Teachings
You Don’t Own Anything | Power
Powerlessness becomes powerful when it moves toward Jesus.
Big idea:
Powerlessness becomes powerful when it moves toward Jesus.
The following is a teaching given by TJ States for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, March 15th, 2026.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Luke 8:42-43
Matthew 4:1-11
Matthew 17:14-20
John 14:10-14
You Don’t Own Anything | Vocation
Stewardship is managing what God has graciously entrusted to you.
Big idea:
Stewardship is managing what God has graciously entrusted to you.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, March 8th, 2026.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Matthew 25:14-30
Genesis 1:26, 28
Genesis 2:4-7 & 15
You Don’t Own Anything | Body
Your body is a visible representation of God.
Big idea:
Your body is a visible representation of God.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, March 1st, 2026.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Genesis 1
Romans 12:1
1 Corinthians 6
2 Corinthians 4:16-5:1
You Don’t Own Anything | Money & Mammon
Kingdom stewardship means trusting God as Master and using what He’s entrusted to us for His glory and the good of others.
Big idea:
Kingdom stewardship means trusting God as Master and using what He’s entrusted to us for His glory and the good of others.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, February 22nd, 2026.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Genesis 4, 14:19-20
Num. 18: 21, 24
Leviticus 27:30-32
Deut. 14:22-27 , 28, 29
Matthew 25:14-30
Luke 12:13-21, 14:28-33, 16:1-13
1 Timothy 6:10, 17-19
1 Corinthians 16
You Don’t Own Anything | The Gift Of Marriage
Big idea:
We are owners STEWARDS, of what God has given us.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, February 15th, 2026.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Genesis 1-3
Matthew 19
Ephesians 5
You Don’t Own Anything | The Gift Of Singleness
Big idea:
Marriage isn’t the goal. Jesus is the goal.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, February 8th, 2026.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Genesis 2
1 Corinthians 7:32-35
John 19
Philippians 4
In Our Time | Praying Faithfully
Big idea:
Faithful prayer is grounded in reverence and re-asking.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, February 1st, 2026.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Hab 3:1-19
In Our Time | Trust Amid Uncertainty
Big idea:
Faithful integrity leads to life.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, January 18th, 2026.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Hab 2:2-20
In Our Time | Keep Waiting
Big idea:
God is working, even when we don’t understand what He’s doing.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, January 11th, 2026.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Hab 1:5-2:1
In Our Time | Do You Have A Burden?
Big idea:
Asking ‘how long’ and ‘why’ is not a failure of faith, but the beginning of an honest relationship with God.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, January 4th, 2026.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Habakkuk 1:1-4
Matthew 11:28
Christmas 2025: The Scandal of Divine Humility
Big idea:
The humility we see in the manger continues all the way to the cross—and even now, God still meets us not in our strength, but in our need.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s Christmas Eve gathering on Wednesday, December 24th, 2025.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Isaiah 9
Luke 2
Philippians 2
This Is Us | mission
Big idea:
Any successful movement must have a mission behind it.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, December 21st, 2025.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Genesis 1, 2, 12
Exodus 19
Isaiah 9, 42, 61
Luke 4
Matthew 4
Mark 10
Matthew 28
Acts 1
2 Corinthians 5
This Is Us | Formation
Big idea:
Spiritual formation is a lifelong journey of moving from willfulness to willingness.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, December 14th, 2025.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
John 21:18-19
This Is Us | Relationships
Big idea:
Relationships are a foundation of the Gospel as we love Jesus and others.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, December 7th, 2025.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
John 15 (Relationship with God)
John 13/17 (Relationship with others)
The Discipline of Presence
Big idea:
John shows us the mission of Jesus still depends on humble hearts, open homes, and lives worth imitating—and it warns us how easily pride can shut all of that down.
The following is a teaching given by Trey Gilmore for Contrast Church’s gathering on Sunday morning, November 23rd, 2025.
The biblical text used throughout the teaching is:
Psalm 91:6
Philippians 4:4–9
Daniel 3
Matthew 11:25–30
Mark 5:21–43
Luke 10:38–42