how idolatry often comes in forms we don’t realize.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 10:1-16
This week Isaac tackled a difficult passage on divorce, giving context to a challenging passage. Then we see Jesus tell the children to come to him.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 9:30-50
This week Isaac hops back into Mark to talk about how Jesus subverts our expectations of greatness
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Matthew 13: 44-46
The kingdom heaven has value beyond compare. As Christians, we ought to be willing to part with anything else in our lives before giving up Jesus - because He is worth it.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: Revelation 21:1-6; 22:1-5
Though we experience so much pain and longing in this life, we are promised a life in a new and restored Earth - where there will be no more hurt, no more sadness, no more longing, but we will dwell in perfect relationship with God and with each other.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Romans 12:21
Because Jesus has overcome the world, sin, and death through His finished work, we can choose to overcome evil with good in our own lives.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Romans 12:14, 19-20
Paul’s radical, counter-cultural call to Christians is to love our enemies in the same way that God loved us while we were His enemies.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Romans 12:16-18
Because we have been purchased into God’s family by Jesus’ blood, Christians are called to live at peace and in harmony with each other.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: John 4:1-30; 39-42
Despite the barriers in our lives, Jesus radically pursues His people despite our shame, our poor reputations, or any other barrier.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5
As Christians, we can do nothing apart from the power of the Holy Spirit - the Holy Spirit who is active and working powerfully through and among us.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Thessalonians 4:1
Unlike how the world would measure success, Christian success looks like failure, faithfulness, and finishing.
This week Kam preached on the 9th anniversary of Iron City Church. The sermon text was Psalm 127 and the church was guided in seeing God as the source of all provision and the carrying of the church this past 9 years.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Joshua 1:1-9
In a constantly changing world, we attend a constantly changing church and live constantly changing lives. Change is sad an scary, but God never changes and calls us to rest in Him.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Corinthians
As messy as the early church in Corinth proved to be, God remained faithful to them and continues to be faithful to us despite our own mess.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Passage: Joshua 7
Following Pastor Isaac's overview of the book of Joshua last month, Kam zooms in on a chapter that shows us the danger of hidden sin and the holiness of God.
Preacher: Justin Allen
Text: Psalm 34
Elder Justin Allen walks us through five scenarios in which God’s people can taste and see that He is good, praising Him through pain.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: Psalm 17
Returning from sabbatical, Dustin preaches a timely sermon on resting in the Lord and praying Scripture.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Zechariah
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-Eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Zechariah.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Micah
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-Eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Micah. This book shows us the compassion and justice of God.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: The Book of Joshua
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-Eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Joshua. This book shows us that God always delivers on his promises.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Romans 12:15-16a
In Kam's series "Transformed Together" he continues preaching through Romans 12 which shows us how to have a gospel culture. This passage teaches us to love one another through rejoicing and weeping together.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: The Book of Exodus
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-Eye,” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Exodus. This book answers the question, “who is the Lord?”
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 9:14-29
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us that nothing is impossible with God even in the midst of our unbelief.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 8:22-9:1
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us to listen to Jesus.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Romans 12:11-13
In Kam’s series “Transformed Together” he continues preaching through Romans 12 which shows us how to have gospel culture. This passage teaches us to serve the Lord in view of his mercies.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 8:22-9:1
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us the identity and mission of Jesus.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 7:24-8:21
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us God’s love for our enemies and for you.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Romans 12:10
In Kam’s series “Transformed Together” he continues preaching through Romans 12 which shows us how to have gospel culture. This passage teaches us to one-up each other in showing honor.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 7:1-23
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us to follow God’s rules rather than man-made rules.
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us what hard hearts need to see in order to be softened.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: James 5:14-20
In this stand-alone sermon, pastor Dustin helps the church consider and practice confession, prayer, and prayer for healing.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 6:30-44
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark on Easter Sunday 2023. This passage shows us that Jesus is able to do the impossible.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Romans 12:9
In Kam’s series “Transformed Together” he continues preaching through Romans 12 which shows us how to have gospel culture. This passage teaches us to love what God loves and hate what God hates.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Romans 12:3-8
In Kam’s series “Transformed Together” he continues preaching through Romans 12 which shows us how to have gospel culture. This passage shows us how to rightly think of ourselves as we all as how to use our gifts to serve the body of Christ.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 6:1-29
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us that Jesus was despised and rejected. If Jesus was rejected Christians will be too.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 5:21-43
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us that Jesus not only has power over spirits, sickness, and nature, but also death itself.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 5:1-20
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us Jesus goes out of his way to set people free.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Romans 12:2
In Kam’s series “Transformed Together” he will preach through Romans 12 which shows us how to have gospel culture. This passage shows us how to discern the will of God.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Romans 12:1
In Kam’s series “Transformed Together” he will preach through Romans 12 which shows us how to have gospel culture. This passage shows us that our obedience should be motivated by the mercies of God.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 4:35-41
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us Jesus’ power over creation as the God-man.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 4:26-34
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us the nature of the kingdom of God. God alone grows it.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: Deuteronomy 5:12-15
In this stand-alone sermon pastor Dustin challenges us to remember the sabbath and receive the invitation to rest in the finished work of Christ.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 4:21-25
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us that Jesus is the light of the world who has come to lighten our darkness.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 4:1-20
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us four kinds of soils, and who is in or out of God’s kingdom.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 3:7-35
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us that you’re either for or against Jesus, and that Jesus has a family defined by godliness rather than genetics.
