Sermons at the Shed

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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. 3d ago

    Worship

    Worship is one of the most misunderstood and underestimated practices in the Christian life. Many people feel uncertain or out of place during worship, not because something is wrong with them, but simply because no one has ever explained what worship truly is or why it matters. Scripture makes it clear that worship is not a passive religious routine. It is a powerful, Spirit-led response to who God is, and He responds to it in remarkable ways. When Jehoshaphat sent worshipers to the front lines of battle, God fought for Israel. When Solomon's temple was dedicated with praise, the glory of God filled the house so powerfully that the priests could not stand. When Paul and Silas worshiped at midnight in a prison cell, an earthquake shook the foundations, opened every door, and loosed every chain. These were not coincidences. They were the result of God drawing near to the worship of His people. Worship is also far broader than music and singing. Romans 12:1 describes presenting your body as a living sacrifice as your spiritual worship. That means worship includes how you spend your time, how you serve your family, how you show up at work, and how you give. It is a lifestyle, not just a Sunday experience. King David understood this. When he danced before the Ark of the Lord without concern for his image or status, he was not performing for an audience. He was responding to the worthiness of God. The more clearly you see who God is and how much you have been forgiven, the more naturally worship pours out of you. When worship becomes the first priority of your life, it has a way of aligning everything else. God still inhabits the praises of His people, and that does not stop when you walk out of a church building. Wherever you need Him to show up, bring your worship there first.

  2. Jul 26

    What are You doing Here?

    God asked the prophet Elijah a question that cuts to the heart of every believer who has ever felt lost, burned out, or spiritually stuck: What are you doing here? Elijah was one of the most powerful prophets in Scripture. He called down fire from heaven, declared a drought, and prayed rain back into a parched land. Yet shortly after one of the greatest miracles in biblical history, a single threatening message from Queen Jezebel sent him running into the wilderness, hiding in a cave, and asking God to take his life. The enemy often attacks hardest right after a breakthrough, and isolation is one of his most effective tools. When we become wrapped up in our own thoughts, cut off from community, and convinced that no one else understands, it becomes much harder to hear the voice of God. God's response to Elijah was not a rebuke. It was rest, food, and a gentle redirection. He told Elijah to go out and stand before the Lord, because while Elijah was looking backward, God was already moving forward. This is one of the most overlooked traps in the Christian life: when what is behind you looks bigger than what is ahead, you stop moving. But God's purpose was set in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and He was not surprised by your failures or your detours. Romans 8:28-29 reminds us that He foreknew and still called you. The biblical record is full of imperfect people He used anyway, from Moses and Gideon to Rahab, Peter, and Paul. God does not wait for you to feel adequate. He calls you, forms you, fills you, and uses you. Finding your purpose begins not by looking inward but by looking to Him. When Elijah stood on the mountain, God was not in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire. He spoke in a still, small voice. A whisper. That whisper gave Elijah a clearer path forward, not a bigger platform. The same is available to you. Set aside the noise, sit in stillness before God, and ask Him to speak into the quiet. Christianity is not a spectator sport. The gospel moves from receiver to giver, from being poured into to being poured out. You are not plan B. God chose you, and the question is not whether you have a role but what that role looks like for you.

  3. Jul 19

    Grace

    Grace is one of the most talked-about words in Christianity, yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. Many believers treat grace as a spiritual safety net, something that covers sin without requiring any change in behavior. But Scripture paints a far more dynamic picture. Grace is the unmerited favor of God freely given to those who could never earn it, and it is also the active power He provides to help believers overcome temptation, grow in holiness, and walk in the calling He has placed on their lives. It produces good works, empowers spiritual gifts, and walks alongside every believer through every season of life. The danger of misunderstanding grace is not new. In the first century, false teaching encouraged believers to live however they wanted because grace would cover it. Jesus addressed this directly and made clear that He hates when the price He paid on the cross is used as an excuse to keep sinning. Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer called this cheap grace, describing it as forgiveness without repentance, grace without discipleship, and grace without a living Jesus. What cost God the life of His Son cannot be treated as something casual or cheap. Complacency is equally dangerous, and perhaps more common inside the church. Like the lukewarm church at Laodicea, it is possible to go through all the motions of faith while the fire inside has quietly faded to embers. The good news is that the fire does not have to stay dim. Scripture calls believers to fan the flame, to return to their first love, and to repent with a humble and open heart. Isaiah's encounter with God left him undone and then restored, and his response was immediate wholehearted surrender. That kind of response does not come from personal ambition or religious routine. It comes from a genuine encounter with grace. The answer to sin, lukewarmness, and apathy is always the same: repentance. Not as a punishment, but as a return to the God who has never stopped extending His grace toward us.

