Eastpoint Church

Title: The Good Shepherd

Series: I AM

Passage: John 10:1-18

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Date: March 29, 2026

In a world full of voices competing for our attention, we’ve grown used to filtering, scrolling, and second-guessing who to trust. Everyone seems to be building something, asking for something, offering a version of life that promises more. But beneath all the noise, there’s a deeper question we don’t often stop to ask: Who are we actually following? And what if not every voice deserves our trust?

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TItle: I Got This

Sermon Series: I AM

Passage: John 15:1-11

Date: March 22, 2026

Speaker: Sam Cassese

We’ve all said it, “I got this.” Sometimes with confidence, sometimes just hoping it’s true. But what happens when the strength we’re relying on isn’t enough? What if the pressure to hold it all together or the fear of not measuring up is actually pointing to something deeper? This weekend, we’re stepping into one of Jesus’ most powerful “I AM” statements and discovering an invitation that challenges how we live and where we...

Title: Feelin' It

Sermon Title: Plot Twist

Sermon Series: Rebuilt

Passage: Ezra 5-6:12

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Date: March 8, 2026

You think you know how it’s going to end. You think you have it all figured out... and then everything changes. Plot twist. Few things are more exciting than when someone flips the script. It’s true in movies. It’s true in history. And it’s also true in our lives. In this sermon, we see how God shows up for His people in the midst of our pain, tragedy, and suffering to take...

Sermon Title: Turn Back

Date: March 2, 2026

Sermon Series: Rebuilt

Passage: Haggai 2:10-23

Speaker: Ronnie Cannon

Have you ever felt like you had to work your way into heaven? That your good behavior and religious deeds were what made you acceptable to God?

In Haggai 2, God confronts His people with a sobering truth. Even though they were actively rebuilding the temple, their hearts were still distant from Him. Their disobedience affected everything they touched. The problem wasn’t their lack of activity; it was the condition of their he...

Sermon Title: Overcoming Discouragement

Sermon Series: Seek First

Passage: Haggai 2:1-9

Speaker: Adam Muhtaseb

Date: February 22, 2026

Have you ever been really discouraged…? Not mildly annoyed. Not just having a bad day. But the kind of discouraged where you start wondering if you can actually keep going…

In Haggai 2, God exposes what discouragement feeds on, and then He answers it with promises strong enough to keep his people going. Join us to learn how the lessons in Haggai still apply to our lives today.

Sermon Title: What’s in the First Position?

Sermon Series: Seek First

Passage: Haggai 1

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Date: February 15, 2026

Some decisions seem small at first—until you realize what they reveal about your heart. What sits at the center of your attention, your affection, your ambition? As we begin our study in Haggai, God confronts a people who rebuilt their lives but forgot to rebuild what mattered most. The Spirit is still asking the same question: What’s in the First Position? Join us as we open Haggai together and le...

Sermon Title: Two Steps Forward…

Passage: Ezra 4:1-24

Sermon Series: Rebuilt

Speaker: Sam Cassese

What do you do when obedience doesn’t lead to momentum - but to opposition? When rebuilding your life, your faith, or your calling feels less like progress and more like resistance, doubt, and delay?

In Ezra 4, God’s people discover that restoration isn’t smooth sailing - and that faith often feels like two steps forward and one step back. Join us as we wrestle with what it means to stand firm, refuse compromise, and keep...

Let’s Start at the Very Beginning

Sermon Series: Rebuilt

Passage: Ezra 3:1-13

Date: February 1, 2026

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Where would God start if He wanted to do something new in your life – with your circumstances, your habits, or your heart? When God brings His people home in Ezra 3, the rebuilding begins, but not where we might expect. As they gather and rebuild, it raises a bigger question for all of us: is a new beginning about what God restores around us...or what He renews within us?

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Sermon: Flip That House

Series: Rebuilt

Passage: Ezra 1:2-2:70

Speaker: Sam Cassese

In the Bible, God reveals Himself as One who rebuilds what’s been burned, broken, and abandoned. In Ezra 1–2, a ruined city, a destroyed temple, and a scattered people all raise the same question: Can what was lost really be restored? As God calls His people back, He doesn’t just rebuild a building – He erases their shame, challenges their comfort, and confronts the cost of following Him again. What if the very places you assume are beyond repair are exac...

