Calvary Hill Sermons

In this episode from Radiant Ladies, we continue our "Seasons" series with a powerful testimony from Annabelle Parker, one of our teenagers at Calvary Hill. Sharing from the “spring” season of her life, Annabelle opens up about walking through her parents’ divorce, learning to trust God through pain, and discovering what it means to truly live for Jesus at a young age.Her story is one of courage, healing, prayer, and light. From brokenness in her family to a deeper relationship with her Heavenly Father, Annabelle reminds us that no matter your age, God can use your life right now for His glory. Through Scripture, youth camp, and everyday faithfulness, she shares how the Lord is shaping her heart to shine for Christ.This testimony is honest, moving, and full of hope for anyone walking through hardship, family pain, or a season of growth.

Why did Jesus become human?In Hebrews 2:10–18, we see that Jesus didn’t just come to forgive sins—He came to accomplish something far greater. He came to taste death for His people, to bring many sons to glory, and to call them His brothers and sisters.This passage answers three powerful questions:• Who is the “everyone” Jesus died for?• What does it mean that He is bringing them to glory?• Why is He not ashamed to call them His family?Jesus is the Champion of our salvation—the One who stepped into our humanity, defeated sin and death, and now leads His people into the glory they were created for.And the best part? The One who won the victory is not distant. He is our brother, our High Priest, and our helper.

In this episode from Radiant Ladies, April Mozingo opens our new Seasons series by sharing a personal message on walking through winter seasons of life. Through grief, loss, loneliness, and hardship, this message points us to the nearness of Jesus in suffering and the hope He gives us in the dark.Looking at John 11 and the story of Lazarus, Mary, and Martha, April reminds us that winter is not wasted. God is present in our pain, working beneath the surface, deepening our roots, and drawing us into deeper intimacy with Him. If you are in a hard season right now, this message is an encouragement to hold on, to hope in Christ, and to trust that spring will come.In this message, we explore:How God meets us in seasons of grief and lossWhy winter can deepen our intimacy with the LordThe difference between optimism and biblical hopeHow Jesus enters into our pain and weeps with usPractical ways to endure difficult seasons with faith

God created humanity with a purpose: to rule over His creation as His image-bearers. But sin shattered that calling. Instead of living in glory and dominion, humanity now lives under the shadow of suffering and death.In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Hebrews 2:5–9, reminds us that while we do not yet see humanity ruling as God intended, but Jesus came to to earth to conquer death and place humans back in their proper order. This is not being realized fully right now, it will when Jesus returns. The story of the gospel is the story of dominion lost… and dominion restored in Christ.

Drifting rarely feels dramatic. It doesn’t begin with rebellion. It doesn’t start with renouncing the faith. It begins with carelessness.In Hebrews 2:1–4, Pastor Neil Sandlin discusses one of the most sobering warnings in the New Testament. After showing us the supremacy of Jesus — Heir of all things, Creator of the world, Radiance of God’s glory, and superior to angels — the author turns and says: “Therefore… we must pay much closer attention.”Why? Because drifting from Christ is not small. Neglecting salvation is not neutral. It is deadly.In this sermon, we explore:• The Caution to Pay Attention• The Cost of Neglect• The Call of the GospelWe also see the fourfold witness behind this great salvation — the Son who declared it, the apostles who testified to it, the Father who authenticated it, and the Holy Spirit who confirmed it.This is not fragile religion. This is heaven’s unified testimony.If Jesus is truly better, then attention is not optional — it is necessary.Anchor yourself. Cling to what you have heard. Do not drift.

In Hebrews 1:5–14, Pastor James O'Dell continues our series Jesus Is Better by seeing why Christ is greater than the angels. While angels are glorious, powerful, and ministering servants of God, Jesus is something infinitely more.He is the Son, uniquely begotten and eternally exalted.He is Sovereign, enthroned and ruling over all creation.He is Savior, the One whose kingdom will never end.The writer of Hebrews anchors our confidence not in created beings, but in the eternal Son who reigns forever. Angels serve. Jesus rules. Angels minister. Jesus is worshiped.Join us as we continue walking through Hebrews and beholding the supremacy of the Son.

We live in a world obsessed with upgrades, better technology, better systems, better experiences. But the book of Hebrews makes a different kind of claim. Not that Jesus is improved. Not that He complements what came before. But that He is absolutely and permanently better.In Hebrews 1:1–4, the writer begins with thunder, declaring the supremacy of the Son. Jesus is the better Prophet who reveals God fully, the better Priest who cleanses sin completely, and the better King who rules forever. Everything that came before — angels, Moses, the temple, the prophets — was real and glorious, but it was partial. Christ is the fulfillment.This message reminds us that the identity of Jesus is not a secondary issue. It is a life-and-death reality. If we do not see Him as better, we do not see Him at all. And when we truly see Him, we hold fast.Join us as Pastor Neil Sandlin begins our new series through the book of Hebrews: Jesus Is Better.

What does it actually look like to live by the Spirit day by day?In Galatians 5:25–26, the apostle Paul moves from the fruit the Spirit produces to the rhythm the Spirit invites us into: “If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.”In this final sermon of our Inside Out Kingdom series, Pastor James O'Dell discusses the reality that life in the Spirit is not passive or chaotic, but intentional, responsive, and communal. Paul shows us that walking by the Spirit means learning to match our pace to His—resisting pride, comparison, and rivalry, and instead living with humility, love, and awareness of one another.This message explores:What it means to live by the Spirit, not just believe in HimHow keeping in step with the Spirit shapes our daily decisionsWhy pride, envy, and comparison disrupt Spirit-led communityHow the Spirit forms a people, not just individualsThis sermon calls us to a steady, faithful walk—not striving ahead of the Spirit, and not lagging behind, but learning to move in rhythm with the life God has already given us.

