Resonate Church Atlanta Sermons: Recent Episodes
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Paul declares Christ in him is to live and to die is gain, and calls us to love the church in prayer
Paul prays that the love of Christ would abound in the church of Christ to increase in the knowledge of God
There is partnership in the Gospel and God’s not done with you in His wonderful plan for your life.
Philippians invites us to live as joyful citizens of heaven, shaped by the mind of Christ, strengthened in suffering, and united in advancing the gospel together.
Reconciliation, forgiveness and hope in the midst of deep pain – forgiving when you were sinned against
How we are formed by our circumstances and trials and tests often show us what we’re made of.
How we are formed by our circumstances and trials and tests often show us what we’re made of.
God’s power looks like weakness to the world – Christ crucified is the lens for understanding all biblical power.
Exile runs through every page of Genesis – but God is always moving toward return, blessing, and incarnation.
In this Advent sermon, Trey invites us to slow down, breathe, and consider what it really means to bear the image of God. Using stories from childhood Magic Eye books to mountain fog in Shenandoah, he shows how our view of Jesus can become fuzzy—and how Scripture clarifies what the world distorts.
Rooted in Colossians 1, this message explores Christ as the true Image, the One who holds all things together, and the One restoring His likeness in us. If you’ve ever wrestled with spiritual winters, comparison, or the fear that you’re “not worth hearing from God,” this sermon offers hope: Jesus is present, patient, and committed to transforming us.
Advent reminds us to look again. To lift our eyes. To behold the One who sees us clearly—and makes us like Himself.
Advent doesn’t begin with twinkle lights and hot chocolate. It begins in the dark. In this message, Chris traces the story from Eden to Exile—through Cain and Lamech, the flood and Babel, Israel and Babylon—to show a repeated pattern: autonomy, fracture, exile… and surprising grace.
This first week of Advent names the ache: the world is not as it should be, and neither are we. But into that long history of human failure, God comes near. Jesus steps into the pattern and breaks it from the inside—absorbing violence, reversing revenge, surrendering where Adam grasped.
With Pentecost as the great reversal of Babel, we see how the Spirit now writes a new pattern in us: surrender instead of autonomy, honesty instead of hiding, love instead of violence, bearing the name of Jesus instead of making a name for ourselves. Advent hope isn’t optimism; it’s a Person. The light has come, the light is coming, and the light now lives in you.
In this sermon on the Tower of Babel, Pastor Chris explores the deep human impulse to build lives of self-reliance—lives shaped by fear, control, and the need to make a name for ourselves. Far from a story about ancient architecture, Babel reveals the patterns we still live in today: the bricks we stack to feel safe, the towers we build to feel significant, and the names we chase to feel seen.
But God’s response is not anger—it’s mercy. Scattering becomes protection. Confusion becomes rescue. And the story bends toward a promise: a God who comes down, who breaks the power of fear, and who gives a name we don’t have to earn. Through Babel, Pentecost, and the hope of the New Jerusalem, this message invites us into the freedom of smallness, trust, and the strong tower of God’s unfailing love.
In this message from Genesis 9, we explore the final scene of Noah’s life… his vineyard, his vulnerability, and the surprising family fracture that follows. The story exposes how even in a washed-clean world, the human heart still needs redemption. We look at honor, covering, generational words, and the danger of exposure culture, then trace the thread that leads from Noah’s vineyard to the cross, where Jesus becomes the better gardener, the better vine, and the One who covers our shame for good.
After the flood, Noah steps off the ark and offers worship to God — and God responds with mercy, blessing, and a covenant that will never be broken. In this message from Genesis 8–9, Sarah Pasquale explores the heart of a God who listens to His people, delights to bless, and binds Himself to humanity in everlasting faithfulness. Through Noah’s offering, God’s promise, and the bow hung in the sky, we glimpse divine mercy that still invites us today to trust, respond, and live in light of His grace.
In the story of the flood, judgment and mercy meet. Before the rain, God grieves; in the storm, He remembers. This message explores Genesis 6–9 as more than a tale of destruction—it’s a story of divine heartbreak, faithful trust, and the God who says “enough” so new creation can begin again.
