Shallowford Church: Recent Episodes
Shallowford Church: Marietta, GA
In this passage we see people who were amazed by his works, scandalized by his company, and confused by his followers. Matthew is showing us that the authority of Jesus is reason to rejoice. Pastor Jonny Day's sermon from January 8, 2023.
Doesn't it feel surprising that Jesus comes to get baptized by John? Why does he do it? Jesus takes our place so that we can take his. Pastor Jonny Day's sermon from November 6, 2022.
John the Baptist comes on the scene with a simple, but urgent message. He's calling for people to totally turn their lives around. But can we do that on our own? Is it enough for us to be urgent? What about taking a good, honest look at ourselves? No, our only hope for total life change is spiritual renewal from Jesus.
One of the themes in Matthew's gospel is how people receive Jesus. To some, he is a threat. To others, he is worthy of worship. To Mary, he was her beloved firstborn son. As Herod hunted him and foreign wise men worshipped him, Mary was reminded of the divine calling on her baby boy. Pastor Jonny Day's sermon from October 16, 2022.
What do we learn from the story of Joseph? We don't know much about Joseph outside this one story, but we see some really important things here about how God intervened in his life. What would have made Joseph go along with such an incredible interruption to his plans? How did Joseph respond? Here is Pastor Jonny Day's message from October 9, 2022.
We should devote ourselves to the way of Jesus. This is the only appropriate response to encountering Jesus, and here at the end of the Sermon on the Mount he gives us some warnings on what happens if we don't follow him and what it will be like if we do follow his way. Pastor Jonny Day's sermon from September 18, 2022.
What do you value the most in this life? What do you spend your time, energy, and money on? What's most important to you? Jesus would call this your treasure, and he tells us that our treasure shows us who we are, affects the health of our heart, and demands our total obedience. Here is Jonny Day's sermon from August 14, 2022.
Should we actually be fasting? Jesus says yes. Fasting empties us so that we can test our hunger for God. Fasting forces us to face the things we've learned to depend on and to resist those things so they don't take over our hearts. Here is Jonny Day's sermon from August 8, 2022.
Life is full of tests, and these tests are always loaded with spiritual meaning. How do you respond when faced with tests? Where do you find strength and resilience? Here is Jonny Day's sermon from July 31, 2022.
What is your natural response when you are wronged? Are you ready to figure out payback? Do you look for revenge? What does Jesus have to say about the ways we can respond to wrong? Jesus invites us to respond to wrongs with humility rather than revenge. Matthew 5:38-42 Pastor Jonny Day's sermon from June 5, 2022.
Jesus is not saying all oaths are bad. He is saying that, as followers of Jesus, we shouldn't needs oaths to be truthful and make commitments. We can be honest about reality because Jesus knows our reality and has perfectly dealt with it. Pastor Jonny Day's sermon from May 29, 2022. Matthew 5:33-37
What is marriage? Why is lust and adultery prohibited? What is divorce? Matthew 5:27-32 Pastor Jonny Day's sermon from May 22, 2022
In God's Kingdom, it's not enough to avoid murder. Jesus warns us against the attitudes that lead to murder. Rather than letting this attitudes fester, he calls us to pursue reconciliation.
Why does Jesus' resurrected body have scars? What do his scars mean? What do they mean for us? This is Pastor Jonny's sermon from Easter, April 17, 2022. Luke 24:36-40 John 20:24-29
What does it mean to be pure in heart? How can I become pure in heart? What does it mean to see God? Here is Pastor Matthew Roy's sermon from March 20, 2022. Matthew 5:8
What is mercy? Why is mercy so difficult for us? Who will show us mercy? How can we become more merciful? Here is Pastor Jonny Day's message from March 13, 2022. Matthew 5:7 Sermon Series: "The Good Life"
What is righteousness? How can we hunger and thirst for it? How does God satisfy us? Here is Pastor Jonny Day's sermon from March 6, 2022.
Justin Patterson is one of our elders, and he preached for us on February 27, 2022 from Matthew 5:5. What does it mean to be meek? Why is it so difficult to be meek? Who is meek? Why should we be meek?
What hard things are you facing in life right now? Are there things that God actually wants us to mourn? What are the ways we avoid mourning? How does God meet us in our mourning? What is our hope as we mourn?
Is Jesus asking us to become materially poor? Or does he even care about material poverty at all? Actually, Jesus is trying to teach us the poverty principle. Matthew 5:3
We're all asking what the good life is and how we can get it. In the Beatitudes Jesus invites us to his upside-down vision of the Good Life.
What do you feel like is still expected of you? What kind of demands are you living with? Galatians 2 shows us that Christ is enough. There's nothing more for you to add. Pastor Jonny Day's sermon from Galatians 2 on January 30, 2022. This is the last sermon in our series "Finding Freedom from the Curated Life."
How do we handle our anxiety and worry? How does God's invitation to pray make a difference? What is God's peace?
Pastor Jonny continues our series "Finding Freedom from the Curated Life" by looking at Luke 18:9-14. Jesus tells a parable about two men, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector, praying in the temple. Their prayers reveal how they view themselves in light of God. How accurately do you see yourself? When you look in the mirror and see yourself, how do you respond?
We all curate our lives to make desirable things more visible, and hide the less desirable things. Curating our lives is what it looks like to live in the flesh. But Jesus offers us a better way. He offers us abundant life in Him.
Psalm 131 gives us a surprising model of maturity. Have you ever considered being calm, quiet, and content as a mark of being spiritually mature?
How do we face despair in life? Do we see despair as an opportunity to discover God? Are we willing to receive the deliverance He brings?
God is working while we are waiting. Waiting isn't easy. But can we wait? What are we waiting for? How does God meet us in our waiting?
Is praise possible in a world like ours? Is praise possible in a heart like mine? God makes praise possible by delivering us through darkness.