Preacher: Omar Johnson, Pastor of Temple Hills Baptist Church in Temple Hills, Maryland
Text: Psalm 131
Pastor Omar preached from Psalm 131 to show the proper posture Christians should have toward God and others.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: John 6:37
In the last sermon of our Advent series Isaac preached about the greatest birthday party one could ever be invited to.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Kings 12:1-19
In the fourth sermon of our Advent series Isaac preached on the foolishness of Rehoboam’s misuse of authority. King Jesus, however, used his authority to serve and save us.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Kings 3:16-28
In the third sermon of our Advent series, Isaac preached about Solomon and the wisdom God grants to his people.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: 1 Samuel 17
In the second sermon of our Advent series, Isaac read through the story of David and Goliath with a reflection on Jesus, the king as good shepherd.
Preacher: Greg Spence
Text: 1 Samuel 12:13-15
In the first sermon of our Advent series, Greg draws lessons from King Saul’s life and the longing for a better King.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: Philemon
Pastor Kam preaches a sermon covering the Letter to Philemon. This letter gives us a rich application of the gospel.
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us that Jesus cannot be put in a box.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Psalm 1
Pastor Isaac preached Psalm 1 asking one question. “Who am I?”
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 2:13-17
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us two parties: the self-righteous and the sinners. Mark shows us Jesus’ heart for sinners.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 1:21-2:12
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage calls us to stand amazed at Jesus.
Preacher: Kam Pugh
Text: 3 John
Pastor Kam shows us an example to follow and an example to avoid from 3 John.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 1:16-20
Pastor Isaac continues a series entitled “Who is Jesus?” through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us that following Jesus is costly, but worth more than anything.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 1:14-15
Pastor Isaac continues a series through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us the best message ever: “Repent and believe in the gospel.”
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: Mark 1:1-13
Pastor Isaac begins a series through the Gospel of Mark. This passage shows us how the Lord fulfills his promises by sending Jesus as the Messiah.
*Note: The sermon starts 10 minutes in due to technical difficulties.
Preacher: Jason Cook, Pastor of Fellowship Bible Church, Roswell, GA
Text: Job 40: 1-5; 2 Corinthians 12:8-10
One of the founding pastors of ICC, Jason Cook, preaches a stand-alone sermon asking the question, “Where is God when it hurts?”
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: The Book of James
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-Eye” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of James. This practical book teaches us how to live with wisdom today.
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Text: 1 Corinthians 13
In a stand-alone sermon, Dustin Ratcliff points us to 1 Corinthians 13 to answer the question: “What is love?”
This chapter of 1 Corinthians shows us concrete ways to love like Jesus loved by the power of the Spirit which imparts Christ’s love to us.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: The Book of Lamentations
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-Eye” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Lamentations. This book teaches us how to lament when all seems lost, even because of our sin. But at the heart of this book is the heart of God for his people.
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Text: The Book of Job
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-Eye” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Job. This book shows us that the God of the Bible can be trusted even in all our uncertainties and suffering. No purpose of His can be thwarted.
Text: The Book of Judges
Preacher: Isaac Adams
In a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-Eye” which covers each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac continues with an overview of the book of Judges. Judges show us the cycle of humanity’s fallen state and our need for a greater judge and redeemer.
Text: 2 Peter 3
Speaker: Dustin Ratcliff
Wrapping up a sermon series on the book of 2 Peter, Dustin reminds us of our glorious hope in the return of King Jesus. While the Bible does not give many details about how or when Christ will return, it discusses the effects and implications of his return at length. Are we living in light of the return of Jesus?
Text: The Book of Numbers
Speaker: Isaac Adams
Introducing a long-term sermon series entitled “Bird’s-Eye,” in which we will cover each book of the Bible in a single sermon, Isaac begins with an overview of the book of Numbers. An often-neglected book, Numbers explores not only humanity’s depraved state, but also points clearly toward the coming of Christ Jesus.
Text: John 15
Speaker: Kam Pugh
The final I Am Statement spoken by Jesus in the gospel of John, Jesus teaches that He is the source of life. By abiding in Jesus’ words, we abide in Him, and by abiding in Him, we are connected to true and eternal life.
Text: 2 John
Speaker: Greg Spence
Truth and love are two characteristics of God; two characteristics that we are called to embody as the people of God. The ultimate meeting of truth and love is in the person of Jesus Christ.
