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In week 15 of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain turns to the Book of Acts and the epistles to ask two questions: how did the apostles advance the Gospel, and what did they run into as it spread to the ends of the earth? Using Paul's sermon in Acts 13 as the model, he shows that every apostle preached the same message: the whole Old Testament points to Jesus, the one Savior who offers a universal invitation to Jew & Gentile alike. They carried that message into synagogues, marketplaces, and debating halls - the same way believers today...

In week 15 of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain turns to the Book of Acts and the epistles to ask two questions: how did the apostles advance the Gospel, and what did they run into as it spread to the ends of the earth? Using Paul's sermon in Acts 13 as the model, he shows that every apostle preached the same message: the whole Old Testament points to Jesus, the one Savior who offers a universal invitation to Jew & Gentile alike. They carried that message into synagogues, marketplaces, and debating halls - the same way believers today...

In week 14 of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain preaches one of the most direct messages of the year: One Lamb, One Door, All Peoples. Everyone has received an invitation, he says, but there is only one door, and it is Jesus. Drawing on 1 John 5, he walks through seven steps of Scripture: God covering Adam & Eve with the first blood sacrifice in Eden; Abraham's promise that God would provide the lamb in Genesis 22; the Passover lamb, with one law for the native-born and the sojourner alike; the bronze serpent lifted up in Numbers 21; Jesus' claims to...

In week thirteen of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain starts & ends on the road to Emmaus. In Luke 24, the risen Jesus opened His disciples' eyes "beginning with Moses and all the prophets," which means He revealed Himself through a Bible study of the Old Testament. Pastor Kevin then follows six steps of fulfilled prophecy: Jesus' birth, which Matthew ties to Isaiah, Micah, Hosea, and Jeremiah; John the Baptist as the forerunner Isaiah and Malachi foretold; Zechariah breaking 400 years of silence; Simeon and John as two witnesses; Jesus' life fulfilling Psalm 69, Ezekiel 34, and Isaiah 56; and the...

In the final week of the Spiritual Sounds series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider turns the focus to your sound. He begins with 1 Samuel 16:23, where David's harp brought relief to a tormented King Saul, and Psalm 22:3, which says God is enthroned upon the praises of His people. Drawing on John 17 & the life of the Trinity, he unpacks a striking idea: God doesn't need our worship to be glorious, and He never forces it, because love doesn't demand its own way. Worship is the free response of a child who knows the Father loves to be among His people. Through 2 Chronicles 20, where...

In week two of his 'Spiritual Sounds' sermon series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider turns to 2 Kings 3:15-20 — where Elisha calls for a musician, and as the harp plays, the hand of the Lord comes upon him — to reveal a profound truth: worship doesn't manipulate God into speaking, it positions us to hear the God who already is speaking. Walking through the sounds of manifestation, deliverance, victory, restoration, and abundance throughout Scripture, Pastor Daniel draws a crucial distinction between noise that is forced to manipulate and sound that is discerned through surrender — because sometimes God has to quiet what is in you be...

In the opening message of a new sermon series – Spiritual Sounds – Pastor Daniel Strosnider takes us to 1 Kings 18:41-45, where Elijah declares he hears the sound of the abundance of rain after three and a half years of drought, to reveal that God often prepares His people for what He is about to do through a 'sound' before they ever see it. Walking through the biblical sounds of the shofar, thunder, the mighty wind of Acts 2, and the still small voice; Pastor Daniel unpacks the Hebrew posture of Baruch worship — head below the heart, so the mind can't talk you ou...

In this week's message, Pastor Shawn Smith weaves together two seemingly unrelated biblical moments — Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus in Luke 10 and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego standing before the fiery furnace in Daniel 3 — to reveal one unified truth: the courage to stand is born in the discipline to sit. Filled with honesty and humor, Pastor Shawn confronts the barrier of busyness in our lives, challenging every believer to examine what golden statues the world is asking them to bow to — jobs, fear, approval, distraction — and whether they've spent enough time at Jesus' feet to recognize the moment when it...

