Sermons at the Shed

Eythan Tibbs
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At The Shed, we believe that following Jesus isn’t just a Sunday thing — it’s a way of life. Our vision is simple: we grow disciples in here that embody Jesus out there. This podcast is a collection of sermons and teachings from The Shed, a small church in rural Oklahoma with a big heart for God’s presence, His Word, and the people around us. Whether you’re part of our community or just listening in, we pray these messages stir your faith, challenge your thinking, and equip you to follow Jesus in real, everyday ways. New episodes released weekly.

  1. 2d ago

    Get Your Head in the Game

    It is easy to treat church the way you treat a ball game. You find your seat, watch what happens on the platform, and evaluate the performance on the way home. But Scripture paints a completely different picture. Psalm 95 does not say 'let them worship.' It says 'let us,' calling every single person in the room to be an active participant. The Danish thinker Soren Kierkegaard captured this well when he described true worship as a performance where God is the audience, the congregation are the performers, and the people up front are simply prompters helping everyone remember their part. Worship is not a ticket you redeem. It is an offering you bring. Paul makes this plain in Romans 12:1, calling believers to present themselves as living sacrifices, which is their spiritual act of worship. You cannot hand something over while sitting with your arms crossed waiting to be impressed. Heart-centered worship goes deeper than outward participation. Isaiah 29:13 warns that it is entirely possible to sing the right words and still have your heart somewhere else entirely. Jesus told the woman at the well that the Father is actively seeking worshipers who worship in Spirit and in truth, not people who simply show up and observe. Practically, this means coming prepared, paying attention to the words you are singing, staying open even when the delivery is imperfect, and asking on the drive home not whether you enjoyed the service but whether you genuinely met with God. Research on group singing even confirms what Scripture has always taught, showing that singing together raises oxytocin levels, reduces stress hormones, and creates a measurable sense of safety and connection. God wired worship into our biology so we would experience, in a physical way, that we are one family and one body. This call to participation extends far beyond the music. Paul describes the church as a body in 1 Corinthians 12, where every part matters. Making coffee, running the soundboard, checking kids in at the door, praying at the altar, and holding a baby so a tired mom can breathe are all acts of worship when done for the Lord. Peter reminds us that every gift we have received is meant to be given away so others can receive what only we can offer. There are practical steps anyone can take to move from spectator to participant: prepare your heart before you arrive, engage fully while you are there, and find your place in the body. God is not looking for an audience to fill the room. He is looking for worshipers who will fill the room with His presence. 🌐 https://theshed.church🚗 Apple Podcast: Sermons At The Shed📘 Facebook: theshedatprovence📷 Instagram: theshed.church🎵 TikTok: theshed.church📺 YouTube: theshedatprovence

    Get Your Head in the Game

  2. 2d ago

    Giving

    Generosity is one of the clearest indicators of where our hearts truly are. Throughout Scripture, a consistent pattern emerges: every time God pours out His presence on a group of people, generosity follows. When Israel built the tabernacle, the people gave so much that Moses had to tell them to stop. When the Holy Spirit fell at Pentecost, believers immediately began selling what they had and giving to those in need. When Jesus entered the home of Zacchaeus, that encounter produced immediate and radical generosity. Generosity is not how we earn God's presence. It is what His presence produces in us. Jesus taught about money and possessions more than almost any other subject, and Paul devoted significant portions of his letters to teaching the church how to give with the right heart. For the early church, giving was never fundraising. It was a mark of discipleship and belonging. Many believers today carry real wounds from environments where giving felt manipulative or transactional, and those wounds are valid. But the answer to an unhealthy extreme is not silence. When the church stops talking about generosity, it leaves people undiscipled in an area Jesus considered essential. Putting God first in your finances is ultimately an act of trust. It is saying with your wallet what you say with your words, that He is Lord over every area of your life. The goal is not a specific percentage but a posture of the heart. Are you giving because you love God and want to see His purposes advance? The testimony of Scripture and of countless believers across generations is the same: He is faithful, He sees you, and He cares more about you than anyone else ever could. Generosity is not a burden. It is a mark of a heart that has been touched by God's presence. 🌐 https://theshed.church🚗 Apple Podcast: Sermons At The Shed📘 Facebook: theshedatprovence📷 Instagram: theshed.church🎵 TikTok: theshed.church📺 YouTube: theshedatprovence