In Genesis 5–6:8, the refrain changes from “it was good” to “and he died”—until one stunning interruption: Enoch walked with God. Chris tackles the strange “sons of God” passage, the pattern of “saw and took,” and why Scripture shows a God who grieves before He judges. Far from a divine tantrum, the flood emerges as painful mercy in a world unraveling. We’re invited to name where we cross boundaries, to share God’s lament, and to choose Enoch’s way—walking with God while grace finds Noah and hope breaks in.
Genesis 3 closes with justice and mercy side by side. We walk through God’s words to the serpent, the woman, and the man, noting that only the serpent and the ground are explicitly cursed, and exploring how childbirth sorrow and fractured relationships name life outside the garden. We consider why patriarchy is a result of the fall, not God’s design, how toil reshapes our vocation, and why exile explains the ache we all feel. Along the way we talk proto-gospel hope, the meaning of Eve’s name, spiritual warfare as everyday unity, and God’s tender act of clothing his children. The story does not end east of Eden. In Christ, the serpent’s head is crushed and the way home is opened.
We all know the instinct to hide—whether it’s a child covering up a broken toy, or adults curating perfect résumés and Instagram feeds to keep others from seeing what’s really going on. In Genesis 3, Adam and Eve’s first response to shame is fear, hiding, and blame. Yet God doesn’t storm in with wrath or withdraw in disgust—He comes walking in the garden, calling out, “Where are you?” This sermon explores how shame distorts our identity, drives us into hiding, and fractures our relationships, but also how God’s first movement toward fallen humanity is grace. From Eden to the cross, God refuses to leave us in our hiding. Instead, He pursues, invites, and ultimately bears our blame and shame in Christ so we can come out of hiding and be restored.
In Genesis 3, the serpent’s whisper raises the same questions we still wrestle with today: Can God really be trusted? Is He withholding from us? Pastor Chris Case unpacks the familiar Eden story with fresh eyes—exploring the talking serpent, the allure of autonomy, and the shame of fig leaves. Along the way, he draws connections to the Lion King, Israel’s history, and Jesus as the new Adam. At the heart of the story is a question for all of us: Which voice will we trust—the whisper of lies or the Father’s voice that names us beloved?
Genesis 2 surprises us: even with meaningful work and God’s presence in the garden, the Lord says, “It is not good for the man to be alone.” In this message, Chris explores what that means for our design as image-bearers—made for mutuality, not isolation. We unpack the Hebrew phrase ezer kenegdo (“a strong help who corresponds”), why “helper” never implies inferiority, and how “from the side” paints a picture of equality, dignity, and shared vocation. Yes, marriage is in view—but Scripture also widens the lens to friendship, spiritual family, and the church as covenantal belonging.
Along the way we tackle common distortions (domination and radical individualism), celebrate the given-ness of our embodied sex as male and female, and consider how the gospel forms a new people who live with and for one another.
The refrain we carry home: Made together, not alone—side by side, God’s love is shown.
Text: Genesis 2:18–25.
Genesis 2 shifts the focus from the cosmic scope of creation to the intimacy of dust and breath. In this message, Pastor Chris explores what it means to be human—fragile yet filled with God’s Spirit, priests placed in sacred space, and creatures made with limits that are not failures but gifts. We wrestle with the trees in the garden, the boundaries God sets, and the invitation to embrace our dust-ness without despair. In Christ, the true Adam, what is fragile is not wasted, what is borrowed is returned, and what is dust will one day shine with imperishable glory.
At the climax of creation, God places his image in the world—not in statues of stone or rulers on thrones, but in humanity itself, male and female. In this message, Pastor Chris unpacks what it means to be God’s living images: to rule with justice and care, to reflect his character, to multiply life and faith, and to rest in his presence. Sin distorts this vocation, but in Jesus—the exact image of God—we see it fully restored. This is the invitation: to live as true image-bearers, joining God in his mission to fill the earth with his glory.
Life often feels like a scene from The Bear—loud, messy, and chaotic. In Genesis 1, we meet a God who brings order out of disorder, fills creation with His presence, and declares it good. This sermon explores how the creation account isn’t just ancient poetry—it’s a lens for seeing our world and our lives today. Discover how God’s order can bring peace to your chaos, His presence can anchor you in fear, and His goodness can restore your hope, all made visible in Jesus Christ, the dawn of new creation.
