Sermons

Jesus Said, "Don't Worry, Don't Be Anxious" Is That Even Possible? | Luke 12:22-34 | Pastor Joe Roach

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Pastor Joe Roach

May 3rd, 2026

Sermon Title: "Jesus Said, "Don't Worry, Don't Be Anxious" Is That Even Possible?" (Luke 12:22-34)

Sermon Outline:

1. Jesus said, "Don't worry - but what if your entire life feels built on worry?

2. What if your anxiety isn't about your situation... but about who you think is in control?

3. What do you actually believe about God when life feels uncertain?

4. What if worry is revealing where your trust really is - not where you say it is?

5. Could you actually live with less anxiety - or have you accepted it as normal?

6. What if the peace you're chasing is on the other side of surrender?

Don't Go Fishing Part 2 | John 21 | Pastor Joe Roach

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April 19th, 2026

Sermon Title: "Don't Go Fishing" part 2 (John 21:3)

Sermon Outline:

1. Why didn't Peter and the disciples recognize Jesus on the shore as He was yelling to them to cast their nets again?

2. If they didn't recognize Jesus, why did they cast their nets one more time as He requested?

3. How can you explain that the disciples gave up and went fishing after the resurrection?

4. Do you ever feel like God is frustrated with you after you mess up?

5. Are you back in the boat, working all night and coming up empty, or trying to make something work that doesn't anymore? If so, do you hear Jesus calling you to shore?



THE STONE (The Barrier That Could Not Stay) | Mark 16 | Pastor Joe Roach

THE STONE (The Barrier That Could Not Stay)
Pastor Joe Roach

April 5th, 2026

Sermon Title: "THE STONE (The Barrier That Could Not Stay)" (Mark 16)

Sermon Outline:

1. What "stone" in your life feels too heavy to move - something you've already accepted as final?

2. What if the greatest barrier in your life is in your circumstances... but what you've stopped believing God can change?

3. Where have you sealed something off - calling it dead, over, or beyond hope - when God may not be finished?

4. If the stone didn't keep Jesus in ... what makes you think your struggle can keep Him out?

5. What would change in your life if you actually believed that no barrier - sin, shame, fear, or failure - could stop the power of the resurrection?

The King Who Serves | Mark 9:2-10:52 | Pastor Joe Roach

The King Who Serves
Pastor Joe Roach

March 29th, 2026

Sermon Title: "The King Who Serves" (Mark 9:2-10:52)

Sermon Outline:

1. If there is one glaring lesson from Palm Sunday, it is you can worship loudly ... and still misunderstand Jesus deeply. Does this concern you?

2. Did you ever wonder, if you were in the crowd when Jesus rode in on a donkey, if you would have reacted the same way?

3. Can you say with confidence that you don't react that same way today?

4. How do you feel about serving when it cost you, serving when it's unseen, or serving when it humbles you?

5. In Mark 9-10 we see Jesus moving towards the overlooked and helping the blind beggar and calling children close. Who do we walk past that Jesus would stop for?

When Your Eyes Open - But Your Heart Still Resists | Mark 10:1-16 | Pastor Joe Roach

When Your Eyes Open-But Your Heart Still Resist
Pastor Joe Roach

March 22nd, 2026

Sermon Title: "When Your Eyes Open- But Your Heart Still Resists" (Mark 8:22, Mark 10:1-16)

Sermon Outline:

1. Is it possible to see enough of Jesus to feel comfortable ... but not enough to follow Him completely?

2. True or False: The greatest danger is not blindness ... it's thinking you see clearly when you don't.

3. Have you ever wanted to walk away because the changes that Jesus has begun in you seem to have stopped?

4. If Jesus has started something in you - He intends to finish it. Is that the case?

5. True or False: Real life begins when we stop trying to save ourselves and surrender to Jesus.

We Are Not Toe Dippers | Mark 1:1-39 | Pastor Joe Roach

We Are Not Toe Dippers
Pastor Joe Roach

March 1st, 2026

Sermon Title: "We Are Not Toe Dippers" (Mark 1:1-39)

