Messages

How can something so beautiful emerge from immense pressure, heat, and confinement? Deep within the earth, carbon atoms are pressed and heated until they form diamonds—locked into a strength and beauty that would never exist without the pressure. Scripture tells a similar story. The Christian life is often shaped under pressure, heat, and limits we did not choose. Writing to believers scattered across Asia Minor, Peter addresses a church living under the strain of persecution because of their faith in Jesus. Rather than minimizing their suffering, he points them to a living, eternal hope—one they possess now and will one day experience in full. Join us Sundays at 4pm as we continue our series in 1 Peter. Discover how God forms a resilient and beautiful hope within us as we learn to live faithfully to Christ amid the pressures of this life.

Elation and pain. Longing and guilt. Hope and tears in all kinds of circumstances. Few writings reflect the rhythms of life and the expressions of the heart like the Psalms. In many ways, the Psalms are prayers and songs from the deepest parts of the soul. They often express what we cannot put into words while we face a world that leaves us bewildered. From the Heart is a sermon series that explores the depths of the Psalms and examines a different way to express ourselves to God. In the Psalms, we learn to pray and sing like the saints of old - and like Jesus himself. We learn how to seek God in a renewed prayer life even as family, career, and church take unexpected turns. In a world that lives from compulsivity and from the culture, the psalms call us to live for God From the Heart.

Where are we, and where are we going? It's a common question for families, businesses, and even nations. Sometimes in the pace of life, the fog of circumstances, and even the pain of hardship, it is hard to see clearly what's going on and where we are headed. Starting March 2, 2025, South CLT Pres will get into the gospel of hope with a new series on the book of Revelation called Overcome. Overcome takes us through the enigmatic last book of the Bible and helps us to "see" where God's people are and where we are going from God's point of view. Even better, the visions of John in Overcome help us see where Christ is and where he is taking us, especially when life and our world seems particularly challenging. Join us this March through June for gospel hope in the Christ who overcomes.