Jesus on Display: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to the Jesus on Display podcast—a resource of Fellowship Greenville! Listen to 20-minute or less sermons weekly with various discussions on the power of storytelling and church updates from our pastors. Head to www.fellowshipgreenville.org for more ways to connect with our community of grace.
One of the most odd and tedious questions in all of Christian theology and practice is outlining our relationship to the Law. Paul speaks highly of the Law but also indicates that it was used for negative purposes. The psalmists gush, “How I love your Law, O Lord!” But the NT writers also talk about how the Law was a short-lived covenant, and not an eternal covenant. And on an experiential level, if we are saved by grace of Jesus through faith in Jesus, are we now above the Law? Can we dismiss it altogether? It’s still a part of Holy Scripture, so what do we do? In short, If we are in Christ by grace, how should we now think about God’s Law?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "The Gospel & the Law (Part Two)." Find the full sermon and other sermon series on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
Put simply: You can only understand the Gospel through the Scripture—at the same time—you can only understand the Scripture through the Gospel. Or, let me say it the other way around: You cannot understand the Gospel apart from the Scripture, and you cannot understand the Scripture apart from the Gospel. Scripture is not about me inviting God into my story, to make my story come true. No, it’s about God inviting me into His Story of making the world new.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "All Scripture Preaches the Gospel." Find the full sermon and other sermon series on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
The way we became Christians is the same way we live as Christians—by faith in what Jesus has done for us on the cross and by faith in what Jesus has done in us by giving us His Spirit. Life change, the process of growing to be more and more like Jesus, comes as the Spirit works in us from the inside out, not by our striving to complete ourselves through willpower and behavior modification.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Spirit-Empowered Life Change." Find the full sermon and other sermon series on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
In lieu of all that has happened post-Hurricane Helene in the Upstate, Western NC, and Tennessee, we have another quarterly update for you! Join Matt and Jason as they discuss the latest updates at FG, among other topics, including fall activities. What's your favorite fall activity?
Additional Resources:
Church Update - Fall 2024! // VIDEO
Gospel Expansion
Speaker: Jason Malone & Matt Rexford
Any time you add “plus anything,” you destroy the gospel. Galatians, “the letter that saved the church,” is all about clarifying the gospel and calling us to abandon any form of rule-based Christianity. It’s about how to live in and live out grace by the power of the Spirit. It’s about bearing the fruit of relating well to people so that we reflect the character of God in any circumstance.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "I No Longer Live the Life I Live." Find the full sermon and other sermon series on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Hypocrisy is more like cancer than acne. It can be deeply damaging if it takes root among the people of God. So, what is the Christian’s appropriate response to hypocrisy in the church?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "Gospel Orthopedics." Find the full sermon and other sermon series on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
As Paul continues his autobiography in Galatians 2, he drives home the point that if you add anything to faith in Christ…thinking somehow it will make you clean…or make you more acceptable to God…you LOSE the gospel. And that same principle applies just as much today as it did in Paul’s day.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Gospel Unity." Find the full sermon and other sermon series on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
How do you interpret your own life? Usually, it’s based on what you’ve done or what people have done to you. Sadly, this often leads to endless and cancerous comparisons. But what if the gospel has a different interpretation of my life than I do? In Galatians 1, Paul’s brief autobiography helps us understand how the gospel of grace can change our perspective.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "Grace Reinterprets." Find the full sermon and other sermon series on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
Why is being clear on the Gospel so vitally important? For the apostle Paul, adding anything to what Jesus has done for us through His life, death, resurrection, and ascension back into heaven brought out his strongest condemnation. You cannot mix grace and law-keeping in any way, shape, or form. The Gospel is “because of,” not “in order to.” Learn how this truth changes everything!