Text: 2 Peter 2:17-22
Speaker: Dustin Ratcliff
Even if we have grown numb to the devastating effects of our sin, all sin is harmful, enslaving, and hated by God. By openly discussing sin and confessing our struggles with it, we can turn from the sinful patterns in our lives and focus on the true freedom offered by Jesus.
Text: Mark 12:41-44
Speaker: Isaac Adams
Concluding our series about giving, we consider the example of the selfless widow giving her last two coins as a sacrifice to the Lord. Jesus commends this widow because she is an example of how Christians should give out of trust in and love for the Lord, and because she is an example of Jesus himself totally trusting the Father.
Text: 2 Corinthians 9
Speaker: Isaac Adams
When urging the Corinthian church to give generously for the good of other churches, Paul motivates them with the gospel. In the same way, Isaac brings the gospel to the saints at Iron City and urges us to give generously as our cheerful response to God’s grace.
Text: 1 Peter 4:7-11
Speaker: Kam Pugh
As members of the body of Christ, we are called to give of our service to the body. As the Spirit provides diverse spiritual and physical gifts, we should steward these gifts as God’s people for His glory and not for our own comfort.
Text: Psalm 67
Speaker: Isaac Adams
Beginning a series on giving, pastor Isaac presents a primary reason to give: for the joy and blessing of nations. God invites His people to participate in His globally evangelistic work, and through giving, we can have an eternal impact in the joy and blessing of the nations.
Text: John 14
Speaker: Kam Pugh
Jesus makes an existentially important and exclusive claim - that He is the only way to life with God. Jesus not only points us to truth, He is the embodiment of truth. Jesus not only provides us with life, He is the embodiment of everlasting life.
Text: Colossians 3:5-4:18
Speaker: Isaac Adams
Concluding the series on the book of Colossians, Isaac presents the exhortations of Paul, giving the congregation practical examples of how to live lives that are holy and pleasing to the Lord.
Text: John 11:1-44
Speaker: Kam Pugh
Through this account of raising Lazarus from the dead, Jesus proves not only His power over life and death but also His humanity and ability to feel human emotions. Jesus displays His love by weeping with his friends and by giving them a miraculous signpost to point to the resurrection to come.
Text: Colossians 3:1-4
Preacher: Isaac Adams
As we remember Jesus’ resurrection on Easter, every Sunday, and all throughout our lives, we should set our minds on the things that are above. We should seek Christ and His kingdom, finding hope in His victory over death.
Text: Colossians 2:6-23
Preacher: Isaac Adams
As Christians, we should be rooted and built up in Jesus Christ. Not adding outward appearances, behavioral issues, or good works to the foundation of our faith, but resting in the finished work of Jesus, who has nailed our record of debt to the cross.
Text: 2 Peter 2:1-16
Preacher: Dustin Ratcliff
Adding or taking away from the good news of Jesus Christ can only lead to death. Pastor Dustin warns us of the dangerous but sometimes attractive deceit of false teachers as he continues preaching through the second letter of Peter.
Text: Colossians 1:24-2:5
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Suffering is an inevitable part of the human experience, yet as Christians, we can rejoice in our suffering by looking to and hoping in Jesus.
Text: Colossians 1:15-23
Preacher: Isaac Adams
Our knowledge of Jesus should cause us to love and trust in Him more deeply. This second part of Colossians 1, the metaphorical “Mount Everest of Christology,” gives us many reasons to love and trust Him.
Text: Colossians 1:1-4
Preacher: Isaac Adams
In the first part of his letter to the Church in Colossae, Paul reminds them of the gospel and models faithful prayer and gratitude - even while suffering in prison.
John 10 / Kam Pugh
Whose voice are you listening to? Jesus is the Good Shepherd and His sheep hear & heed His voice. Jesus alone is worthy of following because He laid down His life for His sheep so that those who belong to Him may experience abundant life.
Peter reminds us that God has made himself known to us in the person of Jesus Christ. Having relationship with Christ transforms us from sin and decay to life and godliness. Through this transformation, God confirms his work in us.
The prophet Habakkuk concludes this book by reminding himself of God's faithfulness to His people in the past, so that he can praise God in the present. We see him go from complaining against the Lord in chapter 1 to content in the Lord by the end of chapter 3, even in the midst of coming judgment. When Habakkuk looks to the Lord, his fear turns into faith and his worry turns into worship.
The Lord responds to Habakkuk's questions and complaints to Him. Habakkuk learns the righteous must not live by pridefully trusting in themselves and their possessions, but by humbly trusting in the Lord and His promises.
Habakkuk is perplexed at the Lord’s silence in the midst of the wickedness of his people. He grows even more perplexed as he hears the Lord’s answer to his complaints. Habakkuk provides a model for the people of God in how we are to prayerfully wrestle with God in faith.
