Calvary Hill Sermons: Recent Episodes
James O'Dell & Neil Sandlin
The teaching of God's Word has been of the utmost importance since the establishment of the Church and so it is today. This podcast is the public contribution of Calvary Hill Baptist Church to this long line of Biblical faithfulness and fidelity.
For centuries, the altar kept saying the same thing: Not yet.
Another priest. Another animal. Another sacrifice. Another reminder that sin was still a problem.
The Old Covenant was never useless—but it was never the destination. It was a shadow, a signpost, a sketch pointing beyond itself to the One who was coming.
Then Jesus stepped into history and said: “I have come.”
He did not bring another sacrifice. He became the sacrifice. He came in a body, perfectly obeyed the Father, and offered Himself once for all.
And at the cross, the endless repetition finally stopped.
Not yet became I have come. More is needed became Enough.
In Hebrews 10:1–10, we see why Jesus is the sacrifice that stopped the sacrifices—and why our confidence before God can never rest in our performance, our guilt, or our attempts to make things right.
The shadow has served its purpose. The reality has arrived.
What if the greatest gift of salvation is not simply escaping judgment, but entering the presence of God?
In Hebrews 9:1–14, the tabernacle stands like a living parable. The priests serve continually in the Holy Place, the sacrifices keep being offered, and the incense keeps rising—but the curtain remains closed. The way into the Holy of Holies has not yet been opened.
Then come the words that change everything: “But when Christ appeared…”
Jesus enters the true and better Holy of Holies, not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood. He secures eternal redemption, cleanses the guilty conscience, and opens the way into the presence of God once for all.
This sermon explores why the Old Covenant could bring worshipers near but never all the way in, why the first room had to give way, and how Christ opened the way for us to draw near with confidence.
Israel’s story is the story of a faithful God and an unfaithful people. They had God’s law, His covenant, His priests, His sacrifices, and His promises—and still they did not continue in His covenant.
In this sermon from Hebrews 8:7–13, Pastor Neil Sandlin examines why the Old Covenant could reveal the problem of sin but could not fix what was broken in the human heart. Then we turn to the astonishing promises of the New Covenant: God writes His law on our hearts, brings us into a true relationship with Himself, forgives our sins completely, and gathers one people from both Jew and Gentile through Jesus Christ.
The New Covenant is not built on a better promise from us to God. It is built on better promises from God to us, all secured by the blood, priesthood, and finished work of Jesus.
The Old Covenant said, “If you will.”
The New Covenant says, “I will.”
And because Jesus is the Mediator and Guarantor of this covenant, every promise is certain.
In Hebrews 8:1–6, the writer makes the point crystal clear: “We have such a high priest.”
Jesus is not serving in an earthly tent, a shadow, or a copy. He is seated at the right hand of the Father, ministering in the true heavenly sanctuary. His saving work is finished, His priestly ministry continues, and His people are secure because He is the guarantor of a better covenant.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, discusses how no one needs to run back to old shadows when we have the substance in Christ. Jesus has offered Himself once for all, sat down in victory, and now ministers for His people with compassion, power, and perfect sufficiency.
Because we have Jesus, we have a better priest, a better covenant, and a sure salvation.
In Hebrews 7:20–28, we’re reminded that Jesus doesn’t just save a little, help a little, or get us part of the way home. He saves “to the uttermost.”
Why? Because Jesus is not a temporary priest with a limited ministry. He is the better High Priest, appointed by the Father, guaranteed by oath, alive forever, and always interceding for His people.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin looks at what Jesus is doing right now. He died once for all, rose from the dead, entered the heavenly sanctuary, and now continually represents His people before the Father. So Christian, your hope is not hanging on the strength of your faith. It is resting on the strength of your Savior.
Jesus saves completely, continually, and eternally.
What makes a person fit to stand before a holy God? Can religious rituals, good works, church membership, or human effort give us access to God’s presence?
In Hebrews 7:11–19, Pastor James O'Dell discuses why the Old Covenant priesthood could never accomplish what sinners truly need. The Levitical priests, sacrifices, and law could reveal sin, but they could not remove it. They could point forward to salvation, but they could not provide it.
This passage introduces us to Jesus Christ, our eternal High Priest after the order of Melchizedek. Unlike the priests of the Old Covenant, Jesus possesses an indestructible life, offers a perfect sacrifice, and provides complete access to God for all who trust in Him. Through Christ alone, sinners are forgiven, clothed in righteousness, and invited to draw near to the throne of grace with confidence.
Join us as we continue our study through Hebrews and see why Jesus is the better priest, the better hope, and the only way to God.
In Hebrews 7:1-10, the writer introduces us to the mysterious figure of Melchizedek—not so that we would become fascinated with Melchizedek, but so that we would see the greatness of Jesus Christ more clearly.
Melchizedek appears in Genesis as both king and priest, the king of righteousness and the king of peace. Hebrews shows us that he was a God-given shadow pointing forward to Jesus, our Better Priest-King.
In this sermon, Pastor Neil Sandlin discusses how Jesus brings the righteousness we could never achieve, secures the peace we could never earn, and lives forever as our eternal High Priest who never stops interceding for His people.
Melchizedek was the shadow. Jesus is the substance. Melchizedek was the portrait. Jesus is the reality. Melchizedek was the signpost. Jesus is the destination.
In Hebrews 6:13–20, the writer of Hebrews reminds weary believers that God’s promises are certain because God Himself is faithful. After urging Christians to persevere with faith and patience, Hebrews points us to Abraham as an example of someone who waited on the promises of God, even when the fulfillment seemed delayed and impossible.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell explores the certainty of God’s promise, the comfort of God’s oath, and the security believers have in Jesus Christ, our great High Priest. Because God cannot lie and His purposes are unchangeable, Christians can have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before them.
Our hope is not wishful thinking. It is a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul. Jesus has gone before us as our forerunner, entering behind the curtain on our behalf and securing our eternal future with God.
Life is difficult, waiting is hard, and faith often requires patience. But God always keeps His promises. For all who are in Christ, our salvation is secure, our hope is anchored, and our future is certain.
In Hebrews 6:9–12, the author turns from one of the strongest warnings in Scripture to a tender word of encouragement: “Beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation.”
