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We all want to give our kids “the best,” yet the easiest gifts can weaken them instead of equipping them. Pastor Craig challenges parents to worry less about today’s happiness and more about…
“Love gives.” Jesus said it is more blessed to give than to receive, and Paul’s description of the Macedonian believers proves it. Generosity is not about how much we possess but the mindset we…
Paul urged the Corinthian church—and us—to finish what we start and “excel in the gracious act of giving.” Generosity is a ministry every bit as spiritual as praying or fasting. Because no one…
Week two of “More Than Enough” urges us to become world-class givers. Paul told the Corinthians to “finish the ministry of giving” they had started, and Pastor Craig showed that generosity is not…
Paul devotes 2 Corinthians 8 – 9 to call the Corinthian church—and us—out of fear-based scarcity into faith-filled generosity. Money is no longer just currency; in God’s economy it is seed. What we…
Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 9 move us from talking about generosity to actually becoming joyful givers. Chris Beal urged us to shift our money mindset—from fearing we will run out to trusting…
The message closes the “More Than Enough” series by confronting two linked truths: most of us are far richer than we realize, and that very richness can either trap us spiritually or release…
God has already given most of us more than we need. That reality is both good news and a sober responsibility. In the final week of “More Than Enough” Pastor Craig Groeschel walks through 2…
Fear feels heavier than ever, yet Scripture insists it is not from God. Drawing from the angel’s appearance to Mary in Luke 1, the message shows how God often interrupts our carefully laid plans to…
Fear feels heavier than ever, yet God never hands His children a spirit of fear. Looking at Mary’s unexpected encounter with the angel in Luke 1, Pastor Craig showed how God often interrupts our…
The message calls believers to break free from people-pleasing and live for God’s approval alone. Using Joseph’s dilemma in Matthew 1, the pastor shows that pleasing God often disappoints people,…
Christmas announces God’s answer to our deepest fear: “Where do I stand with Him?” The angel’s message to terrified shepherds—“Do not be afraid… I bring you good news of great joy for all…
Christmas announces God’s answer to every hidden fear that we are not good enough for Him. In Luke 2 an angel tells terrified shepherds, “Do not be afraid… I bring you good news of great joy for all…
Pastor Craig spent the entire message saying a heartfelt “thank you.” Twenty-eight years after Life.Church began with 40 people in a garage, he walked the church through story after story that…
Pastor Craig paused the last weekend of the year to say a heartfelt “thank you.” Using Paul’s words to the Thessalonians, he celebrated how God keeps changing lives because of you—every prayer,…
We begin the year confronting one uncomfortable truth: the person we lie to most is ourselves. Because our hearts are “deceitful above all things,” external resolutions rarely last. Instead of…
Week 1 of “Habits of a Healthy Heart” begins with the practice of self-examination. Pastor Craig shows that real, lasting change never starts with will-power on the outside but with truth in the…
We are formed by the lie that “more is always better.” Paul’s storm-tossed voyage, Jesus’ warning about earthly treasure, and the wisdom of Ecclesiastes expose that lie and invite us into the habit…
Pastor Craig exposed the common lie that “more is always better” and showed Jesus’ better way: living with enough. Using Paul’s storm-tossed ship (Acts 27) and Solomon’s wisdom (Ecclesiastes 4), he…
Our schedules are packed, yet our spiritual cups are empty. The message confronts the “anxious striving” that keeps minds racing and shows how Jesus’ consistent practice of solitude refilled Him for…
Pastor Craig continued “Habits of a Healthy Heart” by exposing how relentless activity and racing thoughts leave our spiritual cups empty. Scripture’s answer is the habit of slowing—deliberate…
We can change our habits only when God first changes our hearts. In this fourth “Habits of a Healthy Heart” message, the focus is the habit the devil most wants to block—godly sorrow. Drawing on 2…
Life change never starts with will-power alone; it starts when God softens the heart. In this fourth message of “Habits of a Healthy Heart,” Pastor Craig contrasts worldly sorrow that only regrets…
Steadfast people don’t quit; they keep showing up in the “little things,” and over time those small, faithful drops add up to a life that moves mountains. Whether it’s a daily workout, one more text…
Faithfulness in seemingly small, ordinary moments is never small to God. One workout, one dollar saved, one more phone call, one more prayer—all of it compounds over time. Pastor Sam closed the…
Our consistent behaviors flow from our self-perception. Craig Groeschel shows that the main driver behind every habit—good or bad—is the story we believe about who we are. Satan attacks that story…
King David teaches us that closeness to God never happens by accident. When pressed to name the single request he would bring before the Lord, David asked for continual intimacy with Him (Psalm 27).…
Pastor Craig opened the new series “Think Ahead” by focusing on King David’s single, guiding decision: to pursue intimacy with God above everything else. David’s “one thing” (Psalm 27) models a life…
Pornography is everywhere, but God is faithful and always provides “a way out.” Craig Groeschel traces the porn cycle, shows how Job pre-decided to guard his eyes, and lays out three practical…
Pastor Craig continued the Think Ahead series by confronting pornography and sexual lust head-on. Drawing from Job 31, he showed that temptation is universal, yet God is always faithful to provide a…
