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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 command: “Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are His dear…
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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: imitate God, because you are His dearly loved children. In “Do You Live Like Your Father?…
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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, words, reactions, and everyday decisions. The way we live can either agree with what God...
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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, words, reactions, and everyday decisions. The way we live can either agree with what God...
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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 individuals. But in verse 7, Paul turns to how we maintain it together as a church. And it...
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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 individuals. But in verse 7, Paul turns to how we maintain it together as a church. And it...
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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 focus shifts. Paul moves from what we believe to how those beliefs should actually shape…
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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 focus shifts. Paul moves from what we believe to how those beliefs should actually shape…
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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 Not Praying | Learning To Pray For What Matters Most,” we look at Ephesians 3:14–21…
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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 Not Praying | Learning To Pray For What Matters Most,” we look at Ephesians 3:14–21…
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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 plan was always Jesus. Through the Gospel, He would redeem a people, unite them…
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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 plan was always Jesus. Through the Gospel, He would redeem a people, unite them…
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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 brought near to Him. And all of that is true. But Ephesians 2 shows us that Jesus...
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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 brought near to Him. And all of that is true. But Ephesians 2 shows us that Jesus...
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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 picture. In “Do You Really Understand Salvation? | How God Saves Us and What He Saves Us…
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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 picture. In “Do You Really Understand Salvation? | How God Saves Us and What He Saves Us…
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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 weren't simply struggling, misguided, or in need of improvement. We were spiritually dead.…
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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 weren't simply struggling, misguided, or in need of improvement. We were spiritually dead.…
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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 Inheritance,” we finish Ephesians 1 by looking at the prayers Paul considered essential for the...
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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 Inheritance,” we finish Ephesians 1 by looking at the prayers Paul considered essential for the...
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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 to bring everything together under the authority of Christ—and the incredible truth…
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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 to bring everything together under the authority of Christ—and the incredible truth…
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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 Ephesians 1 and discover the spiritual blessings that are already ours because we are...
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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 Ephesians 1 and discover the spiritual blessings that are already ours because we are...
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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 given His people from generation to generation: to make His faithfulness known to those...
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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 many of us don't often ask: Have we become so committed to comfort that we've become...
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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 discomfort, Scripture invites us to embrace faithful obedience—even when life is...
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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 than an unhealthy habit—it quietly fuels jealousy, selfish ambition, and spiritual...
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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 steward. The question is: What are you doing with it?In this message, “Where Are You…
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When Blind Spots Become Deadly | Brent Hatchett
Blind spots are easy to ignore. Until they become impossible to ignore. What we refuse to see can shape our future. In this message, “Where Are You With Blind Spots? When Blind Spots Become Deadly,” we examine the life of David in 2 Samuel 11–12 and discover how unchecked blind spots can quietly...
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What TRUE Forgiveness Looks Like | Isaac Gross
One of the greatest obstacles to spiritual freedom isn't what happened to you—it's what you refuse to release.In this message, “Where Are You With… Forgiveness? // How Good Are You at Forgiving?”, we explore why forgiveness is one of the clearest marks of spiritual maturity and one of the most...
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The Helper You Were Never Meant to Live Without | Isaac Gross
In this message, “Where Are You With The Holy Spirit?”, we explore one of the most important questions every believer must answer: What is my relationship with the Holy Spirit really like?Jesus told His disciples that it was actually to their advantage that He go away so that the Holy Spirit…
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What To Do When Fear Takes Hold | Preston Morrison
Fear can be powerful and persuasive. But fear does not have to lead. In this message, “Where Are You With Fear? What To Do When Fear Takes Hold” we confront one of the most common struggles in the human experience. From Deuteronomy 20 to the story of David and Goliath, Scripture reminds us that...
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The Question God Is Still Asking | Preston Morrison
In this message, “Do You Even Know Where You Are?”, we explore one of the most important—and often overlooked—questions God asks His people. The first question God asked humanity wasn’t about what Adam had done. It was about where Adam was. “Where are you?” Before God leads us forward, He often...
