Stonegate Sermon Podcast: Recent Episodes
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This is the sermon podcast for Stonegate Fellowship based out of Midland, Texas. Stonegate Fellowship is a church who believes that Jesus completely transforms people’s lives. Visit www.stonegatefellowship.com for more information.
Eric Clark explores the theme of divine guidance and trust, emphasizing the importance of entrusting ourselves to God as our shepherd rather than relying solely on human wisdom or self-reliance, as illustrated through Psalm 23.
Chase Lynch explores the wisdom of Psalm 1 and examines the paths we choose, the places we are planted, and the ultimate outcomes of our spiritual journey.
Neil Rogers explores Psalm 90, looking through the lens of Old Testament believers and Jesus, emphasizing the fleeting nature of life and the eternal hope found in Christ's death and resurrection.
Luke McNeely emphasizes the importance of relying on God's guidance and strength in building a legacy of faith, shaping and guiding the next generation through a Christ-centered life, and praying for His presence and protection during impactful events like a camp.
Eric Boyt continues our series in the Psalms as he explores Psalm 18, encouraging us to learn to trust God as our rock and refuge, drawing strength from David's example of faith and reliance on the Lord amidst life's challenges.
Neil continues our series in the Psalms as he explores Psalm 67 and Genesis 12:1-3, discovering how God's blessings empower us to be a conduit of His promise to all nations through Christ's transformative work.
Eric explores 1 Corinthians 15, highlighting the foundational significance of Jesus' resurrection, which offers hope, renewal, and assurance that our faith and labor in the Lord are not in vain.
Jay continues our 1 John series by examining whether it is possible to reach a point of no return with God, highlighting His faithfulness to believers and the danger of rejecting the Holy Spirit.
Eric continues our series in 1 John, exploring the importance of aligning our prayers with God's will and character. He emphasizes the need to break down false images of God and to trust in His wisdom and timing as we seek confidence that He hears and answers our prayers.
In our sermon Series 1 John, Chase unpacked chapter 5, looking at how life is filled with uncertainty, but God gives us the assurance we need. Through 1 John 5, Chase shows us we can have confidence in our salvation, our identity, and our future.
Joe continues our "1 John" series, exploring the profound and transformative nature of God's love, contrasting it with human perceptions, and emphasizes that true love, as defined by Scripture, is selfless, sacrificial, and only possible through divine intervention.
In this sermon on 1 John 4:1-6, we explore the spiritual battle for discerning the truth about God, emphasizing the importance of testing every claim against the words and actions of Jesus, the preeminent source of divine truth, and living out our faith through demonstration rather than mere proclamation.
Neil continues our "1 John" series, discussing the transformative power of forgiveness. He urges believers to trust in God's justice and provision, embrace their identity in Christ, and love others as He loves us.
Luke continues our "1 John" series, exploring the theme of confidence in faith. He emphasizes the assurance and transformation that believers experience through God's unconditional love as they remain in Him and reflect on their spiritual growth and repentance.
Joe starts our brand-new series "1 John" by exploring 1 John 1:1-4, a passage that establishes the foundation for understanding the depth of our fellowship with God.
Chase continues our "1 John" series by examining 1 John 2:3-14 and emphasizes that genuine knowledge of Christ is demonstrated through obedience, love, and living in the light.
Eric continues our "1 John" series by exploring 1 John 1:5-2:2, where God and His light are meant to heal you, not harm you.
Joe starts our brand-new series "1 John" by exploring 1 John 1:1-4, a passage that establishes the foundation for understanding the depth of our fellowship with God.
Eric concludes our Boldly Generous series by discussing how we can be generous with our time, talent, and resources.
Neil continues our sermon series, Boldly Generous, showing us of what the scriptures say about becoming boldly generous.
Chase continues our sermon series, Boldly Generous, reminding us of what the scriptures say about safeguarding against greed.
Eric begins our new sermon series, Boldy Generous, by exploring the heart of generosity.
Today, we celebrate new life in Christ through baptism and come together to take communion, reflecting on His love and sacrifice.
Neil Rogers shares how following God's guidance, as seen in Joshua 3, leads us to unknown places and requires both faith and action.
Craig concludes our series by examining Romans 12 and exploring what it means to be a daily worshiper.
Neil continues our series by looking at John 5 and what it means to be an apprentice of Jesus.
Chase continues our series, "Becoming Everyday Disciples," by explaining that discipleship is not about what you do but about who you are becoming.
Eric continues our new series, "Becoming Everyday Disciples," by looking at Philippians 3 & Matthew 28.
Eric continues our new series, "Becoming Everyday Disciples," by exploring Luke 9 & 10.
Chase Gilbert looks at Romans 12 and the importance of biblical community and serving others.
Neil continues our sermon series, Lessons from David, looking at 1 Samiel 24-26 and learning from David about the pros and cons of our decisions.
Chase finishes our series in 1 Thessalonians 5, looking at the final verses in chapter 5, verses 23-28.
Craig King starts our new series in 1 Thessalonians 5, looking at chapter 5 verses 1-11.
Eric Clark begins our new series on the books of Peter by first looking at who Peter was and the significance of the calling in his life and ours.
Craig King will continue in our series "The Light" as he walks us through that the "Light is Shining."
Jay Mayo continues our Commissioned series by taking a look at what loving one another really means.
Josh Gatewood speaks a message on Colossians 3 and encourages us to set our minds on things above.
Jay Mayo finishes our Building Bridges series by taking a look at the foundation of contentment.
Eric Clark continues our series by looking at what it means to actually follow Jesus biblically in our everyday lives.
Joe Russo continues our Building Bridges series by taking a look at how the choices we make can impact our legacy.
Chase Gilbert continues our Building Bridges series by taking a look at the Holy Spirit in the Old and New Testaments.
Jay Mayo continues our Building Bridges series with a challenge to not allow our faith to get derailed by religion.
Neil Rogers continues our Building Bridges series by teaching about how to reach the next generation with the authentic message of Christianity.
Randy Unruh continues our Building Bridges series by asking the question ·Can God really be trusted?·, and looking at Jesus· answer from Matthew 4.
Jay Mayo continues our new Summer series, Building Bridges, which looks at how the Old and New Testaments connect.
Josh Gatewood kicks off our new Summer series, Building Bridges, which looks at how the Old and New Testaments connect.
Joe Russo kicks off our new Summer series, Building Bridges, which looks at how the Old and New Testaments connect.
Randy Unruh encourages us with a story from 2 Chronicles and leads us through a time of Expectant Prayer for Camp.
Craig King encourages us with a story from 2 Chronicles and leads us through a time of Expectant Prayer for Camp.
Joe Russo continues our series by taking a look at the story and qualities of the Shunammite Woman found in 2 Kings 4.
Neil Rogers continues our series by showing us how we can know God by resting in His restorative presence.
Jay Mayo continues our series by showing us how we can know God by resting in His restorative presence.
Randy Unruh continues our series with Psalm 95, showing how we can know God through the act of worship.
Craig King continues our series with Psalm 95, showing how we can know God through the act of worship.
Gary Douglas continues our series by unpacking how the Bible is the primary pathway for us to know and is transformed by God.
Josh Gatewood continues our series by unpacking how the Bible is the primary pathway for us to know and be transformed by God.
Josh Gatewood continues our Galatians series with the first section of chapter 6, where Paul challenges those who walk by the Spirit to care for others well.
Jay Mayo continues our Galatians series with the first section of chapter 6, where Paul challenges those who walk by the Spirit to care for others well.
Joe Russo continues our Galatians series with Paul's unpacking of the works of the flesh vs the fruit of the Spirit.
Randy Unruh continues our Galatians series with the beginning of Chapter 5, where Paul dives deeper into freedom in Christ.
Chase Gilbert continues our Galatians series with the beginning of Chapter 5, where Paul dives deeper into freedom in Christ.
Jay Mayo continues our Galatians series in Chapter 4 where Paul challenges the Galatians to relate to God through freedom in Christ rather than through an obligation to the law.
Eric Clark continues our Galatians series by showing us what it means to be adopted into the Family of God.
Steven Cain continues our Galatians series with The Purpose of the Law found in Galatians 3.
Gary Douglas continues our Galatians series in Chapter 3, where Paul presses into the Law and the Gospel.
Jay Mayo continues our Galatians series in Chapter 3, where Paul presses into the Law and the Gospel.
Randy Unruh takes us through the first part of Galatians 3, where Paul uses the Children of Abraham as an example of faith.
Joe Russo takes us through the first part of Galatians 3, where Paul uses the Children of Abraham as an example of faith.
Neil Rogers continues our Galatians series in the second half of Chapter 2, where Paul explains freedom from the Law
Jay Mayo continues our Galatians series in the second half of Chapter 2, where Paul explains freedom from the Law.
Eric Boyt us through the first section of Galatians 2 where Paul warns of the threat to Gospel freedom.
Chase Gilbert takes us through the first section of Galatians 2 where Paul warns of the threat to Gospel freedom.
Neil Rogers kicks off our new series in the book of Galatians by unpacking the one true Gospel
Jay Mayo kicks off our new series on the book of Galatians by looking at what it means to have true freedom in Christ.
Chase Gilbert continues our Thrill of Hope series with Zechariah's Prophecy found in Luke 1:57-79
Josh Gatewood continues our Thrill of Hope series with Zechariah's Prophecy found in Luke 1:57-79
Eric Boyt continues our Thrill of Hope series by taking us through Mary's Song of Praise found in Luke 1:39-56.
Josh Gatewood continues our Thrill of Hope series by taking us through Mary's Song of Praise found in Luke 1:39-56.
Gary Douglas kicks off our December series, Thrill of Hope, with the story of Jesus' birth found in the book of Luke.
Jay Mayo kicks off our December series, Thrill of Hope, with the story of Jesus' birth found in the book of Luke.
Gary Douglas joins special guests from our Acuna Mission Trip Team to share stories of what God is doing, missions updates, and how you can be involved in future trips
Missions Director Neil Rogers shares how God is using Stonegate to reach the Nations for His Glory.
Gary Douglas finishes out our Stories of Jesus series by taking us through the parable of the Vineyard Owner in Luke 20:9·19.
Josh Gatewood finishes out our Stories of Jesus series by taking us through the parable of the Vineyard Owner in Luke 20:9·19.
Guest Speaker Vernon Burger unpacks Romans 15:13 and challenges us to cultivate an honest hope.
Chase Gilbert continues our Stories of Jesus series by taking us through the Parable of The Pharisee & The Tax Collector found in Luke 18:8-14.
Eric Clark continues our Stories of Jesus series with the Parable of the Persistent Widow found in Luke 18:1-8.
Steven Cain continues our Stories of Jesus series with the Parable of the Persistent Widow found in Luke 18:1-8.
Eric Boyt continues our Stories of Jesus series by taking us through the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31.
Joe Russo continues our Stories of Jesus series by taking us through the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31.
Chase Gilbert continues our Stories of Jesus series by unpacking the Parable of the Dishonest Manager in Luke 16:1-13
Josh Gatewood continues our Stories of Jesus series by unpacking the Parable of the Dishonest Manager in Luke 16:1-13
Jay Mayo continues our Stories of Jesus series by taking us through the Parable of lost coin, sheep, and son found in Luke 15.
Randy Unruh continues our Stories of Jesus series by taking us through the Parables of the lost coin, sheep, and son found in Luke 15
Gary Douglas continues our Stories of Jesus series by taking a look at the parable of the Rich Young Ruler in Luke 12.
Eric Boyt continues our Stories of Jesus series by taking a look at the parable of the Rich Young Ruler in Luke 12.
Neil Rogers begins our new series by looking at the Parables of Jesus in Luke·s Gospel. Neil challenges us to be the sort of people who actively receive and share the word of God in our everyday lives.
Josh Gatewood begins our new series by looking at the Parables of Jesus in Luke·s Gospel. Josh explains why Jesus used parables and challenges us to be the sort of people who are humble and receptive to God·s word.
Joe Russo wraps up our September series by taking a look at the ministry of marriage both with our spouse and towards others.
Randy Unruh continues our series on marriage by showing us how Satan works to works to disrupt God's plan for unity and blessing within marriage. Randy identifies some common ways Satan comes after our marriages and challenges us to give him no space in our lives.
Josh Gatewood continues our series in marriages by showing us how Satan works to works to disrupt Gods plan for unity and blessing within marriage. Josh identifies some common ways Satan comes after our marriages and then challenges us to give him no space in our lives.
Neil Rogers continues our series by taking us back to Jesus· words about Marriage and Divorce in Matthew 19. Neil explains how even though our hard hearts lead to so much brokenness with respect to marriage, there is always hope for redemption through Jesus.
Jay Mayo continues our series by taking us back to Jesus· words about Marriage and Divorce in Matthew 19. Jay explains how even though our hard hearts lead to so much brokenness with respect to marriage, there is always hope for redemption through Jesus.
Jay Mayo opens our new series by taking us to Jesus· words about God·s original design for marriage, showing us how much God values marriage and challenging us to make our marriages a high priority in our lives.
Josh Gatewood opens our new series by taking us to Jesus· words about God·s original design for marriage, showing us how much God values marriage and challenging us to make our marriages a high priority in our lives.
Gary Douglas concludes our series by reminding us that we are all called to a life of ministry. He shares some personal examples of people who are embracing this call and challenges us to be a people who are committed to advancing the kingdom of Jesus in our region.
Larry Gilbert concludes our series by exhorting us to be a people who are committed to making disciples. He gives some updates on our 7 year vision and challenges us to keep being a people who are committed to advancing the kingdom of Jesus in our region.
Randy Unruh continues our Commissioned series by taking a look at the story of Zaccheus in Luke 19.
Josh Gatewood continues our Commissioned series by taking a look at the story of Zaccheus in Luke 19.
Gary Douglas kicks off our new series reminding us of our mission as the people of Jesus by taking us to a story in Scripture that highlights how God uses everyday people for His purposes.
Jay Mayo kicks off our new series reminding us of our mission as the people of Jesus by taking us to a story in Scripture that highlights how God uses everyday people for His purposes.
Randy Unruh continues our series in Proverbs by showing us how much better it is to walk in the way of God·s wisdom. He invites us to listen to wisdom, look to Jesus, and actively chose the way of life over the way of death.
Chase Gilbert continues our series in Proverbs by showing us how much better it is to walk in the way of God·s wisdom. He invites us to listen to wisdom, look to Jesus, and actively chose the way of life over the way of death.
Pastor Elvie Brown of Common Unity Church challenges us against spiritual laziness through the lens of Proverbs 6.
Eric Clark takes us through Proverbs 6 where we unpack God·s correction, His hatred for things that take life from us, and the practice of Biblical Repentance.
Steven Cain continues our series in Proverbs by showing us the sober truths about sexual intimacy and infidelity found in Proverbs 5 & 7. He explains how relational faithfulness and flourishing are found when we position ourselves to receive God·s wisdom and respond accordingly.
Jay Mayo continues our series in Proverbs by showing us the sober truths about sexual intimacy and infidelity found in Proverbs 5 & 7. He explains how relational faithfulness and flourishing are found when we position ourselves to receive God·s wisdom and respond accordingly.
Eric Boyt continues our journey through the book of Proverbs by showing us how to choose the path of wisdom over the path of wickedness. Eric explains how the path of wickedness is always much worse than it originally seems. In this message, Eric challenges us to guard our hearts and actively chose the path of wisdom for our lives.
Neil Rogers continues our journey through the book of Proverbs by showing us how to choose the path of wisdom over the path of wickedness. Neil explains how the path of wickedness is always much worse than it originally seems. In this message, Neil challenges us to reject passivity and actively chose the path of wisdom for our lives.
Steven Cain continues our series in Proverbs by helping us understand how and why we should trust the Lord. He acknowledges the difficulties this often entails, but encourages us to stay faithful·even when we don·t have the answers we want.
Jay Mayo continues our series in Proverbs by showing us the importance of posturing our hearts to receive God·s wisdom and then training our hearts to comply with wisdom·s commands.
Neil Rogers kicks off our Summer series in the book of Proverbs. He shows us the blessings of wisdom and challenges us to build our lives on solid foundation of Jesus Christ.
Eric Clark continues our series in Proverbs by showing us how to listen to wisdom in our everyday lives. He challenges us to choose the path of wisdom, reject the path of foolishness, and invest our lives into becoming wise people.