Title: The Weight of Worry

Passage: Matthew 6:25-34

Speaker: Sam Cassese

The most wonderful time of the year is often followed by the most anxious time of the year. Life can feel heavy as the demands of today and the fears of tomorrow press in. As our responsibilities pile up, the weight of provision, planning, and pressure can quietly turn into the Weight of Worry. In Matthew 6:25–34, Jesus speaks directly to our anxiety—not by dismissing our needs, but by reframing reality. What if the way forward isn’t carrying more, but trusting more...

Sermon Title: You Are Here

Sermon Series: Rebuilt

Date: 1/11/2026

Speaker: Sam Cassese I

In this sermon, we open to the book of Ezra and step into a moment of profound grace: the God who moves the nations moves toward us. Even in exile, even under the rule of kings, God’s providence is at work, drawing His people back. Through the unexpected kindness of King Cyrus, God calls His people to return, rebuild, and recommit their hearts. Wherever you are today—far from faith, rebuilding, or faithfully walking—God is mov...

Title: In The Light

Speaker: Daniel Fuoco

Series: Light in the Dark

Passage: 1 John 1:5-2:2

Title: So Much More

Speaker: Ronnie Cannon

Series: Light in the Dark

Passage: Luke 1:67-79

Title: Anxiety, Depression and Jesus

Speaker: Aaron Hoover

Series: Light in the Dark

Don’t Ring The Bell

Daniel 3:1-30

Sermon Series: A Light in the Dark

Speaker: Ronnie Cannon

’Tis the season that we sing about all that is merry and bright, but truth is, for some, the world is still dark. And for many of us, life feels heavy, confusing, or just plain hard. The story of Advent tells us that God doesn’t wait for things to get better before He shows up. He steps into the mess; into injustice, silence, and sorrow with a light that can’t be overc...

Sermon Title: Yet To Be Told

Date: November 23, 2025

Passage: Psalm 78:4-7

Sermon Series: Vision Sunday

Speaker: Sam Cassese

What if the most important stories God wants to write through our church won’t be told in our lifetime?

This week we’ll look at a Psalm that pulls our eyes off the urgency of the present and onto the generations yet to be born. It raises a challenging question: are we building a faith, a culture, and a witness meant only for us...or for our children’s chil...

Sermon Title: Perfect Posture

Date: November 16, 2025

Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28

Sermon Series: Faithful to the End

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Have you ever noticed how much posture matters? If we neglect it, we get sore, strained, and out of alignment.

The same is true in our faith. Churches can lose their balance. Hearts can drift out of alignment. As Paul closes his letter to the Thessalonians, he gives us a picture of the “perfect posture” for a church that’s ready for Jesus’ return.

Sermon Title: Sleepy Night Night

Date: November 9, 2025

Passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Sermon Series: Faithful to the End

Speaker: Sam Cassese

We’ve all seen it — someone fighting sleep and losing. Eyes droop, head nods, the battle’s over. Staying awake can be hard, especially when you’re tired. But what about spiritually?

In a world that lulls us with comfort and distraction, Paul calls the church to wake up and live alert to what’s really coming. Are you awake... or just dreaming with your eyes open?

Sermon: Fine China - October 19, 2025

Passage: 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

Sermon Series: Faithful to the End

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Some things are meant to be handled with care. Fine china isn’t used every day — it’s set apart, treasured, and treated differently because of its value. In this week’s message, Paul calls the Thessalonians — and us — to live the same way.

In a culture that treats sex casually and reverence for God as optional, we’re reminded that our lives aren’t disposable or common. They’re meant to...

Sermon Title: Don't Be Shaken

Passage: 1 Thessalonians 3

Sermon Series: Faithful to the End

Date: October 12, 2025

Speaker: Michael Hearn

What happens to our faith when life gets hard, temptation sneaks in, and we’re not sure if we’re still standing firm? Paul knew that feeling well — so much so that he sent Timothy to check in on the believers in Thessalonica, desperate to know if their faith was holding strong. Join us and see why standing firm in the Lord isn’t just about surviving storms — it’s about thriving thr...

