Episodes
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Finish the Course (Acts 20:17-38)
If you want to finish the course God has for you, you have to give your best to the things that mattered the most. Here are four things that will matter in the end, four commitments that will carry you across the finish line.
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Driving Back Darkness in Ephesus (Acts 19:8-20)
Underneath all the bright lights of commerce, culture, and “coolness" in Ephesus, there were dark powers at work. There was a spiritual battle taking place, and the souls of men and women were at stake. What can drive back the darkness in a place like Ephesus? Only the power of God’s word and…
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The Prodigal Father and His Two Sons (Luke 15:11-32)
When the Pharisees complain that Jesus is welcoming sinners, Jesus tells a story with a surprising twist. It’s a story that’s makes us stop and consider the gracious heart of God and where we are in relation to him.
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The Gospel in a Pluralistic City (Acts 17:16-34)
Athens was a city made up of many different belief systems, but beholden to none of them. And into this pluralistic city, filled with many ideas and many gods, steps the Apostle Paul, a man who had staked his life on one idea and entrusted his life to one God. We can learn a lot from Paul about...
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The Gospel Knows No Boundaries (Acts 16:6-34)
The call to Macedonia and the church plant in Philippi remind us that the gospel can go anywhere and change anyone.
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Jesus Is Enough (Acts 15:1-21)
Acts 15 forces the early church to answer a question at the heart of the gospel: What does it take to truly belong to God’s people? Their answer clarifies how we are saved by grace and how that grace shapes the way we live together.
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The True and Better Story (Acts 14:8-20)
If you want to talk about Jesus with people who are not familiar with the Bible or the gospel story, you have to ask two questions: 1) What story do they live in? 2) How does the gospel reframe that story?
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The Gospel in Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:13-52)
When Paul and Barnabas come to Antioch in Pisidia, the first place they take the gospel is the synagogue. This is in keeping with Paul’s belief that the gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes; first to the Jew, then to the Gentile. This encounter in Antioch reveals...
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How the Gospel Changes the World (Acts 11:19-13:4)
The gospel changes the world by changing people. In Antioch, we see the good news of Jesus transforming lives, forming communities that reflect Christ, and sending ordinary people into God’s mission.
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The Household of God (Acts 10:1-48)
God brings together diverse people through faith in Jesus and makes them a family.
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Did You Hear What Happened to Saul? (Acts 9:1-20)
How could the man who was the most ruthless enemy of the church become the most famous advocate for Jesus. The answer is: Jesus totally transforms him. And if Jesus can do that for Saul, he can do it for anyone.
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Christ the Priest-King (Psalm 110)
In Israel, kings and priests were never the same person, but Psalm 110 says the Messiah is both. The king who sits on the throne is also the priest who brings you into his presence.
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Christ the Obedient Servant (Psalm 40)
We may genuinely want to obey God, but wanting to obey and actually doing it are two different things. Psalm 40 shows us where to look when our obedience falls short.
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Christ the Anointed King (Psalm 2)
We live in a turbulent, noisy, intimidating world, with people and nations clamoring for power and position. Sometimes we wonder if the world is going to be okay. But Psalm 2 gives us confidence that God has the whole world in his hands. His anointed King reigns over the nations!
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Christ the King of Glory (Psalm 24)
Psalm 24 is a reflection on God as a King, and it points forward to Jesus as the king of glory. He ascends to the holy place and invites us to follow him. He is the way to God, the ruler over all things, and when he returns we will reign with him.
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Christ the True Human (Psalm 8)
Jesus is the man that Adam was made to be. He is the true human being. The good news about Jesus is not just that he saves us from our sins, but also that he restores our identity and purpose as humans.
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Christ the Resurrected One (Psalm 16)
We gain confidence in God by experiencing him personally. And that is possible because of the death and resurrection of Jesus. He is the holy one who did not see corruption. In Christ, we can say that God is our refuge and we will not be shaken.
