Help My Unbelief: When Faith Feels Hard and God Invites Us to Wrestle

What do you do when you want to believe—but you just can’t seem to get there? In this honest and passionate message, we confront doubt, pride, and unbelief head-on through the cry of a desperate father in Mark 9: “I do believe—help my unbelief.” With humor, vulnerability, and real-life stories of healing, addiction, shame, and perseverance, this message reminds us that God is not threatened by our questions—He welcomes them. Faith isn’t pretending everything is fine; it’s desperate dependence. And when belief feels impossible, God invites us not to walk away, but to wrestle with Him—until grace, mercy, and trust take root again.

Lay Down the Stones: From Survival to Living Renewed

Many of us are carrying things that were never meant to last—shame, regret, labels, judgments, and memories that weigh us down and keep us stuck in survival mode. In this deeply moving message from the Restore series, we’re invited into the story of the woman caught in adultery (John 8) and asked to feel the weight of the stones she carried—and the ones we carry too. With tenderness and truth, this message reveals a Jesus who doesn’t stand over us in condemnation, but kneels beside us in mercy, restoring dignity before addressing behavior. Whether the stones you carry are turned inward or aimed at others, this message calls us to lay them at the foot of the cross and choose trust, freedom, and renewed life in Christ.

Stop Trying to Duct-Tape Your Soul: God Is Restoring You From the Inside Out

In this powerful teaching from the Restore series, you’ll discover how God rebuilds a life through three big gospel realities: justification (a new name before you’ve earned it), sanctification (slow, messy formation with the Holy Spirit as the foreman), and glorification (the promised finish line where restoration is complete). If you’re stuck, frustrated with your progress, or carrying something that’s holding you back, this message is an invitation to lay it down, lean in, and keep going—because the end of your story is victory.

A Message About the Gift We Often Overlook

In the middle of Christmas chaos—family gatherings, last-minute shopping, and messy wrapping—this message invites us to pause and rediscover the heart of the season. It’s a reflection on the profound truth that God didn’t stay distant or send instructions from afar—He moved into the neighborhood. Through stories of joy, grief, loss, and love, we’re reminded that God’s presence meets us in our mess, our suffering, and our loneliness. And as we receive that gift of presence, we’re gently challenged to offer the same—to God and to the people right in front of us. Because sometimes the greatest gift isn’t something we unwrap, but someone who shows up.

The Gift of Messy: When God Shows Up in the Chaos

What if the mess you’re trying to escape is actually the place God wants to meet you? In this raw and honest message, Jesse invites us to see Christmas—and our own lives—through a different lens. Drawing from Mary’s story in Luke 1 and his own journey through failure, calling, and obedience, he reminds us that God doesn’t wait for things to be cleaned up before He moves. God works in the mess. This message challenges us to resist comfortable, surface-level faith and instead press into community, embrace trials that shape us, and fix our eyes on Jesus. Because the anointing doesn’t come from ease—it comes from being pressed. And sometimes the greatest gift God gives us isn’t comfort, but transformation.

Waiting is uncomfortable, awkward, and often frustrating—but Advent reminds us that waiting is not wasted. Throughout Scripture, God uses seasons of waiting to form our faith, deepen our trust, and prepare us for His perfect timing. This reflection explores how waiting is not God’s absence, but His active presence at work in us. What if waiting is actually one of God’s greatest gifts?

The holidays promise tradition and predictability—until real life intervenes. Missed plans, unexpected news, shifting schedules. Christmas, it turns out, has always been organized chaos with pretty lights. Mary and Joseph had good plans. Simple plans. And then God disrupted them in ways they never expected. What looked like disaster was actually divine. This message explores how God often uses disruption not as punishment, but as invitation—reminding us that His sovereignty is greater than our schedules, and that sometimes the interruption is exactly where Emmanuel—God with us—meets us.

Christmas begins with a manger, a small town, and night-shift shepherds — a reminder that God doesn’t avoid the ordinary; He fills it. Jesus steps into everyday life so that the routines we overlook become places of worship. If your life feels simple or unnoticed, the Christmas story was written with you in mind.

Thankfulness isn’t just a polite nod — it’s a spiritual power move. When we practice gratitude, it reshapes our worship, rewires our thinking, fuels generosity, and strengthens our faith even in the hardest seasons. Join us as we explore how thanksgiving can move from a once-a-year holiday to a daily lifestyle that transforms how we see God, ourselves, and the world around us.

Becoming a Person of Peace in a World Full of Hurt

What do you do when relationships are painful, tension-filled, or just plain exhausting? In this timely and practical message, Dylan invites us to discover a better way forward—not by changing others, but by choosing who we become in the middle of difficult circumstances. Drawing from everyday family moments and the wisdom of Scripture, this message explores what it truly means to live as a person of peace and blessing. You’ll be challenged to lay down pride, practice courageous love, release bitterness, and carry the peace of Christ into every space you inhabit. Because while peace isn’t always possible, it is always pursuable—and as followers of Jesus, we are blessed to be a blessing.

In No One Standing Alone: Walking Together in the Good and Bad, we’re reminded that real community isn’t just about attending church or joining a group—it’s about showing up when life happens. God designed us for connection, not isolation. Whether celebrating victories, carrying one another’s burdens, handling conflict with grace, or offering encouragement when it’s needed most, life together reflects the heart of Jesus. When we choose presence over perfection and love over convenience, people don’t just hear about Jesus—they see Him in us. This week, take one step toward someone else. Celebrate, listen, forgive, and encourage. No one should have to stand alone.

In a world that makes isolation easy and connection optional, this message — Deepening Communitas — calls us back to the heart of what it means to be the Church: a family formed by grace, shaped by love, and sent with purpose. Drawing from Scripture and real-life reflection, it explores how authentic community begins with Christ, grows through intentional relationships, deepens through mutual transformation, strengthens through shared mission, and is empowered by the Holy Spirit. More than just attending church, we’re invited to be the Church — a people whose love for one another becomes a living testimony to the world that Jesus is real.

In this message, Pastor Jim shared how conflict, when handled biblically, can actually strengthen relationships rather than break them. Drawing from Matthew 18, he reminded us that Jesus calls us to be direct, honest, and redemptive in our conversations—going to the person, not around them. Using humor and insight from Ann Garrido’s Redeeming Conflict, he illustrated how we often fall into the roles of Victim, Villain, or Rescuer, and how Christ invites us instead to approach one another with humility, courage, and grace. When we follow His pattern, even friction can become a tool for deeper fellowship and spiritual growth.