Building Blocks of Life
Sermon Series

The Psalmist exclaimed: “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” (Psalm 11:3) We live in an age of destroyed foundations in society, in families, in the church, and in individual lives. But there are truths, foundational principles, doctrines, that never go out of style. You could call these the building blocks of life.

As believers we often get distracted in living life and forget the basic building blocks. What are these essential truths that form a sure foundation for life? The Apostle Paul reminds us of these in 1 Corinthians 1:30. They are: wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

Whether these are new teachings or well-known to us, we all benefit from examining them. And lest we forget, these principles are not formed by our own strength–they are found in Christ Jesus alone and are received by grace through faith in him.

Series Playlist

Building Blocks of Life
Building Blocks of Life
Wisdom
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  • Wisdom

    Wisdom

    Jun 25, 2023 • 34:20

    Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30

  • Righteousness

    Righteousness

    Jul 2, 2023 • 37:17

    Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30

  • Sanctification

    Sanctification

    Jul 9, 2023 • 38:37

    Speaker: Jeff Wortman Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30

  • Redemption

    Redemption

    Jul 16, 2023 • 39:45

    Speaker: Richard Meservey Series: Building Blocks of Life Scripture: I Corinthians 1:30

Foretaste
Sermon Series

“We have the Holy Spirit within us as a foretaste of future glory.” (Romans 8:23, NLT)

The Christian life is filled with many hardships and challenges. The Apostle Paul speaks of its “sufferings and glory,” that is, what is faced today but also what is hoped for tomorrow.

God has given his Spirit to those who belong to his Son. The Spirit helps us in our weakness, gives us freedom, direction, and life. He is the firstfruit, a taste, of the inheritance that awaits those who long for the salvation that has begun to be brought to completion.

Foretaste is a sermon series devoted to the exploration of life in the Holy Spirit as presented in Romans 8. God has provided everything needed for his children to persevere. He leads, he empowers, he assures.

Series Playlist

Foretaste
Foretaste
The Groans of God
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  • The Groans of God

    The Groans of God

    May 28, 2023 • 44:10

    God longs for the glorious day of consummation along with creation and the church. He has given us his Son and his Spirit to associate with our sufferings, intercede on our behalf, and help us in our weakness. Be eager, but be patient. Glory is coming. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Foretaste…

  • Life in the Spirit, Part 1

    Life in the Spirit, Part 1

    Jun 4, 2023 • 39:24

    Is the Bible’s expected norm for the Christian experience the “man” of Romans 7 or the life in the Spirit of Romans 8? Good theology and exegesis would say the latter, for if we belong to Christ Jesus there is “now” no condemnation “and” the Spirit gives us power over…

  • Life in the Spirit, Part 2

    Life in the Spirit, Part 2

    Jun 11, 2023 • 50:55

    A life of holiness is one that is empowered by the indwelling presence of God, that crucifies the flesh and its sinful deeds, and assures the mutual belonging of the Father and his children. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Foretaste Scripture: Romans 8:9-17a

  • The Steadfast Love of God

    The Steadfast Love of God

    Jun 18, 2023 • 39:51

    The New Testament does not offer any sort of mechanical, automatic, inevitable perseverance, but there is keeping power in the love and grace of God that is more than sufficient to bring us through, from beginning to end. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Foretaste Scripture: Romans 8:28-39

Revival 2023
News, Sermon Series

Join us for our 2023 spring revival with Rev. Charles Elliott, May 21-24. This is our annual event where we set time apart as the body of Christ to allow the Holy Spirit to refresh, renew, and revive. Nursery care (0-3 yrs) will be available each evening by our wonderful volunteers! Bring your family and friends for this exciting time of seeking God together as the body of Christ!

About Our Speaker

Rev. Charles “Chuck” Elliott serves as Associate Pastor of Brookside Church in Chillicothe, OH. A graduate of Circleville Bible College in Circleville OH (now Ohio Christian University) and Wesley Biblical Seminary in Jackson, MS, he is married to his lovely wife, Jenny, and together they live near the Scioto River where they enjoy forests and farms so characteristic of the wide-open spaces and hilly lifts of beautiful southern Ohio.