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Being Clear on the Gospel." Find the full sermon and other sermon series on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Many Christ Followers still struggle to believe that God's grace through Jesus Christ is sufficient to make them right with God and keep them right with God. In Galatians 1:6-10, Paul will get at the heart of our approval addiction and once again remind us that at the heart of modifying grace is people pleasing, which leads to bondage and death, not freedom and life.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Losing the Gospel." Find the full sermon and other sermon series on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
From the very beginning, the Gospel, the Good News that you can be made right with God and kept right with God by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, has come under attack. The letter to the Galatians is about never allowing anything to be added to the Gospel of grace—not religious rules or rituals, not church traditions, not the self-righteous thinking that your “goodness” or your good works somehow contribute to making you acceptable to God. Galatians tells us to never let anything like that be added to the Gospel of grace.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "The Letter that Saved the Church." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Let's kick off season 6 of this podcast by raising some important statistics and questions! We are in one of the most significant spiritual declines in recently recorded history. Sociologists and groups like Barna, Pew, and Springtide Research are all keeping a close watch on the trajectory of faith within the next generation, and the numbers are alarming. 70 percent (and growing) of young people are walking away from their faith in their 20s. These are not youth who have heard the Gospel once long ago. These are children raised in Christian homes, regular church attendees, mission trip goers, and Jesus-professing youth — 70 percent! So, how do we raise up the next generation? How do we do more than manage decline but reverse the numbers entirely?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Matt Densky's Next Generation Sunday message. Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Matt Densky
As the Church, the people of God, we are called to live in the reality of the present, knowing of our certain future and what is certain about our future inevitably shapes today, tomorrow, and each day until Christ returns for us. In what ways should knowing how the story ends shape the way we live in the story?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, “All Things New.” Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
The final book of the Bible has several layers and nuances. This summer, we hosted a "Bonus Night" with a Q&A for anyone interested in submitting their pressing questions concerning Revelation. Join Charlie Boyd, Matt Rexford, and Jim Thompson in our "Revelation Bonus Features" episode. They'll explore some of the questions people have asked and provide more elaborations on the book as a whole.
Additional Resource:
When A Dragon Tried to Devour Christmas
Speaker: Charlie Boyd, Matt Rexford, & Jim Thompson
How do the scenes of the final defeat of evil that we see in Revelation 19-20 encourage us to stay faithful to Jesus when we face the evil in our world today? Or said another way: How does knowing that God will bring a final end to evil encourage us to persevere in a world system growing more and more evil every day?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, “The End of Evil.” Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Why do we gather in church on Sundays? We aren’t gathered for the pastor to simply tell you something if you are a follower of Jesus. We are gathered to do something, and that something is to raise our HALLELUJAH because of what God has done through Jesus.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, “HALLELUJAH.” Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
What does it look like to create rhythms of rest for you and your family? Join Jason and Matt as they discuss various things, including church updates, sabbaticals, metaphorical dolphins, our new Adams Mill location, gospel expansion, and more! To keep up with our church happenings, subscribe to our newsletter at fellowshipgreenville.org/subscribe (login required), head to our website, or download our church app.
Living Vine Community Church - Gospel Expansion Story:
https://youtu.be/e0ZnJLsvZF0?feature=shared
Fellowship Greenville Gospel Expansion Updates:
https://www.fellowshipgreenville.org/expansion
Speaker: Jason Malone & Matt Rexford
Jesus reigns. Thankfully, because he reigns, the church has victory with him. Revelation 17-18 asks the fundamental question, do you live in Babylon and its idolatrous luxury, autonomy, and violence? Or the kingdom of God?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Zac Rigsby's message, “The Fallen City.” Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Zac Rigsby
God's coming wrath, represented by the seven angels with seven bowls, demonstrates the intensity and finality of God's wrath against sin and evil. Believers can stand firm, entrusting judgment to God and focusing on the Lamb and His greater purposes in the world today.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Trenton Stokes's message, “Worship and Wrath.” Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Trenton Stokes
In the scope of Revelation, chapters 12-14 give us the clearest picture of God’s enemy, and this enemy is an Unholy Trinity of sorts. It is seen as three different beasts in John’s vision: a dragon, a sea beast, and a land beast. And together these three are seeking to advance a counterfeit kingdom. How do we stay faithful to Jesus and not get sucked in by the political schemes of the evil one?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, “The Unholy Trinity and the Counterfeit Kingdom.” Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
What are we to do with the escalating judgments that were revealed to John in Revelation 8-11?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Matt Densky’s message, “The Seven Trumpets.” Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Matt Densky
Don’t you sometimes wonder: “If God is really on the Throne, then why are things so bad in this world?” “Why all the pain and suffering—why all the persecution and tribulation?” The prayers of God’s people play an important part in what God is up to in the world as He works to bring salvation to His people and bring judgment on this world, living rebellion against Him.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Opening the Scroll of History." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
How do we stand firm in a world that is consistently chaotic? Jesus tells us in Matthew 24 that “only the Father knows” when he will return to restore his creation. So, what are we to do with that information? Discover some things you might not have known about the “end times” in Charlie’s latest sermon!