In this sermon, Isaac concludes our series in Jonah by reflecting on God's power and patience. God be praised, there is hope for us to be changed as the people of Nineveh were -- if we believe and repent.
Jonah 2 / Isaac Adams
Isaac preaches Jonah 2 and takes us graveside, as Jonah does in the text. Yet we approach the grave with hope because we know that in Christ, death is only a comma, not a period in the sentence of our lives.
Jonah 1 / Isaac Adams
Through the first chapter of the book of Jonah, Isaac points us to the main character of the story of Jonah - God, Who Calls - and invites us to listen and respond to the Lord, even when He calls us to show radical love to our enemies.
Acts 11:23 / Isaac Adams
In his first official sermon as the installed lead pastor, Isaac encourages and exhorts the congregation of Iron City Church, following Barnabas’ example when he visited the church in Antioch.
1 Peter 5:1-4 / Mark Dever
*Note: the introduction to this sermon was not recorded due to technical difficulties.
Dr. Mark Dever, senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, preaches a special ceremonial sermon to install the new lead pastor of Iron City Church, Isaac Adams. Dr. Dever’s sermon, though directed primarily toward Isaac and collaterally toward the other eldership at Iron City, has significant takeaways for all Christians.
Romans 15:13 / Greg Spence
Elder candidate Greg Spence speaks on the power of God’s word throughout the book of Romans and reminds us of the hope we have in Jesus. Encouraging the body to memorize and pray through scripture, Greg models these disciplines through Romans 15:13.
Luke 2:22-38 / Dustin Ratcliff
Just as Simeon and Anna had been waiting for a Savior, we should also wait expectantly on Jesus. Not passively, watching the clock and wishing away the time, but expectantly, hopefully, and worshipfully.
Luke 2:1-20 / Kam Pugh
One of the first announcements of Jesus’ miraculous birth is to a group of shepherds. Probably not soft or cuddly, respected or even valued by the society, the shepherds made an unlikely audience for the announcement of the birth of a King. However, the Lord’s humility flips the world’s social order on its head, and works miraculously through those who are weak and despised in this world.
Luke 1:26-56 / Rechab Gray
Guest preacher Rechab Gray brings life to the miraculous announcement of Jesus’ birth to Mary. We see expectation, confirmation, and celebration of Jesus’ birth, and we should likewise consider Jesus’ birth as a real event that was expected, confirmed, and should now be celebrated through our lives of worship.
Luke 1:5-24, 57-80 / Kam Pugh
The Lord breaks His 400-year silence by speaking to the priest Zechariah, miraculously promising him a son despite his old age. Just as this son, John the Baptist, will serve as a messenger pointing to the Messiah, we should also lead our lives in a way that points people to Jesus, the only true hope for this broken world.
Luke 5:12-26 / Kam Pugh
The good news of the gospel is that Jesus is willing to reach out and touch those who the world deems untouchable and unworthy. Though none of us are worthy on our own, Jesus imparts His own worthiness onto us. Pastor Kam gives two key reasons why we can trust Jesus to do just that.
Genesis 4:1-16 / Isaac Adams
With Kam feeling under the weather, new pastor Isaac steps in and gives us 3 reasons why Cain is not the savior that Jesus is. Cain is yet one more example of a broken man who cannot save himself or anyone, in contrast to the perfect Man who redeems His people through His shed blood.
Luke 5:1-11, 27-31 / Kam Pugh
Jesus calls the first two of His apostles, Peter and Matthew with the simple direction to follow Him. These two men, unlikely candidates for the start of a religious movement, left their careers and possessions to follow their Master.
Luke 2:42-44 / Demetrius Hicks
After a period of Jesus’ ministry healing and casting out demons, He retreats to a desolate place to spend time with the Father. If even Jesus needs time spent in prayer, how much more so do we?
Luke 4:31-41 / Dustin Ratcliff
After claiming in the synagogue that He is the fulfillment of the prophesies, Jesus gives evidence for his claim by performing miracles, healing the sick and casting out demons. We serve a God who can and does heal His people, and we should trust Him and ask Him to heal the sick among us.
Luke 4:14-30 / Kam Pugh
Jesus, after reading prophesy aloud in the synagogue, confesses that He is the fulfillment of God’s prophesies of good news. This good news is not merely spiritual or merely physical, but is truly news of both physical and spiritual redemption and reconciliation.
Luke 4:1-13 / Kam Pugh
Jesus has endured and overcome every temptation, according to the Scriptures. This is good news for us not only as a model of how we should face temptation, but also knowing that sin has been defeated by the perfect Man and that we find our hope in Him.
Luke 3:22-38 / Kam Pugh
Often unfortunately neglected or seen as irrelevant, the genealogy of Jesus in Luke’s gospel provides valuable context for Jesus’ identity. The names in this list were not only significant and known to the people of Luke’s day but hold weight in our study of Jesus as well. Jesus is the son of David; the son of Abraham; and most importantly, the last Adam.
