Goodwood Church Sermon: Recent Episodes
Joshua Fowler
At Goodwood we are an autonomous Restoration Movement church seeking to advance the Kingdom of God into the culture.
We’ve all heard the term “WWJD” (“What Would Jesus Do?”). Whether or not we wear the T-shirt or the trendy bracelet, all believers shape their life around this question. This four-part series raises another important question for the believer—what is Jesus doing, right now? Most Christians know what Jesus did here on earth, and we have an idea of what he will do when he returns, but what is he doing now, in the meantime? Hebrews gives us some insight here, teaching us about Christ’s high priestly role and what he continues to accomplish in heaven as he brings his kingdom to earth.
We’ve all heard the term “WWJD” (“What Would Jesus Do?”). Whether or not we wear the T-shirt or the trendy bracelet, all believers shape their life around this question. This four-part series raises another important question for the believer—what is Jesus doing, right now? Most Christians know what Jesus did here on earth, and we have an idea of what he will do when he returns, but what is he doing now, in the meantime? Hebrews gives us some insight here, teaching us about Christ’s high priestly role and what he continues to accomplish in heaven as he brings his kingdom to earth.
Jesus’s resurrection is the basis of our belief that death does not have the final say. Because Jesus is raised to life, we will also be raised to life. Christians believe that death is not the final word, because Jesus’s resurrection defeats death and guarantees our future resurrection. The tomb is empty!
During a season of reflection and repentance, we pour out our grief and sin, pain and regret, holding nothing back. In response, God too holds nothing back, pouring himself out for our redemption. This series explores our need to confess our sins and fully trust God’s faithfulness to forgive.
During a season of reflection and repentance, we pour out our grief and sin, pain and regret, holding nothing back. In response, God too holds nothing back, pouring himself out for our redemption. This series explores our need to confess our sins and fully trust God’s faithfulness to forgive.
In moving forward, we always want to be on the same page. We all have a heart for the house of God, but we often don't know where to begin to express it. These two lessons align our vision and mission to move toward our goal and within the will of God.
In moving forward, we always want to be on the same page. We all have a heart for the house of God, but we often don't know where to begin to express it. These two lessons align our vision and mission to move toward our goal and within the will of God.
Bro Felix brings a message about the power the Gospel has both when preached from and within the confines of the jail cell.
This week we look at Paul the apostle’s conversion story. From persecutor of the early church to one of the greatest figures in Christendom, Paul’s story is an incredible testimony of God’s powerful and redeeming love.
This message ignites an excitement for the new opportunities a new year or season offers believers who keep their eyes on Jesus. We can develop high-quality habits of turning the pages of Scripture to find our place in the powerful story of God.
Christmas is a season of good news: the arrival of a Savior. But before the good news can come, we need to understand the bad news that precedes it. Our sin is why the Savior had to come. When we know the depth of that sin, it makes the glory of the good news even greater.
Christmas is a season of good news: the arrival of a Savior. But before the good news can come, we need to understand the bad news that precedes it. Our sin is why the Savior had to come. When we know the depth of that sin, it makes the glory of the good news even greater.
Christmas is a season of good news: the arrival of a Savior. But before the good news can come, we need to understand the bad news that precedes it. Our sin is why the Savior had to come. When we know the depth of that sin, it makes the glory of the good news even greater.
Christmas is a season of good news: the arrival of a Savior. But before the good news can come, we need to understand the bad news that precedes it. Our sin is why the Savior had to come. When we know the depth of that sin, it makes the glory of the good news even greater.
Christmas is a season of good news: the arrival of a Savior. But before the good news can come, we need to understand the bad news that precedes it. Our sin is why the Savior had to come. When we know the depth of that sin, it makes the glory of the good news even greater.
This series examines doubt in the life of a Christian. The experiences of biblical characters show us that doubt pushes believers toward a deeper understanding of faith. God desires that we walk with him in our seasons of doubt.
This series examines doubt in the life of a Christian. The experiences of biblical characters show us that doubt pushes believers toward a deeper understanding of faith. God desires that we walk with him in our seasons of doubt.
This series examines doubt in the life of a Christian. The experiences of biblical characters show us that doubt pushes believers toward a deeper understanding of faith. God desires that we walk with him in our seasons of doubt.
This series examines doubt in the life of a Christian. The experiences of biblical characters show us that doubt pushes believers toward a deeper understanding of faith. God desires that we walk with him in our seasons of doubt.
This series explores how we can live a life led by the Holy Spirit—both in a general sense and in specific choices. We will come to better understand the role of the Spirit in our lives and in the church based on how Jesus talks about the third person of the Trinity.