Joe Russo kicks off our Summer series in the book of Proverbs. Joe shows us the consequences of failing to heed the warnings of wisdom and challenges us to embrace the wisdom of God for our lives.
Randy will continue from Gary·s message from last week on the 5 purposes of a Christian life. We learned at SGY camp that all of us are to ·Know God, and make Him known·. He will discuss what that looks like in all of our lives.
Chase Gilbert will walk us through how to avoid various distractions that often hinder us from faithfully living out our calling.
Gary Douglas concludes our series by teaching us how the truth of Gods image applies to the issues of race and diversity.
Jay Mayo concludes our series by teaching us how the truth of Gods image applies to the issues of race and diversity.
Josh Gatewood continues our series by showing us how being made in Gods image applies to the important subjects of sexuality, attraction, and relationships.
Josh Gatewood continues our series by showing us how being made in Gods image applies to the important subjects of sexuality, attraction, and relationships.
Josh Gatewood continues our series by showing us how our status as God·s imagers applies to our Gender as either male or female
Randy Unruh begins our new series by teaching us what it means to be created in the image of God. He explains how when this one truth is denied, people are dehumanized. However, when this one truth is upheld and applied·even by non-Christians·then people flourish.
Eric Clark begins our new series by teaching us what it means to be created in the image of God. He explains how when this one truth is denied, people are dehumanized. However, when this one truth is upheld and applied·even by non-Christians·then people flourish.
Josh Gatewood shares a message about the pursuit of gentleness. He shows us how gentleness should not be an isolated trait in our lives, but something that defines and characterizes everything we do.
Dustin Pearce returns to give an update on what God is doing through Advance Church. He speaks about the importance of surrender and introduces us to a powerful story of someone who recently surrendered her life to Jesus.
Gary Douglas teaches about the living hope we have through the resurrection of Jesus. He shows us how biblical hope is not just wishful thinking, but a confident expectation of the future that empowers us to live in the present.
Jay Mayo teaches about the living hope we have through the resurrection of Jesus. He shows us how biblical hope is not just wishful thinking, but a confident expectation of the future that empowers us to live in the present.
Steven Cain concludes our series in Colossians. He challenges us to consider what cause we are living for and how we can play our part in God·s story.
Josh Gatewood concludes our series in Colossians. He challenges us to consider what cause we are living for and how we can play our part in God·s story.
Join Haley, Josh and Craig as they wrap up the conversation on the letter to the church in Colassae.
Eric Boyt takes us through Colossians 4:5-6. He shares with us how to act and speak wisely to reflect the Gospel we believe.
Josh Gatewood takes us through Colossians 4:5-6. He shares with us how to act and speak wisely to reflect the Gospel we believe.
Gary Douglas continues our series by challenging us to pray with steadfast devotion they way Paul instructs us. Gary also shares some unique opportunities for us to join God in the work He·s doing throughout Odessa
Neil Rogers continues our series by sharing some encouraging stories of what God is doing to save people around the world. Neil then challenges us to consider what faithful obedience looks like for each of us in this season of life.
Singing and submission. Join Josh Haley and Craig as they unpack and discuss Colossians 3:12-21.
Randy Unruh takes us through the end of Colossians 3 where we see how we are called to work and lead as followers of Jesus.
Taking us through the end of Colossians 3, Josh Gatewood shows how we work and lead as followers of Jesus directly impacts how we daily love and influence others.
Randy Unruh shares Paul·s challenge to husbands, wives, and their children as seen in Colossians 3:18-21
Joe Russo shares Paul's challenge to husbands, wives, and their children as seen in Colossians 3:18-21
Steven Cain takes us through Colossians 3:12-17, where we see who we are in Christ and how that shapes our actions and the way we love.
Jay Mayo takes us through Colossians 3:12-17, where we see who we are in Christ and how that shapes our actions and the way we love.
Gary Douglas takes us into the first part of Colossians 3, showing us how our beliefs and mindset shape our behavior.
Special guest speaker Elvie Brown of Common Unity Church takes us through the next section of Colossians, showing us the victory God has given us in Christ.
On this Episode of Sunday Plus, listen in on Josh, Haley and Craig’s discussion on empty philosophies and walking in freedom out of Colossians chapter 2.
Randy Unruh uses Colossians 2:16-23 to show us how we can resist and counter common attacks in our walk with Christ.
Chase Gilbert uses Colossians 2:16-23 to show what freedom in Christ really means for us as believers.
Steven Cain continues our series in Colossians by showing us how it is both reasonable and fulfilling to put our faith in Jesus.
Jay Mayo continues our series in Colossians by showing us how it is both reasonable and fulfilling to put our faith in Jesus.
As we continue our journey through Paul’s letter to the church in Collosae, Deconstruction and Suffering are the topics Haley, Josh and Craig tackle on this weeks episode of Sunday Plus.
Randy Unruh continues our series in Colossians by showing us Paul's commitment to suffering for the proclamation of the Gospel.
Jay Mayo continues our series in Colossians by showing us Paul's commitment to suffering for the proclamation of the Gospel.
Josh Gatewood continues our series in Colossians by showing us how everything exists for Jesus and why that·s good news for everyone.
Moving through both Colossians 1 and John 1, Joe Russo highlights 3 truths we must understand that make true salvation possible: Jesus· relationship to the Father, Jesus· relationship to creation, and Jesus· relationship to the church.
Sunday Plus is back. Josh, Haley and Craig discuss the launch of the new series through Colossians.
Neil Rogers begins our journey together through the book of Colossians by examining Paul's prayers for the church and challenging us in our own prayer life.
Eric Boyt begins our journey together through the book of Colossians by examining Paul's prayers for the church and challenging us in our own prayer life.
Gary Douglas wraps up our Vision series reminding us that giving is directly related to our understanding of how much we've already been given by the grace of God.
Larry Gilbert wraps up our Vision series by highlighting a few exciting things coming up, and reminding us that giving is actually a part of our worship.
Steven Cain continues our Vision series by unpacking what Jesus called the two greatest commandments: To love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourself.
Steven Cain continues our Vision series by unpacking what Jesus called the two greatest commandments: To love God with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourself.
Eric Clark continues our Vision series, sharing the best way we can become more fully-surrendered disciples is by becoming a people marked by supernatural love for God and others in our everyday lives.
Josh Gatewood kicks off our new series by reminding us of our 7-year church vision while unpacking our greatest goal of 2022: being fully surrendered disciples of Jesus.
Taking us into Matthew 28, Randy Unruh kicks off our new series by challenging us in 4 areas of our lives that can help us improve as we work to fulfill the Great Commission.
Gary Douglas takes us through the true vine passage in John 15, which shows the role of the gardener, the vine, and the branches.
In this stand-alone message, Jay Mayo finishes out the year looking at Philippians 3:13-14 through the lens of our mission statement and challenges us to be fully present.
Eric Clark wraps up our Incarnation series by taking us through John 1 and helping us navigate how we can respond to Jesus coming after us.
Randy Unruh wraps up our Incarnation series by unpacking how, even though we often miss Him in our everyday lives, Jesus left heaven to enter into our sin, giving us a chance to receive Him into our lives and become adopted children of God.
Josh Gatewood continues our Incarnation series by showing Jesus came for us, to shine His light into our darkness and give us Hope.
Jay Mayo continues our Incarnation series by showing how Jesus' life exposes the darkness in our lives and shows us the way of escape.
Chase Gilbert reminds us that our actions are always a reflection of our heart, and true transformation is an inside-out process.
Randy Unruh shares a journey of hope from Psalm 113, reminding us the key to hope is often simply trusting that God is going to be there for us.
Gary Douglas and Neil Rogers wrap up our Empowered series with a special Expectant service.
"Can the Holy Spirit work in the lives of non believers?” Listen in as Josh, Haley and Craig discuss this question and more on this final episode of Sunday plus.
In this week of our Empowered series, Joe Russo takes us through Galatians 5 as we compare the fruit of the Spirit with the fruit of our flesh.
In this week of our Empowered series, Eric Boyt takes us through Galatians 5 as we look at the fruit of the Spirit vs. the fruit of our flesh.
In this week of our Empowered series, Luke McNeely discusses how the Holy Spirit reminds us of our position as God’s sons and daughters.
Steven Cain takes us through Romans 8 where we see that by God·s Spirit, we can be free from the power of sin in our lives.
In this week of our Empowered series, Jay Mayo unpacks the topic of Surrender: what it is, what it means, and why it's so important.
Josh Gatewood continues our Empowered series by showing us that true power and transformation come through our surrender.
Sunday Plus | Empowered | Week 3
Why do we pray for God’s presence if He is already with us? Josh, Haley and Craig discuss this question and more on this episode of Sunday Plus.
Jesus Continued Just Do Something Craig King, Haley Cain, & Josh Gatewood
This week Eric Clark takes us into the book of Ephesians as we look at what it means to intentionally follow Jesus while being empowered by the Holy Spirit in our everyday lives.
This week, Randy Unruh takes us into the book of Ephesians as we look at how we can be empowered and recharged by the Holy Spirit.
Josh Gatewood continues our Empowered series by showing us how the Holy Spirit isn’t a force we manipulate but a person we surrender to.
Steven Cain continues our Empowered series by showing us how the Holy Spirit isn’t a force we manipulate but a person we surrender to.
Sunday Plus | Empowered | Week 1
In this first episode back, Josh, Haley and Craig discuss some of your questions concerning the person of the Holy Spirit.
Craig King, Haley Cain, & Josh Gatewood
Gary Douglas kicks off our new series on the Holy Spirit by laying a foundation for our study and showing how God’s heart has always been to dwell with His people.
Josh Gatewood kicks off our new series on the Holy Spirit by laying a foundation for our study and showing how God’s heart has always been to dwell with His people.
Wrapping up our Obedience series, we get to stream the message from our Midland Campus and hear from one of our primary missions partners, Elam Ministries, as they share how God has been working in the Iran region.
Wrapping up our Obedience series, we get to hear from one of our primary missions partners, Elam Ministries, as they share how God has been working in the Iran region.
Josh Gatewood wraps up our Obedience series by taking us through Daniel 7, and reminding us that Jesus is our One True King.
Neil Rogers wraps up our Obedience series by walking us through Daniel 7, and reminding us that we serve an everlasting King whose Kingdom will never end.
Randy Unruh continues our series in Daniel by taking us to the familiar story of Daniel in the lion’s den. Randy shows us that if we want to live a life of obedience with God that we must follow Daniel’s example. We do this by continuing to grow in our relationship with and our conviction to God. Randy challenges us to have a “Long Obedience In The Same Direction”. Living our lives putting into place just small Godly habits, can have a huge impact on our lives and the world around us. Randy end’s by reminding all of us that Daniel focused on growing in his relationship and obedience with God and he let God worry about the Lions….and so should we.
Joe Russo continues our series in Daniel by taking us to the familiar story of Daniel in the lions den. Joe shows us how the lions den was really just another obstacle in Daniel’s life that God used to glorify Himself in a pagan nation. For Daniel, his character and obedience was already shaped by a commitment to God—no matter the cost. Joe challenges us to consider what Daniels example means for us today and gives us some tangible action steps we can apply to our own life and circumstances.
Chase Gilbert continues our series in the book of Daniel by looking at the story of the fiery furnace in Daniel 3. Chase helps us see that God may not always remove our fiery furnace, but He will be with us in the midst of it. He concludes by challenging us to consider who/what we cherish the most so we can be ready to trust and obey Jesus in our seasons of testing and trial.
Gary Douglas continues our series in the book of Daniel by looking at the story of the fiery furnace in Daniel 3. Gary shows us how God is at work in our lives, even when we go through serious trials and tribulations. Gary challenges us to trust and obey Jesus—no matter how difficult it gets—because when we do this, we get to look back and see His hand of faithfulness through our own fiery furnace.
Luke McNeely kicks off a new short series in the book of Daniel this week. He takes us into the original situation facing Daniel and the nation of Judah to help us see how Gods people have always faced trying and even terrible circumstances. Luke shows us how Daniel and his friends maintained a resilient faith in this midst of this trial and then gives us some practical steps to help us do the same. In this opening week, Luke shows us some fundamental truths we can rally around as we seek to follow Jesus in a culture of increasing hostility.
Josh Gatewood kicks off a new short series in the book of Daniel this week. He asks us to consider what it means to live biblically in an increasingly post-Christian society and then takes us into the situation facing Daniel and the nation of Judah. He shows us how this question is not a new question facing the people of God. In this opening week, Josh shows us some fundamental truths we can rally around as we seek to follow Jesus in a culture of increasing hostility.
Eric Clark concludes our series by taking us to the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10. Eric shows us how we must prioritize our relationship with Jesus if we are going to pursue a life of discipleship in a healthy and sustainable way. Eric highlights how we can be just like Martha—distracted, hyper busy, worried, and upset. He shows use how Jesus invites each of us to be like Mary—sitting at His feet, learning from Him, and embracing His way of life as our own.
Neil Rogers concludes our series by giving us an update on our 7 year vision to establish 4 churches. We hear about what God is doing with Elvie Brown at ComonUnity Church and we hear from Dustin Pearce as we officially commission Advance Church. This is message is a sweet time of celebrating the Lord’s work to expand his kingdom while inviting us to play our part.
Eric Clark continues our series by taking us to the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10. Eric shows us how we must prioritize our relationship with Jesus if we are going to pursue a life of discipleship in a healthy and sustainable way. Eric highlights how we can be just like Martha—distracted, hyper busy, worried, and upset. Eric shows use how Jesus invites each of us to be like Mary—sitting at His feet, learning from Him, and embracing His way of life as our own.
Josh Gatewood continues our series by taking us to Paul’s exhortation in Colossians 3. Josh shows us how we cannot microwave spiritual growth or authentic relationships. He interviews three members of the SGO family who share how they’ve experienced both of these realities as they’ve committed themselves to a discipleship group in the church.
Gary Douglas continues our series by taking us to 1 Peter 2, in which he shows us that God has a unique design for us to fit His plan to build the church as living stones. Gary explains how we are chosen and called to live honorable lives in a culture that is hostile to the gospel. He challenges us to offer spiritual sacrifices as proclaim the praises of the one who called us out of the darkness as we pursue our commission to make disciples.
Larry Gilbert continues our series by taking us to 1 Peter 2 and explaining what it means for us to live as followers of Jesus in a culture that is hostile to the gospel. Larry explains how we are called to live honorably, honestly, and humbly as we pursue our commission to make disciples and bear witness to the power of Jesus.
Josh Gatewood continues our series by taking us to Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 3. Josh talks about the discouragement that can come when we pour our lives into others, but see little-to-no change as a result. He shows us how Paul’s words give us the perspective we need to faithfully invest our lives into others and leave the results in God’s hands. This message concludes with a special time of gratitude and commissioning for those serving in our education system.
Steven Cain continues our series by reminding us of the great commission. Steven points out that believers can live out this commission daily by demonstrating the fruits of the spirit, as Paul describes in Galatians 5. Steven shows us in Galatians 6 while each one of us is to carry his own load, we are called to carry one another’s burdens through prayer and encouragement. This message concludes with a special time of gratitude and commissioning for those serving in our education system.
Eric Boyt kicks off our new series entitled Commissioned by taking us to the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. Eric explains us how the Samaritan's display of compassion helps us to answer the question: “Who is my neighbor?” We learn in this message that God provides answers for us through the gospel—where Jesus displays the greatest example of compassion on the cross.
Jay Mayo kicks off our new series entitled by taking us to the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. In this story we learn what it looks like to love our neighbor and run toward the brokenness—just like Jesus did for us. Jay shows us how this is part of our commission from Jesus, but we will live this out in the unique roles God has given us.
Chase Gilbert wraps up our series on the Faithfulness of God by looking at the story of Samson. Chase shows us how Samson’s pride was a major stumbling block in his life and then challenges us to consider the ways in which we are fighting against the virtue of humility in our lives. In this message, we learn how God is faithful to His character—even when we are prideful.
Randy Unruh wraps up our series on the Faithfulness of God by looking at the story of Samson. Randy shows us how Samson, who throughout his life had allowed himself to be defined by his mistakes and failures, at the end saw his life defined instead by the faithfulness of God. Samson was able to recover from his mistakes, as we are, by Gods faithfulness. We learn through this message that we can all be ordinary people in the hands of an extraordinary God.
Steven Cain continues our Summer series by looking at the story of Jonah. Steven shows us how there’s much more to this familiar story than what we often hear. He explains how God is faithful to come after our hearts, even when we do everything we can to run from Him.