In week twelve of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain unpacks three profound Hebrew words — Galah (exile), Shuv (return), and Shiqquts Shomem (abomination of desolation) — to reveal that the exile of Israel was never simply about geography, but about the glory of God departing from a people whose hearts had drifted far from Him. Drawing from 1 Samuel 4, Ezekiel 10-11, Daniel, the Olivet Discourse, and Revelation; Pastor Kevin traces the glory of God from its departure through Ichabod, through 400 years of divine silence, all the way to the moment Simeon holds the infant Jesus in the temple. With...

In week eleven of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain delivers a piercing and prophetic message on one of the most overlooked and urgent themes in all of Scripture — syncretism — revealing that Israel never stopped believing in God, but rather began adding God to everything else, and that the same divided heart that split the kingdom of Israel is alive and well in the church today. Drawing from Deuteronomy 17, 1 Kings 11-12, 2 Kings 21, and the stories of Solomon, Rehoboam, Jeroboam, Ahab, and Manasseh; Pastor Kevin traces the slow & catastrophic drift of a people called to be a ligh...

In week ten of The Case for Biblical Literacy series, Pastor Kevin Cain delivers one of the most sweeping and awe-inspiring messages of the entire series — tracing the scarlet thread of redemptionthrough Scripture from Genesis 49 to Revelation 22, under the themes of Scepter, Oil, House, Stump, and Throne. Drawing from Jacob's blessing over Judah, the Davidic Covenant in 2 Samuel 7, the prophecies of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, and Gabriel's announcement to Mary in Luke 1; Pastor Kevin reveals that the same prophecy spoken over David by Nathan the prophet was spoken word-for-word over a teenage Mary more than a thousand years later — beca...

In this week's message, Pastor James Sabin delivers a sweeping & deeply personal examination of the book of Jonah — unpacking how this book of 48 verses is not primarily about a big fish, but about a prophet who had God's Word without God's heart, and how his story is a foreshadowing of Jesus — the better Jonah — who heard the Father's call and ran toward it rather than away. Drawing from all four chapters of Jonah, Hebrews 12, Matthew 28, and the road to Emmaus in Luke 24; Pastor James challenges every believer — young & old — to examine what keeps them from sharing the gospel: fear of being t...

In week nine of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain delivers a message on one of Scripture's most persistent themes — Egypt, Babylon, and Canaan — exposing the three spiritual systems that have always pulled humanity away from the rule & reign of God and toward the kingdoms of this world. Drawing from Exodus, 1 Samuel, Daniel, Deuteronomy, Matthew 6, Revelation 18, and the Sermon on the Mount; Pastor Kevin lays bare the spirits of Egypt (produce, produce, produce), Babylon (consume, consume, consume), and Canaan (lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life) — and challenges every believer to ask themse...

In the conclusion of his latest sermon series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider draws from Mark 1:21-28 and Luke 10:17-19 to deliver a clarion call on spiritual authority — declaring that every believer who has surrendered to Jesus Christ carries the Kingdom of Heaven within them and therefore has been given divine authority over the powers of darkness, not just pastors or ministry leaders. Using the story of Jesus casting out a demon in the synagogue at Capernaum and calming the storm in Mark 4, Pastor Daniel reveals a foundational truth: Jesus never reacted to the enemy in fear — He responded from a deep...

In week three of his latest sermon series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider draws from Luke 13:10-17 — the story of Jesus healing a woman bent double for 18 years on the Sabbath — to declare that the priority of mercy has never changed, and that King Jesus is still in the business of reaching the marginalized, freeing the bound, and shaming the enemy. With striking insight, Pastor Daniel points out that the real miracle wasn't just the woman's physical healing, but that an entire religious community had become so accustomed to ignoring her condition that no one had prayed for her in 18 years — a sobe...

