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Because of Jesus...
by Spencer Christian Church
Sermon audio and thoughts from the ministry staff of Spencer Christian Church
Episodes
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When Life Turns Bitter
What happens when the life we carefully imagined collides with the life we are actually living? That is the question at the heart of Ruth chapter one, and it is a question that cuts to the core of what it means to walk by faith. We follow the story of Naomi, a woman who left her homeland with a...
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Stay Focused On What Matters
What if the greatest threat to the church is not persecution from the outside, but distraction from within? In this final message from the letter of Titus, we are confronted with a challenge that is as relevant today as it was in the first century: staying focused on what truly matters. The…
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Legacy with Matt Proctor
What kind of footprints are we leaving for the generations that follow us? This message digs into one of the most sobering and inspiring truths a parent, grandparent, or mentor can wrestle with: our influence does not stop with us. Drawing from Ephesians 6:4, we are called to bring up the next...
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Living Beautifully In A Broken World
What if the most powerful thing we could do for our faith this week required no new knowledge at all -- just a well-timed reminder? Titus chapter 3 opens with exactly that kind of moment, where the Apostle Paul instructs a young preacher not to introduce something novel to his congregation, but...
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Formed By Grace
What does it look like to live faithfully in the space between a promise already fulfilled and a glory not yet revealed? That is exactly the question Titus 2:11-15 places before us, and the answer is both grounding and galvanizing. The passage centers on two appearings of Jesus Christ -- the…
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The Gospel At Work
What does it mean to live out our faith not just on Sundays but in the everyday grind of work, relationships, and responsibility? Drawing from Titus chapter 2, this message takes us deep into the idea that the gospel is not merely something we profess with our words -- it is something we display...
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A Church That Train People
What does it mean to pass something truly valuable from one generation to the next? In this message drawn from Titus chapter 2, we explore one of the most urgent questions facing the church today: how does living, breathing faith survive beyond a single lifetime? The apostle Paul writes to a…
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Guarding The Gospel
What does it mean to build something that truly lasts? In a world of planned obsolescence, where things are designed to wear out and be replaced, the church of Jesus Christ stands as something radically different. This message takes us deep into Titus chapter 1, verses 10 through 16, where we…
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Leaders Worth Following
What does it truly mean to lead in a way that points others toward Jesus? In this message drawn from Titus chapter 1, we explore a portrait of godly leadership that challenges every one of us, not just those who hold a title or fill a role. Paul writes to Titus with a clear mission: appoint...
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Why Church Health Matters
What does it take to build something that truly lasts? That question sits at the heart of this opening message in a journey through the book of Titus. Drawing on the familiar image of two builders from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, we are challenged to think beyond personal faith and consider the...
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Kingdom Response
What does it actually mean to build a life on solid ground? As we arrive at the closing passage of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7:24-29, we find ourselves standing at a moment of decision. Jesus draws the greatest sermon ever preached to a close not with a summary, but with a question…
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Kingdom Decision
What if the most important question we could ever answer is not what we have done for Jesus, but whether we truly belong to him? In Matthew 7, we find ourselves at a turning point in the Sermon on the Mount, where the tone shifts from teaching to a direct call for decision. Jesus presents us with...
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Kingdom Grace
We all know the sting of being misunderstood—when someone assumes our motives, judges us by a single moment, or writes our story from one page. Yet how quickly we turn around and do the same to others. This powerful exploration of Matthew 7:1-12 confronts our tendency to sit in a seat that…
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Kingdom Priorities
This teaching from Matthew 6:19-34 confronts us with one of life's most challenging questions: where does our ultimate allegiance lie? Through the vivid imagery of two ladders—one representing the world's demands and another representing God's call—we're invited to examine the dangerous practice…
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Kingdom Devotion
In Matthew chapter 6, we encounter a profound question that cuts to the heart of our spiritual lives: Who are we really living for? This passage challenges us to examine the deepest motivations behind our religious practices—our giving, our praying, our fasting. The issue isn't whether we do…
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Kingdom Relationships
This exploration of the Sermon on the Mount challenges us to reach a crucial verdict: will we live under the authority of Jesus' teaching? Drawing from Matthew 5, we discover why Jesus' words left crowds amazed - he spoke with an authority that transcended the religious leaders of his day. Six...
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Kingdom Heart
This exploration of Matthew 5 challenges us to move beyond surface-level obedience and examine the condition of our hearts. Drawing from Jesus's Sermon on the Mount, we're confronted with a radical truth: kingdom righteousness isn't about checking boxes or avoiding the big sins. It's about...