    Giving

  3. Oct 25

    Beyond the Veil

    God placed Himself at the center of the Israelite camp in Numbers 2, and that arrangement was never just about logistics. It was a declaration that every part of life should be built around and oriented toward His presence. Inside the tabernacle, the altar of incense burned morning and evening as a picture of prayer rising before God, and the great veil stood as a reminder that He is holy, wholly other, and not to be approached carelessly. The story of Nadab and Abihu in Leviticus 10 makes this unmistakably clear. They were priests who had seen God move, and yet they treated His presence as something they could handle on their own terms. The result was devastating, and it was meant to be a warning. When Jesus died on the cross, the temple veil was torn from top to bottom. That direction matters. It was not humanity reaching up to God but God opening the way down to humanity. Jesus entered the holy of holies not with someone else's blood but with His own, not to repeat the sacrifice year after year but once and for all, and He sat down, because the work was finished. The incense that once burned before a veil now rises directly before the throne, because the barrier is gone. The challenge is to avoid two dangerous extremes. The first is flippant grace, treating God's presence like background noise and His forgiveness like something that requires no response of awe. The second is fearful distance, staying so far back in shame that we never take advantage of the access Jesus purchased. The model is Moses, who, when offered the promised land without God's presence, said he would rather stay in the wilderness with God than go forward without Him. That kind of hunger for presence over promise is what genuine awe produces. The veil is torn. The way is open. The invitation is to come near with both reverence and confidence. 🌐 https://theshed.church🚗 Apple Podcast: Sermons At The Shed📘 Facebook: theshedatprovence📷 Instagram: theshed.church🎵 TikTok: theshed.church📺 YouTube: theshedatprovence

    Beyond the Veil

  4. Oct 18

    Tending the Fire

    The bread in the tabernacle points to three layers of spiritual nourishment. First, the Sabbath rest, a weekly act of trust that honors God with our time just as tithing honors Him with our finances. Second, the Sunday celebration, where believers gather to study the Word and share in communion together as one body. Third, the daily bread, because a once-a-week meal cannot sustain a body, and the same is true spiritually. The lampstand follows the same pattern. Oil had to be replenished morning and evening without fail, and the people themselves were responsible for bringing it. No one could borrow another person's supply, just as no one can ride the faith of a parent or grandparent into the presence of God.The call is to identify three specific places of renewal: the daily secret place of personal prayer and Scripture, the weekly Sabbath rest as an act of obedience and trust, and the regular gathering with other believers where unity releases something remarkable. Psalm 133 describes unity as precious oil running down, and it is in that place of togetherness that God commands the blessing. Jesus has already provided everything needed. The response He is looking for is consistency, a willingness to set apart time and space, tend what He has given, and sustain the worship that began the moment you first believed...🌐 https://theshed.church🚗 Apple Podcast: Sermons At The Shed 📘 Facebook: theshedatprovence 📷 Instagram: theshed.church 🎵 TikTok: theshed.church 📺 YouTube: theshedatprovence

    Tending the Fire

  5. Oct 11

    Brought Near

    God's desire from the very beginning has been to dwell with His people. The tabernacle, described in Exodus and Leviticus, was not a complicated religious obstacle. It was a gracious invitation for sinful people to draw near to a holy God. Every element of its design carried meaning, and every element pointed forward to Jesus Christ. There was one gate into the tabernacle courtyard, one altar where sacrifice was made, and one basin where the priests were cleansed before drawing closer to God's presence. None of these were arbitrary. They were a picture of what was coming. Jesus fulfilled every part of that system completely. He is the gate, as He declared in John 10:9. He is the once-for-all sacrifice, as described in Hebrews 10:12, where it says He sat down at the right hand of God after offering a single sacrifice for sin. The priests in the tabernacle never sat down because their work was never finished. Jesus sat down because His was. He is also the cleansing water, washing His people through His Word. Because of Him, those who were once far off have been brought near, not by their own effort or willpower, but by His blood alone. Understanding the tabernacle also shapes how we live today. Romans 12:1 calls believers to present themselves as living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to God. Unlike the animal brought to the altar, a living sacrifice stays alive, which means it keeps choosing to lay itself down. This is a daily decision. It also means that when we fall short, the answer is not to start over from scratch or live under condemnation. Just as the priests washed their hands and feet before serving without needing to be fully bathed again, believers who have been cleansed in Christ simply need to confess and course correct. Confession is not condemnation. It is the path to cleansing and continued closeness with God.

