Audio Messages

The victorious Christian life involves leaving behind an old way of life marked by spiritual ignorance and sin, and walking in new life “created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” In this message, Pastor John explores the truth of the gospel in Jesus how He gives us victory over the “old man” that lives in each one of us.

Ephesians is all about God’s eternal plan to build a new society. The letter closes with a warning to be on the lookout for the enemy who wants to trip up God’s children, and some encouraging words on how to stand firm.

After addressing husbands and wives, Paul’s next topic is parenting that is influenced by the gospel (notice the order: marriage and then children). In this message, Pastor John talks to “Pastor Dad,” giving Biblical advice on how to establish boundaries and guidelines so your sons and daughters can receive God’s blessings.

As we have been studying Ephesians, we’ve seen that the gospel creates a new society. In today message, Pastor John shares how that new society brings reformation into the most intimate parts of the old society and provides the foundation of a healthy marriage.

Paul begins Ephesians with a focus on God’s will and eternal plan to bless us with adoption and an inheritance as His children. As Paul explains who God is, we are led to bless and worship the God who blessed us first.

What does it mean to be made for more? It does not mean you were made for more stuff, not more power, not more money not more possessions. You were not born primarily for these things. Pastor John Stillman takes a deeper look into Psalm 122 to answer the question what were we made for.

Jesus’ church has been blessed and built up by a long and wonderful practice of sharing words of encouragement, direction, and praise. In this message, Pastor John provides a message to the church on how to commend the good in others while praising the glory of God.

What's holding you back from following Jesus? In this message, Pastor John looks at the story of a man who had been told lots of things that, before that moment, at least in his mind, kept him from making that kind of commitment. But then he hears of how Jesus came to remove the barriers that had kept him from a relationship with God.

A recent study found that Christians are not all that different from non-Christians when it comes to navigating their lives with compassion, understanding, mercy, and forgiveness. In this message, Pastor John gives a hopeful plan for having hard conversations that navigate towards unity.