Capital Church Messages

How would you feel if a stranger walked into your house and started critiquing your every design choice? What would you think if the stranger then told you to knock out a wall? How would you respond if said stranger proceeded to tell you to changing the flooring, the light fixtures, the countertop, sink, and every appliance in your kitchen? You would be utterly annoyed, if not offended! Unless you...

“Hustle culture” tries to convince us that the only way to get ahead is to work while everyone else is asleep. But every physical trainer will tell you it’s when you sleep that your muscles recover, build and grow the most. Good quality sleep is also a key ingredient in weight loss. And everyone knows solid sleep creates better mental function throughout the day. So, far from long nights of sleep...

It could be your LeBron jersey. Perhaps you only use DeWalt tools. Maybe for you, yes, it is Maybelline. The jerseys we wear, the equipment we use, and the makeup we adorn tell people what we think of a ball player, a tool manufacturer, and a cosmetics company. But more importantly, every decision we make and every action we take reveals what we think of Jesus. This week in our series  REAL ,...

Most – if not all – of us have had the experience. Maybe it happened in junior high. Maybe at work. Maybe on a date. We know someone’s face and have heard rumors about them, and we have some preconceived ideas about what they must be like. But then, we find ourselves in a situation where we are working or spending some time with them. And over time, time spent hearing their words and experiencing...

You send a text asking help. You stare at the phone screen. No response. No three dots letting you know they’re engaging with your request. Not even an indication they’ve read your message at all. You call. They don’t pick up. You call back, this time you even leave a voicemail. Nothing. You go to their house, knock on their door, and wait. In the cold. Alone. Nothing. This week in our series&#160...

One of the highest compliments you can give a dog owner is that their pup is obedient, immediately following the commands of the human who takes care of them. One of the highest compliments you can give a parent is that their children are obedient and respectful, immediately acting in accordance with the standards of the loving parents who take care of them. But when was the last time you met an a...

What are we told during every preflight safety brief?  Should there be a change in cabin pressure, masks will fall from the compartment above you . But we’re given one crucial instruction that, if we fail to do it will keep us from doing anything else:  Secure your mask first, before assisting those around you . If we bypass step one, we won’t be able to do any of the steps that follow....

Even if you’ve never played baseball, chances are you know the most important coaching advice given to every player in every position:  keep your eye on the ball . When a hitter misses a pitch or a fielder doesn’t catch the ball, you probably know what the coach thinks happened:  you took your eye off the ball . As disciples of Jesus, we have to keep our eyes on one thing if our faith is...

2773. This is a staggering number. It becomes even more ominous when we realize 2773 is a tally of one man’s failures. But he did not see his experience as 2773 failures. He saw it as 2773 chances to grow. Thomas Edison’s records show that it took him 2774 attempts to create a working lightbulb filament. As an inventor, Edison understood the process of inventing requires perseverance, it requires...

All the data says if you want better sleep, get rid of all electronics from your bedroom. Every trainer will tell you, if you want to lose weight, throw out all your junk food. You don’t have to be an olympic athlete to know if you want to zip through the water, you’ve got to get rid of every hair on your body if you want to be the fastest in the world. So often, the first step to achieving our go...

We all have dreams. Dreams for our relationships, dreams for our career, dreams for so many parts of our lives. But something happens when we misunderstand the nature and responsibility of dreams. Misunderstood and misused, our dreams become nightmares for us and those around us. We’re kicking off the new year by examining the story of arguably the most famous dreamer in the Bible to find the wisd...

Your doctor requires it. Your waiter expects it. Your girlfriend demands it. Vulnerability. Your doctor can’t give you the medicine to ease your pain if you won’t admit you’re sick. Your waiter can’t bring you the food to satisfy and silence your rumbling stomach if you won’t admit you’re hungry. And your girlfriend can’t be your girlfriend in the first place if you won’t admit she sends your hear...