Jay Mayo continues our Summer series by looking at the story of Jonah. Jay shows us how there’s much more to this familiar story than what we often hear. He explains how God is faithful to pursue us and rescue us—even when we don’t want to be rescued.
Gary Douglas continues our Summer series by looking at two completely different encounters Elijah had with God. Gary shows us where God responds to Elijah's prayer with a powerful display of His strength and then provides a tender moment of soul care to His prophet. Gary concludes by challenging us to put ourselves in the story of Elijah and ponder the question God asks, "What are you doing here?
Eric Clark continues our Summer series by taking us to the story of Elijah. Eric shows us how Elijah reached a high-point in his walk with God, but was quickly overcome with fear and discouragement. Eric identifies some of the ways in which God responds to Elijah and then explains how God can meet us in the same way. He concludes with some practical exhortation to help us walk with God out of fear and discouragement.
Chase Lynch continues out Summer series by looking at a scene in the life of Moses. Chase shows us how God doesn’t require perfect circumstances or perfect people to advance His kingdom. Instead, what we learn from Moses’ story is that we can trust God’s perfect faithfulness in spite of our personal insecurities.
Luke McNeely continues our Summer series by looking at a scene in the life of Moses that confronted his unique insecurities. Luke shows us how God calls us to a trust him in spit of our insecurities and challenges us to consider what steps we can take to trust God like Moses did.
Gary Douglas kicks off our Summer series entitled Faithful by looking at the life of Joseph in the Old Testament. Gary shows us how Joseph encountered many trials throughout his life—including the painful trial of personal betrayal. Gary shows us how Joseph was painfully betrayed by his brothers, but was faithful to forgive them. Through Joseph’s faithfulness, we see God’s faithfulness to establish a people who would one day produce His long-awaited Messiah.
Josh Gatewood delivers a unique Fathers Day message that actually applies to all of us in different ways. He talks about the specific role of weakness in the Christian life and how God uses our weaknesses to lead us into places of greater dependence, trust, and surrender. Josh shares some personal examples from his own fatherhood that have made this clear and then challenges us to consider what kind of legacy we’re leaving for those coming after us.
Show & Tell, remember that? After re-capping the amazing week at camp Randy explains how we can “show” our faith and “tell” others about our relationship with Christ. He challenges us to live out that faith in Jesus and then had a special time in prayer for the SGO Senior class of 2021.
Chase Gilbert steps up for his first Sunday message in Midland to tell us what our students learned at camp this year. He explains how our identity as people is only truly verified when we look to Jesus—the one who created us, loves us, and paid the price of his life for us. He then challenges us to believe and model this in our own lives so that we can continue to have an impact on the next generation.
Eric Clark concludes our series by looking at how King Josiah lead the nation of Judah to remember the Passover. He leads us in a time of communion and prayer as we reflect on what Jesus has done for us in the new and greater passover through his death and resurrection. He concludes by leading us in a time of prayer for our students and leaders as they go off to Camp.
As our students and leaders head off to camp, we begin our time interceding on their behalf. Neil Rogers then concludes our series by looking at how King Josiah lead the nation of Judah to remember the Passover. He then leads s in a time of communion and prayer as we reflect on what Jesus has done for us in the new and greater passover through his death and resurrection.
Eric Boyt continues our short series on Renewal by showing us the extreme measures King Josiah took to bring renewal in the life of God’s people. He shows us how persistent and thorough Josiah was in in his effort to cleanse the nation of its idols. He shares some practical ways he’s applied this truth to his own life and invites us to consider how we need to be like Josiah and crush the idols in our lives.
Jay Mayo is back up to continue our short series on Renewal. He shows us the extreme measures King Josiah took in order to lead God’s people to deep spiritual renewal. Jay challenges us to remember the holiness of God in rescuing us from sin, because no
Josh Gatewood continues our series in Renewal by taking us to 2 Kings 23. Josh opens up about his own weariness in this season and explains how there’s a difference between momentary relief and lasting renewal. He shows us what King Josiah did to provide renewal in the nation of Judah and then explains how we can experience even greater renewal through the power of the Spirit at work within us.
Imagine the impact of ONE repentant heart. This week, Neil Rogers shared from 2 Kings 22 & 23:1-3 about how one encounter with God’s Word and one repentant heart catalyzed renewal for an entire nation. From this example, we learned new strategies for turning our commitments into action.
Josh Gatewood begins a new series in 2 Kings 22 entitled Renewal. He shows us how King Josiah experienced a spiritual renewal by choosing to break the cycle of his spiritual heritage and be humble toward God’s Word. He also shows us how Gods renewal often begins with a return to basic truths and practices. Through these basic truths and practices, God’s Spirit works powerfully to bring renewal in our lives.
Jay Mayo begins a new series in 2 Kings 22 entitled Renewal. He shows us how King Josiah positioned his heart toward God and experienced the spiritual renewal only God can bring. He invites us to consider if we need spiritual renewal in our lives and challenges us to consider if we will receive the renewal God wants to provide for us.
Joe Russo delivers a special Mother’s Day message to encourage all the moms in this season. He teaches from Proverbs 31 and sheds some fresh light on a familiar passage that is often used to discourage women. Joe flips this emotional reality on its head to show God’s heart for women to be encouraged by what He is doing over the course of their life as they seek to walk in the fear of the Lord. In this message, Joe provides some needed encouragement to mothers on this special occasion.
Gary Douglas delivers a special Mother’s Day message from Exodus 1. He shows us how two types of fear motivated decisions that would affect generations. The first type is an unhealthy fear of earthly concerns—things we assume will happen and spend precious amounts of time worrying about. The second is a healthy fear of the Lord which can produce fruits of obedience, courage, and trust. Gary shows us how this second type of fear was characteristic of the women in Exodus 1 and concludes by sharing some personal stories of moms that helped shape his journey in life.
Luke McNeely continues our series by taking us to Psalm 78 and emphasizing the importance of investing into the Next Generation. He identifies some of the unintentional ways we hide the truths of Jesus from the next generation and challenges us to consider how we are spending our time. He also shares stories of encouragement from individuals who were positively impacted by people in the church who took the time to invest into them. This message was preached at our Midland Campus and live-streamed to our Odessa Campus.
Eric continues our series Go.Be. by looking into the beautiful picture of God’s church found in Acts 2:42-47. Hoping to provoke the imagination of what the people of God could be, Eric invites us all to consider what each of our roles in the church could be and introduces a potent type of group that could help us become that beautiful picture described in Acts.
Josh Gatewood sits down with Dustin Pearce and Elvie Brown to give an update on our 7 year vision to establish 4 congregations. They talk about some of the hopes, prayers, and challenges unique to their churches and paint a picture of what God is doing to establish a diverse people who are united in Christ. Toward the end, Josh invites members of Stonegate Fellowship to join Dustin or Elvie at their respective churches. Danny Barker, one of our elders, concludes our time in prayer for Dustin, Elvie, and the mission of the church in the Permian Basin.
Randy Unruh continues our series Go.Be. He discusses specific foundations to build on and look out for when building a healthy marriage and family. When it comes to making disciples in the home, Randy’s message gives us some practical suggestions for building a proper foundation.
Jesus calls each of us to “Follow Me” as His disciple. When we follow Jesus, we are then invited to help make more disciples as we Go.BE an example of Christ, wherever we are sent. Today, Neil Rogers will share about several ways that God is using SGF to make disciples locally, nationally and internationally.
Jesus calls each of us to “Follow Me” as His disciple. When we follow Jesus, we are then invited to help make more disciples as we Go.BE an example of Christ, wherever we are sent. Today, Neil Rogers will share about several ways that God is using SGF to make disciples locally, nationally and internationally.
Larry Gilbert sits down with Bob Fu of the China Aid organization to talk about what God is doing among the persecuted church in China. They discuss how Bob came to know Christ and how China Aid was formed. Their conversation reminds us what God is doing
Jay Mayo steps up to teach us on this Easter Sunday as we conclude our series in the Gospel of Mark. Jay shows us how Jesus’ resurrection gives us hope for the struggles we face today, because only in Jesus do we see someone who has overcome the grave. Jay explains how we were made for eternity and how through Jesus, we can truly experience eternal life.
Josh Gatewood steps up to teach us on this Easter Sunday as we conclude our series in the Gospel of Mark. Josh discusses some of the historical reasons we have for believing the resurrection really happened. He then shows us what the resurrection means for us today and challenges us to consider where we are placing our hope in life. Josh concludes by showing us how Jesus wasn’t just a great moral teacher, but was God Himself—the Lord over all things.
Josh Gatewood continues our series on Discipleship by taking us to the very real struggle of personal prayer. He explains how even Jesus experienced great struggle in His final prayer leading up to the crucifixion. He then shows us three specific things w
Gary Douglas steps up this Sunday continue our series in the Gospel of Mark. He shows us what Jesus taught about financial stewardship and debunks some of the common myths associated with the the church and money. He concludes by challenging us to consider what it means for us to love God with everything we have—including our money.
Larry Gilbert steps up this Sunday to continue our series in the Gospel of Mark. He shows us what Jesus taught about financial stewardship and debunks some of the common myths associated with the the church and money. He concludes by challenging us to consider what it means for us to love God with everything we have—including our money.
Gary Douglas takes us continues our series by taking us to Mark 9. He shows us how Jesus was intensely relational with Peter, James & John. He highlights places in scripture where Jesus took these three disciples places he didn’t take the other nine. He shows us where Jesus shared knowledge and experiences with His inner circle and then challenges us to find our three. Gary concludes by highlighting a new initiative called D-Groups that will enable us to apply these verses in our life.
Jay Mayo steps up this week to teach us from Mark 10. He shows us how Jesus taught a way of leadership and influence that is intensely relational and grounded upon serving those around us. He also highlights two individuals in our fellowship who have modeled this way of leadership over the past 19 years: Tyler and Bailey Dodds. After Jay concludes his message, Tyler and Bailey share an important update with our body along with where they believe the Lord is leading them in this next season of life.
Josh Gatewood continues our series in the Gospel of Mark by taking us to Mark 8 when Jesus fed the four-thousand. He shows us how Jesus and the disciples crossed cultural lines in order to express the heart of God to people. He also shows us how Jesus doesn’t use those who are perfect, but instead uses those who are willing. He concludes by challenging us to spend meaningful time with people who are different than us in order to cultivate and communicate the compassion of Christ in an age of rampant tribalism.
Eric Clark continues our series in the Gospel of Mark by taking us to Mark 8 when Jesus fed the four-thousand. He shows us how Jesus doesn’t call us to give what we don’t have, but simply asks us to trust Him with what we do have and depend on Him for the results. Eric explains how Jesus calls us to hands-on experiences that both cultivate and communicate the compassion of Christ for people—even when they are different than us. He concludes by challenging us to use our “fish and loaves" so we can join God in the work He’s doing to reach people.
Randy Unruh continues our series in the Gospel of Mark by showing us how we put the spiritual practices of faith into action. Randy challenges us to examine our own personal faith and find confidence in scripture that will strengthen our faith. He shares a personal story of applying power of faith and God demonstrates His love for us to see the bigger picture. Randy concludes by giving us three final points that will assist in growing our faith.
Jay Mayo continues our series in the Gospel of Mark by identifying two essential spiritual practices that Jesus invites His disciples into: Solitude and Stillness. Jay helps us see what is most essential for our soul when the needs and expectations are piling on. He challenges us to honestly consider why we don’t take better care of our souls and concludes by giving us some practical things we can do to reorient our hearts toward God throughout our week.
Gary Douglas continues our series in the Gospel of Mark this week by taking us to Jesus’ Parable of the Sower in Mark 4. In this passage, Jesus shows us why some people change and why some people don’t. Throughout the message, Gary highlights some of the specific reasons Jesus’ gives for this and then challenges us to be a people who don’t just want the results of change, but who embrace God’s process as well.
Josh Gatewood continues our series in the Gospel of Mark this week by taking us to Jesus’ Parable of the Sower in Mark 4. In this passage, Jesus shows us why some people change and why some people don’t. Throughout the message, Josh highlights some of the specific reasons Jesus’ gives for this and then challenges us to be a people who don’t just want the results of change, but who embrace God’s process as well.
Joe Russo steps up this week to begin our new series in the Gospel of Mark. This series will continue to focus on the essence of discipleship described by the R.I.S.E. acronym we used in the previous weeks. This week, Joe shows us how Jesus prioritized intentional Relationships as He went along His everyday life. In the process, Joe shows us how Jesus models the very life He invites us into—a life characterized by deliberate connections with other people.
This week we had the opportunity to experience Expectant Sunday together as a church body. Similar to the Expectant evenings we do during the year, we spent time together as a body in prayer, personal reflection, and worship while also hearing an update from Dustin Pearce.
Jay Mayo continues our series on Discipleship by taking us to Paul’s instruction in 1 Corinthians 9:24–27. He shows us how intentional spiritual practices position our hearts to connect with God personally. He also invites us to lean into the pain and discomfort of life’s experiences, knowing that God uses these seasons for incredibly growth and transformation.
Josh Gatewood continues our series on Discipleship by taking us Luke 5. He shows us how Jesus embraced a rhythm of Rest and Solitude instead of saying ‘yes’ to everyone or every need that pressed against Him. Josh also shows us how Jesus spent meaningful time with Lost People, even when those people were considered to be unclean and outcasts. He concludes by challenging us with some specific ways we can follow Jesus and in the process, reach those who are far from Him.
Josh Gatewood continues our new series on discipleship by taking us to John 13:34–35. He shows us what Jesus meant when He called His disciples to “love one another as I have loved you.” Josh identifies a couple of myths we tend to believe that hinder our experience of true, Christian community and concludes by calling us to embrace Jesus’ vision for loving one another in sacrificial, committed relationships.
Randy Unruh continues our new series on discipleship. He helps us understand the role of Intentional Relationships and Biblical Instruction and shows us a couple of myths we tend to believe that hinder us from embracing both. He calls us to embrace this life of discipleship and paints a picture for what life could look like when we do.
Eric Clark kicks off our new series on discipleship by taking us to Matthew 28:16–20. Eric explains how discipleship is a not a Christian thing, but a human thing. The question is whether our discipleship is intentional or un-intentional. Using the R.I.S.E. acronym, Eric challenges us to embrace a life of intentional discipleship to Jesus and lays the foundation for the coming weeks.
Neil Rogers kicks off our new series on discipleship by taking us to Matthew 28:16–20. Neil explains how discipleship is a not a Christian thing, but a human thing. The question is whether our discipleship is intentional or un-intentional. Using the R.I.S.E. acronym, Neil challenges us to embrace a life of intentional discipleship to Jesus and lays the foundation for the coming weeks.
Josh Gatewood kicks off 2021 with a message on how to cultivate Christian Resilience in our world full of adversity. He shows us how our understanding and love for the gospel have a direct bearing on our ability to endure, and even rejoice in our afflictions. He concludes by sharing a powerful testimony of God’s grace in the lives of a young couple in our church.
Hope is One of the most powerful and beautiful things God has created. With it, people can accomplish or endure almost anything. Yet, without it, the same people can quickly lose motivation to fight or progress forward. One of our Elders, Neil Rogers, explores the foundations of our hope from Romans 5:1-5 as we move into a new year.
Joe Russo takes us to Isaiah 61 to show us how Jesus is our Empowering Presence. He shows us how Jesus has a heart to reach the broken-hearted and helps us see how He is still working in our lives today. Specifically, we now have the Holy Spirit of Jesus living in us to lead us in a life of freedom and empowerment—no matter what we’re going through.
Josh Gatewood takes us to Isaiah 61 to show us how Jesus is our Empowering Presence. He explains how this passage points us to the Heart of the Father, the Mission of the Son, and the Power of the Holy Spirit. Josh helps us understand how we can appreciate something so important, even when we can’t see it. He challenges us to consider if our hearts are truly surrendered to Jesus in this season.
Jay Mayo continues our Christmas series by taking us to Isaiah 53. He shows us how Jesus is our Suffering Servant.Jay shows us how Jesus did not come as a conquering King—even though that’s exactly what the people of his day wanted. No, Jesus came not to conquer with force, but to suffer and die in our place and restore us to a right relationship with God.
Randy Unruh continues our Christmas series by taking us to Isaiah 53. Randy reminds us how this baby born in a manger would one day become our Suffering Servant—the only one who would suffer and die in our place. Randy explains how, in His great love for us, the Father sent Jesus to take the punishment for our sins and restore us to a right relationship with Him.