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Do You Revel In God’s Rebuke? | Preston Morrison
In this message, “Loved Enough To Correct: Do You Revel In God’s Rebuke?”, we explore a truth that many believers struggle to embrace: God's correction is not a sign of His rejection—it's evidence of His love. In a culture that often avoids conviction and resists correction, Scripture reveals…
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Don't Let Your Insecurity Become A Trap | Brent Hatchett
Insecurity is more than self-doubt. It’s more than low confidence. Left unchecked, insecurity becomes a trap. In this message, “The Hidden Costs Of Insecurity: Don’t Let Your Insecurity Become A Trap,” we look at the story of Jephthah in Judges 11 and see how unresolved wounds can quietly shape…
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What An Open Heaven Looks Like | Preston Morrison
What happens when heaven opens over a life fully surrendered to God?In this message, we explore what Scripture reveals about living with greater awareness of God’s presence, greater trust in His provision, and greater boldness for His mission.Throughout the Bible, moments of open heaven were…
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Are You Still Celebrating What God Has Already Done? | Preston Morrison
Remembering is more than reflection. It’s more than looking back. Remembering is an act of faith. In this message, “Remember The Memorial Stones: Are You Still Celebrating What God Has Already Done?” we walk through Scripture and discover how memorial stones were used to mark moments where God...
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Restoring What the Enemy Tried to Bury | Isaac Gross
Not everything new is better. Sometimes what you need most… is something old. In this message, “It’s Time To Re-Dig The Wells,” we look at Genesis 26 and the life of Isaac, who didn’t chase something new—he recovered what had been buried. The wells his father once dug had been stopped up…
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It’s Time To Rebuild The Sacred Altars | Preston Morrison
God doesn’t just visit.He dwells.And He meets us where altars are built.In this message, “Where God Comes Down: It’s Time To Rebuild The Sacred Altars,” we’re invited to rediscover a pattern seen all throughout Scripture—God reveals Himself where people intentionally make space for Him. Altars…
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It’s Time To Tear Down Every Idol | Preston Morrison
Not every idol is made of stone. Some are built quietly—in our hearts. In this message, “The Things You Can’t Put Down: It’s Time To Tear Down Every Idol,” we confront a hard truth: anything that takes God’s place in our lives has become an idol. What we chase, protect, and prioritize can slowly...
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A Blueprint For Spiritual Warfare | Preston Morrison
Spiritual warfare isn’t random. It isn’t passive. It’s intentional—and so is our response. In this message, “When God’s Enemy Attacks: A Blueprint For Spiritual Warfare,” we’re reminded in 1 Peter 5 that we have a real enemy who is actively seeking to devour. But his attacks are not without…
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He’s Alive & It Changes EVERYTHING | Preston Morrison
The resurrection is more than a moment.It’s more than a story.The resurrection changes everything. In this message, “Death Could Not Hold Him: He’s Alive & It Changes EVERYTHING,” we walk through Luke 24 and encounter the reality of the empty tomb. The question asked that morning still echoes...
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Why His Presence Changes Everything | Brent Hatchett
We all want a miracle. But what if God wants to give you something greater? In this message, “From Miracle To Revelation: Why His Presence Changes Everything,” we walk through John 11 and the story of Lazarus to uncover a powerful truth: Miracles change the moment… but His presence changes your...
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Returning To The Fear Of The Lord | Isaac Gross
Something is missing in the Church today. Not passion. Not activity. But awe. In this message, “Filled With Awe Again: Returning to the Fear of the Lord,” we look at the early Church in Acts and rediscover a foundational truth: when the fear of the Lord is present, everything changes. They didn’t...
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You’re Supposed to Make Disciples | Brent Hatchett
Following Jesus was never meant to stop with us. In this message, “You’re Supposed to Make Disciples,” we look at Jesus’ words in Matthew 28 and the mission He gave every believer: “Go and make disciples of all nations.” Jesus didn’t die to create passive church attenders—He died to raise up...
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What Happens When You’re Serious About Prayer | Preston Morrison
Prayer is more than a moment. It’s more than a routine. Prayer is how the church lives. In this message, “What Happens When You’re Serious About Prayer,” we walk through the book of Acts and see how the early church made prayer central to everything they did. From the very beginning, believers...
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How to Receive More Of The Holy Spirit | Preston Morrison
The enemy doesn’t fear talent. He doesn’t fear strategy. He fears a Church filled with the Holy Spirit. In this message, “Hell Hates More: You Need More Of The Holy Spirit,” we return to Acts 1 and the promise Jesus gave His disciples: “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon...
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Why The Church Must Never Get Selfish | Preston Morrison
In this message, “Hell Hates Pleasing: Why The Church Must Never Get Too Selfish,” we look at Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1 and confront a sobering truth: the goal of our lives is to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord—fully pleasing to Him. The enemy doesn’t fear comfortable Christianity. He…
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Why The Church Must Never Get Too Big | Preston Morrison
Community is more than a crowd. It’s more than a large gathering. Community is family. In this message, “Hell Hates Small,” we walk through Acts 2 and Acts 5 to see that the early church didn’t just grow in public spaces, but from house to house—around tables, in shared meals, prayer, teaching…
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