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Are We Living in the End Times?" Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
John’s vision of Revelation 4-5 answers the question—how do we persevere rightly as God's people? While John specifically encourages each of the seven churches to persevere in chapters 2-3, in Revelation 4-5, we have the broadest answer to our question about how we should persevere.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "Kingdom Perseverance." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
What is the book of Revelation all about, and what does it reveal about Jesus? Join Charlie Boyd and Jim Thompson as they answer some burning questions surrounding several ideas about the book. Tune in to our series, "The Revelation of Jesus Christ," to learn more!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd & Jim Thompson
We wrap up Season 4 by giving you a chance to imagine yourself attending King David’s funeral. What would a preacher say about the life of David, son of Jesse, Israel’s greatest-ever king? Tune in to this episode as we memorialize David and his troubled, redemptive life.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Eulogy for King David." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
How do you end a book on the life of David, Israel’s greatest king and the king from whom King Jesus will come? God’s answer is to close the life of David with a foreshadowing of the gospel.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "A Senseless Census." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
The God who provided for David time and time again continues to be the One who provides for us today in and through Jesus.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "David's Song of Songs (Part Two)." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
2 Samuel 22 is a song of David. As he articulates how God has been his Savior, Sustainer, Strength, and Security, we are reminded of the many ways God has shown Himself to be the same for us. The God who provided for David time and time again continues to be the One who provides for us today in and through Jesus.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "David's Song of Songs." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
If you’re a Christian, your longing for belonging to a unified team is meant to be fulfilled in the church. We have a pure mission to be light in darkness and hope in despair with Jesus, like Jesus, and for Jesus. But desiring a pure thing with a pure goal is never easy. And so, here’s the scary question: Like a rogue player on a court or a stage, what are some of the biggest threats to a church’s unity?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "Endangered Unity." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
The core idea of our faith revolves around two questions: Why did Jesus have to die on the cross, and why did he have to rise from the dead?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "The Easter Gospel." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Jesus didn’t come to overthrow Rome but to overthrow death. He defeated sin, not Caesar. The same tension is presented to us today. What is our motive for following Jesus? Is our faith contingent upon him meeting our expectations? Is he truly our King?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Matt Densky's message, "Is Jesus Your King?" Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Matt Densky
Easter 2024, Missional Impact stories, Adams Mill location updates, and more! Here's what's happening around our church and how you can get involved wherever you are. To keep up with all of our church happenings, subscribe to our newsletter at fellowshipgreenville.org/subscribe (login required), head to our website, or download our church app.
