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Fellowship Church MiddlebrookChristmas Eve at FellowshipDecember 24, 2025 • Devon Accardi • Luke 2:8-14This Christmas Eve message turns our attention to Luke 2 and the surprising way God chose to announce the birth of Jesus. Instead of kings, politicians, or cultural elites, the first people to hear the news were ordinary shepherds working the night shift. The angel declares that a Savior has been born, and this good news is for all people, reminding us that no one is beyond God’s invitation. The birth of Jesus shows us a God who comes near to the overlooked and the unsure, offering Himself not only as Savior, but as...
2025-12-2518 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookLuke: The Word Becomes FleshThe Word Becomes FleshDecember 21, 2025 • Devon Accardi • Luke 2:1-21This Sunday, Devon reflects on the birth of Jesus as the long-awaited fulfillment of God’s promises. This passage invites us to zoom out and see Christmas not as an isolated moment, but as the culmination of a story God has been unfolding since the very beginning of creation. After centuries of waiting and even four hundred years of silence, God enters the world quietly, not with spectacle, but as a newborn child laid in a manger. The incarnation reveals a God who does not merely visit...
2025-12-2232 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookMore Like Him: Formed in Creation & NatureFormed in Creation & NatureNovember 16, 2025 • Devon Accardi • Psalm 19:1–6This Sunday, Devon Accardi continued our fall series, More Like Him, focusing on how God uses creation to spiritually form us—dazzling us with His glory, drawing us into wonder, and reminding us of His power and presence. Nature reveals God’s care and invites us to trust Him just as the birds and plants do. Creation also teaches dependence, helping us see our “little faith” as something God patiently grows, just as He orchestrates every detail of the natural world. And while creation declares God’s glory, we are th...
2025-11-1735 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookMore Like Him: Formed in FriendshipFormed in FriendshipNovember 2, 2025 • Devon Accardi • Proverbs 27:9, Mark 2This Sunday, Devon continued our fall series, More Like Him. Spiritual formation isn’t about religious behavior but about transformation into Christ’s likeness in every part of life. Humans were created out of relationship by a relational God and therefore for relationship with one another. Sin, however, has fractured this design, leaving both beauty and brokenness in our friendships—deep joy and deep hurt. Using the story of the paralytic and his friends in Mark 2, Devon outlined three marks of formative friendship: intentionality, persistence, and faithfulness—friends who...
2025-11-0335 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookMore Like Him: The Practices GenerosityThe Practices: GenerositySeptember 28, 2025 • Devon Accardi • 2 Corinthians 9:10–15This Sunday, Devon continued our fall series, More Like Him. This week’s focus was on generosity, which is not a means to earn God’s favor, but a reflection of God’s own generous heart toward us. Generosity extends beyond money—it includes our words, dignity toward others, grace, and how we steward our resources. Ultimately, a life of generosity is a life lived for the sake of others, imitating the generous love of God shown in Christ.MORE LIKE HIM RESOURCES: https://fellowshipknox.org/moreWEBSIT...
2025-09-2933 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookMore Like Him: Mortification & VivificationMortification & VivificationSeptember 7, 2025 • Devon Accardi • Colossians 3:1–17This Sunday, Devon continued our fall series, More Like Him. Colossians 3 shows that when we confess faith in Christ, we become new creations, reconciled to God, and invited into the lifelong process of sanctification. Though Jesus has accomplished all the saving work, God calls us to actively participate by putting sin to death (mortification) and living into our new life in Christ (vivification). This work goes beyond behavior modification—it addresses the deeper roots of sin in our hearts. God desires to shape us into lives of holiness and righteou...
2025-09-0831 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookMore like Him: Adoption & RestorationAdoption & RestorationAugust 24, 2025 • Devon Accardi • Romans 3:24This Sunday, Devon continued our fall series, More Like Him. Looking at Romans 3:24 he looked at how through faith in Jesus, we are made new—regenerated with spiritual life and empowered by the Holy Spirit. The penalty of our sin is removed as God declares us justified, crediting us with the perfect righteousness of Christ. Our position changes as we are adopted into God’s family, moving from children of wrath to beloved sons and daughters who can call Him Father. These realities are not temporary but permanent—God’s love, pres...
