Edgefield Church Nashville – Sermons

We often assume our weariness comes from having too much to do, too much to think about, too much of something or another. But have you ever considered whether weariness might flow from having too little of what you need most?

What does it mean that Jesus came to seek and to save the lost?

Jesus's prerequisites for the kingdom are different than what we would expect. He didn't come to call the righteous, but the sinner.

Only those who recognize their poverty can accept the freedom that Jesus came to offer.

How often do you think about where the history of the world is going? Jesus tells us signs of the end, but more importantly what our posture should be towards it.

Jesus's condemnation of the scribes and praise of the widow faces us with a question. What will you live on?

How do you evaluate a figure like Jesus?

The way Jesus comes to Jerusalem foreshadows the work he has come to do.

When difficult circumstances don’t make sense, this Psalm show us we can turn to God, complain to Him, ask questions, and trust that He will be faithful.

How you steward the King’s gifts reveals where your loyalty actually lies.

Who can enter God’s kingdom? All those and only those who come through Jesus for mercy.

God’s kingdom is unobservable now, but its coming will be unmistakable and unexpected. In the meantime, how should we seek His kingdom?

From five short teachings of Jesus we learn more about what it means to follow him, and how that is so different from what the world calls us to. 

The Pharisees wanted to be seen by others, not God. Will you live your life to prove yourself toward God or others?

Jesus warns us that is impossible to serve both God and money. But how can we make sure that money is not our master?

Guest Preacher Joel Kurz of The Garden Church in Baltimore, MD:

Gospel confidence flows from gospel comfort.

The Pharisees were repulsed by the very people Jesus rejoiced in. Through these parables, we learn that heaven celebrates when sinners repent and turn to Him. Do we share in that joy, or do we stand at a distance like the Pharisees?

The kingdom of God is completely free, and costs you everything. What does it mean to take up your cross and follow Jesus?

The need for everyone to repent was central to Jesus's message, but He warns us that many will not. Jesus stands welcome to all that will turn to Him, so why is it that so many of us won't?

A crucial part of treasuring God’s kingdom is staying ready for Jesus to come again. But how can we be ready?

In the Bible’s perspective on money, what matters most is not how much you do or do not have, but what your money is to you. Because what your money is to you reflects who God is to you.

How can you rejoice in God’s presence no matter what you’re feeling or what you’re facing?

Do you know what it means to rejoice in God's presence? Psalm 23 is all about God's presence in the life of those who know Him and why we can rejoice in it. 

Judas betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, but Mary was willing to give everything for him. Can you be bought away from Jesus, or are you willing to give him your whole life?

Why do you come to Jesus? For what you want, or what Jesus says you need?

Keeping the heart is one of the most important duties in the Christian life. In this proverb we see what is the matter of the duty, the manner of the duty, and the motive for the duty.

In Jesus, God has united believers unto himself and to one another through the gospel. But how do churches pursue this kind of gospel unity together?

What mindset should a Christian have? Here Peter shows us how to live with the end in view, for the glory of God.

In Hebrews 10:19-25 we are encouraged to keep running our race of faith by drawing near to God, by holding fast to our confession of hope, by stirring up one another to love and good works, and by continuing to gather as God’s church, all because of the perfect, once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus and the never-ending faithfulness of God to his promises.

Religious hypocrites fear other people, because they don’t fear the Lord. Followers of Jesus fear the Lord, so they have no reason to fear other people.

In this passage Jesus confronts us all with a striking and inescapable choice. We are either with him, or we are against him. Where do you stand with Jesus?

When you are a follower of Jesus you are called to prioritize Jesus' words, prioritize God's will, and pursue them shamelessly.

The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most familiar and beloved stories in the Bible. But what is it doing in Luke’s Gospel, and what is the point for us?

How can you make Jesus’s mission as central to your life as it was to his?

By looking at the first chapter of the book of Joshua we see that God remembers God's promises, God's servant remembers God's precepts, and God's soldiers remember God's people.

Absurd, Gift, Beyond: An Overview of Ecclesiastes

Seminar from Pastor Bobby Jamieson of Trinity Baptist Church (Chapel Hill, NC) to The Gospel Coalition – Nashville Chapter gathering on April 30, 2025.

For centuries, readers have been struck by how modern the book of Ecclesiastes sounds. It diagnoses the human condition with stunning depth and timeless relevance. This message will offer fresh pathways to the gospel, and equip us to evangelize secular neighbors, by showing how Ecclesiastes addresses our experiences of the absurd, alienation, resonance, and more. 

Have you rightly assessed the cost of following Jesus? In Luke 9:18-50, we see that Jesus’ disciples are called to carry a cross before they wear a crown.

Why do Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead? Why does it matter whether Jesus rose from the dead? And what if I believe Jesus DID rise from the dead?

To follow Jesus is to keep his mission at the centre of your life: proclaiming the kingdom of God, trusting the power of God.

What must you know to know peace? That Jesus rules with absolute authority, and Jesus rules with life-giving love.

It’s one thing to hear God’s word, and another thing to hear it well. Take care how you hear.

Because Jesus welcomes sinners, welcomed sinners treasure Jesus.

How does Jesus respond when even his must trusted followers are tempted to question him? And where should we turn with the doubt that drives our questions?

These two simple stories, of Jesus’s authority matched with compassion, show us the faith that we need and the Savior we can rely on.

What we treasure drives what we do. What we do reveals what we treasure. What are your actions saying about what’s in your heart? Do you treasure Jesus?

