Declare Church Podcast

When you can't always tell what's human and what isn't, what does it mean to live fully human? This message opens a vision series on the art of being human. It looks at what it means to be made in God's image: carried into every place as a sign that heaven's rule has arrived.This is for anyone who feels pulled away from who God made them to be. We understand what it is to be human by beholding the God whose image we bear.Scripture: Psalm 96:1-3, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2

In this sermon Pastor Meredith unpacks John 9 to illustrate how Jesus brings complete, transformative healing to a man born blind. Focusing on the passage, the message encourages listeners to stop obsessing over past root causes or who is to blame for their struggles and instead step forward into the life-changing power and total "holy glow up" that Jesus provides.

In this sermon concluding the "Good Fruit" series, Pastor Meredith uses the story of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10 to show that true faith requires distributing our spiritual fruit through active mercy, not just passive compassion. She challenges believers to stop narrowing down who deserves help, urging them instead to slow down and sacrificially invest their time, effort, and resources into the vulnerable right in front of them.

In this sermon Pastor Meredith explores Jesus’s teaching in Matthew 22 on the greatest commandments, urging believers to love God completely with their heart, soul, and mind while actively loving their neighbors. She emphasizes that spiritual fruit isn't meant to be hoarded for self-serving status or prestige like "musical chairs," but instead must be shared with everyone we encounter before it goes unused.

Pastor Phil preaches on the Fruit of the Spirit from Galatians, explaining that spiritual maturity is a gradual process rather than an overnight transformation. He emphasizes that daily frustrations, disappointments, and temptations serve as crucial opportunities provided by God for virtues like patience, joy, and self-control to grow over time.

Drawing from John 15, this message contrasts superficial, manufactured spiritual fruit with authentic spiritual fruit that requires preparation, pruning, protection, patience, and particularity. Pastor Meredith emphasizes that believers can only bear abundant fruit for others by remaining deeply connected to Jesus as the vine.

Drawing from the biblical story of Samuel anointing David, this sermon by Pastor Meredith emphasizes that while humans focus on outward appearances, God evaluates the heart and actively works in the unseen. She encourages believers to trust God's step-by-step guidance rather than settling or making judgments based only on visible circumstances. Ultimately, the message calls for remaining faithful in your assignment until the work is finished, prioritizing inner health over external validation.

In this sermon from the "Good Fruit" series, Pastor Meredith teaches that God places unique, potent seeds of provision within each person's life long before a need ever arises. Rather than underestimating, wasting, or consuming these small and easily overlooked resources, believers are called to faithfully plant, water, and weed the seeds that God has provided.

In this message, Pastor Meredith dives into Matthew 7 to unpack what it truly means to recognize and produce good spiritual fruit. Moving beyond external metrics like social media popularity or success, she challenges us to inspect the deeper fruit of doctrine, character, and discipleship. Are you checking your life to ensure the fruit you produce is what God calls good, or are you settling for what the world celebrates?

In this message, Pastor Phil dives into 2 Samuel 21 to show how King David and his team broke a 400-year cycle of fear by taking down giants. The message looks at how everyday choices set a fresh "new normal" for the generations coming next. It wraps up with a practical 40-day challenge designed to break negative habits and build a lasting legacy of faith.