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Pillar Church is led by Preston Morrison and is located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Visit www.thePillar.com for more information or to learn more.
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What Biblical Submission Is...And Isn't | Preston Morrison
Submission has become one of the most misunderstood words in the Church.For some, it sounds like weakness. For others, it has been used as permission for control, domination, or silence. But when Ephesians …
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Submission has become one of the most misunderstood words in the Church.
For some, it sounds like weakness. For others, it has been used as permission for control, domination, or silence. But when Ephesians teaches biblical submission, it begins somewhere very different: “Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.”
In “When Did Submission Become A Dirty Word? | What Biblical Submission Is...And Isn't,” we walk through Ephesians 5:21–6:9 and examine what submission actually looks like in marriage, family, work, and our relationship with God.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why biblical submission begins with surrender to Jesus
- The difference between submission and subjugation
- What submission does—and does not—mean for wives and husbands
- Why godly leadership looks more like sacrifice than control
- How parents and children can reflect God’s authority without becoming controlling or rebellious
- What submission looks like between employees and employers
- Why Jesus is the ultimate picture of power under authority
Biblical submission never diminishes someone’s value, gives permission for domination, or asks us to dishonor God. Instead, it teaches us how to carry strength, influence, and authority in the way Jesus did.
We see that most clearly in Christ Himself. In the Garden of Gethsemane, He prayed, “Not my will, but Yours be done.” At the cross, He had the power to come down, yet remained surrendered to the Father. What looked like weakness became the very means through which salvation came to us.
That is the picture Paul gives us: not power erased, but power willingly brought under the authority of God. And the more we learn to live like Jesus, the more faithfully we can steward whatever influence He places in our hands.
How To Shine Bright In A Really Dark Day | Preston Morrison
Everyone imitates someone. We absorb the habits, values, language, and priorities of the people we look to for direction. In Ephesians 5, Paul takes that natural tendency and gives believers a clear command …
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Everyone imitates someone. We absorb the habits, values, language, and priorities of the people we look to for direction. In Ephesians 5, Paul takes that natural tendency and gives believers a clear command: imitate God, because you are His dearly loved children.
In “Do You Live Like Your Father? | How To Shine Bright In A Really Dark Day,” we walk through Ephesians 5:1–20 and what it looks like for the children of God to actually resemble their Father in the way they live.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why our identity as God’s children is the foundation for imitating Him
- What it means to live a life of love rather than simply talk about love
- Why genuine love is always connected to sacrifice
- How believers can live as light without isolating themselves from people in darkness
- Why carefully determining what pleases God should shape everyday decisions
- What it means to make the most of every opportunity in difficult days
- Why being continually filled with the Holy Spirit is essential to living like Jesus
Jesus did not simply tell us He loved us. His life made that love undeniable. He gave Himself for us, and Paul says that sacrifice was a pleasing aroma to the Father. That same love should become visible through us. And in a dark world, God has not called His people to retreat. Light is most valuable in darkness. We are called to live among people who do not yet know Jesus in such a way that the character of our Father becomes visible through His children. But we cannot do that through human effort alone.
Paul’s instruction is not simply to be filled with the Holy Spirit once. The invitation is ongoing: be being filled. We need His presence and power again and again to love well, walk wisely, recognize what pleases the Father, and make the most of every opportunity He gives us.
So before you simply look at your calendar and begin another day, start with a different prayer: Holy Spirit, fill me again. Give me everything I need today to live like my Father.
How Knowing God Changes the Way You Live | Brent Hatchett
Following Jesus was never meant to stop at believing the right things. The more we know God, the more His character should begin shaping the way we actually live. Ephesians 5 begins with a simple but weighty …
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Following Jesus was never meant to stop at believing the right things. The more we know God, the more His character should begin shaping the way we actually live. Ephesians 5 begins with a simple but weighty command: “Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear children.”
In “What Does It Mean to Imitate God? | How Knowing God Changes the Way You Live,” we walk through Ephesians 5:1–20 with four practical questions: Why should we imitate God? How do we imitate Him? How can we recognize when we are not? And how do we consistently live this way?
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why we imitate God from our identity as His children, not to earn His approval
- How knowing the Father helps us increasingly reflect His character
- Why living a life of love requires spending meaningful time with God
- How old patterns can keep believers living unlike the Father they belong to
- Why freedom begins by changing what we continually feed our hearts and minds
- What it means to carefully consider what pleases God in everyday life
- Why becoming like Jesus requires continually being filled with the Holy Spirit
God did not save us so we could remain unchanged. He brought us out of darkness, called us His children, and invited us to learn His ways. That means the goal is not simply to become “better people.” It is to become people whose lives increasingly resemble our Father, and we cannot imitate someone we do not know.
As we spend time with God—not only when we need something, but simply because we desire Him—we begin learning His heart. Our desires change, our appetite for old patterns changes, and His character begins influencing the way we speak, love, choose, and respond.
Paul ends by reminding us that this transformation requires more than discipline. We must continually be being filled with the Holy Spirit.
You do not have to remain who you once were. You were once darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. Know your Father. Stay filled with His Spirit, and let the way you live reveal whose child you are.
Three Ways to Stand Firm in Spiritual Battle | Isaac Gross
Spiritual warfare is often more practical than we think.Ephesians 4 shows us that the battle is not only happening somewhere in the unseen realm. It is also showing up in our thoughts, habits, relationships …
Notes de l’épisode
Spiritual warfare is often more practical than we think.
Ephesians 4 shows us that the battle is not only happening somewhere in the unseen realm. It is also showing up in our thoughts, habits, relationships, words, reactions, and everyday decisions. The way we live can either agree with what God is doing in us or give ground back to the enemy.
In “What Does Enforcing Victory Look Like? | Three Ways to Stand Firm in Spiritual Battle,” we continue through Ephesians 4:17–32 and look at what it actually means to live from the victory Jesus has already won.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- How believers can unknowingly partner with the enemy through agreement and repeated sin
- Why the way you think eventually shapes the way you live
- What it means to put off the old nature and live from the new life Christ has given you
- Why grieving the Holy Spirit is relational, not merely behavioral
- Why sensitivity to the Holy Spirit matters in spiritual warfare
- What it means to “walk in the opposite spirit”
- How truth, generosity, encouragement, kindness, and forgiveness become acts of spiritual resistance
Paul does not tell believers to simply stop doing bad things. He gives us a different picture: throw off the old nature, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes, and put on the new nature created to reflect God.
That means enforcing victory is active.
When the enemy invites you into fear, move toward trust. When greed tells you to hold tighter, become generous. When dishonesty feels easier, tell the truth. When bitterness feels justified, forgive. You do not simply refuse the enemy’s direction, you move deliberately in the opposite one. And we do this with the help of the Holy Spirit, our greatest ally in the battle. He is not a power to use or a presence to visit occasionally. He is the Person of God who lives within us, leads us, speaks to us, and forms us into the likeness of Jesus.
Spiritual warfare does not always look dramatic.
Sometimes it looks like telling the truth. Giving generously. Choosing kindness. Forgiving someone who hurt you. Turning away from an old pattern and walking back toward God.
