In this sermon we study Luke 14:28–33, where Jesus challenges would-be followers to "count the cost" of discipleship. The message explains that true surrender requires self-denial, taking up the cross, and a willingness to forsake all for Christ.

Pastor Jud warns against watering down the gospel for popularity or convenience, emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit in true conversion, and calls listeners to honest, whole-hearted surrender rather than a superficial or consumer-based faith.

This sermon explores Hebrews 10 and shows how encouragement flows from confidence in Jesus, thoughtful attention to one another, and staying connected as a church family.

Practical examples and a clear call to action urge listeners to speak life to others, invite the isolated back into community, and choose one person to intentionally encourage this week.

Sermon Guide: Encourage One Another.

In this sermon of the Hard to Believe series, Pastor Jud explains that true discipleship requires radical self-denial — deny yourself, take up your cross, and be willing to lose your life to gain eternal life.

He contrasts the narrow gate that leads to life with the wide, popular gospel that promises comfort and self-fulfillment, urges listeners to count the cost of following Jesus, and prepares to continue the theme with Luke 14:28–30.

This sermon launches a short series on the "one another" commands, focusing on John 13:34–35 where Jesus calls his followers to love one another as he has loved them. The message explains that love is the visible evidence of discipleship and is defined by Jesus’ humble, sacrificial service.

Practical steps are offered—hospitality, bearing burdens, repairing relationships, and staying engaged—encouraging the church to move from passive sentiment to active, faithful community that the world can recognize.

Sermon Guide: Love One Another.

In the final hours before his crucifixion, Jesus teaches his disciples in John 15:5 that he is the true vine and we are the branches. This sermon examines the call to abide in Christ, emphasizing total dependence on him for spiritual life and lasting fruit.

We explore the meaning of abiding, the danger of mere activity without connection, the role of pruning, and practical ways to stay connected—through God's Word, prayer, repentance, obedience, worship, and community—so Christ's life can flow through us and produce eternal fruit.

Last week we began a series called "Hard to Believe" exploring Jesus' demanding call to discipleship.

This sermon examines Luke 9 and related passages—deny yourself, take up your cross daily, and follow Jesus—showing the gospel requires self-denial, sacrificial commitment, and willingness to lose everything for Christ.

Using the rich young ruler and other examples, the message warns against a comfortable, self-serving Christianity and calls listeners to count the cost and surrender all to Christ.

Two disciples walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus distraught over Jesus' death, unaware that the risen Christ is with them. He opens the Scriptures, and their hearts burn as they begin to understand.

At dinner he breaks bread, their eyes are opened, and they recognize him. Jesus later appears to the gathered disciples, shows his wounds, eats with them, and commissions them to proclaim repentance and forgiveness to all.

The sermon closes with a promise of the Holy Spirit, the ascension, and the disciples returning to Jerusalem with great joy to worship and witness to the risen Lord.

Sermon Guide: The Road to Emmaus and the Risen Christ.

In this message Pastor Jud warns against a consumer-driven, watered‑down Christianity that replaces God‑centered truth with self‑esteem and feel‑good theology. He contrasts the popular, seeker‑friendly message with the biblical gospel, arguing that true grace is scandalous and calls for conviction, holiness, and self‑denial.

The sermon calls listeners to embrace repentance and discipleship—losing their lives to find true life in Christ—and previews a deeper series examining the real gospel and God’s standards.