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin explores how God uses His warnings like spiritual rumble strips and guardrails. They are not meant to drive true believers into despair, but to wake them up, keep them alert, and preserve them all the way to the end.
Hebrews reminds us that spiritual drifting is dangerous. We can grow sluggish, sleepy, and inattentive to Christ. But true believers hear God’s warnings and respond. Genuine faith wakes up when God speaks, keeps going through weariness, continues loving and serving the people of God, and presses on in faith and patience until the promises are inherited.
True faith is not perfect faith. It is persevering faith.
The faith that makes it home is the faith that keeps following Christ until the very end.
In this sermon from Hebrews 6:4–8, Pastor Neil Sandlin walks through one of the most sobering warning passages in the Bible.
This passage is not meant to teach that true believers can lose their salvation, nor is it meant to be softened until the warning disappears. Instead, Hebrews 6 shows us the danger of experiencing great covenant privileges, sitting under the truth, seeing the work of the Spirit, and living near the things of Christ while never truly belonging to Christ by faith.
Using the backdrop of Israel in the wilderness and the covenant imagery of Deuteronomy, this message explores the difference between spiritual exposure and genuine salvation. The same rain can fall on two fields, but eventually the fruit reveals the nature of the soil.
Hebrews 6 is not meant to drive true believers away from Christ. It is meant to keep us clinging to Christ.
In this sermon from Hebrews 5:11–6:3, Pastor James O'Dell discusses the author's challenge to move from spiritual apathy to spiritual advancement. The writer of Hebrews warns believers about becoming “dull of hearing,” remaining spiritually immature, and failing to grow in the Word of God.
God does not desire His children to remain spiritual infants. He calls us to grow, to practice discernment, to handle His Word rightly, and to press on toward maturity through the power of the Holy Spirit.
This message encourages us to examine our hearts, return to the nourishment of Scripture, and keep moving forward in our walk with Christ.
Scripture: Hebrews 5:11–6:3 Theme: Spiritual maturity, discernment, and growth in God’s Word
In Hebrews 5:1–10, we are shown one of the most important categories in all of Scripture for understanding Jesus: Priest.
Why did God spend centuries building the categories of prophets, kings, sacrifices, and priests before sending His Son into the world? Because Jesus cannot be rightly understood apart from the Old Testament story that prepared the world for Him. He is not merely a teacher, moral example, or spiritual guide. He is our Great High Priest.
In this sermon, Pastor Neil Sandlin looks at the priest God required and the priest God provided. The Old Testament priesthood revealed what sinful people needed: a mediator appointed by God, able to sympathize with human weakness, and able to offer sacrifice for sin. But every earthly priest was limited by his own weakness and guilt.
Hebrews shows us that what God required, He Himself provided in Christ.
Jesus is the true and better High Priest—appointed by God, enthroned as the eternal Son, compassionate toward sinners, and the final sacrifice for sin. He is the Priest-King after the order of Melchizedek, the one who not only died for His people, but now reigns and intercedes for them forever.
This sermon calls us to behold the glory of Christ as our perfect High Priest and to come to Him, because there is no other priest, no other sacrifice, and no other salvation.
In Hebrews 4:14–16, we are reminded that the One before whom we will one day give an account is not only holy and all-knowing—He is also our perfect High Priest. Jesus knows us completely, sympathizes with our weakness, and invites us to draw near with confidence to the throne of grace.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell explores the comfort and courage found in Christ our Perfect Priest. Because Jesus has passed through the heavens, endured every temptation without sin, and now intercedes for His people, believers can persevere with confidence. We do not face suffering, weakness, temptation, or failure alone. In Christ, we find mercy for our failures, grace for our weakness, and help exactly when we need it most.
Hebrews shows us that the Christian life is not easy—but it is not unsupported. Our great High Priest has gone before us, sympathizes with us, and supplies everything we need to endure faithfully.
Jesus is our Perfect Priest—
our forerunner,
our sympathy,
our mercy,
our grace,
and our rest.
Everyone is looking for rest. We try to find it in success, comfort, distraction, or escape—but no matter how hard we strive, something still feels unsettled deep within us.
In Hebrews 4, we are confronted with a powerful truth: the rest we are searching for is real… but it is not found where we think.
In this sermon, Pastor Neil walks through three critical realities:
- The Reality of God’s Rest – What it truly is and how it was always pointing to Jesus
- The Urgency of Entering Rest – Why Scripture warns us not to miss it and how true faith receives it
- The Exposure of False Rest – Why you cannot fake your faith and how God’s Word reveals what is real
This message will challenge you to examine your heart, move beyond surface-level belief, and ask the most important question:
Have you truly entered the rest of God?
In this powerful message from Hebrews 3, we are confronted with a sobering truth: the root of rebellion is unbelief.
As the writer of Hebrews continues to show the superiority of Christ over the Old Covenant, we are warned through the example of Israel in the wilderness. Despite witnessing God’s power, provision, and miracles, they still hardened their hearts and refused to believe. Their story becomes a warning for us today.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell explores the danger of an evil, unbelieving heart—not just occasional sin, but a willful, persistent rejection of God’s truth. It challenges us to examine whether our faith is genuine and calls us to persevere in belief.
You’ll also be encouraged with practical ways to fight unbelief:
- The importance of daily encouragement within the church
- Why we must stay connected in community
- How sin deceives and hardens our hearts
- What it means to truly persevere in faith
Most importantly, this message reminds us that belief is not just intellectual—it is trusting God and living in light of His Word, even in difficulty.
“Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.” (Hebrews 3:15)
If you’ve been struggling with doubt, discouragement, or drifting in your faith, this message is both a warning and an invitation: Turn from unbelief and trust fully in Christ.
In this episode of Radiant Ladies, we continue our " Seasons" series with Jessica Sandlin sharing a powerful word on navigating the in-between seasons of life, reflects on the transitions we all face and how God meets us in the messy middle.
From moving, parenting, career changes, and releasing children into new stages of life, Jessica reminds us that transition is often stressful, uncertain, and emotionally complex—but never wasted. Using the image of a butterfly in the cocoon, she shows how God uses pressure, stretching, and struggle to reshape us at the deepest level.
If you are walking through change, uncertainty, grief, new beginnings, or identity shifts, this message will encourage you with the truth that God is faithful in every season. You are not behind, forgotten, or abandoned—you are being formed.
