Hope and Future Grace November 24, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Romans 8:31–33 This Sunday, Greg teaches from Romans 8:31-33, explaining the significance of hope in Christianity. He unpacks the idea of "future grace," the immeasurable kindness and blessings God promises for eternity, even in heaven. Greg challenges cultural cynicism, asserting that hope r…

Praise in the Desert Place November 17, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Psalm 63:2–11 This Sunday, RD continues in Psalm 63, where David, in the wilderness, thirsts for God's presence, meditating on His power, glory, and steadfast love, emphasizing that only God can satisfy his deepest needs. Beholding God's glory is not a glance but an intentional gaze tha…

Earnestly I Seek You November 10, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Psalm 63:1–4 This Sunday, RD begins a two week series on Psalm 63. He looks at the stories of Martha and Mary and King David, highlighting the importance of choosing what truly matters: sitting at His feet and seeking Him wholeheartedly. As believers, we need to rekindle our desire for God, s…

I Will Boast in Christ November 3, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Galatians 6:11–18 This Sunday, Greg teaches from Galatians 6:11-18, finishing our series on Galatians. In these verses, Paul concludes his letter by affirming that salvation comes solely through faith in Christ, without the need for additional religious rituals. Adding requirements to the gos…

Sowing and Reaping October 27, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Galatians 6:7–10 This Sunday, RD teaches from Galatians 6:7-10 and the biblical principle of sowing and reaping, urging self-reflection on the kind of "fruit" one's life produces. We are called to assess our lives honestly, asking what outcomes are emerging from our actions and habits. We will e…

Bearing Burdens October 20, 2024 • Devon Accardi • Galatians 6:1–5 This Sunday, Devon teaches from Galatians 6:1-5, looking at the importance of restoring others gently when they falter. He underscores that walking in step with the Holy Spirit is vital for every believer; spiritual restoration is delicate and requires careful handling by someone de…

Walk By the Spirit October 13, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Galatians 5:16–26 This Sunday, Greg teaches from Galatians 5:16-26. These verses discuss walking by the Spirit versus living by the flesh and confront legalism—the idea that following the law saves, rather than grace through faith. While salvation is instantaneous through faith, the Christian lif…

Free at Last October 6, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Galatians 5:13–15 This Sunday, RD teaches from Galatians 5:13-15. In these verses Paul calls us as believers to live in the freedom Christ has given us. True freedom is not about doing whatever one wants, but about being freed from sin, death, and the law's condemnation to serve others in love. Living …

Faith Working Through Love September 29, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Galatians 5:1–12 This Sunday, Greg looks at Galatians 5:1-12. In these verses, Paul addresses the issue of Jewish Christian teachers insisting that Gentile believers must follow the law of Moses in addition to faith in Christ for salvation. He argues that salvation comes by grace throug…

Heirs to the Kingdom September 22, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Galatians 4 This Sunday, Greg looks at Galatians 4:1-31, teaching that salvation cannot come from the law or ancestry but through faith in Jesus Christ, emphasizing that believers are now children and heirs of God's promise. Paul, in Galatians 4, compares the difference between living under t…

Jesus & Justice September 15, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Micah 6:8 This Sunday, RD McClenagan finishes our series "Jesus and" by looking at scripture in both the Old and New Testaments that teach on Justice. Justice is a central theme throughout the Bible, and God commands His followers to care for the vulnerable. However, in today's cultural and relig…

Jesus & LGBTQ September 8, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Romans 1:18–32, Ephesians 5:29–33 This Sunday, Greg Pinkner continues our series "Jesus &," using Romans 1 to discuss the topic of LGBTQ. Unlike some of the other issues addressed in this series, LGBTQ is clearly addressed in Scripture. Greg acknowledges that these topics are sensitive and central to…

By Grace September 1, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Ephesians 2:1–10 This Sunday, Gospel Sunday, Greg teaches from Ephesians 2:1-10, addressing that believers are no longer identified by their previous cultural or religious identities but as one in Christ. We all were spiritually dead in our sins and were living according to worldly desires. But our salvat…

Jesus & Gender August 25, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Genesis 1:27 This Sunday, RD continues our series "Jesus &," using Genesis 1:27 to discuss the topic of gender. In this series, we have been exploring two opposing realities: the Kingdom of God, where we submit to God's authority, and the competing kingdom of the self, which emphasizes self-autonomy …

Jesus & Abortion August 18, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Psalm 139:13–16 This Sunday, Greg continues our series "Jesus &," using Psalm 139:13-16 to discuss the sensitive topic of abortion, emphasizing the importance of addressing it from a Christian perspective while avoiding political or policy discussions. Greg stresses that, although the Bible doesn't …

