Epicenter Church with Pastor Mark Knight

What does it truly mean to understand the assignment God has placed on our lives? In this powerful exploration of Jonah chapter 3, we dive into one of the most striking moments of second chances in all of Scripture. After running from God, being swallowed by a great fish, and spending three days in darkness, Jonah finally arrives at a crossroads that mirrors struggles we all face: will we obey God...

What does it mean to drift through life versus intentionally pushing through it? In this message drawn from Jonah chapters 1 and 2, we are invited to examine the difference between our destination and our destiny. Jonah's story is more than a dramatic tale of a man swallowed by a great fish. It is a mirror held up to our own tendencies to run from what God has called us to, to let fear of a diffic...

What does it really mean to have faith? Not just the kind that feels good inside a church service, but the kind that walks out the door with us and changes the way we live? The book of Jonah gives us a brutally honest look at what happens when we receive a word from God but refuse to act on it. Jonah was a prophet, someone whose entire purpose was to hear from God and communicate that message. And...

What if the very pressure we have been trying to avoid is actually the thing God is using to shape us into who we are meant to be? This message takes us into one of the most gripping and underappreciated stories in the Old Testament, found in 1 Samuel 14, where a young warrior named Jonathan makes a decision that changes the course of an entire nation. While his father Saul sits comfortably under...

What if the very act of praise was not a response to victory, but the pathway to it? Drawing from Psalm 145, the final psalm David ever wrote, we explore one of the most counterintuitive truths in the life of faith: that praise is not something we offer after God shows up, but something we offer so that we are positioned to recognize him when he does. David, a man who had seen the highest highs an...

What does it truly mean to be found? In Luke 15, Jesus answers that question with three stories that cut straight to the heart of how God sees people the world has written off. We explore the famous parable of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son, and discover that each one follows the same pattern: something is lost, someone searches, it is found, and then there is rejoicing. But t...

What do you do when the odds are completely stacked against you? When the numbers do not add up, the resources are not there, and every circumstance seems to be working against you? In 2 Chronicles 14, we find King Asa facing exactly that kind of moment. His army was outnumbered nearly two to one, and the enemy had hundreds of war chariots while Judah had none worth mentioning. By every human meas...

What does it look like when we keep missing the point, even when the truth is right in front of us? Through the life of Peter, we are invited to examine the moments in our own lives when we have stood at the edge of something transformative and still walked away confused, resistant, or proud. This discussion explores three powerful biblical encounters that reveal a pattern in Peter's journey: a te...

What does it look like to keep moving when life has emptied your nets and left you wondering if God is still at work? In this message drawn from John 21, we explore a pivotal moment when a group of weary disciples return to the familiar rhythms of fishing after the resurrection, only to find their efforts producing nothing. The turning point comes not from their experience or skill, but from a voi...

What does it mean to say 'it is well' when everything around us is falling apart? This message takes us on a journey through one of the most remarkable stories of faith under fire ever recorded. We explore the life of Horatio Spafford, a Chicago businessman who lost his real estate empire in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, and then, just years later, lost all four of his daughters when their ship...

This powerful message takes us into Acts chapter 3, where we encounter the miraculous healing of a man born lame at the Beautiful Gate. But here's the transformative insight: this isn't just about being in the right place at the right time. It's about choosing the right response. We often wait for God to orchestrate everything perfectly before we act, but what if our response to challenges and opp...

In this two-part Summer of Rock message, we follow Peter from his first call to follow Jesus to the turnaround that restored him after failure. In Luke 5, Peter shows us what commitment to Christ looks like: making room for Jesus, obeying Him when it does not make sense, and giving Him a full yes. But Peter’s journey reminds us that even committed disciples can still be tested, sifted, and humbled...

This powerful exploration of Acts 12:1-19 challenges us to rediscover what it means to be the church—a community united in fervent, earnest prayer. The story of Peter's miraculous prison escape isn't just about divine intervention; it's about the collective power we possess when we pray together with intention and faith. The early church didn't just casually mention Peter in their prayers—they str...

