Religion Doesn't Work

Religion Doesn't Work

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Pastor John Durham expands on his Sunday sermon from Romans 2. John explores the danger of self-righteousness, reminding us that religious people need God's grace just as much as rebels do and that salvation is found in Christ alone. He also explains that obedience and good works are never the basis of our salvation, but the necessary evidence of a life transformed by the righteousness of Christ.

Grace is the Heart of God

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Pastor John Durham expands on his sermon from Sunday, exploring how, in our flesh, we often claim to want justice and fairness while really desiring mercy for ourselves. Drawing from Ephesians 2, John explains that God extends His grace to display the immeasurable riches of His kindness and mercy, ultimately pointing to His glory.

Contend for the Faith – Jeremy Daniel // Jude 1:17-25

This week on The Cutting Floor Podcast, Pastor Jeremy Daniel expands on his sermon from Jude 17-25 and unpacks Jude’s call to the disciplines that help believers endure and persevere in the faith. He explains how neglecting these practices can leave us vulnerable to being led astray, while embracing them leads to the life God has called us to live.

A Holy, Good, and Just God // Jude 1:5-15

On this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Pastor John Durham expands on his sermon from Jude 5-15. Listen in as John explores the eternal nature of Jesus as both Savior and Judge, as well as the danger of false teachers who reject God’s authority through these verses in Jude.

Dependence – Nathan Slonaker // Acts 5

In this week’s episode of The Cutting Floor Podcast, Student Minister Nathan Slonaker builds on his sermon about dependence. Reflecting on Acts 5 and the story of Ananias and Sapphira, Nathan explains how spiritual power cannot flourish where people are hiding behind performance instead of living with a posture of dependence and poverty of spirit. He also unpacks how refusing to admit our need for God and others leads not only to spiritual isolation, but relational isolation as well, making it difficult to experience genuine community and be truly known.