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What does it mean to hold the line when everything around us is pressing in? This message from Matt Harvey on Wednesday, September 20th 2026 draws a striking parallel between the infantry lines of historical warfare and the spiritual battles we face every day. Just as a single gap in a military formation could collapse an entire army, a single unguarded compromise in our spiritual lives can open a door that we never intended to leave cracked. The core lesson is sobering but empowering: the enemy rarely destroys us all at once. He thins the line one inch at a time, through unforgiveness we did not take to the altar, through thoughts we allowed to camp in our minds, through small agreements with sin that we told ourselves did not matter. Drawing from Ephesians 6, we are reminded that our battle is not against people or circumstances but against spiritual forces that are strategic and patient. The armor described by Paul was not decorative. It was combat gear, and the command attached to it is not to charge or retreat but simply to stand. For those of us who feel the weight of the fight right now, this is the word we need: the ground beneath our feet was purchased at a price too great to surrender.

What does it look like to hold on when everything in us is screaming to let go? This message from Georgeon Pedigo on Sunday, September 27th 2026 takes us on a journey through one of the most striking passages in the book of Acts, where Paul, facing beatings, imprisonment, and an uncertain future, declares that none of these things move him. That kind of unshakeable faith can feel foreign to us, especially when life gets complicated and our own strength starts to run thin. Drawing on the remarkable true story of John Howland, a young man who fell overboard from the Mayflower during a violent storm and survived by clinging to a trailing rope, we are invited to see our own faith walk in a new light. The rope he held was not comfortable. His hands were blistered, his lungs were burning, and no one could hear him cry out. Yet he held on, and because he did, generations of people came into existence who would shape the course of a nation. The spiritual parallel is impossible to ignore. There are moments in our faith journey where the enemy whispers that letting go would hurt less. But this message reminds us that the promises God has spoken over our lives do not expire just because our circumstances become painful. Hope is not a passive feeling. It is an active decision to keep swimming when everything in us wants to sink.

What does it mean to find water in the desert? This message from Pastor Matt Cottrill on Sunday, September 27th 2026 takes us deep into one of the most intimate and unexpected encounters in the book of Acts, where a powerful Ethiopian official, a man who had everything the world could offer, finds himself traveling a lonely desert road, hungry for something no amount of wealth or influence could provide. Through the story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8, we are reminded that God does not measure the importance of a divine appointment by the size of the audience or the convenience of the location. He is willing to redirect us from the crowd to the desert road because one soul matters to him. The spiritual lesson is both humbling and thrilling: God knows exactly where to find a hungry heart, and he is always in pursuit. We are challenged to ask ourselves whether we are truly available to be interrupted, redirected, and sent to places we would not naturally choose, all for the sake of one person who is quietly searching for truth.

John Faulkner's message from Wednesday, September 23rd 2026

What do we do with the greatest news the world has ever heard? That question sits at the heart of this powerful message by Pastor Matt Cottrill on Sunday, September 20th 2026 about the Great Commission and our personal responsibility to share the gospel. We are challenged to consider a striking image: a driver who narrowly escapes a collapsed bridge, stands at the edge in grateful relief, and then simply drives home without warning anyone else. As uncomfortable as that picture is, it forces us to honestly examine whether we have done the very same thing spiritually. We have experienced repentance, baptism in Jesus' name, and the infilling of the Holy Ghost. We know what it feels like to carry the weight of the world into a church service and walk out transformed. But how often do we go an entire week without sharing any of that with someone who desperately needs it? The central truth is simple and sobering: what good is good news if we never tell anybody? The gospel was never meant to stop with us. It was entrusted to us so that we could carry it outward, into our workplaces, our neighborhoods, our family dinners, and every circle of influence God has placed us in. This message does not call us to guilt but to purpose, reminding us that the very Spirit living inside us is the same power that compels us to be witnesses beyond the walls of a sanctuary.