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Christ the Good Shepherd (Psalm 23)
If Psalm 22 is about the cross of Christ and Psalm 24 is about the crown of Christ, then Psalm 23 is about the confidence we can have in Christ. Psalm 23 is a confidence Psalm, a psalm of absolute trust. And there are three clear confessions of confidence in this Psalm that can be our confessions...
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Christ the Crucified One (Psalm 22)
This is the Psalm of the Cross, quoted by Jesus as he suffers and dies for the sins of the world. This Psalm brings us into the experience of Christ’s premeditated passion to deliver and rescue us from the sin and death and bring us into the dwelling presence of God.
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The Blessed Man (Psalm 1)
Jesus is the blessed man of Psalm 1. Through our union with him, we receive his righteousness and we resolve to walk with him in the way of Psalm 1.
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A Divine Encounter (Acts 8:26-40)
In this beautiful story, God arranges a divine encounter to take the gospel to just one man. And he does it through another man. And, even though this story has some extraordinary elements, it’s really just the ordinary way God works to bring people to himself. The Spirit of God uses the man or...
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Gospel Movement (Acts 8:4-25)
The gospels moves out in word and deed. It brings people in to fellowship and community. And it spills over in abundant joy.
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Why Doesn’t God Protect His People? (Acts 6:8-7:60)
In Acts 6–7, Stephen faithfully serves, boldly proclaims Jesus, and becomes the first Christian martyr. His story reveals that suffering is not evidence of God's absence but often part of following Christ. In this sermon, Brad Watson explores how opposition cannot stop the mission of God, why...
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Growing Pains (Acts 6:1-7)
As the early church grew, it faced much opposition. But the greatest threat to the growing church might have been growth itself. Because growth brings challenges and complexities that can distract the church from the mission of God.
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Prayer for Boldness (Acts 4:23-31)
The mission of God will always meet resistance and opposition. But whatever comes our way, we can seek God, and he can give us courage to do the work he has called us to do.
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No Other Name (Acts 4:1-22)
Here in Acts 4 we have a confrontation between the religious leaders and the apostles. And at the root of the confrontation is the name of Jesus. His name dominates the entire episode and is what the controversy is all about. There is no other name like the name of Jesus.
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The Spirit-Filled Life Is Devoted (Acts 2:42-47)
The Holy Spirit forms ordinary people into a community devoted to the gospel and his people. This sermon explores how the gospel saves us not only from sin and death, but into a shared life marked by hope, belonging, and mission. Even in a world marked by church hurt and isolation, the...
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The Coming of the Spirit (Acts 2:1-13)
Acts 2:1-13 is the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise to send the Holy Spirit to his disciples. On the one hand, what happens in this account is unique, because the Holy Spirit only comes one time in this particular way. On the other hand, the Holy Spirit who comes in Acts 2 is the same Holy Spirit...
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The Mission Continues (Acts 1:1-11)
Jesus was "taken up into heaven," but his work continues. The kingdom of God advances as the Holy Spirit empowers us to bear witness to Jesus. We are called out of complacency into a renewed life of expectancy, prayer, and boldness.
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The Risen Jesus Changes Fear to Joy ( Luke 24:36-53)
The risen Jesus transforms the disciples' fear into joy, a timeless message because we are a fearful people. Jesus' bodily resurrection speaks to our deepest questions about God, showing that God cares for us and can change our lives.
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The Risen Jesus on the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-25)
The road to Emmaus is in many ways a model of Christian experience. It’s a description of the journey of faith. We walk it again and again. And the risen Jesus draws near to us on the journey.
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Greed (Matt. 6:19-14)
Greed is a disordered desire for more money and things that money can buy. The love of money deteriorates our love for God and others. We combat greed by cultivating the virtue of generosity. Jesus is our example: He gave himself completely for our good.
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Sloth (2 Peter 1:3-11)
The original understanding of sloth is much deeper than laziness. Sloth is a spiritual resistance to spiritual progress. It’s a loss of care about the things we should care about most and an avoidance of the very things we’re made for (loving God and loving others). That’s why it’s so dangerous.
