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10/01/2026

Your help does not come from you.
It comes from the Lord.

Not from your wisdom.
Not from your experience.
Not from your strength.
Not from your ability to hold everything together.

If the journey ahead in life feels overwhelming, it may be because you are still looking for strength in the wrong place.

Psalm 121 says “Lift your eyes…”
Past your circumstances.
Past your own limitations.
Past the people and things you think will save you.
And look higher still.
Your help comes from the Lord.

The Christian life is not sustained by self-reliance.
It is sustained by daily dependence on God.

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From The Field Church Sermons:
Finding Safety and Sustaining Strength | Psalm 121
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09/28/2026

Your greatest enemy is not always outside of you.

Psalm 121 reminds us that the Christian life is a journey—and one of the greatest dangers along the way is not merely what others may do to us.

It is what is already in our own hearts.

If we only see ourselves as victims of everyone else’s sin, we will miss one of Scripture’s most important warnings:
The heart can lead us into temptation, pride, fear, bitterness, and unbelief.

That is why we need more than better circumstances.
We need God.
He is our help.
He is our strength.
He is the One who keeps His people from falling.

Christian perseverance is not self-confidence.
It is daily dependence on the Lord. So when you feel weak, tempted, discouraged, or afraid of stumbling, look to Him.
Again.
And again.
And again.

“My help comes from the LORD.”
—Psalm 121:2

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From The Field Church Sermons:
Finding Safety and Sustaining Strength | Psalm 121
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09/24/2026

You do not have to become like the person attacking you.

In Psalm 120, the psalmist is surrounded by lies, slander, and hostility. But he does not answer war with war.

He says:
“I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.”
—Psalm 120:7

That is the tension of the passage.
One person loves war.
The other chooses peace.

The real issue is not merely the words of the slanderer.
It is the heart behind those words.
And that changes how the believer responds.

You are not called to win every argument.
You are not called to retaliate.
You are not called to convince every person who has decided to speak against you.

Sometimes faithfulness means putting down the sword, picking up the staff, and continuing your journey toward God. You keep following Christ. You keep obeying His Word. You choose peace. And you trust God to deal with hearts that only He can change.

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A Solution for Slander | Psalm 120

From The Field Church’s series through The Songs of Ascent — Psalms 120–134.
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09/21/2026

It is better to suffer slander than to become a slanderer.

In Psalm 120, the psalmist cries out to God because of lying lips and a deceitful tongue.And Charles Spurgeon gives this sobering reminder:

“It is better to be a victim of slander than to be the author of it.”

Why?
Because the lies of other people do not escape the sovereignty of God. But the person who uses his own words to destroy someone else will answer to God for those words.

That should change the way Christians think about gossip, slander, exaggeration, and false accusations.
When someone lies about you, your first instinct may be to retaliate.

To defend yourself.
To expose them.
To fight fire with fire.
But Psalm 120 teaches us to cry out to the Lord. And it also warns us to guard our own mouths.

Better to be falsely accused than to become the one who falsely accuses. Better to endure the wound of another person’s tongue than to use your own tongue as a weapon.

So shun slander.
Guard your speech.
Trust God with your reputation.
And remember that no lie spoken against the righteous can overturn the purposes of God.

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A Solution for Slander | Psalm 120
From The Field Church’s new series through The Songs of Ascent — Psalms 120–134.
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09/17/2026

Christian love is not natural love.

Paul closes Ephesians with the phrase “love with faith.”
Why?

Because the love Christians are called to show one another does not ultimately come from personality, convenience, or circumstances.

It flows from faith in Jesus Christ.

That means Christian love is not something we give only when another believer is easy to love. It is not something we withdraw the moment we are disappointed, offended, or hurt.

Biblical love is produced by Christ in people who have been given new hearts.

We love because we have first been loved by Him.
We forgive because we have been forgiven.
We show grace because we have received grace.
And we continue loving other believers because our love is rooted in something deeper than circumstances.
It is rooted in Christ.

The more clearly we understand His love for us, the more freely we can pour that love out on one another.

Christian community works when love flows from faith.

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From The Field Church Sermons
Church Relationships | Ephesians 6:21-24
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09/15/2026

Keep moving toward Christ. Don’t stop.

Sometimes encouragement is not complicated.