Eric Boyt begins a new series to kick off the month of December. Eric takes us to a familiar Christmas passage to show us how the Bible describes Hope. He helps us see God’s heart to love His people and keep His promises. In this way, Hope isn’t simply an optimism about future, but a posture of waiting on the Lord, engaging His presence, and believing His promises. When we do these things, we cultivate biblical Hope, because all of this helps us to center our lives on Jesus––the only One who can give us the Hope our souls so long for.
Josh Gatewood begins a new series to kick off the month of December. He takes us to a familiar Christmas passage and shows us how this traditional story answers some of the most pressing questions about God, evil, and suffering in the world. He concludes by challenging us to remember these truths and helps us see: no matter what we’re going through, Jesus is always with us as our Present King.
Randy Unruh takes us to Colossians 3:17 to show us what it looks like to be a “ Thanksgiving” kind of believer. He reminds us that we should be known as thankful and grateful people. That reminder should lead us to be a people who look to build one another up through praise and not tear down through criticism. He shows us how we can develop a thankful spirit within our home and calls us to realize how fundamental thankfulness should be to our everyday lives.
Joe Russo shares a special message this Sunday about the way life works. He explains how God set the universe up to work a certain way—not just in terms of physical laws, but spiritual laws as well. When we disregard these truths, life gets out of balance and our hearts grow out of alignment. However, when we align our lives with these truths, life really begins to make sense and we flourish as a result. When this happens, suddenly we can look up and realize that even in a year like 2020, there is still a lot to be thankful for.
Jay Mayo concludes our series by taking us to Jesus’ instructions regarding forgiveness and relational reconciliation. Jay clarifies some misconceptions about forgiveness and shows us how significantly the reality of forgiveness should permeate our lives as followers of Jesus. Jay concludes by giving us some practical instruction for how to forgive others when we’ve been deeply hurt and he reminds us of the depth of forgiveness we’ve been given in Christ.
Neil Rogers concludes our series by taking us to Jesus' instruction regarding forgiveness and relational reconciliation. He introduces the message by telling a familiar story in an unfamiliar way. He then shows us how forgiveness should be our mark of distinction as people of Jesus. Neil identifies some common misconceptions about forgiveness and then provides some practical instruction for how we can move forward in forgiveness as Jesus' distinct people.
Eric Clark continues our series by helping us identify some of the personal obstacles that keep us from walking in freedom as Jesus’ Ambassadors. He takes us to 2 Corinthians 10 and shows us how important it is to actively take our thoughts captive so that we are not weighed down by the forces of pride, shame, guilt, etc. In this message, Eric challenges us to utilize the spiritual weapons God has given us so that we can be more free to live out the distinct witness He’s given us in Christ.
Randy Unruh continues our series by taking us to Romans 12. He challenges us with the idea that as believers, we are to take the lead and be the example in bringing peace into a very unpeaceful world. He then gives us 3 practical ways that we can begin to do this in our daily lives and in the influence we have in the world around us. We are reminded that as Ambassadors, we are meant to bring peace into our world.
Josh Gatewood continues our series by taking us to Romans 12. He opens up about the exhaustion of 2020 and the difficult realities we’ve endured. He then challenges us to consider our distinct calling as followers of Jesus—a calling that centers on cultivating peace in this divided world. He then shows us three things that must change in our lives if we are going to be the distinct people of peace Jesus has called us to be.
Joe Russo continues our series this week by looking at the important role of our speech. He explains how God designed our words to bring life, but we so often use them to do the opposite. He challenges us to consider how we can use our words according to
Joe Russo continues our series this week by looking at the important role of our speech. He explains how God designed our words to bring life, but we so often use them to do the opposite. He challenges us to consider how we can use our words according to
Our Ambassador series continues with Dustin Pearce teaching that when God sends us on a mission that it will be marked by conflict and how we can continue to persevere through every trial.
As a combat Marine, Chad Robichaux understood the importance of identifying a bad situation and finding his way out. However, when it came to his family and his personal life, he didn’t know what to do—he lacked purpose, direction, and spiritual resil
Jay Mayo continues our new sermon series by looking at Paul’s words in Romans 5. In this message, Jay explains what it meant for God to send Jesus to reconcile us to Himself. He challenges us to consider if we truly understand this message of reconcilia
This week we welcome special guest, Dr. Kathy Koch of Celebrate Kids Inc., as she shares her “Created to Be” message with us. Since 1991, Dr. Koch has been a celebrated speaker who has led conferences to thousands of parents, teachers, and children wo
In this week 4 of the Greater Things series, Jay Mayo encourages the church of its God-given purpose reading in Matthew and how each and every person has a part to play in the mission.
In week 3 of our Greater Things series we get to hear from Dustin Pearce as he shares how God has been working in the lives of he and his wife Alye, shifting their hearts towards church planting.
This week Gary gives us an update of some of the changes at Stonegate and what God is doing throughout West Texas.
As we continue this series on Greater Things, we look at the future of Stonegate Fellowship and what God is leading our leadership to move towards over the next 7 years.
Luke McNeely begins our series called Greater Things by taking a look at God’s faithfulness. He walks through Acts 11:19-30 and shows how God was faithful to the church in Antioch and is equally faithful to our church today!
What would God say to our loved ones if He were right here in the room? One of our elders Neil Rogers examines a well-known passage from Ephesians 4:29-32 to help us all be better encouragers in relationships. Together, we discover both What God would say
Joe Russo steps us this week to continue our series about how to cultivate a healthy marriage. Joe uses the analogy of an athlete to show us how critical it is invest into our marriage. He explains how God’s design for marriage really is best for us, bu
Everyone wants a good marriage. But, what does “a good one” actually look like. One of our elders, Neil Rogers, looks a passage of Scripture rarely considered in marriage to paint a clearer picture of God’s Great Expectations in relationships
Eric Clark continues our series in the Psalms by giving a powerful sermon on a familiar Psalm: Psalm 23. Eric challenges us to consider who our shepherd really is during this season of so many voices. He calls us to starve what is familiar and feed reviva
Joe Russo continues our series in the Psalms by giving a powerful sermon on a familiar Psalm: Psalm 23. Eric challenges us to consider who our shepherd really is during this season of so many voices. He calls us to starve what is familiar and feed revival
Josh Gatewood continues our series in the Psalms by taking us to Psalm 51. In this Psalm we see David in a place of desperation, crying out to God for repentance and renewal in light of his recent fall into sin. Josh shows us how David’s personal sin an
Luke McNeely continues our series in the Psalms by taking us to Psalm 51. In this Psalm we see David in a place of desperation, crying out to God for repentance and renewal in light of his recent fall into sin. Josh shows us how David’s personal sin and
Josh Gatewood continues our series in the Psalms by teaching from Psalm 42. He shows us how important it is to be honest with God—especially in the difficult seasons of life. He challenges the notion that honesty is the enemy of reverence and encourages
Jay Mayo continues our series in the Psalms by teaching from Psalm 13. He shows us the importance of being honest with God while holding on to the truths God has revealed to us in His Word. He challenges the notion that honesty is the enemy of reverence a
In a special Father’s Day message, Joe Russo teaches from Psalm 37 about the wisdom of God’s Word. Through this Psalm, Joe shows Fathers how to think about their struggles, their relationships, and the blessings God has for those who will walk His way
Gary Douglas leads us into week three of our Psalms Series. He walks us through Psalm 127 and shows us what a house built by the Lord looks like. Gary uses the words of Solomon to challenge us to consider how God works in our lives in order to
Luke McNeely continues our summer series in the Psalms by taking us to Psalm 19. Luke shares with us how God is relational and longs for us to both know Him and be known by Him. He also points out how David clearly describes the fruit that is experi
Josh Gatewood continues our summer series in the Psalms by taking us to Psalm 19. Josh unpacks some of the historical evidence for the Bible’s reliability and then challenges us to consider whether the Bible is the ultimate authority in our lives. He sh
Dustin Pearce introduces our new series in the Psalms. He takes us to Psalm 1 and shows us how our thirst for happiness is satisfied by cultivating a relationship with God that is rooted in the Scriptures. It is only when we develop a lifestyle of feeding
Randy Unruh introduces our new series in the Psalms. He leads us through Psalm 1 and shows us how a relationship with God produces happiness in the life of the believer. Randy points out that things of this world will never produce the happiness tha
Jay Mayo delivers a message from Matthew 11 about spiritual rest. At a time when many of us are tired, weary, and burdened, Jay brings us back to the words of Jesus to show us how to find rest for our souls.
Josh Gatewood closes our Spring series by returning to Revelation 2 to look at Jesus’ final words to the church at Ephesus. He challenges us to consider the state of our hearts and embrace a fresh vision for personal renewal in our lives.
Dustin Pearce is joined by a special panel of servant-leaders for this weeks message from Ephesians 5:1-22. Together, they talk through what it means to embody the love, light, and wisdom of Jesus during the times we live in.
We read from Ephesians 4:17-32 where Paul is writing about our changed identity in Christ that leads to changed living through Christ.
In these times of fear and anxiety, Jay Mayo shares a timely message about the perfect love of God. He shows us where our fears come from, what they cause us to do, and how—if we will choose to believe it and share it with others—Gods perfect love can
In Ephesians 2 the topic of comfort is challenged by looking at what the gospel requires from us and then we answer the question, “what kind of people does the gospel make?”
In Ephesians 2 the topic of comfort is challenged by looking at what the gospel requires from us and then we answer the question, “what kind of people does the gospel make?”
Reading from Ephesians 2, we look at where we came from, what is working against us and then show what God has done for us to make us alive in Christ.
This week we dive into what Paul is praying for the church at Ephesus and that all they need most is to continue walking with Christ. As a church we see how all of our needs are met in Christ.
This week we dive into what Paul is praying for the church at Ephesus and that all they need most is to continue walking with Christ. As a church we see how all of our needs b are met in Christ.
In this new series called In Christ, we are reminded of how we are unified not as people in a building on Sundays but a people unified by Jesus Christ to walk as sons and daughters in the world every day.
In this new series called In Christ, we are reminded of how we are unified not as people in a building on Sundays but a people unified by Jesus Christ to walk as sons and daughters in the world everyday.
Luke McNeely finishes the as one series by reading in Revelation and 1 Peter. We uncover how Jesus leads the church to himself.
Eric Boyt finishes the as one series by reading in Revelation and 1 Peter. We uncover how Jesus leads the church to himself.
Luke McNeely reads from Acts 19 as we continue the As One series and uncover how the church was designed to be.
Larry Gilbert reads from Acts 19 as we continue the As One series and uncover how the church was designed to be.
This morning we get the opportunity to see how Jesus has transformed everyday people by reading through acts 19, celebrating baptisms, and taking communion together.
This morning we get the opportunity to see how Jesus has transformed everyday people by reading through acts 19, celebrating baptisms, and taking communion together.
Joe Russo reads from Acts 19 and uncovers another piece of the puzzle that was instrumental in unifying the church as one.
Randy Unruh reads from Acts 19 and uncovers another piece of the puzzle that was instrumental in unifying the church as one.
Josh Gatewood continues the As One series by focusing on what connection with Jesus and with others looks like as it describes in the book of Acts.
Gary Douglas continues the As One series by focusing on what connection with Jesus and with others looks like as it describes in the book of Acts.
Neil Rogers starts a new series called As One looking at the story of the church through the story at Ephesus.
Josh Gatewood starts a new series called As One looking at the story of the church through the story at Ephesus.
Joe Russo Steps up this week to give us a hard challenge: slow down and remember. In the crazy-busy pace of life, this is a great message to meditate on going into the new year.
Joe Russo continues our Christmas series called The Gift by reading Matthew 2. We look at the meaning of the gifts and the setting of the birth of Christ as it relates to seeing and knowing God's provision no matter how it looks.
Jay Mayo continues our Christmas series called The Gift by reading Matthew 2. We look at the meaning of the gifts and the setting of the birth of Christ as it relates to seeing and knowing God's provision no matter how it looks.
Gary Douglas continues our Christmas series called The Gift by reading Matthew 2. We look at the gifts that were brought to Jesus when he was born and the implications these have on our lives. This week Gary uncovers the gift of Frankincense and the idea that Jesus as perfect priest gives us perfect access to a perfect God.
Dustin Pearce continues our Christmas series called The Gift by reading Matthew 2. We look at the gifts that were brought to Jesus when he was born and the implications these have on our lives. This week Dustin uncovers the gift of Frankincense and the idea that Jesus as perfect priest gives us perfect access to a perfect God.
Josh Gatewood begins a new series leading up to Christmas by reading through Mathew 2 and discusses how God has given us the greatest gift we would ever need. This week we see how God has given us the gift of Jesus as our king.
Luke McNeely begins a new series leading up to Christmas by reading through Mathew 2 and discusses how God has given us the greatest gift we would ever need. This week we see how God has given us the gift of Jesus as our king.
Jay Mayo finishes the Ever Grateful series by teaching out of Psalm 107. He explains how God is using seasons of suffering, struggle, storms and the fear that comes with those to rescue us.
Randy Unruh finishes the Ever Grateful series by teaching out of Psalm 107. He explains how God is using seasons of suffering, struggle, storms and the fear that comes with those to rescue us.
On this third week of the Ever Grateful series Joe Russo picks up in verse 17 of Psalm 107 and looks at even when we act foolishly that God is just a cry away and is always there for us.
On this third week of the Ever Grateful series Josh Gatewood picks up in verse 17 of Psalm 107 and looks at even when we act foolishly that God is just a cry away and is always there for us.
In this service we celebrate with baptisms and Luke McNeely leads us through Psalm 107:10 and reminds us that Christ steps into our story every day and walks with us.
In this service we celebrate with baptisms and Craig King leads us through Psalm 107:10 and reminds us that Christ steps into our story every day and walks with us.
Luke McNeely starts a new series called Ever Grateful breaking down Psalm 107 and how it applies to a life that is purposefully thankful in everything we do.
Special guest Jeremy Stalnecker from the Mighty Oaks Foundation shares a message about how to wrestle against fear in our lives. He shows us how fear is almost always rooted in the need to be in control and challenges us to remember what God has given us
Dustin Pearce wraps up our Everyday People series in Odessa this week by looking at a specific encounter Jesus had with a Roman Centurion in Matthew 8. In this encounter, Jesus re-defined the people of God and affirms the Centurions life as a model for us
Jay Mayo wraps up our Everyday People series by looking at the amazing faith of the Roman Centurion in Luke 7. Throughout this message, Jay shows us how amazing faith doesn’t always look like what we naturally think it should. In light of what Jesus say
Josh sits down with Eric Clark for the final edition of the Sunday Plus. In this episode, Josh talks about the new podcast on the horizon and then digs into conversation with Eric about his message from Sunday about Barnabas. In their discussion, Josh and Eric talk at length about the various situations that require encouragement and conclude by observing how a deeper relationship with Jesus can lead us to be the sort of people who give courage like Barnabas.
Mentioned in the Show * Finding Quiet by J.P. Moreland * The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas Willard
Eric Clark continues our Everyday People series by looking at the life of Barnabas. He shows us how vital encouragement is for the life of everyday believers and makes the important distinction between the giving of courage and the giving of compliments.
Luke McNeely continues our Everyday People series by looking at the life of Barnabas. He shows us how Barnabas was a man that surrendered his own life to follow Jesus by living a live of courage and building up others.
Josh and Nikki sit down with Joe Russo this week to break down his sermon from the book of Esther. They take about how Esther’s story powerfully illustrates the way God works behind the scenes to bring about His purposes. They also talk about how important it is for us to see ourselves as part of God’s larger story.
Randy Unruh delivers his first sermon in Odessa this week by continuing our sermon series on Everyday People. Randy takes us to the book of Esther and shows us how God used Esther to bring about incredible influence in a challenging situation. He then calls us to consider how we would respond in a similar situation.
Joe Russo steps up this week to continue our sermon series on Everyday People by looking at Esther. Joe walks us through Esther’s story, showing us how God was at work to arrange situations in Esther’s life to bring about His purposes for her, His people, and His story of salvation.
Josh and Nikki are back this week to break down Josh’s message from this past Sunday. Josh goes into some more detail about his battle with perfectionism and the anxiety it produces. They talk about how difficult moments with family are invitations from God to grow and how doing this over time contributes to a legacy of faithfulness. Mentioned in the Show Finding Quiet by J.P. Moreland.