In this episode:
• Why transitions feel so disorienting
• The emotional weight of the “in-between”
• What Scripture says about stress, uncertainty, and identity
• How God transforms us through seasons of change
• Why the cocoon is not punishment, but preparation
“God is faithful in the cocoon.”
Is Christianity just a leap of faith or is it something far more reasonable than we think?
In this Easter message, Pastor Neil Sandlin explores one of the most important questions ever asked: Did Jesus really rise from the dead? And if He did, what does that mean for us?
We look at two powerful realities at the heart of Christianity:
- A kind of love no one would invent—God giving Himself for sinners who didn’t deserve it
- A resurrection that stands up to honest investigation and offers the most reasonable explanation for what happened after Jesus’ death
From the transformation of the disciples, to their willingness to suffer, to the explosive growth of the early church—this message invites you to think deeply and respond personally.
If Jesus is alive… it changes everything.
Key Texts: Romans 5:6–8, 1 Corinthians 15
This message speaks to both those exploring faith and those who want to see the gospel more clearly than ever before.
In this episode of Radiant Ladies, we continue our " Seasons" series with a moving testimony from Jan O’Dell as she shares what God is doing in the autumn season of her life. With warmth, humor, and deep wisdom, Jan reflects on growing older, looking back on God’s faithfulness, and learning to trust Him through every stage of life.
She shares about the lasting influence of her mother, the gift of a godly husband, the faithfulness of the Lord through ministry and hardship, and the blessing of church family through the years. Jan’s story is one of reflection, gratitude, perseverance, and hope—reminding us that every season has purpose and that God truly does make everything beautiful in His time.
This testimony is especially encouraging for anyone walking through later seasons of life, caring for aging parents, reflecting on God’s provision, or learning to rest in His promises for the future.
In this episode from Radiant Ladies, we continue our "Seasons" series with Gabby McHargue sharing what God is doing in the summer season of her life. Through humor, honesty, and deep faith, Gabby opens up about motherhood, routines, grief, obedience, and learning to trust God even when she doesn’t feel like it.
Her message is simple but powerful: do it anyway.
From raising two little boys to walking through miscarriage, from hard jobs to answered prayers, Gabby reflects on what it means to stay faithful in every season and to recognize that many of the blessings we live in today are the fruit of yesterday’s obedience. She points us to Jesus in the wilderness and reminds us that faithfulness often looks like daily surrender, quiet routines, and choosing obedience when it’s hard.
In Hebrews 3:1–6, we are called to fix our eyes on Jesus and see that He is greater than one of the most important figures in all of Scripture—Moses.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell discusses how Moses was faithful in God’s house, but Jesus is the builder of the house. How Moses delivered God’s word to the people. But Jesus is the Word.
This passage shows us that while Moses was a servant within God’s house, Jesus is the Son over the house—the one with ultimate authority, glory, and honor.
And here’s the challenge: If Jesus is greater than Moses, then He is worthy of our full attention, trust, and obedience.
In this episode from Radiant Ladies, we continue our "Seasons" series with a powerful testimony from Annabelle Parker, one of our teenagers at Calvary Hill. Sharing from the “spring” season of her life, Annabelle opens up about walking through her parents’ divorce, learning to trust God through pain, and discovering what it means to truly live for Jesus at a young age.
Her story is one of courage, healing, prayer, and light. From brokenness in her family to a deeper relationship with her Heavenly Father, Annabelle reminds us that no matter your age, God can use your life right now for His glory. Through Scripture, youth camp, and everyday faithfulness, she shares how the Lord is shaping her heart to shine for Christ.
This testimony is honest, moving, and full of hope for anyone walking through hardship, family pain, or a season of growth.
Why did Jesus become human?
In Hebrews 2:10–18, we see that Jesus didn’t just come to forgive sins—He came to accomplish something far greater. He came to taste death for His people, to bring many sons to glory, and to call them His brothers and sisters.
This passage answers three powerful questions:
• Who is the “everyone” Jesus died for?
• What does it mean that He is bringing them to glory?
• Why is He not ashamed to call them His family?
Jesus is the Champion of our salvation—the One who stepped into our humanity, defeated sin and death, and now leads His people into the glory they were created for.
And the best part? The One who won the victory is not distant. He is our brother, our High Priest, and our helper.
In this episode from Radiant Ladies, April Mozingo opens our new Seasons series by sharing a personal message on walking through winter seasons of life. Through grief, loss, loneliness, and hardship, this message points us to the nearness of Jesus in suffering and the hope He gives us in the dark.
Looking at John 11 and the story of Lazarus, Mary, and Martha, April reminds us that winter is not wasted. God is present in our pain, working beneath the surface, deepening our roots, and drawing us into deeper intimacy with Him. If you are in a hard season right now, this message is an encouragement to hold on, to hope in Christ, and to trust that spring will come.
In this message, we explore:
- How God meets us in seasons of grief and loss
- Why winter can deepen our intimacy with the Lord
- The difference between optimism and biblical hope
- How Jesus enters into our pain and weeps with us
- Practical ways to endure difficult seasons with faith
God created humanity with a purpose: to rule over His creation as His image-bearers. But sin shattered that calling. Instead of living in glory and dominion, humanity now lives under the shadow of suffering and death.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Hebrews 2:5–9, reminds us that while we do not yet see humanity ruling as God intended, but Jesus came to to earth to conquer death and place humans back in their proper order. This is not being realized fully right now, it will when Jesus returns.
The story of the gospel is the story of dominion lost… and dominion restored in Christ.
Drifting rarely feels dramatic. It doesn’t begin with rebellion. It doesn’t start with renouncing the faith. It begins with carelessness.
In Hebrews 2:1–4, Pastor Neil Sandlin discusses one of the most sobering warnings in the New Testament. After showing us the supremacy of Jesus — Heir of all things, Creator of the world, Radiance of God’s glory, and superior to angels — the author turns and says: “Therefore… we must pay much closer attention.”
Why? Because drifting from Christ is not small. Neglecting salvation is not neutral. It is deadly.
In this sermon, we explore:
• The Caution to Pay Attention
• The Cost of Neglect
• The Call of the Gospel
We also see the fourfold witness behind this great salvation — the Son who declared it, the apostles who testified to it, the Father who authenticated it, and the Holy Spirit who confirmed it.