If you’re a follower of Jesus, you’re called to love your enemies because God loved you when you were his enemy.

Whatever reveals your desperate need for Jesus is a blessing. Whatever blinds you to your need for Jesus is a threat.

To understand Jesus we need to know that he’s not a Pharisee. To benefit from Jesus, we can’t be Pharisees either.

In this passage we see how godliness is driven by grace and directed towards glory.

Through this series of remarkable signs, Luke shows us what to expect if we come to Jesus.

In Jesus’s first public appearances, Luke defines for us the mission Jesus lived for.

Jesus came to win the battle that Adam lost. Luke shows us why he was qualified to fight for God’s people, and how he conquered.

Whether we’re prepared for Jesus hinges on whether we want the change he came to demand and enable.

Jesus makes clear his identity and his mission as the Son of God, and asks us, like Mary & Joseph, "Looking for me?"

The arc of Anna’s story is the arc of the Gospel and the arc of the Christian life: from loss, through longing, to love for Jesus and the hope of his return.

Whether we, like Simeon, find consolation in Jesus depends on what we’re living for.

This familiar story is meant to shock us so that it can shape us. 

When God makes promises, He keeps them. How will you respond to what He has already promised?

Seek Mary’s joy in God, through Mary’s humility before God.

To benefit from Mary’s son, we must share Mary’s faith.

The Gospel of Luke opens by announcing the birth of John the Baptist, who will prepare God’s people to receive the message of Jesus. In John’s birth announcement we hear a resounding echo of God’s faithfulness in the Old Testament, giving us a sure and steady confidence that we can trust God to be faithful to his people again, because he always has. 

Luke wrote this book not merely to inform us, but to persuade us to build our whole lives on Jesus.

This Psalm shows us how great God’s mercy is towards His people. How should we respond to His mercy?

What do we need to make it through the wilderness, so that we don’t fall as Israel did? These chapters show us three crucial resources God has given us.

Psalm 106 applies the book of Numbers to our lives in order to help us remember who God is and what he has done for us. 

God’s promise is absolutely immoveable. But what is God’s promise to you?

A Sunday morning sermon from guest preacher Sam Allberry of Immanuel Church – Nashville on Romans 15:7. 

This truly shocking story is essential for us, because idolatry is still tempting, it’s still dangerous, and it’s still the backdrop for the good news of Jesus.

Why tell such unflattering stories about Israel's most beloved leaders? To show that even the most faithful depend completely on faith in the grace of God toward sinners.

Access to God is not a ladder to climb but a gift to receive in the only way God offers it.

Everyone struggles with doubt in the wilderness. The question is whether we will focus on what stands against us or who stands for us, whether we will look to Jesus or look to ourselves.

Grumbling is as dangerous as it is easy to slip into. Do you know what you tend to complain about, and what it says about your heart, and what it says about God?

For all their repetition and apparent randomness, the rules and regulations of Numbers 1-10 work together to make one clear point and to raise one crucial question. God’s presence with his people is precious. Is God’s presence precious to you?

The story of Numbers is our story as Christians. It’s setting is our setting, it’s trials are our trials, and it’s Lord is our Lord.

For those who are in Christ, God promises to sanctify you personally, completely, and faithfully.

Why do we come to church? Because Jesus is coming back, and coming to church is how we stay ready.

We reflect the goodness of Christ to us when we always seek to do good to one another.

What does it look like to relate well to our pastors while we prepare each other for the return of Jesus? Paul says we should respect them, and we should love them.

Followers of Jesus are to stay alert and be watchful as they wait for His return. 

Can grief and hope go together?

Christian ambition is fueled and formed by love.

Pursuing a deeper knowledge and love of God makes us more and more like Jesus.

An everyday awareness of Jesus' return brings an everyday urgency to our love for one another. 

Christian love is marked by a godly vigilance over the spiritual condition of others. 

We want to be people centered on God’s word. Why? Because God speaks through his word, he sanctifies through his word, and he saves only through his word.

With two powerful metaphors, Paul shows us the care at the heart of our growth as Christians.

Heathy local churches are marked by gospel-centered methods and fueled by a God-centered motive.

Guest Preacher Nik Lingle of Westwood Baptist Church instructs us from Hebrew 9:13-14 where we see that the blood of Christ is able and effective to cleanse our conscience.

God’s power shows up in us when we willingly trade our best lives now for the joy of waiting for Jesus.

What do you want your church to be known for? And what sort of church are you working to build?

What we pray for reveals who we are. Jonah 3:10-4:11 highlights the contrast between Jonah's heart and the Lord's. 

The Spirit's work among the Ninevites teaches us what genuine revival actually looks like, and challenges us in our own ministry here in Nashville. 

We all know what it's like to long for what we don't have. In 2 Cor. 5:1-4, we see what we all long for the most, where it's available, and how we can get it. 

When God's people repent of their rebellion against Him, He is faithful to rescue them. 

In Jonah 1:4-17, we see two different ways of responding to God's Word: stubborn rebellion and submissive fear. Which is more characteristic of your own response to the Sovereign God?

The Book of Jonah is ultimately a message of God's mercy toward all, even the bird-brained, the depraved, and the calloused. Christians have the privilege of stewarding this message of mercy as we proclaim it to the lost. 

The hope of heaven sets our mission as a local church. It shapes the message we share with others, and the life we share together.

You do have to grieve. But you don’t have to grieve without hope.

How do you not lose heart when there are so many reasons to? You need to know that heaven is where you are going, and suffering is how you will get there.