Josh Gatewood continues our series by looking at the story of Caleb in the Old Testament. He shows us how Caleb’s life raises some important questions for us to answer if we want to be the people God has called us to be. He also shares with the body an important announcement about the Mighty Oaks Foundation coming to Stonegate on October 26.
This week Chase Gilbert steps up to continue our ‘Everyday People’ series by looking at the life of Timothy. Although some would look at Timothy and say he didn’t possess the qualities required to be an effective leader, we see that God was able to use his faithfulness and love for others to make a lasting impact in the lives around him.
Dustin Pearce steps up this week to continue our series called Everyday People. He takes us to the life of Timothy, a young man who God used to do amazing things—even though he never wrote Scripture or has any miracles attributed to his name. Dustin shows us how Timothy’s life gives us a picture of generational influence and calls us to consider how God can use us in similar ways.
Josh sits down with Gary Douglas and Joe Russo this week to breakdown their messages from Sunday. They talk a lot about God’s heart to rescue and use everyday people for His mission in the world and share some practical advice for how this can look in day-to-day practice. They also share an amazing story about how God used Chase Lynch—our Odessa youth minister—in a recent conversation with an Uber driver to demonstrate His love for everyday people like us. You don’t want to miss this story, so make sure you listen to the end!
Gary Douglas continues our series about Everyday People by taking us to Acts 16. He shows us how God miraculously intervened in the lives of a woman named Lydia and a prison guard in ancient Philippi. He also challenges us to consider how God might want to use even us to share His amazing story of grace with others.
Joe Russo continues our series about Everyday People by taking us to Acts 16. He shows us some people who encountered the power of Jesus and whose stories were transformed as a result. He concludes by showing us how God is always at work to rescue everyday people just like us and then invites us to surrender to God’s greater story for our lives.
Josh and Nikki sit down this week to discuss Josh’s opening message for our new series: Everyday People. They go over some of Josh’s story and talk about why the story of the woman at the well in John 4 became a defining story in the Scriptures for him. They also talk very practically about how to think about and approach real-life evangelism.
Show notes link: https://stonegatefellowship.com/sermon/foundations-spiritual-formation/
Luke McNeely introduces our new series called Everyday People. He walks through the story of the Samaritan woman in John 4. He shows us how the woman's desire for relationships left her empty, but there is one relationship that will give her the fulfillment she is after: a relationship with Jesus.
Josh Gatewood introduces our new series called Everyday People. He addresses some of the unbelief we often struggle with as believers and shows us how Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well can encourage us to stay faithful—even when everything seems hopeless.
In the wake of the shootings in Midland and Odessa (August 2019), Josh and Nikki sit down with Larry Gilbert and Craig King for a special edition of the Sunday Plus. In this episode they talk about the broken world we live in, the hope we have in Jesus, and the very real struggles we often experience as we live between a broken world and a new creation.
This week our Next Generation team took over the Sunday service to show us how they invest into our kids each week. They showed us what it looks like to pursue a life of obedience and then challenged us to consider stepping up to serve in a much needed area of ministry.
Dustin Pearce shares some important statistics about the number of Jr. High and High School students who attend school in Midland. He then shows us that every follower of Jesus has a calling on our lives to raise the next generation. He challenges us to consider what our lives could look like if we said “Yes” to a life of multi-generational influence.
Jay Mayo steps up to deliver a message about living a life of Influence. He encourages us to see that our lives have significant influence—no matter what we do or who we are. He shares a personal story about his time as a teacher and challenges us to begin living a life of influence today.
Josh and Nikki sit down with Joe Russo as they wrap up their discussion on our Summer series in Ecclesiastes. They talk about the perspective this book brings to all of life—especially as we look forward to what kind of life we want to live. They also talk about some of Joe’s salvation story and emphasize how much better life really is when we choose to fear God and obey His commandments. Show Notes: * Wed Talks Sign Up
Joe Russo wraps up our Summer series in the book of Ecclesiastes. He shows us how God’s purpose for our lives is to love Him and love others. In the end, this way of life is full of meaning and purpose and not a life of chasing the wind.
Josh Gatewood wraps up our Summer series in the book of Ecclesiastes. He unpacks Solomon’s instruction to place God at the center of our lives and shows us how the grace and love of Jesus set us free to experience the purpose God has for us.
Joe Russo reads through Ecclesiastes and explains the meaning of Solomon's description of the futile ways of life "under the sun". He then describes to us how there is meaning, purpose and hope as we live life with relationship with Jesus.
Josh and Nikki sit down with Larry Gilbert this week to unpack the subject of wealth. Larry shares some specific examples from his own life that highlights how important it is for followers of Jesus to trust God with our needs. They also talk through some of the tensions believers face regarding the subject of wealth. The show ends with some specific opportunities for being generous that are coming up in the Fall.
Larry Gilbert continues our series in the book of Ecclesiastes by looking at the subject of wealth. He shows us how Solomon’s problem was not wealth, but disobedience. He then highlights some of the key opportunities Stonegate has in the near future to be a blessing to our community.
Jay Mayo continues our series in the book of Ecclesiastes by looking at the subject of relationships. He shows us three specific reasons that illustrate why we were designed for relationships with each other. He concludes by challenging us to take a step into an environment where we can be known and experience God’s blessing in this area of our lives.
Josh and Nikki are back with Jake Russo this week as they continue their conversation about faith and fitness. In this episode, they get very practical about how they integrate their faith in Jesus with their personal fitness life. They also talk about eating habits, the struggle with personal image, and how to take some first steps in your fitness journey.
In this message, Dustin looks at Solomon’s struggle with injustice. It's a struggle we can all relate to and leads us to a place of greater dependence on God.
In light of the Summer Season, Josh and Nikki sit down with Jake Russo for the first episode in a special two-part series on faith and fitness. In this episode, they explore their own fitness journeys and talk about what they do for personal health and physical fitness. Along the way, they also give some practical advice for people who are thinking about personal health but may find themselves discouraged.
Dustin Pearce steps up to continue our series in the book of Ecclesiastes. He explains how God invites us into a closer walk with Him, even during difficult seasons of life.
Josh and Nikki are back again to discuss the previous two weeks in our new sermon series. Throughout the show, they consider some of the practical challenges we face to finding our ultimate joy in Jesus and try to provide some encouragement to people who find themselves discouraged or frustrated with life. Along the way, they talk about everything from Bahama Bucks and Chick-Fil A to raising kids and self-awareness. You don’t want to miss this one.
Jay Mayo continues our Summer series in the book of Ecclesiastes by looking at the subject of work. He unpacks the author’s frustration with his work and then challenges us to consider what God is teaching us when our expectations don’t line up with our experiences.
Gary Douglas steps up this week to continue our new series in the book of Ecclesiastes. He shares with us a message about work, specifically about how work can never meet the deepest desires of our soul. He offers some of his own personal experience and challenges us to look elsewhere for our ultimate meaning in life.
Neil Rogers gives us a message from the beginning of Ecclesiastes. He shows us how we should keep walking, even when expectations don't match up with reality.
Josh and Nikki are back! This week they sit down with Joe Russo to break down his messages from the past two Sundays. They talk about how important it is to develop good spiritual habits, especially the habit of giving Jesus access to our hearts. They also talk about how important it is to faithfully walk with Jesus through the challenges of life. As always, Josh throws in a few awkward comments, but this one ends with a sweet, tear-jerking moment—so get ready and enjoy!
Joe Russo steps up again this week to give us a message from John 5. He challenges us to consider what we are clinging to that is keeping us from experiencing the life Jesus offers. He shows us how we can walk in step with God’s Spirit, resist the enemy of our souls, and truly walk in freedom.
Don't forget, Josh and Nikki are at camp this week, but they updated us on what we can expect during SGY Camp this week. Be sure to follow our social media pages to stay up to date, and continue to pray for life change for those attending.
General Camp Updates - Stonegate Fellowship Facebook Page
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Evening Worship Livestream - Stonegate Fellowship Website
Josh and Nikki sit down with Dustin Pearce to wrap up their discussion in the Sermon on the Mount series. They take a look back on the last several weeks and explain how throughout the entire Sermon, Jesus is teaching us to live an integrated, flourishing life. They talk about the challenges to doing so and explain how the unique authority of Jesus gives us confidence for following Him along the narrow way.
Dustin Pearce steps up to conclude our series in the Sermon on the Mount. He walks us through Jesus’ closing words and shows us how the flourishing life is found in the narrow, yet rewarding path of faithfulness.
Josh and Nikki sit down with Dustin Pearce to break down his message from Sunday. They unpack more of Dustin’s story and use it to demonstrate how God works in our lives to give us a bigger vision for joy and purpose than we previously imagined. They also challenge people to consider a life of authentic relationships with people—even when it’s uncomfortable.
- “The Gospel is Not Just the Diving Board; It’s the Pool” by J.D. Greear
- Gospel by J.D. Greear
Dustin continues the Flourishing series by speaking about relationships and how God uses them to show us the flourishing life.
Josh sits down with Nikki Waller and Lisa Carter to discuss the ups and downs of Motherhood. They explore what God is teaching them through their motherhood journey and provide some very practical encouragement for moms and parents in general. Throughout the show, they discuss the essential ingredients of Community and Identity as critical factors in navigating the challenges of motherhood. Even if you’re a dad, this episode contains some very rich, practical insight for parenting. Show Notes: * Church Office: 432-694-511 * Love Languages for Kids * 16 Personalities Test * Women’s Groups and Classes at SG * Moms of Pre-Schoolers (MOPS)
On a day that warrants both celebration and sensitivity, Josh Gatewood steps up to deliver a Mother’s Day message. He unpacks he biblical teaching about the value of women, the special role of motherhood, and the ministry of motherhood. Along the way, he explains how women are worthy of God’s love and affection simply because He created them.
Josh and Nikki sit down with Eric Clark and Jay Mayo this week to unpack the subject of anxiety. Eric and Jay speak from their own experiences and help us explore some of the complexities involved with anxiety. Along the way, they provide some practical encouragement for anyone battling anxiety and give some helpful resources at the end. Show Notes: * Church Office: 432-694–5100 * Resources on Anxiety by The Biblical Counseling Coalition (Website) * The Burden is Light by Jon Tyson (Book) * My Name is Hope by John Mark Comer (Book) * Running Scared by Ed Welch (Book) * The Anxiety Cure by Archibald Hart (Book)
Josh Gatewood steps up this week to continue our series in the Sermon on the Mount. He walks us through Jesus’ counsel regarding anxiety and shows us how it is the symptom of a deeper issue. Along the way he helps us see how to deal with our anxiety by resting in God’s love and living for God’s glory.
Josh, Nikki, and Eric Boyt break down this weeks sermon on giving generously. They talk about some of Eric’s journey and provide some encouragement for those who feel like giving generously is not realistic for them. Throughout the show, they talk about God’s heart for us to flourish by joining Him in a life of giving generously.” Show Notes * “Be Rich” by Andy Stanley (Sermon) * “4 Ways Generosity Benefits Us” by Randy Alcorn (Article) * How to Be Rich by Andy Stanley (Book) * The Treasure Principle by Randy Alcorn (Book) * Money, Possessions, and Eternity by Randy Alcorn (Book)
Eric Boyt steps up this week to continue our series in the Sermon on the Mount. He walks us through Jesus’ commands about how we should give and calls us to trust God with our resources. He concludes with some practical steps we can take to become more generous and flourish as people who are rich in good works.
Eric Boyt steps up this week to continue our series in the Sermon on the Mount. He walks us through Jesus’ commands about how we should give and calls us to trust God with our resources. He concludes with some practical steps we can take to become more generous and flourish as people who are rich in good works.
In this bonus edition, Josh breaks down some of the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus by looking at 4 facts agreed upon by many scholars. He considers two possible explanations to these facts and shows us how they don’t stand the test of scrutiny. He also talks about the upcoming Resurrection Workshop being held at Stonegate on Thursday, May 2 from 6:30–8:00. Click the link below for more information. Show Notes: * Resurrection Workshop * The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary Habermas
Josh Gatewood, Jay Mayo and Joe Russo breakdown the Easter messages from this past Sunday. They talk about what God offers us through Jesus by answering some practical questions about what to do when you feel stuck in life. They conclude with some laughter and some encouragement, so make sure you stay tuned until the end.
Jay Mayo leads us through our Easter services this year by explaining what the resurrection of Jesus means for us today. He shows us how the resurrection meets our greatest need and how it can radically change our story.
Josh, Nikki, and Dustin are on the show today as they explore Josh’s recent message on fasting. They dig into some of the historical context of Jesus’ statements and spend some time reflecting on what fasting does for us in the modern day.
Josh Gatewood continues our Flourishing series by unpacking the often-misunderstood subject of fasting. He shows us how fasting isn’t merely a matter of removal, but also of replacement. He concludes by giving us some practical considerations for how fasting can look in our lives.
Josh, Nikki and Larry Gilbert discuss the new ‘More to Come’ prayer initiative. They talk about the projected social-landscape of Midland-Odessa in the next ten years and challenge people to consider what their part in God’s work could be. They also discuss some practical challenges, myths, and approaches to prayer. They end by challenging everyone to engage in this new prayer initiative.
Larry Gilbert steps up this week to introduce our 42 day prayer initiative called More to Come. He gives us a brief look at Stonegate’s history and DNA of prayer and then shows us some staggering numbers about the Permian Basin today. He concludes by showing us how Jesus taught us to pray in Matthew 6:5-13 and challenges us to personally engage in the next 42 days of prayer.
Josh and Nikki sit down with Jay Mayo this week to talk about healthy friendships. They talk about what it means to be biblically selective and discerning when choosing friends—even in the church. They also consider some tough questions about self-awareness, speaking the truth, and cultivating humility. They conclude the show by giving some practical advice to those who are afraid of open, honest, and truthful relationships. Links From the Show * Article: 8 Principles of Biblical Friendship by Brian Hedges * Book: Made for Friendship by Drew Hunter
Jay Mayo steps up this week to continue our Flourishing series. He shows us how healthy relationships require honesty, even confrontation, but most of all they require us to be honest with ourselves. Throughout the message, Jay provides some very practical wisdom for how we can cultivate relationships that truly Flourish as God intends.
Josh and Nikki sit down with Joe Russo this week to breakdown the subject of marriage and divorce. They talk about Joe’s story and share some insight about how to approach difficult subjects like divorce. They conclude with some thoughts about spiritual
Joe Russo is back this week to discuss the realities of brokenness and divorce in marriage. He talks about why divorce happens and explains that while God hates divorce, He doesn’t hate divorced people. To the contrary, God is ready and willing to heal, restore, and transform any couple that will surrender their marriage to Him.
Josh and Nikki sit down with Eric and Ashley Clark to talk about conflict in marriage. They give some very helpful insight about conflict and talk very practically about how to approach conflict in your marriage.
When Sinners Say "I Do"
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Joe Russo steps up this week to tackle the complex subject of Marriage and Divorce. He shows us God’s heart for marriage, how we should think about marriage in a broken world, and concluded with some practical instruction for how we can cultivate and protect our marriages.
In this extended edition of the Sunday Plus, Josh and Nikki sit down with Jay Mayo. They discuss the subjects of anger and lust, providing some practical ways to understand and address these struggles in everyday life. You don’t want to miss this episode.
Abundant Life Counseling Agape Counseling of West Texas Uprooting Anger by Robert Jones (Book) Finally Free by Heath Lambert (Book)
Jay Mayo steps up this week to continue our series in the Sermon on the Mount. He explains how the flourishing life is not based on external, religious behavior, but on inside-out transformation.
Get ready for a jam-packed episode of the Sunday Plus. Josh and Nikki sit down this week and discuss everything from the Old Testament sacrificial system to parenting practices for the modern day. Along the way they talk about the meaning of life, baptism
Josh steps up this week to explain how Jesus fulfilled everything necessary for us to be accepted and righteous in Gods sight. He also interviews Greg Bick, a servant-leader at SG. Greg shares his story of growing up in the Catholic Church and explains he eventually came into a loving, personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
Josh, Nikki and Dustin are together this week to break down Josh’s message from Sunday. They dig into more of the historical context of Matthew 5:13–16; 38–48. They also talk very practically about what sacrificial love could look like for followers
Josh Gatewood steps up this week to continue our Flourishing series. He explains what Jesus meant when he said His followers are to be Salt and Light. Josh challenges us to embrace Jesus’ command to love our enemies and be a people who flourish through sacrificial love.
