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Worship and prayer rise like incense before God, and his blessing comes down like oil. In Part 1 of Incense & Oil, Pastor Hazen Stevens opens the Psalms of Ascent, the songs pilgrims sang on the road up to Jerusalem, the same songs Jesus sang as a boy. From Psalm 122 he shows four marks of the one who goes up: a joyful response to God's invitation, united praise, an altar that is also a th...

On a special guest Sunday in our Family Matters series, Montell and Kristin Jordan join Pastor Hazen Stevens at GateCity Buckhead for an honest conversation about marriage and relationships: what it takes to build a covenant that lasts, and why a marriage with God at the center is a cord of three strands that is not quickly broken. Key Scriptures: Ecclesiastes 4:12 The Call: put God at the center...

In Part 7 of Family Matters, Pastor Hazen Stevens closes seven weeks in Ephesians with a question: why does Paul end a letter about family with armor? Because the family God is building has an enemy, and the person across the table is never it. Before the armor come three things: strength that comes from the Lord, a struggle that is not against flesh and blood, and an evil day no one gets to sched...

In Part 6 of Family Matters, Pastor Hazen Stevens opens Ephesians 5 and the call to walk as children of light. Once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord, so live like it. From "not even a hint" of what belongs to the dark, to the truth that light is how words travel, this message traces what it looks like to receive the light of Christ and release it through your speech:...

In Part 5 of Family Matters, Pastor Hazen Stevens crosses the great pivot of Ephesians: after three chapters of what God has done, Paul turns and says "walk worthy of the calling to which you have been called." Not to earn the fullness, but to live it out. From the unity of one body and one Spirit to the gifts that equip the family to build itself in love, from putting on the new man to putting aw...

In Part 4 of Family Matters, Pastor Hazen Stevens reads Ephesians 1-3 the way you'd read a mountain range: following the recurring words, the pivots, and the crescendo that builds until God's family becomes God's dwelling place, filled with all His fullness. From the eight-fold trail of "in Him" to the mystery that erupts in chapter 3, this message traces one chain: blessed, chosen, adopted, made...

In Part 3 of Family Matters, Pastor Hazen Stevens explores the incredible purpose of spiritual family: God’s family is meant to become God’s home. Ephesians describes a progression from strangers, to citizens, to family, to a house, and ultimately to a dwelling place where God lives by His Spirit. But becoming a dwelling place requires more than knowing about God—we are invited to interact with Go...

In the opening message of Family Matters, Pastor Hazen Stevens begins a journey through Ephesians with the story of his sister’s adoption and a powerful truth at the heart of the gospel: God chose us. Paul tells us how to live as family, he tells us that in Christ we have already been chosen, adopted, and brought fully into the family of God. We are not second-class members of God’s household or c...

In Part 2 of Family Matters, Pastor Hazen Stevens explores Paul’s prayer that the eyes of our hearts would be flooded with light. We can hear that God loves us, know the gospel, and even believe that we are chosen—yet still need the Holy Spirit to reveal the depth of what those truths actually mean. At the center of that revelation is Jesus. We were chosen and loved so completely that Christ willi...

In Session 2 of Journey Through James, Pastor Hazen Stevens examines the journey from desire to devotion. James reveals that desire itself is not the problem—our deepest longings were created by God. The danger comes when those desires become disconnected from their true Source. Like sailors who drank seawater to satisfy their thirst, we often turn to counterfeit sources that promise life but ulti...

In the opening session of Journey Through James, Pastor Hazen Stevens explores one of Scripture's most challenging invitations: to consider trials as joy. James teaches that suffering is not meaningless—it is God's training ground for maturity. Like resistance strengthens muscles, trials strengthen faith, producing endurance, wisdom, and wholehearted devotion. This message invites us to se...

In the final message of the  Detox  series, Pastor Hazen Stevens reveals that lasting transformation isn't found in trying harder—it's found in remaining connected to Christ. Jesus repeated one invitation more than any other in John 15:  "Remain in Me."  Just as a branch bears fruit only by staying connected to the vine, our spiritual growth depends on abiding daily in God's...