Jesus has already won the victory. Our invitation is to stop giving ground away and start walking like it.
Three Ways to Stand Firm in Spiritual Battle | Preston Morrison
Spiritual warfare is often more practical than we think.Ephesians 4 shows us that the battle is not only happening somewhere in the unseen realm. It is also showing up in our thoughts, habits, relationships …
Notes de l’épisode
Spiritual warfare is often more practical than we think.
Ephesians 4 shows us that the battle is not only happening somewhere in the unseen realm. It is also showing up in our thoughts, habits, relationships, words, reactions, and everyday decisions. The way we live can either agree with what God is doing in us or give ground back to the enemy.
In “What Does Enforcing Victory Look Like? | Three Ways to Stand Firm in Spiritual Battle,” we continue through Ephesians 4:17–32 and look at what it actually means to live from the victory Jesus has already won.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- How believers can unknowingly partner with the enemy through agreement and repeated sin
- Why the way you think eventually shapes the way you live
- What it means to put off the old nature and live from the new life Christ has given you
- Why grieving the Holy Spirit is relational, not merely behavioral
- Why sensitivity to the Holy Spirit matters in spiritual warfare
- What it means to “walk in the opposite spirit”
- How truth, generosity, encouragement, kindness, and forgiveness become acts of spiritual resistance
Paul does not tell believers to simply stop doing bad things. He gives us a different picture: throw off the old nature, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes, and put on the new nature created to reflect God.
That means enforcing victory is active.
When the enemy invites you into fear, move toward trust. When greed tells you to hold tighter, become generous. When dishonesty feels easier, tell the truth. When bitterness feels justified, forgive. You do not simply refuse the enemy’s direction, you move deliberately in the opposite one. And we do this with the help of the Holy Spirit, our greatest ally in the battle. He is not a power to use or a presence to visit occasionally. He is the Person of God who lives within us, leads us, speaks to us, and forms us into the likeness of Jesus.
Spiritual warfare does not always look dramatic.
Sometimes it looks like telling the truth. Giving generously. Choosing kindness. Forgiving someone who hurt you. Turning away from an old pattern and walking back toward God.
Jesus has already won the victory. Our invitation is to stop giving ground away and start walking like it.
How Spiritual Gifts Build The Church | Isaac Gross
In Ephesians 4:1–6, Paul called us to walk worthy of our calling by maintaining the unity of the Spirit — through humility, gentleness, and bearing with one another in love. That’s how we protect unity as …
Notes de l’épisode
In Ephesians 4:1–6, Paul called us to walk worthy of our calling by maintaining the unity of the Spirit — through humility, gentleness, and bearing with one another in love. That’s how we protect unity as individuals. But in verse 7, Paul turns to how we maintain it together as a church.
And it starts with a gift.
In “Your Gift Isn’t for You | How Spiritual Gifts Build The Church,” we walk through Ephesians 4:7–16 and the grace Christ has given to each one of us. This isn’t only saving grace — it’s enabling grace, a spiritual gift that empowers us to do what we could never do on our own. And Paul makes clear that these gifts were never meant to be kept to ourselves. They were given to build up the body.
In this sermon, you’ll discover:
- Why Christ has given a grace gift to every believer
- The difference between unity and uniformity
- Why fear, comparison, and jealousy keep us from using our gift
- What Psalm 68:18 reveals about the gifts Christ won for us
- How Christ equips the church for the work of ministry
- Why using our gifts helps us grow into maturity and unity
- What it means for each part of the body to work properly
Unity has never meant sameness. Like different voices singing in harmony, our different stories and gifts come together into something more beautiful than any of us alone. Every part is needed — if we don’t use the gift God gave us, what He gave it for won’t get done.
So why do we hold back? Sometimes it’s fear. Sometimes we think our gift isn’t valuable. Sometimes we’re jealous of someone else’s. But none of us earned our gift. It belongs to Him, and we are simply stewards of it.
Paul draws on Psalm 68:18 — the picture of a conquering king handing out the spoils. Christ has defeated sin and death, and our gifts are the spoils of His victory. Every time we use them, we declare that the enemy could not hold us.
Your gift isn’t for you.
It’s for the people around you — and their gifts are for you. As each part works properly, we grow up into Christ, no longer tossed around by every wind of doctrine, and the whole body is built up in love.
Because the unity Christ created becomes visible when every gift is in play.
The question isn’t whether you have a gift. The question is: Are you using it to build up the body?
How Spiritual Gifts Build The Church | Brent Hatchett
In Ephesians 4:1–6, Paul called us to walk worthy of our calling by maintaining the unity of the Spirit — through humility, gentleness, and bearing with one another in love. That’s how we protect unity as …
Notes de l’épisode
In Ephesians 4:1–6, Paul called us to walk worthy of our calling by maintaining the unity of the Spirit — through humility, gentleness, and bearing with one another in love. That’s how we protect unity as individuals. But in verse 7, Paul turns to how we maintain it together as a church.
And it starts with a gift.
In “Your Gift Isn’t for You | How Spiritual Gifts Build The Church,” we walk through Ephesians 4:7–16 and the grace Christ has given to each one of us. This isn’t only saving grace — it’s enabling grace, a spiritual gift that empowers us to do what we could never do on our own. And Paul makes clear that these gifts were never meant to be kept to ourselves. They were given to build up the body.
In this sermon, you’ll discover:
- Why Christ has given a grace gift to every believer
- The difference between unity and uniformity
- Why fear, comparison, and jealousy keep us from using our gift
- What Psalm 68:18 reveals about the gifts Christ won for us
- How Christ equips the church for the work of ministry
- Why using our gifts helps us grow into maturity and unity
- What it means for each part of the body to work properly
Unity has never meant sameness. Like different voices singing in harmony, our different stories and gifts come together into something more beautiful than any of us alone. Every part is needed — if we don’t use the gift God gave us, what He gave it for won’t get done.
So why do we hold back? Sometimes it’s fear. Sometimes we think our gift isn’t valuable. Sometimes we’re jealous of someone else’s. But none of us earned our gift. It belongs to Him, and we are simply stewards of it.
Paul draws on Psalm 68:18 — the picture of a conquering king handing out the spoils. Christ has defeated sin and death, and our gifts are the spoils of His victory. Every time we use them, we declare that the enemy could not hold us.
Your gift isn’t for you.
It’s for the people around you — and their gifts are for you. As each part works properly, we grow up into Christ, no longer tossed around by every wind of doctrine, and the whole body is built up in love.
Because the unity Christ created becomes visible when every gift is in play.
The question isn’t whether you have a gift. The question is: Are you using it to build up the body?
Learning to Walk Worthy of Our Calling | Isaac Gross
For the first three chapters of Ephesians, Paul has been showing us who we are in Christ, what we have received through Him, and what His grace has accomplished on our behalf. But when chapter 4 begins, the …
Notes de l’épisode
For the first three chapters of Ephesians, Paul has been showing us who we are in Christ, what we have received through Him, and what His grace has accomplished on our behalf. But when chapter 4 begins, the focus shifts. Paul moves from what we believe to how those beliefs should actually shape the way we live.
