5 Points Church Podcast

This week in Ephesians 5:21-33 we look at Paul's instructions about marriage and how this passage is about marriage but it's not really about marriage. It's actually pointing us to something more.

In this sermon we go verse by verse through Ephesians 5:15-21, which gives us practical instructions on how to walk wisely.

We often try to "act" better without realizing who we’ve "become." Paul’s message in Ephesians 5:3–14 is clear: you are no longer defined by darkness; you are light in the Lord. And in this message we’re asking the hard question: Is our lifestyle catching up to our identity?

In today's passage from Ephesians 4:25-5:2 we see that our true call is to be "little Christs", people that imitate God and when we do, it impacts every part of our life.

Why is real change so hard, and is it even possible? In Ephesians 4:17–24, we see that the gospel doesn’t just call us to behave differently, but to become new people. This message explores why we need to change, how change is possible through Jesus, and how it actually happens through the renewing of our minds.

The irony of the cross is what looked like defeat was actually victory.

In this message, we explore what it means to be a church that is both gifted and growing. While not everything that grows is healthy, everything that is healthy will grow—and God’s design for His church is rooted in both spiritual unity and gifted diversity. Unity doesn’t mean uniformity; instead, it’s the Spirit-held togetherness of a people who have been uniquely equipped by grace. Walking through Ephesians 4, we see that every gift has a source, a structure, and a purpose. Christ Himself is the giver, distributing grace in ways that build a diverse body. He establishes leaders to equip the saints, not to do the ministry alone, but to multiply it through others. And as each person steps into their role, the result is a church marked by stability, sincerity, and synergy. True church growth isn’t just about attendance—it’s about contribution. As every part does its work, the body matures, reflects Christ more clearly, and becomes exactly what it was designed to be.

In this message, we explore what it means to walk in a way that reflects the worth of our calling in Christ. A worthy walk isn’t just personal—it’s deeply connected to how we live in unity with others. Looking at Scripture, we see that our calling creates our unity, our character preserves it, and our confession anchors it. As we grow in Christlike character and hold firmly to the truth of who God is, we display a kind of unity that points the world to Him.

In Ephesians 3:14–21, Paul prays that believers would experience what is already true of them in Christ. This passage shows us the difference between merely knowing the truths of the gospel and actually living in them—being strengthened by the Spirit, grasping the vast love of Christ, and being filled with the fullness of God.

In this sermon from Ephesians 3, we explore how the wisdom of God is revealed through the gospel and displayed through the church. Paul shows that what once seemed like a mystery—God bringing Jews and Gentiles together in Christ—is now revealed, and that believers today are part of God’s plan to show His wisdom to the world and even the heavenly realms.

A walk through Ephesians 2:11–22 to see how Jesus destroys the barriers that divide us. A simple, verse-by-verse look at how Christ reconciles us to God—and to one another—to build a new family.

Salvation is not an achievement to be earned, but a grace to be received. Today we explore a foundational truth of the faith: that our standing with God is based entirely on Jesus’ merit, not our own. By looking to Him, we trade the exhaustion of "achieving" for the peace of "receiving."

Today we are looking at Ephesians 1:15-23, a prayer from Paul, asking for our eyes to be opened to the amazing realities of the greatness of God and the riches of the Gospel. He is telling us that because God has so lavishly loved us through Jesus, Christ should dominate our understanding, our hope, and our experience of power.

Is chaos the final word—or is Jesus? In one long, overflowing sentence, Paul reveals God’s plan to unite heaven and earth under Christ. This sermon from Ephesians 1:3–14 invites us to see the gospel not just as forgiveness, but as God’s purpose to restore all things—and to live now under the reign of King Jesus.

An Introduction to Ephesians

Today we’re talking about how invitation and expectancy shape the tools we use as a church, and how those tools help us make room for God’s presence.

In this message from Luke 5:17–26, we explore what expectant faith really looks like through the story of friends who refused to let obstacles stop them from bringing someone to Jesus. When a crowded room blocked the door, they climbed the roof—because they truly believed an encounter with Jesus could change everything. This sermon challenges us to move beyond passive belief and into active, persistent faith that carries others toward Christ. As we reflect on Jesus’ authority to forgive sins and transform lives, we’re invited to prayerfully identify our “one”—the person God has placed in our lives to love, pray for, and intentionally point to Him.

Most of us want to grow with God, yet year after year we find ourselves spiritually stuck. This message explores why good intentions aren’t enough—and how spiritual growth doesn’t happen automatically, but through intentional, humble participation with God. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 3:18, we see that real transformation comes as we learn to behold the Lord—placing our whole selves before Him with openness and expectancy. This sermon invites us into a new year not chasing experiences, but attentively trusting that God is already at work and ready to transform us.

What do you do when the storms are raging around you and it seems like God is absent? How can you survive the storm? This message gives insight to what it looks like to trust God in the hardest parts of our life.

