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Selfies, filters, and edited captions train us to show a curated self while hiding our true condition. Craig Groeschel contrasts that cultural habit with Paul’s picture of Moses’ veil in 2…
The message exposes how a “selfie-centered” culture can deaden our hearts and shrink empathy, yet followers of Jesus are called to a compassion that always moves toward action. Using research,…
We live tethered to glowing screens that promise connection yet quietly drain our souls. In this final message of “#struggles,” we faced one blunt question: will we let our devices master us, or…
Christine Caine calls every believer to embrace the exact place God has set them in His house. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 12 and her own torn-ACL skiing story, she shows how one hidden ligament out…
God delights in doing the unexpected—sending unlikely people to unlikely places with unlikely strategies that produce unlikely outcomes. Christine Caine walks through the story of Elijah and the…
Real love grows through distinct seasons. Using Song of Solomon 2, the message traces winter preparation, spring infatuation, and the lifelong call to pursue intimacy and protect purity. Whether…
Sex is God’s idea—good, beautiful, baby-making, and fun—but culture’s messages about it are destructive. Looking at Solomon’s wedding-night poem (Song of Solomon 4), the sermon laid out four…
In this fourth message from the Song of Solomon series, the pastor moves from courtship and honeymoon to conflict. Every couple will fight; the difference is whether they fight clean for resolution…
Good intentions alone do not build a thriving marriage; acted-on intentions do. Drawing from the Song of Solomon, Pastor Craig gave three simple, memorable practices that close the gap between what…
A corporate worship moment centers on adoration of Jesus, the King of Glory. Repeated refrains declare God’s holiness, worthiness, and majesty—“holy, holy, God Almighty” and “worthy, worthy, King of…
As the Christmas series “Come to Worship” begins, we are reminded that followers of Jesus are created to glorify Him, not use Him. Today’s focus is one posture of worship—lifting our hands. From…
True worship overflows with joy and generosity. Using the Magi of Matthew 2 as a model, the message shows that followers of Jesus travel any distance, bow low, and gladly open their treasures to…
Worship is more than songs or raised hands—it is honest relationship. In this third message of the “Come to Worship” series, we learn the posture of pouring out our hearts to God. Whether you are…
Kneeling is the fourth posture in the “Come to Worship” series, joining lifted hands, bringing gifts, and pouring out our hearts. Pastor Craig shows from Scripture—and from the hilarious reality of…
“God must be first.” Pastor Chris Beal shows that the order in which we offer our lives determines the life we experience. Using four everyday “firsts,” he calls the church to reorder days, weeks,…
God is pleased by daring faith, not by cautious comfort. Looking at two moments when Jesus was “amazed”—once by Nazareth’s lack of belief and once by a Roman centurion’s bold trust—the message…
Jesus told His disciples that real nourishment comes from doing the Father’s will, not from being served. Building on that truth, Pastor Craig contrasted a consumer-minded faith with the biblical…
God’s people are designed to live with an abundance mindset, not a scarcity mindset. Jesus’ own words—“It is more blessed to give than to receive”—shape a core value of the church: we lead the way…
Jesus came for the sick, not the self-righteous. Because His mission is to seek and save sinners, His church must embrace a matching passion: “We will do anything short of sin to reach people who…
The message confronts the popular idea that God’s chief aim is to keep us comfortable and upbeat. Craig Groeschel shows how a “theology of happiness” reduces the Lord to a cosmic vending machine and…
Week two of the “God Never Said That” series tackles the popular line, “God will never give you more than you can handle.” The leader invites every life-group member to confront that myth, share…
Many people assume God’s chief aim is our personal happiness, yet Scripture shows His highest call is holiness and the deep, enduring blessedness that flows from knowing Him. In this opening session…
The common saying “God will never give you more than you can handle” is neither biblical nor helpful. Using 1 Corinthians 10:13 (which speaks of temptation, not hardship) as a launch point, the…
The session confronts the popular lie: “It doesn’t matter what you do as long as you don’t hurt anyone.” Using everyday examples and Scripture, the speaker shows how hidden or excused sin still…
The message dismantles the popular claim that our actions are harmless as long as no one seems to get hurt. Scripture shows that sin is real, universal, and carries both earthly and eternal…
Many people say, “It doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you’re sincere,” but this message challenges that claim. While every religion may contain elements of beauty, they are radically…
Many people assume any sincere spiritual path eventually leads to God. This message dismantles that cultural “feel-good theology” by focusing on Jesus’ exclusive claim: He alone is the way to the…
Pride is the hidden force that wrecks marriages, churches, governments, and souls. Pastor Pierre traced every destructive attitude back to pride, lust, and greed, then zeroed in on pride as “the…
Greed darkens the soul because it convinces us that possessions, not God, secure our future. Pastor Pierre DuPlessis shows how the light breaks in when we loosen our grip and give. Through the…
God may give a clear promise, yet possessing it still requires perseverance. Drawing from Hebrews 10:36 and the march around Jericho in Joshua 6, Pastor Steven Furtick urged listeners who feel…