In the opening of our Genesis 1–11 series, we step into the ancient world behind the text to ask not “How did this happen?” but “What kind of story is this—and what kind of God does it reveal?”
Pastor Chris invites us to slow down, reframe our questions, and behold a Creator who doesn’t fear the chaos but hovers over it—present, patient, and full of purpose.
This message explores the first two verses of Genesis 1, ancient creation narratives, the meaning of tohu va vohu, and the Spirit’s hovering presence in the darkness.
Because before anything is formed or filled, God is already there.
What do we do when the weight of the world feels unbearable—when we see broken systems, shattered lives, and deep injustice all around us? In this sermon, we’re invited to anchor our hope not in utopian dreams or political fixes, but in the promise of Jesus: “Behold, I am making all things new.”
Preaching from Revelation 21, this message explores the final act of the biblical story—new creation—and what it means for how we live today. The future isn’t escape. It’s restoration. Heaven isn’t about clouds and harps—it’s about God coming down to dwell with his people, to wipe every tear, and to set all things right.
With honest stories of injustice and heartbreak from our own city, we’re reminded that Christian hope doesn’t mean checking out. It means living now as a counter-cultural, Spirit-empowered community that reflects the world to come. The church is political—not through power plays, but through love, sacrifice, and everyday faithfulness.
This is good news for the weary and the justice-hungry. God is not making all new things—He is making all things new.
What kind of God does Jesus reveal? In this sermon, Pastor Chris walks us through the story often called “The Prodigal Son”—but the focus isn’t just on the son who ran away. It’s about a Father who runs toward us.
Whether you carry shame like the younger son, or self-righteousness like the older, the parable speaks a deeper truth: God is not a reluctant landlord or a disappointed boss. He is a Father who sees you, sprints toward you, and throws a party in your honor.
This message explores how both sons misunderstood their Father—and how Jesus reframes our own assumptions about worth, repentance, obedience, and grace. It’s an open-ended invitation to drop the script and come inside.
Because the gospel isn’t just that you can come home—it’s that God is already running to meet you.
God’s power in us exceeds our wildest expectations, calling us to dream boldly and trust completely.
In a world that idolizes hustle and hides exhaustion, this sermon invites us to encounter the God who doesn’t shame our weariness but meets us in it—with strength, rest, and the grace to keep going.
Trey Boden explores how God’s radical compassion invites us not just to feel sympathy, but to be fully present with the hurting, crossing lines of worthiness and modeling mercy like Jesus.
Pastor Chris helps us explore the God who creates—not just in the beginning, but still today—bringing order out of our chaos, light into our darkness, and ongoing newness through the power of His word.
Real faith wrestles with hard questions, and the Gospel meets us there with honest hope.
Before resurrection, there was death. Before celebration, there was sorrow. In this episode, we sit at the foot of the cross in Matthew’s Gospel—not rushing past it, but letting it speak. Through story, scripture, and silence, we consider what it means to follow a crucified King.
A recap of where we have been throughout the Gospel of Matthew and how our Lenten series so perfectly connected some of the themes.
Jesus washing His disciples’ feet reveals that true greatness in God’s kingdom is found not in power, but in kneeling love and humble service.
God’s grace is not just forgiveness for our past but power for our present—meeting us in our weakness and inviting us into a life shaped by mercy, not merit.
Repentance isn’t about guilt or performance, but about returning to a God whose love is fierce, faithful, and always ready to welcome us home.
In our lives, we experience wilderness. What role does it play in the life of faith? Today, we unpack the wilderness as a place of disorientation, but in which we learn dependence and deepen our trust in God.
When faced with Jesus or Barabbas, the crowd chooses the violent rebel—revealing how easily we trade the innocent King for the illusion of control and power.
In the garden, surrounded by betrayal, fear, and force, Jesus doesn’t run or resist—He surrenders in love, showing us the courage of a King who chooses the cross.
Judas’s story reminds us that failure doesn’t have to be final—but when we carry our shame alone, we risk missing the mercy that was always within reach.
Even after denying Jesus, Peter is met not with rejection but with restoration—showing us a Savior who turns our deepest shame into renewed purpose.
In the garden, Jesus faces the full weight of the cross before it ever touches His back—wrestling with sorrow, yet choosing obedience for the sake of love.