How can you hold on to hope even as you wait? In this sermon we look to the life of Simeon. Even though he is only briefly mentioned, his life offers a look at how hope is possible even when the waiting is long.

In today's message we walk through the sobering ending of the book of Nehemiah and ask why a story of renewal ends with disappointment. We see a faithful leader but learn that even the greatest of external reform is never enough.

In the culminating chapters of Nehemiah, we see the people wholly and fully submitting themselves to God, giving us a picture of what our life can also look like.

Nehemiah 10 captures a powerful moment of renewal as God’s people unite in a commitment to live faithfully before Him. They respond to grace not with empty words, but with changed lives. In this episode, we explore what their covenant means for us today — and how the story unfolding in Jerusalem still speaks into our own pursuit of holiness, devotion, and joy in God’s presence.

You can't respond rightly to what you see wrongly. And a right response comes from seeing something rightly.

Now that the wall is built, God begins the spiritual rebuilding of His people through the power of His Word.

When the work ends, the worship begins. Here in Nehemiah 6 & 7, the wall is completed but God is just getting started.

Sometimes our opposition can be relentless and it can be hard to stand our ground. Nehemiah shows us what it looks like to stand with conviction even when the enemy bombards us..

In Nehemiah 5 we see internal conflict miraculously transform all because of a leader who was willing to humbly set an example.

What happens when you believe you are on God's path, doing His work, and then suddenly surrounded by opposition? What do you do when you have real enemies who want to take you down? In this message we outline four truths about facing opposition and how we ultimately can find victory.

The detailed overview of the Jerusalem wall being built in Nehemiah 3 is more than just a list of names and jobs. It's a story of how God works through His people and how He still works today in the same way.

Nehemiah shows us how to find resolve in the face of brokenness and opposition. Before leading revival, he quietly prepared and trusted God to rebuild what was ruined. When challenges came, his confidence wasn’t in human power but in the God who rules over all. We can find that same resolve by trusting the One who has already proven His love through Jesus.

What God has stirred in Nehemiah's heart now moves him to take his first action.

September 21, 2025 - Nehemiah 1:4-11. Today we look at what Nehemiah's first response is when he encounters crisis. As a great leader you might think it would be strategy but instead it's prayer. We explore how prayer grounds us in God, why it must come before our activity for Him, and how Nehemiah's prayer gives us a blueprint for our own.

Nehemiah starts with an ordinary man living an ordinary life and a simple question about how his people are doing leads to devastating news: God’s people are vulnerable, God’s city lies in ruins. In turn, Nehemiah’s heart is broken. But instead of becoming cynical or critical, Nehemiah turns to God. He weeps, he mourns, he fasts, and he prays. His disruption becomes an awakening—a moment where God shakes him in order to shape him. From Nehemiah’s story, we learn how God often uses what disrupts us to awaken us.

August 31, 2025 - Today we lay out a vision for how the local church can be an expression of God's great love through the corporate practice of hospitality.

Meals are simple, yet they carry extraordinary meaning. They reveal relationship, signal welcome, and embody love. In today's sermon, we see how the Bible is full of tables where God’s hospitality is displayed in ways we can see, understand, and imitate.

August 17, 2025 - Week 2 of our series on biblical hospitality, Welcome! Today we're talking about all of the ways that our culture pulls against us from walking out the command to be a hospitable people.

August 10, 2025 - We kick off a new series, Welcome, examining the concept of hospitality in the Bible. Today we are concentrating on what biblical hospitality is and why we should practice it.

August 3, 2025 - Psalm 19 offers a poetic reflection on how God reveals Himself to the world, not merely to inform us, but to transform us. This divine revelation moves beyond knowledge, calling us into a deeper, life-changing encounter with the Creator.

July 27, 2025 - Psalm 18

July 20, 2025 - The Psalms

A Delightful Inheritance - July 13, 2025

July 6, 2025

Psalm 14 calls out the fools only to realize that we all play the part. The good news is that God saves fools.

Waiting on God isn't easy and in this very honest psalm we are given a pathway to trusting God when it doesn't make sense.

Words are powerful and in psalm 12 we are invited to trust the only pure and faithful words that can be found.

What do you do when it feels like God is nowhere to be found? Psalm 10 gives voice to a question many of us are afraid to ask out loud: “Where are you God?” When injustice thrives and evil seems to win, we’re left wondering if God sees, if He cares, or if He’s even there. This message walks through the tension of God’s seeming absence and the hope of His promised justice. It’s an invitation to be honest with our questions, bold in our prayers, and anchored in the deeper reality that the Lord is King—even when He feels hidden. When God seems silent, we don’t give up—we hold the tension and trust His timing.

Today our team reflects back on the whole letter of Philippians pulling out the most impactful truths and points of application.