This is not fragile religion. This is heaven’s unified testimony.
If Jesus is truly better, then attention is not optional — it is necessary.
Anchor yourself. Cling to what you have heard. Do not drift.
In Hebrews 1:5–14, Pastor James O'Dell continues our series Jesus Is Better by seeing why Christ is greater than the angels. While angels are glorious, powerful, and ministering servants of God, Jesus is something infinitely more.
He is the Son, uniquely begotten and eternally exalted.
He is Sovereign, enthroned and ruling over all creation.
He is Savior, the One whose kingdom will never end.
The writer of Hebrews anchors our confidence not in created beings, but in the eternal Son who reigns forever. Angels serve. Jesus rules. Angels minister. Jesus is worshiped.
Join us as we continue walking through Hebrews and beholding the supremacy of the Son.
We live in a world obsessed with upgrades, better technology, better systems, better experiences. But the book of Hebrews makes a different kind of claim. Not that Jesus is improved. Not that He complements what came before. But that He is absolutely and permanently better.
In Hebrews 1:1–4, the writer begins with thunder, declaring the supremacy of the Son. Jesus is the better Prophet who reveals God fully, the better Priest who cleanses sin completely, and the better King who rules forever. Everything that came before — angels, Moses, the temple, the prophets — was real and glorious, but it was partial. Christ is the fulfillment.
This message reminds us that the identity of Jesus is not a secondary issue. It is a life-and-death reality. If we do not see Him as better, we do not see Him at all. And when we truly see Him, we hold fast.
Join us as Pastor Neil Sandlin begins our new series through the book of Hebrews: Jesus Is Better.
What does it actually look like to live by the Spirit day by day?
In Galatians 5:25–26, the apostle Paul moves from the fruit the Spirit produces to the rhythm the Spirit invites us into: “If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.”
In this final sermon of our Inside Out Kingdom series, Pastor James O'Dell discusses the reality that life in the Spirit is not passive or chaotic, but intentional, responsive, and communal. Paul shows us that walking by the Spirit means learning to match our pace to His—resisting pride, comparison, and rivalry, and instead living with humility, love, and awareness of one another.
This message explores:
- What it means to live by the Spirit, not just believe in Him
- How keeping in step with the Spirit shapes our daily decisions
- Why pride, envy, and comparison disrupt Spirit-led community
- How the Spirit forms a people, not just individuals
This sermon calls us to a steady, faithful walk—not striving ahead of the Spirit, and not lagging behind, but learning to move in rhythm with the life God has already given us.
In Galatians 5:23b–24, the apostle Paul shows us that the Christian life is not about learning to live better under the same old rulers, but about living under an entirely new authority.
Many of us struggle with authority because we have lived under rules that pressured but never healed, desires that promised freedom but never satisfied, and rulers that were harsh or unjust. Paul says the gospel introduces something different. The law no longer condemns. The flesh no longer rules. Christ now reigns from the inside out.
In this sermon from our Inside Out Kingdom series, Pastor Neil Sandlin explores:
- Why there is “no law” against the fruit of the Spirit
- What it means to belong to Christ before we ever change
- Why the flesh is crucified, not improved
- How the cross reorders our desires
- What true freedom looks like under a new authority
This message is not a call to try harder, but to trust deeper, to live as people whose authority has already changed because of the cross of Jesus Christ.
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Self-control is often misunderstood as willpower or behavior management—but the Bible presents something far deeper.
In this message from our Inside Out Kingdom series on the Fruit of the Spirit, Pastor James O'Dell explores self-control from Galatians 5:22–23, not as white-knuckled discipline, but as a life ordered by the Spirit under the lordship of Jesus.
Rather than asking, “How do I try harder?” Scripture invites us to ask, “What is ruling my heart?”
In this sermon, we’ll look at:
-Why self-control is not repression, but freedom
-How the Bible understands desire, mastery, and discipline
-Why self-control flows from loving Christ, not fearing failure
-How the Spirit reshapes our habits, appetites, and reactions
Self-control is not about becoming less human—it’s about becoming truly free.
Free from being ruled by impulses.
Free to live a life oriented toward God and love for others.
The Spirit doesn’t just help us say “no.” He trains us to say “yes” to what leads to life.
What if gentleness isn’t weakness, but strength that no longer needs to prove itself?
In this sermon from our Inside Out Kingdom series on the Fruit of the Spirit, Pastor Neil Sandlin explores gentleness from Galatians 5:22, not as softness or passivity, but as Spirit-formed strength shaped by the heart of Jesus.
Beginning with C.S. Lewis’s famous line about Aslan—“Safe? Who said anything about safe?" this message challenges our cultural assumptions about power, dominance, and what it means to truly reflect Christ.
We’ll look at:
- The biblical and historical meaning of gentleness (prautēs)
- Why Jesus describes His own heart as “gentle and lowly”
- How gentleness shapes life within the church
- Why our calling toward the world is witness, not warfare
This sermon is an invitation to see Jesus more clearly and to let the Spirit form a kind of strength in us that the world desperately needs to see.
Not safe.
But gentle.
In a culture where commitments are easily broken and trust is fragile, Scripture points us to a deeper, steadier definition of faithfulness, one rooted in the very character of God.
In this message Pastor James O'Dell explores the Fruit of the Spirit of Faithfulness, beginning with the example of God’s unwavering faithfulness and moving to what it means for believers to reflect that faithfulness in everyday life. The Bible presents faithfulness as trustworthiness, reliability, and honesty, a steady, consistent life shaped by confidence in God’s promises.
What does it really mean to be “good”?
In a world that often confuses goodness with niceness, Scripture offers a deeper, truer vision. In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin explores the Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness, not as harmless behavior, but as holy, life-giving moral excellence rooted in the very character of God. Beginning with a biblical definition of goodness, we look at God’s goodness as an essential attribute, how He both is good and does good (Psalm 119:68), and how that same goodness is produced in believers through the new birth by the Holy Spirit.
Biblical kindness isn’t about being polite, it’s about reflecting the heart of God. In this sermon Pastor James o'Dell discusses how the Holy Spirit produces genuine kindness in us and why gospel-shaped kindness has the power to heal, restore, and transform relationships.”