While others schemed or counted the cost, one woman poured out everything for Jesus—reminding us that true worship is always costly, and never wasted.
On the final week of Advent, we walk through the story of Jesus- from the Beginning to the fulfillment of the promise in His birth.
Jesus enters into our world without the pomp and circumstance of worldly kings, and takes what is ordinary and mundane and makes it sacred.
Jesus calls us to stay awake, live wisely, and love boldly—because the way we wait for His return reveals whether we truly know the heart of the King.
Jesus doesn’t call us to panic about the future but to live alert and faithful in the present—anchored in His promises, not in fear or speculation.
Kingdom and earthly values often stand in contrast. How do we live lives which reflect our allegiance to Christ over all?
A look at the connection between spiritual practices and the need to “put on Christ” and how they are connected to renewal.
What does it truly mean to be the person God created us to be? Discipleship is an invitation to rehumanization through community, in order to enable us to more fully mirror the image of God which we were created in.
A look at a song that touches on themes of suffering and lament, yet trust, and why those themes are important for a believer.
Unpacking themes and theology in songs that are played at Resonate Church. This week’s song: “In Christ Alone.”
An interactive exploration of the imagery and meaning behind the song How He Loves Us, by John Mark McMillan.
A look at some of the roots and theology of Black and African Spirituals birthed here in the American south and their impact on music today.
Unpacking themes and theology in songs that are played at Resonate Church. This week’s song: “Promises.”
Unpacking themes and theology in songs that are played at Resonate Church. This week’s song: “Thank You Jesus for the Blood.”
A look at Jesus’ corrective teaching about how power and authority work in the world versus how it works in His kingdom.
A look at the rich young man, and the invitation of Jesus on the table to follow Him into His new kingdom life.
Walking through Jesus’ teachings surrounding the concepts of marriage, divorce, and singleness.
A one-off sermon look at the conflict in the middle east and what our position towards this conflict should be.
A look at Jesus’ response to Peter’s question about how far does he have to go to forgive his brother and a fascinating parable used by Jesus to explain.
Looking at a series of teachings of Jesus dealing with interpersonal relationships, how we treat the ‘little ones’ and what to do when a fellow brother or sister sins.
Parallelling Jesus revelation of his divinity to Peter, James, and John on a mountaintop to the new creation which is to come.
A look at Jesus’ rebuke of Peter, but then his wonderful invitation into an upside down, cross-centered life of denying self and following.
A highly contextual look at the interaction of Peter and Jesus, and Jesus’ profound statements about the victory of His church.
When does religious tradition get in the way of honoring God? In Matthew 15, Jesus calls to attention areas where man’s interpretations of God’s word can get in the way of connection with and honor to Him.
Looking at the unique story of the feeding of the 5000 and how this tells us so much about who Jesus is and what he invites his disciples into.
How do we handle it when life turns out differently than planned? Join us as we view the kingdom of Heaven juxtaposed with our worldviews, with prosperity, and with detachment.
How is joy different from happiness? What does joy really look like this advent season?
The first in a four-part Advent series of hope, joy, love, and peace, this sermon is a candid reflection on what it means to hope with expectance.
A look at a series of a few parables where Jesus unpacks more of what His kingdom is like.
During Jesus’ ministry, the method through which mysteries of the kingdom of heaven are revealed is often through parable. The parable of the sower is one of the only parables that Jesus chooses to explain. This week, we parse out the parable itself as well as Jesus’ explanation of it.
A look at Jesus’ response to his mother and brothers, and the invitation that is actually on the table for an even greater family.
A look at an interesting reponse Jesus gives to the Pharisee around Satan, evil, and the habit we have of valuing and praising the wrong things.
How do you worship God in your calling to work? Elevate how you view your work, wherever and whatever that work may look like, as a service to the Lord.
A look at Jesus’ interaction with the Pharisee over topics like sabbath and healing, and the particularly lens, or yoke, that Jesus views Scripture through.
A look at one of Jesus’ famous teachings, but in the context of the heavy yoke of the Pharisees and the invitation that Jesus has for his followers.
A look at Jesus’ continued warnings to His followers, the nature of alliance to Himself,…
What does the Bible say about Hell? What about judgment, fire, and all the other related topics?
