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Week four centers on Jesus’ charge to “go fish” — to pursue people who don’t yet know Him. If we truly believe the gospel has rescued us from eternal separation, we can’t stay silent. The session…
Paul wrote the “happiest book in the Bible” from a Roman jail, proving that joy is not tied to circumstance. Drawing from Philippians 1, Pastor Steven Furtick shows two dynamics of…
God has placed a real, weighty calling on every believer: to know Him and to make Him known. Salvation is only the beginning; life in Christ now means denying self, taking up the cross, and daily…
Real Winning: Putting Family First Opening Moments Conversation opened with the question, “Winning feels pretty great… but Jesus said something about winning the world and losing your soul—what’s…
The Performance Treadmill—Seven Men Come Clean Opening Moments “Here we are again, ready for the real adventure.” Seven men—some strangers—gather, determined to quit merely surviving and start…
Getting Unstuck – Men’s Round-Table Notes Opening Moments No formal welcome, prayer, or song captured—conversation opened casually around J’s cooking skills and the larger question: “How do we start…
Finding Our Unique Way to Jesus Opening Moments • Quick instructions about “throwing area…between the blue line and the wood line,” then applause and settling in. • Recap of the previous gathering:…
A Cappuccino, a Ferry, and the Discovery of Slow Love Opening Moments Jason greets Roger outside a chilly neighborhood coffee shop—“Freezing here”—camera rolling. Laughter and playful banter (“Hope…
“Dropping In” – Notes from Jason & Roger’s Skate-Park Conversation Opening Moments Calm background music fades in as Jason greets the viewer: “Hey, I’m Jason and we’re about to go meet my buddy,…
Fishing for Friendship Opening Moments Casual, joking hellos by the pond—Jason filming, Roger laughing about “husband matchmaking.” No formal prayer or Scripture, just easy camaraderie as rods are…
Remembering Dad’s Truck & Redefining Manhood Opening Moments Jason meets up with Roger (plus Wade, the truck’s owner). Laughter, soft background music, the metallic ding of a car door—no formal…
God never intended His people to carry the burden of shame. In the Eden story we discover three piercing questions—“Did God really say?”, “Where are you?”, “Who told you?”—that still shape every…
Death feels unsettling, yet Scripture says believers never truly die—our bodies quit, but our souls continue and stand before Christ. 2 Corinthians 5 anchors this opening message of the series:…
“What you believe about eternity determines how you live today.” Craig Groeschel presses us to face the righteousness of a holy God and the indescribable horrors of hell. Drawing on Jesus’ story of…
Pastor Craig Groeschel opens by challenging men to stop living for “one-day-when” and start living the full life Jesus offers now. A week-long retreat of seven ordinary men puts that conviction to…
What you believe about eternity shapes every choice you make today. Craig Groeschel turns our attention from last week’s picture of hell to the breathtaking promise of heaven. Heaven is not a…
Pastor Craig celebrated the launch of Life.Church’s 32nd location and walked the congregation through four reasons people around the world are literally thanking God for their generosity. Anchored…
The message launches a series called “Travel Light,” reminding us that earth is not our final home and that excess baggage—hurts, junk, and especially possessions—can weigh us down spiritually.…
Distraction pulls our minds in every direction, keeping us from the few things that really matter. Using Mary and Martha’s dinner with Jesus, Pastor Craig shows how even good activity can crowd out…
Convoy of Hope Field Visit—Island & Miami Hub Opening Moments Storm-soaked skies dripped, then cleared—“about five minutes ago it was down-pouring… in an hour it’s supposed to be blazing hot.” The…
Bitterness is heavy baggage God never meant us to carry. Hebrews calls it a “bitter root” that grows up, causes trouble, and defiles many. In this message, Pastor Craig Groeschel and the local…
A brief, fragmentary moment in the message highlights God’s mercy and the righteousness that marks life with Him, ending with an affirmation of His goodness.
The speaker calls the congregation to imagine the very first unveiling of God’s promise: “for unto us a child is born, a son is given.” Jesus arrives not with royal fanfare but in humility—fully God…
Control feels safer than surrender, yet real peace is found on the other side of letting go. Working from Luke 1, Pastor Craig showed how Mary moved from “confused and disturbed” to “let it be,”…
“Although we can’t change our past, God can change our future.” With that conviction Tim Doremus closed the Travel Light series, showing how Jesus frees us from yesterday’s shame so we can walk into…
Lasting change is not about big, once-a-year resolutions but about small, God-honoring habits practiced every day. Craig Groeschel shows how Jesus, Paul, and Daniel model lives built on consistent…
Most of our daily actions flow from automatic habits, not conscious decisions. Because habits shape outcomes, lasting change begins with redesigning our daily systems. Looking at Daniel—who paused…
Great lives rarely collapse in a single moment; they erode through thousands of unnoticed steps. Using Samson’s first trip to Gaza as the picture, the message challenges us to pinpoint and break one…
Blind Bartimaeus was sidelined, labeled, and ignored—yet the moment he heard Jesus passing by he seized the opportunity and everything changed. Sam Roberts shows that, like Bartimaeus, we are not…
This devotional song assures me that no matter how chaotic life becomes, God is actively composing a symphony out of every note—both pleasant and painful. My role is to trust His process, allow Him…