What does the Bible really mean when it calls patience a ‘fruit of the Spirit’? In this message, Pastor Neil unpacks the two powerful New Testament words for patience—one that teaches us to endure hardship with trust in God, and one that teaches us to love people with long-suffering grace. Discover why humility is the soil patience grows in, how to wait faithfully in seasons of confusion, and how to show Christlike patience in messy relationships. This sermon will challenge and encourage you to see patience not as a personality trait, but as the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Galatians 5:22, discusses peace as a fruit of the spirit, how Jesus exemplified it and how Christians should bear it out in their lives.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Galatians 5:22, discusses the fruit of joy by discusses it in the life of Jesus, its grounding in salvation and how it is manifested in the life of the church.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Galatians 5:22, discusses the love that the Spirit produces in the lives of believers; what is means, how Jesus exemplified it and how we to bear it out.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Galatians 5:19-21, discusses the warning of Paul to not being identified with your flesh and miss out on inheriting the kingdom of God.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Galatians 5:18, discusses how if you are a child of God you are led by the Spirit and if you are under the grace of God you do not need the law to help you in your spiritual transformation.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Galatians 5:16-17, beings a new series on the fruit of the Spirit by discussing the battle with and victory over the flesh as Christians walk by the Spirit.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 24, concludes our series on the book of Joshua by discussed Joshua's final address to the people of Israel, focusing on his challenge for them to be faithful to the Lord.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 23, discusses the differences between the Old and New Covenant and what that means for believers in their practical walk with Jesus.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 15:12-19, discusses the faithfulness of Caleb as he provides for his children and the future of his family.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 20, discusses God's provision of the cities of refuge and how they point us forward the the ultimate Refuge that is found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 14:6-14, discusses the life of Caleb and the courage he displayed to wholly follow The Lord no matter what was asked of him.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 15-17, discusses Israel's disobedience to the Lord's command to drive out the Canaanites from the land and how it causes serious consequences. He also uses it as an analogy for how Christians are to kill sin in their lives.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 13:14, 13 & 14:1-5, discusses how God provided a special portion for the tribe of Levi and how Christians are spiritually connected to them.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 13:1-13 & 15-31, contrasts how Joshua finished his life strong and obedient but three tribes stopped short of receiving all that the Lord promised. He interweaves how this relates to the modern church and our temptation to compromise and not go all in at times.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 12, discusses how God not only hardens peoples' hearts to accomplish his purposes but he also graciously pours out good things on others to accomplish his sovereign will.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 11, discusses what it means theologically that God is just and right to harden the hearts of those who reject and disobey him.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 10:16-43, discusses how we can fight our spiritual battle with confidence and assurance knowing that God is on our side.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 10:1-15, discusses the day the sun stood still and shares how the great miracle in the text was not cosmic but relational in nature considering God heeded the voice of a man.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 9, to discusses Joshua being tricked into an alliance with the Gibeonites and how even though we make mistakes God never does.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 8:30-35, discusses the renewal of the Old Covenant that Joshua made with the people of Israel after they had established themselves in the Promised Land and contrasted it with the better and New Covenant made in Christ.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 8:1-29, discusses how God encouraged Israel and gave them a great victory over Ai after they had previously experienced a terrible defeat and how uplifting this is for Christians to know that God is a God of fresh starts.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 7, uses the sin of Achan as an example of the deadliness and severity of sin.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 6, discusses how God gave the Jericho to Joshua and the Israelites through strange instructions so that he alone could get the glory.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 5:13-15, to discuss the proper way for people to view themselves in light of God; not if he is on our side but are we on his side and are we following his lead.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 5:1-12, discusses the two things the Israelites were to commemorate in order to consecrate themselves for their arrival in the promise land and how both point ultimately to the new covenant in Jesus Christ.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 4, discusses how Joshua and Israel created a memorial of the Jordan crossing and how the Christian life is a living memorial to the greatness of God.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 3, discusses Israel's crossing the Jordan River and the command of God to follow the Ark of the Covenant which represented the presence, power and sovereignty of God.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 2, discusses the salvation of Rahab, the Gentile, Amorite, prostitute from her idolatry and her courageous commitment to YHWH and his people.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Joshua 1:10-18, discusses Joshua's communication of God's word to the people of Israel and their commitment to obey The Lord and take the Promised Land.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Joshua 1:1-9, begins a new series by discussing how God gives Joshua three reasons to be courageous as he leads the people of Israel into the Promised Land.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 7:28-29, ends a series on the Sermon on the Mount by focusing on the power of Christ's words and the how it left his hearers astonished.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 7:24-27, discusses how people who profess Christians are to build their life and how this house will be an evidence of real faith on the day of judgment.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 7:21-23, discusses those that claim to be followers of Jesus in their profession but reveal their false conversion by the lives they live.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 7:15-19, discusses the danger of false prophets trying to devour and destroy the church and the way that Christians can recognize them.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 7:12-14, discusses "The Golden Rule" and "The Narrow Gate" and how they begin to conclude Jesus' famous sermon on the mount.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 7:7-11, discusses what Jesus meant when he told his people to ask, seek and knock and how persistent they should be in doing these things.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 7:1-6, to discuss judging one another as hypocrites instead of evaluating your own life and giving grace to others.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 6:25-34, discusses the difference between normal anxiety, clinical anxiety and the unbelieving worry that Jesus addresses as sin in The Sermon on the Mount.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 6:19-24, discusses how Christians are to view the possessions the Lord has given them and how to be rich in God regardless of whether you have much or little.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 6:9-15, discusses the Lord's prayer and how the posture of the prayer prevents us from becoming hypocrites and fake in our spiritual, religious good works and instead live a genuine life.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 6:1-8,16-18, discusses hypocrisy in the midst of religious duties and how true believers are to live for the glory of God alone.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 5:43-48, discusses Jesus' command to align our lives with the character of our Heavenly Father by loving our enemies and praying for those who persecute us.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 5:38-42, discusses the principle of non-retaliation, urging believers to respond to wrongdoing with grace, generosity, and a willingness to go beyond what is required in showing love and forgiveness.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 5:33-37, discusses the command of Jesus to be free of oaths and instead let your word be true in all circumstances.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 5:31-32, discusses the view that Jesus had on divorce as well as the broader New Testament, namely that it is never good and their are very exception for it being allowed.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 5:27-30, discusses Jesus preaching on the external sin of adultery and the internal sin of lust and how he demands that people in his kingdom kill the sin in their lives.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 5:21-26, discusses the kingdom command to refrain from hatred and insults that would kill someone's spirit and character, much less the killing of their body.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 5:17-20, discusses how Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament and brought about a new fresh approach to viewing it in light of himself and his kingdom coming to earth and what how Christians have a righteousness that exceeds even the most religious religious observers.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 5:13-16, discusses how Jesus calls his followers the salt and light of the world and what that means for us in our modern setting.
