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When You Don't Feel Ready to Be Used by God | From Eden to Jesus Jared Reiter When You Don't Feel Ready to Be Used by God Have you ever asked yourself: "Am I really ready for God to use me?" Maybe you feel like you haven't learned enough. Maybe your past feels too messy. Maybe you've made mistakes you can't seem to move beyond. Or maybe you're simply waiting for the day you'll finally feel "qualif...

When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan | From Eden to Jesus | Genesis 37-50 Jared Reiter When Life Doesn't Go According to Plan: Lessons from Joseph's Story Have you ever wondered how to trust God when life doesn't go according to plan? Most of us have experienced seasons where life takes an unexpected turn. A relationship breaks down. A career opportunity disappears. A diagnosis changes everythin...

Am I On The Right Path? | From Eden to Jesus Jared Reiter What Matters Most Is Not Where You're Going, But Who You're Becoming One of the most common questions people ask is, "How do I know if this is the path God has for me?" We ask it when considering a new job, making a major life decision, navigating a difficult relationship, or facing an uncertain future. We want clarity. We want details. We...

Jesus Walks on Water | Matthew 14:22-33 Tyler Lemen

Trusting God When Life Feels Out of Control | From Eden to Jesus Jared Reiter Trusting God When Life Feels Out of Control Genesis 6–9 | From Eden to Jesus Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you realized you weren't in control? Most of us spend our lives trying to keep things together. We make plans, create schedules, build savings accounts, and try to anticipate every possible outco...

Why Success Still Leaves Us Empty | From Eden to Jesus Jared Reiter Why do we work so hard in life and still feel unsatisfied? That question sits underneath so much of modern life. Many of us grow up believing fulfillment is always somewhere ahead of us: Once I graduate… Once I get married… Once life settles down… Once my career takes off… And while those things are good gifts, many people eventua...

Creation | Genesis 1 | From Eden to Jesus Jared Reiter You Were Created on Purpose, For Purpose We live in a world that constantly asks us to define ourselves. Your worth is measured by your productivity. Your identity is tied to your accomplishments. Your value is determined by what others think of you. But Genesis tells a very different story. As we began our new series From Eden to Jesus , we s...

What You Think About Matters | Anxious for Nothing Jared Reiter You Cannot Live a Peaceful Life with a Mind Trained for Panic If there’s one truth many of us are discovering, it’s this: What we think about matters. Anxiety often feels like life has tightened its grip around us so much that we can’t quite catch a full breath. It’s more than stress. It’s more than overthinking. It’s the constant pre...

The Power of Gratitude | Anxious for Nothing Jared Reiter Anxiety doesn’t usually come out of nowhere. For many of us, it’s deeply connected to what we believe is missing in our lives. It shows up in the quiet moments—in the thoughts we can’t seem to escape—and often sounds like this: “If only…” If only I had more. If only things were different. If only I could get to the other side of this season...

How to Stop Carrying Anxiety | Anxious for Nothing Jared Reiter Anxiety has a way of showing up when everything gets quiet. For many people, it hits hardest at night. You finally lie down, ready to rest—and suddenly your mind won’t stop. Thoughts race. Worst-case scenarios play out. Sleep feels out of reach. If you’ve ever wondered how to stop worrying or how to deal with anxiety in a healthy way...

What Are You Staring At? | Anxious for Nothing Jared Reiter In a world filled with pressure, uncertainty, and constant noise, anxiety has become one of the defining struggles of our time. Many people quietly carry questions like: What if things don’t work out? What if I lose control? What if the future doesn’t go as planned? If you’ve ever felt this way, you’re not alone. At Friends Church Sacrame...

Easter with Friends 2026 | New Life Jared Reiter Easter is more than a tradition—it’s an invitation. Every year, people all over the world gather to remember the resurrection of Jesus. But Easter isn’t just about looking back at something that happened in history. It’s about what’s possible right now. At Friends Church Sacramento, this Easter message centered on one powerful truth: Because Jesus r...