What does it mean to truly deconstruct something? In wider culture, deconstruction has become a buzzword for dismantling beliefs, institutions, and inherited traditions. But this message from Assistant Pastor Dillon Meadway on Sunday, September 20th 2026 flips that idea on its head and asks a more urgent question: what if the thing we most need to take apart is not our faith, but our flesh? Drawing on the sobering account of Demas in 2 Timothy 4, a man who walked closely with Paul yet ultimately walked away having loved this present world, we are confronted with a pattern that is far more common than we might want to admit. Doubt, desensitization, and distraction form a quiet progression that can erode even the most sincere spiritual commitment without us ever realizing it is happening. The message does not stop at diagnosis, though. It calls us to honest self-examination, inviting us to ask what we have allowed to quietly replace our hunger for God. Romans 8 reminds us that the mind set on the flesh leads to death, while the mind set on the Spirit produces life and peace. That contrast is not just theological, it is deeply personal and practical. If we find ourselves hearing conviction but not responding, feeling God's presence but not pursuing his voice, or letting the busyness of life crowd out prayer, Bible study, and witness, then something in us needs to be deconstructed. The good news is that this kind of deconstruction leads not to collapse, but to greater purpose, greater harvest, and a life fully surrendered to what God desires.

Pastor Matt Cottrill's message from Wednesday, September 16th 2026

What does it mean to leave something behind that truly matters? Pastor Matt Cottrill's message from Sunday, September 13th, 2026 takes us deep into one of the Bible's most overlooked figures, Methuselah, a man remembered almost entirely for his age. Genesis 5 records his 969 years of life and then simply says he died. No great speeches, no celebrated victories, just a life lived between two extraordinary men: his father Enoch, who walked so closely with God that death never touched him, and his grandson Noah, who found grace in the eyes of the Lord during one of history's most wicked generations. The central question this raises is profound: what did Methuselah carry from one generation to the next? Faith does not appear out of nowhere. It is taught, modeled, and transferred. Enoch did not merely talk about God; he walked with God, and that distinction makes all the difference. Walking implies consistency, direction, and daily commitment, not just emotional highs at special services, but a steady, unbroken relationship that continues even when life is hard, confusing, or painful. We are challenged to examine whether our own faith is that kind of faith, one that is deep enough to survive disappointment, strong enough to outlast cultural pressure, and visible enough that the people watching us want it for themselves.

What does it mean to truly influence someone? Bishop Mark Cottrill's message from Sunday, September 13th 2026 answers that question. In a world obsessed with social media metrics, follower counts, and viral moments, we are challenged to consider a far more powerful and lasting kind of influence — spiritual influence. There is a profound difference between a social influencer, who shapes what people do, and a spiritual influencer, who shapes what people become. Drawing on Psalm 78:1-7, we are reminded that God designed faith to be passed down from one generation to the next, and that every one of us carries a responsibility to tell the next generation about His faithfulness, His works, and His ways. The passage makes it clear that this is not optional — it is a divine mandate. When we share our testimonies, pray with our children and grandchildren, and live out our faith in front of them, we are doing something no social media algorithm can replicate. We are changing the trajectory of an entire family tree. The question worth sitting with is this: who are we influencing toward God right now, and what legacy of faith are we actively building for the generations that come after us?

What does it mean to truly possess the promises God has given us? This message by Dylan Cottrill on Sunday, September 9th 2026 takes us back to the very beginning, to a garden where everything was in place, the soil rich with potential, the environment perfectly prepared, yet something was missing: someone to work the ground. Drawing from Genesis chapter 2, we are reminded that God provides the promise, but He also calls us to participate in maintaining it. The condition of our hearts is the soil where those promises either take root and flourish or get choked out by weeds we never bothered to pull. Proverbs 4:23 calls us to guard our hearts with everything we have, and this message unpacks exactly why that daily discipline matters. What we allow to grow unchecked on the inside will eventually show up on the outside, in our words, our relationships, our witness, and our walk with God. This is not a passive faith. It is a faith that rolls up its sleeves.

Gene Smith's message from Wednesday September 2nd 2026

Jon Hudson's message from our final revival service on Sunday, August 30th 2026

Pastor Matt Cottrill's lesson from our first session on Sunday, August 30th 2026

Jon Hudson's message from our third night of revival on Friday, August 28th 2026