Luke 3:1-22 / Kam Pugh
Temporarily jumping over the rest of Luke 1 and 2 to pick back up during Advent, we turn our attention to John the Baptist, an unlikely subject of religious text who prophesied about Jesus before He began His earthly ministry. Following John’s example, we should preach the good news of Jesus, not afraid to address the issues of the day and speak the hard truth.
Luke 1:1-4 / Kam Pugh
Kicking off our study of the gospel according to Luke, Kam gives an introduction and sets the context for the book. The sermon answers 4 key questions: who wrote this, how was it written, what is it about, and why was it written?
1 Corinthians 7 / Demetrius Hicks
An often under-discussed topic in churches, pastor Demetrius calls the congregation to consider singleness as the Bible describes it - a status that is no less honorable or blessed than marriage. While marriage is often idolized in Western society and in the church, single people should be held with the same respect and given the same level of relational community as married people.
1 Corinthians 5; 6:9-20 / Kam Pugh
In the second sermon in a series on identity, Kam points to Paul’s warnings against sexual sin in his letter to the Corinthian church. We should flee from sexual temptation as Christians, instead pursuing a lifestyle of purity and holiness through Christ.
1 Corinthians 1 / Kam Pugh
Kam kicks off our Identity sermon series by pointing us to our true identity in Christ. We, like the Corinthian church, are prone to find our identity in so many other ways, but we must remember our primary identity as saints, redeemed by the blood of Jesus.
Luke 18:1-8 / Isaac Adams
Pastoral candidate Isaac Adams exhorts the body to remain in prayer, following the example of the persistent widow in Jesus’ parable. The unrighteous judge eventually answered her cry, and even more will the Lord answer the cries of His people.
1 Peter 5:1-11
Dustin reminds the body of the role and responsibilities of elders. As Iron City is in a season of potentially adding to the eldership, we must take seriously the calling of elders and learn how to practically apply the principles prescribed in the Bible to the specific vision of Iron City Church.
Psalm 2 / Dustin Ratcliff
Dustin concludes our summer in the Psalms by pointing us directly to King Jesus. The Psalms, the book of songs that God’s people have worshipped with for millennia, references the Son of God specifically here. We should submit to and worship King Jesus that we may be raised to new life with Him.
Psalm 103 / Justin Allen
Iron City elder Justin Allen takes the congregation through Psalm 103, encouraging the church to remember the Gospel daily and praise God in response.
Psalm 61 / Justin Carter
Elder Justin Carter reminds us that God is near to His people and answers their prayers. He is our rock and our refuge. We should run to Him to meet our needs and then live in constant praise in response.
Psalm 104 / Dustin Ratcliff
Dustin invites us to meditate on the majesty of God through His incredible creation and worship Him because of how He has revealed Himself to us through what He has done.
Psalm 34 / Aaron Jaillet
Elder Aaron Jaillet shares from his own life and through David’s life, reminding Christians that we must seek the Lord through our trials. The Lord is near to us even when we aren’t aware of His presence.
Psalm 145 / Dustin Ratcliff
Dustin continues our Summer in the Psalms by preaching through a Psalm of praise, reminding us of God’s incredible goodness and perfect love for us, calling us to return praise to Him because of His character.
Psalm 63 / Demetrius Hicks
Demetrius points out David’s intense awareness of his need for God, and that David runs to God in his times of trouble. What do we run to? Where do we find our hope?
Psalm 100 / Dustin Ratcliff
Kicking off our Summer in the Psalms, Dustin reminds us with Psalm 100 that we worship God for who He is and for what He has done for us.
John 11:1-44 / Demetrius Hicks
Concluding the series on mental and emotional health, Demetrius reminds us that Jesus knows grief and weeps with us. Though God’s answers are not always the ones we desire, He is always working in ways that are better than we can imagine.
1 Kings 19:1-18 / Dustin Ratcliff
Dustin reminds us that God is near to us even when we are battling depression and points out some ways that we can holistically change our lives in ways that can improve our mental health and better help our brothers and sisters who are struggling with depression.
Mark 4:35-41 / Demetrius Hicks
Pastor Demetrius preaches a practical message about how Christians should interact with fear and anxiety. We should not merely dismiss these experiences as invalid or unimportant, but should invite Jesus into them and help our friends walk through them.
A panel of mental health professionals discusses and answers questions to kick off our upcoming sermon series about mental and emotional health topics.
1 Peter 5:5b-7 / Kam Pugh
Concluding the series on how we as the body of Christ should treat one another, Kam exhorts us to be humble toward one another. As we submit humbly to the Lord and before each other, He will protect us and free us from striving to bear our own burdens and meet our own needs.