Speaker: Jonny Brush & Matt Rexford
Life doesn’t always go as planned. Grace doesn’t always erase the consequences of our sin—however—in the midst of those negative consequences, the spiritual healthy posture to take is what David said in 2 Samuel 15:25-26 (that we can turn into a prayer)—“God, do to me whatever seems good to you.” Also, in the midst of those negative consequences, when we feel forsaken, we’re mistaken. God’s promise to you is that He is with you and for you no matter what.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "When Life Doesn't Go as Planned." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
The safest and most blessed place to be is living within the boundaries of God’s kingship over your life. He is wiser than you, and he loves you. What distinctions do you make between confession and repentance, and where are you most tempted to live outside of God’s boundaries?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Matt Rexford's message, "A Clean Heart." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Matt Rexford
What does it mean to truly forgive? As we make connections with others, how do we move on from past trauma with our personal experiences so it doesn’t spill over into our close relationships? Within this episode, hear from longtime members of FG, Jose and Michelle Alvarez, as they discuss how God has shaped their individual lives and their marriage through lessons on forgiveness.
Have a story centered on forgiveness? We'd love to hear from you! Share your story at fellowshipgreenville.org/sharemystory.
Speaker: Jose & Michelle Alvarez
What does it look like to obey after you’ve disobeyed? When we mess up, when we sin, when we do things our own way for the sake of our own puny kingdoms, and it backfires, how do we get back on track? In God’s hands, we believe that we aren’t defined by the worst thing we’ve done. But what does that look like in the practical? Simply, what does it look like to obey after you’ve disobeyed?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "The Contours of (Dis)obedience." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
The story we find in 2 Samuel 9 is one of the most moving, most beautiful stories of grace in all of Scripture. It’s the story of a great king, King David, who, as the recipient of God’s great grace, shows mind-boggling grace to a potential rival to the throne—to someone who is completely undeserving. But there’s so much more here. This short story points forward to the Bible’s “big story” of redemption. It’s one of the best illustrations of grace in all the Bible.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "The Basics of Grace." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Can you recall a moment in your life that, looking back, altered or significantly impacted the trajectory of your life? Was it possibly a conversation with someone? A specific conversation between God and David reminds us of who our God is and the implications for our life because of Jesus—now and for eternity.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Our Covenant Making God." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
The amazing revelation of Scripture is that the God of the Universe wants to live with us in an up-close, personal relationship. But that doesn’t mean we can treat Him any way we want. God is “Holy,” and that means we must never treat Him with anything less than the respect He rightly deserves. We must relate to Him as He instructs.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Respecting God's Holiness." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Humans love telling stories largely because our Creator made us this way. But how do stories long for and echo what we find in Scripture, and ultimately, how do they shape and help us grow in our life with Jesus? Join us as we discuss practical takeaways on how both the Gospel and story work in unison to put the love of Jesus on display.
Speaker: Jonny Brush, Chandler Patterson, & Jim Thompson
In Jesus, God has entered our world of broken politics and broken religion to show us what his loving rule is really like.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "The Kingdom of God." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
When God writes the stories of our lives, his plotlines are not always the plotlines we would choose if we were writing our own stories. God loves you. He understands every emotion that torments you. You can trust Him with how you feel. He’s completely safe. You can express your hurt, your sadness, your fears, your shame, your guilt, and yes, even your anger to him. The fact that the Psalms are in the Bible is God’s way of saying, “Come to Me. Pour your heart out to Me. I won’t get angry with you if you tell me you’re angry with Me.”
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Plotlines." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
What are the essentials to biblical friendship, what are the challenges, and how do Jesus and the beauty of the gospel motivate all of it?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Biblical Friendship." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
For many, the David and Goliath story is talked about in regards to how best to face the “giants of our life.” But true courage is found in the true Hero of our story… and it’s not us.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "True Courage." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
1 Samuel 16:7 — “The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (NLT) As we learn to see as God sees, our hearts grow to passionately pursue the heart of God.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Leadership Transitions." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Another year has come and gone! Here's what's been happening this year, along with some things to look forward to in 2024! To keep up with all of our church happenings, subscribe to our newsletter at fellowshipgreenville.org/subscribe (login required), head to our website, or download our church app (Apple, Android).
See you in the new year!