Both Chuck and Jenny were drawn to Jesus and gave themselves to God and His purposes very early in their lives. Chuck served as a missionary in Hungary and Ukraine for 10 years, as a Christian educator in Ohio and Mississippi for 6 years, and as a cattle producer in Ohio for 10 years. While serving in these capacities, across the past 30 years, Chuck has served multiple pastoral roles within the Church, mostly bi-vocationally. Jenny has served communities in both Ohio and Mississippi as a pharmacist for her entire professional life. Together they have sought to be faithful living witnesses of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection by conforming to the gospel and by connecting in meaningful ways with others in collegiate and congregational life.

Chuck and Jenny enjoy traveling with friends, being in nature, trying new recipes, listening to most music, drinking African and South American coffees, exploring open-air farm markets, and watching BritBox.

Over the course of revival week, Chuck will be sharing a series of messages on the theme, “True Christian Daring: Proclaiming the multifaceted nature of Holy Love in the Harbor of Hospitality.”

Revival Sermons Playlist
2023 Spring Revival
2023 Spring Revival
Our God is Holy
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  • Our God is Holy

    Our God is Holy

    May 21, 2023 • 44:59

    Sermon #1 of the 2023 EMC revival series, “True Christian Daring: Proclaiming Holy Love in the Harbor of Hospitality,” from Exodus 15:11-13, Isaiah 6:1-3, Ezekiel 36:20-23, and Mark 1:24.

  • The Active Sanctification of Jesus

    The Active Sanctification of Jesus

    May 21, 2023 • 44:36

    Sermon #2 of the 2023 EMC revival series, “True Christian Daring: Proclaiming Holy Love in the Harbor of Hospitality,” from Hebrews 12:10b (Heb. 5:8, 10:7, 2:14-15).

  • When the Holy Spirit Re-Spirited Humanity

    When the Holy Spirit Re-Spirited Humanity

    May 22, 2023 • 44:24

    Sermon #3 of the 2023 EMC revival series, “True Christian Daring: Proclaiming Holy Love in the Harbor of Hospitality,” from Ezekiel 37:24-29a, Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 8:10, 10:15-16.

  • Progressing in Fullness

    Progressing in Fullness

    May 23, 2023 • 44:21

    Sermon #4 of the 2023 EMC revival series, “True Christian Daring: Proclaiming Holy Love in the Harbor of Hospitality,” from Hebrews 12:1-2, Phil. 3:13.

  • Making Room for Holiness

    Making Room for Holiness

    May 24, 2023 • 50:46

    Sermon #5 of the 2023 EMC revival series, “True Christian Daring: Proclaiming Holy Love in the Harbor of Hospitality,” from 2 Kings 8:1-6, Hebrews 3:5-19.

Schedule of Events
Sunday, May 21
9:00 am Joint Sunday school in the chapel with Chuck and Jenny
10:15 am Revival worship service
5:00 pm Revival prayer time in the Infused room
5:30 pm Evening revival service
Monday, May 22
6:00 pm Revival prayer time in the Infused room
6:30 pm Evening revival service
Tuesday, May 23
6:00 pm Revival prayer time in the Chapel Complex Prayer Room (CC101)
6:30 pm Evening revival & healing service in the chapel
Wednesday, May 24
5:30 pm All-church meal with (Firehouse or Jersey Mike’s) in the Friendship Suite. $6/person or $18/family max for sub, chips, and tea.
6:00 pm Revival prayer time in the Infused room
6:30 pm Evening revival service
The Door to Life
Sermon Series

“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate.” (Matthew 7:13, NLT)

The Door to Life is a sermon series that explores stories in the Bible that feature doors that point to Jesus. He is the narrow gate which leads to life that never ends.

