In this sermon addressing confusion over Old Testament violence and God’s command to destroy Canaanite idolatry, the preacher explains that God’s «jealousy» is not petty insecurity but fierce protection against detestable practices tied to idols [...]

Through the lens of Mark’s Gospel, written for a Roman audience steeped in Hellenistic values and imperial power, the crucifixion of Jesus is presented as a subversive coronation that contrasts Caesar’s rule of fear with Christ’s sacrificial love, [...]

In this sermon on Matthew 5-7, the preacher shows how Jesus fulfills the law given to Moses at Sinai—not by abolishing it, but by revealing its true spirit of restoring right relationship with God, self, and others, ultimately pointing us toward [...]

In the grand finale of the «Cover to Cover» series (Week 15), the preacher concludes the year-long journey through the Bible by overviewing the Book of Revelation: its historical context under Roman imperial persecution (Nero and Domitian), its [...]

In this "Cover to Cover" message transitioning to the New Testament, the preacher reviews Israel's fractured history leading into Roman occupation, the Jewish expectation of a military Messiah, Jesus' announcement of God's [...]

In this «Cover to Cover» message, the preacher recaps the series' focus on the Bible’s meta-narrative—creation and Shalom in the garden, the deepening fall through early human history (Genesis 4–11), God’s redemptive plan through the nation of [...]

In this «Cover to Cover» message on Exodus, the preacher connects the Israelites' deliverance from Egyptian bondage to God’s character as the One who sees misery, hears cries, cares about suffering, and shows up to deliver, while revealing [...]

Continuing the «Cover to Cover» series, the preacher explains the New Testament epistles as occasional letters written by Paul and others to address specific church situations, revealing their typical structure—greeting, thanksgiving, body with [...]

In this message from the «Cover to Cover» series, the preacher explores the book of Acts, highlighting how Jesus fulfills the Old Testament promises through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, enabling the early church to become the new temple and [...]

In this installment of the «Cover to Cover» series, the preacher teaches principles of biblical interpretation—viewing the Bible as literature, history, and theology—emphasizing exegesis (discovering original intent) and hermeneutics (applying it [...]

In the opening message of the «Cover to Cover» series, the preacher introduces the Bible’s overarching meta-narrative—Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration—rooted in Genesis 1-3, describing God’s original design of shalom through human dignity, [...]

Drawing from the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19, after his triumphant showdown on Mount Carmel yet facing deep despair and burnout, the preacher explores how believers can find a path forward from exhaustion and disappointment through prioritizing [...]

In this overview of the Old Testament roles of priests, prophets, and kings within the «Cover to Cover» series, the preacher explains how God established these positions to display His character, facilitate atonement and intercession, provide [...]

In this final message on the Old Testament’s wisdom literature—Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon—the preacher explores the vital connection between human emotions and godly wisdom, using the framework of «thinking fast» [...]

Introduction to the Promised Land What I want to do today is talk to you about the promised land. Okay, we’re going to discuss that. You’ve probably heard of the promised land in the Bible, and so we’re going to explore its significance and what it [...]

Overview of the "Cover to Cover" Series All right, we’re going to get right in today because I’ve got a lot to say and a constrained amount of time—33 minutes and 33 seconds. All right, so let’s get after it. We’re in a series right now [...]

Today, I wanna talk specifically to those of you that know you need to come out of something. Or maybe you’re coming out of something. How do we come out of something we need to come out of? That’s a mentality issue, even if you physically need to [...]

Jesus four different times in the gospels, once in Matthew, twice in Luke, once in Mark, is referred to as a good teacher. And good teachers make complex things simple, not simple things complex. If you’ve ever walked out of a talk and you are more [...]

Before I start to even open the Bible and get into it, I want to just introduce the complexity of the conversation of God is a healer. I’m here to tell you today, I don’t have the answer as to the massive question, as to why and when does Almighty [...]

Today, what I’m gonna do is, I’m gonna tee up the wrestling match. We’re gonna start with God, okay? You know, he’s big. And then, us, okay, over here, and we’re quite a bit smaller. And to figure out what does this wrestling, what does it look like [...]