Speaker: Jason Malone & Matt Rexford
How do we rightly understand and apply Paul’s teaching in 2 Corinthians 9 on sowing and reaping to our financial lives?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Sowing and Reaping." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
According to Jesus, we all have an incredible opportunity before us when it comes to money and stuff. Does God have access to his money and stuff through us, or does our money and stuff have us?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Perspective." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
1 Chronicles 29 can be summed up in three short phrases—three short phrases that define who we are as God’s people and who I am as a recipient of God’s grace. Everything belongs to God, everything comes from God, and everything is distributed by God. To understand and embrace those three truths about God is also to understand and embrace our need to move from thinking of ourselves as owners of our stuff to stewards of God’s stuff.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Ownership vs Stewardship." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
We are moving in our Sunday studies from “What the Spirit Is Saying to the Churches” to “What the Spirit Is Saying to Us” and then to “What is the Spirit Saying to Me” as we look to God to work in all our hearts to make theAdams Mill Expansion become a reality.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Maintaining Our Focus." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Join us as we discuss several gospel takeaways from the movie, "The Green Mile (1999)." Ultimately, our goal when we discuss these types of stories is to remind ourselves that we aren't defined by what's happened to us or what we've done but by what's been done for us through Jesus' work on the cross. Stick around for a family viewing rating along with a gospel lens rating.
Share your story with us at fellowshipgreenville.org/sharemystory!
Speaker: Jonny Brush & Chandler Patterson
In what ways have we grown apathetic and complacent in our walk with Jesus due to our self-centeredness? And how and why is Jesus our motivation for change?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Laodicea: Let Me In!" Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
In the face of questions, in the face of knowing our responsibilities to love God and love others, in the face of social and cultural pressure, how should we persevere? How should we persist in what’s right? Perhaps you’ve felt the weight of that question.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "Philadelphia: A Hope-Shaped Perseverance." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
Just like the city itself, the church at Sardis, while large and wealthy…was dead. Jesus calls them to wake up and remain faithful in their confession of Him in the world because He has promised to confess them as His own, both now and for eternity.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Sardis: Wake Up!" Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
The enemy is seeking to entice people away from God’s good design. He’s done this since Eden. In the first-century world of the New Testament, as well as in our own day, the bait on the devil’s hook is often sexual in nature. But we can’t forget—sexuality in the Bible is not just the reality of intimacy shared between a husband and a wife. It’s also meant to be a metaphor for the intimacy and connection between God and his people. After all, the Bible begins and concludes with marriage bookends. So, it should come as no surprise that Satan seeks to allure us away from the power and purity of these things – whether or not we’re married in this life.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "Thyatira: The Allure of False Intimacy." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
Fall is in the air in 2023! Here's what's happening around our church and how you can get involved wherever you are. To keep up with all of our church happenings, subscribe to our newsletter at fellowshipgreenville.org/subscribe (login required), head to our website, or download our church app.
Additional Resource:
Laurelle's Story - No Limitations
Speaker: Jason Malone & Matt Rexford
In a “tolerance is king” culture, we read the words of Jesus to the church of Pergamum. I believe these are timely words for us in our current cultural moment.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Pergamum: God’s People in Satan’s City." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
In our moments of suffering and persecution, many of us wrestle with 3 prominent questions: Where are you God? Are you aware of what I’m walking through? What are you going to do about it? And that is what is in view here as we look at this letter to the Church at Smyrna.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Smyrna: Faith Under Pressure." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
Join us as we discuss several gospel takeaways from the movie, "12 Angry Men (1957)." Ultimately, our goal when we discuss these types of stories is to remind ourselves that we aren't defined by what's happened to us or what we've done but by what's been done for us through Jesus' work on the cross.
Additional resource:
"Not Guilty Anymore" by Aaron Keyes
Speaker: Jonny Brush & Chandler Patterson
We’re kicking off season 3 with a very special episode. As we talk about the value of storytelling and how we’re a part of God’s story of redemption, we love to present it in an array of ways and perspectives with people who are in various life phases. Recently, we captured a session with Libby Handford, wife to the late Walt Handford, who pastored our church for 31 years, from 1965 to 1996.
