In this message, Brad Hughes challenges listeners to consider the cost of true discipleship by making Jesus the sole priority in their lives, calling for wholehearted commitment that surpasses all other relationships and pursuits, and urging believers to maintain their spiritual fervor and saltiness for God's kingdom.
In this message, Tianne Moon explores the biblical principle that God's power flows through surrender, illustrating this with the story of the widow in 2 Kings 4 who experienced God's provision by surrendering her situation, perspective, and plan, and encourages listeners to trust God and obey His leading to witness His transformative power in their own lives.
In this message, Ed Young creates a Christmas story themed chalk piece and explores the symbolism of the Christmas star as a sign of redemption, urging both believers and seekers to follow the divine guidance the star represents, embrace Jesus Christ, and respond by worshiping and living transformed lives.
In this message, JC Lopez encourages the church to embrace the power of invitations, particularly during Christmas, to share the gospel and lead others to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, emphasizing that faith is spread through intentional communication and that every believer has a role in this mission.
In this message, Tracy Barnes teaches about the biblical law of generosity, emphasizing that generosity is a lifestyle that brings blessings and confidence as God faithfully returns what is freely given, contrasting the open-handed giver’s abundant life with the closed-fisted taker’s scarcity mindset.
In this message, Sam Kelly challenges the congregation to embrace the biblical principle of generosity by reflecting on the ultimate sacrifice God made in giving Jesus Christ, urging believers to prioritize stewardship, trust in God's provision, and live lives marked by joyful, consistent giving rather than compromise or fear.
In this message, Derek Donley explains that humans are inherently “homesick” for heaven, emphasizing that our true citizenship is in heaven, which shapes our earthly purpose and priorities, calling believers to live with a heavenly longing, view life through a heavenly lens, and leave a lasting heavenly legacy.
In this message, Ed Young teaches that heaven is a real, personal, and pristine place prepared by Jesus for believers, emphasizing the certainty of eternal life, the nature of our resurrected bodies, and the importance of choosing salvation through faith in Christ to secure citizenship in heaven.
In this message, Ed Young discusses the reality and significance of heaven, emphasizing its true location as God's dwelling, its vast population, meaningful occupations, and profound eternal relationships, urging listeners to live with a heavenly perspective and prepare for their ultimate destiny through faith in Jesus Christ.
In this message, Ed Young uses the marathon as a metaphor for the Christian life, urging believers to run the “grace race” set before them with encouragement, endurance, and a fixed focus on Jesus. He challenges listeners to enter the race through faith in Christ, throw off encumbrances, persevere through suffering, and engage the mission of bringing others to heaven.
In this message, Ed Young emphasizes the transition in Romans from belief to behavior, urging believers to respond to God's mercy by offering themselves as living sacrifices through the transformation and renewal of their minds, thereby living out God’s tailor-made will with dedication, discipline, and sincere worship.
In this message, Dave Clark teaches from Romans 8 about the transformative power of living in Christ Jesus, emphasizing the steps to true freedom through no condemnation, adopting a Spirit-led mindset, unleashing the Holy Spirit's power, and embracing a new identity as children and heirs of God.
In this message, Derric Bonnot explores the apostle Paul's writings in Romans 7 and the persistent struggle with sin that affects all believers, emphasizing that while the struggle is real and ongoing, it is also good because it reveals our need for Jesus, who alone can rescue and transform us through grace and the Holy Spirit.
In this message, Sam Kelly explains that through faith in Jesus Christ, believers are dead to sin and alive in righteousness, emphasizing that salvation is a free gift received by faith, not earned by works, and calling Christians to live in the transformative power of grace by rejecting sin and embracing a new life symbolized through baptism.
In this message, Ed Young explores Romans 3:21-28 as God's divine "marketing strategy," emphasizing that the product is Jesus Christ, the testimonies are the Old Testament law and prophets, faith is the currency required to receive righteousness, and the ultimate guarantee is freedom and justification by grace, offered equally to all people through faith apart from works.
In this message, Sam Kelly explains the universal guilt of all humanity before a holy God as revealed in Romans 2, highlighting that both blatantly sinful and morally upright individuals stand condemned without the gospel, and calls listeners to repentance by embracing the grace and righteousness offered through faith in Jesus Christ.
In this message, Ed Young explores Romans 1:18-25 to warn believers about trading the ultimate treasure of God's truth and glory for worthless trinkets such as lies, idols, sinful passions, and created things instead of the Creator, emphasizing God's wrath as a righteous response to sin and calling listeners to embrace Jesus Christ as Lord.
In this message, Ed Young shares the transformative power of the gospel as revealed in Romans 1:14-17, emphasizing that salvation is not about good advice or works but about the good news of forgiveness and imputed righteousness received by faith. He urges believers to boldly proclaim this gospel, recognizing their indebtedness to Christ and others, while inviting listeners to personally receive Jesus Christ and live in the power of God's grace.
In this message, Ed Young focuses on the Book of Romans as the most important letter ever written. He emphasizes that Romans provides a firm foundation for Christian life and is centered on the Gospel of God, which encompasses the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
In this message, Ed Young explores the biblical story of Joseph to reveal the transformative power of forgiveness, emphasizing its challenges, misconceptions, and the freedom it brings as central to Christian faith and life.