It is simply reminding another believer:
Keep walking.
Catch your breath.
Get your second wind.
Fix your eyes on Christ.
And keep going.

Biblical encouragement reaches deeper than making someone feel better for a moment. It strengthens the heart so that a believer can continue faithfully following Jesus.

The goal is not merely to help someone survive a difficult day. It is to help them make it to the end of their life still clinging to Christ.

That raises an important question for every Christian:
How intentional are you about encouraging other believers?
Who around you is discouraged?
Who is tired?
Who needs to be reminded of what is true?

Who needs someone to come alongside them and say:
“Don’t give up. Keep moving toward Christ.”

Christian encouragement is not flattery.
It is helping another believer see Christ clearly enough to keep following Him.

So what encouragement goal could you make today?
Who can you strengthen?
Who can you remind of God’s faithfulness?
Who can you help take one more step toward Christ?
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From The Field Church Sermons
Church Relationships | Ephesians 6:21-24
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08/22/2026

Conviction should lead you to Christ—not despair.

Satan will try to make you doubt.

He will tempt you to believe that God has abandoned you, that your salvation is no longer real, or that your failures have somehow placed you beyond the reach of grace.

And when assurance begins to collapse, it can affect everything.
Your confidence in God’s promises.
Your joy in His salvation.
Your usefulness in His mission.
Your ability to rest in the righteousness of Christ.

That is why Paul tells believers to take up the helmet of salvation. Practically, that means you look to Christ.

You remember what He has done.
You examine the evidence of His work in your life.

Is there a growing pattern of obedience?
Is there love for Christ and His people?
Is there repentance when you sin?

And when conviction comes, do not confuse it with condemnation.
Conviction says, “Repent and return to Christ.”
Condemnation says, “There is no hope for you.”

Those are not the same voice.

The Christian does not find assurance by pretending sin does not matter. You repent of sin, then you believe what God has said. You look away from yourself as the foundation of your hope and back to Christ.

Your assurance rests finally in Him.

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From The Field Church Sermons:
Grabbing the Helmet of Salvation | Ephesians 6:17
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08/11/2026

Faith is not passive optimism. It is confident obedience.

Paul tells believers in Ephesians 6:16 to take up the shield of faith. But biblical faith is not pretending everything will work out the way you want.

It is not wishful thinking.
It is not positive thinking.
And it is not the prosperity gospel.

Biblical faith is believing God in spite of what your circumstances seem to say.

It is trusting that: 
God’s character is true. God’s promises are sure. God’s commands are right. God’s wisdom is enough. And God’s Word is what you need to live by.

That kind of faith is not scared or passive.
It is bold, resolute belief that produces confident action.

You obey because you trust Him. You stand firm because you believe Him. You move forward because His Word is more trustworthy than what you can see. 

The shield of faith is not confidence that your preferred outcome will happen. It is confidence in God Himself.

When the enemy throws doubt, fear, accusation, or temptation at you, faith answers:

“God has spoken, and I believe Him.”

That is how the Christian stands.

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From The Field Church Sermons
Taking Up the Shield of Faith | Ephesians 6:16
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07/29/2026

Following Jesus does not guarantee an easier life.

Many people assume that if they are faithfully following Christ, life should become easier, safer, and more comfortable.

But that expectation does not come from Scripture.

Throughout the Bible, faithfulness to God is repeatedly accompanied by hardship, opposition, suffering, and affliction.

Abraham was tested.
Joseph was betrayed.
Moses was opposed.
David was hunted.
The prophets were rejected.
The apostles were persecuted.
And Jesus Himself was crucified.

This does not mean that every Christian must experience severe persecution to prove that his faith is genuine.
But it does mean that believers should not be surprised when obedience to Christ becomes costly.

Jesus told His disciples:
“A slave is not greater than his master. If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.” - John 15:20

Romans 5 teaches that suffering is not evidence that God has abandoned His people.

For those who have been justified by faith and have peace with God through Jesus Christ, affliction has a purpose.

Suffering produces endurance.
Endurance produces proven character.
Proven character produces hope.

The Christian does not rejoice because suffering is pleasant. We rejoice because God is using it.

Following Christ may not make life easier.
But it gives every hardship eternal meaning, because the God who justified us is also shaping us through every trial.

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From The Field Church Sermons:
A Secure Hope | Romans 5:1-5
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