Libby has continued to impact the community around her long after Walt retired and even after his passing. She has led several Bible studies, written a handful of books, and led various discussions on the Christian life from her own experiences with so many people. Anyone who has spent time with her knows her love for Jesus is incredibly evident, and she’s undoubtedly one of the wittiest people around. If her ministry has impacted your life, you'll want to stick around for this one. Even if you’re new, we trust you’ll get something out of it. So, enjoy this episode centered on putting Jesus on display through your story with Libby Handford.
Additional Resource:
VIDEO + AUDIO below!
https://youtu.be/s8-znndnUUU
Speaker: Libby Handford
Season 2 comes to a close with Jason's latest application in our "Church Matters" series. Jesus is the architect and builder of His Church—He died and rose from the dead to bring His Church into existence, and He promises to preserve and protect His Church until the day He comes back for us.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Be Bold." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
As followers of Jesus, we know that the teaching of Jesus matters. We know that the mission of Jesus matters. But do we know that the “way” of Jesus matters? What does that even mean?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "The Way of Jesus Matters." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
God’s invitation to the next generation is not positional, but personal. In other words, it is not just parents, grandparents, teachers, or youth and children's pastors that should be burdened for the next generation, but all of those who follow Jesus and are a part of the church family.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Matt Densky's message, "The Next Generation Matters." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Matt Densky
About 65 million Americans listened to a sermon last week. But I don't think many, if any, of them have ever heard a sermon on the topic of preaching. Consequently, most weekly worship service attendees haven’t thought much about what God intends to happen when His Word is preached, and His people listen. How about you? Have you thought much about that? Why does preaching matter? What does God want you to experience when you listen to a sermon?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Preaching." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
When it comes to the topic of baptism, different people have different opinions and beliefs concerning what baptism means, how it should be administered, and why it matters. But, what does Scripture teach us about going public with your faith?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Why Baptism Matters." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
We want to steward well the numerical growth we’re experiencing towards ongoing spiritual growth because you’re not just a number to us. How do we manage well what the Lord has entrusted to us?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Stewardship of Life." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
Join us as we discuss several gospel takeaways from the movie, "Dunkirk (2017)." Ultimately, our goal when we discuss these types of stories is to remind ourselves that we aren't defined by what's happened to us or what we've done but by what's been done for us through Jesus' work on the cross.
Gospel takeaway: When you can't get home, home comes to your rescue!
Speaker: Jonny Brush & Chandler Patterson
The spiritual gifts conversation in Scripture isn’t an option at a buffet. It is crucial to Christlike growth and formation. So, we have to ask, how do we rightly understand and employ spiritual gifts in the church today?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "Spiritual Gifts." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
Acts 6 is an example of God meeting the needs of his people through the serving of his people. Like the human body needs all of its parts to function well for the entire body to be healthy, so does the church body need each person to fulfill their role to have a fully healthy and functioning church.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Dallas Greenaway's message, "Serving." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Dallas Greenaway
Bill Wellons sums up the state of the church this way: healthy leaders—healthy staff—healthy church. The opposite is also true: unhealthy leaders—unhealthy staff—unhealthy church. What does healthy church leadership look like, and how does the supremacy of Scripture supersede culture? These questions will be unpacked in this episode!
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "Healthy Leadership." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Join us as we discuss several gospel takeaways from the movie, "Cast Away (2000)." Finding hope in exile is a running theme throughout the film, and we'll discuss various gospel takeaways from our viewing experiences! Ultimately, our goal when we discuss these types of stories is to remind ourselves that we aren't defined by what's happened to us or what we've done but by what's been done for us through Jesus' work on the cross.
