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Refugees and immigrants often arrive in our communities feeling like the only stranger at a crowded party—unsure of language, customs, and even where to sit. Through the stories of former refugee…
Culture keeps telling us that God’s main job is to make us feel good, but the “happiness gospel” is only partly true—and the part that’s false is pulling people away from God. Pastor Craig showed…
Our culture insists that God’s top priority is our personal happiness, but that claim is only almost true. Pastor Craig exposed the “happiness gospel”: the idea that if we do the right religious…
The episode explores how followers of Jesus can love and serve people touched by incarceration—those inside prisons, those returning home, and their families. Kris Steele (TEEM) explains systemic…
The message confronts the almost-truth that “nobody expects you to be perfect” by showing that Jesus actually commands perfection—then supplies it by grace. Perfectionism crushes us when we chase it…
Pastor James Meehan closed the “Almost True” series by exposing the almost-truth that “nobody expects you to be perfect.” Jesus does, in fact, call His followers to perfection—but not through…
God still speaks, but His instructions often collide with our preferences. Jonah’s story opens with a clear command from the Lord, a prophet’s deliberate flight in the opposite direction, and a…
God still speaks, and when His word comes it often calls us to do what we would rather avoid. Jonah’s story shows the downward spiral that starts the moment we refuse. Running from the Lord invites…
Pastor Amy centered the night on one conviction: prayer is not a task but an invitation into intimate relationship with our Father. Using the disciples’ request, “Lord, teach us to pray,” the…
Jonah 1 shows a prophet running; Jonah 2 shows that same prophet praying. From the belly of a great fish Jonah discovers that what looks like punishment can be God’s provision, and that the only way…
Jonah chapter 2 drops us into a desperate scene: a fleeing prophet is sealed inside a fish, utterly helpless yet not hopeless. Pastor Craig showed how Jonah moved from running (chapter 1) to praying…
Prayer is not a duty to secure results; it is an invitation into intimate friendship with our Father. Moving from transactional requests to relational connection, the message calls us to “seek God’s…
Jonah 3 opens with the stunning line, “The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.” The preacher uses that verse to announce God’s heart: He doesn’t just call—He calls back. Tracing Jonah’s…
Jonah 3 opens with a stunning sentence: “The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.” Pastor Craig walks us through that verse, showing how God pursues runaways, redeems rebels, and refuses to…
The hosts connect the Christian experience of being adopted into God’s family with the call to care for children who lack stable homes. Through interviews with Dr. Deb Shropshire (Oklahoma Human…
The series ends with the strangest finale: Jonah 4 stops mid-scene, leaving us with God’s unanswered question and “many animals.” The chapter exposes a prophet who obeys God’s words yet resists…
Jonah 4 ends the story with a frustrating cliff-hanger: the prophet is furious that God forgives Nineveh. Craig Groeschel shows how Jonah obeyed God’s command but never shared God’s heart, revealing…
The good life, Paul teaches, is not “bless me” but “use me.” God has placed a direct deposit—His very breath and unique gifts—inside every believer. Our task is to stir up that gift, refuse a life…
A generous God has already made a direct deposit in every one of us—the very breath of life and a unique gift meant to serve His purposes. Drawing from Paul’s charge to Timothy to “stir up the gift…
The message celebrates your decision to follow Jesus and reminds you that, through His grace, you are now a brand-new creation—completely forgiven, no longer bound by your past, and filled with…
Jesus’ warning that “you cannot serve both God and Mammon” exposes a daily battlefield in our wallets and our hearts. The pastor traces how the spirit behind money—Mammon—nearly wrecked his own…
Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:24 set the agenda: no one can serve two masters—God or Mammon, but never both. Guest pastor Ashley Wooldridge unpacked the largely forgotten word “Mammon,” showing it is…
God doesn’t need our “fries,” yet He asks for them so we can discover His abundance, freedom, and purpose. Using a light-hearted In-N-Out story, the speaker showed that everything belongs to God and…
Guest pastor Jabin Chávez closed the “Good Life” series by showing that a truly good life is a generous life. Working from Philippians 4, he explained that giving isn’t God taking from us; it’s God…
Even in a culture that belittles God’s ways, our King is still on the throne. Looking at Daniel 1, the message shows how Daniel and his teenage friends stood firm in conviction while loving well in…
Pastor Craig opened a new series in the book of Daniel by asking how followers of Jesus can stay faithful in a culture that continually pulls them away. Daniel 1 shows four teenage captives who…
“ There is a God in heaven ” frames the whole message: following Him does not guarantee an easy life, but His faithfulness empowers ours. Daniel’s night in the lions’ den (Daniel 6) shows that…
Part two of “Unshakable” centers on Daniel 6 and the lion’s den. Pastor Craig shows how Daniel’s life in Babylon models an unshakable faith: he served with integrity, trusted God consistently, and…
Trials are inevitable, but a faith that is tested can be trusted. Looking at Daniel 3, Craig Groeschel walks through the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to show that God may not always…
Faith that survives a furnace can be trusted anywhere. Daniel 3 shows three young men who refuse to bow to Babylon’s golden idol. Their story exposes a truth Pastor Craig repeated all morning: “A…
