Temple Students

In this message we learn about spiritual gifts. What are they, how do we get them, ad how do we figure out what ours are if we don't already know? This is the fourth message in the Abide series.

In this message, Alex explains how all disciples have a part in the Body of Christ. No one is unimportant and each of us have a role to play. This is the third message in the Abide series.

As we continue our Abide series, we come again to the. topic of understanding our identity in Christ. Last week we covered what it means that Disciples are justified and new creations. This week we will learn that we are redeemed and adopted.

This year is all about learning what it means to live as a disciple, so from now until the summer time we will be in a series called "Abide." The purpose of this series is to help us to understand the rhythms we should be practicing so that we grow as disciples.

In the final message in our 3 3's of discipleship series, Alex takes us through the story of Zacchaeus to learn from Jesus how we can join in His mission to reach the lost.

Spending time with God's people is a key part of the lifestyle of a disciple. This is the topic that Alex teaches on today in our eighth message in our series on the 3 3's of discipleship. You were never meant to live the Christian life alone, God designed it to be done in community.

In the final message from our March Serve Month, Alex teaches from Philippians 3 to show how Jesus is worth following as a disciple. Paul writes in Philippians 3 how knowing Jesus is far more valuable than anything that we could ever get from the world.

In our fourth message from our March Serve Month, Jess will teach from Luke 9 about the cost of being a disciple. She shows how if we want to follow Jesus, He asks that we don't put it off, but we do it today. Sometimes we are scared that we will miss out on things of this world if we follow Jesus, but in this message you will learn that Jesus is better.

This is our 7th week of our series learning about what a disciple of Jesus is, how they think, and how they live. The focus of this message is the first of the three marks of the lifestyle of a disciple. Alex will use the example of Moses and the example of Jesus to teach that disciples spend time with God.

Saying that we know, love, and trust God means nothing without us living it out. Our words say something, but our actions are the evidence that our words are true. In the message we will put the finishing touches the mindset of a disciple. The final piece of the puzzle is obedience. Join us as Alex brings a message that will help you think about what it means to obey God.

In this message we will learn something else about the cost of being a disciple, that it requires self denial. Alex teaches from Luke 9 in the third message during March Serve Month.

In the next message in our 3 3's series we look at what it means to trust God. This is one of the 4 key parts of a disciples mindset and in this message, Alex breaks down what it means to practically trust God in all aspects of or lives.

In the second message from March Serve Month we look at the story of the rich young man to learn about the danger of having idols in our lives. Join us as we see that Jesus is worth counting the cost and following Him as a disciple. 

This message is from our March Serve Month. During this month we will be talking about the cost of being a disciple of Jesus. We will look at the ministry of Jesus and learn from His own words that being a disciple comes at a price, but that the price is worth it. Join us as Alex opens up the month with our first message.

In this next message Alex talks about the foundation of how disciples think; they know and love God. This knowledge is not just knowing facts about God, but knowing Him relationally. Join us for the first of three messages on the topic of a disciples mindset.

In this message, Alex will finish answering the question "what is a disciple" by showing us that they join Jesus on His mission. You will learn what Jesus came to do, how He did it, and what part we have to play in all of it. 

In the second message in our 2026 series on learning to live as a disciple of Jesus, Alex gives the second answer to the question, what is a disciple? Listen in as we example what change and transformation looks like in the life of the believer.

Welcome to the first message in new 2026 teaching series where we will be focusing on learning to live as a disciple. In this message Alex starts by asking the question: What is a Disciple and giving the first of three answers: They Follow Jesus. Join us as we learn what it means to follow Jesus and see some examples of what that looks like.

Due to a snowstorm this weekend, we are recording this message ahead of time and setting it to upload on Sunday morning. In this message Alex will finish out the 4-week recap of our 2 year teaching series through the entire Bible. We will be answering the question: What is our hope?

In the third week of our recap series we take a closer look at the main character of the whole story: Jesus. This is who god had promised to send all the way back in Genesis 3:15. In this message you will hear about Jesus' perfect life, His saving death, and His powerful resurrection and how these apply to us. 

This week is the second in our 4 week recap of our teaching series from the past two years. Listen in as Alex teaches on the Promise of the Gospel. Together we will look at God's promise in Genesis 3:15 and then follow that promise as it unravels throughout the rest of the Old Testament. In the message we will learn how God is a loving Father who always keeps His promises.

As we start the new year, Nick Lewis walks us through the need for the gospel as we recap the last 2 years of our OT and NT sermon series. We look back to the creation of the world, seeing how God made all things good and made man for relationship with Him. Everything was perfect until man sinned and everything around us was tainted by the affect of evil. This shows our desperation and need for a savior in Jesus Christ. 

What is the end of all things that the beginning of eternity? Well, in the grand finale of our 2 year teaching series through the entire Bible Alex teaches about what to expect when everything as we know it is remade. The new creation will be a place where God will live with His people forever, like He has always wanted. Join us as we put a bow on our teaching through the New Testament. 

In this next message, Alex continues to teach through Revelation by looking into the throne room of God. John gives us a glorious description of the glory of the Father an the worth of Jesus in these verses. Join us to learn what God has for us.

