Countryside Christian Fellowship Sermons

The experts looked at the stone and called it unusable. Wrong shape, wrong grain, doesn't fit anything worth building. They were the best in the business. They were also completely wrong. Every builder eventually rejects something, an idea, a...

There’s a number most of us keep without saying it out loud, the point where somebody’s used up their last chance. Two strikes, maybe three, and we call the rest wisdom. In Luke 20, a landowner keeps sending servants into a field that keeps turning on...

Luke 20:9-19 is part of an ongoing verse-by-verse study through the book of Luke.

A delegation walks up to Jesus in the temple courts with a simple demand: prove you're allowed to be doing this. It's a fair question, on the surface — until you notice who's asking, and why the answer they get back isn't the one...

Luke 20:1-8 is part of an ongoing verse-by-verse study through the book of Luke.

Nobody organized the crowd that kept forming around Jesus in the temple that week. No clipboard. No schedule. No incentive to show up. Just people who couldn’t seem to leave once he started talking. Terry looks at what actually pulled a crowd toward...

After the weeping over Jerusalem and the overturned tables, Jesus walks back into the temple. Every day. The people who run the building are actively working on the problem of how to kill him — and Luke's description of Jesus in the middle of all...

We notice the indictment before we notice the vision. "Den of robbers" is the line everybody remembers — but it's not the line Jesus says first. Before the critique, there's a sentence almost nobody quotes: "my house will be a...

Jesus clears a market out of the temple, and most of us read it as a story about corruption, dishonest dealing, an institution gone wrong. Read on, and a four-word phrase Mark includes and Luke leaves out tells a different story entirely. It runs from...

Father’s Day usually comes with a tie nobody asked for and a card that says all the right things. But Terry’s asking a harder question this year: has following Jesus actually made you wiser, or just better at waiting for someone to tell you what to do...

There were two lists. One was carved in stone at the entrance to the temple, with a death penalty for crossing the line. The other was spoken on a hillside, naming, one category at a time, who the kingdom of God belongs to. Terry explores what happens...

Most of us would never describe our faith as a cover story. We show up. We serve. We have the record. But Jeremiah stood at the gate of the temple — not to confront the irreligious, but the devout — and asked a question that hasn't aged out: are...

Most of us would never describe our faith as a cover story. We show up. We serve. We know the text. We have the record. But Jeremiah stood at the gate of the temple, not to confront the irreligious, but the devout, and asked a question that...

Nobody decided to exclude anyone. That's the uncomfortable part. When Jesus walked into the temple and cleared it out, he wasn't dealing with villains. He was dealing with a system that had drifted, gradually, reasonably, with good...

With all the preaching and books and thoughts on Scripture and opinions and...and...and...it's easy to overlook the fact that the best sermons of the Bible are the Bible itself. Join Terry as he reads through the Scriptures, selecting those...

Luke 19:45-48 is part of an ongoing verse-by-verse study through the book of Luke.

Pentecost was the moment the long game moved into the streets. In Acts 2, frightened disciples step out from hidden rooms into public witness, not because they suddenly become fearless, but because the Spirit of God becomes more real to them than...

In Acts 1, the disciples stand beneath the ascension of Jesus, frozen between wonder and responsibility, memory and mission. But the angels interrupt their fixation with a simple question: “Why do you stand here looking into the sky?” In this study...

Nobody likes waiting. We build entire lives around avoiding it — faster shipping, faster answers, faster outcomes. But Acts 1 gives us a room full of disciples doing almost nothing except praying and waiting for a promise they do not yet fully...

Jesus rises, teaches, blesses His disciples… and then leaves. At first glance, Ascension Thursday feels disorienting. Why would Jesus depart just as hope was returning? But in Luke 24:50–53, the disciples discover that His departure is not...

Fear does not always look dramatic. Sometimes it looks like locked doors, restless thoughts, and people trying not to imagine the future. In Luke 24:36–43, the risen Jesus steps into a frightened room and speaks peace before anything outside the room...

What do you do when life no longer fits the story you thought God was telling? On the road to Emmaus, two disciples walk away from Jerusalem carrying disappointment and confusion: “We had hoped…” Instead of instantly answering their questions, Jesus...

Easter didn’t end a few weeks ago. It changed everything. But what does it mean to live with the risen Christ when the moment has passed? From Emmaus to the upper room, Scripture moves from “Stay with us” to “Remain in me.” Terry revisits Easter day...

The tomb is empty—but not everyone knows what that means yet. On the road to Emmaus, two disciples walk away from a story they believe is over. The facts are right. Their conclusion is not. As Terry shares this Easter message, we discover that...

He arrives at the city they’ve been waiting for—and weeps. Not because God is absent, but because He is unrecognized. In Luke 19:41–48, Jesus exposes a deeper danger: it is possible to be devoted, certain, and still miss Him. This Maundy Thursday...

On Palm Sunday, the crowd gets the words right—“Blessed is the King”—but misses what kind of King Jesus actually is. Their praise is real, their joy is genuine, yet they misunderstand where this story is going. What if that’s not just their...