Why is the Church Important? | Rooted Jared Reiter Why the Church Matters More Than You Think (Hebrews 10) If you’ve ever searched for a “church near me” or wondered whether going to church really matters, you’re not alone. In today’s world, we have more access to spiritual content than ever before—sermons, podcasts, Bible apps, and online resources. And yet, many people still feel distant from Go...

There is an Enemy | Rooted Jared Reiter Have you ever noticed how easy it is to drift spiritually? Most of us don’t wake up and decide, “Today I’m going to drift away from God.” But life gets busy. We get distracted. We skip prayer or reading scripture for a day… then a week… then longer. Before we realize it, our dependence on God slowly shifts into self-reliance. At Friends Church Sacramento , w...

Where is God in the Midst of Suffering? | Rooted Jared Reiter Life with Jesus does not exempt us from pain. Many of us grew up believing — even if unintentionally — that if we followed Jesus closely enough, life should get smoother. That obedience should equal ease. That faithfulness should equal favor. But Scripture and the lived experience of every believer tells another story: faith does not re...

Who is God? | Rooted Jared Reiter When life feels overwhelming, one of the deepest questions we ask is simple—but profound: Who is God? Isaiah 40 was written to people who were exhausted, discouraged, and wondering if God was still with them. Their world felt out of control. Their strength was gone. And their faith felt fragile. Sound familiar? At Friends Church Sacramento, we believe this ancient...

You Don't Drift Into Spiritual Growth | Rooted Jared Reiter Spiritual growth is something many of us want—but fewer of us know how to sustain. We attend church, listen to sermons, and believe the right things, yet still find ourselves feeling stuck, disconnected, or spiritually dry. In Acts 2, we see a different picture of faith—one that didn’t grow by accident, but through intentional devotion. T...

Trust-Filled Generosity | All Things New Jared Reiter Learning to Live with Open Hands In a culture shaped by scarcity, pressure, and self-reliance, generosity can feel risky. Many of us carry assumptions about money and the church—assumptions shaped by fear, guilt, or past experiences. But Scripture offers us a different vision. In 2 Corinthians 9:6–11, the Apostle Paul invites the church into a...

All Things New | Shared Purpose Kevin Zimmerman This past Sunday at Friends Church, we were grateful to hear from our guest speaker and friend, Kevin Zimmerman from Friends Church Orange, as he walked us through Paul’s powerful metaphor of the church as a body from 1 Corinthians 12. It was a timely reminder that the church is not an audience or an organization, but rather it is a living body where...

All Things New | Friendship with Others Jared Reiter You can attend church regularly and still miss out on the fullness of God’s love. According to John, God’s love reaches its full expression not when we simply receive it, but when we share it. John reminds us that love doesn’t originate with us. God loved us first. He showed that love by sending Jesus into the world so that we could have life th...

All Things New | Presence with God Jared Reiter Remaining in God’s Presence: Why Faith Was Never Meant to Be Lived Alone A Christian Church in Sacramento Exploring Community, Joy, and New Life Many people today are searching online for a Christian church near me —not just a place to attend, but a place to belong. At Friends Church Sacramento , we believe that longing points to something deeply bib...

Rest | Friends Church Sacramento Jared Reiter Finding Rest for Your Soul The holidays promise rest—but if we’re honest, most of us enter the new year more tired than when December began. We gather, travel, host, spend, and smile… and yet many of us find ourselves empty on the other side of it all. What’s strange is that even good things—even meaningful, joyful moments—can leave us exhausted. Into...

The Gifts We Need Most: Love Jared Reiter

The Gifts We Need Most: Joy | Friends Church Sacramento Jared Reiter Searching for Joy? You’re Not Alone. During this season, joy is everywhere—on playlists, greeting cards, commercials, and social media. But beneath all the cheerful noise, many people are quietly exhausted. We distract ourselves with scrolling, binge-watching, spending money, or staying busy—not because life is full, but because...

The Gifts We Need Most: Peace | Friends Church Sacramento Aaron Wieand