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Tune into this week's Awaken sermon as Chase continues our current series in 1 Peter: Hopeless to Holy. Listen in to 1 Peter 2:1-10 and hear how we can grow as God's People:  1. We must remove sin that hinders growth  2. We must delight and depend on the Lord 3. We must have the right foundation 4. We must remember who we are

Tune back in for the second sermon of the Hopeless to Holy sermon series through 1 Peter!

Join in and listen to this week's service as Chase dives into 1 Peter 1, offering the four main points listed:   1.We can cling to our living Hope (1-3) 2. We can set our minds on our perfect inheritance (4-5) 3. We can rejoice in all circumstances (6-9)   4.We can remember fulfilled promises (10-12)

Tune in for the year's Awaken Kickoff service as Chase dives into Colossians 1:24-29 and explains the ministry we are called to conduct on our campuses.

Nehemiah 9:5-38

Nehemiah 8

Nehemiah 4

Burden without action is just guilt. Nehemiah knew the difference. In this episode, we're in Nehemiah 2 breaking down what biblical leadership actually looks like — prayer before planning, vision before action, and letting your burden become your calling. What if the thing weighing on you is exactly where God is sending you?

Jesus saw the crowds and was broken by them. Are we? In this episode, we sit in Matthew 9 and ask a hard question — when's the last time the hurting world around you actually moved you? We trace the line from compassion to prayer to action, and why you can't have one without the other. Come broken. Leave sent.

Philippians 3:12-4:1

This week’s sermon explores how people pleasing can quietly become an idol, shaping our identity, decisions, and desire for approval. Rooted in Galatians 1:10, it challenges us to examine whose approval we’re truly seeking and calls us to find our identity fully in Christ.

Are you chasing a relationship like it’s the missing piece of your life? In this episode, Chase exposes how easily we idolize dating, looking for identity, validation, and fulfillment in someone else instead of Christ.

Seeking comfort isn't about avoiding hardship but finding God's presence within it; He's the "God of all comfort" (2 Corinthians 1:3)

Chase discusses what are we serving and what is causing us anxiety in our plan. Are we idolizing the future us? Or are we living for today , and trusting God with tomorrow.

WE LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT!!! Chase teaches on how God is moving in powerful ways. How can we discern if God is truly moving ,and are we willing to bold and faithful christians to be apart of Jesus's movement?