Ephesians 4:25-32 / Kam Pugh
One of the hardest things in the world for us to do is to truly forgive those who have wronged us, but that is exactly what God is calling us to in this passage. Even as God knows us completely and yet forgives and loves us fully, we should also fully forgive each other, empowered by the Holy Spirit to do so.
Romans 15:5-7, 14 / Kam Pugh
Kam gives us a three-for-one sermon on ways that the Bible instructs us to live with one another, focusing on the command to live in harmony with each other. As we weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice, we form a beautiful harmony that demonstrates God’s glory more powerfully than any individual Christian can on his or her own.
Galatians 6:1-3 / Demetrius Hicks
Demetrius reminds us that because we are family in Christ, we are to defend and protect each other as we would our closest friends and biological families. This protection includes calling each other out of the dangers of unrepentant sin - humbly, carefully, and graciously pursuing our brothers and sisters and inviting them into repentance and reconciliation.
2 Timothy 2:8-13 / Kam Pugh
On Easter Sunday, Kam calls us to remember Jesus in our daily lives so that He will remember us before the Father. If we truly believe that Christ has risen from the dead, our entire lives should be based around this and we should strive for a life of remembrance of Jesus.
Matthew 21:1-22 / Kam Pugh
Mere days before His betrayal and crucifixion, King Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a humble donkey. He proceeds to cleanse the temple of the men who had defiled it and curses a fig tree that falsely appeared to be bearing fruit - two profound metaphors for the deceitful, corrupted condition of Israel’s religion and their need for a Savior.
Romans 14:10-19 / Kam Pugh
Concluding a short series examining how Christians should love one another, Kam focuses in on the Bible’s exhortations for Christians not to judge each other. This does not apply to moral absolutes that God has established, but to preferential topics. Christians should not allow their personal preferences on subjective matters to get in the way of love for each other.
Romans 12:9-10, 16-18 / Dustin Ratcliff
Part 2 of the sermon series about how Christians ought to interact with each other, Dustin emphasizes the importance of pursuing deep, familial relationships with our brothers and sisters in Christ. We should offer profound grace and acceptance to each other while being vulnerable to receive the same grace and acceptance ourselves.
John 13:1-20, 34-35 / Demetrius Hicks
Kicking off a series about how Christians should interact with each other, Demetrius points out how Jesus exemplified the humility of a servant as He washed His disciples’ feet. As the family of God, we should be willing to serve each other, even when it requires getting uncomfortable, messy, or awkward.
Esther 8-10 / Kam Pugh
Walking through the last few chapters of Esther, Kam reminds us that love requires us to think of others, sacrificially putting their needs above our own.
Esther 5-7 / Kam Pugh
The turning point of the book of Esther, chapters 5-7 present amazing irony in many ways, with the pride of Haman leading to his death and the exaltation of his enemy, Mordecai. We see God’s providential hand working behind the scenes so clearly in these chapters, providing for Esther and the Jews.
Esther 3-4 / Kam Pugh
Progressing through the story of Esther, Kam emphasizes both the providential hand of God at work behind the scenes, and the cost often associated with standing up for Jesus instead of bowing to false gods.
Esther 1-2 // Kam Pugh
Kam gives some pastoral guidance and clarification to the church before preaching an introduction to the book of Esther. Though God is not specifically mentioned in the book, His work will be evident throughout. We should keep in mind that His silence is not His absence; however bleak our circumstances, He is with us.
Jude 17-25 / Rechab Gray
Guest preacher Rechab Gray preaches a message of encouragement and hope through the back half of the book of Jude. God’s love is a strong foundation that will never let us down, and when we place our hope in Jesus, we can rest assured that the Man who defeated death will present us to the Father who loves us perfectly and infinitely.
Psalm 19:1-2, 2 Cor 3:18, Hebrews 1:1-4 / Dustin Ratcliff
Dustin explores a few passages regarding the fourth pillar of Iron City Church: the Glory of God. As Christians, we should live for God’s glory throughout our whole lives: in the times of organized ministry, in times of Bible study and prayer, and in the ordinary motions of going about our lives.
Jeremiah 29:4-7 / Kam Pugh
As God has placed our church in the Southside of Birmingham, Alabama, we seek to specifically engage our city, being a blessing to those in our communities, and spreading the love of the Gospel throughout the city. Kam reminds us of the importance of this and gives examples of some practical ways for us to serve our city.
Kam Pugh
In preaching the second pillar of Iron City Church’s core values, Kam reads from a variety of passages found throughout the Bible as he emphasizes the need for Christians and churches to be places of diversity. Especially in Birmingham, a city marked by physical division of races and economic classes, the Church of Jesus should oppose this unholy standard and pursue Godly diversity.
John 17:20-23 / Kam Pugh
Unity is the first of Iron City Church’s four pillars, the first of the core values that we seek to embody as a church. Kam reviews and reminds us why Unity is so important to us as a church: because it is so important to God. Jesus prayed for Unity for his disciples, even as He is unified with His Father.