Additional Resources:
"Crop Circles & Dead Faith" (Signs Episode)
"Fight for Forgiveness" (Warrior Episode)
"Exiles Living in Hope" (Sermon Series)
Speaker: Jonny Brush & Chandler Patterson
A local church that is committed to equipping one another is a church that continues in the unity given to us in Christ as we mature spiritually (or as spiritual formation takes place) and we accomplish what the Lord has for us to accomplish as a church…all for His glory and His fame.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Spiritual Formation." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone (Zac Rigsby & Trenton Stokes)
Gathering with God’s people for the purpose of worshiping Him isn’t just a good idea, it’s a God idea. And the Psalms give us clear pictures as to what this idea looks like, specifically Psalm 95. But, even with a clear picture of what God wants from us and for us, our sin, preferences, opinions, and past pains can interfere, and the result is often confusion and tension. And on top of that, we bring our own idols and problems into the room when we gather. So what do we do? What’s the solution? Psalm 95 not only gives us a clear picture of what God wants but tells us how to do it.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jonny Brush's message, "Being Shaped by God's Worth." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jonny Brush
Summertime is here for the year 2023! Here's what's happening around our church and how you can get involved wherever you are. To keep up with all of our church happenings, subscribe to our newsletter at fellowshipgreenville.org/subscribe (login required), head to our website, or download our church app.
Speaker: Jason Malone & Matt Rexford
Our lives are filled with a longing to belong. It is one of the most basic human desires. This is true at every stage and season of life. Recognition of this desire is loaded with questions. In my own story, how do I cultivate belonging? Is there a way to experience a fixed state of belonging? Is there any way that these desires can be moored to an anchor and not subject to a breeze? And what does God think about all this? What should it look like to belong to God by belonging to one another? There is so much packed into this question, but it gives succinct language to what we truly want. It addresses the real wants that are underneath the surface wants and gets close to the default setting God created us with. And to answer this question, Acts 2:42-47 will serve us well.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "Church Membership." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
Church Matters has a double meaning. First, "church matters" means that it's important. It’s not optional. It wasn’t an afterthought in the plan and purpose of God. The local church is the way Jesus intends to build/grow up His people in the faith, and it’s the way Jesus’ mission moves forward in the world. And second, "church matters" means there are certain “matters” that make up a New Testament church—“matters” that make it distinct from other forms of Christian gatherings or personal worship. The “church” is a particular gathering of Christ-followers who meet in a specific location to hear and respond to God’s Word in congregational worship as they work together to move Jesus’ mission forward in the world.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "The Church Matters." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Join us as we discuss several gospel takeaways from the movie, "Warrior (2011)." Hear personal stories of what it's like growing up in a house of all brothers and dive into some of the faith parallels from the movie! Ultimately, our goal when we discuss these types of stories is to remind ourselves that we aren't defined by what's happened to us or what we've done but by what's been done for us through Jesus' work on the cross.
For another discussion on the movie, "Signs," listen to the episode "Crop Circles & Dead Faith."
For more context on the value of storytelling, listen to our recent episode, "Why Is Storytelling So Important?"
Speaker: Jonny Brush & Chandler Patterson
Have any of you ever been a part of an intervention? How did that room feel? It’s so hard to sit a friend or family member down and have a serious talk with them about some destructive pattern in their life. But the whole scenario is borne out of love. Everybody at the intervention is there because they love the person who needs help. Sadly, the person who needs help doesn’t usually receive it as a loving gesture. Often, they actually feel the opposite of loved. They feel ganged up on. They feel attacked. So, what does grace look like in that scenario?