And the first thing he addresses is unity.
In “Do You Really Understand Unity? | Learning to Walk Worthy of Our Calling,” we look at Ephesians 4:1–6 and what it means to live in a way that reflects the calling we have already received. Paul doesn't tell believers to create unity. The Holy Spirit has already done that work. Our responsibility is to recognize its value, protect it, and live in a way that makes that unity visible.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why Ephesians 4 marks a major shift from belief to everyday practice
- Why unity is one of the first characteristics of a life worthy of our calling
- The difference between unity and uniformity
- Why biblical unity is something the Holy Spirit creates, not something we manufacture
- How preference, obligation, and agreement fall short of Spirit-created unity
- Why humility, gentleness, patience, and bearing with one another in love are essential to protecting unity
- What it means for our conduct to actually match the calling we have received
The unity Paul describes is deeper than having the same preferences, personality, convictions, or background. We are united because we are found in Christ. That means our relationships with one another cannot be built only on how easy someone is to love, how much we agree, or how closely their preferences match our own.
God has already created something stronger.
Paul calls us to bear with one another in the unconditional love we ourselves have received from Jesus, to walk humbly enough that self is no longer at the center, and to yield to the Holy Spirit who enables us to live differently.
Knowing the truth is only part of the Christian life. Eventually, what we believe should begin showing up in our relationships, our choices, our conversations, and the way we respond to people who are difficult for us.
Paul calls this walking worthy of our calling.
Not earning the calling. Not proving ourselves worthy of grace. But allowing the way we live to increasingly reflect the grace we have already received.
If we really understand what Jesus has done for us, it should become visible in the way we walk with Him and with one another.
Learning to Walk Worthy of Our Calling | Preston Morrison
For the first three chapters of Ephesians, Paul has been showing us who we are in Christ, what we have received through Him, and what His grace has accomplished on our behalf. But when chapter 4 begins, the …
Notes de l’épisode
For the first three chapters of Ephesians, Paul has been showing us who we are in Christ, what we have received through Him, and what His grace has accomplished on our behalf. But when chapter 4 begins, the focus shifts. Paul moves from what we believe to how those beliefs should actually shape the way we live.
And the first thing he addresses is unity.
In “Do You Really Understand Unity? | Learning to Walk Worthy of Our Calling,” we look at Ephesians 4:1–6 and what it means to live in a way that reflects the calling we have already received. Paul doesn't tell believers to create unity. The Holy Spirit has already done that work. Our responsibility is to recognize its value, protect it, and live in a way that makes that unity visible.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why Ephesians 4 marks a major shift from belief to everyday practice
- Why unity is one of the first characteristics of a life worthy of our calling
- The difference between unity and uniformity
- Why biblical unity is something the Holy Spirit creates, not something we manufacture
- How preference, obligation, and agreement fall short of Spirit-created unity
- Why humility, gentleness, patience, and bearing with one another in love are essential to protecting unity
- What it means for our conduct to actually match the calling we have received
The unity Paul describes is deeper than having the same preferences, personality, convictions, or background. We are united because we are found in Christ. That means our relationships with one another cannot be built only on how easy someone is to love, how much we agree, or how closely their preferences match our own.
God has already created something stronger.
Paul calls us to bear with one another in the unconditional love we ourselves have received from Jesus, to walk humbly enough that self is no longer at the center, and to yield to the Holy Spirit who enables us to live differently.
Knowing the truth is only part of the Christian life. Eventually, what we believe should begin showing up in our relationships, our choices, our conversations, and the way we respond to people who are difficult for us.
Paul calls this walking worthy of our calling.
Not earning the calling. Not proving ourselves worthy of grace. But allowing the way we live to increasingly reflect the grace we have already received.
If we really understand what Jesus has done for us, it should become visible in the way we walk with Him and with one another.
Learning To Pray For What Matters Most | Brent Hatchett
What do you pray when life gets hard?For most of us, the instinct is understandable: God, change this. Fix this. Get me out of this. But in Ephesians 3, Paul shows us another way to pray.In “The Prayer You’re …
Notes de l’épisode
What do you pray when life gets hard?
For most of us, the instinct is understandable: God, change this. Fix this. Get me out of this. But in Ephesians 3, Paul shows us another way to pray.
In “The Prayer You’re Not Praying | Learning To Pray For What Matters Most,” we look at Ephesians 3:14–21 and one of Paul's most powerful prayers for the Church. Writing from prison, Paul doesn't pray for his chains to fall off or his circumstances to change. Instead, he prays that believers would be strengthened by the Holy Spirit in their inner being, rooted and established in the love of Christ, and filled with the fullness of God.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- What Paul's posture teaches us about approaching God in prayer
- Why difficult circumstances should never keep us from praying
- What Paul didn't pray for—and what that reveals about spiritual maturity
- Why strengthening your inner life matters when life's battles come
- The difference between Christ being present, prominent, and preeminent in your life
- How deeply knowing God helps us understand the depth of His love
- What it looks like to pray for God's will and glory above our own
Paul's prayer challenges us to look beyond what is happening around us and pay attention to what God is developing within us.
Because sometimes the prayer we need most isn't, “God, change my circumstances.”
It's, “God, strengthen me in the middle of them.”
There will be moments when life feels overwhelming. That's why our inner life with Jesus matters. We strengthen ourselves in the Lord through His presence and His Word, allowing Christ to become more than simply present or even prominent in our lives. We surrender until He becomes preeminent—the One around whom everything else is ordered.
And the more deeply we know Him, the more we begin to understand a love that Paul says surpasses knowledge—a love wider, longer, higher, and deeper than we could ever fully comprehend.
Paul ends his prayer by turning his attention completely toward God's glory: to the One who is able to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine.
So maybe the prayer isn't only, “God, get me out of this.”
Maybe it's also:
Strengthen me here.
Become preeminent in me.
Let Your will be done.
And be glorified through my life.
Learning To Pray For What Matters Most | Preston Morrison
What do you pray when life gets hard?For most of us, the instinct is understandable: God, change this. Fix this. Get me out of this. But in Ephesians 3, Paul shows us another way to pray.In “The Prayer You’re …
Notes de l’épisode
What do you pray when life gets hard?
For most of us, the instinct is understandable: God, change this. Fix this. Get me out of this. But in Ephesians 3, Paul shows us another way to pray.
In “The Prayer You’re Not Praying | Learning To Pray For What Matters Most,” we look at Ephesians 3:14–21 and one of Paul's most powerful prayers for the Church. Writing from prison, Paul doesn't pray for his chains to fall off or his circumstances to change. Instead, he prays that believers would be strengthened by the Holy Spirit in their inner being, rooted and established in the love of Christ, and filled with the fullness of God.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- What Paul's posture teaches us about approaching God in prayer
- Why difficult circumstances should never keep us from praying
- What Paul didn't pray for—and what that reveals about spiritual maturity
- Why strengthening your inner life matters when life's battles come
- The difference between Christ being present, prominent, and preeminent in your life
- How deeply knowing God helps us understand the depth of His love
- What it looks like to pray for God's will and glory above our own
Paul's prayer challenges us to look beyond what is happening around us and pay attention to what God is developing within us.
