Capital Church Messages

Throughout scripture, we see God bringing light. In the beginning of Genesis, when the universe was void, God created light. In the end of Revelation, God promises there will be no more night. And in the middle, in the Gospel of John, Jesus declares that he is the light of the world. Jesus has the power to bring light to the shadows and chaos of our lives, exposing the darkness and making way for...

If we were to sneak up on you when no one’s looking, what might we catch you doing? In John chapter 8, we read a scandalous story about a woman caught in a shameful situation; however, the woman’s story is not the most interesting part. What’s truly controversial about the situation is the radical and scandalous grace Jesus extends to the woman. No matter what you’ve done, no matter how thick your...

When we recall Jesus’s life as told in the gospels, what does this tell us about how we are to lives we are to live on earth? In John 7:37-38, Jesus says, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” Jesus came to us as God in the flesh, and the Holy Spirit is God in our flesh. It is our job to f...

In Romans 12, we are called to respond to the good news of the gospel by offering our whole selves as a living sacrifice. What does this mean? It means that every decision you make; every situation you have to handle; every problem you cannot solve; every hurt you cannot forgive; every temptation that knows exactly how to hit the right pressure points; every high and every low must be turned over...

The bible tells us that if we seek out the will of God, we will find it. Sometimes we miss finding it because what we want to learn from Him isn’t what he wants to teach us. You may want to learn how to succeed in life so you can find joy & peace, yet God may want to teach you that you don’t need to succeed in order to find joy & peace. You may want to learn how to make people love you, while God...

Psalm 133, one of the shortest psalms in the Psalter, offers one of the most important yet overlooked truths about life. It describes the beautiful luxury, extravagance, and abundance that can be found in spiritual community. If you experience what is described in Psalm 133, it can transform your life! The pain and hurt from broken marriages, broken friendships, and broken families can be healed a...

Do you ever feel that your life is not turning out the way that it was supposed to? Perhaps the version of your life that is panning out is not your first choice of how you’d like your life to be. In a way, we as Christians are all living in exile – sin separates us from life as it was intended at creation in the Garden of Eden, and this world is not our ultimate home. Yet through God’s grace, we...

Reading scripture, you won’t find a detailed description of what the devil looks like, but you will find warnings of what the devil does. According to the bible, the devil is a spiritual entity whose mission is to thwart the mission of Jesus. As we trust Jesus with our whole lives, we must invite him into our lives daily in order to resist the power of the devil. If your selfish ambition is leadin...

Have you ever had an idea in your mind about what God is supposed to do in your life? Perhaps along your journey, you’ve experienced pain, confusion, or detours that don’t align with the idea you had. Perhaps these detours make you wonder if God cares about your life and your circumstances. As the disciples experience in John chapter 7, even when your life doesn’t go as planned, you can trust God’...

Some messages are timeless. They can be shared any time and anywhere, and can always be applicable. Some messages are timely. They resonate particularly strongly in your soul because of the circumstances of your current life situation. If you are facing a season of expectancy, fear, worry, or doubt, waiting on a miracle, perhaps the story from John 6 is a message you need to hear. Whatever storm y...

In John chapter 6, we read accounts of some of the most well-known miracles of Jesus, including Jesus walking on water and feeding the 5000. Perhaps we’ve been missing something from these well-known stories… Perhaps even the disciples in Jesus’ time, who experienced his miracles first-hand, missed the deeper message. When Jesus provided the crowd with food to eat, he was not only offering a tempo...

Do you ever feel that God doesn’t hear your desperate cries? Worse yet, do you ever feel that he is intentionally ignoring you? Perhaps it feels as if you’ve been totally abandoned by God. When your pain has put God out of reach or your depression has drowned out God’s voice, there may not seem to be any set of encouraging words to bring you up from the pit. In those moments, may the words of Psal...