Unpacking Jesus’ encouragements to believers in Matthew 10 regarding expectations of and posture for walking through persecution.
A look at Jesus’ statement at the end of Matthew 9 about sheep without shepherds, and then the sending of the disciples to the lost sheep of Israel.
A look at Jesus’ interaction with tax collectors and sinners, and the way he frames his ministry around mercy.
Chris walks through seven Hebrew words that are often translated as “praise” in Scripture.
Elder Doug Nelms from Renovation Church in Atlanta, GA challenges us to truly love others and share the Gospel everywhere we go.
A look at Psalm 24 and the unique shifts that are included by the author that may surprise us.
A look at three quick stories of healings, and what they have in common from Matthew 8.
As we wrap up the sermon on the mount, we look at Jesus' final commissioning of his people to live out His teachings, and the authority of which he speaks with.
A look at Jesus' statement about the narrow way of Jesus, and what fruit we should be on the lookout for in Jesus followers.
A look at Jesus' oft quoted teaching about judging others, and what role do we have with good and bad judgments.
As we wrap up our generosity series, we return to Matthew and look at Jesus' teaching on anxiety, and how a life of gratitude helps tune our hearts.
As Matthew moves into Jesus' teaching on generosity, we slow down and talk through how generosity connects to how Jesus renovates our hearts.
A look at a series of teachings from Jesus and what he desires His kingdom people to be like.
A look at the abolish and fulfill teaching of Jesus, and how we may miss the point Jesus is actually trying to make.
A look at Joseph and Mary's flight to Egypt and back, and how Matthew is telling us a lot about God in the midst of hard circumstances.
A look at Matthew's Christmas story, and the pronouncement about Jesus' name and Jesus being called Immanuel.
A look at all the treasures that Matthew includes in his genealogy, and how that ties into Matthew's story.
Our finale to our "You Have Heard It Said" series, and what might it look like to be a church where we can all walk towards Jesus, together.
A look at the topic of women in leadership in the church followed by a Q&A with Sarah Pascual, our Executive Director.
Looking at how our culture speaks about identity and what a Gospel identity looks like.
A look at topics like nationalism, leadership abuse, purity culture, and race, and we lament how the church has lost the way of Jesus.
A look at one of the most debated or talked about cultural issues through its history, scripture, and outworkings.
A look at faith and science, and what should be a Christian's stance. We also take a look at Genesis 1 as a way to ask good questions about our Bibles.
In this installment of the "You Have Heard It Said" series, Elder Trey Boden walks through Biblical teachings on heaven.
A look at how God accommodates in how he reveals who he is and his will, to point us to the ideal that he has for humanity.
What is the Bible? What does the the scripture say about itself? What have we been taught about the Bible that might not be true? Chris addresses these questions and many more that we all, believer and unbeliever, often struggle with.
What does God say (or doesn't say) about evil? We look at the story of the resurrection of Lazarus and see the different ways Jesus responds to death, pain, and suffering.
Chris discusses doubt and disillusionment in our faith. Wrestling with deep questions is normal and often a helpful way to deepen our understanding of Jesus. (Due to technical difficulties, the first couple minutes of the sermon are not included)
Chris addresses our misconceptions about the wilderness of Israel and encourages us to trust in the Lord in the midst of the desert.
Trey reads through all of Ephesians and encourages the church to not walk in the ways of the world.
In Ephesians 6:10-22, we are reminded that, as believers, we are given the armor of God to stand firm in an evil world.
In Ephesians 5:15-6:9, we learn about how we can honor God in our relationships with others by sacrifice and submission.
In Ephesians 5:1-21, we are encouraged to be imitators of Jesus by walking in the light.
In Ephesiains 4:17-32 we see how God calls us to put off the old self and put on the new self.
In Ephesians 4, we see how we can attain and maintain unity with the body of Christ in three ways: by love, by ministering to each other, and with the gifts of Christ.
In Ephesians 3:14-21, Paul prays that our hearts might be changed by the love of Jesus and that our lives might be changed by the miraculous work of God working in us.
God has foreseen everything across all of time. All of our joy, as well as our suffering, is part of His glorious plan. In this message, Ed Wolfe reminds us... Do not lose heart!
In Ephesians 2:11-22, we learn how reconciliation with God leads to reconciliation on Earth.