Because sometimes the prayer we need most isn't, “God, change my circumstances.”
It's, “God, strengthen me in the middle of them.”
There will be moments when life feels overwhelming. That's why our inner life with Jesus matters. We strengthen ourselves in the Lord through His presence and His Word, allowing Christ to become more than simply present or even prominent in our lives. We surrender until He becomes preeminent—the One around whom everything else is ordered.
And the more deeply we know Him, the more we begin to understand a love that Paul says surpasses knowledge—a love wider, longer, higher, and deeper than we could ever fully comprehend.
Paul ends his prayer by turning his attention completely toward God's glory: to the One who is able to do immeasurably more than all we could ask or imagine.
So maybe the prayer isn't only, “God, get me out of this.”
Maybe it's also:
Strengthen me here.
Become preeminent in me.
Let Your will be done.
And be glorified through my life.
The Arrogant Audacity of God's Once Hidden Plan | Preston Morrison
What if you understood that the way you live today is putting the wisdom of God on display in ways you cannot even see?In Ephesians 3, Paul reveals something that had been hidden for generations: God's eternal …
Notes de l’épisode
What if you understood that the way you live today is putting the wisdom of God on display in ways you cannot even see?
In Ephesians 3, Paul reveals something that had been hidden for generations: God's eternal plan was always Jesus. Through the Gospel, He would redeem a people, unite them together as His Church, and then use their lives to display His wisdom to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realm.
In “God Has ZERO Rivals | The Arrogant Audacity of God's Once Hidden Plan,” we unpack the mystery Paul couldn't stop talking about and what it means for the way we live today. God's plan was never altered, adjusted, or threatened by the enemy. What looked like defeat at the cross became the very means through which Jesus secured victory—and the Church now stands as an ongoing testimony that God's wisdom and power have no rival.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- What Paul means by the “mystery” that God kept hidden for generations
- Why the Church is central to God's eternal plan
- How our lives display God's wisdom to the heavenly realm
- Why Satan is neither all-knowing nor all-powerful—and cannot stop God's purposes
- What it means to fight from victory instead of fighting for victory
- How access to God should produce boldness and confidence in everyday life
- Why Paul urgently tells believers not to lose heart
Paul gives us an incredible picture: you have an audience. The Church is God's object lesson, displaying His manifold wisdom before both the visible and unseen world. Every act of obedience, every step of faith, and every time God's people remain united and continue following Jesus, His wisdom is being put on display. That means if you still have breath in your lungs, your place isn't in the stands. You're meant to be on the field.
And you don't step onto that field wondering who will win. Jesus has already won. Satan is not God's equal opposite. He is a created being who cannot outthink, overpower, or overturn the eternal purposes of God.
This changes the posture of our lives.
Ephesians 3:12 says that through Christ, we have boldness and confident access to God. We can come into His presence knowing we belong there—and then leave His presence carrying that same confidence into whatever is waiting for us. The secret place was never meant to make us bold only while we're in it.
We enter boldly. We leave boldly. And we keep going because we already know who wins.
So don't lose heart. Your circumstances haven't caught God off guard. The battle you're facing hasn't rewritten His plan. Keep your eyes on Jesus, keep walking in obedience, and keep showing up for the life God has placed in front of you.
God has ZERO rivals. His plan is still unfolding—and you get to be part of it.
The Arrogant Audacity of God's Once Hidden Plan | Isaac Gross
What if you understood that the way you live today is putting the wisdom of God on display in ways you cannot even see?In Ephesians 3, Paul reveals something that had been hidden for generations: God's eternal …
Notes de l’épisode
What if you understood that the way you live today is putting the wisdom of God on display in ways you cannot even see?
In Ephesians 3, Paul reveals something that had been hidden for generations: God's eternal plan was always Jesus. Through the Gospel, He would redeem a people, unite them together as His Church, and then use their lives to display His wisdom to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realm.
In “God Has ZERO Rivals | The Arrogant Audacity of God's Once Hidden Plan,” we unpack the mystery Paul couldn't stop talking about and what it means for the way we live today. God's plan was never altered, adjusted, or threatened by the enemy. What looked like defeat at the cross became the very means through which Jesus secured victory—and the Church now stands as an ongoing testimony that God's wisdom and power have no rival.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- What Paul means by the “mystery” that God kept hidden for generations
- Why the Church is central to God's eternal plan
- How our lives display God's wisdom to the heavenly realm
- Why Satan is neither all-knowing nor all-powerful—and cannot stop God's purposes
- What it means to fight from victory instead of fighting for victory
- How access to God should produce boldness and confidence in everyday life
- Why Paul urgently tells believers not to lose heart
Paul gives us an incredible picture: you have an audience. The Church is God's object lesson, displaying His manifold wisdom before both the visible and unseen world. Every act of obedience, every step of faith, and every time God's people remain united and continue following Jesus, His wisdom is being put on display. That means if you still have breath in your lungs, your place isn't in the stands. You're meant to be on the field.
And you don't step onto that field wondering who will win. Jesus has already won. Satan is not God's equal opposite. He is a created being who cannot outthink, overpower, or overturn the eternal purposes of God.
This changes the posture of our lives.
Ephesians 3:12 says that through Christ, we have boldness and confident access to God. We can come into His presence knowing we belong there—and then leave His presence carrying that same confidence into whatever is waiting for us. The secret place was never meant to make us bold only while we're in it.
We enter boldly. We leave boldly. And we keep going because we already know who wins.
So don't lose heart. Your circumstances haven't caught God off guard. The battle you're facing hasn't rewritten His plan. Keep your eyes on Jesus, keep walking in obedience, and keep showing up for the life God has placed in front of you.
God has ZERO rivals. His plan is still unfolding—and you get to be part of it.
How Jesus Destroyed Hostility and Built A United Family | Preston Morrison
What really happened when Jesus died on the cross?Most of us immediately think about what the cross accomplished for us personally: our sins were forgiven, our relationship with God was restored, and we were …
Notes de l’épisode
What really happened when Jesus died on the cross?
Most of us immediately think about what the cross accomplished for us personally: our sins were forgiven, our relationship with God was restored, and we were brought near to Him. And all of that is true. But Ephesians 2 shows us that Jesus accomplished something else on the cross that we can easily overlook.
He didn’t only reconcile us to God. He reconciled us to one another.
In “What Really Happened On The Cross? | How Jesus Destroyed Hostility and Built A United Family,” we continue through Ephesians 2 and discover how the Gospel transforms outsiders into family. Once separated from God and without hope, we have now been brought near through the blood of Jesus. And through that same cross, Jesus broke down the walls that separated us, put hostility to death, and created one new family in Himself.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why remembering how far we were from God changes the way we treat others
- What the cross accomplished beyond our individual salvation
- Why unity within the family of God is sacred
- What it means that Jesus put our hostility toward one another to death
- How God can unite people who would otherwise have very little in common
- Why the unity of the Church is part of how the world sees the reality of Jesus
Paul describes believers as citizens of the same Kingdom, members of the same family, part of the same house, and together becoming a holy temple where God dwells by His Spirit. We can be beautifully different without being divided because Jesus Himself is our peace.
