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Relationships
5 sermonsThe 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Community
3 sermonsHigher 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.
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.
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.
Forgiveness
3 sermonsThe 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.
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.
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.
Holy Spirit
3 sermonsHigher 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.
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.
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.
Identity in Christ
3 sermonsWhat 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.
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.
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.
Love
3 sermonsThe 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.
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.
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.
Purpose
3 sermonsHigher 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.
Made for This Ministry
Chris Hodges
Pastor Chris Hodges (PC) preaches that God has a unique, specific purpose for every believer's life, urging the congregation to discover their spiritual gifts and serve on the Dream Team, because true joy and fulfillment come from stepping into the role God designed for each person.
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.
Christmas
2 sermonsJesus 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.
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.
Faith
2 sermonsWin Before You Begin
Rich Wilkerson Jr.
Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. preaches from Deuteronomy 20 that believers can win their battles before they begin by refusing to let fear override faith, letting God's Word be louder than worry, maintaining godly order in life, and remembering that God fights for His people.
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.
Lordship
2 sermonsEternity-Focused Finances
Mark Pettus
Pastor Mark Pettus teaches that money is ultimately a heart issue, not just a financial one, and walks through the Parable of the Talents to establish four stewardship principles -- God owns it all, what we have is entrusted with purpose, faithfulness over fear, and eternal rewards -- before offering four practical applications: order over amount, calling over compensation, contentment over consumerism, and generosity over scarcity.
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.
New Year
2 sermonsDivine 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.
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.
Prayer
2 sermonsFasting for Breakthrough
Chris Hodges
Pastor Chris Hodges teaches the theology and practice of fasting, explaining that humans are triune beings (body, soul, spirit) and that fasting strengthens the spirit's authority over flesh and mind. He outlines five biblical fasts — the Disciples, Ezra, Paul, Daniel, and Samuel fasts — each addressing specific needs from breaking bondage to seeking national revival.
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.
Serving
2 sermonsHigher 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.
Made for This Ministry
Chris Hodges
Pastor Chris Hodges (PC) preaches that God has a unique, specific purpose for every believer's life, urging the congregation to discover their spiritual gifts and serve on the Dream Team, because true joy and fulfillment come from stepping into the role God designed for each person.
Spiritual Growth
2 sermonsHigher 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.
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.
Spiritual Warfare
2 sermonsWin Before You Begin
Rich Wilkerson Jr.
Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr. preaches from Deuteronomy 20 that believers can win their battles before they begin by refusing to let fear override faith, letting God's Word be louder than worry, maintaining godly order in life, and remembering that God fights for His people.
Fasting for Breakthrough
Chris Hodges
Pastor Chris Hodges teaches the theology and practice of fasting, explaining that humans are triune beings (body, soul, spirit) and that fasting strengthens the spirit's authority over flesh and mind. He outlines five biblical fasts — the Disciples, Ezra, Paul, Daniel, and Samuel fasts — each addressing specific needs from breaking bondage to seeking national revival.