In this sermon Pastors James O'Dell and Neil Sandlin discusses the blessings that come to those who are persecute for righteousness sake and on account of Jesus and his gospel.
In this sermon Pastors James O'Dell and Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 5:8-9, discusses what it means to be pure in heart and a peacemaker and the blessings that come with both.
In this sermon Pastors James O'Dell and Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 5:6-7, discuss hungering and thirsting for righteousness and being merciful to those who are in misery.
In this sermon Pastors James O'Dell and Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 5:1-5, discuss the first three beatitudes and how they are characteristics of those that are in the kingdom of God.
In this sermon Pastors James O'Dell and Neil Sandlin begin a series on The Sermon on the Mount by discussing the kingdom of God, why you should study Jesus's sermon and how to interpret what Jesus taught.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Psalm 37:1-7, discusses how believers are to deal with the question on why the wicked prosper.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Psalm 126 discusses the restoration and redemption of God's people and the joy that comes with it as a testimony to the nations that God is great.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Psalm 42, discusses the difference between Clinical and Spiritual Depression and how the psalmist used several things to help get him out of the dark night of his soul.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Psalm 119:89-96, discusses the eternal nature of God's word and how its provides security and satisfaction for those who delight in it.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Psalm 91, discusses how Christians who abide in the shadow of The Almighty cannot be utterly or ultimately touched by their enemies and even if they lose their life they will find it gain.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Psalm 121, discusses how we can put our trust in YHWH for our help because he promises to keep us and protect us in times of trouble.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin begins a new series on the Psalms by discussing how those who are servants of the Lord are to treasure him above all else and praise his name.
In this sermon Pastors James O'Dell and Neil Sandlin discuss the Christian life from the point of view an adventure to be journeyed and look at the responsibilities the church has in following its leaders on that journey.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell and Neil Sandlin discuss the rise and decline in Sunday School attendance and how Calvary Hill is going to organize their small groups.
In this session Pastors James O'Dell and Neil Sandlin discuss the reasons for Calvary Hill transitioning from Sunday School to in-home small groups by talking about the requirements of a New Testament church.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Psalm 133:1-3, discusses the unity that the church has in Christ and the glory that God receives when we practically walk in this unity.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 1 Corinthians 4:3-6, discusses how God brings people to spiritual sight enabling them to see the glory of God in Jesus and embracing the gospel.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Ruth 3:1-3, discusses the desires of a mother to provide her children with safety and significance.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Titus 3:12-15, concludes this series by discussing the thread of priorities that Paul lays out in his Pastoral Epistles and the example of each in his closing of the book of Titus.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Titus 3:9-11, discusses how the church is to handle worthless issues such as controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Titus 3:8, discusses how doctrine is the knowledge of who God is and how God works in our lives, and how when proper doctrine is believed it will result in proper living.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Titus 3:4-7, discusses the second reason Paul gives for why believers should be submissive and obedient to authorities, ready for every good work, gentle, courteous, not slanderous, and not argumentative.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Titus 3:1-3, discusses the Christians responsibility not to change the culture of the society in which they live, but to be a witness for Jesus and his kingdom in the midst of it.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Titus 2:11-15, discusses how the grace of God is not just something that we need at the moment of salvation but continues cause us to walk in holiness and purity until we appear in the image of our Savior Jesus.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Titus 2:1-10, discusses the difference between Old Testament and New Testament slavery and the slavery of the the U.S. and Britain. He also discusses how Christians are commanded to work regardless of the situation they find themselves in.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Titus 2:1-10, discusses how women were to conduct themselves in this new Christian community on the Island of Crete as the world around them watches to see the validity of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Titus 2:1-10, discusses Paul's charge to Titus to speak healthy, practical living to the church, specifically the men, knowing that they were being watched by the Crete community at large see what this movement based on Jesus of Nazareth was all about.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Titus 2:10-16, discusses how wrong teaching can creep into the church and it is the role of the elder to rebuke false teachers and protect the flock from falling into error.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Titus 1:5-9, discusses the description, principles, and qualifications of elders and their importance to the sheep of God.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Titus 1:2-3, continues to discuss Paul's introduction to his letter written to Titus by discussing the future hope that Christians have because of the gospel that has been preached.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Titus 1:1-4, begins a new series on the book of Titus by discussing Paul's initial greeting.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, discusses how church members should be faithful to give monetarily to the church in order to support the ministry that God has called it to.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Romans 7:1-6, discusses the true motivation for service the church sacrificial.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Hebrews 10:19-25, begins the new year by discussing Calvary Hill Covenant Commitment to be consistent to gather with the church regularly.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 1 John 1:4, discusses the joy that Christmas is, brings and spreads to others.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 John 1:2b-3, discusses the fellowship that believers have because The Word of Life was manifest with God and with one another.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 1 John 1:1-2a, discusses the reality of Jesus humanity and how he was the Word of Life that existed before time began, giving us in one person both human and divine natures.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Philippians 4:14-20, discusses the principle that those who have received the gracious gifts of God will be full of gratitude and will overflow with grace giving to others.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Philippians 4:10-13, discusses the source of being thankful to the Lord regardless of the circumstances that we find ourselves in.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Philippians 4:4-9, discusses the command of God to rejoice in who he is by thinking about things in the world that are good, beautiful and virtuous.
In this sermon, which is the beginning of a new series on thankfulness, Pastor James O'Dell, using Philippians 4:4-7, discusses the command to rejoice in the Lord and as a result have the peace of God consume your entire being.