If you love Disney, you’re going to orient your spending around saving for a trip to Disney World. If you love skiing or snowboarding, you’re going to orient your schedule around time on the slopes. Whatever you love, you’re going to orient every aspect of your life around it. Because our passions, in so many ways, determine that path we take in life, it’s crucial that we become intentional about...

Problems are unavoidable in our world. Stress is unavoidable in our world. Trials are unavoidable in our world. The temptation to lose ourselves in the problems, stresses and trials pervades our world. But what if there’s a way to overcome them all? And what if Jesus hands us a plan and shows us how to put that plan into action so that we can become people who experience problems, stress and trial...

You do it for strangers. Strangers certainly do it for you. Family, friends, acquaintances, at restaurants, online, in traffic, at the park – everyone is doing it everywhere. What is this widespread activity permeating every area of life?  Serving . Whether it’s holding the door for others, waiting tables, letting someone merge so they don’t miss their exit, or allowing another family to use...

It’s the holiday season. Your schedule is jammed. You’re busy with shopping for food to make and take to parties. Then there’s the stress of actually going to the party. You’re buying thinking about what presents to get for whom. Then there’s the stress of coordinating schedules to actually give them the presents. Oh, and this is in addition to your regular job and regular extra items in your sche...

You’ve seen them. You’ve made the observation. You’ve made the jokes. Medication commercials that highlight their ability to address one problem spend a comedic amount of time warning of the laundry list of problems they may cause. The Bible takes a similar approach to the topic of money. There are benefits – but beware of the possible side effects and dangers! This week in our series,  Becom...

If your car breaks down you have to take it to your mechanic. If your computer isn’t working properly you have to reach out to your IT department. If your coworker’s negligence is undermining the project you have to go to your boss. When this happens our first thought is I gotta take this broken car to my mechanic, I gotta reach out to IT about this malfunction, I gotta go to my boss with this pro...

When you sit down to watch the movie you’ve been excited to see, you’re not going to watch it while at a parade for many reasons – for one thing, you won’t be able to hear the dialogue. If you need to have an important, vulnerable conversation with a friend, you’re not going to suggest the discussion take place at a mall two days before Christmas for many reasons – for one thing, with all the clam...

If a seed could talk, fear might cause it to scream as it’s thrown into a field. You can hear it objecting to being buried in the dirt. You can imagine it crying out for help as the rain pounds down upon it. And if all that isn’t enough, the pain it must feel as its skin cracks and gives way to some unknown force breaking it apart from within. But we know what the seed must learn the hard way: all...

Maybe it’s your favorite professor in college who has asked you to be her TA. Perhaps it’s a graphic designer you follow on Instagram who is gladly giving you feedback on your work. It could be a mom in your community, a coach you play under, a business owner in your entrepreneur’s cohort, or anyone else you look up to who is investing in your life. There’s no doubt you respect and admire them. Yo...

When you’re training for a job, you’re usually paired with a leader who knows the job inside and out. The process may involve reading some manuals and watching training videos, but the most valuable part of the training process is being with the leader in charge of your training, learning what they do so you can eventually do it yourself. There’s one nonnegotiable in the training...

If you’re trying to cut down on sugar but you have a hard time turning down chocolate cake, you need a good friend to watch out for you at birthday parties. If you desire to be a peacemaker, but find it hard to keep your cool in political discussions, you may need to recuse yourself from these conversations for a while. If you struggle to control yourself physically in romantic relationships, you...

Bricks. Glass. Wood. Concrete. Mortar. Drywall. Carpet. Metal. These things couldn’t be more different. But something incredible and beautiful is created when they’re unified: a house. This week in our series The Life and Lyrics of David, we explore a psalm that celebrates the beauty of God’s people living in unity. Then, we allow the Bible to tell us how unity is possible.

If you’re trying to get on the freeway and you see a sign that says WRONG WAY, you’ve got to turn back immediately. If your labs come back saying your blood pressure is too high, you have to make changes to your daily habits right away. If your bank notifies you that you’ve overdrafted on your account, you’ve got to reconfigure your budget, pronto! WRONG WAY signs, labs, and overdraft alerts are a...