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In this Palm Sunday message from Gospel of Matthew 21:1–11, we take a deeper look at the Triumphal Entry and uncover a powerful truth hidden in plain sight. Why did Jesus ride a donkey instead of a war horse? In the ancient world, horses symbolized war—but donkeys symbolized peace. While the crowd cried “Hosanna” (“save us now”), expecting political overthrow, Jesus was revealing something greater...

Join us for our Sunday Gathering with guest speakers George & Alethea Melton

This week we conclude our series “Giving Is Worship” by focusing on one of the most important things we can give— our heart . Giving isn’t just about money or time. At its core, giving is about participation in what God is doing on the earth . In this episode we explore what it means to partner with God (1 Corinthians 3:9) and how our obedience—whether big or small—becomes part of God’s work of tr...

Today we launched our new series, Giving Is Worship , by exploring the heart behind giving and why it has always been an act of worship—not obligation. We began in Genesis 4:1–7 , examining the offerings of Cain and Abel and how God looks beyond the gift itself to the posture of the heart. From the very beginning, worship through giving was about devotion, trust, and honor. We also looked at Abrah...

🎙️ 1+1=1 — Week 3 with special guests Kelly & Natasha Cole In Week 3 of our 1+1=1 series, Kelly and Natasha Cole share powerful, real-life wisdom on marriage, covenant, and spiritual warfare in relationships. With honesty and hope, they remind us that the enemy may tell enough lies to create chaos—but God’s design for oneness is stronger than any attack. Marriage isn’t a contract—it’s a covena...

In Week 2 of Who’s in Your Car? , Kelsey Melton challenges us to examine the relationships influencing our direction and devotion. Marriage was never designed to be a transaction—it’s a covenant built on shared surrender, not control. Looking at Samson and Delilah, we see the danger of choosing chemistry over covenant. Passion without purpose leads to collapse, and ignoring red flags isn’t love—it...

1+1=1 | Week One – Biblical Marriage (Panel with Lindsey & Kelsey Melton) We’re kicking off our brand new February series, 1+1=1 , where we’re diving into relationships, marriage, dating, singleness—and everything in between. In Week One, Pastor Lindsey and Kelsey sit down for a live panel conversation on biblical marriage —what it is, what it isn’t, and why God’s design still matters in 2026....

Snowmegedon had us all tempted to see heaven as an escape plan. But Jesus never taught us to pray for evacuation — He taught us to pray for manifestation. In Week Three of our 2026 Vision Series, we unpack what it really means to pray, “On earth as it is in Heaven.” Heaven was never meant to replace earth — earth was created to mirror heaven. Jesus invites us into three realities: Alignment, Embod...

Heaven isn’t our escape plan—it’s our reference point. In Week Two, we unpack Romans 12:1–2 and Jesus’ teaching in Mark 4 to see how God’s Kingdom grows—not through striving or control, but through transformation. The Spirit renews our minds ( metamorpho ), changing the lens through which we see reality so our lives begin to reflect God’s will. Embodiment means God’s will becomes visible in how we...

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2026 Vision Series — “As It Is in Heaven” (Week One) What if heaven—not culture, habit, or survival mode—set the standard for how we live? In week one of our 2026 Vision Series, we explore Jesus’ prayer in Matthew 6:10 and discover that “on earth as it is in heaven” is an invitation to alignment, not escape . Jesus shows us the Father’s standard, and we’re called to mirror what we see in Him—in ou...

Feast of Epiphany 2026 | Worthy of Everything In this Epiphany message, we reflect on the visit of the Magi and the revelation of Jesus not just to Israel—but to the world. Known in the East as Theophany , Epiphany reveals Christ as fully human and fully divine, the manifested Son of God. From Matthew 2:1–12 , we see that the Magi did something once that we are invited into daily: they turned thei...

The angels didn’t announce a feeling — they announced a Person. In Week 4 of Advent, we light the Angel’s Candle and lean into a truth that reshapes how we understand love: God doesn’t send love… He becomes it. Drawing from Luke 2:8–14 and Jesus’ words in John 15:13, this message reveals that biblical love isn’t sentimental or shallow — it’s incarnational, self-giving, and costly. From the manger...