Sermon Title: Carry

Sermon Series: Faithful to the End

Passage: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Date: 9/28/2025

Everyone carries themselves in a certain way. But what does it look like to carry yourself as someone who carries the gospel? This week we’ll look at Paul’s example—and discover how we can show up like Jesus in a world that’s hungry for truth. And along the way, we’ll see why the way we carry ourselves might speak louder than we realize.

Sermon: Still Standing

Passage: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Sermon Series: Faithful to the End

Date: September 21, 2025

Speaker: Sam Cassese

It’s a special weekend for Eastpoint as we launch a new campus in Centreville, and we’re starting with a look at the very first days of another young church—planted in the bustling city of Thessalonica.

Against pressure, opposition, and uncertainty, that church didn’t just survive, it thrived, and the ripple effects spread far and wide. What was their secret? In this sermon, we’ll uncover ho...

Sermon: Peanut Butter Jelly Time

Series: Multiiply

Passage: Acts 17:1-9

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Date: September 14, 2025

Some things are inseparable—salt and pepper, chips and salsa, peanut butter and jelly. In Acts 17, Paul and his church planting team bring the gospel to a new city, and as they do, there are two things that always go together when it’s time to plant a church and preach the gospel. What are they? Listen in as we see what they are and prepare to plant.

Title: The Followers Jesus is Looking For

Series: Disciple

Passage: Luke 19:1-10

Speaker: Ronnie Cannon

Date: August 31, 2025

Jesus is on a mission. He is looking for disciples-- people to follow Him, be transformed by Him, and partner with Him. But the question is, who can be a disciple of Jesus? Are there certain qualities, specific characteristics? Does He have a target demographic? This week, as we wrap up our Disciple series, we answer the question, Who is Jesus looking for?

Sermon: Partner

Sermon Series: Disciple

Passage: Mark 2:13-17

Speaker: Sam Cassese

What kind of person would Jesus invite into His circle? In Mark 2, we meet Levi, a

traitor, a crook and a man despised by his own people. However, no one is too far gone

for Jesus’ call, and no one too messy for His table. In this sermon we’ll see how Jesus comes

near to those who feel far, and how He invites you and me to join Him in that work...

Title: Transformed

Series: Disciple

Passage: Ephesians 4:17-24

Date: August 17, 2025

Speaker: Sam Cassese

It’s easy to settle for a spiritual facelift — a better attitude, some good influences, a little more spirituality. We can clean up a few habits, surround ourselves with good people and add some faith into the weekly routine. But what if the cracks run deeper? What if the change you really need isn’t skin deep, but soul deep? Ephesians 4 shows us that Jesus’ goal isn’t to simply improve you, but to transform you? The q...

Title: Follow

Series: Disciple

Passage: Luke 18:18-30

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Date: August 10, 2025

You know a Tribe when you see one. Same routines. Same language. Same obsessions. But what if you’re part of a tribe without realizing it? In this sermon, Jesus draws a line in the sand—and what happens next reveals just how much the thing you're following might actually be leading. Join us as we kick off our newest series, Disciple.

Title: The Pursuit

Series: CXIX - Lighting the Way

Passage: Psalm 119:57-64

Speaker: Daniel Fuoco

Date: August 3, 2025

We’re all chasing something—success, security, belonging. But not every pursuit satisfies. In Psalm 119:57–64, we discover that when God becomes our everything, everything changes—from our desires to our direction, and even our community.

Title: The Pursuit

Series: CXIX - Lighting the Way

Passage: Psalm 119:57-64

Speaker: Daniel Fuoco

Date: August 3, 2025

We’re all chasing something—success, security, belonging. But not every pursuit satisfies. In Psalm 119:57–64, we discover that when God becomes our everything, everything changes—from our desires to our direction, and even our community.

Title: Show Me, Shape Me, Shield Me

Series: CXIX - Lighting the Way

Passage: Psalm 119:33-40

Speaker: Sam Cassese

In this sermon, we’ll explore what it truly means to depend on God. Are you self-reliant,

trusting your own strength and wisdom? Or are you God-reliant, recognizing your need

for His guidance and transformation? Join us as we unpack David’s heartfelt prayer to

God: “Show me the way, shape my heart, and shield me from harm.” Discover how the

blessed life com...

