Watermark Sunday Messages

Do you struggle with unforgiveness? For anyone who is in Christ, living in unforgiveness is nothing short of hypocrisy. But Jesus has provided forgiveness for each person’s insurmountable debt of sin. Therefore, God calls us to forgive one another as Christ forgave us. John Elmore unpacks The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.

Are you more naturally a rule breaker or a rule follower? In this message, Timothy (TA) Ateek helps us continue to look at the parable of the two sons in Luke 15. This parable is ultimately a story about how rule breakers and rule followers interact with the grace of a perfect heavenly Father.

Why are some people present with God and others are not? In this message, John Elmore walks through the well-known parable of the Prodigal Son. Through this story, we see God’s heart for both the self-indulgent and the self-righteous.

Marvin Walker explains that the focus of the parable of the sower in Matthew 13:1-9 is not the sower, but rather the various types of soil. This parable shows us that the seed of the gospel is not ineffective, but if it’s planted in the wrong type of soil, the consequences can be painful and even deadly.

Our culture would define success as being ‘built different’; this person would be the greatest of all time, a hard worker, gifted in business, athletic abilities, or exceptional talent, and this is reserved for just a select few. Jermaine Harrison shares that in God’s Kingdom, everyone can be ‘built different,’ and it is way more important than the accomplishments of this world.

Listen to Timothy “TA” Ateek share the parable of the Good Samaritan and learn what the point of this story is truly about. No one can come to God without recognizing who they are in God’s eyes. We like to think we are “good enough,” but the Good Samaritan story is intended to provoke humility that leads to eternity with God.

Do you believe that God truly wants us to come to Him in prayer and that He will actually answer? He does, and He will! In this message, John Elmore walks through Jesus’ parable about a friend’s response to a bold request and what it teaches us about God our Father.

Without making an intentional decision, we might fail to give our time this summer to Jesus. In this message, Timothy “TA” Ateek teaches through two parables about the kingdom of heaven: the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl of Great Value.

Is money the source of your joy, peace, and security? In this message, Watermark Elder Kyle Thompson shares four questions about money and generosity, and the answers to those questions in Scripture. He reminds us that generous living is not a one-time decision but a lifetime of daily discovery of what faithfulness looks like.

Do you ever look at your life and finances and think, “I’ve got it”? In this message, Watermark elder Mickey Friedrich shares about three warnings from Scripture for when we have self-dependence in our stewardship and why we must shift to a dependence on the Lord.