What if joy isn’t something you manage… but something you abide in ? In Week 3 of our Advent series, we turn to Luke 2:8–20 and the story of the shepherds—men who were no strangers to sacrifice, loss, and longing. These were not ordinary shepherds. By the work of their hands, they had spent their lives tending lambs meant to temporarily cover sin. But on that night outside Bethlehem, they beheld t...

In Week Two of our Advent journey, we turn our hearts toward Peace —symbolized by the Bethlehem Candle. Advent calls us to wait, expect, celebrate, and prepare spiritually for the arrival of Someone of infinite importance: Emmanuel, God with us. Pastor Lindsey walks us through Luke 2:1–7 , showing how God used a Roman census law to move Joseph and Mary 90 rugged miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem—fu...

In this first week of Advent, we step into a season marked by waiting, expecting, celebrating, and spiritually preparing our hearts for the coming of Christ. Advent isn’t just a countdown to Christmas—it’s a reminder of the God who has come , is here , and will come again. Pastor Lindsey unpacks the rich history and purpose of Advent, explores its roots stretching back to the 4th century, and walk...

In this week’s message, Pastor Lindsey invites us into a deeper look at what it really means to follow Jesus with a healthy obsession . Drawing from John 6:22–35 (NLT) , we see a crowd chasing signs and miracles—not the Messiah Himself. Their obsession was unhealthy… but Jesus calls us into something far better: an all-encompassing devotion where He’s not another category in our lives— He’s the co...

In this week’s episode, we had the honor of hearing from George and Alethea Melton as they shared a powerful word on what it means to live as a people shaped by service, compassion, and unity! Drawing from Romans 16:1–2 and Matthew 20:28 , they reminded us that the Kingdom of God moves through ordinary people who choose to serve like Jesus did. With Luke 8:2–3 , they highlighted how generosity has...

In this teaching, Pastor Lindsey walks through the Apostles’ Creed line by line, revealing how this ancient confession keeps us anchored in our first love—Jesus. Each phrase of the Creed is more than tradition; it’s a declaration of truth that has united believers for centuries. From the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth… to Christ’s descent, resurrection, and ascension… to the Holy Spi...

What does it really mean to live through Christ — not just for Him? In this week’s message, Pastor Lindsey unpacks the essence of our new life in Jesus: union. The Apostle Paul calls it “the most significant aspect” of our faith — that the Anointed One lives in us, and we in Him. Through Scripture, stories, and reflection, we’re reminded that every season — winter, spring, summer, and fall — is me...

In this episode, Pastor Lindsey unpacks the unlikely connection between Halloween and The Protestant Reformation . From Mark 5’s account of Jesus confronting the demonic in the Decapolis to Martin Luther’s 95 Theses nailed to the church door on October 31, 1517 — this message challenges us to wake up to the spiritual realities we’ve become numb to. We’ll explore how the enemy uses desensitization...

In this message from Week 2 of our Death to Performance series, Pastor Lindsey Melton Jr. takes us into Luke 15:11–24 and Romans 5:8–10 , revealing the heart of the Father toward His children who’ve wandered. Sin isn’t just breaking rules—it’s living out of tune with God’s original design . Yet even at our furthest distance, the Father still sees us and runs toward us with compassion, not condemna...

This week kicks off our new series Death to Performance — a call to stop striving and start resting in the finished work of Jesus. In this message, Pastor Lindsey walks through John 3 and Romans 3 to show that righteousness can’t be earned through religious effort or good behavior — it’s received through faith alone. The Pharisees performed for approval. Jesus offered freedom through grace. If you...

This week we leaned into the word Selah —an intentional pause to reflect, not passivity. In Psalm 46, penned by the sons of Korah during Hezekiah’s reign, Israel faced overwhelming threats from the Assyrians. Yet God heard their cry and responded by sending an angel who destroyed 185,000 soldiers and saved Jerusalem. Selah—pause and remember the God who hears and answers. Big Idea: “Pausing to ref...

The Psalms | Episode 2: Lament Is for a Season The Psalms teach us how to live in communion with God and lift our lives to Him—even in sorrow. This week we enter the language of lament: the cries, questions, and groans of the soul. David, the giant-killer king, penned Psalm 13 asking, “How long, O Lord?” Psalm 88 ends in darkness. Psalm 22 begins with anguish yet points straight to the cross and r...