  4. Jul 12

    The Gospel of the Kingdom

    Jesus spoke about the Kingdom of God more than any other subject in His ministry, addressing it over 100 times across the Gospels. From the very beginning of His public ministry in Matthew 4, He proclaimed that the Kingdom of heaven was at hand. This was not a secondary theme. It was the headline of everything He taught. And yet many people today have reduced Christianity to a private, personal experience, something that happens between an individual and God and stays there. That understanding falls short of what Scripture actually describes. The Gospel of the Kingdom is not something you add onto the life you were already living. Colossians 1:13 describes it as a transfer. You were not upgraded or improved. You were moved from the domain of darkness into the Kingdom of God's beloved Son. That means your citizenship has changed entirely. Philippians 3:20 makes it clear that believers are citizens of heaven, and Ephesians 2:19 describes them as fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. A kingdom has a King, and that King is Jesus. He is not simply a Savior who offers a ticket out of judgment. He is Lord over every area of life. Because the Kingdom has a King with all authority, every believer has a role to play. Paul describes that role in 2 Corinthians 5:20 as ambassador. An ambassador represents a kingdom in a foreign land, and that is exactly what followers of Jesus are called to be in the world. The Great Commission in Matthew 28 makes the assignment clear: go, make disciples, baptize, and teach. This is not driven by guilt or obligation but by the reality that Jesus reigns and His message must reach every nation, neighborhood, workplace, and home. The prayer Jesus taught His disciples in Matthew 6:10 captures the full vision: Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. That is not just a personal prayer. It is a declaration that the King's rule belongs in every corner of life.

  5. Jul 5

    July Celebration Sunday

    As America enters its 250th year, it is worth pausing to ask what has sustained this nation through centuries of challenge and change. The answer is not found in military strength or political genius alone. It is found in the Christian foundation laid by the Founding Fathers, men who, in their own words, placed their hope in Jesus Christ and built their vision for this country on the principles of the gospel. Psalm 33 speaks directly to this reality, declaring that no king is saved by the size of his army and no warrior by his own strength. What truly sustains a nation is the blessing that comes when its people honor God as Lord. Revival in America is not going to arrive through a large-scale event or a famous gathering in a distant city. It is going to look like the local church. It is going to look like small congregations where believers catch fire for God and begin carrying that fire into their neighborhoods, workplaces, and homes. The form revival takes may look different from previous generations, but the heart of it remains the same: repentance, a return to Scripture, and a people who seek first the kingdom of God above everything else. The church has spent too long playing defense, and it is time to move to offense. Believers are called to walk into the noise and chaos of the world carrying the peace of Christ and the power of the gospel. Baptism is one of the clearest signs that this harvest is already underway, as new believers publicly declare their death to the old life and their resurrection into the new. America's greatest days are still ahead if the church rises to this moment and carries the name of Jesus into every place it goes.