In week two of his sermon series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider delivers a penetrating message from Matthew 13:54-58 — the account of Jesus returning to Nazareth only to be rejected by those in His hometown — to identify three stumbling blocks that keep believers from experiencing everything God wants to do in their lives: the stumbling block of familiarity, the stumbling block of the past, and the stumbling block of unbelief. With razor-sharp clarity, Pastor Daniel warns the church that the enemy's greatest tactic isn't convincing you to stop believing — it's convincing you to stop expecting — and that familiarity with Jesus' name without...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Daniel Strosnider shares a vision he received during a Sunday service — of the tents of Israel, some radiant with the fire of God and others closed, concealing darkness — and uses it as a divine call for the body of Christ to open the doors of their lives and be set ablaze with the presence of God. Today, Pastor Daniel lays out an urgent & unflinching challenge: it is not enough to have fire in the sanctuary while living in sin in the tents — God is calling His people to holiness, surrender, and a life that radiat...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Shawn Smith delivers an urgent & deeply-personal message on the stewardship of time — challenging the congregation to stop spending their lives on what is temporary and start investing them in what is eternal. Additionally, Pastor Shawn uses a vivid rope illustration to contrast the brief span of our earthly lives against the infinite stretch of eternity, asking every person in the room: "Are you spending your life or investing it?" With raw honesty from his own testimony, he calls believers to redeem their time by loving deeply, forgiving quickly, serving faithfully, and sharing Jesus boldly — remi...

In this week's sermon, Pastor James Sabin delivers a rich & deeply personal message built around five unchanging characteristics of God, which are drawn from this year's Vacation Bible school theme — Rainforest Falls — and anchored in the book of Hebrews. Using vivid personal illustrations, the story of David fleeing Saul in the caves of En Gedi, and Psalms 19, 139, and 142; Pastor James challenges the congregation to move beyond a mere theology of God's attributes into a lived, trusting relationship — asking the piercing question: "Is God your refuge, or just your theology of refuge?" Weaving together creation, the fall, sanctification, and the interce...

In week eight of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' sermon series, Pastor Kevin Cain tackles one of the most sweeping and consistent themes of all of Scripture — Holy Theocracy — revealing that from Genesis to Revelation, human history is one long story of humanity refusing God's throne and searching for a temporal, earthly king to put in God's eternal place. Tracing the thread from Eden and the Tower of Babel, through Abraham, the Judges, and the reigns of Saul, David, and Solomon, all the way to the high priests crying "We have no king but Caesar" before Pilate; Pastor Kevin shows...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Kevin Cain dives deep into one of the most overlooked books of the Bible — Leviticus — to unpack three of the most essential building blocks of the Christian faith: the law, holiness, and atonement. Using a vivid two-chamber mop illustration, Isaiah 6, and Leviticus 16; Pastor Kevin reveals that the entire sacrificial system of the Old Testament was never meant to be a permanent solution, but a faithful, prophetic foreshadowing pointing to the one perfect High Priest and perfect sacrifice — Jesus Christ — who entered the Holy of Holies once for all by His own blood. Drawing from Hebrews...

In week six of 'The Case for Biblical Literacy' series, Pastor Kevin Cain unveils one of the most sweeping and unifying themes of all of Scripture — Exodus from Exile — tracing it through four major biblical instances: the expulsion from Eden, the Egyptian slavery & Passover, the Assyrian & Babylonian exiles, and ultimately, the fall of Babylon in Revelation 18, all pointing toward one ultimate truth: "The whole Bible is one story — God bringing exiles home to Himself, and Jesus is the true Exodus out of sin and death." Drawing from Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Revelation 18 and 21, and Ephesians 4; Pastor Kevin shows how Je...