Series Playlist

The Door to Life
The Door to Life
The Ark Door
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  • The Ark Door

    The Ark Door

    Apr 16, 2023 • 47:02

    The message of hope in the story of Noah is that even in the fury of God’s wrath through the raging waters of the flood, one can see the depths of his divine mercy and compassion. In the same way, and to an even greater degree, in the cross of…

  • The Scandalous Door

    The Scandalous Door

    Apr 23, 2023 • 43:34

    The universal problem of sinful man is that he makes himself his own standard of right and wrong, seeks to indulge in and satisfy whatever impulses or cravings he has, and will use others in order to satisfy or save his own skin. Jesus Christ is the solution to that…

  • The Passover Door

    The Passover Door

    Apr 30, 2023 • 35:24

    The blood of the lamb, sacrificially poured out for another, was the life of Israel. All the blood spilled for generations pointed to the sacrifice of the Lamb of God, whose life is released for all who have faith in him. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Door to Life Scripture: Exodus…

  • Go Right In

    Go Right In

    May 7, 2023 • 32:06

    Speaker: Karl Bowden Series: The Door to Life Scripture: Hebrews 10:19-22

  • The Narrow Door

    The Narrow Door

    May 14, 2023 • 42:01

    The narrow road and gate that leads to life demand we renounce all dependance upon anything of this world and cling only to Jesus. He is not merely the gatekeeper; he is the gate itself. He is the only way to access the Kingdom of God with all of its…

The Church in Sin City
Sermon Series

In ancient Greece, Corinth was a major seaport city that became both prosperous and licentious. It was a center of wealth, entertainment, military power, and cult religion, but also intellectual pride and moral laxity, prompting the phrase “living like a Corinthian” to become an insult cast upon vagrants, drunkards, and sexual deviants.

This was the culture into which the gospel of Jesus Christ penetrated through the preaching ministry of the Apostle Paul in the middle of the 1st century AD, but it’s not too hard to see the parallels to the culture in which American Christians find themselves today. The problems that plagued the Corinthian church continue to crop up in our own congregations. Snobbishness, factionalism, insensitivity to other believers, doctrinal looseness, and more all flourished in the Corinthian church, making the Apostle’s letter particularly relevant to contemporary times.

“The Church in Sin City” is a sermon series that looks at the variety of problems within the Corinthian church, as well as the solutions proffered by the Apostle Paul, with the goal of better understanding how to live as Christians in a corrupt society.

Series Playlist

The Church in Sin City
The Church in Sin City
Who Are You Following?
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  • Who Are You Following?

    Who Are You Following?

    Feb 26, 2023 • 41:43

    Speaker: Karl Bowden Series: The Church in Sin City Scripture: I Corinthians 1:10-31

  • Sin in the Camp

    Sin in the Camp

    Mar 5, 2023 • 47:01

    What needs to happen at any church where sin is dismissed, swept under the rug, or even celebrated? It needs to repent, recover God’s own perspective, and go to whatever lengths necessary to become the community God has called it to be. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Church in Sin City…

  • His Body, His Choice

    His Body, His Choice

    Mar 12, 2023 • 48:21

    The church must stand firm on the biblical truth regarding human sexuality, speaking truth in love. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Church in Sin City Scripture: I Corinthians 6:12-20

  • Idols

    Idols

    Mar 19, 2023 • 40:50

    Speaker: Robert Jackson Series: The Church in Sin City Scripture: I Corinthians 10:14-22

  • Rules for Life Together

    Rules for Life Together

    Mar 26, 2023 • 53:37

    The attitude of Christ himself lies at the heart of true Christian freedom. It is an attitude that enables us to be so free from the self, so willingly surrendered to God, and so radically others-oriented that we will do all things for God’s glory and man’s salvation. Speaker: Sean…

  • Attitudes at the Supper Table

    Attitudes at the Supper Table

    Apr 2, 2023 • 43:53

    The Christian church envisioned by the Apostle Paul is one that shares deep, intimate, abiding union and fellowship with Christ and with one another, proclaiming the truths of the Gospel with integrity. Nowhere else is this better expressed than in the worship and fellowship at the Lord’s table. Speaker: Sean…

  • The Consequences of Resurrection

    The Consequences of Resurrection

    Apr 9, 2023 • 44:39

    What is the hope for a person bound in sin, lost in darkness, and powerless to do anything about it? What is the hope for a church rife with division, factions, and immorality? What is the hope for a broken world doomed for destruction, in desperate need of repair, and…

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