Jesus & Politics August 11, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Mark 12:13–17 This Sunday, RD continues our series "Jesus &," using Mark 12:13-17 to discuss Politics. We must remember that Jesus is King, and the responsibility for governing ultimately rests on His shoulders. Even in the church, there is a great diversity of opinions, and it is important for us …

Jesus & The Kingdom of God August 4, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Acts 17 This Sunday, RD begins our series "Jesus &," teaching from Acts 17. The apostle Paul's preaching brought the revolutionary nature of the gospel into focus, particularly through his assertion that "Jesus is the Christ." This proclamation highlighted how the early Christians' commitm…

Heirs to the Promise July 28, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Galatians 3:15–29 This Sunday, Greg teaches from Galatians 3:15-29. He continues last week's discussion, focusing on Paul’s teaching about the law and its limitations in saving us. Salvation has always been based on faith, starting with Abraham, who believed God's promise and was counted as righte…

The Curse Removed July 21, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Galatians 3:10–14 This Sunday, Greg continues in the book of Galatians. Paul's argument in Galatians centers on the false teaching that Gentile Christians must follow Jewish laws to be saved, emphasizing instead that faith in Christ, not the law, justifies believers. Using Abraham as an example, Paul…

Further Up and Further In July 14, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Galatians 3:1–9 This Sunday, we continue on in the book of Galatians. Before we got into the text, RD took some time to help us reset after this past weekend’s events—giving us perspective on the political temperature of our culture and how that fits into our lives as Christ-followers. He th…

The Son of God Who Loved Me July 7, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Galatians 2:15–21 This Sunday, RD continues from Galatians 2:15, where Paul addresses the historical division between Jews and Gentiles and introduces a radical shift by emphasizing that a person is justified not by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ. The transformative powe…

June 30, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Galatians 2:11–14 This Sunday, RD looks at how the gospel functions and applies to our lives. We must learn to integrate the gospel's truth into every part of our lives, understanding that it's not just a starting point but a continuous journey. Our challenge is to let the gospel shape us more than anything else, liv…

The Jerusalem Council June 23, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Galatians 2:1–10 This Sunday, Greg introduces the sermon from Galatians Chapter 2, emphasizing this chapter's significance in early Christianity. The Jerusalem Council, described in Acts 15, plays a crucial role in determining the inclusion of Gentiles in the faith without adherence to Jewish law…

Participating in the Kingdom June 16, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Acts 2:42–47 This Sunday at Fellowship, RD presented our budget for the upcoming year. We practice this yearly as our budget is member-approved. But we want to take this one step further: it's not just numbers and finances we want to be known by our body; it's part of the invitation into …

The Revelation of Jesus June 9, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Galatians 1:11–24 This Sunday, Greg continues our study of Galatians. Paul explains that an apostle is like an ambassador, a messenger officially appointed by Jesus to represent Him. Paul emphasizes that his gospel message is not from man but received through a revelation from Jesus Christ. He r…

June 2, 2024 • Devon Accardi • John 11:1-44 This week, Devon Accardi teaches our Gospel Sunday message, looking at the story of Lazarus from John 11. In these verses, Jesus has three movements toward the heart of His people: He waits, He weeps, and He wins. In these movements, we see that at the heart of the Gospel is the heart of our God. WEBSITE:…

No Other Gospel May 26, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Galatians 1:6-10 This Sunday, Greg continues our study of Galatians. In these verses, Paul emphasizes that the gospel he's preaching is non-negotiable and is universally agreed upon by the apostles. However, the Galatians quickly desert the true gospel for a distorted one. Paul clarifies that there's on…

Through Jesus Christ May 19, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Galatians 1:1-5 This Sunday, Greg begins our study of Galatians, a letter from Paul. Galatians was written by Paul to address significant theological disputes in the early church. This epistle is particularly focused on countering the teaching that Gentile Christians must adhere to Jewish law, spec…

Surrendering to the Goads of God May 12, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Ecclesiastes 12:9–14 This Sunday, RD wraps up our series in Ecclesiastes and challenges us to live our lives fully centered on God. God is the central part of life, whether we recognize it or not. The struggle is not to just say that God is at the center, but to truly make Him the pivo…

All The Days of Life May 5, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Ecclesiastes 11 As we near the end of our teaching through Ecclesiastes, this week, Greg discusses Ecclesiastes Chapter 11, emphasizing the theme of generosity and the importance of faith despite life's uncertainties. He points out that "casting your bread upon the waters" is a call to be generous a…

The Circle of Life April 28, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Ecclesiastes 9 & 10 Greg continues our series in Ecclesiastes and teaches from chapters 9 and 10. These chapters delve into the inevitability of death and the shared fate of all individuals, regardless of their moral standing, suggesting a bleak but equal end for everyone. We are encouraged to see …

This Crooked World April 21, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Ecclesiastes 7 & 8 Greg continues our series in Ecclesiastes and teaches from chapters 7 and 8. In these verses, the writer of Ecclesiastes continues his thesis on why everything is meaningless, but he begins to look at why we are trapped in a world where everything we try to do to make our lives h…