In week five of his 2026 sermon series - The Case for Biblical Literacy - Pastor Kevin Cain traces the grand storyline of Scripture — from Eden, to the Flood, to the Tower of Babel, to God's covenant with Abraham — to reveal how the 12 tribes of Israel were formed as a "pipeline, not a pool" meant to carry the Gospel to all peoples on earth. Pastor Kevin shares his own family's multi-generational story of faith as a living example of how God weaves ordinary people into His extraordinary plan, while challenging the church with a central truth: "God never needed Israel's thro...

In the powerful conclusion of his three-week series on pride, Pastor Daniel Strosnider brings the congregation to the other side of surrender — asking the defining question: "Now that pride has been evicted, what do we put on?" Drawing from Colossians 3:1-15 and the story of Samson in Judges 16, Pastor Daniel challenges us to move beyond simply dying to pride and into actively clothing ourselves daily with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, and above all, love. Using a vivid analogy from his own life, he draws a distinction that cuts to the heart: Jesus was never meant to be som...

In week two of his latest sermon series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider tackles one of the most deceptive and dangerous forms of pride — controlling pride — unpacking how it disguises itself not as arrogance, but as strength, self-sufficiency, and responsibility, all while quietly keeping God at arm's length. Drawing from Proverbs 16:18 and Daniel 4, Pastor Daniel walks the congregation through four key manifestations of controlling pride: self-sufficiency, elevating self, anxiety-driven decision making, and role reversal — where the created begins to command the Creator. Using the striking story of King Nebuchadnezzar, who lost his kingdom, his sanity, and his dignity until he finally looked...

In the first sermon of a brand-new series, Pastor Daniel Strosnider dives into
Proverbs 6:16-19, where God identifies seven things He hates, beginning with a
proud look. Pastor Daniel then unpacks pride not as something always visible on
the surface, but as a posture of the heart that causes people to dismiss others,
walk away from God, and ultimately, place themselves above His authority.
Grounding the message in 1 Samuel 15, he examines the story of King Saul,
whose arrogance, self-justification, and unwillingness to fully obey God led to his
rejection as king — a ca...

In this fourth installment of the 16-week biblical literacy series, Pastor Kevin Cain traces the patriarchal line found in the Old Testament — walking through 13 key steps from Adam & Eve all the way to Jacob, his 12 sons, and Joseph in Egypt — to show how God's unbreakable line of salvation never wavered, despite the repeated failures of flawed human beings. From Cain & Abel to Noah to Abraham, Isaac & Jacob, and Jacob's 12 sons, Pastor Kevin reveals one stunning theme woven through every chapter: it is never the consistency of humanity, but always the faithfulness of God that keeps the Messianic line moving forw...

In this week's sermon, Pastor Kevin Cain continues the 16-week biblical literacy series with a powerful exploration of the theme of covenant — tracing God's unbreakable promises from Noah & the rainbow all the way to Jesus' empty tomb and the New Jerusalem of Revelation 21. Drawing from Genesis 9, Genesis 12, Genesis 15, Leviticus 26, John 1, and Revelation 21, Pastor Kevin reveals one continuous covenantal thread woven through all 66 books of Scripture: God's dwelling place moving from a tent in the wilderness, to the person of Jesus Christ, to the very hearts of His people. Anchored by the Hebrew concept of hesed — a love that will not l...

In the second installment of his 16-week biblical literacy series, Pastor Kevin Cain dives into Genesis 1–3, revealing that these foundational chapters serve as the bedrock for the entire scripture. Pastor Kevin unpacks three key questions — Who is God? Who are we? and What do we do now? — exploring God as Creator, the concept of Imago Dei (humanity made in the image of God), and more. With compelling clarity, he connects the work of the church directly back to Genesis, showing that all of it is a movement back toward the perfection of Eden. This message closes with a powerful call to...

In the opening sermon of his 16-week series, Pastor Kevin Cain makes a bold and urgent "Case for Biblical Literacy," as he challenges Kingdom's congregation not just to know the Word, but to be deeply rooted in it. Drawing from powerful statistics, church history, and his own personal testimony, Pastor Kevin reminds us that every great revival and transformation throughout history has been anchored in the exhaustive Word of God. Like the Scripture says; the fields are ripe for harvest, and God is calling His people to be equipped harvesters — not just for their own growth, but to bring th...