Isaiah 50:10-11, Luke 2:41-52 / Scott Cuidon
A sermon to close the year of 2020, Scott shares some of his testimony and encourages us to wait on the Lord even when He seems absent. The Lord is faithful to work in His children and and we should always be aware and on the lookout for His work in our lives.
Advent devotional 2020 // Friday, December 25
Text: Revelation 21:5b-7
Author: Rebekah Bundy
Reader: Demetrius Hicks
Advent devotional 2020 // Thursday, December 24
Text: Revelation 21:4-5a
Author: Maggie Evans
Reader: Melodi Lewis
Advent devotional 2020 // Wednesday, December 23
Text: Revelation 21:1-4
Author: Kasey Dover
Reader: Kasey Dover
Advent devotional 2020 // Tuesday, December 22
Text: Luke 2:13-20
Author: Jess Leslie
Reader: Olivia Pugh
Advent devotional 2020 // Monday, December 21
Text: Luke 2:8-12
Author: Josiah Robinson
Reader: Demetrius Hicks
Luke 2:8-14 & Revelation 22:1-8 / Dustin Ratcliff
In a sermon to begin Christmas week, Dustin reminds us of the good news of Jesus’ humble birth, pointing out the amazing truth that even lowly shepherds are valued by God enough to receive the announcement of Jesus’ birth and an invitation to worship Him. Jesus came to bring peace; this peace will be partially realized on Earth and fully realized in His second coming.
Advent devotional 2020 // Friday, December 18
Text: Revelation 22:1-5
Author: Jess Leslie
Reader: Jess Leslie
Advent devotional 2020 // Thursday, December 17
Text: Revelation 21:22-27
Author: Greg Spence
Reader: Melodi Lewis
Advent devotional 2020 // Wednesday, December 16
Text: Revelation 21:9-14
Author: Kasey Dover
Reader: Olivia Pugh
Advent devotional 2020 // Tuesday, December 15
Text: Matthew 2:9-12
Author: Maggie Evans
Reader: Jess Leslie
Advent devotional 2020 // Monday, December 14
Text: Matthew 2:1-6
Author: Hanna Spence
Reader: Kacey Dover
Matthew 2:1-12 & Revelation 21:9-22:5 / Demetrius Hicks
Demetrius speaks of the prophecies of the Emmanuel and their fulfillment in Jesus Christ. He also emphasizes out the dedication of worship of the wise men and points us to the already but not yet coming of Jesus’ perfect kingdom.
Advent devotional 2020 // Friday, Dec 11
Text: Revelation 12:13-17
Author: Kelly Redding
Reader: Demetrius Hicks
Advent devotional 2020 // Thursday, December 10
Text: Revelation 12:7-12
Author: Ethan McVay
Reader: Ben Walker
Advent devotional 2020 // Wednesday, Dec 9
Text: Matthew 12:11-6
Author: Daniel Gilliland
Reader: Ben Crocker
Advent devotional 2020 // Tuesday, Dec 8
Text: Matthew 2:16-18
Author: Daniel Gilliland
Reader: Jesse Hoyer
Advent devotional 2020 // Monday, Dec 7
Text: Matthew 2:13-15
Author: JD Tyler
Reader: Melodi Lewis
Matthew 2:13-23, Revelation 12 / Kam Pugh
A spiritually accurate Nativity Scene would include a dragon at the manger. Kam points out some of the parallels between the gospels’ accounts of Jesus’s birth and John’s vision recorded in Revelation, emphasizing what the scriptures say about Satan. Though he is the father of lies, seeking to kill and destroy God’s people, he has been defeated by King Jesus and we have victory in our Savior.
Advent devotional 2020 // Friday, Dec 4
Text: Revelation 5:11-14
Author: JD Tyler
Reader: Ben Walker
Advent devotional 2020 // Thursday, Dec 3
Text: Revelation 5:6-10
Author: Kelly Redding
Reader: Jesse Hoyer
Advent devotional 2020 // Wednesday, Dec 2
Text: Revelation 5:1-5
Author: Ben Crocker
Reader: Demetrius Hicks
Advent devotional 2020 // Tuesday, December 1
Text: Matthew 1:22-25
Author: Ethan McVay
Reader: Melodi Lewis
Matthew 1:18-22, Revelation 5 / Ben Crocker
Ben introduces the format for our advent season - studying the book of Revelation in parallel with the story of Jesus’s birth. John saw in his vision a scroll of God’s promise that could not be opened by anyone - no one was worthy to break the seals and read the contents - and he wept. However, Jesus, through humbling Himself and becoming like a lamb that was slain, was found worthy. The entirety of heaven changed its song to one of praise for Jesus, our Savior, the worthy Lamb.
Acts 2:42-47 / Demetrius Hicks
In his inaugural sermon as a staff pastor at Iron City Church, Demetrius reminds us of the importance of the community of the Church as we seek to fulfill the mission of Christ. We must remain united, devoted to this fellowship no matter the circumstances around us.
