High Praise Sermons

Pastor Joshua Gay continues a series on engaging with God first before engaging with others, emphasizing prayer and Bible reading.

["Pastor Joshua Gay of High Praise uses John 21 to argue that water baptism is participation in \"union with Christ,\" not just obedience, and he repeats that believers are \"different now.\"", "He centers Peter's \"I am going fishing\" on a return to old habits, then links it to Luke 5's empty nets and the original call to be a \"fisher of men.\"", "Joshua defines sin as \"disordered desire\" and applies that idea to scrolling, politics, influencers, gossip, pornography, and other familiar patterns that pull believers backward.", "He says the \"fire of coals\" in John 21 echoes Peter's denial in John 18, and Jesus answers shame with three questions: \"Do you love me?\" plus \"feed my sheep\" and \"follow me.\""]

["High Praise Podcast's 'It's Resurrection Day I Pastor Joshua Gay' centers on John 20 and Romans 8 on Easter morning.", "Pastor Joshua Gay, the lead pastor at High Praise, frames the message around Mary Magdalene at the tomb, Simon Peter, and the other disciple who outruns him.", "He compares the resurrection to Avengers: Endgame, using 'on your left' and plot-twist language to say the cross was only the setup.", "Gay argues that 'death didn't change Jesus; Jesus changed death,' and says Jesus took 'the keys of death, hell, and the grave.'"]

Pastor Robert Gay’s “Generational Victory” sermon uses Matthew 21’s triumphal entry to connect household victory with obedience, declaration, worship, and generational unity.

Pastor Joshua Gay concludes the 'Unmuted' series, teaching that God's voice equips believers to fight and win spiritual battles.

Pastor Joshua Gay continues the 'Unmuted' series, teaching how to discern God's voice from other voices, emphasizing that heaven speaks exhortation, edification, and comfort, not condemnation.

In Part 3 of High Praise's 'Unmuted: The Spirit Still Speaks' series, Pastor Robert Gay preaches from Ezekiel 36 and 37 — the Valley of Dry Bones — arguing that restoration of devastated circumstances begins not with hearing God's word but with actively declaring it: 'Are you willing to unmute yourself and instead of echoing what was just said on Fox or NBC or ABC, be the echo of God in the earth?' Gay roots the sermon in personal testimony: his family's experience when daughter-in-law Chelsea was trapped in Israel during a military conflict, his son Pastor Micah's emotional breakdowns, and a $25,000 waterfront lot in Laird Bayou that he calls a 'supernatural deal' prefigured by a 1987 prophetic word.

Pastor Joshua Gay of High Praise delivers Part 2 of 'Unmuted: The Spirit Still Speaks,' arguing that God's voice is clear and constructive even amid the noise of modern digital culture.

Pastor Joshua Gay of High Praise opens "Unmuted" by arguing that God is still speaking and that believers have often hit the mute button through distraction, shame, and constant noise.

High Praise Sermons with Pastor Robert Gay centers on Joel 2 restoration and Luke 5:36, using "new wine" and "old wineskins" to frame the message.

Pastor Joshua Gay explores the theology behind Christmas carols, focusing on 'Joy to the World' as a song about the reign of Jesus rather than his birth.

Pastor Joshua Gay preaches on living in gratitude by examining the story of the demon-possessed man from Mark chapter 5.

Pastor Robert Gay teaches on maintaining a heart of gratitude daily, not just during Thanksgiving, using scripture from Hebrews and Deuteronomy.

Pastor Joshua Gay continues a series on gratitude, encouraging listeners to adopt a thankful heart posture despite cultural tendencies toward negativity.