Like a Watered Garden April 14, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Isaiah 58 In RD McClenagan's first sermon as Lead Pastor of Fellowship, he teaches from Isaiah 58, emphasizing the concept of the church as a "watered garden," representing a thriving, abundant, and interdependent community under God's nourishment. He explores how the church should not be self-…

Well Loved to Love Well April 7, 2024 • Rick Dunn • Joshua 1:5–6, Psalm 78:18 In Rick Dunn's final sermon as Lead Pastor of Fellowship, he looks at the story of Joshuah and encourages us to look to, run to, and run with God. He speaks of the importance of surrendering and being present with humility and vulnerability, rather than relying on perform…

Home at Last March 31, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Revelation 22 This Easter Sunday, RD speaks on our longing for a perfect place like Eden, attributing it to humanity's creation in God's image and the eternity placed in human hearts by God. We are broken due to sin but God has put in us an innate desire for something more fulfilling. The glimpses of be…

By the Blood March 24, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Leviticus 17, 2 Samuel 6, Luke 19 Greg looks at the significance of Palm Sunday, emphasizing its connection to Old Testament prophecies and rituals, particularly focusing on the Day of Atonement outlined in Leviticus. He discusses the intricate details of the sacrifices and rituals mandated during the Da…

Guard Your Steps March 17, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Ecclesiastes 5, Ecclesiastes 6 Continuing our East of Eden series on the book of Ecclesiastes, Greg teaches from chapters 5 and 6 - the book's midpoint. The passage warns against pursuing worldly desires, equating them with worshiping false gods. It emphasizes the importance of humility and reverence…

The Same Breath March 10, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Ecclesiastes 3:16 - 4:16 Continuing our East of Eden series on the book of Ecclesiastes, we explore the themes of life's meaninglessness and the pursuit of pleasure and work. Greg highlights the futility of seeking satisfaction in worldly pleasures and accomplishments. Yet, amidst this despair, there'…

Everything Beautiful in Its Time March 3, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 This Sunday, RD continues our series on Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 discusses the seasons of life and the faithfulness of God within them. The Bible not only presents truths but also reflects the messy realities of life. Life is depicted as a series of contra…

Life Is Good WITH God February 25, 2024 • Rick Dunn • Ecclesiastes 2:20–24 This Sunday, Rick continues our series on Ecclesiastes. We delve into the wisdom of Ecclesiastes, exploring the fleeting nature of human toil and the pursuit of fulfillment apart from God. The passage reveals the futility of striving for earthly success and possessions, only…

I Need a New God February 18, 2024 • Rick Dunn • Ecclesiastes 1:16-2:17 This Sunday, Rick continues our series on Ecclesiastes. He looks at the comparison between the idols that we build to worship in our lives and the one true God. We turn to idols to hide our shame, but the one true God created us to worship Him and redeem us so we can. SERMON GU…

Chasing the Wind February 11, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Ecclesiastes 1 This Sunday, Greg begins our new series on Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes focuses on the concept of the futility of life. Despite its reputation as one of the most challenging books in the Old Testament to interpret, we will look at the parallels between its content and the modern world…

Presence February 4, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Haggai 2:1-9 RD finishes our series on Haggai and looks at what we do when the life we expected isn't the one we have. When our expectations are shattered, God still remains. His heart is to dwell with us, and His presence is what gives us the power to hold fast in our circumstances. Sermon Guide WEBSITE:…

Pebbles January 28, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Haggai 1:12-13 RD continues our series on Haggai and looks at how to sustain our call to follow the Lord. Our foundation must be built on intimacy with Christ and we must receive our indentity from Him - it is not something we can achieve ourselves. Sermon Guide WEBSITE: https://fellowshipknox.org/ INSTAGR…

Two Questions January 21, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Romans 3, Genesis 1:26–28, Isaiah 44:22, 2 Corinthians 5:17 We miss being with you all in-person on this snow day! In today's devotional, we'll explore the practical aspects of our "Two Questions" liturgy. We hope this simple worship and teaching helps us all re-center after a wild week at home. WEBS…

Priorities January 14, 2024 • RD McClenagan • Haggai 1:1–11 RD begins our series on Haggai. He emphasizes the importance of prioritizing our relationship with the Lord and discusses the resistance and challenges that arise when we seek to consecrate their lives to Him. God invites us to consider our ways - our time, resources, and focus - and not m…

The Gospel of Salvation January 7, 2024 • Greg Pinkner • Romans 3:21-26 In this Sunday’s teaching, Greg teaches from Romans 3. These verses show us how God saves us. Up until this point in Romans, Paul has been emphasizing how lost, and condemned humanity is. But, these verses show us that working harder is not what brings us salvation. We must acc…

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