Josh and Dustin are joined by Nikki Waller this week. The three of them dig into Dustin’s message from Sunday and talk about what it means to live out the values of Jesus’ kingdom.
Show Notes
Dustin continues our Flourishing series by leading us through the Beatitudes. He shows us how Jesus described the values of His Kingdom and challenges us to consider what it really means to embrace Jesus’ vision for human flourishing.
Josh and Dustin sit down to discuss our new series: Flourishing. They talk about Jesus’ vision for human flourishing and how that practically looks in everyday life.
Links from the Show: * The Gospel of the Kingdom by The Bible Project * The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Jonathan Pennington * Show Notes
Dustin steps up this week to begin our new series: Flourishing. He challenges us to consider what it really means to follow Jesus and build our lives on His teaching.
This week, David Yeghnazar of Elam Ministries shares with us the powerful testimony of what God is doing overseas to reach Muslim people. He reminds of the simple, yet life-changing power of the gospel and encourages us to share it with others.
Dustin Pearce continues the Foundations series by giving our church body a charge to never forget the next generation as we continue pursuing them in helping them be all they're designed, called and gifted to be.
Chase Gilbert steps into the driver sit to interview Josh and Larry about spiritual formation. They give some practical advice for those walking in a dark season, talk about what love really means, and end with an important reminder.
Josh steps up this week to continue our series about Foundations. He tells his story of when Jesus saved him and helps us see that our pursuit of Jesus is always a response to His pursuit of us.
Josh sits down with Tyler and Craig to unpack the beautiful calling of worship. They discuss some personal stories and help us see how to live a life of worship.
Neil Rogers kicks off the new year with a message about community. He challenges us to consider an important question Jesus once asked a blind men and then shows how in the Christian life, good relationships are a non-negotiable.
Joe Russo Steps up this week to give us a hard challenge: slow down and remember. In the crazy-busy pace of life, this is a great message to meditate on going into the new year.
Joe Russo steps up this week to deliver a Christmas message through the eyes of Joy. He highlights some unexpected people who experienced joy through the arrival of Jesus. He concludes by showing us where Jesus found His joy—even when it cost Him His life.
Josh sits down with Eric Clark and Craig for a special edition of the Sunday Plus. They talk about the difficulty of finding rest in the Holidays and discuss some very practical ways to think about and incorporate rest into everyday life.
Larry Gilbert steps up this week to deliver a message about Love through the eyes of Joseph—Jesus’ stepdad. He shows us how Joseph loved Jesus and calls on men to imitate his example in how we protect, train, and teach our kids.
In the first week of our Christmas series, Eric Clark takes us to Luke 2 and shows us an unfamiliar story of Hope through the eyes of Simeon. He gives us some practical advice for how we can personally resurrect hope and short-circuit cynicism—especially in the Holiday Season.
Dustin sits down with Josh to break down the last two chapters of Philippians. They talk about some practical realities associated with boasting in Christ and wrestling with anxiety.
This week Josh finishes our study through Philippians. He describes how we can experience collective unity through faithful endurance and helps us wrestle with a major problem that gets in the way: the problem of anxiety.
This week, Josh gets up to continue our series in Philippians. He talks about the importance of having our hearts consumed with Christ in order to boast in Him and Him alone. He challenges us to consider the practical struggles we have to doing this and gives some advice for how to overcome them.
Josh and Dustin sit down and discuss the first two weeks of our new series in Philippians. They break down some of the biblical concepts associated with identity, humility, and unity and conclude with some practical thoughts for how to apply them.
This week, Dustin continues our series in Philippians. He walks us through chapter 2 to show us how humility was demonstrated in the life of Jesus. He then calls us to be a church of collective humility and gives a personal example of someone who made that her life’s aim. In memory of Tricia Cagle.
This week, Dustin opens up a new series in the book of Philippians. He talks about the importance of believers being unified around the gospel and the collective identity we have in Christ.
Patrick delivers his final message to our church body as Teaching Pastor. He reads from Galatians 5 about the 9 fruits of the Spirit and how we should continually see them at work in our lives.
Josh sits down with David and Cambiz of Elam Ministries as well as Stonegate Missions Director, Neil Rogers. The four of them talk about what God is doing oversees & how Elam is training followers of Jesus to share their faith. Be sure to listen all the way to the end of the show to hear a special prayer from Cambiz.
From Galatians Patrick continues a series of crossing over into what God has for you. He highlights the 9 fruits of the spirit and how they are character attributes that are worked through inwardly in order to release as a gift to others outwardly.
Patrick speaks a message from Joshua 3:5 on the topic of consecration and how it is completely necessary when God is calling you to crossover the Jordan in your life.
Josh sits down with Eric Boyt this week as they breakdown Sunday’s message. They talk about what some practical issues related to this season of transition and challenge us to cultivate a heart of faith rather than fear.
Eric Boyt steps up this week and shows how God has related to His people during times of transition. He shows us what God commanded Israel to do and likewise, what He’s calling Stonegate to do during this season. You don’t want to miss this one.
Larry Gilbert steps up this week and gives us an update on Patrick’s transition. He answers questions, provides some insight, and calls us to be faithful & hopeful people in this season of transition.
Patrick finishes up his message about Giant Killers by giving us 7 statements to consider. He calls us to consider the private, personal, and painful process of becoming a Giant-Killer who experiences the power of God and who is used by God to change a legacy.
The Sunday Plus is back! Josh sits down with Patrick to talk practical strategy for how to overcome the giants in our lives.
This Week, Patrick talks about the Giants in our lives that need to be killed. He calls us to realize and believe in the strength and identity we have in Christ to win the battles before us.
In the next part of the Crossover series, Patrick uses four clear points to talk about how a Crossover in any person’s life requires a different perspective.
This week, Patrick highlights 7 things from Joshua 1 to meditate on as we consider crossing the Jordan in our own lives.
This week, Patrick begins a new series. He shows us how God’s people have always been hindered from experiencing His power in their lives by one simple word: unbelief. He challenges us to consider what voices we are listening to that drown out the voice of God and therefore, keep us from crossing over into the abundant life He has in store for us.
This week, Patrick wraps up our Names of God series. He shares some big news with our church family and reminds us that God always has been and always will be faithful. Our task is to trust Him—even when it is difficult or uncertain.
Joe Russo steps up this week to show us how throughout the whole Bible, God reveals Himself as our comforter. He challenges us to embrace God as our comforter in 4 distinct ways.
Eric Clark steps up this week to continue our Names of God series. He talks about how Jesus is both the provider and the provision for the real needs of our souls.
This week on the Sunday Plus, Josh sits down with Andy Deck to breakdown what it looks like to follow Jesus as our Deliverer and Good Shepherd.
This Sunday, Andy Decks steps up and gives us a detailed background on the life of sheep and shepherds. He shows us how Jesus is our good shepherd and what that means for us today.
Larry Gilbert steps up this Sunday to tell us about God as our Deliverer. He shows us what it means for God to deliver us, who God delivers, and how God delivers us—even when He doesn’t change our circumstances.
This week, Chase Gilbert takes the reigns and sits down with Josh Gatewood and Eric Boyt to discuss their messages in our new series on the Names of God.
Eric Boyt continues our series on the Names of God. He gives the Old Testament background for understanding Jesus’ role as our great high priest and provides some practical application for how to pray in light of this truth.
Josh Gatewood kicks off our new sermon series on The Names of God by talking about God’s Holiness. He talks about the importance of God’s holiness and what Jesus has done to make us holy in His sight.
This week, Dustin teaches us out of Galatians 5. He talks about how easy it is to get stuck in our Christian life and points us to the power Jesus gives us to set us free.
This week, Dustin teaches us out of Galatians 5. He talks about how easy it is to get stuck in our Christian life and points us to the power Jesus gives us to set us free.
This week, Josh sits down with Joe Russo for a special Father’s Day edition of the Sunday Plus. You don’t want to miss this one!
In this Father’s day message, Joe Russo calls us to trust God as our Father. He shows us the life of Joseph in the Bible, shares some of his own personal story, and encourages us to go all 15 rounds with God.
Dustin speaks a post-camp message teaching in John 11 about how our journey with Jesus is less about destination and more about direction.
This weekend, Joe walked us through six relationship stages we have with our creator as believers.
Dustin Pearce talks to us about generations and the responsibility the present one has to the next one.
On this solo edition of the Sunday Plus, Josh provides some additional commentary and challenges for the 6 Reminders that Patrick gave us on Sunday.
The cultural pressure on women to be a “perfect” woman is so great. From social media posts to being the perfect mother, the burden is greater than ever. Patrick reads from 1 Peter 3 to highlight the identity that God has for women and how freeing it is to accept His identity.
This week, Patrick talks very seriously about how to Experience God in our personal lives. He gives a firm challenge to men to love their wives in a way that causes them to flourish. He also talks about how essential it is to have friendships that will help us cultivate a lifestyle of Experiencing God.
This week on the Sunday Plus, Josh and Patrick sit down to talk about what it means to Experience God on an everyday basis. They talk about the challenges, the obstacles, and conclude with an inspiring story of what this could look like.
This week, Patrick tells that Experiencing God shouldn’t end when we finish our study. However, we must commit to treasuring Christ and being ‘all-in’ to follow Jesus.
Neil Rogers reads from John 21 and teaches that God is not done with us and is always calling us to join him in his work all around.
Josh and Patrick sit down this week to discuss the importance of not compartmentalizing our faith. They analyze the messages from the past two weeks regarding obedience and conclude with some thoughts about how to be faithful to Jesus in the marketplace.
This week, Patrick mixies things up a bit by jumping ahead to unit 12 in our Experiencing God study. He helps us consider what it means to build a life with the Lord that is stable, firm, and secure as opposed to pursuing the next ‘spiritual high’ that fades very quickly.
This week, Dustin Pearce invites us to consider how we can Experience God through one of the most basic Christian disciplines: obedience. Dustin helps us see how our obedience flows from God’s love for us and leads us to Experiencing God in a personal level.
In a not-so-typical Easter message, Patrick unpacks 3 essential components to knowing how valuable we are to God. This message reminds us why Jesus lived, died, and rose again: because we are of such great value to Him.
This week, Josh sits down with Eric Boyt to breakdown his message on making adjustments in order to Experience God. They talk more about how God worked in Eric’s life, how he works in our lives, and how Jesus must be in the center of our hearts if we are to trust and Experience Him.
This week, Eric Boyt—one of our elders at Stonegate—helps us ask a hard question: are we willing to make major adjustments to follow Jesus? He outlines 5 different types of adjustments we can make and helps us see that in the end, adjusting your life to follow Jesus is always worth it.
This week, Patrick helps us cross the mid-way point in our Experiencing God study. He talks about what it means to have a Crisis of Belief, how to cultivate trust in the character of God, and how essential it is for us to be faithful in the small things before we can ever expect to experience the ‘big’ things God has for us.
This week Josh sits down with Andy Deck and Larry Gilbert. They talk about spiritual markers, how to navigate times when God is silent, and practical steps we can all take to hear God’s voice.
This week Andy Deck—one of our elders at Stonegate—continued our sermon series on Experiencing God. He talked specifically about how God speaks to us by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances and other believers.
This week, Larry Gilbert —one of our elders at Stonegate—teaches us what it means to hear the voice of God. He talks about his own experience with God’s voice and gives us 3 ways we can experience God speaking to us.
Josh and Patrick sit down to discuss the previous two weeks of Experiencing God. They talk about God’s love, God’s will, and how we can experience both if we will seek to become people who truly love God and love others.
So many times we look for God’s will in the large things. We ask God to do great things in our lives all the while He is asking us to do the small things well so that He can trust us with the large. This week Patrick breaks down John 5 in the fourth week of Experiencing God and talks about finding God’s will in every day, small things.
It’s something we’ve always been told about, but it’s one of the hardest things for us to receive: the love of God. This week, Patrick calls us to consider that our greatest need in life is to realize how much God loves us.
In our second week of Experiencing God, Neil Rogers asks us to consider if we are willing to submit everything in our lives to God in order to join Him in the work He’s doing around us.
In our second week of Experiencing God, Neil Rogers asks us to consider if we are willing to submit everything in our lives to God in order to join Him in the work He’s doing around us.
This week, Josh sits down with Neil Rogers as they break down the first two weeks of Experiencing God. They talk about what it means to trust God with our lives, recognize His work around us, and identify His voice when we invites us to join Him in His work.
Patrick kicks off our new series: Experiencing God. He talks about how God is always at work around us and calls us to consider what we believe about what God can do through us if we will trust and surrender everything to Him.
This week, Josh and Patrick walk through the 7 habits of following Jesus and elaborate on 1) Why they are important, 2) How they should look in our lives and 3) Why they are essential to helping us experience the life God has for us.
This week, Patrick helps us understand some essential habits that will strengthen our walk with Jesus and proclaim his greatness to those around us.
In this message, Patrick exhorts us to remember the identity that is ours as new creations in Christ. No matter what we’ve done, what someone has said, or what story we keep telling ourselves, God tells a better story and its a story of His unending love and forgiveness.
Josh and Patrick sit down this week to talk about what it means to be a faithful follower of Jesus who serves others and embraces their calling to make the best use of their days.
This week, Patrick continues his teaching about biblical purpose. He emphasizes how essential it is for us to make the best use of our days by memorizing, believing, and submitting to God’s Word for our lives.
This week, Josh and Patrick break down the importance of knowing who you are in Christ. They also talk very practical about how to do this and how it connects to realizing the purpose God has for your life.
Patrick starts the new year reading out of 2 Peter and encourages us to live out of the great power that God has already given us.
This week, the roles are reversed as Dustin interviews Josh about his message from this past Sunday. They discuss the biblical ways to both think about and pursue Godliness in a way that leads to genuine joy in Christ.
To finish off 2017, Josh Gatewood gives us a message about the nature of biblical godliness and encourages us to pursue godliness as a lifetime commitment—not just a New Years Resolution.
This week, Josh and Dustin talk very practically about how to pursue a life of hope and holiness. They explain how, in the end, the gospel both clarifies our misconceptions and motivates our obedience.
This week, Dustin delivers a message about holiness and hope. He explains how they are connected to each other and exhorts us to both remember and reflect God’s holiness to others.
In this weeks episode, Josh sits down with Patrick to practically assess what it means to be a person of hope. They talk about the problems we create for ourselves when our prayer-lives aren’t grounded in Scripture or proper expectations of God. They conclude with some practical suggestions for how to share the hope of Christ with others this holiday season.
As we approach the Christmas season, Patrick begins a new short series on the subject of Hope. He emphasizes how a follower of Jesus will never be a person of genuine hope until they are rooted in the truthfulness of God’s Word.
In this weeks show, Josh sits down with Ismael Villa. They talk about Ismael’s journey to faith, how he felt when he had to close the doors of his church in 2001, and how God is currently using Ismael today. Get ready: this episode just might give you a wake-up call!
In this sermon, Ismael Villa takes the stage to deliver a special message. He talks about the incredible ministry God is using Stonegate to be a part of in places like Mexico, Nicaragua, and more.
Josh sits down with Eric Clark to conclude our discussion on 1 Corinthians. They discuss some of the historical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection, what it means to live a resurrected life, and how the future hope we have in Jesus should shape they way we live in the present.
Eric Clark teaches through 1 Corinthians 15, a passage written by Paul to the Corinthian church reminding them of the certainty of the resurrection and how it gives hope for the present-day life.
This week Patrick teaches through what was happening in the church of Corinth that is written about in Corinthians 14. He breaks down the topics of tongues, prophecy and women's role in the church which are addressed in Corinthians 14.
Josh and Patrick sit down to discuss 1 Corinthians 13 and the massive implications it has for every person who will embrace the way of love as their way of life.
This week, Patrick digs into the familiar passage of 1 Corinthians 13. He helps us see what love really means by reminding us of the love God in Christ and then challenges us to share that same love with others.
On this week’s edition, Josh sits down with Jeff Turner as they dig into the subject of spiritual gifts. They discuss their own journey to understand the role of the Holy Spirit, the different views on spiritual gifts in the church, and why walking in the power of the Spirit is critical for every believer.
This week, Josh Gatewood preaches on spiritual gifts out of 1 Corinthians 12. He emphasizes God’s intention to use spiritual gifts as a primary means of giving grace to His church and glory to Jesus.