In Galatians 5:23b–24, the apostle Paul shows us that the Christian life is not about learning to live better under the same old rulers, but about living under an entirely new authority.Many of us struggle with authority because we have lived under rules that pressured but never healed, desires that promised freedom but never satisfied, and rulers that were harsh or unjust. Paul says the gospel introduces something different. The law no longer condemns. The flesh no longer rules. Christ now reigns from the inside out.In this sermon from our Inside Out Kingdom series, Pastor Neil Sandlin explores:Why there is “no law” against the fruit of the SpiritWhat it means to belong to Christ before we ever changeWhy the flesh is crucified, not improvedHow the cross reorders our desiresWhat true freedom looks like under a new authorityThis message is not a call to try harder, but to trust deeper, to live as people whose authority has already changed because of the cross of Jesus Christ.If this sermon encourages you, consider sharing it or subscribing for more messages from our Inside Out Kingdom series.

Self-control is often misunderstood as willpower or behavior management—but the Bible presents something far deeper.In this message from our Inside Out Kingdom series on the Fruit of the Spirit, Pastor James O'Dell explores self-control from Galatians 5:22–23, not as white-knuckled discipline, but as a life ordered by the Spirit under the lordship of Jesus.Rather than asking, “How do I try harder?” Scripture invites us to ask, “What is ruling my heart?”In this sermon, we’ll look at:-Why self-control is not repression, but freedom-How the Bible understands desire, mastery, and discipline-Why self-control flows from loving Christ, not fearing failure-How the Spirit reshapes our habits, appetites, and reactionsSelf-control is not about becoming less human—it’s about becoming truly free.Free from being ruled by impulses.Free to live a life oriented toward God and love for others.The Spirit doesn’t just help us say “no.” He trains us to say “yes” to what leads to life.

What if gentleness isn’t weakness, but strength that no longer needs to prove itself?In this sermon from our Inside Out Kingdom series on the Fruit of the Spirit, Pastor Neil Sandlin explores gentleness from Galatians 5:22, not as softness or passivity, but as Spirit-formed strength shaped by the heart of Jesus.Beginning with C.S. Lewis’s famous line about Aslan—“Safe? Who said anything about safe?" this message challenges our cultural assumptions about power, dominance, and what it means to truly reflect Christ.We’ll look at:The biblical and historical meaning of gentleness (prautēs)Why Jesus describes His own heart as “gentle and lowly”How gentleness shapes life within the churchWhy our calling toward the world is witness, not warfareThis sermon is an invitation to see Jesus more clearly and to let the Spirit form a kind of strength in us that the world desperately needs to see.Not safe.But gentle.

In a culture where commitments are easily broken and trust is fragile, Scripture points us to a deeper, steadier definition of faithfulness, one rooted in the very character of God.In this message Pastor James O'Dell explores the Fruit of the Spirit of Faithfulness, beginning with the example of God’s unwavering faithfulness and moving to what it means for believers to reflect that faithfulness in everyday life. The Bible presents faithfulness as trustworthiness, reliability, and honesty, a steady, consistent life shaped by confidence in God’s promises.

What does it really mean to be “good”?In a world that often confuses goodness with niceness, Scripture offers a deeper, truer vision. In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin explores the Fruit of the Spirit: Goodness, not as harmless behavior, but as holy, life-giving moral excellence rooted in the very character of God. Beginning with a biblical definition of goodness, we look at God’s goodness as an essential attribute, how He both is good and does good (Psalm 119:68), and how that same goodness is produced in believers through the new birth by the Holy Spirit.

Biblical kindness isn’t about being polite, it’s about reflecting the heart of God. In this sermon Pastor James o'Dell discusses how the Holy Spirit produces genuine kindness in us and why gospel-shaped kindness has the power to heal, restore, and transform relationships.”

What does the Bible really mean when it calls patience a ‘fruit of the Spirit’? In this message, Pastor Neil unpacks the two powerful New Testament words for patience—one that teaches us to endure hardship with trust in God, and one that teaches us to love people with long-suffering grace. Discover why humility is the soil patience grows in, how to wait faithfully in seasons of confusion, and how to show Christlike patience in messy relationships. This sermon will challenge and encourage you to see patience not as a personality trait, but as the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit.

In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Galatians 5:22, discusses peace as a fruit of the spirit, how Jesus exemplified it and how Christians should bear it out in their lives.

In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Galatians 5:22, discusses the fruit of joy by discusses it in the life of Jesus, its grounding in salvation and how it is manifested in the life of the church.

In this sermon Pastor James O'Dell, using Galatians 5:22, discusses the love that the Spirit produces in the lives of believers; what is means, how Jesus exemplified it and how we to bear it out.

In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Galatians 5:19-21, discusses the warning of Paul to not being identified with your flesh and miss out on inheriting the kingdom of God.

In this sermon Pastor Neil Sandlin, using Galatians 5:18, discusses how if you are a child of God you are led by the Spirit and if you are under the grace of God you do not need the law to help you in your spiritual transformation.