Southside Church

In our “Known” series, we explore how who we are in Christ changes how we live and calls us into genuine biblical community. In "This is How We Do it!" from Ephesians 4 and 5, we look at what it truly means to live out what God has awakened in us. Christianity isn't merely subtraction; it's replacement. When God awakens something in our hearts, it changes our speech, our responses, and our everyday lives. The goal isn't just an experience—the goal is resemblance! SCRIPTURE: • Ephesians 4:25-5:2 (CSB) 25 Since you put away lying, speak the truth, each one to his neighbor, because we are members of one another. 26 Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and don’t give the Devil an opportunity. 28 The thief must no longer steal. Instead, he must do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need. 29 No foul language is to come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear. 30 And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by Him for the day of redemption. 31 All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice. 32 And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ. 5:1 Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children. 2 And walk in love, as the Messiah also loved us and gave Himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. THIS WEEK'S TAKEAWAY: • You belong to God! Talk like it. Respond like it. Live like it. CONNECT WITH US: • Website: https://southside.online • Give Online: https://southside.online #KnownSeries #ThisIsHowWeDoIt #Ephesians #SundaySermon #SouthsideOnline #LiveAwakened

In a world where people are more connected than ever yet feel increasingly isolated, God offers something we all long for: to be fully known and deeply loved. In "Not Anymore" from our “Known” series, we explore how meeting Jesus changes everything. Jesus doesn't just change where you're going when you die—He changes how you live right now. Wrong thinking eventually produces wrong living, but because of Christ, we are called to take off the grave clothes, put on the grace clothes, and live like who we've become! SCRIPTURE: • Ephesians 4:17-24 (CSB) 17 Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their thoughts. 18 They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts. 20 But that is not how you learned about the Messiah, 22 You took off your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires; 23 you are being renewed in the spirit of your minds; 24 you put on the new self, the one created according to God’s likeness in righteousness and purity of the truth. THIS WEEK'S TAKEAWAY: • Live like who you've become. CONNECT WITH US: • Website: https://southside.online • Give Online: https://southside.online #KnownSeries #NotAnymore #Ephesians #SundaySermon #SouthsideOnline #Transformation

In a world where people are more connected than ever yet feel increasingly isolated, God offers something we all long for: to be fully known and deeply loved. In "Everybody Matters" from our “Known” series, we explore how God has uniquely gifted every believer to build up the body of Christ. Church isn't a place where a few gifted people minister to everybody else; it's a body where everybody ministers. You aren't just given a place to belong—you have a part to play, because if you belong to Jesus, God has given you something His body needs! SCRIPTURE: • Ephesians 4:7-16 (CSB) 7 Now grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the Messiah’s gift. 11 And He personally gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, 12 for the training of the saints in the work of ministry, to build up the body of Christ, 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of God’s Son, growing into a mature man with a stature measured by Christ’s fullness. 16 From Him the whole body, fitted and knit together by every supporting ligament, promotes the growth of the body for building up itself in love by the proper working of each individual part. THIS WEEK'S TAKEAWAY: • If you belong to Jesus, God has given you something that His body needs. CONNECT WITH US: • Website: https://southside.online • Give Online: https://southside.online #KnownSeries #EverybodyMatters #Ephesians #SundaySermon #SouthsideOnline #TheChurch

In a world where people are more connected than ever yet feel increasingly isolated, God offers something we all long for: to be fully known and deeply loved. In "Walk This Way" from our new series “Known,” we explore how who we are in Christ changes how we live and calls us into genuine biblical community. At Southside, we don't simply want you attending. We want you known—known by God, known by others, and known for a purpose. Our unity isn't built on what we have in common; our unity is built on WHO we have in common. SCRIPTURE: • Ephesians 4:1-6 (CSB) 1 Therefore I, the prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love, 3 diligently keeping the unity of the Spirit with the peace that binds us. 4 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope at your calling— 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. THIS WEEK'S TAKEAWAY: • If we are going to walk this way, we have to learn to do it together. CONNECT WITH US: • Website: https://southside.online • Give Online: https://southside.online #KnownSeries #WalkThisWay #Ephesians #SundaySermon #SouthsideOnline #ChristianCommunity

God never intended our faith to be a one-time experience or a momentary spark. The fire He starts in us is meant to grow, mature, and impact others. In "Hearts on Fire" from our “Burn” series (celebrating Friend Day!), we look at the Road to Emmaus to see how Jesus meets us in our disappointment, walks with us in our doubts, and invites us into a bigger story. When you encounter Jesus, you cannot keep walking the same direction. Jesus has a habit of walking toward people who are walking away! SCRIPTURE: • Luke 24:13-36 (CSB) 13 Now that same day two of them were on their way to a village called Emmaus, which was about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 Together they were discussing everything that had taken place. 15 And while they were discussing and arguing, Jesus Himself came near and began to walk along with them. 31 Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized Him, but He disappeared from their sight. 32 So they said to each other, “Weren’t our hearts ablaze within us while He was talking with us on the road and explaining the Scriptures to us?” THIS WEEK'S TAKEAWAY: • Jesus has a habit of walking toward people who are walking away. CONNECT WITH US: • Website: https://southside.online • Give Online: https://southside.online #BurnSeries #HeartsOnFire #FriendDay #Luke24 #SundaySermon #SouthsideOnline #Worship