
Watermark Sunday Messages
This podcast is a production of Watermark Community Church in Dallas, Texas, USA. Watermark exists to be and make more fully devoted followers of Christ, looking to God's Word as our only authority, conscience and guide.
Latest episodes

Aug 7, 2022 • 44min
Living a Life of Faith, Not of Logic | John 2:1-11
God’s people are saved by faith and are called to also live by faith, not by logic. John Elmore unpacks John 2:1-11 and how the story of Jesus’s first miracle shows us how to live a life of faith through prayers of faith, obedience of faith, and sharing of faith.

Jul 31, 2022 • 42min
Standing Firm In A Fallen World | 1 Corinthians 16
David Marvin gives the final sermon from the 1 Corinthians series, recalling the four commands Paul gives to the people of Corinth in his farewell letter. These commands are both challenging and encouraging for believers in society today.

Jul 24, 2022 • 45min
The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts | 1 Corinthians 14
When believers gather as a church body, we should come with the intention to love and build up others using our spiritual gifts. Oren Martin walks through 1 Corinthians 14 and lays out four things Paul says corporate worship should be.

Jul 17, 2022 • 51min
A Church Marked by Love | 1 Corinthians 13
If Watermark does not have love, then we don’t have anything. Using the famous “love passage” of 1 Corinthians 13, Timothy “TA” Ateek identifies four truths about love and explains how they should guide the way we relate to each other in the church.

Jul 10, 2022 • 43min
How To Build A Church | 1 Corinthians 12
When you trust in Christ, the Holy Spirit entrusts you with one or more gifts. Is your gifting being used for the common good of the church body by the power of the Spirit? John Elmore walks through 1 Corinthians 12 to remind us that we’re under new management and that the spiritual gifts we have been entrusted with are to edify and build up God’s church.

Jul 3, 2022 • 57min
God's Design for Men and Women | 1 Corinthians 11:1-16
Some of Paul’s instructions in 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 are specific to the culture of his time and are not rules that we have to follow today. However, while culture changes, theology does not. The theological truths in this passage are that men and women are equal in value and dignity, have different responsibilities and opportunities, and are completely interdependent.

Jun 26, 2022 • 52min
Repentance, Allegiance, and Deference for the Glory of God | 1 Corinthians 10
We are tempted to sin daily, and giving into that sin without repentance keeps us from the abundant life God has promised us (John 10:10). John Elmore walks through 1 Corinthians 10:1-33 to discuss how to live in repentance, allegiance, and deference for the glory of God and for our own good.

Jun 19, 2022 • 45min
Giving, Sharing, and Living for the Gospel | 1 Corinthians 9
Only the gospel of Jesus Christ can set free those who are enslaved to sin and Satan – and believers are given the tools to offer that freedom. John Elmore walks us through 1 Corinthians 9, where Paul lays a roadmap for how Christians are to give for the gospel, share the gospel, and live for the gospel.

Jun 12, 2022 • 41min
Christians and Controversial Topics | 1 Corinthians 8
How do Christians preserve unity when they disagree on controversial topics? Jermaine Harrison walks us through 1 Corinthians 8 and shows us how we can foster unity when seeing things differently pushes us to divide.

Jun 5, 2022 • 53min
Being Single | 1 Corinthians 7:7-40
The Christian American Dream involves meeting your spouse and getting married in or shortly after college. Yet the Apostle Paul had a high view of being single. Timothy “TA” Ateek turns to 1 Corinthians 7 to discuss how to steward well the assignment and gift of singleness.