Let’s start with this. We’ve all experienced the confusion that comes along with, really, trying to get your life right with God, trying to do the right thing, and yet, bad stuff is still coming up out of you. Right? Okay, you come to church, you [...]

Welcome to the Power of One. Today, I wanna talk to about community. Right, the word community is a compound word, common unity. And so, we wanna be in cities, families, churches, jobs where we’re in relationship with people and there is unity. How [...]

Welcome to the Power of One. I wanna share a message with you today from a character in the Old Testament by the name of Joseph. Joseph’s an interesting guy because we have a lot of writing about his family. We know a lot about his grandfather and [...]

Welcome to the Power of One. You know, one of the things I love about God is the way that he will bring the right message to the right person, at the right time. It’s not an accident, it’s a divine intersection. And that’s what’s about to happen [...]

Welcome to the power of one. Today, I wanna continue in our series «The Master’s Degree». We’re looking at how Jesus trained his disciples to ultimately become leaders. They were leaders that would take the work of Jesus and the power of the Holy [...]

When we love, it will lead to unity. I’m 100% confident it is at the heart and the will of God that his church be unified. Welcome to the power of one. Today, we’re gonna continue in our series of messages called, «The master’s degree». We’re [...]

We need to get good at failure for really, two big reasons I can think of. And maybe you can think of more, but I can think of two. The first is, it’s inevitable. You can run, but you can’t hide. So, you can try to, I mean, be a perfectionist and [...]

We’re gonna go back to Mark 3 today, 'Cause I wanna look at something else. We’re gonna go back to the same text we looked at, but we’re gonna look at it form a different angle. I wanna bring up verse 7 of Mark 3 real quick. Just so we have an [...]

Here we are. We’re in now Mark 3. So, we’ve gone Mark 1, Mark 2, Mark 3. We’ll keep going. It says that in verse 13, «Afterward Jesus went up on a mountain and called out the ones he wanted to go with him. And they came to him». Alright, let me [...]

Welcome to the power of one. Today, I wanna talk to you from a series of messages called «The Master’s Degree». We’re going to look at how Jesus trained the disciples to be leaders. It’s well known that Jesus spent a lot of time with people who were [...]

Welcome to the power of one. Today, I wanna talk to you about the leadership skill, the life skill nobody’s talking about. We’re gonna talk about listening. We’re gonna look at three kinds of listening. Listening to God, listening to ourselves, and [...]

Welcome to the power of one. Today, I wanna talk to you about the life skill, the leadership skill that very few people are talking about, we’re gonna talk about listening. And we’re looking at listening in three different phases, listening to God, [...]

We're gonna talk about listening to God today, which let's just be honest, it's confusing. It's not super clear. Sometimes church folk, you know, they make it over simple, you know? "Hey, I'm trying, man, I just [...]

If you turn in your Bibles with me to John 5, I'm gonna start reading in verse 1. John 5:1 says, "Afterward Jesus returned to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish holy days. Inside the city, near the sheep gate, was the pool of Bethesda, with [...]

I think I've probably gone years at a time without preaching on patience. Feels like a waste of time. Why would I preach on patience when I could do a good sermon about productivity? Why preach on patience when I could talk about being [...]

I'm gonna define contentment this way. And this is not Webster, this is me making this up for this message. I think it's gonna, at least this is what I'm aiming at. So, see if you wanna aim at it too. Contentment is living at the [...]

Here are some indicators you may struggle with destination addiction. You're always in a hurry even when you don't need to be. You always promise that next year will be less busy. Your dream home is always your next home, the next home you [...]

Hi, my name is Greg ford. I'm the lead pastor at One Church in Columbus, Ohio, and this is the Power of One. Today, I wanna talk to you about making decisions. When you think about it, our lives are a compilation of decisions. And I think we [...]

Hi, my name is Greg ford. I'm the lead pastor at One Church in Columbus, Ohio, and this is the "Power of One". Today, what I want to talk to you about is how do we learn how to forgive? I've gotta be honest and tell you, I am not [...]