On this week’s edition of the Sunday Plus, Josh and Patrick dig into 1 Corinthians 11 and discuss some very practical ways Christians can deal with difficult texts. They also discuss some practical ways that husbands and wives can display a picture of C
In this week’s message, Patrick leads us through 1 Corinthians 11. He shares some key principles and practices for how every follower of Jesus can deal with tough texts in Scripture.
This week, Josh and Patrick sit down to discuss the intersection between American politics and Christianity. The begin with a brief historical analysis and then discuss some areas of practical application.
Patrick begins the message this week with some important announcements and then transitions into an important interview with Ed Weaver about what God is doing to reach oral-preference learners with the gospel. He then continues our series in 1 Corinthians by looking at the imperative placed on every believer to live a life focused on giving up our freedoms in order to serve others.
On this very special edition of the Sunday Plus, Josh sits down with David Yeghnazar and Vahid from Elam Ministries. They discuss God’s work overseas to reach Muslim people and provide some practical encouragement for how we can be obedient to share the gospel of Jesus in our everyday lives.
This week, David Yeghnazar of Elam Ministries shares with us the powerful testimony of what God is doing overseas to reach Muslim people. He reminds of the simple, yet life-changing power of the gospel and encourages us to share it with others.
The problem of evil, the complexities of marriage, and the surrender of our rights. All of this and more as Josh sits down with Eric Clark for this week’s edition of the Sunday Plus.
This week in 1 Corinthians, Patrick digs into ch. 7–8 to show us what it means to live out the life God has called us to as servants of others who have surrendered our rights to Jesus.
In this special edition of the Sunday plus, Josh sits down with both Jeff and Dustin to discuss 1 Corinthians 5-6. After discussing the main issues in the text, they conclude with some final remarks for practical application.
Dustin Pearce shows us how Paul shepherded the Corinthian church in some tough situations. Ultimately, he taught them how the Gospel rearranges sexuality, dismantles offenses, and elevates Jesus.
In this edition of the Sunday plus, Josh sits down with Patrick as they discuss some of the big wins God has produced in Stonegate’s history and what that means for us going forward.
Patrick expounds on 1 Corinthians 9 and gives us details about what God has done at Stonegate Fellowship in the last year. He also gives statistics from the business meetings regarding baptisms, membership, youth and serving.
On this week’s edition of the Sunday Plus, Josh sits down with Jeff Turner to discuss 1 Corinthians 4. They talk about Paul’s admonition to the Corinthians get very practical about how followers of Jesus today can cultivate aa life that is genuinely mature in Christ rather than arrogant and puffed up.
Jeff leads us into 1 Corinthians 4 this Sunday and shows us the stark contrasts between the kingdom of self and the Kingdom of God. He highlights the specific sin of spiritual arrogance and calls us to be people who live for God’s glory by being humble
In this second edition of the Sunday Plus, Josh and Dustin sit down to discuss 1 Corinthians 2. They discuss in more detail the differences between human and Spiritual wisdom, the role of the Spirit in the everyday life of a believer, and how to think about wisdom and knowledge in the journey of following Jesus.
Dustin continues our series in 1 Corinthians by showing the contrast between human wisdom and spiritual wisdom. He specifically talks about how true spiritual maturity is imparted by the Holy Spirit as we learn to center our wisdom in the revelation of Ch
In this first edition of the Sunday Plus, Josh sits down with Patrick to talk about the importance of being more amazed by the message of the gospel than the messengers who teach it. They also talk about the dangers of listening to too many teachers and how to navigate periods of dryness when the message of Christ isn’t stirring our hearts.
Patrick continues the Corinthians series by reading from 1 Corinthians 9 and talks about the people at that time who had become very self-centered individually and corporately. We are challenged to re-align our lives to become Jesus-centered and give our lives away to Him.
Patrick starts a series of messages on the Corinthians. He reads from 1 Corinthians 6 where Paul tells us that we have everything we need and our eternity is secure through Jesus Christ.
Dustin Pearce speaks a message about the next generation and how we, as the church, stand with and encourage the teaching and discipleship of our children.
Neil Rogers teaches from Mark 1 on how Stonegate Fellowship sees our role as influencers.
Eric Clark speaks a message from Mark 1 about spiritual formation and how it’s not a destination, but a lifestyle of re-orienting our lives from self to Jesus over and over again.
Patrick reads from Psalm 118 and discusses the “why” behind Stonegate Fellowship and what it looks like for the church to win.
Patrick speaks from Psalm 40 about the subject of waiting on God in times of dryness. God is putting a new song in our lives through the act of waiting for Him.
Jeff Turner (Odessa Campus Minister) reads Psalm 37 and speaks about what the Bible says about fret and envy.
Jeff Turner (Odessa Campus Minister) speaks out of Psalm 1 about the blessed person and how it affects their lives.
Josh Gatewood teaches from Psalm 119 and expounds the fact that God’s Word is our best authority for life.
Eric Clark finishes the 2 part sermon about sin and temptation and how we look at them with a gospel perspective.
Eric Clark speaks a Father’s Day message about how Jesus resisted under the schemes and temptations of the enemy and how those temptations impact us in our daily lives.
Patrick gives a post-camp message updating us on the events of youth (SGY) camp and teaches on the 5 R’s of dealing with life and sin.
Patrick revisits a message teaching from Ephesians 3 about our relationship with God and how we so often misunderstand the free gift of grace given to us in salvation.
Patrick speaks about what happens when we trust God with our resources. When God presses us into more, he reminds us of what he has done and who he is so that we can trust him.
Patrick speaks about our need to believe in God and how it affects our actions. Our actions are changed when we rest in the belief that Christ has given us everything we need.
Patrick speaks about what happens when we trust God with our resources. When God presses us into more, he reminds us of what he has done and who he is so that we can trust him.
Patrick teaches from the books of Ezra and Nehemiah and how we should see how God is calling us out into what seems impossible.
Patrick teaches about why we do what we do and what it looks like to be a sending church.
Patrick teaches from Matthew 25 and encourages us to use what God has given us for his glory and for the good of others.
Patrick speaks an Easter message about the hope that is given to us because of Jesus being raised from the dead.
Eric Clark teaches about how our view of God affects the way we see ourselves. Seeing God as big and seeing ourselves as his creation.
Patrick speaks about how we see ourselves in light of the love of God for us and for what God does inside of us.
Dustin wraps up our series called "Letter from an Elder" by focusing on 1 John 2 and what it takes to be loved well and to love others well.
Patrick Payton continues our current Letter from an Elder series continuing to unpack God's love towards us and how there is no fear in love.
Eric Clark continues the series, Letter from an Elder by talking about God's love towards us and how we can't fully love others until we know how much we are loved.
Dustin Pearce continues the series, Letter from an Elder by talking about God being the light of the world.
Jeff turner continues the series, Letter from an Elder by talking about abiding in God.
Jeff Turner continues our series called Letter from an Elder by speaking about unconditional love and how this affects everything in our life.
Patrick begins our new series Letter from an Elder by unpacking the church in Ephesus and pressing into the fact that you cannot love well or even live well until you know how much you are loved.
Our Odessa campus minister Jeff Turner unpacks Mark chapter 10 and how it affects how we respond to others in our life. He also explains how we view and respond to God in light of Mark’s account of scripture.
Patrick wraps ups the Vision series by giving a definition of church leadership. He defines elders, overseers and pastors and how we are all called to be servants to others wherever we are at.
Patrick continues uncovering the reason why we do what we do. He gives some basic understanding of why Stonegate was started, and how we continue to strive towards helping people see the transformative power of Jesus Christ.
Patrick continues the Vision series by expounding on Romans 12 and describes our Biblical purpose and what we are suppose to be about.
Patrick speaks a hopeful message about who we are as individuals and how it is of the utmost importance to who we are corporately. When we understand our identity as masterpieces in Christ Jesus, we are free to love others as Christ loved us.
Our Odessa Campus Minister, Jeff Turner gives us a reflective sermon on 2016 and offers us a perspective from Psalm 51 to renew the joy of our salvation.
Patrick continues a short series through the holidays called Fear Not and expounds on the idea of how we are called to trust in God and Fear Not.
Patrick introduces a short series through the holidays called Fear Not and expounds on the idea of how we are called to trust in God and Fear Not.
Eric finishes our Happily Ever After series with the topic of forgiveness and gives some practical steps that will help any relationship.
Our Odessa-Campus Minister, Jeff Turner updates us on the new building. He teaches on the topic of conflict as we continue the Happily Ever After series.
Patrick changes directions from our family series to speak about the current situation in our nation. He gives some post-election thoughts and practices for the follower of Jesus, regardless of your political party.
Patrick continues the Happily Ever After series by getting practical with the subject of communication. He ends with some easy-to-understand topics that will help you walk through marriage and experience the life transformation of Jesus.
Dustin continues the Happily Ever After series by expounding the idea of singlehood and that regardless of marital status we believe that we are called to help each other to become more like Jesus.
In this sermon, we host one of our mission partners, ELAM ministries, as they give an update on how the gospel is spreading in Iran and surrounding nations.
Patrick continues this sermon with the idea that very little harms our marriages and relationships like unhealthy and unmet expectations. But what if we changed the whole paradigm of those expectations? This weekend we’ll look at a counter-culture way o
Very little harms our marriages and relationships like unhealthy and unmet expectations. But what if we changed the whole paradigm of those expectations? This weekend we'll look at a counter-culture way of dealing with expectations in all of our relations
Jay Mayo continues the Happily Ever After series by finishing up the definition of Biblical marriage. He expounds the truth that God is using relationships in our lives to transform us.
In week three of our marriage and family series, we explore the ideas that marriage is a transformational union and that it’s for the sake of God’s ultimate purpose and our joy. Jay breaks down what he calls “The Story of Marriage,” from God’s p
Patrick continues our Happily Ever After series breaking down the covenant of marriage; leaving, cleaning and one flesh.
Patrick opens our new marriage series “Happily Ever After” looking at Ephesians 5:21-33 and begins to breaks down how marriage is a God-designed, transformational union between a man and a women sustained by a covenant for the sake of God’s ultimate purpose and joy.
Patrick continues the What We Believe series by teaching on eschatology (the study of the end times). He dives into how to view the End Times in light of Scripture's command to love God and love others.
Josh Gatewood continues the What We Believe series and teaches on the subject of Heaven and Hell. He discusses the 2 most common myths and how we should challenge our own beliefs as we dive into what the Bible says about Heaven and Hell.
Jeff Turner continues the teaching on the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts and the life-applications of them. He debunks the theory that spiritual gifts are things that we are "good at" and rather gifts that God disperses for the need of the moment.
Jeff turner continues the What we Believe series by speaking about the Holy Spirit. Beginning in 1 Corinthians 15, he teaches about Spiritual gifts.
Patrick continues with the What We Believe series starting with 2 Timothy. He talks through what it looks like to be in the word and prayer in order to walk in the Spirit.
Patrick Payton continues a series on what Stonegate Fellowship believes. This week, Patrick speaks through Acts 15 to show the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Patrick Payton continues a series on what Stonegate Fellowship believes. This week, Patrick continues teaching through the sealing of the Holy Spirit in us when we are saved.
Patrick Payton continues a series on what Stonegate Fellowship believes. This week, Patrick shows us the promise and provision of the Holy Spirit from Jesus' words in John 3.
Patrick Payton continues a series on what Stonegate Fellowship believes. This week, Patrick begins to speak about the Holy Spirit from 2nd Corinthians 3.
Dustin Pearce continues a series on what Stonegate Fellowship believes. This week, Dustin shows us what Jesus has done because of who he is.
Dustin Pearce continues a series on what Stonegate Fellowship believes. This week, Dustin talks through who Jesus is.
Jeff Turner continues a series on what Stonegate Fellowship believes. This week, Jeff finishes up the Biblical understanding of who man is.
Jeff Turner continues a series on what Stonegate Fellowship believes. This week, Jeff preaches about how God views man and what the Bible has to say about mankind.
Eric Clark continues a series on what Stonegate Fellowship believes. This week, Eric shows us what God is like according to John 17.
Eric Clark begins a series on what Stonegate Fellowship believes. This week, Eric shows the importance of knowing and experiencing what we believe.
Patrick Payton finishes a series on our struggle for transformation by going through 1st Corinthians and explaining the whole chart that has been made in this series.
Patrick Payton continues a series on our struggle for transformation. This week Patrick talks about a period of waiting before or during transformation.
Patrick Payton continues a series on our struggle for transformation. This week Patrick begins to go through the actual process of transformation for an individual by reading through James 3.
Patrick Payton continues a series on our struggle for transformation. This week Patrick explains the opposition that we have when guilty enters the picture and continues to go through James 1.
Patrick Payton continues a series on our struggle for transformation. This week Patrick shows how the devil makes us lose trust in God and people due to circumstances according to Genesis 3.
Patrick Payton begins a series on our struggle to be transformed, and this week Patrick spends time on the enormous power God has.
Patrick Payton finishes a series on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians by going through the last chapter of 2nd Thessalonians and giving four major points to meditate over.
Jeff Turner continues a series on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians by showing the urgency in 2nd Thessalonians to bring the message of the Lord to the world.
Patrick Payton continues a series on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians through sharing both the exhortation and encouragement of 2nd Thessalonians.
Jay Mayo continues a series on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians by sharing the persecution that the Thessalonians experienced when Paul wrote this encouraging letter and the persecution that happens today.
Dustin Pearce continues a series on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians by beginning to take a look at the challenging first chapter of 2nd Thessalonians.
Jeff Turner continues a series on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians by walking through the encouraging reminders that Paul gives in 1st Thessalonians for holy living.
Jeff Turner continues a series on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians by showing the love and encouragement that Paul had for the Thessalonians.
Scott Hall helps us to take a look at what God wants us to do individually in 2016 (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton finishes a series about how our identity defines our actions by going through Acts 11 and 13 to show how when we mess up we can retune our lives to the supply of the Holy Spirit and to be who we truly are in Christ.
Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick preaches out of Acts 11 to show how God transforms evil people to do great things for the gospel.
Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick digs into Acts 10 to show how God is for our enemies just as He was for us before began a relationship with Him.
Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick walks through Titus 3 again to review everything that has been covered in the series so far, and he begins to walk through Acts to show the works of changed people.
Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick shows how God changes our perspective and makes opposition into an opportunity.
Neil Rogers gets the chance to share the amazing work that Stonegate has gotten to be a part of through ELAM ministries in the Middle East (this is a standalone message).
Eric Clark continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Eric explains from the heart how we as Christians often run away from our identity to other deceitful desires.
Patrick Payton has a church family meeting about an opportunity on the doorstep of Stonegate Fellowship Odessa (this is a standalone message).
Scott Hall continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Scott explains how God redeems and regenerates us after we enter in a relationship with Him according to John 3.
Jeff Turner continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Jeff shows how God shows up in kindness and saves us according to Titus 3.
Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick preaches that everyone has a purpose, and God want us all to be at peace and rest.
Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick goes through Titus 3 again to show the sin that we were living in before we became Christians, and how we were saved out of that sin become people of good works.
Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick goes through Titus 3 again to show the sin that we were living in before we became Christians, and how we were saved out of that sin become people of good works.
Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick goes to Titus 3 so Christians can see who we were before salvation and love people better now because we see what we were saved out of.
Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick digs into scriptural passages to help the church see who we were and see who we are now so that we can live our in our identity.
Patrick Payton continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Patrick walks through Mark 10 to help us realize the supply we have in the Lord.
Scott Hall continues a series about how our identity defines our actions. This week, Scott attempts to help us understand who we are as members of the church.
Patrick Payton casts a vision of where Stonegate has been, but more importantly where Christianity began according to John 14.
Eric Clark finishes a series about refocusing on Jesus through the Psalms by diving into the importance of gratitude according to the Psalms.
Dustin Pearce continues a series about refocusing on Jesus through the Psalms by speaking from the heart about Psalm 39.
Jay Mayo continues a series about refocusing on Jesus through the Psalms by digging into the encouragement offered to us in Psalm 46.
Patrick Payton continues a series about refocusing on Jesus through the Psalms by preaching in Psalm 73 and showing God is in control.
Scott Hall continues a sermon series on the refocusing on Jesus through the Psalms by showing how we can grow closer to God according to Psalms.
Dustin Pearce gives a solid reminder of how to walk with God after camp, "remember the cross, and continue in the faith" according to Colossians 1 (this is a standalone message).
