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Tonight's Midweek Bible Study has two segments! The first is a Q&A panel with Pastor Kerrick and leaders from the Next Level Singles Ministry addressing questions about relationships, dating, holiness, healing from past wounds, and healthy Christ-centered dating. The second segment launches "Faith 101, Part 2," exploring the biblical definition of faith as a lifestyle rather than a momentary experience. Let's grow in our faith together. Faith is more than a moment. It is a lifestyle.

In this opening message of the "Faith and Family in the Fall" series, Pastor Kerrick Butler establishes that God has a specific path for every individual and every family, and that true greatness in the kingdom of God is achieved through servant-hearted living.

This midweek Bible study launches the "Faith and Family in the Fall" series, establishing that faith is not merely a Sunday practice or spiritual catchphrase but a complete lifestyle that governs every area of life, including marriage, parenting, career, and mental health. We open with a panel discussion on faith and fatherhood, emphasizing that fathers must seek prophetic insight from God concerning their children's destinies rather than relying on cultural expectations or personal ambition. After the panel, we dive into tonight's teaching, Faith 101. In Faith 101, you will be challenged to move beyond faith terminology into an active and consistent faith lifestyle.

In this concluding message of the "How to Be Happy" series, Pastor Kerrick draws from Psalm 144:15 and the Aaronic blessing in Numbers 6 to establish that happiness, favor, and blessing are not occasional experiences for believers but a way of life. It is the life that God wants you to live. Stream this message to learn more about how to live this life.

Drawing from the Parable of the Sower in Mark chapter 4, this message examines how the condition of the heart directly impacts a believer's happiness, fruitfulness, and ability to stay on the path God has ordained. Pastor Kerrick unpacks the four types of soil as four conditions of the heart, with particular focus on the thorny ground — where the Word grows but is crowded out by worry, the deceitfulness of riches, and desires for other things. Not all weeds are ugly. Some are pretty. In this message, Pastor Kerrick issues a central warning about "pretty weeds" — not obviously sinful things, but good things that are simply wrong for a particular person's calling. Using the contrasting examples of Luke and Demas, both trusted companions of the Apostle Paul, Pastor Kerrick makes the case that even anointed, productive ministers can be derailed by what is quietly growing in their hearts. Is your happiness hiding among the weeds? This is a message you need to hear, apply, and hear again!

This message is part three of a series on how to be happy, and will challenge you to embrace a counterintuitive truth: that genuine happiness is inseparable from receiving God's correction. Drawing from Psalm 1, Psalm 144, Job 5, Proverbs 3, Hebrews 12, and John 15, Pastor Kerrick shares that God's correction is an expression of His love and is delivered primarily through His Word and the Holy Spirit. Rather than despising or detesting correction, believers are called to welcome it, knowing that it leads to direction, protection, and wholeness. This timely and important message also confronts the tendency to follow ungodly counsel, live by anti-vision, blame others for personal failures, and identify with sin rather than with righteousness in Christ. God cares about your happiness not only in eternity but in the present. A life aligned with God's Word produces a fruitful, joy-filled existence where prayers are answered and God is glorified.

In today's Bible Study, Pastor Kerrick shares wisdom from God's Word on how to live the happy life!

In today's message, Pastor Kerrick makes a compelling biblical case that happiness and joy are not peripheral concerns but central to God's will for every believer. Did you know that God actively desires His people to live in a state of genuine happiness and deep, enduring joy? In a world where millions are daily searching for happiness, God's Word provides the answer. Stream today's message to learn how to be happy and live a joy-filled life!

What if the hardest thing you are facing right now is actually easy? Not easy in the sense that it requires no effort, but easy in the sense that the God who holds the universe in His hands has already accounted for it. That is the heart of the message we explore here, rooted in Matthew 11:28-30, where we are invited to come to Jesus with our weariness and heavy burdens and receive the gift of rest. Not rest as a reward we earn after exhausting ourselves, but rest as the very starting point God designed for our lives. We dig into the powerful truth that the way of the world is hard, but the way of God is easy, and we examine how our own words, emotions, and thought patterns can make a light burden feel impossibly heavy. When we call our challenges hard, we partner with that difficulty in a way that slows down our faith. When we keep our emotions under control, stay humble, and remain yoked closely with Jesus, we step into a flow where what He has assigned us actually fits. This message challenges us to stop priding ourselves on how much we have survived and start believing we were called to thrive. Stream today's message, apply its principles, and share it with a friend!