For this week's sermon, we are joined by guest speaker - Pastor Frank Gil - as he discusses three enemies we face and how we can defeat them. Whether it's the devil, our flesh, or the world, Pastor Frank shows us that the only way we can equip ourselves with the tools to defeat these enemies is to seek God and abide in Him. In Sunday's message, Frank calls us to grow deeper in our relationship with God by spending intentional time in His word & in prayer.

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For this week's sermon, Pastor James Sabin speaks to us about the lost and God's love for each of us. In this message, he talks to us about three parables of Jesus, which all teach a similar message, and shows us that we are never too lost for God to love us. Additionally, Pastor James shows us how God is always ready to welcome us back to Himself and celebrate our return.

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For this year's Resurrection Sunday sermon, Pastor Daniel Strosnider wraps up Holy Week by showing us that Jesus is the same today as He was 2000 years ago and that He is offering each of us redemption. What's more, he talks to us about how Jesus resides in all who believe in Him, so that His glory may shine through each of us. Finally, Pastor Daniel calls each of us to be redeemed and live our lives surrendered to Jesus.

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For this year's Holy Saturday Baptism Service, Pastor Daniel Strosnider preaches to us from Romans 8, and how each of us can declare our new life in Jesus Christ because we have been raised to life with him. He also shows us how living by the power of the Holy Spirit shows itself through obedience to God's word in action. Finally, Pastor Daniel shows us that our old self is buried with Jesus, our new self is raised to life with Him, and because of that, we can live empowered by Him.

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For today's Palm Sunday sermon, Pastor Daniel Strosnider asks the congregation the question, 'What moves you?' More specifically, he takes a look at Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and why the people in the crowd were following Jesus. Additionally, Pastor Daniel contrasts the horizontal motivators of this world, the vertical motivators of the Kingdom of Heaven, and much more.

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In this week's sermon, Pastor Daniel Strosnider talks to the congregation of being filled with Jesus Christ, and what that looks like going from Sunday mornings into the rest of our week. More specifically, he talks to us about how being filled spiritually should manifest itself publicly and uses a handful of scriptures to show us how we should do this. Finally, Pastor Daniel calls us to not just consume scripture as spiritual content for one day of the week, rather he urges us to digest the truth so that it may lead to transformation in Christ for each...

For this week's sermon, Pastor Daniel Strosnider about possessing the mind of Jesus Christ and the transformational change that comes as a result of that. More specifically, he shows us how having the mind of Christ changes how we pray and align with the heart of God. Finally, Pastor Daniel calls us to pray beyond our own circle, as we intercede for those around us and those lost in the world.

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In this week's sermon, Pastor Daniel Strosnider continues his Lenten sermon series with a message focused on righteousness. Today, he points out several key scripture which outline why we are to stop waiting to feel righteous and start walking like we are. This is not because of what we have to done; instead, it's because we have been made right with God through faith in Jesus Christ.

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For this week's sermon, Pastor Daniel Strosnider talks about tearing the roof off our lives so that Jesus may come in and transform each of us. More specifically, he takes us through the account of the paralytic man, and how physical effort & intentional pursuit on our part is necessary to grow in Christ. Finally, Pastor Daniel takes us through the account of Zacchaeus, shows us why abandoning our own selves is essential to experiencing all of Jesus, and more.

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For this week's sermon, Pastor Daniel Strosnider begins his sermon series for the 2026 Lenten season. Beginning with Matthew 11:12, Pastor Daniel talks to us about what it means to violently pursue God. However, he shows us how this type of pursuit is more of an earnest seeking rather than a physical violence. Additionally, Pastor Daniel takes us through three points of context for this pursuit of God and shares some testimonies from his own life.

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