Sermon Outline:

1. Why was it necessary for John the Baptist to come efore Jesus?

2. What does "prepare the way" mean in your own words?

3. How is repentance different from shame? And why do people resist repentance?

4. Why is it important that Jesus was baptized and tempted What wildernes are you walking through right

5. What does it mean that "the Kingdom of God has come near"? And what should our response to that announcement be?

Called Into Fellowship: Why Following Jesus Is Not Optional | 1 Corinthians 1:9 | Pastor Joe Roach

Called Into Fellowship_ Why Following Jesus Isn’t Optional
Pastor Joe Roach

February 8th, 2026

Sermon Title: "Called Into Fellowship: Why Following Jesus Is Not Optional" (1 Cor 1:9)

Sermon Outline:

1. True or False: Many people are not resisting Jesus-they are resisting risk.

2. True or False: Christianity does not begin with information. It begins with a call. No one accidentally becomes a Christian.

3. The greatest spiritual danger in the modern church is not rebellion. It is delay. Not "no". Just "later". Is that you?

4. No one is neutral. Everyone is following something.

Some follow success. Some follow comfort. Some follow control. Some to approva. Some fler.

Are you following any of these?

5. True or False: The most dangerous spiritual state is not open rebellion - it is comfortable stagnation.

6. Fellowship means Jesus is not consulted occasionally

- He is included continually - every day of the week.

How often do you consult Him?

Single-Hearted: Learning To Walk What You Chose | Matthew 5:8 | Pastor Joe Roach

Single-Hearted_ Learning To Walk What You Chose
Pastor Joe Roach

January 25th, 2026

Sermon Title: "Single-Hearted: Learning To Walk What You Chose" (Matthew 5:8)

Sermon Outline:

1. Now that you have chosen the path, have you ever asked yourself "how do I actually walk this out?"

2. True or False: One of the greatest misunderstandings in modern Christianity is thinking that one strong moment creates a strong life.

3. True or False: A single-hearted person is not someone who never struggles. It is someone who no longer argues with the direction of God.

4. Why do you think we drift back into double-mindedness once we choose the right path?

5. Does the truth that you cannot live double-minded and remain stable concern you? January 25th, 2026

Double-Faced At The Fork | James 1:8 | Pastor Joe Roach

Double-Faced At The Fork
Pastor Joe Roach

January 18th, 2026

Sermon Title: "Double-Faced At The Fork" (James 1:8)

Sermon Outline:

1. Why does Grace only work in one direction? Wha oes that mean to vou

2. True or False: Many of us are tired not because we lack faith, but because we are double-faced.

3. Could it be that we lack peace because we want God's help - but we don't want God's direction?

4. True or False: The Christian life is not one moment of surrender, followed by auto pilot.

5. Why is Grace one directional ... because Grace is not permission to stay stuck, Grace is strength to move forward. Do you believe that?

Jesus Calls Us To Choose Whom We Trust | Matthew 18:3 | Pastor Joe Roach

Jesus Calls Us To Choose Whom We Trust
Pastor Joe Roach

January 4th, 2026

Sermon Title: "Jesus Calls Us To Choose Whom We Trust" (Matthew 18:3)

Sermon Outline:

1. What exactly does Jesus mean when He says in Matthew 18:3 "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

2. With Christmas over, and January upon us, do you feel pressured to take control of your plans for the new year?

3. True or False: Christmas teaches dependence, but January demands independence.

4. How would you answer if Jesus asked you, "Did you celebrate Me at Christmas?"

5. How would you answer Him now if He asked you, "Will you depend on Me now?"

6. After the transition from the holiday of Christmas to the start of a new year, will you confess how quickly you move from trust to control?

