In the final message of the “Staying Connected” series, Dr. Stubblefield focuses on our relationship to the local church. Leveraging a passage from the first eight verses of the Third Epistle of John, the primary character Gaius demonstrates three characteristics that every church member should model. If we followed his example, it would transform our churches into spiritual communities where we will serve rather than be served, pray for and follow our leaders, give generously to support the spread of the Gospel to a broken world and learn and grow in our knowledge of the Word of God.

In Part 2 of the sermon series, “Staying Connected”, the focus moves to Psalm 128. It addresses the elements of life, love and legacy that are essential components of the family connection. According to the Word of God, the family is neither an optional or ala carte item on the menu of human life, but an essential component in God’s plan and purposes for this world. In fact, the family is older than the church. After the creation of the human soul, the family is the second Divine institution established. When the humanity of the Son of God, the second person of the Trinity, was born on this planet, He was placed in a family. Listen and learn more about this critical connection.

In this segment, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield introduces a series of sermons around the theme of “Staying Connected." This first sermon in the series rooted in the Gospel of Mark, Chapter 12, verses 28 - 34, will focus on the most primary, pivotal and pressing connection of all, our relationship to God. To use a baseball metaphor, in this series we will circle the bases on our way to home plate and revisit and reinforce the mission of the New Testament church which is to reach the unsaved for Jesus Christ as ambassadors of Christ.

One Family Church, one of the St. Louis region’s fastest-growing congregations, is committed to “bringing people and God together in love.” Once again, during their Leadership Chapel, Dr. T. D. Stubblefield delivers an inspiring and challenging message. He seamlessly weaves together the timeless truths and permanent principles recorded in Acts 4:13. His message encouraged the church’s key leaders and staff by exploring what it means to “be with Jesus” or in other words, to be "guilty by association.” Listen, reflect, and be blessed!

More space is devoted to Jesus’s trial before the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate in the Gospel of John than any of the other three Gospels. While tragic and disturbing, what happened reveals the heart of the Savior who, while an innocent man was condemned to death by a guilty verdict. Three times Pilate declared Jesus innocent (18:38; 19:4; 6), yet for the sake of political expediency and religious bias, he allowed Jesus to be crucified. Each of Pilate’s affirmations of Jesus’s innocence testify to the perfection of the Son of God and His redemptive mission as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

Revelation 14:13 is a text that looks at the “other side of death.” What a powerful reminder of God’s promises as we move toward the celebration of Resurrection Sunday. Disease, death and the grave may be earth’s final words but not Heaven’s. The Apostle John, locked in but not locked out, flipped death on its other side and provided a perspective that should embolden and encourage us today. Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, he turns the gloomy garment of death over and helps us see its brighter more glorious side.

Psalm 115 is an apologetic or defense of the faith. The Jews responded to their pagan neighbors and contrasted their faith in the living God of Israel with the false, fickle and foolish infatuation they had with false deities. Israel’s history in the Old Testament is a tragic record of their inability to resist idolatry. It was not just their problem but ours too! We face similar challenges. Listen to Dr. T.D. Stubblefield as he shares three principles from this Psalm that encourages us to never be satisfied with idols or substitutes for the living God.

In 2 Corinthians, Chapter 3, while engaging in an apologetic or defense of his ministry, the Apostle Paul affirms something that is true of every child of God. Our spiritual, intellectual, relational, emotional and material resources are insufficient to handle the challenges we face. Sooner or later, life will send us a bill that is too large to pay and, if we try to write a check to cover it, the check will surely bounce. But don’t worry! If you and I truly know the LORD, in such a crisis or contingency, we can and we will experience God’s Overdraft Protection.