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What do you do when the gap between where you are and where you long to be feels impossible to close? In Acts 2, Pentecost reveals that we were never meant to weave everything together ourselves. The Holy Spirit comes to restore what sin has pulled apart—bringing God and humanity together, reconciling people, and forming us into His dwelling place.We need more of God in our gaps, not more of us.

What happens when God makes us wait? Waiting has a way of exposing our need for control—but what if the waiting isn’t wasted? In Acts 1, Jesus invites His disciples to release the outcome and learn to depend on the Holy Spirit. Discover how waiting can move us from control to surrender, and from self-reliance to a life empowered by the Spirit.  Release what you cannot control. Receive what you cannot produce.

What if the Holy Spirit’s power in your life isn’t about putting on a show—but giving the world a taste of what God’s Kingdom is like? In this message, Johnny Gonzalez takes us through Acts 1:8 and the surprising idea of an “amuse-bouche”—a small taste that awakens your appetite for what’s still to come. The Holy Spirit doesn’t simply empower us to do something. He empowers us to be witnesses—people who have tasted the goodness of God and carry a foretaste of His Kingdom wherever we go.

What if the greatest gift Jesus gave the Church is the gift we’ve learned to overlook? The Holy Spirit isn’t simply a power to experience—He is God’s presence dwelling within us. In Week 1 of The Way of the Spirit, we discover God’s relentless desire to move from near us, to upon us, to within us—and what it means to welcome Him home. You have a Father. You have a home. And the Spirit lives in you.

What do you do when someone wrongs you? When you're betrayed. Lied about. Disappointed. When something deeply unjust happens and anger starts taking over—what do you do with it? Psalm 139 gives us a surprising answer. David doesn't hide his anger from God. He brings it honestly into God's presence and learns to wrestle with what he's feeling without taking revenge into his own hands. In this message, we discover how to own our anger, pray our anger, and ultimately release our anger to God—trusting His justice while allowing Him to search and transform our own hearts.

What happens when someone else’s blessing becomes your burden? Envy is something we all wrestle with, but what if the way forward isn’t pretending we don’t feel it? In Psalm 73, Asaph brings his raw frustration, comparison, and questions honestly before God—and discovers that God’s presence changes the way he sees everything. In this message, we explore how envy can distort our vision, why honest prayer is the beginning of freedom, and how getting into God’s presence can restore our perspective.

Why do we hide instead of confessing? In this message on the penitential psalms, we explore Psalm 32 and Psalm 51 to understand why confession isn't about shame or condemnation — it's the doorway to freedom. Watch to discover why confession is not the end of the story, but the beginning of a new one.

How do you pray when your heart is breaking? What if faith isn't pretending everything is okay—but bringing your deepest pain honestly before God? In this message from our Praying the Psalms series, we explore the biblical practice of lament through Psalm 13. Discover how God invites us to stop hiding our grief, ask our hardest questions, and find His presence in the middle of our pain. If you've ever wondered where God is in your suffering, this message is for you. Lament isn't the absence of faith. It's faith refusing to let go of God.

Where does your help come from?Following Jesus doesn’t mean the road will always be easy—but it does mean you never walk it alone. In Psalm 121, we discover the God who watches over us, stays close to us, and keeps our souls through every season.Maybe you believe in God, but you've struggled to trust Him because of disappointment, pain, or unanswered prayers. This message invites us to rediscover the One who is our Keeper—and to learn to say, even in the hardest moments, “My help comes from the Lord.”Watch “Praying the Psalms: Learning to Trust” and be encouraged to place your life back into the hands of the God who keeps you.

The heart is never neutral — it's always praising something. In this message from our Praying the Psalms series, guest speaker Brian Henry opens Psalm 8 with a searching question: what does your heart get loudest about, and what does that tell you about what you treasure? A look at how we become what we praise, why the Psalms redirect the praise already pouring out of us toward the One it was made for, and how praise in the valley — like Paul and Silas singing at midnight — may be the very key to freedom.

Psalm 1 opens the book of Psalms with a picture of two ways of being human — one flourishing like a tree planted by streams of water, one blowing away like chaff in the wind. In this opening message of our Praying the Psalms series, we look at what shapes us in the quiet, how we stay rooted, and why learning to pray the Psalms is like learning a language — one that lets us answer back to what God has already spoken to us.

What if following Jesus was less about trying harder — and more about training smarter? In this honest, personal panel discussion, Pastor Jonny and members of the Point View Church community explore what it actually looks like to build a life of spiritual practice — not the highlight-reel version, but the real thing. Drawing from Jesus' own words in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:24–27), we unpack why willpower alone will never get us where we want to go — and why the ancient practices of Jesus are the path to becoming the kind of people who can actually live the way he taught.

Most of us don't walk away from Jesus. We drift. No big decision. No dramatic moment of rebellion. Just the slow, subtle pull of a life that stays busy — but quietly loses its center. Like opening your phone to read a verse and somehow ending up on Facebook. Like starting the day with a plan and watching it disappear. In this message from Matthew 7:13–23, we look at how Jesus ends the Sermon on the Mount — not with a warm send-off, but with three urgent warnings designed to stop the drift: 🚪 A Surrendered Heart — What if narrow isn't a restriction, but a gift? What baggage are you trying to carry through a gate that was never designed for it? 👁️ A Watchful Heart — How to recognize voices that look like life but quietly starve your formation. Hint: "peace, peace" has always been the false prophet's favourite line. ❤️ A Connected Heart — The most haunting words in the Sermon on the Mount: "I never knew you." And what it actually means to be known. This message is for anyone who's been doing all the right things — serving, showing up, saying the right words — while quietly drifting from the one thing that matters. Not doing for Jesus. Knowing him. The question today isn't "Have I done enough?" It's "Who do I belong to?"

Have you ever caught yourself quietly judging someone — and not even realized it?We all do it. The family that slips in late. The friend whose marriage fell apart. The coworker who doesn't seem to "get it." We tell ourselves we're just noticing — but Jesus says something far more challenging.In this message from the Sermon on the Mount, we dig into one of the most misunderstood passages in all of Scripture — and what Jesus actually means might surprise you.It's not "stop having opinions." It's not a formula for calling people out. It's an invitation to something far more powerful: judging generously.Whether you've been hurt by harsh judgment or you know you've been too quick to judge others, this message will help you see people — and yourself — more clearly.

Worry is one of the most common struggles we face—and one of the hardest to escape.In this message, we explore Jesus' surprising words in the Sermon on the Mount and discover that worry isn't just a problem of the mind; it's often a struggle of the heart. What if beneath our anxiety is a deeper craving for control? And what if Jesus offers something better?Through the images of birds, flowers, and a loving Father, Jesus invites us to trust a God who provides, delights in us, and knows exactly what we need.If you've ever felt overwhelmed by uncertainty, trapped in "what ifs," or exhausted from carrying tomorrow's burdens today, this message is for you.