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "The Point of the Spear." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
1 Samuel 19 kicks off the crazy story about a king attempting to murder the future king (who is also his son-in-law) in a multitude of ways. Saul had an issue with envy when it came to David. Oftentimes envy and jealousy are used interchangeably. The challenge of this passage leads to us being able to celebrate the blessing of someone else when you think you should be blessed like they have been blessed.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Hey, Jealousy!" Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
What comes into your mind when you think about obedience? For many of us, parenting might come to mind. Not just having to obey our parents, but, if you have kids, how you want them to obey you. And getting kids to obey can be rough. Sometimes it feels as though they can’t hear you. Sometimes it’s like they only do enough of what you asked so that you won’t be upset. And God only knows where motives are in the obedience journey. But this issue of obedience extends far beyond parenting. It actually applies everywhere, especially when it comes to our relationship with God.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jim Thompson's message, "True Obedience." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jim Thompson
What we celebrate on Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ, is not simply something to be amazed by (although it is amazing), but it's meant to alter, re-arrange, shape, define, and anchor your life. It does actually change everything. As we think of our current cultural moment, there are plenty of people who are amazed at Jesus and yet not being changed by Jesus. It is only Jesus who, through the power of the resurrection, can save us, change us, and transform us.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "The From/To Power of the Resurrection." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
The “perhaps” of faith is trusting both the power of God and the freedom of God to work for our good and His glory in each and every circumstance He brings into our lives.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "The 'Perhaps' of Faith." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
In 1 Samuel 13, we begin to see the demise of King Saul. Saul is a man with a better plan. When put under pressure, he reasons his way into compromising his identity as God’s chosen king. He ignores what God says in favor of what seems right in his own eyes. The pressures of our circumstances can bend us out of the shape God has designed us to be unless we value God’s Word above the self-justifying words, we tell ourselves—words that make disobeying God seem reasonable.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Charlie Boyd's message, "The Demise of the King." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
Join us as we discuss several gospel takeaways from the movie, "Signs." Similar to when someone shares their story, movies make us feel connected in one collective setting. Ultimately, our goal when we discuss these types of stories is to remind ourselves that we aren’t defined by what’s happened to us or what we’ve done but by what’s been done for us through Jesus’ work on the cross.
For more context on the value of storytelling, listen to our recent episode, "Why Is Storytelling So Important?"
Speaker: Jonny Brush & Chandler Patterson
When you're telling your stories, who is the hero? What makes you feel the most self-worth? What, if you lost it, would make you feel despair? 1 Samuel 12 is a testimony to Samuel’s leadership. He calls Israel to remember how merciful God is, repent of their sins, and replace their idols with obedience and reverence to the one true King.
*This episode is an excerpt taken from Jason Malone's message, "Remember — Repent — Replace." Find the full sermon on our website at fellowshipgreenville.org/sermons!
Speaker: Jason Malone
Spring is here for the year 2023! Here's what's happening around our church and how you can get involved wherever you are. To keep up with all of our church happenings, the best thing to do is subscribe to our newsletter at fellowshipgreenville.org/subscribe (login required).Speaker: Jason Malone & Rob Marks
The only way to survive in a world that constantly pulls us away from God, the only way to stay connected to the source of life, is to immerse yourself in the story of the Scriptures. SCRIPTURE: 1 Samuel 9-11
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
1 Samuel 9-10:16 teaches us two distinct things about praising and trusting in God's plan for our lives. This story winds through the land on a donkey hunt. Saul and his servant think they are out for an ordinary day, but God is sovereignly guiding him toward Samuel to be anointed king.
Speaker: Matt Rexford
In a culture that continues to drift farther and farther from God, the only way you won’t drift with it is for you to honor God as King over every part of your life and build your life on the Word of the King.
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
There are so many stories out there, and many ways to consume and absorb them all. We're starting the conversation of exploring why storytelling is crucial while also giving you examples of correlations in Scripture, and in the medium of filmmaking. And oftentimes, we’ll intersect the two by talking about faith and film with some direct Gospel takeaways from the stories we love. Share your story with us today at fellowshipgreenville.org/sharemystory!
Speaker: Jonny Brush & Chandler Patterson
God is working slowly, silently, subversively to usher in a King and a Kingdom that will turn the world upside down.
Speaker: Charlie Boyd
A state of the church update from Pastor Charlie! We have been set apart by God and for God, called together and gifted by God, to partner with God in His work in the world. Because we are “the fellowship of His Son,” we are also in partnership with the Son. So, what exactly does that mean? How do we live out partnering with God in His work in the world?
Speaker: Charlie Boyd