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Kingdom Influence
This exploration of Matthew 5:13-19 invites us to reconsider what it truly means to be salt and light in our world. Drawing striking parallels between Moses receiving the law on Mount Sinai and Jesus delivering the Sermon on the Mount, we discover that Jesus isn't merely a messenger but the very...
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The Upside-Down Kingdom
What does it truly mean to live with Jesus as King? This powerful exploration of the Sermon on the Mount challenges us to examine whether we're merely amazed by Jesus' words or actually obeying them. The Beatitudes aren't a checklist of behaviors to master, but rather a portrait of the kind of...
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God Wants Your Junk
This powerful message takes us through the stages we experience in life's waiting rooms, drawing a profound parallel between the stages of grief and the stages we walk through when waiting on God. At the heart of this teaching is the beloved parable of the prodigal son from Luke 15, but we...
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Where Is God In The Wondering?
This message takes us into the heart of Exodus chapter 3 and 14, where we encounter a nation caught between slavery and freedom, between an army and an ocean, between fear and faith. The sermon explores a profound truth: God wasn't just trying to get Israel out of Egypt; He was working to get…
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Where Is God In The Waiting
This message takes us deep into the uncomfortable reality of waiting on God, using the powerful metaphor of a hospital waiting room. We've all been there—anxious, uncertain, surrounded by people yet feeling utterly alone. The story of Lazarus in John 11 confronts us with three challenging truths...
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Children Honoring Parents
This message centers on a command that never expires: honor your father and mother. Drawing from Ephesians 6 and the Ten Commandments, we discover that honor isn't just about childhood obedience—it's a lifelong calling that evolves as we mature. When we're young, honor means obeying our parents'...
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Building Marriages That Last
This exploration of marriage takes us back to the very beginning, to God's original design before sin entered the world. Drawing from Matthew 19, we encounter Jesus confronting religious leaders who were more interested in finding loopholes for divorce than understanding God's heart for marriage....
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Disciple Making Grandparents with David Upchurch
This message challenges us to consider the legacy we're leaving for the next generation. Drawing from 2 Timothy 1:5, we see how authentic faith lived in grandmother Lois, passed to mother Eunice, and ultimately shaped Timothy into a leader whose name appears in Scripture itself. The message...
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Raising Faithful Children
This message confronts us with an uncomfortable truth: our children are being discipled by something or someone, whether we realize it or not. The question isn't if discipleship is happening, but rather what is doing the discipling. From the algorithms on our phones to the voices of culture,...
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God's Design For Families
This exploration of Genesis chapters 1-3 reminds us that before we are anything else—spouses, parents, employees—we are image bearers of God. The message takes us back to the very foundation of creation, where God intentionally designed the family as the primary place where disciples of Jesus are...
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This Is My Story: Paul, The Persecutor
This message confronts us with one of the most profound questions in human history: is the resurrection of Jesus a hoax or our hope? Through the dramatic transformation of Paul, formerly known as Saul, we witness what happens when someone encounters the risen Christ. Paul's story is remarkable...
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This Is My Story: The Boy Who Fed 5,000
This message centers on the miraculous feeding of the five thousand from John chapter 6, but through a unique lens: the unnamed boy who offered his small lunch to Jesus. We explore what happens when we stop making excuses about what we lack and instead trust Jesus with our 'not enough.' The…
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This Is My Story: From Broken To Beloved
This message centers on Mary Magdalene's transformation from complete darkness to radical freedom, revealing profound truths about how Jesus dignifies, delivers, and deploys those He sets free. We discover that Mary's story is told in barely half a sentence - 'from whom seven demons had come out'…
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This Is My Story: From Confusion To Clarity
This message takes us into John chapter 9, where we encounter a man born blind whose entire identity has been reduced to his struggle. We explore how Jesus doesn't just heal physical blindness, but reveals spiritual sight to those trapped in darkness. The central truth here is beautifully simple...
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This Is My Story: From Shame To Purpose
In John chapter 4, we encounter a profound truth that challenges our assumptions about who God chooses to use. The story of the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well reveals that Jesus intentionally seeks out those society has rejected. This woman came to draw water alone at noon, avoiding the judgment...