That means unity is not a secondary issue for the Church. Our unity cost Jesus His life.
When we allow bitterness, offense, division, or hostility to define the way we relate to our brothers and sisters in Christ, we are giving life to something Jesus died to put to death. But when the family of God chooses forgiveness, reconciliation, and love across our differences, we put the power of the Gospel on display.
Jesus prayed in John 17 that His followers would be one so that the world would know the Father sent Him. Our unity has always been connected to our witness.
The Gospel is not only that we were brought near to God.
We were given a seat at the family table.
And now, as one family with one Father, we get to show the world what the reconciling power of Jesus actually looks like.
How Jesus Destroyed Hostility and Built A United Family | Isaac Gross
What really happened when Jesus died on the cross?Most of us immediately think about what the cross accomplished for us personally: our sins were forgiven, our relationship with God was restored, and we were …
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What really happened when Jesus died on the cross?
Most of us immediately think about what the cross accomplished for us personally: our sins were forgiven, our relationship with God was restored, and we were brought near to Him. And all of that is true. But Ephesians 2 shows us that Jesus accomplished something else on the cross that we can easily overlook.
He didn’t only reconcile us to God. He reconciled us to one another.
In “What Really Happened On The Cross? | How Jesus Destroyed Hostility and Built A United Family,” we continue through Ephesians 2 and discover how the Gospel transforms outsiders into family. Once separated from God and without hope, we have now been brought near through the blood of Jesus. And through that same cross, Jesus broke down the walls that separated us, put hostility to death, and created one new family in Himself.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why remembering how far we were from God changes the way we treat others
- What the cross accomplished beyond our individual salvation
- Why unity within the family of God is sacred
- What it means that Jesus put our hostility toward one another to death
- How God can unite people who would otherwise have very little in common
- Why the unity of the Church is part of how the world sees the reality of Jesus
Paul describes believers as citizens of the same Kingdom, members of the same family, part of the same house, and together becoming a holy temple where God dwells by His Spirit. We can be beautifully different without being divided because Jesus Himself is our peace.
That means unity is not a secondary issue for the Church. Our unity cost Jesus His life.
When we allow bitterness, offense, division, or hostility to define the way we relate to our brothers and sisters in Christ, we are giving life to something Jesus died to put to death. But when the family of God chooses forgiveness, reconciliation, and love across our differences, we put the power of the Gospel on display.
Jesus prayed in John 17 that His followers would be one so that the world would know the Father sent Him. Our unity has always been connected to our witness.
The Gospel is not only that we were brought near to God.
We were given a seat at the family table.
And now, as one family with one Father, we get to show the world what the reconciling power of Jesus actually looks like.
How God Saves Us and What He Saves Us For | Preston Morrison
For many of us, salvation can become shorthand for one thing: I believe in Jesus, so one day I'll go to heaven. And while eternity with God is part of the promise, Ephesians 2:8–10 gives us a much fuller …
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For many of us, salvation can become shorthand for one thing: I believe in Jesus, so one day I'll go to heaven. And while eternity with God is part of the promise, Ephesians 2:8–10 gives us a much fuller picture.
In “Do You Really Understand Salvation? | How God Saves Us and What He Saves Us For,” we unpack one of the most foundational truths of the Christian faith: salvation is God’s work from beginning to end. We are saved by grace, through faith—not because of our effort, goodness, accomplishments, or ability to clean ourselves up.
Grace is the source. Faith receives what grace provides. Salvation is a gift. That means we can stop trying to rescue ourselves and place our confidence fully in what Jesus has already done.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why grace, not human effort, is the source of our salvation
- What it actually means to be saved by grace through faith
- Why our works, goodness, and religious accomplishments can never make us right with God
- What it means to be God’s workmanship — His masterpiece — created and made new in Christ
- Why good works don’t produce salvation, but genuine salvation produces a life of good works
- How God has already prepared purpose for you to faithfully walk in
Paul understood this personally. In Philippians 3, he lists every reason he could have trusted in his own righteousness—his background, obedience, discipline, and religious accomplishments—and then says he considers all of it worthless compared with knowing Christ. His confidence was no longer in what he had done for God, but in what Christ had done for him.
But salvation doesn’t leave us passive.
Ephesians 2:10 says we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works that He prepared beforehand for us to walk in. We are not saved by good works, but we are saved for them.
That is the order of the Gospel:
- His work.
- Not my work.
- Now I get to work.
We don’t work to earn salvation. We work because salvation has already made us new.Our lives become the place where God continues His work—in us, on us, and through us—so that the way we live points people back to the One who saved us.
Salvation isn’t simply about escaping judgment or securing eternity.It is God rescuing us, remaking us, and inviting us to walk in the purpose He prepared for us long before we ever arrived.
How God Saves Us and What He Saves Us For | Brent Hatchett
For many of us, salvation can become shorthand for one thing: I believe in Jesus, so one day I'll go to heaven. And while eternity with God is part of the promise, Ephesians 2:8–10 gives us a much fuller …
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For many of us, salvation can become shorthand for one thing: I believe in Jesus, so one day I'll go to heaven. And while eternity with God is part of the promise, Ephesians 2:8–10 gives us a much fuller picture.
In “Do You Really Understand Salvation? | How God Saves Us and What He Saves Us For,” we unpack one of the most foundational truths of the Christian faith: salvation is God’s work from beginning to end. We are saved by grace, through faith—not because of our effort, goodness, accomplishments, or ability to clean ourselves up.
Grace is the source. Faith receives what grace provides. Salvation is a gift. That means we can stop trying to rescue ourselves and place our confidence fully in what Jesus has already done.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why grace, not human effort, is the source of our salvation
- What it actually means to be saved by grace through faith
- Why our works, goodness, and religious accomplishments can never make us right with God
- What it means to be God’s workmanship — His masterpiece — created and made new in Christ
- Why good works don’t produce salvation, but genuine salvation produces a life of good works
- How God has already prepared purpose for you to faithfully walk in
Paul understood this personally. In Philippians 3, he lists every reason he could have trusted in his own righteousness—his background, obedience, discipline, and religious accomplishments—and then says he considers all of it worthless compared with knowing Christ. His confidence was no longer in what he had done for God, but in what Christ had done for him.
But salvation doesn’t leave us passive.
Ephesians 2:10 says we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works that He prepared beforehand for us to walk in. We are not saved by good works, but we are saved for them.
That is the order of the Gospel:
- His work.
- Not my work.
- Now I get to work.
We don’t work to earn salvation. We work because salvation has already made us new.Our lives become the place where God continues His work—in us, on us, and through us—so that the way we live points people back to the One who saved us.
Salvation isn’t simply about escaping judgment or securing eternity.It is God rescuing us, remaking us, and inviting us to walk in the purpose He prepared for us long before we ever arrived.
