Series Library
Every series. Every manuscript.
A growing library of sermon series preached from the HRCC pulpit and packaged for other pastors. Each bundle includes full manuscripts, preaching outlines, and small-group discussion questions.
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But God
Two little words that mean everything has changed — Paul's Ephesians 2 pivot preached as a full Easter arc.
There are two little words scattered through the Bible that carry the whole weight of the Gospel: *But God.* Everything that came before is true — the diagnosis is real, the distance is real, the pain is real. And then those two words, and everything after is new.
This 3-week Easter series builds around the pivot. Week 1 opens in Ephesians 2 with Paul's devastating diagnosis of the individual — you were dead, not struggling or searching, dead — and then the turn to a God rich in mercy who makes us alive with Christ. Week 2 widens the lens to the horizontal: the same cross that resurrected the individual also tore down the dividing wall of hostility, creating one new humanity. Week 3 sits down in the place most people actually live — the long middle. Joseph becomes the guide: faithful when nothing made sense, faith-filled when God seemed silent, with the quiet stubborn truth that the Lord was with him the whole time.
Made by a pastor, for pastors. Every message preached to a real congregation — including first-time guests, long-time believers, and people showing up for the first time in years.
The Series
- 01But GodEphesians 2:1-10
- 02But NowEphesians 2:11-22
- 03The Long MiddleGenesis 45 & 50 (Ephesians 2 frame)
What's Included
- +Full preaching manuscripts for all 3 weeks (PDF)
- +Condensed preaching outlines for all 3 weeks
- +Small group discussion questions for all 3 weeks (5-7 per session)
- +Series overview with weekly breakdown and usage notes

Culture Carriers
Every church has a culture. The question is whether you're building it on purpose — or by accident.
Culture Carriers is a 6-week sermon series that names something every pastor sees but few address directly: every congregation has a culture, and that culture is being shaped whether you lead it or not.
The series introduces 5 types of culture carriers in every congregation — Culture Champions, Unsung Heroes, Participants, Anonymous, and Culture Killers — a framework people immediately recognize themselves in. From there, it walks through five culture statements, one per week: We live like a family. We worship with reverence and passion. We pray with expectation. We give sacrificially. We love with all we have.
Made by a pastor, for pastors. Every message preached to a real congregation.
The Series
- 01Groundwork — The Five Culture Carriers
- 02We Live Like a Family
- 03We Worship with Reverence and Passion
- 04We Pray with Expectation
- 05We Give Sacrificially
- 06We Love with All We Have
What's Included
- +Full preaching manuscripts for all 6 weeks (PDF)
- +Preaching outlines for all 6 weeks
- +Small group discussion questions for all 6 weeks
- +Series overview sheet
- +8-piece graphics package
- +Links to all 6 sermon videos on YouTube
AttributionPart 4 (Prayer) draws significantly from Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools by Tyler Staton.

Words of Life
Salvation. Holiness. Gospel. The words we say every week — recovered for a modern congregation.
What do we really mean when we say someone is "saved"? What does it look like to live a "holy" life? How did the earliest Christians understand "the gospel"?
Words of Life is a 9-week sermon series exploring key New Testament words that carry enormous theological weight — but can easily lose their power due to overfamiliarity. Week by week, the series unpacks Salvation (soteria), Life (zoe), Holiness, Forgiveness, Righteousness, Fellowship (koinonia), Peace (shalom), Gospel (euangelion), and The Cross.
Made by a pastor, for pastors. Every message preached to a real congregation.
The Series
- 01Salvation (soteria)
- 02Life (zoe)
- 03Holiness
- 04Forgiveness
- 05Righteousness
- 06Fellowship (koinonia)
- 07Peace (shalom)
- 08Gospel (euangelion)
- 09The Cross
What's Included
- +Full preaching manuscripts for all 9 weeks (PDF)
- +Condensed preaching outlines for all 9 weeks
- +Small group discussion questions for all 9 weeks (5-6 per session)
- +Series overview with week-by-week breakdown and usage notes
AttributionDraws heavily from Nijay Gupta's 15 New Testament Words of Life (Zondervan Academic, 2023). Pastors using this material are encouraged to pick up a copy of his book for deeper study and proper attribution.

Colossians
Paul's densest letter, made preachable — the supremacy of Christ and a gospel-shaped life in six weeks.
Paul's letter to the Colossians is one of the most theologically rich texts in the New Testament — and one of the easiest to flatten in preaching. It compresses the supremacy of Christ, the mystery of the gospel, and the shape of a gospel-formed life into four short chapters.
This 6-week expository series walks straight through the letter, unpacking each section in Travis's voice: The Gospel Garden (1:1-14), The Christ Poem (1:15-23), Walk In Him (1:24-2:15), Dying to Live (2:16-3:4), Change Your Clothes (3:5-17), and Gospel-Shaped Everything (3:18-4:18).
Made by a pastor, for pastors. Every message preached to a real congregation.
The Series
- 01The Gospel GardenColossians 1:1-14
- 02The Christ PoemColossians 1:15-23
- 03Walk In HimColossians 1:24-2:15
- 04Dying to LiveColossians 2:16-3:4
- 05Change Your ClothesColossians 3:5-17
- 06Gospel-Shaped EverythingColossians 3:18-4:18
What's Included
- +Full preaching manuscripts for all 6 weeks (PDF)
- +Preaching outlines for all 6 weeks
- +Small group discussion questions for all 6 weeks
- +Series overview sheet
- +Series graphics (title + scripture)

Enemies of the Heart
The four things that actually drive behavior — guilt, anger, greed, jealousy — and what to do about them.
Most sin management fails because we treat symptoms instead of the heart conditions underneath them. Enemies of the Heart is a 5-week series that names the four heart enemies Andy Stanley identifies in his book of the same name — guilt, anger, greed, and jealousy — and works through each one pastorally.
The series opens with an introduction to the heart as the actual battleground of the Christian life, then walks through each enemy in turn: what it looks like, where it comes from, and the specific practice that starves it.
Made by a pastor, for pastors. Every message preached to a real congregation.
The Series
- 01Introduction — The Heart as Battleground
- 02Guilt — The Pursuing Enemy
- 03Anger — The Flaring Enemy
- 04Greed — The Grasping Enemy
- 05Jealousy — The Comparing Enemy
What's Included
- +Full preaching manuscripts for all 5 weeks (PDF)
- +Preaching outlines for all 5 weeks
- +Small group discussion questions for all 5 weeks
- +Series overview sheet
- +Series graphics (sermon slides)
AttributionDraws heavily from Enemies of the Heart by Andy Stanley. Pastors using this material are encouraged to read the book and acknowledge the source.