In Ephesian 2:1-10, we are reminded that we are saved by grace through faith and that God uses our lives to display His love and grace.
For week two in Ephesians, we look at how God has chosen his people to be a people of Hope.
In our first week of Ephesian's series, we look at the spiritual blessings that God has given to his children.
A look at how we might have to small a view of what was accomplished with Jesus' resurrection, ushering in God's work of making all things new.
A good friday message, looking at Mark's unique perspective on the crucifixion and Jesus' death as the greatest moment of triumph.
A look at the guilty Barabbas and the innocent Jesus, and the metaphor that is at hand.
A look at Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane, and a look towards the cup that Jesus references.
A look at the passover meal and how it helps us understand Jesus' communion instructions.
A look at the clash of two kingdoms, and the question on the table of which kingdom do we really want?
A look at Samson and the Danites, and how a life of impact requires us to be amongst the world but also set apart.
A look at the end of the life of Joshua, and how something from the beginning of his life helped shape the man he became.
A look at Israel's defeat at the hands of the Philistines, and our response when God doesn't show up how we wanted him to.
An overview of the concept of worship, looking at the different responses to God's revelation.
A look at Jesus calming the storms, and the bold claim Mark is recording for us to see who Jesus really is.
A look at Nehemiah and Ezra, and how to make sure we think about our resolutions with God's presence in mind.
A look at one of the major themes through Revelation, gaining perspective as exiles who know the story in the end.
A look at Laodicea, a church whose self-sufficiency has caused them to drift from their intimacy and dependence on Jesus.
A look at the church in Philadelphia, a weak church but one that God looked at and encourages them with strength.
A look at the sleepy church of Sardis, that may be struggling with nominalism, and their need to wake up.
A look at the church in Thyatira, who is both actively growing but also allowing some compromise into the church.
A look at the compromising church in Pergamon, who hold to their identity as Christians, but give into the cultural norms.
A look at the church in Smyrna, who is encouraged faithfully endure their suffering, looking forward to the resurrection.
A look at Jesus' words to the church in Ephesus, and examining their first love, the Nicolaitanes, and the Tree of Life.
A look at James' final teaching, and how this collection of instructions all points to dependence on God and His people.
James gives encouragement to his audience that is suffering, that they are patient like a farmer, confident like a prophet, and endure like Job.
A look at James' warning to rich, and why it directly addresses ungodly ways of wealth.
A look at Godly planning versus ungodly planning, and the lens through which we should view our world.
A look at James' teaching around conflict, and the need to respond humbly, draw near to God, and grieve our sin.
James spends some time teaching about the danger of the tongue, and ultimately the wisdom that we need to use our words well.
A look at the controversial faith and works passage from James, and clarifying what James is speaking of in context.
A look at James 1:1-18, and James' encouragement to not just look at their trials, but to look through them and see a soveriegn God.
A look at the final phrase of our benediction, that we proclaim the Gospel with our words and lives.
A look at our benediction statement, and the communal nature of what it looks like to be the church.
As we wrap up Exodus, we will look back at the Gospel according to Moses, and showcase some of the amazing connections to Jesus.
How will God ultimately react to the Golden Calf incident? By speaking of His love and mercy to Moses.
A look at the Golden Calf incident, and not only Moses' plea for his people, but also the incident's connection to Pentecost.
A look at the two chapters on the priests in Exodus, looking through their garment and consecration, and how it relates to Christ.
A look at the Tabernacle, as a picture of the bridal suite, Sinai, and creation itself, and how it connects to Christ.
As Moses and Israel receive the Book of the Covenant, we get to see a glimpse into what are some of the things God has real care for within His people.
A look at the fourth through tenth commandments, and God's desire to love our neighbors.
A look at the tremendous statements about Israel in Exodus 19:4-6, as well as the initial interaction at Sinai.
We watch God's people fend off an attack as well as organize leadership, and what that means for us as God's people.
Trey walks us through Israel's tests on the way to Sinai, and the lesson God has for His people.
We'll walk through the Israelite's song immediately following the Sea of Reeds story, and why singing is essential to God's people.
A look at the instructions given around firstborns, and what it really means for Isreal to be God's firstborn.
Looking at the last section of the Passover, we see not only what we are saved from, but what we are saved to.