Understanding Who You Were, What God Did & Who You Are Now | Isaac Gross
There are some things about your past you need to remember—not so you can live there, but so you can understand just how much God has done.Ephesians 2 begins with a difficult truth: apart from Christ, we …
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There are some things about your past you need to remember—not so you can live there, but so you can understand just how much God has done.
Ephesians 2 begins with a difficult truth: apart from Christ, we weren't simply struggling, misguided, or in need of improvement. We were spiritually dead. Sin had shaped our desires, the world influenced the way we lived, and we could never make ourselves alive through enough goodness or good works.
But God. Those two words change everything.
In “Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ | Understanding Who You Were, What God Did & Who You Are Now,” we walk through Ephesians 2:1–7 and the incredible contrast at the center of the Gospel. We were dead, but God—rich in mercy and because of His great love—gave us life when He raised Christ from the dead. We couldn't rescue ourselves, so Jesus did for us what we could never do on our own.
And He didn't only save us from something. He brought us into an entirely new way of living.
Before Christ, sin was our master. But because we have been raised and united with Jesus, what once ruled us no longer has the final authority over us. The world will still tempt us. Our flesh will still have desires that need to be denied. The enemy will still try to influence us. But the believer no longer approaches those battles as someone who is powerless.
You have been set free. That freedom isn't permission to ignore sin; it's the power to stop living like you're still enslaved to it.
Paul takes it even further: God has raised us with Christ, seated us with Him, and made our lives examples of the incredible wealth of His grace and kindness. Our transformed lives become living evidence of what a merciful and powerful God can do.
So remember who you were—but don't confuse who you were with who you are.
You were dead. But God made you alive.
You were enslaved. But Christ set you free.
You were ruled by sin. But now you are united with Jesus.
You don't have to keep living like a slave to something Christ has already freed you from.
Understanding Who You Were, What God Did & Who You Are Now | Brent Hatchett
There are some things about your past you need to remember—not so you can live there, but so you can understand just how much God has done.Ephesians 2 begins with a difficult truth: apart from Christ, we …
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There are some things about your past you need to remember—not so you can live there, but so you can understand just how much God has done.
Ephesians 2 begins with a difficult truth: apart from Christ, we weren't simply struggling, misguided, or in need of improvement. We were spiritually dead. Sin had shaped our desires, the world influenced the way we lived, and we could never make ourselves alive through enough goodness or good works.
But God. Those two words change everything.
In “Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ | Understanding Who You Were, What God Did & Who You Are Now,” we walk through Ephesians 2:1–7 and the incredible contrast at the center of the Gospel. We were dead, but God—rich in mercy and because of His great love—gave us life when He raised Christ from the dead. We couldn't rescue ourselves, so Jesus did for us what we could never do on our own.
And He didn't only save us from something. He brought us into an entirely new way of living.
Before Christ, sin was our master. But because we have been raised and united with Jesus, what once ruled us no longer has the final authority over us. The world will still tempt us. Our flesh will still have desires that need to be denied. The enemy will still try to influence us. But the believer no longer approaches those battles as someone who is powerless.
You have been set free. That freedom isn't permission to ignore sin; it's the power to stop living like you're still enslaved to it.
Paul takes it even further: God has raised us with Christ, seated us with Him, and made our lives examples of the incredible wealth of His grace and kindness. Our transformed lives become living evidence of what a merciful and powerful God can do.
So remember who you were—but don't confuse who you were with who you are.
You were dead. But God made you alive.
You were enslaved. But Christ set you free.
You were ruled by sin. But now you are united with Jesus.
You don't have to keep living like a slave to something Christ has already freed you from.
How To Steward Your Divine Inheritance | Isaac Gross
What if some of the greatest things God has given you remain underused simply because you haven't fully understood what is already yours?In “Urgent Prayers For The Church | How To Steward Your Divine …
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What if some of the greatest things God has given you remain underused simply because you haven't fully understood what is already yours?
In “Urgent Prayers For The Church | How To Steward Your Divine Inheritance,” we finish Ephesians 1 by looking at the prayers Paul considered essential for the Church. After spending the first half of the chapter revealing the overwhelming inheritance we have received as children of God, Paul doesn't simply give believers more information—he prays that what they know would become something they actually understand, experience, and live from.
And it begins with prayer.
Paul's first response to a church growing in faith wasn't simply to teach them more, but to continually bring them before God. His prayers reveal what every believer needs: to know God more intimately, to live anchored in a confident hope, to understand how deeply God values His people, and to recognize the incredible greatness of His power available to those who believe.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why prayer is one of the most powerful ways we can love and serve one another
- The difference between knowing more about God and actually growing in your knowledge of Him
- Why biblical hope isn't wishful thinking, but an anchor that remains secure when circumstances change
- What it means to realize that you aren't only someone who receives an inheritance from God—you are His treasured inheritance
- How the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is available to accomplish God's will through His people
Paul's prayer wasn't that the Church would become more impressive, self-sufficient, or powerful on its own. He prayed that our eyes would be opened to a reality that is already true.
There is more of God to know. There is a hope strong enough to hold you when life feels uncertain. You are deeply treasured by the Father. And there is a power available to you that was never meant to draw attention to you, but to accomplish His will and bring Him glory.
The question isn't simply whether you've received an inheritance from God.
Are you learning to live from it, share it with others, and steward it for His glory?
How To Steward Your Divine Inheritance | Preston Morrison
What if some of the greatest things God has given you remain underused simply because you haven't fully understood what is already yours?In “Urgent Prayers For The Church | How To Steward Your Divine …
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What if some of the greatest things God has given you remain underused simply because you haven't fully understood what is already yours?
In “Urgent Prayers For The Church | How To Steward Your Divine Inheritance,” we finish Ephesians 1 by looking at the prayers Paul considered essential for the Church. After spending the first half of the chapter revealing the overwhelming inheritance we have received as children of God, Paul doesn't simply give believers more information—he prays that what they know would become something they actually understand, experience, and live from.
And it begins with prayer.
Paul's first response to a church growing in faith wasn't simply to teach them more, but to continually bring them before God. His prayers reveal what every believer needs: to know God more intimately, to live anchored in a confident hope, to understand how deeply God values His people, and to recognize the incredible greatness of His power available to those who believe.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why prayer is one of the most powerful ways we can love and serve one another
- The difference between knowing more about God and actually growing in your knowledge of Him
- Why biblical hope isn't wishful thinking, but an anchor that remains secure when circumstances change
- What it means to realize that you aren't only someone who receives an inheritance from God—you are His treasured inheritance
- How the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is available to accomplish God's will through His people
Paul's prayer wasn't that the Church would become more impressive, self-sufficient, or powerful on its own. He prayed that our eyes would be opened to a reality that is already true.
There is more of God to know. There is a hope strong enough to hold you when life feels uncertain. You are deeply treasured by the Father. And there is a power available to you that was never meant to draw attention to you, but to accomplish His will and bring Him glory.
The question isn't simply whether you've received an inheritance from God.
