Sunday School -5-31-26

Jesse Lockhart 7-1-26

Podcast Summary — “Encouraging Yourself in the Lord”   This message opens in 1 Samuel 30, where David and his men return to Ziklag only to find the city burned, their families taken captive, and their strength drained to the point that “they wept until they had no more power to weep.” The preacher uses this moment to paint a picture of what it feels like when life pulls the props out from under you — when you go from spiritual heights to sudden collapse, and the enemy seems to strike while you’re away, unprepared, and feeling safe.   He describes the emotional weight of seeing smoke rising from what used to be home, the panic of not knowing whether loved ones are alive, and the human instinct to look for someone to blame. David’s men even spoke of stoning him, not because he failed them, but because grief makes people desperate for a target.   From there, the message shifts to faith’s vision — how faith looks beyond the smoke. The preacher brings in Abraham interceding for Lot in Sodom, showing how sometimes all we see is destruction, but on the other side of the smoke God is still leading His people out. The smoke is the enemy’s distraction; faith is the ability to trust what you cannot yet see.   The heart of the sermon is David’s turning point:   “But David encouraged himself in the Lord his God.”   When no one else had strength, when no one else could lift him, David called for the ephod — a symbol that he was going to do business with God. The preacher emphasizes that sometimes you must do your own praying, your own encouraging, your own leaning on God. Friends help, but they are human; God alone never fails.   He reminds listeners that God is the rock, fortress, deliverer, and high tower — quoting David’s own words from Psalms — and that victory in Jesus is still real, still available, still necessary. The message closes with the call to trust God when you have nothing else to lean on, because that’s when you discover He is all you need.   ---   Whitwell, Tennessee — Fairview Union Church

A new Creature - Jesse Lockhart -6-28-26

*Podcast Summary — “A New Creature” (2 Corinthians 5:17)In this sermon, Brother Jesse celebrates the miracle of salvation and the transforming power of becoming “a new creature” in Christ, reminding listeners that real salvation is not a light prayer or a small adjustment—it is a complete change of nature. He testifies of how God reached “below the bottom” to pull him out of sin, replacing old desires, old habits, old thinking, and old living with a brand‑new life filled with joy, peace, and purpose. Jesse warns against letting salvation grow stale, urging believers to return to their Bethel moments and remember where God found them, how conviction felt, and how grace first appeared. He calls the church to renew its fire, to refuse spiritual stagnation, and to rejoice again in the freshness of God’s mercy that is new every morning. With stories of healing, baptizing, shouting, and the sweetness of rediscovered joy, he reminds us that the life Christ gives never grows old—only we do—and that it’s time to stir up what God placed inside and live again in the newness of being made brand‑new. Whitwell, Tennessee — Fairview Union Church

Jesse Lockhart 6-28-26-Is it Well?

*Podcast Summary — “Is It Well?” (2 Kings 4)In this message, Brother Jesse walks us through the Shunammite woman’s story, showing how a single question—“Is it well?”—cuts through every layer of life and lands on the only thing that truly matters: the condition of the soul. He traces her journey from hospitality toward the prophet, to the miracle of her son’s birth, to the heartbreak of holding that same promised child as he died in her lap, and yet still declaring, “It is well.” Jesse reminds us that life brings sickness, loss, fear, and battles with the enemy, but none of that outweighs the eternal question of whether a person is right with God. He draws on Daniel in the lions’ den, the disciples rejoicing over miracles, and the danger of living at the border of commitment, urging listeners to settle the matter now—before trouble comes, before death comes, before judgment comes—and to be able to stand with confidence and say, without hesitation, “It is well with my soul.” Whitwell, Tennessee — Fairview Union Church

Sounding the alarm-6-26-26-Laynes chapel revival

Brother Chris Long preached with urgency from Joel 2, calling the church to “sound the alarm” for a lost world as he reminded the congregation that God’s presence was still moving in revival and His grace was the only reason any of us are saved. He shared his own testimony of salvation in 1991 and the years-long struggle before surrendering to the call to preach, emphasizing how God never gave up on him. Using the imagery of alarms—wake‑up alarms, fire alarms, burglar alarms, and storm sirens—he warned that the church has grown sleepy, silent, and distracted while souls are in danger, and he urged believers to wake up, speak up, and stand in the gap for family, friends, and neighbors before judgment comes. His message pressed the need for compassion, vigilance, and spiritual warfare, reminding listeners that storms, danger, and the enemy are real, but God still calls His people to warn, to watch, and to work while there is time.     Location: Layne’s Chapel Revival, Whitwell TN

1 Samuel 4-10-22-6-25-26-Chris Long

Brother Chris Long preaches with a heavy burden about the danger of drifting from God’s presence, using Israel’s loss of the ark in 1 Samuel 4 as a mirror for the modern church. He warns that sin—especially the quiet, tolerated kind—slowly drains the glory from a believer’s life until they’re only going through motions, treating God like a spare tire instead of their daily source of strength. With honesty about his own seasons of dryness, he urges the congregation to examine themselves, repent, seek the Lord earnestly, and return to real worship marked by conviction, humility, and the unmistakable touch of the Holy Ghost. His message presses the church to ask when they last truly felt God’s presence—and to refuse to settle for anything less than His glory restored.   Location: Whitwell, Tennessee — Fairview Union Church