  6. Jun 28

    The Serpent and the Gospel

    From the opening pages of Genesis to the final chapters of Revelation, the serpent appears as a consistent symbol of sin, deception, and the enemy of God's people. In the Garden of Eden, a subtle distortion of God's words was enough to lead Adam and Eve into disobedience, and the result was shame, fear, and hiding. That same pattern, deception followed by disobedience followed by shame and concealment, is the cycle sin produces in every human life. Centuries later in the wilderness, God gave Israel a striking and unexpected remedy for the deadly serpent bites in their camp. He told Moses to lift a bronze serpent on a pole, and anyone who looked at it would live. This was not about the object itself. It was about obedience and about facing the very thing that was killing them. Jesus later revealed that this moment was always pointing forward to something greater. In John 3, Jesus made the connection explicit. Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, the Son of Man would be lifted up, so that whoever believes in Him may have eternal life. On the cross, Jesus did not simply confront the enemy. He took the full weight of the curse upon Himself, becoming sin on our behalf so that we might become the righteousness of God. He entered death willingly and walked out of the grave holding authority over everything the enemy once claimed. The power of sin and death was not just challenged. It was broken. Colossians 2:15 declares that He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame by triumphing over them. This victory is not only historical. It is personal and practical for every believer today. The account of Paul in Acts 28, shaking a viper off his hand into the fire and suffering no harm, is a vivid picture of what the cross makes available. Before the cross, a serpent's bite meant death. After the cross, the bite has lost its authority. Temptation is still real. Shame still knocks. Bitterness still rises. But through the Holy Spirit, believers now have the power to shake it off. The Gospel is not an addition to your existing life. It is a complete exchange, the old passing away and a new creation emerging. The call is simple and urgent: stop hiding what is killing you, bring it into the light, look to the cross, and walk in the freedom that Jesus purchased.

  7. Jun 21

    The Father's Heart

    The parable of the Prodigal Son is one of the most recognized stories in the Bible, but its deepest message is often missed. It is not simply a story about a rebellious child who wasted his life and came crawling back. It is a portrait of the heart of God the Father and the extraordinary lengths He will go to in order to bring His children home. When the younger son asked for his inheritance early, he was essentially telling his father he wished he were already dead. Yet the father gave it freely, divided his estate, and watched his son walk away. Even in that heartbreak, the father never stopped watching the road. When the son finally hit rock bottom, feeding pigs in a foreign land and longing for their food, something shifted inside him. He came to himself, rehearsed a speech of repentance, and began the long walk home. But before he could even finish that speech, his father saw him from a great distance and ran to him. He did not wait at the door. He was already watching. And the moment he saw his son, he ran, embraced him, and called for a celebration. The robe, the ring, and the shoes were not leftovers. They came from what the father himself owned, given freely to a son who had already spent everything. This is the picture of the Gospel. Jesus gave us what belonged to Him because we had already squandered everything we had. One of the most powerful truths in this story is that the father ran while his son was still a long way off. He did not wait for the son to clean himself up, prove his sincerity, or work off his debt. He ran to him on the road and clothed him in his own identity before they ever made it back to the house. Many people stay away from God because they believe they need to get their lives together first. But God does not expect you to walk the road back to Him alone. He is already watching. He is already running. All He asks is that you take one step in His direction.

  8. May 17

    The Blood of Abel

    The biblical account of Cain and Abel in Genesis 4 offers profound insights into two contrasting ways of living that extend far beyond their tragic story. The fundamental difference between their offerings wasn't about the type of sacrifice, but about timing, motivation, and faith. Abel brought the firstlings of his flock - the very first and best of what he had - before knowing if the rest would survive. This required tremendous faith and demonstrated his trust in God as his source. Cain, however, brought his offering after a long period had passed, when his situation was secure and giving was comfortable.Their chosen occupations reveal even deeper truths about their hearts. Cain was a tiller of the ground - the same ground that had been cursed in Genesis 3. His work represented human effort, sweat, and the mentality of trying to produce results through personal strength. Abel was a keeper of flocks, serving as a steward rather than a producer. He recognized that God was the true source of increase and blessing, and his role was to faithfully tend what had been entrusted to him.This story challenges our understanding of giving and faith today. When we believe we are our own source, we hoard resources, give reluctantly, and wait for convenient moments to be generous. But when we recognize God as our source, giving becomes a natural outflow of faith. Abel's sacrifice was commended not because of what he gave, but because it was offered in faith. His blood may have cried out for justice, but Jesus' blood speaks a better word - mercy and grace for all who trust in Him rather than their own efforts. 🌐 Website https://theshed.church 📘 Facebook / theshedatprovence 📷 Instagram / theshed.church 🎵 TikTok / theshed.church 📺 YouTube / @theshedatprovence 🎙️ Podcast The Shed at Provence Available wherever podcasts are found

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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
    67
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Eythan Tibbs
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    Sermons at the Shed