In the final sermon of our Legacy series Pastor James O'Dell , using 2 Samuel 18:31-19:15, discusses the mourning of David for his son Absalom and the rebuke of Joab for doing so.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 2 Samuel 18:1-18, discusses the death of Absalom and how Christians can make sure that they are faithful in death by making preparations for it in life.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 2 Samuel 17:1-29, discusses the war that Absalom wages against his father David and how trusting in your own strength and wisdom results in the failure of plans.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 2 Samuel 16:15-23, discusses how Absalom's stealing of the hearts of the people of Israel was just the beginning of his plan to steal Jerusalem and the throne of his father David.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 2 Samuel 15:7-26, discusses how Absalom supplants his father as King of Israel causing David to flee from Jerusalem.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 2 Samuel 15:1-6, discusses Absalom's plan to steal the hearts of Israel and as a consequence steal the throne from his father David and how we must never be fooled by modern day Absaloms or become Absaloms ourselves. (We apologize for the technical issues in this episode)
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 2 Samuel 14, discusses how David and Absalom were not seeking restoration and reconciliation and how different this is when contrasted with the grace of God.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 2 Samuel 13:20-39 and Romans 12:19-21, discusses the response of Absalom and David to the rape of Tamar and how God instructs us to deal with such atrocities.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell using 2 Samuel 13:1-19, discusses the sin of Absalom's brother Amnon in raping his sister and attempting to destroy her life.
In this new series Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 2 Samuel 3:2-5 and 5:13-16, discusses the sin of King David taking multiple wives and the disfunction of the family that Absalom was born into.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using John 1:1-6, discusses the eternal personhood of the second person of the godhead and how he is the light and life of the world.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using John 17:26b, discusses elements of the doctrine of the Trinity in order to demonstrate that the Holy Spirit is the personification of the love of the Father and the Son for each other; and how through the power of the Holy Spirit in believers they are able to love Jesus as the Father loves the Son.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using John 17:25-26, discusses the gracious work of Jesus to make God known those that the Father has given him and fill them with the love of the Father.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using John 17:24, discusses the sovereign will of Jesus for his followers to see and be with his glory for all of eternity.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using John 17:20-23, discusses Jesus prayer for his followers to be spiritual unified in the same way that he and the Father are one, resulting in the the glory of God.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using John 17:18-19, discusses the vocation that God gave humanity and how Jesus, through the cross, puts people back into a position to obey this mission.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using John 17:14-17, discusses the sanctification of Jesus followers in regards to the word, world and work of God.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using John 17:11-13, discusses Jesus requests that the Father would keep his followers in his truth now that he is leaving the world.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using John 9-10, discusses Jesus priority to pray not for the the world in general but for his people specifically and as a example to father's as they pray for their family.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using John 17:6-8, discusses Jesus prayer for those whom the Father has given him out of the world.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using John 17:4-5, discusses the ultimate desire of God, namely to glorify the Trinity.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Jesus' prayer in John 17:3, discusses eternal life, what it is and how do you get it.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell begins a new series on John 17 by using vv.1-2 to discuss Jesus ultimate desire to glorify God through the salvation of those people who were given to him by the Father.
In this special Mother's Day sermon, Pastor Neil Sandlin discusses the nature of womanhood to be givers of life and oppose the works of the devil through their womanhood.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Exodus 15:1-21, concludes a series on the people of Israel being led out of Egyptian slavery and freed from their oppression. He takes a look at the song that Moses leads the people in singing after the Red Sea miracle and God's final victory over Egypt.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Exodus 13:17-14:31, discusses the leading of Israel by the Lord and His victory of Pharaoh at the Red Sea and this story is symbolic of what the Lord has done for the whole world through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Exodus 12:29-42, 13:1-16, the instructions from the Lord for the Feast of Unleavened Bread and how it points to the responsibility to remove sin from our lives.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Exodus 11, 12:29-42, discusses the last sign of Egyptian's firstborn being killed and the final deliverance of Israel out of slavery. He also discusses federal headship and representation and why it makes all the difference in human destiny.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Exodus 12, discusses the establishment of the Passover and how it points to Jesus as the ultimate passover lamb.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Exodus 7:14=10:29, discuss the first nine plagues that God sent on Egpyt and how Jesus performed signs and wonders for the very same reason.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Exodus 7:1-13, discusses Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh and the sign of Aaron's staff swallowing the snakes of the Egyptian magicians.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Exodus 6:1-13, discusses God becoming Israel's redeemer and how Jesus becomes the redeemer of the world.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Exodus 4:18-5:23, discusses Moses return to Egypt and Pharaoh's rejection of YHWH as a result of his hardened heart and how he is a example of all who reject Jesus.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Exodus 3:1-15, discusses Moses encounter with the LORD at the burning bush and how Jesus is YHWH in the flesh.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Exodus 2, discusses the birth of Moses and his fleeing to the wilderness, and how Moses was a type of Christ pointing forward to the ultimate deliverer.
In this sermon Pastor Neil, using Exodus 1, discusses the oppression that Egypt place on Israel and how it is a picture of the greater oppression of sin on the human race.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, completing a short series on covenant commitments, discusses the idea of a covenant and how Jesus has made us one in the New Covenant and given us responsibilities in the local church.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Romans 12:9-12, discusses how Christians are commanded to deny themselves in relationship to their brothers and sisters in Christ and make their lives one of sacrifice for the church.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Matthew 6: 19-34 and 1 Corinthians 16:1-2, discusses the responsibility of the church to be faithful to provide for the ministries of the covenant commitment of the local church.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Hebrews 10:19-25, discusses how the church of Jesus Christ should be gathering together frequently with purpose and seriousness as they await the second coming of Christ.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Philippians 2:9-11, discusses the exaltation of Christ by the Father because he humbled himself at the incarnation and his death on the cross.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Philippians 2:8, discusses how Jesus humbled himself further than the incarnation all the way to death on the cross and how it was all done out of obedience to the Father and love for his people.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Philippians 2:5-7, discusses the humility of Christ to take on human flesh and make himself nothing for the sake of his people.
In this sermon Pastor Neil, using Exodus 35:4-29 and 36:3-7, discusses the motivation for giving and principles for giving that every believer should apply.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Psalm 116:16-19, discusses the freedom that Christians have to be people of gratitude and generosity.
In this sermon Pastor Neil begins a three week study on thankfulness and giving. Using Luke 17:7-19, he discusses the graciousness of Jesus to give to the outcast and the praise and gratitude expressed by the one leper who turns back to worship him.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 Peter 5:12-14, ends the "Church in the Wild" series by focusing on the final greetings from Peter to the early church.