If you saw someone you knew couldn’t walk for 38 years all of a sudden begin walking, would that get your attention? Would that lend credibility to the one who performed the miracle? In The Gospel of John, Jesus performs that exact miracle. But because he was not doing it the way pharisees thought he should, because he is overturning their interpretations of faith, they tune him out. Worse still,...

Many followers of Christ have a favorite verse they cling to and it becomes their go-to in times of adversity or struggle. But do you have verses you find you would rather avoid? Maybe you want the God from Philippians 4:19 to ‘supply all your needs’ but don’t want the Only Begotten Son from Mark 12:31 who commands you to ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Or do you want a God who intervenes to sol...

Do you want to be made whole? What would it take for you to be freed of the painful deficiencies and barriers in your life? For some of us, it would take a miracle. But what if that miracle already happened, just not the way you expected? In John 10:10, Jesus says “I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” Jesus did not come to make you whole just so you could lead a life half...

What happens to your faith when your heart is set on a prayer God hasn’t answered yet? What happens to your faith if God doesn’t give you exactly what you want when and how you’re praying for it? Have you built your life on a faith contingent on answered prayers? If you answer honestly, you may find you’re not praying for a messiah, you are probably just hoping for a genie. It is one thing to trus...

At Capital, our mission is to lead others to become Christ-centered disciples. The woman at the well in John 4 gives us an example of how we can be a catalyst for God’s love to those around us in our discipleship journey. The Samaritan woman came looking for water, had a life-transforming encounter with Jesus, and went home with the well. Then, through the woman’s testimony, living water sloshed o...

In Matthew 6:25, Jesus provides us with a simple yet seemingly impossible instruction: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life…” Yet most of us begin and end our days with worry. We worry we won’t have enough time, we won’t have enough energy, and we will never have enough money. But Jesus never promised we wouldn’t face troubles, in fact, he guarantees we will face trouble in John 16:...

We have a phrase we often say around here: “Grace without truth isn’t love.” Many people are afraid of coming to God because they’re afraid of hearing the truth about themselves. But because of his grace, you don’t have to be afraid of the truth. Just like the Samaritan woman we meet in John 4, we need both grace and truth. If we truly open our hearts to the truth of God, there is nowhere to hide....

Have you ever carried the responsibility of looking after the well-being of a child or even a pet? When the creature you’re in charge of doesn’t listen when you say, “Walk next to me,” and instead takes a few steps to the right, off the curb and into the road, what do you do? First, you snatch them out of danger. Then you discipline them. You show them there are consequences for their actions. It...

The Bible uses many words to describe God. We see him called Holy, powerful, righteous and faithful… Are these the same words you would use to describe God? Maybe there’s a part of you that feels God is distant. Maybe there was a time in your life where you would have called him disinterested, demanding, even difficult to please. The truth is, the way we feel about God has an impact on our relatio...

In today’s culture, we place a high value on being busy and working hard. To be sure, the bible calls us to glorify the Lord through our work by pouring our hearts into everything we do (Col. 3:23-24; 1 Corinth. 15:58). But too often, this is taken too far. As we try to “save the world” for everyone else, we disregard our own spiritual well-being in the process. You can’t save the world. Ironicall...

Rest your soul. You’re not in control. Even for those of us that believe in the sovereignty and goodness of God, this can still be an unsettling idea. For the most part, we know much of life is out of our control. We often even rely on this truth when we don’t want to live up to the responsibility and consequences of our own actions. But, in Psalm 62, David shows us that not being in control doesn...

Have you ever had a difficult time asking for or receiving a blessing? Perhaps you felt like it came at a time when you least deserved it. Maybe you hesitated to tell a friend, family member or even God what you really wanted because you didn’t believe you had done enough to earn it. Or maybe you stopped praying for what you really wanted all together because you lost faith that God would ever del...

“Love one another, just as I have loved you.” These were some of the final words Jesus shared with us before he met his fate on the cross. Among the truths Christ shared in this world, many revolve around how we should treat each other. In fact, to God, our relationships are far more important than any of our other accomplishments. No matter how successful we are in our other pursuits in this life...