Philippians 4:10-23 / Kam Pugh
The secret to true contentment, as Kam teaches us through the end of Philippians 4, can be found in Christ. Even for Christians, contentment is unnatural, but must be learned and pursued through trusting in Jesus to fulfill us and meet our needs.
Galatians 4:1-7 / Gavin King
Gavin King returns to Iron City to remind us the significance of our full spiritual adoption as God’s sons. As an adopted father of an orphan himself, Gavin encourages us to fulfill God’s commands to take care of the fatherless, and seek an active role in God’s plan to love orphans.
Philippians 4:4-9 / Kameron Pugh
In light of the chaos of the year and current political season, Kam points us to Paul’s admonition in Philippians 4 to rejoice in the Lord. Instead of dwelling in our anxiety, we should cast these cares on the Lord and embrace His peace through prayer.
Philippians 4:1-3 / Kameron Pugh
Beginning the final chapter of Philippians, Kam calls believers to unity in Christ, forsaking disagreements with other Christians and lovingly agreeing in the Lord.
Philippians 3:12-4:1 / Dustin Ratcliff
Dustin reminds us this week to take our eyes off of our past and to focus on following Jesus today. We should not ‘naval-gaze’, consumed by our own performance, but should place our hope in Jesus and rest in His finished work.
Phil 3:1-11 / Ben Crocker
Ben walks us through the first part of Philippians 3, pointing out how Paul’s love for Christ is so much that everything else pales in importance. Indeed, Paul’s priorities have been transformed by Christ and are reversed; what he used to consider valuable is now worthless.
Philippians 2:19-30
Justin Carter, an elder of Iron City, returns to the pulpit this week to discuss Paul’s two examples of ordinary Christians. Though this particular passage of scripture may not necessarily have direct teaching, Paul uses it to provide a glimpse of Godly characteristics in fellow believers. Justin unpacks these qualities of Timothy and Epaphroditus and challenges us to be like them, seeking after the standard of servitude Jesus set for us.
Philippians 2:12-18 / Kameron Pugh
This week, Kam discusses the meaning of "sanctification" in light of Paul's instruction to "work out your salvation." Kam also addresses what it looks like, in the process of working out our salvation, to do all things without grumbling or disputing and to hold fast to Christ and His word. Even though sanctification is a slow and messy process of long obedience in the same direction, the Lord is a good shepherd who will not lead His sheep astray.
Philippians 2:1-11 / Kameron Pugh
We are called to have the attitude of Christ. Kam challenges us through the words of Paul this week to lay aside our pride and take on the humility of a servant. Christ gave up His divine privileges to die for us, and in return, if we follow His example by living for others, we will find that it is truly better to give than to receive.
Philippians 1:19-30 / Kameron Pugh
Kam asks us to consider this week what our lives are all about. Paul proclaims for himself that "to live is Christ, and to die is gain." He is determined to live for what lasts, not for earthly pursuits that will never satisfy. Our desires did not die for us, but Jesus did, and that makes Him worth living for.
Philippians 1 :12-18 / Gavin King
Gavin King returns to Iron City this week to preach about joy. He draws on references throughout scripture and discusses Paul's experience in captivity to emphasize that God should be the source of our joy. Happiness can be taken away, but as long as joy is defined not by our situation but by our Savior, our spirits cannot be shaken.
Philippians 1 / Kameron Pugh
This week, Kam begins a new sermon series in Philippians. In the first section of the letter to Philippi, Paul greets the members of the church there and reminds them of how much they mean to him. He encourages them, and us, by saying that the Lord will not leave the work in His people unfinished.
Proverbs 20:10, 23 / Kameron Pugh
To transition us out of our summer series, Kam preaches this week on two verses from Proverbs 20. The text tells us plainly that God hates unequal scales of justice. The challenge becomes for us, then, to not only recognize that sin has led to societal inequality and oppression, but also to steward any privilege we are given well.
Matthew 6:5-14 / Demetrius Hicks
Demetrius Hicks preaches through the Lord’s prayer reminds us of the value of prayer and the amazing reality that we are known by God and have access to Him in prayer through Christ.
Psalm 46 / Kameron Pugh
Psalm 46 tells us that the Lord is a mighty fortress. Kam emphasizes that image throughout this sermon and explains that the Psalmist is not calling us to self-confidence in our own strength, but to faith in the Lord as our protector.
Psalm 27 / Danny Brister
Danny Brister visits Iron City this week to preach from Psalm 27. Throughout his sermon, he emphasizes the words of the Psalmist: the Lord is our light and salvation. God's presence frees us from fear and should be sought out above all else.
Psalm 24 / Kameron Pugh
Psalm 24 addresses the question of who can stand in the presence of God. Kam’s discussion of the text makes the connection between the qualifications the psalmist lists and our need for a Savior.