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Relationships

5 sermons
Feb 15, 2026 34 min

The Most Excellent Way

Charlotte Gambill

Charlotte Gambill uses Jeremiah 6:16 and 1 Corinthians 13 to teach that living love out in relationships requires slowing down, asking for God's ancient way, and walking in patience, kindness, forgiveness, and perseverance rather than letting emotions drive relational collisions.

Love Relationships Patience Kindness Forgiveness Perseverance Marriage Parenting Self Examination 1 Corinthians 13
Feb 8, 2026 32 min

What Is Love?

Mark Pettus

Pastor Mark Pettus launches the Loveology series by establishing that God is love as defined in 1 Corinthians 13, that real love is agape (unconditional and sacrificial), and that our ability to love others flows from first receiving God's love ourselves.

Love Agape Relationships Identity in Christ Receiving Grace
Jan 11, 2026 34 min

Golden Rule Relationships

Mark Pettus

Pastor Mark Pettus teaches that seeking God first in relationships means practicing the Golden Rule through three practical steps — pausing to understand others with biblical empathy, proactively stepping into action rather than reacting, and persevering through the power of the Holy Spirit rather than self-effort.

Love Relationships Lordship Forgiveness Community Holy Spirit Golden Rule Empathy Greatest Commandment Proactive Love
Dec 14, 2025 33 min

Jesus at the Center

Chris Hodges

Pastor Chris Hodges uses the nativity scene as a metaphor for how we arrange our lives, arguing that work, wealth, relationships, and pleasure can all be present alongside Jesus without Him being at the center — and that reordering life around Christ is the key to wholeness and fulfillment.

Relationships Priorities Idolatry Christmas Nativity Work Life Balance Wealth Lordship of Christ Fulfillment Reordering Life
Dec 7, 2025 37 min

Hope and Future

Mark Pettus

Pastor Pettus unpacks Jeremiah 29:11 as a message of encouragement during the Christmas season, teaching that God's promise of hope and future means it is not over for your purpose, your relationships, or your faith — even when circumstances feel like captivity.

Purpose Faith Relationships Identity in Christ Prayer Christmas Hope Future Encouragement Jeremiah 29 Advent Restoration Captivity Salvation

Community

3 sermons
Feb 2, 2026 41 min

Higher Heights - Anniversary Sunday

Mark Pettus

On Church of the Highlands' 25th anniversary, Pastor Mark Pettus casts vision for the next 25 years built on the Great Commission and the church's four pillars — Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, Make a Difference — while announcing new campuses, a refreshed brand, and a reimagined Growth Track experience.

Purpose Serving Anniversary Great Commission Church Vision Evangelism Community Small Groups Spiritual Growth Holy Spirit Church Planting Discipleship Freedom Leadership Transition
Jan 11, 2026 34 min

Golden Rule Relationships

Mark Pettus

Pastor Mark Pettus teaches that seeking God first in relationships means practicing the Golden Rule through three practical steps — pausing to understand others with biblical empathy, proactively stepping into action rather than reacting, and persevering through the power of the Holy Spirit rather than self-effort.

Love Relationships Lordship Forgiveness Community Holy Spirit Golden Rule Empathy Greatest Commandment Proactive Love
Dec 28, 2025 40 min

Reflect and Respond

Blake Lindsey

Pastor Blake Lindsey uses a carry-on packing analogy to challenge the church to leave behind disappointment, discouragement, and disengagement as they enter 2026, offering three essentials from 2 Corinthians 5: remember what God has done, release what God has forgiven, and respond to God's mission.

Identity in Christ Forgiveness Community Spiritual Growth New Year Reconciliation Gods Mission Ambassadorship Letting Go Faithfulness

Holy Spirit

3 sermons
Feb 2, 2026 41 min

Higher Heights - Anniversary Sunday

Mark Pettus

On Church of the Highlands' 25th anniversary, Pastor Mark Pettus casts vision for the next 25 years built on the Great Commission and the church's four pillars — Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Purpose, Make a Difference — while announcing new campuses, a refreshed brand, and a reimagined Growth Track experience.

Purpose Serving Anniversary Great Commission Church Vision Evangelism Community Small Groups Spiritual Growth Holy Spirit Church Planting Discipleship Freedom Leadership Transition
Jan 11, 2026 34 min

Golden Rule Relationships

Mark Pettus

Pastor Mark Pettus teaches that seeking God first in relationships means practicing the Golden Rule through three practical steps — pausing to understand others with biblical empathy, proactively stepping into action rather than reacting, and persevering through the power of the Holy Spirit rather than self-effort.

Love Relationships Lordship Forgiveness Community Holy Spirit Golden Rule Empathy Greatest Commandment Proactive Love
Jan 4, 2026 37 min

Divine Order

Mark Pettus

Pastor Pettus teaches from Matthew 6:33 that lasting change in 2026 will not come from resolutions or willpower but from living a divinely reordered life — seeking God's kingdom and righteousness first — empowered by the Holy Spirit to transform every area from the inside out.

Holy Spirit Seeking God New Year Divine Order Kingdom of God Righteousness Worry and Anxiety Sermon on the Mount Spiritual Transformation