This series explores how we can live a life led by the Holy Spirit—both in a general sense and in specific choices. We will come to better understand the role of the Spirit in our lives and in the church based on how Jesus talks about the third person of the Trinity.
This series explores how we can live a life led by the Holy Spirit—both in a general sense and in specific choices. We will come to better understand the role of the Spirit in our lives and in the church based on how Jesus talks about the third person of the Trinity.
Bro Richard Felix Sr introduces this series explores how we can live a life led by the Holy Spirit—both in a general sense and in specific choices. We will come to better understand the role of the Spirit in our lives and in the church based on how Jesus talks about the third person of the Trinity.
Jesus began his ministry by calling men and women to follow him and be his disciples. Today, the invitation of Jesus remains the same: to follow him as his students and to embrace his life and teaching in every area of our lives.
Jesus began his ministry by calling men and women to follow him and be his disciples. Today, the invitation of Jesus remains the same: to follow him as his students and to embrace his life and teaching in every area of our lives.
Jesus began his ministry by calling men and women to follow him and be his disciples. Today, the invitation of Jesus remains the same: to follow him as his students and to embrace his life and teaching in every area of our lives.
Jesus began his ministry by calling men and women to follow him and be his disciples. Today, the invitation of Jesus remains the same: to follow him as his students and to embrace his life and teaching in every area of our lives.
This series works as a two-week journey through the fascinating book of Philemon. Philemon explores how forgiveness should influence how we treat those over whom we have authority as we extend grace instead of demands. Our family in Christ changes how we relate to others in conflict.
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This series works as a two-week journey through the fascinating book of Philemon. Philemon explores how forgiveness should influence how we treat those over whom we have authority as we extend grace instead of demands. Our family in Christ changes how we relate to others in conflict.
Contact us at office@goodwoodchurch.org if we can do anything for you.
This series examines how the Bible uses several different sports metaphors to describe the Christian life. As followers of Jesus, we are called to seek after an eternal crown through faithfully running the race God has set before us, by fighting the good fight of faith, and by working together with other believers to advance the kingdom of God.
This series examines how the Bible uses several different sports metaphors to describe the Christian life. As followers of Jesus, we are called to seek after an eternal crown through faithfully running the race God has set before us, by fighting the good fight of faith, and by working together with other believers to advance the kingdom of God.
This series examines how the Bible uses several different sports metaphors to describe the Christian life. As followers of Jesus, we are called to seek after an eternal crown through faithfully running the race God has set before us, by fighting the good fight of faith, and by working together with other believers to advance the kingdom of God.
This series examines how the Bible uses several different sports metaphors to describe the Christian life. As followers of Jesus, we are called to seek after an eternal crown through faithfully running the race God has set before us, by fighting the good fight of faith, and by working together with other believers to advance the kingdom of God.
This four-week series examines Psalm 23. In a world filled with ever-changing and increasingly troubling headlines, the hope of God’s comfort and sustaining care is a balm for weary souls. The believer can rest in the gentle care of their Good Shepherd, the one who walks with them and provides for them—mind, body, and soul—in the present and in the days to come.
This four-week series examines Psalm 23. In a world filled with ever-changing and increasingly troubling headlines, the hope of God’s comfort and sustaining care is a balm for weary souls. The believer can rest in the gentle care of their Good Shepherd, the one who walks with them and provides for them—mind, body, and soul—in the present and in the days to come.
This four-week series examines Psalm 23. In a world filled with ever-changing and increasingly troubling headlines, the hope of God’s comfort and sustaining care is a balm for weary souls. The believer can rest in the gentle care of their Good Shepherd, the one who walks with them and provides for them—mind, body, and soul—in the present and in the days to come.
This four-week series examines Psalm 23. In a world filled with ever-changing and increasingly troubling headlines, the hope of God’s comfort and sustaining care is a balm for weary souls. The believer can rest in the gentle care of their Good Shepherd, the one who walks with them and provides for them—mind, body, and soul—in the present and in the days to come.
This four-week series redefines what makes up The Good Life, when seen through the eyes of faith. Examining Jesus’s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, this series wrestles with consumerism, fame, and fortune. Together, we will unmask our culture’s superficial ideas of a what makes one successful in life, and contrast them with the truths found in God’s Word.
This four-week series redefines what makes up The Good Life, when seen through the eyes of faith. Examining Jesus’s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, this series wrestles with consumerism, fame, and fortune. Together, we will unmask our culture’s superficial ideas of a what makes one successful in life, and contrast them with the truths found in God’s Word.
This four-week series redefines what makes up The Good Life, when seen through the eyes of faith. Examining Jesus’s teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, this series wrestles with consumerism, fame, and fortune. Together, we will unmask our culture’s superficial ideas of a what makes one successful in life, and contrast them with the truths found in God’s Word.