When The Manger Empties: Carrying Christ After Christmas | Luke 2:22-40 | Pastor Joe Roach

When The Manger Empties Carrying, Christ After Christmas
Pastor Joe Roach

December 28th, 2025

Sermon Title: "When The Manger Empties, Carrying Christ After Christmas" (Luke 2:22-40)

Sermon Outline:

1. Have you ever said to yourself the day after Christmas,

"I am glad that is over"?

2. Why do you think the Sunday after Christmas is one of the most spiritually dangerous Sundays of the entire year?

3. What happens when the manger empties and life resumes? Does your life resume as it was, or is it different?

4. How many believers love the feeling of Jesus but resist the following through of Jesus?

5. True or False: You don't recognize Christ in the world if you aren't already carrying Him inside.

6. True or False: The real test of Christmas faith is January obedience.

When God Interrupts The Dark Places We Never Planned To Live In | Matthew 2:1-12 | Pastor Joe Roach

When God Interrupts The Dark Places We Never Planned To Live In
Pastor Joe Roach

December 21st, 2025

Sermon Title: "When God Interrupts The Dark Places We Never Planned To Live In" (Matthew 2:1-12)

Sermon Outline:

1. True or False: God does not wait for your life to stabilize before He shows up. He interrupts the very places you thought were permanent.

2. After participating in our Advent Devotional for a few weeks, do you believe God interrupts the darkest, longest, and most painful seasons of our lives, not by explaining them away - but by entering them, redeeming them, and reshaping us through them?

3. What loss have you been living with so long you've stopped expecting God to move?

4. True or False: God does not stop the danger. He moves His people through it?

5. Where has God already spoken - but you've delayed responding?

6. Has revelation led you to worship - or just information?

When God Breaks Through What Terrifies Us | Matthew 1:18-19 | Pastor Joe Roach

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Pastor Joe Roach

December 14th, 2025

Sermon Title: "When God Breaks Through What

Terrifies Us" (Matthew 1:18-19)

Sermon Outline:

1. Do you believe the story of Christmas in scripture is wrapped in both glory and in fear?

2. True or False: It is impossible to get to the miracle of Christ birth without walking through the fear.

3. Scripture tells us, "Joseph, being a just man ... resolved to divorce her quietly". The statement is loaded with fear. How many of us are still controlled by the fear of what people will think?

4. Have you ever had to grieve the death of a perfect plan that was interrupted by God? Did a new plan follow?

5. What fear has been interrupting your life?

What Do You Do When Heaven Goes Silent | Luke 1:5-25, 57-66 | Pastor Joe Roach

What Do You Do When Heaven Goes Silent
Pastor Joe Roach

December 7th, 2025

Sermon Title: "What Do You Do When Heaven Goes Silent?" (Luke 1:5-25,57-66)

Sermon Outline:

1. What is your first reaction when heaven goes silent after you prayed, waited, served, believe, and nothing happened?

2. Have you ever said, "God... are You even listening?"

3. True or False: God often breaks silence in ordinary moments, not dramatic ones.

4. Where have you stopped expecting God because nothing feels special anymore?

5. True or False: Disappointment is not the same as disbelief - but disappointment, if not surrendered, can turn into unbelief.

6. Faithfulness is not proven by how you worship when God speaks - but how you worship when He doesn't. Do you agree?

Why God Interrupts Our Lives | Luke 1:26-38 | Pastor Joe Roach

Why God Interrupts Our Lives
Pastor Joe Roach

November 30th, 2025

Sermon Title: "Why God Interrupts Our Lives" (Luke 1:26-38)

Sermon Outline:

1. How many of you feel like this year did not go according to your script?

2. True or False: We say things like, "God, have Your way in my life," ... but what we often mean is, "God, have

Your way around my schedule".

3. How do you react to God's interruptions in your life?

4. True or False: Sometimes God interrupts because if He doesn't, we will confidently march in the wrong direction.

5. Have you ever considered that God's interruptions are not just about stopping something. They're about inviting you into something better.