Holy Posts: Living Faithfull in an Online World
We spend hours online, but have we stopped to consider how it's shaping us? Join us as we explore how to navigate social media in a healthy and Christlike manner.
Jul 20, 2025
Sermons at Smoky Row Brethren Church
Smoky Row Brethren Church
Join us as we reflect and grow with biblical insights and application, seeking to live out to our motto: "...becoming more like Jesus everyday."
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Episodes
Why Follow Jesus? (Treasure in Heaven)
Jesus tells us that the kingdom of heaven is like a hidden treasure and a pearl of great value (Matthew 13:44-46). For all that it costs us to follow Jesus, there is a reward of far greater value to be found in God's Kingdom.
Jul 13, 2025
Surrendering False Peace
Paul's letter to Philemon shows us a practical outworking of Jesus' instructions about loving others amid conflict.
Jul 06, 2025
Surrendering Judgment
We often quote “judge not, lest you be judged” and yet forget Jesus’ further commands to speak truth in the darkness and beware of false prophets. Join pastor Cory for a reflection on the kind of discernment Jesus asks of us, and the mercy and humility with which we must wield it.
Jun 22, 2025
Surrender Self Absorption
When Jesus teaches us to love others, it’s about far more than just being kind and considerate. Jesus teaches us to love others sacrificially.
Jun 15, 2025
The Holy Spirit, Our Advocate
A look at the unique role of the Holy Spirit.
Jun 08, 2025
Reflecting on the Ascension
Join us as we read and reflect together on the Ascension of Jesus from Acts 1:1-11.
Jun 01, 2025
3 Things I Wish Jesus Didn't Say About Money
If we decide to follow Jesus, we will have to reckon with our love of stuff.
May 25, 2025
Surrender Spirituality
When Jesus calls us to follow him, the journey involves laying down our old priorities and habits in our spiritual life to make Jesus’ priorities our own.
May 18, 2025
Surrender the Journey
When counting the cost of following Jesus, we must consider what it means to surrender our vision for our lives in order to embrace Jesus’ vision and pattern for our journey with him. Come and see/reflect on my teaching. (Jn 1:39; Mt 11:15, 13:9, 43; Mk 4:9; Lk 8:8) You must be born again. (Jn 3:7) Repent, the kingdom of heaven has come near (Mt 4:17; Mk 1:15) Deny yourself and take up your cross and follow me. (Mt 16:24; Mk 8:34; Lk 9:23; Mt 4:19; Mk 1:17, 2:14; Lk 5:27, 9:59; Jn 1:43, 21:19, 2...
May 11, 2025
Count the Cost
Jesus tells the crowds to think it through before making a commitment to follow him.
May 04, 2025
Jesus Brings Peace to Troubled People
Jesus meets with the disciples as they are holed up in both fear and wonder after the events of Jesus' death and the report of his empty tomb.
Apr 27, 2025
Experiencing the Joy of the Risen Jesus
On the day of his resurrection, we find Jesus spending hours walking to Emmaus with two otherwise unmentioned disciples and explaining the meaning of everything that has happened. Who are these disciples and what does Luke hope that we learn from their testimony?
Apr 20, 2025
The Death of Jesus
The sky turns dark. The temple of the curtain is torn. And Jesus offers up his last breath to the Father in trust. Reflect with us on the death of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke and what it reveals for us about who Jesus is and our relationship to him.
Apr 13, 2025
Responses to the Cross
As Jesus journeys to his death - some weep and others mock. Jesus prays for his enemies.
Apr 06, 2025
Pray That Your Faith May Not Fail
As the hour of his arrest approaches, Jesus invites his disciples to join him in prayer that they may not fall into temptation. Instead, they fall asleep, and Jesus prays in anguish as the hour approaches.
Mar 30, 2025
Widows and Warnings
As Jesus teaches daily in the temple courts, he draws a clear contrast between the greed of the religious teachers and the generosity of widows they are exploiting. What lessons can this teach us about identifying abuse and exploitation today and how to find hope to build something better?
Mar 23, 2025
Jesus Enters Jerusalem As King
Jesus enters into Jerusalem to a praising crowd and disapproving Pharisees, yet his response is different still. Our community reflects together on the significance of this event.
Mar 16, 2025
God's Kingdom Belongs to Children
As Jesus’ disciples try to send parents and children away, Jesus stops them and welcomes the kids to interrupt what they are doing. He teaches that the Kingdom of God belongs to those like these little children, and notes that we cannot enter it without becoming like them.
Mar 09, 2025
The Parable of the Shrewd Manager
One of the most difficult parables of Jesus to understand. What exactly is Jesus trying to teach us through this parable of a dishonest, yet shrewd manager?
Mar 02, 2025
Lost and Found
Jesus tells stories about that feeling of relief and joy we feel when something valuable is recovered after it has gone missing.
Feb 23, 2025
The Great Banquet
Jesus attends a dinner party at a prominent pharisee’s home and causes a bit of a disruption.
Feb 16, 2025
Who Is My Neighbor?
Jesus is questioned about who exactly we are to love as our neighbors.
Feb 09, 2025
The Transfiguration
Jesus invites three of his disciples to join him for a time of prayer on a mountain.
Feb 02, 2025
A Sinful Woman Anoints Jesus With Perfume
The Gospels are full of Jesus doing surprising things at dinner parties. In today's account, Jesus finds himself the object of unusual attention from a woman known about town. The way he responds teaches us something important about who Jesus is and who we are in turn.
Jan 26, 2025
Sermon on the Plain
Crowds begin to flock to Jesus and he gathers a group of disciples. As all draw near to learn more from this miracle worker, this is what he has to say...
Jan 19, 2025
Observations on the Temptation of Jesus
Jesus is led out into the wilderness for 40 days and nights and is tempted by the devil.
Jan 12, 2025
What John's Baptism of Jesus Means for Us
As Luke pivots away from the birth and childhood narratives of Jesus and John the Baptist, we now see the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry as he comes to John to be baptized. What does Luke want us to know about this encounter?
Jan 05, 2025
Growing in Wisdom, Stature, and Favor
A communal reflection on the account of that time Jesus was left behind in Jerusalem on a family vacation.
Dec 29, 2024
The Love of a Child (the Birth of John the Baptist)
The account of John's birth prepares the way for the coming of Jesus - just as John's own ministry will prepare the way for all that is to come.
Dec 22, 2024
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