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Gluttony (Phil. 3:17-21)
Gluttony is a disordered desire for food or drink that drives us to excess and self-indulgence. The problem is not that we have appetites, but that we are controlled by them. When we remember that our citizenship is in heaven, we are able to enjoy food as a gift and experience it as a foretaste…
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Wrath (Select Proverbs, Matt. 5:21-22, & Eph. 4:26-32)
Wrath is anger gone wrong. It’s anger expressed in the wrong ways and it’s anger about the wrong things. When we hold onto this kind of anger, it is incredibly harmful. It’s harmful to us personally, harmful to others, and harmful to our relationship with God. How can we overcome this kind of…
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Lust (1 Thess. 4:1-8)
Lust is sexual desire that can only be satisfied outside of God’s good design. Instead of honoring others, lust objectifies and uses them. The gospel sets us free from this enslaving vice and empowers us to pursue God’s vision of life and love.
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Envy (Gen. 4:1-12)
Envy is rivalry and comparison gone off the rails. Envy produces sorrow over your neighbor’s success and joy over their misfortune. It’s so common it can be described as the oldest and most consistent source of relational strife in the Bible. The first sin out of are the garden is fueled by it.…
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Vainglory (Matt. 6:1-6)
Vainglory is the excessive and disordered desire for recognition and approval from others. It’s such a common sin, even among the people of God, that Jesus confronts it directly in the Sermon on the Mount. Why is vainglory so deadly? And how does the gospel address it?
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The Gospel Travels Through People (Col 4:2-6)
God wants the whole world to find life through faith in Jesus, and the way he gets the message out is through his people. How do we do it? Praying, walking, and talking.
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The Gospel Shapes Community (Col. 3:12-17)
The gospel doesn’t just reconcile us to God — it forms us into a new kind of community, one marked by the love of Christ, governed by the peace of Christ, and shaped by the word of Christ.
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The Gospel Changes Me: Conversion and Continuation (Col 1:21-23)
The gospel has the power to change us personally. It is the basis for our conversion and the means by which we continue in the Christian life.
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The Power of the Gospel (Col 1:3-8)
We are a gospel-centered church because of our conviction and experience that wherever the gospel goes, it has the power to change everything.
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Seeking God in the Wilderness (Psalm 63)
Psalm 63 is David praying in the wilderness. And the amazing thing is how he prays. He doesn’t ask God to get him out of the wilderness, but he simply seeks God himself. And David ends up finding satisfaction and security right there in the wilderness. What if we made this our prayer for the new...
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Trust in God Alone (Psalm 62)
Psalm 62 calls us to trust in God alone—resting in his character and relying on him at all times. Though we often place our trust in ourselves, others, or wealth, Jesus perfectly trusted the Father and delivers us from self-reliance.
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I Came to Testify to the Truth (John 18:33-38)
In this Advent sermon from John 18:33–38, Jesus declares the purpose of his birth: to bear witness to it. Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises and the truth that stands over every moment of our lives.
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I Came to Do The Will of The Father (John 6:35-40)
What happened on that very first Christmas gave us more than a heartwarming story. What happened on that first Christmas changed the world. Because Jesus came to accomplish the very will of God for the world.
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I Have Come As Light (John 12:44-50)
Jesus came as light because the world is in darkness. Humanity is in hiding in rebellion against God, but the light has come. Darkness is not inevitable. Cynicism is not final. Anyone who believes in Jesus is rescued from darkness.
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I Came That They May Have Life (John 10:7-11)
Advent is season celebrating the coming of Jesus and longing for him to come again. And we learn a lot about why Jesus came from what he reveals about himself. In this passage, he tells us who he is, what he came to do, and how he did it.
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Bring Back the Wanderer (James 5:19-20)
We are all capable of drifting from God and community, so we must watch out for one another. We are all responsible to bring back the wanderer. When we do this, we join the work of the good Shepherd who leaves the 99 to go after the one.
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Faith and Prayer (James 5:13-18)
As James closes his letter, the number one thing on his mind is prayer. Which makes sense, because prayer might be the main application of everything he’s been writing. True faith expresses itself through prayer.
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