Browse published episodes from Kirk Taylor in Plains Church Sermons.
Feb 16, 2025 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Community doesn't happen by accident. It tales intentional practices to build true community in a church. The early church gives us a model for how to build community in Acts 2.
Jan 26, 2025 5:00 AM America/Chicago
We tend to mostly associate worship with music, but worship is so much more than music! Worship is rooted in offering our whole lives to God as a sacrifice.
Jan 19, 2025 5:00 AM America/Chicago
What is worship for? Many times we are tempted to come to worship seeking some sort of spiritual experience, but this misses the point of worship. Worship is about praising God whether we feel like it or not, and whether we feel anything or not.
Dec 8, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Sometimes we wonder what God is waiting for in our lives... Why does he take so long to answer our prayers or to move in our hearts? The Christmas story teaches us that God's timing is always perfect. He always shows up exactly when he means to.
Nov 24, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Jeremiah--the Weeping Prophet--literally wrote the book on lament, a small book in the Old Testament called Lamentations. Jeremiah's lament focuses on the sin and brokenness in our world. Jeremiah's story teaches us that lament takes us to a messy middle
Nov 17, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
Almost no character in the Bible laments to God as much as David does. In the Psalms, David teaches us how to lament our enemies--both those who hurt us and ourselves when we are our own worst enemies. Through lament, David gives his enemies to God so he
Nov 10, 2024 5:00 AM America/Chicago
David cried. Job Cried. Jeremiah cried. Jesus wept. This month, we are looking at lament--one of the most overlooked and underappreciated parts of our Bible. As we encounter these characters in their authentic tears, we will see how their honesty allowed