Sunday Message

2024 Back to School Blessing

Join various ministers of the Tenth & Broad Church of Christ as they bless and pray for children, parents and school faculty as they get ready to head back to school for a new school year. (There is a short segment of audio with a quality issue but returns quickly to the original quality.)

The Benefits of Gratitude

In this sermon, Ken explores the profound benefits of generosity as outlined in Philippians 4:19, highlighting six key rewards including earning gratitude, demonstrating true priorities, becoming more Christlike, strengthening faith, investing in eternity, and pleasing God. He emphasizes that generosity breaks the grip of materialism and aligns our hearts with God's nature, encouraging the congregation to be generous not only with money but also with intangible gifts like compassion, forgiveness, and time. Drawing from Paul's letters and other biblical passages, Ken illustrates how God blesses and multiplies the generosity of givers, challenging listeners to cultivate a spirit of cheerful giving in all areas of life.

The Path to Peace, Part 2

In this sermon, Ken continues to explore five steps to finding peace based on Philippians 4: refusing to worry, talking to God about everything, thanking God in all things, thinking about good things, and being content with anything. He provides practical advice for implementing these steps in daily life, emphasizing the importance of gratitude, thought control, and contentment regardless of circumstances. The sermon concludes by reminding listeners that they can accomplish these challenging tasks through Christ's strength, offering hope and practical strategies for those seeking greater peace.

The Path to Peace

In this sermon, Ken explores how to experience God's peace that surpasses understanding, as promised in Philippians 4. He outlines two key steps: refusing to worry about anything and talking to God about everything. Ken emphasizes that by following these practices, believers can reduce stress, increase joy, and experience the profound peace God offers, even in challenging circumstances.

Daily Habits for Happiness, Part 2

In this sermon on Philippians 3, Shane explores five habits for cultivating lasting joy in Jesus: relaxing in God's grace, getting to know Jesus better, remembering what matters most, practicing patience and persistence, and imitating Christ-filled examples. He emphasizes that true joy comes from a relationship with Jesus rather than material possessions or worldly success. Through personal anecdotes and practical insights, Shane encourages listeners to prioritize knowing and becoming like Jesus in their daily lives, leading to a deeper, more joyful faith.

Daily Habits for Happiness, Part 1

In this sermon, Ken Holsberry explores two daily habits from Philippians 3 that can increase happiness and joy: relaxing in God's grace and getting to know Jesus better. He contrasts the misery of legalism with the freedom found in God's unconditional love and grace, encouraging listeners to approach God through relationship rather than religious works. Ken also emphasizes the importance of intentionally pursuing a deeper knowledge of Christ as a lifelong journey, using Paul's post-conversion experience as an example.

Joy, Part 10 - with Guest Speaker, Myles Day

This is the tenth message in the "Joy" series. It is being presented by Myles Day, one of our 2024 Summer Youth Interns.

Exercises For a Healthy Heart, Part 2

This sermon explores five key exercises from Philippians 2:12-18 to cultivate a happy and healthy spiritual heart: remembering God's presence, practicing gratitude, maintaining a clean conscience, memorizing and living out God's Word, and serving others sacrificially. The Ken explains how fear, conflict, guilt, forgetfulness, and self-focus can hinder our happiness, while emphasizing the importance of living with integrity and focusing on others. By incorporating these spiritual practices into our daily lives, the sermon suggests we can find lasting joy and deepen our relationship with God.

Exercises For a Healthy Heart, Part 1

In this sermon on Philippians 2:12-13, Ken explains that while we have a role to "work out" our salvation, it is ultimately God working in us. He identifies fear, grumbling/complaining, and arguing as things that hinder us spiritually, and prescribes two spiritual exercises: 1) Remembering daily that God is in you, with you, around you, and for you, and 2) Practicing gratitude instead of grumbling. But first we need Christ to give us a new heart.

The Path to Happiness, Part 2

In his sermon, Ken explores the path to happiness outlined in Philippians 2, emphasizing that humility leads to harmony, which in turn leads to happiness. He provides four practical steps for cultivating humility: avoiding pride, embracing humbleness, paying attention to others, and asking "What Would Jesus Do?" in every situation. Ken concludes by highlighting Jesus' ultimate example of humility, which includes not demanding rights, serving others, and doing what is right even when painful, and reminds the congregation that God rewards humility with eternal happiness.