Title: Off Roading

Sermon Series: CXIX

Passage: Psalm 119:25-32

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Off-roading can be thrilling—quads in the dunes, tires on the sand, carving your own path. But when it comes to the life of faith, going off-road is dangerous. Still, if we're honest, even the most devoted hearts wander. Ever found yourself asking, “What am I doing here again?” knowing better, but doing otherwise? What do you do when you’ve veered off course? Come see what God offers to those who stray... and want to come home.

Title: Off Roading

Sermon Series: CXIX

Passage: Psalm 119:25-32

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Off-roading can be thrilling—quads in the dunes, tires on the sand, carving your own path. But when it comes to the life of faith, going off-road is dangerous. Still, if we're honest, even the most devoted hearts wander. Ever found yourself asking, “What am I doing here again?” knowing better, but doing otherwise? What do you do when you’ve veered off course? Come see what God offers to those who stray... and want to come home.

Title: Off Roading Sermon Series: CXIX Passage: Psalm 119:25-32 Speaker: Sam Cassese Off-roading can be thrilling—quads in the dunes, tires on the sand, carving your own path. But when it comes to the life of faith, going off-road is dangerous. Still, if we're honest, even the most devoted hearts wander. Ever found yourself asking, “What am I doing here again?” knowing better, but doing otherwise? What do you do when you’ve veered off course? Come see what God offers to those who stray... and want to come home.

Title: The Longing for Belonging

Sermon Series: CXIX

Passage: Psalm 119:17-24

Speaker: Sam Cassese

What would you give up just to fit in? We all want to belong. From middle school to middle management, we long for a place where we’re seen, known, and accepted. But what happens when belonging seems to require compromise? What if fitting in means giving up something sacred? In this sermon, Psalm 119 offers hope for weary sojourners—those who feel out of place in a world that doesn’t share their values. Come and see where...

Title: The Gracious Guardrail

Series: CXIX - Lighting the Way

Passage: Psalm 119:9-16

Speaker: Sam Cassese

What keeps you from veering off course? How do we stay steady when the road is slick with temptation, distraction, and spiritual drift? The psalmist asks a hauntingly honest question: How can a young man keep his way pure? It’s not just for the young—it’s for all of us trying to walk with God without slipping. In this sermon, we explore the tension between wholehearted devotion and wandering hearts—and the surprising provisio...

Title: A Walk on the Way

Sermon Series: CXIX - Lighting the Way

Passage: Psalm 119:1-8

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Life can feel like a series of never-ending roundabouts. So many voices, so many choices — and all of them claiming to be the right way. But what if there really is a path that cuts through the noise, one that’s blessed, whole, and true? Psalm 119 opens with that very promise: there is a way, clearly marked and accessible to us, that leads us not just to truth but to Him. In this...

Title: Watch Your Step

Passage: Ephesians 5:15-21

Speaker: Daniel Fuoco

Watch your step! Life moves fast, and it’s easy to drift without realizing it. Ephesians 5:15–21 calls us to slow down, tune in, and walk with intention. When we’re led by the Spirit, our steps have purpose, our hearts stay full, and our lives start to look a lot more like Jesus.

Sermon: Crowd Control

Passage: Luke 14:25-32

Speaker: Sam Cassese

In this sermon, we step back in time and into a crowd. Thousands were gathered around Jesus, all hungry for a miracle and eager to be near Him. But, instead of comforting words, He spoke something unexpected—something that made many in the crowd turn away. What challenged their hearts so deeply? And what does it mean for us who are seeking to follow Him today? Check out Crowd Control and discover why following Jesus isn’t always what the crowd expects.

Title: Decision Day

Speaker: Sam Cassese

Series: Runaway - The Gospel According to Philemon

Passage: Philemon 1:17-25

What if someone else could rewrite your resume? Not your job history—but the story of your life. This week, we reach the epic conclusion of Philemon, where two very different stories collide at the front door, and everything hinges on how one man chooses to respond. It’s a moment packed with tension, grace, and a surprising twist that just might reshape how you see God—and yourself.