Browse sermon summaries, Bible study notes, key Scriptures, verse explanations, and practical takeaways from pastors and churches to help you understand and apply God’s Word.
The kickoff session of “Divine Direction” centers on three probing questions designed to move every participant from uncertainty to purposeful action. The core conviction: God’s primary will is that…
Wisdom is the essential ingredient for navigating every decision. Solomon modeled this by asking God for wisdom above riches or power, and Scripture urges us to do the same. True wisdom grows in…
Decisions shape our stories, yet many of us freeze because we fear missing the “perfect” choice. Pastor Craig reminded us that God rarely hands us a crystal-clear map; instead He offers something…
God often leads us through the same four stages Paul experienced in Acts 20: the Spirit’s prompting, certain uncertainty, predictable resistance, and uncommon confidence. Craig challenges every…
Craig Groeschel shows how following Jesus is rarely a straight line. From Paul’s farewell in Acts 20 he outlines a four-step pattern—Spirit’s prompting, certain uncertainty, predictable resistance,…
Week 4 of Divine Direction centers on “faith to start.” Most people never see a God-given vision fulfilled because they hesitate at the first step. You only finish what you begin, so name what God…
Pastor Craig closed the “Divine Direction” series by challenging us to move from holy discontent to holy action. Using Nehemiah’s story, he showed that a divine burden often points to a divine…
Life Church exists to see real life-change, and this update showcases how generosity, service, and Scripture engagement are already transforming lives. Viewers travel from Tulsa streets—where the…
Jesus has already “destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,” so light will always push back the darkness. Levi Lusko traces that truth through his family’s own…
Levi Lusko challenges us to look at life “through the telescope of faith,” like a lion whose eyes take in every possible ray of light. Reading 2 Corinthians 4, he insists that present pain is brief…
Generosity isn’t merely an action for our church—it’s our identity. In these testimonies and conversations we see how consistent, sacrificial giving is changing lives: Brian and Carrie Treat invest…
Life Church highlighted two fronts where God is working through the generosity of the congregation: a child-survival partnership with 700+ local churches worldwide—shown through a recent trip to…
Comparison robs us of joy, kills contentment, and pushes us out of the race God marked out for us. In part 1 of “Overcomer,” Pastor Craig Groeschel exposes the trap of measuring ourselves against…
Pastor Craig Groeschel challenges believers to defeat the “epidemic of apathy.” Using the parable of the wounded traveler and Paul’s anguish for his own people, he shows how comfort and information…
Labels can describe where we have been, but if we let them linger they begin to dictate where we are going. Using the story of the paralyzed man in Mark 2 and the example of Rahab in Joshua 2,…
“A Beacon Call to the Bronx”—LifeChurch & New Life Testimony Opening Moments • Joy-filled greeting from a fourth-floor gym in the Boogie-Down Bronx—three Sunday services just wrapped. • Host…
God never hands His children a spirit of fear. Fear is simply faith pointed in the wrong direction, but 2 Timothy 1:7 reminds us that the Spirit He gives is power, love, and a sound mind. By naming…
Life.Church celebrates how God is using today’s technology, the YouVersion Bible App, and the Life.Church Open Network to bring healing, hope, and discipleship far beyond one location. Two…
Craig Groeschel opened a four-week series called “The Vow” by confronting the painful reality that half of today’s marriages collapse. The first vow—Priority—insists that a thriving, lifelong…
This devotional centers on God’s limitless compassion and grace. No matter how often I fall, His love lifts, cleanses, and renews me. By fixing my eyes on Jesus, I embrace a life of continual…
Pursuit doesn’t stop at “I do.” God remains our first priority, and our spouse is our second; therefore we vow to “always pursue my two.” Drawing on Genesis 2:24 and the Hebrew word dābǎq—to cling,…
Week three of “The Vow” centers on partnership: after the wedding, life shifts from “me” to “we.” Pastor Craig contrasts a contract built on distrust with a covenant built on total commitment, then…
Purity is more than avoiding sexual failure; it is living in the light so that a marriage can rest on complete trust. Craig Groeschel taught that secrecy always erodes intimacy, while honest…
Making a Difference Together Opening Moments The host welcomed everyone with Life Church’s heartbeat: “We are meant to be spiritual contributors, not spiritual consumers.” From the first sentence…
Craig Groeschel opens this month’s Leadership Podcast with rapid-fire Q&A on books and mentoring, then dives into the heart of today’s lesson: great organizations are built on great cultures, and…
Leading Up: How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge (Leadership Podcast w/ Craig Groeschel – Part 1) Main Topics • Life.Church updates: July “At the Movies” series (in-person/Church Online only) •…
Institutionalizing Urgency – Part 1 Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast episode shared during Life.Church online content. Main Topics • July “At the Movies” series available only at physical campuses…
At the Movies — Week 3 Field Notes Opening Moments • A bright Oklahoma summer morning outside the South OKC campus. • Host reminds viewers: “At the Movies is where it’s at… the most evangelistic…
Embracing Change Life.Church Leadership Podcast with Craig Groeschel – Part 1 Main Topics • July programming update (“At the Movies” series vs. leadership podcast availability) • Listener Q&A –…
Peter writes to first–century believers facing brutal persecution and reminds them that, as followers of Jesus, they are foreigners on earth and called to live differently. Because this world is not…