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James 5
This message from James 5 confronts us with a challenging question: How do we keep going when it feels like our efforts are wasted? The imagery of a carefully tended garden destroyed overnight by deer captures that gut-wrenching moment when we wonder if faithfulness is worth it. Yet James offers…
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James 4
James chapter 4 confronts us with a challenging question: who truly sits on the throne of our hearts? This passage takes us on a journey from the battleground of our inner desires to the surrender that leads to restoration with God. We discover that the conflicts we experience with others often...
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James 3
James chapter 3 confronts us with one of the most challenging aspects of discipleship: the power of our words. This passage reveals an uncomfortable truth—our tongues, though small, possess extraordinary power to steer the entire direction of our lives. Through vivid imagery of horses controlled…
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James 2
James chapter two confronts us with a mirror to examine whether our faith is truly alive or just religious theater. We discover that pure religion isn't about ceremonies or festivals, but about caring for those who can't repay us—the widows, orphans, and overlooked. The chapter challenges our...
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James Chapter 1
This exploration of James chapter one challenges us to completely reframe how we view the trials in our lives. Rather than seeing hardship as something to avoid or escape, we're invited to recognize that God uses difficult seasons as spiritual training grounds. The central truth echoes…
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Yield & Go
What if the way we end our prayers is actually the beginning of something far more transformative? This teaching challenges us to reconsider the simple word 'amen' - not as a period marking the end of our conversation with God, but as a declaration of obedience and surrender. Drawing from Luke 22...
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Ask & Align
This exploration of prayer challenges us to completely reimagine how we approach our Heavenly Father. Rather than rushing to God with our shopping lists of needs and wants, we're invited into a transformative sequence that begins with alignment, not asking. The teaching draws from Matthew 6…
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Reflect & Repent
This powerful exploration of the Lord's Prayer takes us beyond mere words into a transformative practice of genuine communion with God. We discover that prayer isn't just about bringing our wish lists to heaven—it begins with something far more profound: pausing to praise. Before we present our...
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Pause & Pray
This message invites us into a transformative understanding of prayer by returning to Jesus' model in Matthew 6. Rather than treating prayer as a crisis hotline or spiritual to-do list, we're challenged to see it as a learned practice that begins not with our needs, but with God's nature. The...
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Advent: The King
This powerful exploration of Matthew 2 takes us beyond the familiar nativity scene into a darker, more complex reality: when Jesus is crowned King, every other throne is threatened. We discover that the arrival of Christ didn't bring universal peace—instead, it exposed the hearts of those who...
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Advent: Love
This Advent message invites us into the profound truth that stands at the heart of Christmas: God's love came first. Drawing from 1 John 4:9-10, we're reminded that love isn't something we earned or achieved through our own merit. Before we ever took a breath, before we succeeded or failed, God...
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Advent: Joy
This message invites us into a profound truth: Christmas is a rescue mission. We explore the tension between the 'now and not yet'—the joy of salvation we possess today and the complete restoration we still await. Through Psalm 126, we discover how God's people journeyed from captivity to…
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Advent: Peace
This powerful exploration of Christmas reveals a truth we often miss beneath the twinkling lights and silent nights: the birth of Christ wasn't just a peaceful moment in history, but the beginning of a cosmic war. Drawing from Revelation 12, we're invited to look beyond the manger scene to see…
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Advent: Hope
This powerful message invites us into the ancient Christian tradition of Advent—a season of intentional waiting and hope. As we prepare for Christmas, we're reminded that this isn't just about celebrating a historical event, but about recognizing that the same God who kept His promises then...
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Joy In Contentment
This powerful exploration of Philippians 4:10-23 challenges us to reconsider where we find our contentment in a world that constantly tells us happiness is just one more purchase away. We discover that Paul, writing from a prison cell in chains, reveals a radical secret: true contentment isn't...
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Joy In Peace
Standing firm in faith isn't about avoiding life's storms—it's about knowing who stands with us in them. This powerful message from Philippians 4:1-9 reveals that true peace isn't found in calm circumstances, but in the confident presence of God. Like children who fearlessly venture into ocean...
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Joy in Pressing On
What if the Christian life isn't about achieving perfection, but about making progress? This profound exploration of Philippians 3:10-21 invites us to reimagine our faith journey as a marathon rather than a sprint to flawlessness. The Apostle Paul, despite his incredible spiritual maturity and...
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Joy In Knowing Christ
In our achievement-driven world, we're constantly chasing approval—through social media likes, performance reviews, and endless comparisons. But what if the pursuit of approval is actually robbing us of lasting joy? This exploration of Philippians 3 challenges us to examine where we're placing…
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