As we come to the end of our New Testament series, we look to the book of Revelation to see what we can learn from the vision that John gets from Jesus. In this message, Alex leads a guided teaching and lets small group teach each other about the seven churches that John writes to in chapters 2 and 3. This is a different message than normal, but if you pay attention there are plenty of things to learn about the life God wants us to live.

In the final message from our 2025 Fall Retreat, we ask the question: what now? What do we do now that we are leaving camp. All of us have experienced leaving a camp or retreat and getting home only to be discouraged because we lost that feeling we had at camp. God desires a daily relationship with us, and we can have that at camp and also when we are home. In this message, Alex teaches from Hebrews 12 about how we can run the race that God has set before us with endurance.

In the third message from our 2025 Fall Retreat, Nick teaches us about how Jesus is our perfect sacrifice. He also helps us understand what that means for our everyday lives. Join us as we continue studying through Hebrews, learning that Jesus is Better.

In the second message from our 2025 Fall Retreat, Jess covers Hebrews 4:14-16 and tells us what it means that Jesus is our Great High Priest.

This is the first of four messages from our 2025 Fall Retreat. The theme for the retreat is "Jesus is Better". We will be focusing on how Jesus is better than all the other things in this world that compete for our love and attention. In this first message, Alex starts us off by telling us that Jesus is our God and king. This means that He deserves our obedience and love.

Where do we get the power to live for God? This is the crucial question that will be answered in this message from the book of 2 Peter. Listen in as we continue our series teaching through the New Testament.

In this message, Alex will walk through a passage in 1 Peter to show how our identity in Christ shapes our lifestyle and that lifestyle can have an influence on those around us.

In the sermon this week, we will learn about how God trains Christians to live for Him, through His grace. Paul shows us that grace trains us. to live a certain way, it gives us hope for a future with God, and it makes us new people.

As Christians, we are new creations. The old is gone and the new has come. In this message, Alex will teach from Colossians 3 and show us that this change in our lives should change the way that we live. New creations live in a new way.

All people want two things: joy and peace. In this message Jess will teach from Phillipians and show us that God is the source of all true joy and peace. She will also help us understand how we can have these things in our lives.

Listen in as Ben Brannon continues our teaching series through the New Testament by covering Ephesians 4. In this message he will answer the questions: How does God want us to relate to other Christians and what does He want to accomplish through those relationships?

As we make our way through the New Testament join us as Alex teaches about how we should live our Christian lives. He will explain what Paul means when he tells us to give ourselves as living sacrifices to God and how we are to do that.

Listen in to hear Jess use Romans 6 to explain what "sanctification" means and why it is important for Christians to understand.

In this message, Alex will walk through what Paul tells us about transformation in the Christian life. God does this gradually through the Holy Spirit that He gives to every believer at salvation.

As we work our way through the New Testament, we come to Paul's 1st letter to the Corinthian church. In the passage, Paul tells Christians that one day, they will get new bodies. On that day, death's defeat will finally be realized. Until then we are called to be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord (1 Cor. 15:58).

This episode is a continuation of our 1 Thessalonians message (which was not recorded). In this message, Alex will be teaching on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 and 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12, looking at what our relationship should be like with God and then Paul's prayer for these believers and finally what our purpose is as Christians.

As we continue looking at the early church, Nick Lewis walks us through Paul's letter to the Galatians. In this message we will learn about the importance of being saved by faith alone and not works. Join us as we see what it means to have freedom in our lives as we live by faith.

This week as we continue to walk through the time period of the early church, Nick Lewis walks us through the story of the Jerusalem Council. We see where all the believers come together in Jerusalem to debate whether or not we are saved by faith alone or by Jesus+Works. Follow along as we find the answer to how we receive our salvation and as we learn about the importance of unity between believers. 

What does a disciple look like? How do they think and how do they live? In this short message Alex Hinson will teach us about the definition, mindset, and lifestyle of a disciple. God made us to walk with Him daily and as you listen you will hear how we do that. 

This week as we finish up the book of James with our second part of this letter, Nick Lewis walks us through Paul's defensive claim "Faith without works is dead". In this teaching we see that we must be a doer of God's word and not only a hearer, and we are also called to reflect our own faith to see if it is being proven real by our character and actions. 

As we walk through the New Testament chronologically, we come to the time when the book of James was written. In this first message on James we will see the background of the book and how James teaches that God is at work in the trials and suffering that we face. Alex Hinson leads us through this teaching and prays that you walk away knowing that God wastes none of our suffering. 

In this message we will follow the first missionary team (Saul and Barnabas) as they go on their first trip together to reach the gentiles. Alex Hinson will walk us through how God sends Saul out on a mission who was saved in a miraculous way. Listen in to see how this story compels us to go and live on mission for God too.

This week as we continue teaching through the book of Acts, Nick Lewis walks us through the story of Peter and Cornelius. As you listen we learn about all foods being declared clean and we learn about Peter sharing the gospel with Cornelius and the gentiles as they believe and receive the Holy Spirit in this gentile pentecost. 

As we continue to look through the story of the early church from the book of Acts, Alex Hinson teaches us about Saul's conversion from a Jewish leader who was arresting Christians to a devout follower of Jesus who was willing to do anything for Him. This story of Saul shows us that God can use anyone no matter their lives before they were saved.