Jesus speaks plainly about what is coming—suffering, death, and resurrection—yet those closest to Him cannot see it. A blind man hears what they miss. On the road to Jerusalem, they're seeing the long game unfolding—but it doesn’t look like...

On the road to Jerusalem, ten men are healed—and only one comes back. Terry slows down that moment to explore the difference between receiving mercy and recognizing it, and why relief alone can quietly move us on without ever turning us toward Jesus...

Lost sheep. Lost coin. Lost son. Luke 15 unfolds as a single story told three ways—each one revealing a God who searches, waits, and celebrates before everything is neatly resolved. From the shepherd who goes after one, to the woman who turns the...

In Luke 16:1–13, Jesus tells a parable that feels uncomfortable at first. A dishonest manager is praised—not for his character, but for recognizing that the future was coming and acting accordingly. The story presses a deeper question: what do our...

In the middle of teaching a crowd, Jesus is interrupted by a family inheritance dispute. What follows is not financial advice, but a deeper exposure of the human heart. In a world that tells us security comes from accumulation, Jesus tells a story...

Faith rarely fades in dramatic moments. More often, it drifts quietly through fatigue, distraction, and the slow pull of ordinary life. Jesus speaks directly to that danger. In Luke 12:35–48, Jesus calls His followers to stay awake—not with fear, but...

When Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan, He isn’t just teaching kindness — He’s exposing the difference between tribal religion and kingdom allegiance. Mercy is not a personality trait but a mark of belonging to Him. With Terry, explore how...

On the road toward Jerusalem, Jesus stops in a quiet house and exposes a danger that rarely looks like failure. Martha is busy serving, doing what faithful people do — yet Jesus gently calls out the anxiety underneath her devotion. In this message...

When Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem, the time for circling ends. In Luke 9:51–62, Terry explores how Jesus’ clear direction exposes our divided wills — and why half-following leaves us restless while settled allegiance brings peace. This message...

If we want to understand why Jerusalem was missed (Luke 19:40-44), we have to hear what Jesus said long before they got there. Terry shares that Lent begins where Jesus begins: not with inspiration, but surrender. In Luke 9:23–26, Jesus defines...

Jesus weeps over a city that missed its moment. God had drawn near — not in theory, not in symbol, but in flesh — and they did not recognize the time. On the Sunday before Lent, Terry and the congregation at Countryside consider the grace and gravity...

In Luke 19, Jesus says the stones will cry out — and then He weeps over a city that looks strong but is already unraveling. Join Terry as he explores what happens when institutions and structures — even sacred ones — begin to confuse themselves with...

As Jesus approaches Jerusalem, the city celebrates—and He weeps. In this message from Luke 19, Terry explores how peace can be desired, intended, and even sung about, yet still missed. Not because it was rejected, but because it was misunderstood. A...

Luke 19:28-40 is part of an ongoing verse-by-verse study through the book of Luke.

Epiphany does not deny the darkness of the world. It insists that darkness does not get the final word. Rooted in John 1:5, Terry explores what it means to live faithfully in a time when violence feels familiar, fear feels normal, and numbness passes...

As Jesus enters Jerusalem, praise erupts — and so does discomfort. When some urge Him to silence the crowd, Jesus answers with a line that refuses neutrality: “If they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” In this message, Terry explores silence not...

Why does public praise of Jesus feel more dangerous than public opposition? In Luke 19:39–40, the issue isn’t belief—it’s visibility. The Pharisees ask Jesus to quiet the crowd, not because the praise is wrong, but because it’s public. Terry explores...

Jesus doesn’t stumble into Jerusalem—He chooses the moment. The praise is loud, the expectations are high, and the misunderstanding is real. Terry's telling of Jesus' journey down the Palm Sunday Road from Luke invites us to walk slowly...

Luke 19:28-40 is part of an ongoing verse-by-verse study through the book of Luke.

We live in a loud world, and most of us carry that noise long after the screens go dark. In this message from Matthew 11, Terry reminds us that Jesus offers something deeper than relief from exhaustion — He offers a different way of living with Him...

Christmas doesn’t end with clarity—it ends with trust. In this final message of the Songs of Advent and Christmas series, we listen to Scripture’s wisdom about time itself. Ecclesiastes names the seasons we don’t control. Paul proclaims a purpose we...

Christmas doesn’t end the waiting—it reframes it. In Simeon’s song, we hear a faith shaped by long obedience, honest hope, and hard-won trust. Simeon recognizes salvation not as comfort without cost, but as light that reveals, divides, and calls us...

The angels did more than announce the birth of Jesus—they sang. And their song was not background music, but a declaration that changed everything. In this fourth Sunday of Advent message from Luke 2, we listen again to the angels’ song and ask a...

Mary’s song is not sentimental. It is courageous, unsettling, and deeply honest. This Advent message watches Mary before analyzing her and explores a peace that God speaks rather than something we create. The Magnificat reveals a kingdom that turns...