In today's Bible Study, Pastor Kerrick answers questions about prayer. As he shares, we discover that prayer is not measured by its length but by the faith we release when we pray. This powerful teaching on prayer invites us into a deeper understanding of what it means to communicate with God effectively. The study addresses real questions many of us have struggled with: How long should we pray? How do we stay focused? How do we know we're hearing God's voice and not our own thoughts?

This sermon emphasizes that believers are God's masterpiece, called to operate from a position of victory rather than fighting for victory. The central message focuses on spiritual warfare, not as demon hunting, but as standing firm on God's Word and gathering the spoils of what Jesus has already won.

This powerful teaching invites us to examine the systems and atmospheres we've created in our lives and asks a critical question: Are they conducive to our divine design? Drawing from Ephesians 2:10, we're reminded that we are God's masterpiece, His handiwork, created with intentionality and purpose. The message challenges us to move from frustration to focus by understanding that we're not accidents or afterthoughts—God planned us with His fullest creative abilities. Through the stories of Elijah at the brook Cherith and his transition to Zarephath, we see that different seasons require different systems. What worked at the brook won't sustain us in Zarephath. The dried-up brook isn't a sign of failure; it's an invitation to our next phase. Similarly, when Peter, James, John, and Andrew left their fishing nets to follow Jesus, they didn't just change careers—they shifted their entire system of living to align with their assignment. This teaching urges us to examine our daily routines, our environments, and our habits. Are they supporting where God is taking us, or are they keeping us stuck in a previous season? The small shifts we make today—waking up earlier, creating space for prayer, reorganizing our physical environment—can bring the acceleration we've been praying for. We're called to walk by faith, not leap by faith, taking consistent daily steps that align with the path God has prepared for us long ago.

In today's message, Pastor Kerrick shares the benefits that are available to you when you put God first in your day, week, finances, and life. This is a message you'll want to listen to again and again!

In today's message, Pastor Kerrick explores the profound truth that believers are God's masterpiece, created and recreated in Christ Jesus for a specific purpose. He emphasizes that Christians have been both created in God's image and recreated through salvation, making them uniquely designed to fulfill God's predetermined plans. In this message, you will be challenged to stop living below your divine design, to understand your identity in Christ, and to walk in the paths God has prepared for you. Stream it and share it today!

In today's message, Pastor Kerrick emphasizes the importance of trusting God wholeheartedly and acknowledging Him in every area of life to receive His divine direction. Pastor teaches that living by the Spirit requires more than just knowing God's acts—we must understand His ways. The message focuses on Proverbs 3:5-10, encouraging believers to honor God with their time, talents, and treasure (tithes and offerings). In this message, you'll be challenged to renew your mind through God's Word, pray in the Holy Spirit, and obey quickly when God speaks. By acknowledging God first and letting Jesus into every area of life, believers position themselves for supernatural harvest, breakthrough, increase, and great celebration of God's goodness. Journal Questions: The teaching emphasizes that harvest appears in multiple areas because we sow in multiple ways through study, research, working, and relationships. What harvests might you be missing because you're only looking for results in one specific area? The message warns against making excuses that become new strongholds and mentalities. What excuses have you been making that might actually be limiting what God wants to do in your life? The sermon states that 'your life has risen to the level of your thoughts and your words.' How might the way you speak about yourself, your situation, or your future be shaping the reality you're experiencing? The sermon discusses how we often give God 'leftovers' of our time, talent, and treasure rather than 'first pick.' In what specific areas of your life might you be giving God what's left instead of what's first? Peter only threw out one net when Jesus told him to throw out multiple nets, resulting in partial obedience and partial harvest. What areas of partial obedience in your life might be limiting the harvest God wants to give you?