Are you learning to live from it, share it with others, and steward it for His glory?
God’s Perfect Plan Always Included You | Preston Morrison
You were never an afterthought in the plans of God.In “You Are More Essential Than You Think | God’s Perfect Plan Always Included You,” we continue through Ephesians 1 and discover the magnitude of God’s plan …
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You were never an afterthought in the plans of God.
In “You Are More Essential Than You Think | God’s Perfect Plan Always Included You,” we continue through Ephesians 1 and discover the magnitude of God’s plan to bring everything together under the authority of Christ—and the incredible truth that He has intentionally given us a place within it.
Paul reminds us that because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God. We have heard the Good News, been brought into His family, and been identified as His own through the gift of the Holy Spirit. Our place in God's story isn't based on our importance, accomplishments, or ability to prove our worth. It begins with a God who set His love on us and chose to make us His own.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- How your life fits within God's greater plan through Christ
- What it means to be united with Christ and receive an inheritance from God
- Why God's plan has always included people we might be tempted to overlook
- How the Holy Spirit identifies us as God's own and guarantees what He has promised
- Why understanding our place in His plan should ultimately lead our lives to bring Him praise and glory
We can spend our lives wondering whether we matter, where we belong, or if God can really use us. Ephesians 1 gives us a much bigger perspective. God is working out a plan that stretches far beyond any one of us, yet in His love, He has intentionally invited us into it.
You don't have to make yourself essential by becoming more successful, influential, gifted, or important. Your significance begins with belonging to Christ. And the Holy Spirit living within you is a reminder that you are His, His promises are secure, and His work in your life isn't finished.
Your life matters to God, your place in His family is secure, and your purpose has always been part of His plan.
God’s Perfect Plan Always Included You | Brent Hatchett
You were never an afterthought in the plans of God.In “You Are More Essential Than You Think | God’s Perfect Plan Always Included You,” we continue through Ephesians 1 and discover the magnitude of God’s plan …
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You were never an afterthought in the plans of God.
In “You Are More Essential Than You Think | God’s Perfect Plan Always Included You,” we continue through Ephesians 1 and discover the magnitude of God’s plan to bring everything together under the authority of Christ—and the incredible truth that He has intentionally given us a place within it.
Paul reminds us that because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God. We have heard the Good News, been brought into His family, and been identified as His own through the gift of the Holy Spirit. Our place in God's story isn't based on our importance, accomplishments, or ability to prove our worth. It begins with a God who set His love on us and chose to make us His own.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- How your life fits within God's greater plan through Christ
- What it means to be united with Christ and receive an inheritance from God
- Why God's plan has always included people we might be tempted to overlook
- How the Holy Spirit identifies us as God's own and guarantees what He has promised
- Why understanding our place in His plan should ultimately lead our lives to bring Him praise and glory
We can spend our lives wondering whether we matter, where we belong, or if God can really use us. Ephesians 1 gives us a much bigger perspective. God is working out a plan that stretches far beyond any one of us, yet in His love, He has intentionally invited us into it.
You don't have to make yourself essential by becoming more successful, influential, gifted, or important. Your significance begins with belonging to Christ. And the Holy Spirit living within you is a reminder that you are His, His promises are secure, and His work in your life isn't finished.
Your life matters to God, your place in His family is secure, and your purpose has always been part of His plan.
The Overwhelming Blessings Found Only In Christ | Preston Morrison
What if being blessed has less to do with what you have and everything to do with who you belong to?In “You’re More Blessed Than You Think | The Overwhelming Blessings Found Only In Christ,” we walk through …
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What if being blessed has less to do with what you have and everything to do with who you belong to?
In “You’re More Blessed Than You Think | The Overwhelming Blessings Found Only In Christ,” we walk through Ephesians 1 and discover the spiritual blessings that are already ours because we are united with Jesus. Before we accomplish anything, prove anything, or earn anything, God has already revealed how He sees us and what He has made available to us through Christ.
Paul reminds us that in Jesus, we are loved, chosen, adopted, accepted, redeemed, and forgiven. These aren't blessings reserved for a future season or dependent on our circumstances. They are present realities that reshape our identity, our relationship with God, and the way we live today.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- What it means to already possess every spiritual blessing in Christ
- Why God's love for you began before you could ever earn it
- How being chosen and adopted changes the way you see yourself
- What it means to live from God's acceptance instead of working for it
- How redemption and forgiveness reveal the overwhelming richness of God's grace
It's easy to measure how blessed we are by what's happening around us—what we have, what we've achieved, or what we're still waiting on God to do. But Ephesians 1 invites us to see blessings differently. Our greatest blessings aren't dependent on our circumstances; they're rooted in everything that has already been made ours through Jesus.
When we begin to understand what we've already received, blessings take on an entirely different meaning. Instead of looking at our lives through the lens of what we lack, we can live confidently from what is already ours—His love, His grace, His acceptance, and the freedom He purchased for us.
The blessing isn't simply what God gives us. The blessing is what we have found in Christ.
The Overwhelming Blessings Found Only In Christ | Brent Hatchett
What if being blessed has less to do with what you have and everything to do with who you belong to?In “You’re More Blessed Than You Think | The Overwhelming Blessings Found Only In Christ,” we walk through …
Notes de l’épisode
What if being blessed has less to do with what you have and everything to do with who you belong to?
In “You’re More Blessed Than You Think | The Overwhelming Blessings Found Only In Christ,” we walk through Ephesians 1 and discover the spiritual blessings that are already ours because we are united with Jesus. Before we accomplish anything, prove anything, or earn anything, God has already revealed how He sees us and what He has made available to us through Christ.
Paul reminds us that in Jesus, we are loved, chosen, adopted, accepted, redeemed, and forgiven. These aren't blessings reserved for a future season or dependent on our circumstances. They are present realities that reshape our identity, our relationship with God, and the way we live today.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- What it means to already possess every spiritual blessing in Christ
- Why God's love for you began before you could ever earn it
- How being chosen and adopted changes the way you see yourself
- What it means to live from God's acceptance instead of working for it
- How redemption and forgiveness reveal the overwhelming richness of God's grace
It's easy to measure how blessed we are by what's happening around us—what we have, what we've achieved, or what we're still waiting on God to do. But Ephesians 1 invites us to see blessings differently. Our greatest blessings aren't dependent on our circumstances; they're rooted in everything that has already been made ours through Jesus.
When we begin to understand what we've already received, blessings take on an entirely different meaning. Instead of looking at our lives through the lens of what we lack, we can live confidently from what is already ours—His love, His grace, His acceptance, and the freedom He purchased for us.
The blessing isn't simply what God gives us. The blessing is what we have found in Christ.
The Command The Church Forgets | Preston Morrison
What God does in one generation was never meant to stop there.In “Where Are You With The Next Generation? | The Command The Church Forgets,” we look at Psalm 78 and are reminded of a responsibility God has …
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What God does in one generation was never meant to stop there.