God used Joseph’s heartache and pain to preserve the nation of Israel, as well as to save the lives of many others during a period of great famine. Your suffering can bring glory to God and help others who are experiencing difficult circumstances.
The story of Joseph demonstrates that even though people plot evil against us, God can take pain, woundings, and hardships of life, and use them for a greater good. Although God does not cause evil, he uses the momentary hardships, challenges, and pains we experience in life as opportunities to grow us as followers of Jesus with the promise of future restoration.
As Joseph is reunited with his brothers, he makes a choice to forgive them for the pain and wrongdoing they caused him. We are to forgive others just as God has forgiven us; however, it is vital we understand what forgiveness is not and what forgiveness is.
As Joseph faithfully serves his new master, temptation comes against him. Yet Joseph overcomes the temptation to sin. As we all battle temptations, we must remember that God is with us and that he faithfully sets limits on our temptation and makes provision for us to overcome.
Joseph’s brothers, consumed with anger and resentment, sell Joseph to slavetraders heading to Egypt. Yet despite these horrific events, God is with Jacob and grants him favor in Egypt. When tragedy strikes our lives, we often struggle with two questions: Does God truly cares about us? and Has God abandoned us? The story of Joseph reminds us that God is always with us, and we can live faithfully to God in all circumstances.
As the story of Joseph begins, all of the characters struggle with different sinful attitudes, such as partiality, favoritism, selfish pride, superiority, resentment, and hatred, and we witness the horrific impact these attitudes have on people. Our various sinful attitudes toward others are incompatible with the kingdom of God; rather, we are to love one another, walk in humility, put off bitterness and resentment, and extend grace and acceptance to others, especially the marginalized and the outcast.
God strengthens us to participate in his plan in the face of resistance. Our standing and our praying makes a difference.
God invades our daily lives and relationships. When we honor one another, we honor God.
God calls us to shine as light in the darkness. We need to live wisely, rejecting what displeases the Lord and embracing what pleases him.
God gives us access to a new attitude and a new way of life. We must guard our thoughts and words because they determine our heart’s attitude and, therefore, our choices.
God calls us to grow so that we can use our gifts for his glory. Our maturity is measured not by our gifts but by how we love God and love others.
God reveals the mystery of his grace through the church. We are called to make God’s glorious riches known to others, even at great personal cost.
God reconciles people to each other through Jesus. When we are walking in fellowship with God, we can walk in fellowship with other believers in spite of our differences.
God reconciled us to himself by making us alive when we were dead. We are the display of God’s gracious handiwork.
The purpose of God is to bring all things together under Christ. We can know God’s purpose by knowing God.
The Holy Spirit comforts you so that you can do the same for other people who are hurting.
God uses a vivid object lesson to teach Jonah about his sovereignty over creation and salvation. Today God has lovingly put you in situations and places where your comfort and desires are pressed, so that they might conform to his plan for your life.
God uses the few simple words that Jonah speaks to bring about great repentance and salvation to an entire city. God doesn’t need your eloquence to accomplish his desires. Rather, he lovingly invites you to lend your voice to his simple message and to join him in his work.
When Jonah literally hits rock bottom, God rescues him and redirects his thoughts and actions. God can hear your prayer, save you, and create space for you to listen to and obey him, even when you are at your lowest point.
Jonah rejects God’s call to preach to the city of Nineveh and finds himself floating in a sea of regret. Don’t try to outrun God’s purpose for your life; it is futile and often costly for you and for those around you.
Walking in the Spirit is essential to making decisions both big and small. As we learn to rely on God instead of ourselves, we will see his work in our lives and in the lives of those around us.
Our bad choices may have hard consequences, but God is still sovereign over the lives of his children. God can redeem anything if we turn to him wholeheartedly.
The key to a life full of God’s best is obedience to his Word. When we put God and his ways first, the other parts of our lives fall into place.
Before they were given the name Christians, early believers in Jesus were called followers of “The Way.” We can walk in God’s way for our lives when we follow Jesus in a personal relationship.
Part 8 in our I Believe series where we look at the basic tenets of our Christian faith.
Part 7 in our I Believe series where we look at the basic tenets of our Christian faith.
Part 6 in our I Believe series where we look at the basic tenets of our Christian faith.
Part 5 in our I Believe series where we look at the basic tenets of our Christian faith.
Part 4 in our I Believe series where we look at the basic tenets of our Christian faith.
Part 3 in our I Believe series where we look at the basic tenets of our Christian faith.
Part 2 in our I Believe series where we look at the basic tenets of our Christian faith.
Part 1 in our I Believe series where we look at the basic tenets of our Christian faith.