November 9, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org Text: John 15:1-17   Sermon Points: 1) Discipleship is living life with Jesus.     a) Know Jesus's words.     b) Pray Jesus's will.     c) Obey Jesus's commands.     d) Love Jesus's people. 2) Disciples will produce spiritual fruit. 3) Disciples will help others come to know and abide in Jesus. 

November 2, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org Text: Philippians 4:14-23   Sermon Points: 1) Generous giving means sharing in the troubles of others.  2) Generous giving is an act of worship to God. 3) God has generously given us grace and riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

October 26, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org. Text: Philippians 4:10-13   Sermon Points: 1) True contentment is learned.     a) We learn from God's Word.     b) We learn from experience. 2) True contentment is found in both plenty and want. 3) True contentment is not self-sufficient, but Christ-sufficient. 

October 19, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org Text: Philippians 4:2-9 Sermon Points: 1) Seek unity. 2) Rejoice always. 3) Be gentle and fair toward everyone. 4) Fight anxiety with prayer. 5) Dwell on and practice the things of God. 

October 12, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org    Text: Philippians 3:17-4:1   Sermon Points: 1) Follow the examples of Jesus on earth. 2) Set your mind on Jesus in heaven. 3) Stand firm in Jesus.

October 5, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.   Text: Jude 24-25   Sermon Points: 1) The Sustaining Power of Jesus. 2) The Supreme Exaltation of Jesus.

September 28, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.   Text: Philippians 3:12-16   Sermon Points: 1) Persevere by recognizing you belong to Jesus.  2) Persevere by having a holy dissatisfaction in your own Christian journey. 3) Persevere with the end in mind. 

September 21, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org. Text: Philippians 3:1-11   Sermon Points: 1) Guard against works-based religiosity.  2) Jesus plus nothing equals everything. 3) We should passionately pursue a relationship with Jesus. 

September 14, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.   Text: Philippians 2:14-30   Sermon Points: 1) We are to live as lights in a dark world. 2) We are to hold firm and hold forth the word of life.  3) We are to live in sacrificial service of others. 

September 7, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.   Text: Philippians 2:12-13   Sermon Points: 1) Obedience to God takes effort.  2) God supplies the desire and power for obedience. 3) Obedience requires a reverential awe of a holy God.

August 31, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org. Text: Philippians 2:1-11   Sermon Points: 1) Enjoyment of the comforts of the gospel should lead us to pass them on to others. 2) We should humbly think of others first because Jesus humbled Himself for us. 3) Jesus's humble incarnation leads to His glorious exaltation! 

August 24, 2025. Greg Beale. www.machiasvalley.org Title: Walking on the Basis of Christ Text: Colossians 2:6-15

August 17, 2025. Kip Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org. Text: Luke 9:23, 57-62; Luke 14:26,43; Exodus 3-4 Points: Cost of Discipleship to help us "Settle It" and keep Christ established as Head and Heart of our lives -- Luke 9:57-62 Some demands of Discipleship: A. Love God Supremely - Settle It! --Mark 12:50 & Luke 14:26 B. Follow Christ Passionately - Settle It! --Luke 9:23 C. Forsake All Intentionally - Settle It! --Luke 14:33 & Exodus 3-4

August 10, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.   Text: Philippians 1:27-30   Sermon Points: 1) The gospel shapes the way we live. 2) Unity in the gospel is a visible fruit of faith. 3) It is a privilege to know and suffer for Christ.

August 3, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org. Text: Philippians 1:12-26   Sermon Points: 1) Rejoice in the spread of the gospel, however it comes about. 2) Because Christ is worth dying for. 3) And Christ is worth living for. 

June 27, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org. Text: Philippians 1:1-11   Sermon Points: 1) We need a right perspective of fellow believers: as saints in Christ Jesus. 2) The partnership of the gospel must be central. 3) We need confidence that God will sustain us and our fellow believers. 4) We must love each other with the love that Jesus has. 5) We should joyfully pray with the priorities of the gospel in mind.

July 20, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org.   Text: Matthew 16:24-28   Sermon Points: 1) True life is found in death to self.  2) Souls are of measureless value.  3) Christ's return brings eternal reward. 

July 13, 2025. Kurt Smith. www.machiasvalley.org.   Text: Proverbs 3:5-7   Point 1: Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Action Item: Find one area in your life where you have resisted trusting God.   Point 2: Do not lean on your own understanding. Action Item: Ask God to give you wisdom in a decision (big or small)   Point 3: In all your ways acknowledge Him. Action Item: Identify one way this week you can imitate or acknowledge Christ.   Point 4: He will make straight our path. Action Item: Trust the path He sets before you (even if it's hard and uncomfortable).

July 6, 2025. Ethan Davis. www.machiasvalley.org   Text: John 3:22-36; John 4:1-38 Sermon Points: 1) God isn't interested in methods and programs to achieve effective ministry. 2) Sin is a roadblock to the progression of our individual and collective relationship with God. 3) We plant the seeds and water them, but God gives the increase.

June 29, 2025. Pastor Zach Vaughn. www.machiasvalley.org   Text: Ezekiel 38-39   Sermon Points: 1) Christ restores the presence of God to His people.  2) Christ establishes the perfect priesthood and kingship. 3) Christ brings life and healing to the world.