In this sermon Jeff Lynn, the Senior Strategist for Church Health and Leadership for the Southern Baptist of Texas, discusses the reality that the church is the sanctuary of God and should be sanctified and prepared for service.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 Peter 5:6-11, discusses the care of the Lord for his people in the midst of their suffering and from attacks from Satan, and how he will strengthen, restore and establish them by his grace.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 1 Peter 5:1-5, discusses the role of pastors in the church and how they are to conduct this role especially in times of trials and difficulties.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 Peter 4:12-19, discusses how Christians should share in the sufferings of Christ for the glory of God and the good of the church and not because they have walked in the flesh and sinned against others.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 1 Peter 4:7-11 discusses how the community in Christ can be huge blessing to each other even as we experience the various trials living in this wild world.
In this sermon, Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 Peter 4:1-6, discusses how the Christian must arm him/herself with the same mind of Christ, even in the midst of being maligned and refusing to walk in the flesh.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 1 Peter 3:18-22, discusses one of the most difficult passages in the Bible and how it brings encouragement in the midst of suffering to Christians who have victory in Christ.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 Peter 3:13-18, discusses the comfort Christians can have knowing that the suffering we experience for doing good is the Lord's will and we should honor him in the midst of it by trusting in him to overcome our fear.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell using 1 Peter 3:8-12, discusses how to have a life that brings satisfaction and fulfillment even in the midst of difficulties and hardships.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 1 Peter 3:1-7, discusses some of the responsibilities of wives withing marriage when her husband is not a believer. As well some of the responsibilities of a Christian husband to exalt and honor his wife.
In this sermon Pastor Neil, using 1 Peter 2:18-25, discusses slavery in the Old Testament as well as Greco/Roman slavery in the New Testament and how Peter encourages believers who are considered the lowly in society.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 Peter 2:11-12, discusses the restraint Christians should have in society in regards to the passions of the flesh and the responsibility to live out the kingdom of God in the midst of the world.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 1 Peter 2:13-17, discusses how Christians are to submit to government authorities and not mimic the attitudes of unbelievers in politics but instead demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit in their political engagement.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 Peter 2:4-10, discusses the identity that believers have in Christ and the impact that should have on living for Christ in the wild of the world.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 1 Peter 1:22-2:3, discusses the brotherly love that Christians should demonstrate based upon their belief in the Gospel and the new birth through the Spirit of God.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 Peter 1:13-21, discusses how the hope that Christians have in God enable them to live holy lives, all the while living in an unholy world.
In this sermon, using 1 Peter 1:6-9, Pastor Neil Sandlin discusses the joy of Christians in the midst of trials and their love and faith in Jesus though they have never seen him. All of this results in great praise, honor and glory lavished on them when Jesus returns.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using 1 Peter 1:3-5, discusses the great salvation of God, including the New Covenant, New Birth, and the eternal inheritance of the saints. And how this great salvation gives us confidence to live out our faith in this difficult world.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell beings a new series on 1 Peter, by discusses how God has chosen Christians to himself and given them the grace and peace they need to live out their faith in the world.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 24:36-44, discusses the second coming of Christ and how no one knows when it will take place. Given this reality Christians are to live always ready and to be found about the kingdom of God when it takes place.
In this Mother's Day sermon Pastor James, using Proverbs 31:25-28, discusses the qualities of a godly woman and how her family is blessed by her virtuous character.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin ends our men's event, by using 1 Timothy 5:3-8 to discuss a son's responsibility to provide special care for his parents as they age and become more dependent on their children.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell continues our men's event, by using Deuteronomy 6:4-9 to discuss a father's responsibility to train up his children to love the Lord with all their heart, soul, and strength.
In this sermon, Pastor Neil Sandlin begins our Regal Men's One Day Event, by using Ephesians 5:25, to discuss the responsibility a husband to love his wife as Christ loved the Church.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using 1 Corinthians 16:2, discusses how Christians have always been expected to be led by the Spirit in order to proportionally give to the needs of the local church and ministry.
In this Easter sermon, Pastor James O'Dell, using Ephesians 1:15-23, discusses how the power of the resurrection is not simply a historical and future reality but a reality in the here and now to those who believe.
In this sermon Pastor Neil, using Matthew 26:36-46, discusses the prayers of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane in contrast with the disciples lack of prayer. He lays out the reality that prayer prepares Christians to be ready and faithful when difficult circumstances come by the will of God.
In this sermon Pastor James, using 1 John 5:13-15, discusses how Christians can be encouraged that they truly belong to God, when they pray according to the will of God and he answers their prayers.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using John 17:20-23, discusses the unity that Jesus prayed for his church the night before his death, and how it was grounded in the Gospel.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using James 4:1-3, discusses how to pray properly and what comes as a result of either not praying or praying in the wrong way.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Matthew 6:9-10, discusses how Christians should pray that the name of God would be hollowed as his people obey his will and are used as a means to bring his kingdom to fruition upon the earth.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Psalm 116:1-2, discusses the faithfulness of the Lord to hear the prayers of his people. And as a result, we can trust him with our love and become people who pray every day and all our days to the God who answers prayers.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, primarily using Psalm 55, discusses the definition of Biblical complaining and how the Lord desires for us to bring our complaints to his feet in dependence.
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Colossians 1:9-11, discusses the need to pray for your brothers and sisters in Christ that their intellectual knowledge of God and his Word may grow in order that we may live to the glory and fame of his name.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin uses Psalm 139 as an example of a personal individual prayer whereby Christians ask God to survey and examine their lives in order to point out anything that does not glorify him, in order that we may walk in holiness as the new humanity. (excerpts from this sermon are take from the book "Praying" by Packer and Nystrom)
In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell discusses the prayer of Paul in Philippians 1:9-11, where he desires that love abounds with more and more in lives of the church in order to prove their sincere and genuine hearts for others and the glory of God.
In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin discusses the dilemma of praise, five prayers of future praise from the book of Revelation and five motivations for letting the future prayers of praise reach into the present.
In this sermon, Pastor James O'Dell begins a new series on prayer titled, "Let Us Pray". As 2 Chronicles 7:13-14 as his text, he focuses on the command and privilege of believers to pray in all circumstances to the Lord who promises to always hear and respond to our heartfelt prayers.