Sunday Service 9.27.2026 | Josh Mitchell

WATCH ON YOUTUBE Scripture: Romans 8:26-27Big Idea: When I don’t know what to pray, the Holy Spirit prays for me. 1. I must acknowledge my weakness. We see the situation, but God sees the whole story.God doesn’t wait for us to become strong before He helps us. 2. I can rely on the Holy Spirit to pray for me. When our words fail, the Spirit’s intercession does not.When you don’t know what to pray, remember Holy Spirit is already praying for me. 3. I can pray with confidence because the Spirit knows God’s will. Tell God what you want, fear, and don’t understand.Even when I don’t know what God is doing, the Holy Spirit knows what God wants.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE CONTENT WARNING: This sermon contains a testimony that talks about the suicide of a loved one (from 20:18-36:15).Scripture: Romans 8:18–25Big Idea: Present suffering is real, but future glory is greater. 1. Suffering is a part of life in a broken world. 2. God will restore what sin has broken. 3. I can hope even when I hurt.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE Scripture: Romans 8:12–17Big Idea: Because I belong to God's family, I can live free from my old life and confident in my future. 1. I don’t owe my old life anything. Application: What is one thing from your old life that you continue to carry around? 2. The Holy Spirit leads me into a new life.Application: Where in your life are you resisting the Spirit’s leadership? 3. I am adopted into God’s family.Application: Are you living like a child who is loved or a slave who is afraid? 4. I have an inheritance worth living for.Application: What are you doing today that will matter for eternity?

WATCH ON YOUTUBE Scripture: Romans 8:5-11Big Idea: God has given you His Spirit to lead and empower your life. 1. My thoughts direct my life. My mind is a battleground. My beliefs shape my life. 2. What I try to control can begin to control me. 3. Real self-control comes from God’s control. Set my mind on what Christ has done. Yield to the One who produces self-control.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE Scripture: Romans 8:1-4Big Idea: In Christ, the verdict has already been decided: No condemnation. 1. My guilt is real. 2. Jesus removed my condemnation. 3. I can live free.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE Scripture: Romans 7Big Idea: Real Change Requires More Than Will Power. 1. God’s standards are not the problem. 2. My desire to change is not enough. 3. I don’t need a strategy—I need a savior. Information + Desire + Willpower ≠ Transformation

WATCH ON YOUTUBE Scripture: Luke 15:3-7Big Idea: Jesus pursues the lost and restores the found. Everyone gets lostJesus intensely pursues the lost. Jesus joyfully restores the found.

WATCH ON YOUTUBE Scripture: Matthew 7:24-28 Big Idea: Build your life on Jesus so you can stand through the storm. 1. Everyone is building a life. 2. Everyone will be tested by life’s storms. Financial stormRelational stormMental Health storm 3. Build your life on Jesus by following Him. Start with Jesus by accepting Him.Know the words of Jesus by reading the gospels.Do what Jesus says.Build with others.

WATCH ON YOUTUBEScripture: Acts 1:8Big Idea: We cannot accomplish God’s mission in our own strength 1. The Mission Is Impossible Without God’s Power. 2. God Gives His Spirit to Every Believer. EmpowersGuidesConvictsEquips 3. God’s Power Is Experienced as We Depend on His Spirit. Three NamesThree PrayersThree Invitations

WATCH ON YOUTUBE Scripture: Luke 18:9-14Big Idea: The closer I get to God, the less impressed I am with myself. 1. Comparison creates contempt. 2. Humility draws me closer to God. 3. Mercy changes the verdict.