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As we’re discussing intimacy with God, we’re hiking the mountain of dreams. Dreams is a language of intimacy with God as it requires vulnerability. Pastor Josiah teaches on dreams and visions and shares some incredible biblical accounts on dreams whereby powerful and practical tools of revelation await. Listen in, and then put into practice right away. God is speaking to you through dreams but are...

The powerful story of the woman caught in adultery thrown at the feet of Jesus is filled with the revelation on the true heart of God. The reality is that He is not afraid to put His hands right smack in the middle of our dirt. We’re the ones we too often believe He doesn’t want anything to do with our dirt. He feels quite different. Chew on this delicious story of grace and let it sit in your spi...

This is the Gospel. Pastor Josiah takes us on a concise yet thorough journey through the Gospel. Where we started and where we’ve ended up. The work of Jesus Christ bringing us to His shed blood at The Cross and ultimately the resurrection. This is a must have message for everybody!

Feeling distant from God? You’re not alone. In this episode, we expose 3 fears that destroy intimacy with God. The fear of inadequacy, the fear of vulnerability, and the fear of punishment. But here is the truth: God fully knows you and still fully loves you. We dig into Psalm 139 to show how God's presence pursues us, even when we try to hide. You'll learn the difference between relations...

Palm Sunday is the day we celebrate the Triumphant Entry of Jesus coming into Jerusalem where the people rejoiced calling out, “Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” It was a fulfillment of prophecy according to Zechariah 9:9 and Jesus knew exactly what He was doing. This was a climactic moment for the people who had been long awaiting the public declaration of the Messiah. He...

We make up the bride of Christ — the collective body of believers the world over. The church is the bride which always speaks to intimacy through covenant. We’ve entered into covenant with the Lord by the blood of Jesus Christ which sets the stage for intimacy with Him. In Matthew 25 there’s a remarkable story of 10 bridesmaids awaiting the Groom to arrive. 5 were foolish and 5 were wise. Looking...

We cannot afford to have a victim mentality. How we’re thinking matters so much. If we can begin to have the mind of Christ and think in accordance to what He says is true about us we will thrive. Too often Christians blame the devil for absolutely everything when the truth is our thinking is what is setting us up for failure This incredible message from Pastor Josiah‘s uncle is a must hear!

Some staggering statistics are shared to help motivate the church to not be another ingredient of the problem but rather an anecdote to what’s plaguing the body of Christ especially in America. Pastor Josiah shares on how it’s the heart of God to leave the 99 to go and find the 1. But only 1% of the church is actually doing this! Something needs to happen within that 1% where that number grows rap...

Pastor Tim emphasizes that the true reward of Christianity is not just heaven but restored intimacy with God, as demonstrated by Jesus, who lived in constant awareness of the Father's presence. Using the covenant of marriage as an illustration, this message challenges believers to fully commit to their relationship with God, actively pursuing deeper intimacy rather than treating faith as a tem...

5 helpful ways to move forward in your faith. Learning from the life of Peter through the miracle of walking on water. Before being able to walk in a miracle he had to step out on a word. Greg takes us on a systematic ascension into a progressing faith in God. He capitalizes on 5 main tools needed to be in the tool belt of each believer to get to the next level. With a barrage of memorable quotes...

Pastor Josiah covers an interesting portion of Scripture where the disciples are asking questions they shouldn’t be. Jesus teaches and corrects a poor way of thinking and uses a child to do so. He also addresses this sectarian mindset amongst the disciples which still unfortunately exists in the Church today. We need a Godly perspective on such matters as we live the life He’s called us to do. At...

Focusing on David’s wife Michal we learn some great insights on how a slippery slope of compromise will draw you out of beloved identity and ultimately your intimacy with God will dwindle. Michal made some poor decisions and even though there was a second chance, the opportunity for her to change didn’t dig deep enough and she settled for being near beloved identity but not one with that reality....

When Pastor Michel was young, he went to the beach with a friend, and they decided to go in the water. He was swimming, but he was going no where. He kept on trying to move closer to shore with no success. Pastor Michel was caught in a rip tide and remembered he needed to swim parallel to the shore to get to safety. Eventually he did reach shore, but it taught him a valuable lesson in moving but g...

"Wells of Intimacy" is an honest conversations about faith, identity, and true intimacy with Jesus. In this message, we explore what it means to stop chasing empty wells and step into a deep, fulfilling relationship with God. Through personal testimony, biblical truth, and real-life reflection, we begin to see how Jesus pursues, restores, and invites us into something greater. If you&#39...

This unique story is filled with some incredible lessons. Peter as a leader amongst the disciples. Choosing to fully follow the Lord and leave the old life behind. We hear testimony from one of the staff messages who knew what it was like to be 1 foot in 1 foot out and then had to make the decision to either be all in or all out and she chose to be all in! The fruit from that decision has been ear...

Pastor Josiah takes us into the story of Joseph. Joseph had favor everywhere he went which came from a long line of stewarding intimacy. Potiphar recognized the favor of the Lord on Josephs life and placed a demand on it which blessed his home as well. Then the enemy tried to mess it all up through Potiphar’s wife and her shenanigans. However, Joseph didn’t let it get to him. He found a way out. H...

After Jesus gets down the mountain after the transfiguration, immediately he’s met with religious leaders who are arguing with the disciples at the foot of the mountain. A father had brought his son to be delivered from demonic possession by the disciples but they weren’t successful. Jesus capitalizes on this teaching moment and invests some viable truths to His disciples and also restores the boy...

Tonights message was brought to us no other than our very own Faith Chapels Kids Pastor, Michel Espinoza. As he helps us understand cultivating our intimacy with God.

Still following the life of Peter with his high and low moments, he merits an invitation to the mountain of transfiguration with a couple other disciples. This was a monumental moment for Jesus and for those who witnessed what happened! Was this a moment just for Jesus or an invitation for us to live likewise? Pastor Josiah breaks it down and shows how this moment wasn’t just for Jesus but to be a...

Pastor Josiah & Ashley share some incredible insight into their marriage, focusing on how our intimacy with the Lord trickles into every other relationship we have. Especially our marriage. When we’re learning to be close to the Lord and have an incredible depth of relationship there, it no doubt affects every other relationship in our life. We need it this way. It’s supposed to be this way. G...

Pastor Josiah takes us into concept of multiplication which only happens through intimacy. If it’s true that mankind multiplies when they’re intimate with each other within the confines of a marriage, then spiritually speaking there’s a multiplication that takes place through intimacy with God. Looking into the life of the judge Samson to better understand the consequences of our decisions, much d...