In Week 3 of the Detox series, Pastor Hazen Stevens shows that freedom isn't found simply by removing what is unhealthy—it comes by replacing it with the life of Christ. Confession cleanses the heart, but God never intends to leave it empty. Scripture calls us to put off the old self, be renewed in our minds, and put on the new man created in Christ. Drawing from Ephesians 4, John 15, and prac...

In the opening message of the Detox series, Pastor Hazen Stevens reminds us that lasting transformation begins with honest reflection. Just as contaminated water or nutrient-deficient food can quietly affect our physical health, hidden sin and neglected spiritual disciplines can slowly weaken our souls. Before God changes us, He first invites us to see clearly. Drawing from Psalm 139 and Jesus&#39...

In this special Manifest Testimony Service, we celebrate what God has done throughout the Manifest series by sharing stories of His faithfulness, healing, transformation, and the work of the Holy Spirit. Throughout Scripture, testimony has always strengthened faith, glorified God, and reminded His people that the same God who moved before is still moving today. As we hear lives changed through sal...

In Part 7 of the Manifest series, Pastor Hazen Stevens explores how the Holy Spirit empowers ordinary believers to live and witness with extraordinary boldness. Boldness is not a personality trait or human confidence—it is something the Spirit clothes us with. Throughout Scripture, God works through two hands at once: our willingness to speak and His power to open hearts. Drawing from the Upper Ro...

In Part 6 of the Manifest series, Pastor Hazen Stevens explores the spiritual power of unity and why it often precedes a fresh move of God. Before there was wind at Pentecost, there was one accord. Before there was fire, there was a people united in heart, purpose, and expectation. Unity doesn't earn God's presence, but it creates an environment ready to receive what He wants to pour out....

In this Mother’s Day message from the Manifest series, Pastor Hazen Stevens explores the spiritual power of intercession through the lives of Hannah and Mary. Prayer is more than words—it is labor. Through the strength of the Holy Spirit, we are invited to carry burdens, travail in prayer, and partner with God for things far beyond our own personal story. From Hannah’s fervent cries in the temple...

In the closing message of the Manifest series, Pastor Hazen Stevens explores the fivefold ministry gifts through the lens of humility and service. Rooted in Ephesians 4 and Jesus washing His disciples’ feet, this message reminds us that spiritual gifting was never meant to elevate status—it was meant to build up the body of Christ. The greater the grace, the lower the posture. Walking through the...

In Week 3 of the Manifest series, Pastor Hazen Stevens explores the gifts of the Holy Spirit through the image of a symphony. The gifts are not isolated tools to control or perform with—they are expressions of one Spirit working together in harmony. The Holy Spirit is the Conductor, leading each believer to play their unique part for the glory of Jesus and the strengthening of His Church. This mes...

In Week 2 of the Manifest series, Pastor Hazen Stevens builds on the truth that the Holy Spirit is a Person—and shows how that Person expresses Himself through our lives. The primary evidence of a Spirit-filled life is not power alone, but love. The fruit of the Spirit is not something we manufacture through effort, but what naturally grows as we live in ongoing communion with God. Rooted in Galat...

In the opening message of the Manifest series, Pastor Hazen Stevens brings clarity to a culturally popular idea—manifestation—and contrasts it with the truth of the gospel. While the world teaches that we can generate power from within, Scripture reveals something far greater: we are not called to become gods, but to become temples of the living God. The Holy Spirit is not an impersonal force to b...

On Resurrection Sunday, Pastor Hazen Stevens traces the story of redemption from the Passover in Exodus to the finished work of Christ. Before there was a cross, there was a doorpost—and the blood was always the plan. This message reveals that salvation has never been about human performance, but about God’s provision through the blood of Jesus. From the sacrificial system to the tearing of the te...

In the final message of the Wisdom for Wealth series, Pastor Hazen Stevens brings clarity to the practical outworking of biblical stewardship. Building on the foundation of submission and trust, this message introduces three simple but powerful rules that shape a life of faithful wealth: earn, save, and give. Drawing from John Wesley’s framework—“Earn all you can, save all you can, give all you ca...

In Week 2 of the Wisdom for Wealth series, Dennis Rouse brings a timely and faith-filled perspective on navigating financial pressure in today’s world. In a culture marked by rising debt, economic uncertainty, and increasing anxiety, this message points us back to one essential truth: God must be the defining factor in how we view and handle wealth. While the world responds to financial strain wit...