This powerful message challenges us to examine whether we're living with a reclining faith or a pouring-out faith. Drawing from the story in Mark 14 where a woman breaks an alabaster jar worth a year's wages to anoint Jesus, we're confronted with a profound truth: the posture of our heart determines where we place our treasure. While the disciples reclined in comfort and questioned her extravaganc...

The wilderness is not just a place we pass through—it is often the place where God reveals what we have been carrying. In this message, Pastor Mark Knight challenges us to recognize the weights, wounds, habits, mindsets, and distractions that slow us down spiritually and keep us from walking freely with God. “Throw It Off” is a call to stop dragging into the next season what God never intended for...

Change is one of life's few guarantees, yet it remains one of our greatest challenges. This message reminds us that in every transition—whether we're students moving to the next grade, professionals switching careers, newlyweds adjusting to marriage, or parents navigating the complexities of raising children—God remains constant and present. Drawing from Peter's transformative journey, we see a ma...

This message challenges us to examine what we're repeating in our wilderness seasons. Drawing from Psalm 108 and David's intentional practice of beginning each day with worship, we're confronted with a profound truth: the duration of our wilderness experience often correlates with what we choose to rinse and repeat while we're there. David didn't wait for his circumstances to improve before praisi...

This exploration of Exodus 33 challenges us to examine whether we've reduced God's presence to a Sunday morning experience or embraced it as a complete lifestyle. Through Moses' intimate relationship with God, we discover a profound truth: Moses wasn't satisfied with just the promised land—he needed the God who promised it. He declares boldly that if God's presence doesn't go with them, they're no...

This message challenges us to examine what we're truly looking for in our spiritual journey. Drawing from Luke 7:36-50, we encounter a nameless woman who crashes a dinner party to anoint Jesus with expensive perfume, while religious leaders judge her every move. The central question echoes throughout: What are we looking for when we look forward? Are we allowing ten cents worth of problems to bloc...

This message confronts us with a challenging question: Are we truly looking forward in faith, or have we taken up permanent residence in our wilderness seasons? Drawing from Exodus 13-14, we're invited into the story of the Israelites who stood between Egypt's pursuing army and the Red Sea—a place they never expected to be. The central revelation is profound: God sometimes takes us on longer route...

This message confronts us with an uncomfortable truth: complaining is not just a bad habit, but a sin that keeps us trapped in spiritual wilderness. Drawing from Exodus 16, we journey with the Israelites who, just days after witnessing the miraculous parting of the Red Sea and breaking into extended praise, find themselves grumbling about their circumstances in the desert. The contrast is striking...

What happens when our greatest fears collide with our deepest faith? This exploration takes us into the lives of Jesus's disciples immediately after the resurrection, revealing profound truths about how God meets us in our moments of uncertainty and doubt. We journey alongside Peter and the other disciples as they return to what's familiar—fishing—when they don't know what else to do. In their con...

This message centers on the profound truth that we must keep walking even when we don't understand what God is doing in our lives. Drawing from John 6 and Luke 24, we're challenged to recognize the difference between worshiping the Jesus we read about and actually walking with Jesus through confusing, painful seasons. The disciples on the road to Emmaus had just witnessed the crucifixion and were...

This exploration of John chapter 10 challenges us to examine a crucial question: who are we really listening to? The passage presents Jesus declaring Himself as both the gate and the good shepherd, using imagery that would have been deeply familiar to His original audience. What makes this teaching particularly striking is the context—Jesus has just healed a man born blind, and the religious leade...

This message takes us deep into John chapter 9, where we encounter a profound truth: there's a vast difference between being exposed to the light and being transformed by it. The narrative centers on Jesus declaring 'I am the light of the world' during the Feast of Tabernacles, then immediately demonstrating this truth by healing a man born blind. What makes this story particularly compelling is h...