2025-08-2536 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookColossians: Stable and SteadfastStable and SteadfastJune 1, 2025 • Devon Accardi • Colossians 1:3–14, Colossians 1:21–23This Sunday, Devon continues our summer series on Colossians. In Paul's letter to the Colossians, he meant to center the early church on the unchanging truth of Christ. Using the example of Epaphras, who heard the gospel and brought it home, he reminds us that ordinary people can carry extraordinary truth. Paul prays for the believers to be filled with wisdom, to live lives that reflect Jesus, to bear fruit, endure trials with joy, and grow in gratitude, offering a spiritual guide for a gospel-shaped life. We were onc...
2025-06-0237 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookActs: A Door of FaithA Door of FaithApril 27, 2025 • Devon Accardi • Acts 14:8–28This Sunday, Devon continues our series on the Book of Acts. In Acts 13–14, Paul and Barnabas are sent out from Antioch. They preached across multiple cities, faced strong opposition, and ultimately saw the gospel begin to spread among the Gentiles, marking a major turning point in the early church. In the same way that God called Paul and Barnabas, He still calls ordinary people to walk through "doors of faith" to expand His Kingdom. Believers need to tune into the Holy Spirit, be intentionally present in the lives of...
2025-04-2844 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookActs: Seeds of CourageSeeds of CourageMarch 16, 2025 • Devon Accardi • Acts 7, Acts 6This Sunday, Devon continues our series on the Book of Acts. In Acts 6 & 7, he walks us through the story of Stephen—highlighting his faith, his role in the early church, and the opposition he faced that led to his martyrdom. Stephen’s vision of Jesus standing at the right hand of God is a powerful affirmation of Christ’s presence and advocacy for believers. The contrast between Stephen’s faithfulness and Saul’s initial persecution of Christians illustrates the power of God’s redemption. As believers, we need to trust Go...
2025-03-1739 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookActs: The Hope for AllThe Hope for AllJanuary 26, 2025 • Devon Accardi • Acts 2:14–41This Sunday, Gospel Sunday, Devon Accardi continues our series on the Book of Acts. Acts 2:14-41 focus on Peter's sermon at Pentecost. Peter, empowered by the Holy Spirit, boldly preaches to the crowd, explaining that Jesus’ death and resurrection fulfill Old Testament prophecy. He connects the moment to the prophecy of Joel, showing that God’s Spirit is now poured out on all people, and calls the listeners to repentance and baptism. The passage culminates with 3,000 people believing and being added to the church...
2025-02-0342 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookAdvent: The Lord is My ShepherdThe Lord is My ShepherdDecember 8, 2024 • Devon Accardi • Psalm 23This Sunday, Devon Accardi continues our Advent series, focusing on the names of God and His unchanging nature. He looks at the name Jehovah Rohai, "The Lord My Shepherd." Using Psalm 23, he explores how God, as a shepherd, provides rest, security, and abundance, encouraging us to trust in His presence and provision in all circumstances. He also speaks on the dual reality of Advent as a celebration of Christ's first coming and a hopeful anticipation of His return.WEBSITE: https://fell...
2024-12-0943 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookGalatians: Bearing BurdensBearing BurdensOctober 20, 2024 • Devon Accardi • Galatians 6:1–5This Sunday, Devon teaches from Galatians 6:1-5, looking at the importance of restoring others gently when they falter. He underscores that walking in step with the Holy Spirit is vital for every believer; spiritual restoration is delicate and requires careful handling by someone deeply connected to the Spirit. We are to bear each other's burdens, and walking with someone in need requires prayer, patience, and commitment.WEBSITE: https://fellowshipknox.org/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipknox/
2024-10-2140 minFellowship Church MiddlebrookGospel Sunday: He Waits, He Weeps, He WinsJune 2, 2024 • Devon Accardi • John 11:1-44This week, Devon Accardi teaches our Gospel Sunday message, looking at the story of Lazarus from John 11. In these verses, Jesus has three movements toward the heart of His people: He waits, He weeps, and He wins. In these movements, we see that at the heart of the Gospel is the heart of our God.WEBSITE: https://fellowshipknox.org/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipknox/
2024-06-0341 min
The Trellis Podcast21 Days of Prayer & Fasting: IntroductionDevon Accardi and Stacey Tafao from the Adult Ministries team provide an introduction to the 21 Days of Fasting & Prayer. What is it? How do we participate? What is fasting? For a lot of us, fasting is something we've read about but never done ourselves. Devon and Stacey answer those questions while setting forth the heart for our church as we move into this season of consecrating. NOTES & LINKS: 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting WebsitePDF Guide to Prayer & FastingAs part of the 21 days, we're committing to 21 days of 24/7 prayer. Sign up...
2024-01-0920 min