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The three greatest decisions of your life will shape your direction, relationships, purpose, and future. If you get these three decisions right, many other decisions become much easier.In this powerful youth message, three speakers explore the choices that matter most:• Micah Tshibangu: Who Will Be Your God?Matthew 6:24• Gloria Stahl: Who Will Be Your Friends?Proverbs 13:20• Johnson Makoti: What Will Be Your Mission?Matthew 6:33Who will have first place in your life? Who will influence the person you become? What purpose will guide your decisions?Choose God. Choose your friends wisely. Choose a mission that seeks first the Kingdom of God.

Don’t waste your life. Your youth, gifts, and opportunities have been given to you by God for a purpose.Based on Ephesians 5:15–16, three speakers challenge us to live wisely, serve God faithfully, and make every moment count:• Bro Victor Kyalo: Don’t Waste Your Youth• Bro Luke Hrstic: Don’t Waste Your Gifts• Sis Hannah Drew: Don’t Waste Your OpportunitiesYou are not too young to serve God. Your gifts are not insignificant. Your opportunities are not accidental. Start where you are, use what God has given you, and live for His purpose today.“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15–16

What if the greatest transformation God wants to bring isn't just in your life—but in the way you see others?When the Apostle Paul encountered the risen Jesus, everything changed. He no longer judged people by their past, appearance, reputation, or status. Instead, he saw every person as someone deeply loved by God and someone for whom Christ gave His life.When we see Jesus clearly, we begin to see people differently..The Gospel doesn't just reconcile us to God—it transforms the lens through which we see the world."Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation..." — 2 Corinthians 5:17May our prayer be Paul's declaration: "From now on..." Lord, help us to see through Your eyes.

Faithfulness isn't built in the spotlight. It's built in the ordinary moments when no one is watching.God isn't looking for a fickle heart that follows Him only when it's convenient. He's looking for people who will remain faithful in every season, every challenge, and every opportunity.Be faithful in the small things.Be faithful in the hidden things.Be faithful when it's hard.Because today's faithfulness is preparing you for tomorrow's purpose."Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful." • 1 Corinthians 4:2

Joshua made a prayerless decision that trapped Israel in a battle they were never meant to fight — yet that same mistake became the setting for one of the greatest miracles in Scripture, the sun standing still. This message traces how God met Joshua not before his failure, but in the middle of its consequences, showing that grace doesn't erase the fallout of our choices — it enters it. From the Gibeonite deception to Calvary itself, discover why your worst chapter was never meant to be your last.

Why does the world's pursuit of wealth, success, and pleasure always leave people thirsty for more? Drawing from Psalm 23, Jesus' encounter with the woman at the well, and Jeremiah's warning about "broken cisterns," this message explores what it really means to have your cup overflow — not through circumstances being perfect, but through abiding in Christ as the true source of living water. From David's confidence in God's goodness "in the presence of his enemies" to Jesus' invitation to come and drink and never thirst again, we look at why so many believers find themselves running on empty even after encountering the Holy Spirit, and what it takes to stay full. Whether you're walking through a season of abundance or hardship, this message points to the one true source that can satisfy the deepest longing of your soul.

What do a shepherd boy guarding one lamb, a widow's two coins, and a hinge on a massive door have in common? In this message, we discover how God's greatest works often begin in the smallest, most unnoticed moments of faithfulness — and why the small choices nobody sees matter more than the big battles everyone watches. Drawing from the life of David and the truth that "he that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much" (Luke 16:10), this sermon challenges us to be faithful in the hidden, ordinary places of life, trusting that God is preparing something far greater than we can see.

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