New Year, Same Work | Kingdom Growth is Subtle
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
Release Date: 01/12/2026
Enduring & Enjoying the Mission | Building a Church on Shared Life, Sacrifice, & Purpose
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
In this week’s message, Pastor Kit walks through Acts 18, introducing the early days of the church in Corinth and the kind of lives that fuel God’s mission. Through the story of Paul—and the powerful example of William Borden—we’re confronted with a deeper question: what actually possesses a person to live fully for Christ? As Paul enters Corinth, he forms meaningful partnerships with Aquila and Priscilla—ordinary people using their work, resources, and relationships to advance the gospel. Together, they model a church that isn’t built on attendance, but on shared life,...
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Dangers of the Treasure Trap | You're Worth More Than You Think
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
In this week’s message, Guest Speaker Conrad Meadows unpacks Jesus’ warning in Luke 12 about what he calls the “treasure trap”—the danger of placing our trust in possessions instead of God. Through the parable of the rich fool, we see how easy it is to misunderstand life’s priorities. The man in the story builds bigger barns, convinced his security is found in what he’s accumulated, yet fails to recognize that everything he has—including his very life—comes from God. In a moment, it’s all gone. This message challenges us to examine our own hearts. Are we focused on building...
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Intro to Corinth: The Messy Church | A Church Shaped by Culture or by Christ?
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
In this week’s message, we started the origin story of the church in Corinth by first understanding the culture they were living in. Corinth was a place that loved power, wealth, physical gratification, and success—a culture where identity was something you earned, not something you were given. And that culture didn’t stay outside the church—it started shaping it. Paul writes to a church marked by division, pride, and immaturity. People were aligning themselves with different leaders, elevating status and gifting, and losing sight of what actually mattered. They were focused on the...
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Reasoning With the Idea of Resurrection | The Cornerstone of Our Faith
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
In today’s message, Pastor Kit unpacks one central truth: the resurrection of Jesus isn’t just important—it’s everything. Using the image of a “keystone,” he explains that the resurrection is what holds the entire Christian faith together. Remove it, and everything collapses—our faith, our hope, and even the message of the gospel itself. Walking through 1 Corinthians 15, we’re challenged to consider what we truly believe. If Christ has not been raised, then our faith is empty, our sins remain, and our hope is meaningless. But the reality is clear—Jesus has been raised, and...
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Idol Issues #2 | How Will You Respond to God?
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
In today’s message, Pastor Kit walks through Acts 17:22–31, where Paul confronts a deeply religious culture in Athens and calls them to rethink everything they believe about God. Rather than affirming their many idols, Paul exposes their misunderstanding and introduces the one true God—the Creator, Sustainer, and Lord over all. He shows that God is not distant or dependent on human effort, but near, personal, and the source of life itself. At the center of the message is a clear call to repentance—not just for unbelievers, but for anyone whose view of God has been shaped by culture,...
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Incomparable Parable | Seeking God with Consistency, Urgency, & Faith
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
Guest speaker Bill Tucker walks through Luke 11 to refocus our attention on one of the most overlooked elements of the Christian life—persistent prayer. While much of our energy around big moments like Easter goes toward planning, preparation, and presentation, this message challenges us not to miss what matters most: seeking God with consistency, urgency, and faith. Using Jesus’ parable of the friend at midnight, Bill highlights a surprising truth. The story isn’t meant to show that God is reluctant or easily bothered, but to contrast our human hesitation with God’s willingness. Even...
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Idol Issues | Correcting Our Understanding of God
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
In this week’s message from Acts 17, Pastor Kit explores Paul’s encounter with the philosophers of Athens and reminds us that all of us—believers included—need correction when it comes to our understanding of God. It’s easy for people, even religious people, to shape God according to their own ideas rather than according to who He truly is. Paul confronts a culture that loved knowledge and discussion but resisted being told they were wrong. Pointing to an altar dedicated “to an unknown god,” Paul explains the truth about the one true God. He is the Creator and Lord of heaven and...
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Idol Living #2 | Faithfully Engage with the Culture
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
In this message from Acts 17, Pastor Kit challenges believers to look honestly at both their own hearts and the culture around them. When Paul arrives in Athens, he is troubled by a city filled with idols—evidence of how easily people give their devotion to things other than God. Idolatry, he explains, is not limited to statues; it occurs whenever anything takes the place of God as the object of our allegiance and love. Rather than criticizing the culture from a distance, Paul steps into it. He speaks in the synagogue and in the marketplace, engaging people in everyday conversations...
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Idol Living | What Do We Love?
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
In this message from Acts 17, Pastor Kit walks us through Paul’s visit to Athens and the deep burden he felt in a city “full of idols." Surrounded by impressive culture, philosophy, and achievement, Paul wasn’t captivated—he was troubled. Why? Because beneath the beauty and intellect, he saw hearts devoted to everything except the one true God. Pastor Kit challenges us to ask the same diagnostic questions Paul’s experience raises: What do we love? What consumes our thoughts? What moves us emotionally or makes us angry? According to Scripture, those answers reveal our idols. Idolatry...
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Standard Ministry Results #2 | Redefining Results in Ministry & Life
Sunday Message from Southport Fellowship Church
This week’s message from Acts 17 challenged how we define results in ministry and in life. As Paul moved from Thessalonica to Berea, we saw both encouragement and opposition—but in Berea, the people received the Word with eagerness, examined the Scriptures daily, and many believed. Their example reminds us that true belief is more than agreement—it is surrender, obedience, and transformation. Even as opposition followed, the rhythm of perseverance continued. The Lord calls His people not to measure success by visible outcomes, but by faithfulness—remaining discerning, disciplined, and...
info_outlineIn this week’s message, Pastor Kit reminds us that the Kingdom of God often grows quietly and steadily before it becomes visible. Teaching from Mark 4:26–29, Jesus compares the Kingdom to a seed planted in the ground—growing day and night, often unnoticed, yet always moving toward a harvest.
Kingdom growth doesn’t happen all at once. It unfolds in stages—first the blade, then the head, then the full grain. While we may not always see what God is doing, we can trust that His Word is powerful and effective. Our responsibility is to plant the seed, nurture healthy soil in our hearts, and remove anything that competes with God’s work.
We were also reminded that the Kingdom brings the blessings of Jesus, the presence of Jesus, and the rule and reign of Jesus. True growth comes when we don’t just desire His blessings, but willingly submit to His rule—trusting that His ways lead to life.
As we begin a new year, the challenge is simple but intentional: What are we planting? If we sow God’s Word faithfully—in our own lives and in the lives of others—we can be confident that God will bring growth in His time.