Thrive in the Decline with Pastor Josh Cougle

The Myth of Immunity - Week 1

This sermon examines global Christian persecution, citing killings in Nigeria and Syria, imprisonment in North Korea, mob violence in India, and attacks in the DRC and elsewhere. It discusses rising cultural and legal pressures on Christians in America, then examines 2 Timothy 3:12 and Matthew 5:10-12 to show that godly living brings persecution, yet promises eternal blessing, faith purification, and Gospel growth through trials.

Faith Fight: The Book of Jude - Week 3

In this final message from the book of Jude, believers are urged to contend for the unchanging faith amid false teachers who twist grace into license for sin. Instead of crusades or purges, Jude calls us to build ourselves up, pray in the Spirit, show mercy to doubters, rescue the endangered with caution, and trust God’s keeping power to present us blameless.

Faith Fight: The Book of Jude - Week 2

Remember the iconic Holy Grail scene from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade where the villain chooses poorly and perishes. In a similar way, the Book of Jude warns against false teachers who promise spiritual flash but deliver emptiness. Contend for the humble, true gospel, test influences by Scripture, and bear real fruit. Choose wisely.

Faith Fight: The Book of Jude - Week 1

What if the greatest threat to your faith is sneaking in quietly? Dive into one of the Bible’s shortest, most urgent letters: a call to defend the unchanging truth against twisted grace and subtle corruption. Yet rest secure—held tightly by a loving Father and Christ. Contend for the faith that lasts.

Deacon Ordination

We all come to the Bible bringing our politics, our opinions, our biases... we all see the Bible through our lens, which is why we disagree with so many other Christians about what the Bible is actually saying. God wants to challenge our lens, removing it and replacing it with the mind of Christ, and we'll talk about how that happens. We'll do this in the context of discovering the call God gives believers to the local church, and as we ordain deacons.