In “Where Are You With The Next Generation? | The Command The Church Forgets,” we look at Psalm 78 and are reminded of a responsibility God has given His people from generation to generation: to make His faithfulness known to those coming behind us. The stories of what God has done, the truth of His Word, and a life of obedience aren't meant to end with us—they're meant to be intentionally passed down.
God's plan for the future has everything to do with how we steward today. This isn't only a responsibility for parents, pastors, or those who serve in Next Gen ministry. Every believer has a part to play. Our lives carry stories of God's faithfulness that another generation needs to hear, and our investment today can help shape what they believe about God tomorrow.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Who Scripture identifies as the next generation
- Why investing in the next generation is a responsibility shared by the whole Church
- How telling the stories of God's faithfulness gives another generation a reason to put their hope in Him
- Why we're called to do more than teach truth—we're called to model obedience and prepare them for the days ahead
- What Scripture warns can happen when one generation fails to pass its faith to the next
Psalm 78 gives us a vision bigger than ourselves: every generation putting its hope in God because each generation was faithful to do its part with the next.
But Scripture also gives us a sobering picture of what happens when that responsibility is neglected. Judges 2 tells of a generation that grew up not knowing the Lord or remembering what He had done. It's a reminder that faithfulness cannot be assumed from one generation to the next—it must be intentionally taught, modeled, and passed down.
This is a call for the whole Church to recognize what is at stake. The future of the Church isn't something we simply wait for; we're helping shape it right now through our prayers, our stories, our example, our service, and our willingness to invest.
What God has done in your life isn't only for you. Someone coming behind you needs to hear about the God you've seen provide, restore, redeem, and remain faithful.
We have been entrusted with a story worth telling, a faith worth passing down, and a generation worth investing in.
Giving Satan An Easy Victory | Preston Morrison
Comfort is one of the greatest distractions to wholehearted obedience.In "Where Are You With Being Inconvenienced? | Giving Satan An Easy Victory," we explore Jesus' call to discipleship and confront a question …
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Comfort is one of the greatest distractions to wholehearted obedience.
In "Where Are You With Being Inconvenienced? | Giving Satan An Easy Victory," we explore Jesus' call to discipleship and confront a question many of us don't often ask: Have we become so committed to comfort that we've become resistant to obedience? While the harvest is plentiful, Jesus reminds us that the workers are few—not because God isn't moving, but because following Him often requires us to lay down our convenience, our excuses, and our own agendas.
Throughout Scripture, we see that spiritual drift rarely begins with outright rebellion. More often, it starts with small compromises, misplaced priorities, and a growing desire for comfort over calling. But Jesus modeled a very different way of life. He willingly embraced inconvenience, humility, and sacrifice so that we could experience the fullness of life found in Him.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why excuses quietly keep us from wholehearted obedience
- How comfort can become a greater obstacle than opposition
- What happens when we keep looking back instead of pressing forward
- How Jesus' willingness to be inconvenienced changes the way we follow Him
- Why the harvest still needs believers who are willing to say "yes"
The question isn't whether following Jesus will inconvenience you, but instead: What is your comfort costing the Kingdom?
Jesus willingly embraced inconvenience so that we could experience new life. As His followers, we're invited to do the same—choosing obedience over comfort and trusting that God will use every surrendered "yes" for His glory.
Doing Hard Things During Hard Times | Preston Morrison
Hard seasons have a way of making us wonder if we should take the easier path.In "Where Are You With Doing Hard Things? | Doing Hard Things During Hard Times," we discover that while the world tells us to avoid …
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Hard seasons have a way of making us wonder if we should take the easier path.
In "Where Are You With Doing Hard Things? | Doing Hard Things During Hard Times," we discover that while the world tells us to avoid discomfort, Scripture invites us to embrace faithful obedience—even when life is difficult. James reminds us that hardship isn't something to fear or avoid. It's often the very place where God develops endurance, strengthens our faith, and shapes us into the people He's called us to become.
Following Jesus has never been about choosing the path of least resistance. It's about trusting Him enough to obey, even when obedience is costly. The good news is that while God calls us to do hard things, He never expects us to do them in our own strength. Jesus offers His presence, His peace, and His strength to carry us through every season.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
Why God calls His people to do hard things
How we often make difficult seasons heavier than they need to be
The difference between carrying the weight of obedience and the burden of disobedience
What it means to take on the yoke of Jesus and find rest in Him
How God meets us with strength when we faithfully follow His leading
The question isn't whether life will be hard, the question is: Who are you trusting to carry you through it?
Because God never promised an easy road.
He promised to walk with us every step of the way.
How To Walk In Wisdom | Brent Hatchett
It's easy to spend so much time looking around that we lose sight of where God is leading us.In “Where Are You With Wisdom? | How To Walk In Wisdom,” we explore James 3 and discover that comparison is far more …
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It's easy to spend so much time looking around that we lose sight of where God is leading us.
In “Where Are You With Wisdom? | How To Walk In Wisdom,” we explore James 3 and discover that comparison is far more than an unhealthy habit—it quietly fuels jealousy, selfish ambition, and spiritual discontent. While the world encourages us to chase more, measure ourselves against others, and prove our worth, God's invitation is entirely different. He calls us to pursue wisdom—a life rooted in humility, contentment, and faithful obedience to Him.
As we learn to walk in God's wisdom, our focus begins to shift. We stop striving to keep up with everyone else and start becoming the people He has uniquely created us to be. James reminds us that wisdom isn't simply what we know—it's revealed by the way we live, the decisions we make, and the fruit our lives produce.
In this sermon, you'll discover:
- Why comparison is more spiritually dangerous than it appears
- How God's wisdom frees us from jealousy and selfish ambition
- The characteristics of a life marked by wisdom instead of striving
- What it looks like to walk confidently in God's unique calling for your life
The question isn't whether you're keeping pace with everyone else.
The question is: Are you becoming the person God is calling you to be?
Because the goal was never to compete with others.
The goal has always been to faithfully walk with Him.
Being Faithful With What's In Your Hand | Brent Hatchett
What has God placed in your hands?Every one of us has been entrusted with something—our time, relationships, resources, gifts, influence, and opportunities. The question isn't if you've been given something to …
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What has God placed in your hands?Every one of us has been entrusted with something—our time, relationships, resources, gifts, influence, and opportunities. The question isn't if you've been given something to steward. The question is: What are you doing with it?In this message, “Where Are You With Stewardship?”, we walk through Jesus' parable in Luke 16 and discover that stewardship is about far more than money. It's about faithfully managing everything God has entrusted to us for His glory and the advancement of His Kingdom.In this sermon, you'll hear about:How to evaluate whether you've been a faithful stewardWhy faithfulness always precedes fruitfulnessHow to use your time, talents, resources, and relationships to expand God's KingdomWhy God entrusts greater responsibility to those who are faithful with littleHow to identify areas of your life that may be mastering you instead of serving youJesus reminds us that we cannot serve two masters. True stewardship begins when we recognize that everything we have belongs to God, and we are simply called to manage it well.Because stewardship isn't just about what you keep—it's about what you do with what God has given you.The question isn't how much you've been entrusted with.The question is:How are you stewarding what God has placed in your hands?
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