    Brought Near

  6. Sep 27

    Praise and Worship

    What is the difference between praise and worship? Many believers have spent years in church without ever being clearly taught what these two things actually are, why they look the way they do, or what the Bible says about how to engage in them. This is a deep dive into what Scripture reveals about praise and worship, and what it means to bring both with your whole self. Praise and worship are not the same thing. Psalm 95 makes this clear with two separate invitations in the same song. One calls for a joyful shout. The other calls for bowing down and kneeling. Same song. Two different postures. Two different responses. Praise is an outward declaration of who God is and what He has done. Worship is an act of humble submission and obedience that does not stay in the building. The Hebrew language gives us at least eight distinct words for praise, including halal (the root of Hallelujah), rua (a battle shout), todah (thanksgiving), shabach (speaking directly to God in praise), and more. Understanding these words helps us move beyond personal preference and engage with what Scripture actually calls us to do. Hebrews 13:15 calls praise a sacrifice, connecting it to the thank offering in Leviticus 7. Like fruit on a vine, genuine praise cannot be faked. It grows from the inside out. And sometimes, like David in Psalm 42, we have to preach to ourselves and bring the sacrifice even when our emotions are not cooperating. Psalm 150 covers every form of praise the writer could imagine, from singing and shouting to lifting hands, kneeling, and dancing. Each of these expressions is grounded in specific Scripture, not tradition or preference. Two dangers can pull us away from biblical praise and worship. The first is the extreme of the cart, doing things with energy but without the order and obedience God requires. The second is the extreme of the window, holding back out of pride, comfort, or personal preference rather than engaging with what God has called for. Whether you are exploring what the Bible says about worship, looking for a deeper understanding of praise, or trying to grow in your personal and corporate worship life, this is a practical and biblically grounded guide to help you engage more fully. Keywords: praise and worship, what is praise, what is worship, biblical worship, how to worship God, Hebrew words for praise, hallelujah meaning, sacrifice of praise, Psalm 150, Psalm 95, worship in the Bible, Christian worship, how to praise God, lifting hands in worship, kneeling in prayer, worship and obedience, praise God, church worship, worship explained, Bible study on worship

    Praise and Worship

  7. Sep 20

    Created to Worship

    Everyone worships something. The question is not whether you worship, but what you worship and where your worship is directed. Worship is your response to whatever you believe is most worthy, and it shapes every area of your life. It is not confined to a church building or a Sunday morning. It is a posture, a way of living, and a natural overflow of where your heart is truly focused. Romans 1 makes clear that sin did not stop human worship. It redirected it. The word used is exchanged, not abandoned. The human heart was built to worship, and when it turns away from God, it does not go quiet. It simply finds something else to bow to. Modern idols are easy to miss because they feel so normal. They include the worship of self, money, status, control, comfort, and even the need to always be right. Each of these quietly takes the place of God and begins to shape who we are becoming. Psalm 115 warns that we become like what we worship. If we fix our eyes on things that are empty and lifeless, we will slowly lose our ability to see and hear what truly matters. But the opposite is also gloriously true. Second Corinthians 3:18 tells us that as we behold the glory of the Lord, we are being transformed into His image from one degree of glory to another. Worship is not just participation in a church service. It is the ongoing formation of your soul, and one day it will continue forever around the throne of God. What we practice now is preparation for what we will be doing for eternity.

    Created to Worship

  8. Sep 13

    You Are Not Alone: How the Enemy Uses Isolation and Why Worship Is Your Greatest Weapon

    The enemy does not need to destroy believers outright. He simply needs to get them far enough away from the body of Christ to work on their thoughts, emotions, and sense of worth without anyone around to push back. This strategy of isolation is as old as Scripture itself. When Israel was taken into exile, the nations did not just remove them from their land; they separated them, because a separated people is a weakened people. Yet even in captivity, God's people found each other. Daniel and his companions stood together. The three Hebrew boys faced the furnace together. And when the fourth man appeared in the fire, He showed up in the middle of their unity. Scripture does not treat community as optional. Paul did not suggest that believers gather; he begged for it with urgency. When every believer has Jesus in their viewfinder, something remarkable happens. They begin to look like Him, treat others like He does, and unity becomes natural because everyone is being shaped by the same source. But the moment the enemy pulls a believer's gaze off of Jesus and onto offenses, differences, or the noise of the world, the flesh takes over. And the flesh cannot agree. It takes the Holy Spirit to bring people into one accord. History and Scripture both show that when God's people unify their voices in worship and obedience, He fights the battle for them. Jehoshaphat sent worshipers to the front lines and the enemy destroyed itself. Paul and Silas sang at midnight and an earthquake broke every chain. Gideon's 300 surrounded an army with torches and shouts and the enemy fled in confusion. The walls of Jericho fell not through military strategy but through marching and a unified shout. The pattern is consistent. Worship is a weapon and a compass. Stay connected to the body of Christ, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, and praise Him through every hard season. He will fight for you.

    You Are Not Alone: How the Enemy Uses Isolation and Why Worship Is Your Greatest Weapon
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At The Shed, we believe that following Jesus isn’t just a Sunday thing — it’s a way of life. Our vision is simple: we grow disciples in here that embody Jesus out there. This podcast is a collection of sermons and teachings from The Shed, a small church in rural Oklahoma with a big heart for God’s presence, His Word, and the people around us. Whether you’re part of our community or just listening in, we pray these messages stir your faith, challenge your thinking, and equip you to follow Jesus in real, everyday ways. New episodes released weekly.

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  • Creator
    Eythan Tibbs
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    79
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Eythan Tibbs
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    Sermons at the Shed