Eric Clark begins a sermon series on Psalms in order to show how we can align our hearts to Jesus through the Psalms.
Patrick Payton finishes a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance by explaining what prayer is, the importance of prayer, and how a powerful prayer life makes a person steadfast.
Patrick Payton continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick goes through James 5 to show how patience is essential for steadfastness.
Patrick Payton continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick explains from James 4 that often we do not live in the fullness of grace and God's love - which causes us to live unsteady lives full of sin.
Patrick Payton continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick explains that we often settle for less than what God has to offer, which causes us to have a broken relationship with God according to James 4.
Jeff Turner continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Jeff preaches through what Jesus wishes us to do with our words so that they might be redeemed and be life-giving according to James 3.
Patrick Payton continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick speaks from the heart about how words can be life giving or life destroying.
Patrick Payton introduces Joe Rigney, an author who shares his wisdom that has gleaned about fully depending on God (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick reminds us that real faith is worked out by actions, which produces a steadfast life.
Jay Mayo continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Jay walks through James 1 to show how having scripture planted in our hearts allows us to have salvation and steadfastness.
Patrick Payton continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick proceeds through James 1 in order to show the power of contentment and how that strengthens steadfastness.
Scott Hall continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Scott takes a moment to regroup, review, and give some practical application to put into action all that has been talked about for the past 9 weeks.
Patrick Payton continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick talks about the hard truth of God's grace and faithfulness during trials and loss.
Patrick Payton continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick reviews the previous weeks of the series and explains how lust destroys steadfastness.
Patrick Payton continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick walks through 2nd Corinthians 4 to show how to make it through trials in a healthy way.
Patrick Payton continues a series on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick digs into wisdom from Genesis 3 in order to understand that in ever circumstance - the greatest need is always a need of the soul.
Patrick Payton continues a series in James on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick explains the role of meekness in being steadfast.
Patrick Payton continues a series in the book of James on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance. This week, Patrick explains the how sin is simply not trusting in God and how that affects our ruins our steadfastness.
Patrick Payton begins a series in the book of James on the Christian life being steadfast in the midst of any circumstance.
Jay Mayo takes a look at how we can look at our past failures and see the redeeming future we can have in Jesus according to Ephesians 5 (this is a standalone message).
Jeff Turner speaks about the Acts 2 and the essential need for authentic relationships in the community of the church (this is a standalone message).
Dustin Pearce walks through Galatians 4 to show the Apostle Paul's description of the Christmas story (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton digs into the idea of why we really should celebrate amazing holidays like Christmas - and it's not just because of the figgy pudding.
Scott Hall preaches about our goal in this life as Christians and how we can achieve it (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton explains the new Christmas services and the thought behind the change, and Stonegate Fellowship's passion for loving the unchurched and uninvolved (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton continues a series on transforming our viewpoint of serving others. This week, Patrick preaches about the opportunity for Midland, Texas at this time and how we can serve others to take advantage of this opportunity.
Patrick Payton continues a series on transforming our viewpoint of serving others. This week, Patrick moves into the biblical concept of influential leadership.
Eric Clark begins a series on transforming our viewpoint of serving others - especially within the church.
Jay Mayo finishes a short series on humble servanthood by continuing to go through Philippians 2 to see how Jesus' life was full of humility and how we can reflect that same humility that he had.
Patrick Payton continues this series on God preparing us for the impossible to happen in each and every person's life. This week, Patrick speaks about 4 more practical steps to prepare for the impossible in our lives.
Patrick Payton continues this series on God preparing us for the impossible to happen in each and every person's life. This week, Patrick digs into how to take at least 2 practical steps to prepare for the impossible in our lives.
Patrick Payton continues the series on preparing for God to do the impossible in our lives. This week, Patrick takes a deeper look at what impossible can be in each person's life and how it brings us closer to God.
Patrick Payton continues a series on God doing the impossible in our lives. This week Patrick digs into Psalm 193 again to understand how God sees others and how the impossible is done when we see others like God does
Patrick Payton starts a new series by taking a look at what God wants Stonegate Fellowship to do as he walks through Psalm 139.
Patrick Payton finishes out the short series on idols by showing in Exodus 32 our easy bend towards worshiping idols and how we can work against that bend.
Patrick Payton presses into the idea that we all have idols that we worship more than God according to 1st John.
Patrick Payton continues the short series on the process and importance church planting by looking at what God does through church planting in Act 13 and today.
Patrick Payton starts a short series on the process and essential need of church planting.
Jay Mayo finishes out the series on the wisdom we can gain from the Old Testament book Proverbs. This week, Jay shows the major theme of relationship wisdom throughout Proverbs and what that has to do with us today.
Jeff Turner gives a quick update about Stonegate Fellowship Odessa, and continues the series on the Old Testament book of Proverbs. This week, Jeff walks through Proverbs 24 to show the value of our God speaking wisdom into our lives through the scriptures of the Bible.
Patrick Payton preaches from Psalm 121 in order to remind us that as the craziness of life is ever present - God is always in control (this is a standalone message).
Dustin Pearce continues the series on the wisdom we can glean from the Old Testament book Proverbs. This week, Dustin speaks into how we abuse our relationship with God because of our lack of wisdom, and we can fight against this abuse by making our lives based on wisdom.
Dustin Pearce continues the series on the wisdom we can glean from the Old Testament book Proverbs. This week, Dustin digs into the benefit of wisdom in our lives, how we become wiser, and what happens when we lack in wisdom.
Neil Rogers shares some of the work God has been doing through Stonegate Fellowship in China (this is a standalone message).
Eric Clark begins a sermon series on the wisdom we can glean from the Old Testament book of Proverbs.
Joe Russo speaks about his time as a dad and what the Bible teaches about being a father.
Dustin Pearce speaks about the successes of camp this year, and encourages Stonegate Fellowship as a church to move forth as faithful people for God according to 1st Thessalonians (this is a standalone message).
Jeff Turner speaks about the beauty and the challenge of camp, and how essential it is to grow in our assurance of our identity in Christ by abiding in him according to 1st John 2 (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton reiterates a 90-day process that any Christian can go through to make a 180-degree change in order to focus in on the Lord and to deal with issues (this is a standalone message).
Chad Bullard talks about beginning the process of planting Stonegate Fellowship Odessa, and walks through Colossians to see how the Gospel gives us purpose (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton speaks about the blessing and the challenges that come with Mother's Day every year (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton finishes up the series on how God uses our scars to better and redeem us according to 2nd Corinthians 4. This week Patrick explains the process of forgiveness to rid ourselves of bitterness.
Patrick Payton and Jay Mayo continues the series on God using our scars to better and redeem us according to 2nd Corinthians 4. This week, Patrick and Jay talk through the process of working through loss and pain and how our beliefs about God influence this process.
Patrick Payton continues the series on God using our scars to better and redeem us according to 2nd Corinthians 4. This week, Patrick helps work through the idea of grabbing a hold of the surpassing value that Jesus has for us during loss.
Jay Mayo continues a series on how God uses our scars to redeem and better us according to 2nd Corinthians 4. This week, Jay talks through remembering loss.
Jay Mayo begins a series on how God can use the scars in our life to redeem and better us according to 2nd Corinthians 4.
Patrick Payton finishes the series on Christians being sent on God's mission for the whole world to hear the Gospel. This week Patrick reviews the growth of the early church and how we can learn to evangelize from their successes.
Patrick Payton continues the series on Christians being sent on God's mission for the Gospel to go to all groups of people. This week in Acts 11 and 13, Patrick talks through how important each and every person is so essential for God's plan due to the fact that every individual has gifting and purpose.
Jay Mayo continues the series on Christians being sent on God's mission for the Gospel to go to all of the world. This week, Jay brings to light scripture that shows God truly desires for every group of people to believe in the Gospel, but there are two major issues in Acts 10 that prevent that from happening and we must fight against these issues even today to make sure the Gospel can go forth.
Patrick Payton continues the series in Acts about Christians in the early church being sent on mission and what that has to do with us today.
Patrick Payton continues this series in Acts on being sent on God's mission to bring the Gospel to the world because Jesus transforms us and we wish to see that transformation in others.
Scott Hall continues this series in Acts on how all Christians are sent - this week Scott looks at how every individual has a specific purpose that God has created in order to bring the Gospel to the world.
Scott Hall begins a series on the early church in Acts and how we are sent for the Gospel just as the members of the church were 2,000 years ago.
Patrick Payton closes out the series on change for a Christ follower by looking at Hebrew 11 and bringing to attention that every Christ follower has a destiny to influence others in order to bring them to God.
Patrick Payton continues the series on change for a Christ follower by taking a look at how we resist change because of uncertainty or our lack of control.
Patrick Payton continues this series on change for a Christ follower by taking a look at Ephesians 3 to see we can get rid of the hinderances of change.
Patrick Payton continues this series on change for a Christ follower by going through the fundamental issue of change that is presented in John 13.
Patrick Payton paves the path for a new series on change for followers of Jesus based upon John 15.
Dustin Pearce finishes out the short series on reflecting how we define ourselves as individuals and how we can draw our focus to Jesus according to Matthew 8 so that we can be defined as we truly should be.
Dustin Pearce helps lead through Matthew 8 as he talks about what truly defines us as individuals and how Jesus redefines those who believe in him.
Patrick Payton finishes the series on the simplicity of the Christmas story by talking about the birth of Jesus and how God satisfies our every need.
Patrick Payton continues the series in Luke 1 about Jesus' birth and the simplicity of Christmas.
Patrick Payton begins a short series on making sure that we have a clear picture of what really happened with Jesus' birth based on Luke 1.
Scott Hall finishes the series on the trustworthiness of the Bible by showing God's bigger plan is revealed throughout the Old Testament and especially in the Psalms.
Eric Clark continues the series on the trustworthiness of the Bible by showing the Gospel in the prophetic books of the Old Testament.
Patrick Payton continues this series on how the Bible is trustworthy, and we can see that through the Gospel of Christianity being consistent through the law of the Old Testament.
Patrick Payton continues the series on the trustworthiness of the Bible by showing that the Old Testament is a beautiful and clear picture of God's faithfulness.
Patrick Payton continues the series on how God's scripture is trustworthy by taking a look at 2nd Timothy.
Patrick Payton interviews Bob Fu - a civil rights activist for china that is bringing the gospel by fighting for basic human rights (this is a standalone message).
Scott Hall continues this sermon series on why the word of God is trustworthy - and this week Scott spends time explaining one great reason we can trust in the Bible.
Patrick Payton wraps up this sermon series on preparing for God moments by traveling to John 6 and giving us a toolbox of things to pray for in our lives.
Patrick Payton continues the sermon series on preparing ourselves for God to do something incredible in and through our lives. This week Patrick takes a look at John 6 and helps remind us what a "God Moment" is.
Patrick Payton has a "business meeting" with the congregation to talk about Stonegate Fellowship's vision for West Texas based upon conviction and Revelation 3 (this is a standalone message).
Neil Rogers shares Stonegate Fellowship's involvement with South Sudan and how a deep love for people drives us to help others just like the early church in 2nd Corinthians 5 (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton continues the series on how we can prepare ourselves for God to do something great in and through our lives. This week Patrick talks through John 6.
Patrick Payton continues the series on how we can prepare ourselves for God to do something great in and through our lives by taking a look at Acts 10.
Patrick Payton continues the series on how we can prepare ourselves for God to do something great in our lives by taking a look at John 6.
Patrick Payton begins a series in Matthew 14 on how we can prepare ourselves for God to do something great in our lives
Jay Mayo finishes the intro to Psalms by speaking into how pain and grief lead us to hope in God.
Eric Clark continues the intro to Psalms series by talking through Psalm 73 and seeing how the Psalms are an honest outcry of our hearts.
Jeff Turner continues the intro to Psalms series by talking about how every Christian has a glorious story of how God works in our lives because He is faithful according to Psalm 103.
Scott Hall continues the intro to Psalms series by speaking on Psalm 52 to show God's mercy, love, and forgiveness.
Dustin Pearce continues the intro to Psalms series by walking through Psalms 37 to show how we can trust God's plan for us, even if it goes against our own plan for our life.
Patrick Payton continues the series on an intro to the Psalms by going through Psalms 4 and seeing how we can make sure we have a good perspective and heart in unfair circumstances.
Patrick Payton begins a series on Psalms by walking through Psalms 1 and talking about the lenses we have when we listen to anything with.
Patrick Payton follows up with camp this year and talks through Hebrews 12 to encourage the students and congregation (this is a standalone message).
Jay Mayo brings to light from John 10 that Christians often go from spiritual fad to spiritual fad, yet there is so much more available in our relationship with God when we learn to walk with God personally and intimately (this is a standalone message).
Craig King walks through Hebrews 4 to show how we can have confidence in prayer to see our issues dealt with and our hearts changed (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton talks through how we give our issues to the Lord by praying through and reading the Psalms (this is a standalone message).
Patrick Payton closes out the series on how others will know God because of the way Christians act by taking a look at what Colossians has to say about loving one another.
Jay Mayo continues the series on how others will know God by the way that we, as Christians, act. In this message, Jay presses into the idea from Galatians 6 and 2nd Corinthians 1 of how others will know God by the way that Christians love each other in brokenness.
Erik Clark continues the series on how others will know God by the way that we act, especially when we choose to love and live in community.
Patrick Payton continues the series on how others will know God by the way we act, especially when Christians choose to forgive when hurt or offended.
Patrick Payton continues the series in John 13 on how others will know God by the way that we as a church act differently because of how we are loved by God and how we love others.
Patrick Payton begins a series in John 13 on how we as Christians can serve one another and how others will know God because our actions are so radically different.
Eric Clark speaks from the heart about the life transformation that has happened at Stonegate through the Gospel, and how we can continue to grow in community and faith after this transformation (this is a stand alone message).
Patrick Payton wraps up the series on fear by taking a look at Romans 8 and seeing how fear causes us to doubt God's love and question our identity as followers of Christ.
Patrick Payton continues the series on fear by starting in Hebrew 4 and talking through dealing with things that we fear.
Patrick continues the series on fear by talking through our relational issues that we often have with the Lord due to our fears, and how we can combat them according to Matthew 7.
Patrick Payton continues the series on fear by talking through how God is constantly using us for others benefits and His glory according to 1st Corinthians 5.
Patrick Payton continues to press into this issue of fear by taking a look at Psalm 115 and seeing how our fears display our true views about God.
Patrick Payton pushes into the idea of fear by taking a look at what the scripture has to say in 1st John 4.
Jay Mayo starts this year with a message on the pursuit of happiness and the illusion of what this world has to offer.
This is the sermon podcast for Stonegate Fellowship based out of Midland, Texas. Stonegate Fellowship is a church who believes that Jesus completely transforms people’s lives. Visit www.stonegatefellowship.com for more information.
This is the sermon podcast for Stonegate Fellowship based out of Midland, Texas. Stonegate Fellowship is a church who believes that Jesus completely transforms people’s lives. Visit www.stonegatefellowship.com for more information.
This is the sermon podcast for Stonegate Fellowship based out of Midland, Texas. Stonegate Fellowship is a church who believes that Jesus completely transforms people’s lives. Visit www.stonegatefellowship.com for more information.
This is the sermon podcast for Stonegate Fellowship based out of Midland, Texas. Stonegate Fellowship is a church who believes that Jesus completely transforms people’s lives. Visit www.stonegatefellowship.com for more information.
This is the sermon podcast for Stonegate Fellowship based out of Midland, Texas. Stonegate Fellowship is a church who believes that Jesus completely transforms people’s lives. Visit www.stonegatefellowship.com for more information.
This is the sermon podcast for Stonegate Fellowship based out of Midland, Texas. Stonegate Fellowship is a church who believes that Jesus completely transforms people’s lives. Visit www.stonegatefellowship.com for more information.
This is the sermon podcast for Stonegate Fellowship based out of Midland, Texas. Stonegate Fellowship is a church who believes that Jesus completely transforms people’s lives. Visit www.stonegatefellowship.com for more information.
This is the sermon podcast for Stonegate Fellowship based out of Midland, Texas. Stonegate Fellowship is a church who believes that Jesus completely transforms people’s lives. Visit www.stonegatefellowship.com for more information.
This is the sermon podcast for Stonegate Fellowship based out of Midland, Texas. Stonegate Fellowship is a church who believes that Jesus completely transforms people’s lives. Visit www.stonegatefellowship.com for more information.