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In this message from our Summer Stories series, Pastor Rory Chance explores Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan and challenges us to make "The Samaritan Shift." Discover what it means to move beyond simply attending church to becoming the Church by loving the people God places in your path. Your purpose isn't found in what you collect—it's found in what you pour out.

In this message from our Summer Stories series, Pastor Justin Cummings unpacks the Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mark 4:30–32), reminding us that God doesn't waste small things. Discover how deep roots produce lasting fruit, why being planted matters, and how God can multiply what seems small into something that makes a lasting impact for His Kingdom.

What do God's house rules reveal about His heart? In this message from our Summer Stories series, Pastor Rory unpacks the Parable of the Prodigal Son and shows how Jesus used this story to challenge religious assumptions and reveal the Father's relentless love. Discover three powerful truths about God's house: • Nobody is too far gone to come home • Nobody earns their seat at the table...

What does it mean to be truly rich? In this episode, Pastor Rory explores Jesus’ parable of the Rich Fool in Luke 12 and challenges the common belief that more money, more possessions, or more success will satisfy the deepest needs of our lives. Discover how Jesus redefines wealth through trust, purpose, and generosity, and learn why you're never really rich until you know what you're rich...

In this episode, Pastor Rory kicks off our Summer Stories series with a look at one of Jesus' most important parables—the Parable of the Sower. Through this simple story, Jesus reveals how the condition of our hearts determines whether God's truth takes root and produces lasting transformation. Discover the dangers of hard hearts, shallow faith, and competing priorities, and learn how to c...

Life can change in an instant. A season of loss, disappointment, or uncertainty can leave us wondering where God is and what comes next. In this episode, guest speaker, Jeffrey Kent, walks through Ruth 1–2 and reveals how God was working behind the scenes in Naomi and Ruth's story long before they could see it. Discover how faithfulness, trust, and obedience position us to experience God's redempt...

Why do the things we crave keep leaving us empty? In Week 4 of Deep Work , Pastor Rory explores how misdirected desires create unhealthy loops that leave our souls exhausted. Through Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4, discover how Jesus didn’t come to give us a better bucket — He came to become our source. Stop searching. Start drinking from living water.

What if the thoughts shaping your life didn’t start with you? In Part 3 of the Deep Work series, Pastor Rory Chance explores how the enemy plants lies beneath the surface of our minds and how those lies can become strongholds that impact our faith, identity, and future. Through the story of Jacob and Joseph, this message uncovers the danger of false conclusions, the power of God’s truth, and the f...

In Week 2 of “Deep Work,” Pastor Rory explores Romans 12:2 and the story of Book of Daniel to reveal how culture slowly shapes the soul through pressure, distraction, and compromise. This message challenges believers to stop conforming to the world’s pattern and instead develop deep connection, deep conviction, and deep courage through the transforming power of God.

You can fix what’s visible and still be broken underneath. Pastor Rory teaches from Gospel of Mark 9 on why real healing starts at the soul—not the surface—and how Jesus works from the inside out.

In Acts 7, Stephen makes a bold statement: God doesn’t live in buildings—and never has. In this message, Pastor Rory challenges location-based religion and calls us into a Spirit-led life where worship moves beyond walls and into everyday living. Through the Holy Spirit, we don’t just go to church—we become the place where God dwells. The question is simple: Are you holding onto what God did , or...

About 45% of your life runs on autopilot. What if your faith does too? In “Religion on Repeat,” Pastor Rory explores how easy it is to fall into patterns of spiritual routine without real heart change. Looking at Stephen’s message in Acts 7, this teaching challenges the difference between tradition and truth, behavior and transformation. You can know all the right things… Do all the right things…...

The Outside Lane | Jesus Over Religion - Week 2 Ever feel like you’re on the outside when it comes to faith? In this message from Acts of the Apostles 7, we look at Joseph’s story and discover a powerful truth: you can be outside the system and still inside God’s story. Comparison steals, pressure reveals, but purpose prevails—and through it all, God is with you . If you’ve been feeling behind or...

What if the biggest barrier between people and God… isn’t sin, but religion? In this message, Pastor Rory walks through Acts of the Apostles 6–7 and the story of Stephen—the first martyr of the early church—to expose how religion can complicate what Jesus came to simplify. Religion builds systems. Jesus brings relationship. From Abraham in Mesopotamia to the empty tomb, this message shows how God...

Closer Than You Think | Pastor Rory Chance Have you ever felt like God was distant… like your prayers weren’t getting through or His presence had faded? In this message, Pastor Rory challenges the idea of an “intercom God”—a God who is far away and only responds when we say the right words, build the right system, or reach a certain level spiritually. Looking at Exodus 33, the wilderness journey,...

Is God really jealous? In this message, guest speaker, Anahy Saterfiel, confronts a common misconception and uncovers the truth behind God’s “jealousy.” It’s not insecurity—it’s covenant love. Discover how modern idols quietly compete for your devotion, why we tend to treat God transactionally, and what it looks like to fully trust Him as the one true God.

Have you ever made a deal with God? Many of us live with an unspoken belief: if I do my part, God will do His. But what happens when life doesn’t turn out the way we expected? In this message, Pastor Rory challenges the idea of a “Gameshow God” and reframes a deeper truth—God doesn’t exist to serve us; we exist to serve Him. Discover how to trust God even when: His ways don’t make sense The proble...

Many people don’t reject God — they reject a version of God they were handed. In Week 2 of Second Hand Savior , Pastor Rory explores how our assumptions about God are often shaped by second-hand experiences rather than Scripture. Looking at Exodus 34, we discover God’s own description of His character: compassionate, faithful, just, patient, and full of unfailing love. God doesn’t ignore sin — but...

In this episode of the Genesis Story Podcast , Rory and Brittani continue the conversation from the Bless This Mess series by talking about the difference between peacekeeping and peacemaking in our families and relationships. Peacekeeping avoids tension. Peacemaking does the harder work of addressing what’s broken so real healing can happen. Together they unpack practical ways to bring peace into...

Second Hand Savior – Week 1: Second Guessing God Pastor Rory Chance Have you ever inherited a version of God you didn’t choose? In week one of Second Hand Savior , Pastor Rory challenges us to examine the beliefs we’ve been handed — from church culture, family experiences, disappointment, or religious tradition — and ask a hard question: What if the God you struggle to serve isn’t God at all, but...

Bless This Mess 4 | The Peacemakers Peace doesn’t just happen. It’s built. In the final message of Bless This Mess , Rory and Jocelyn unpack the difference between peacekeepers and peacemakers—and why avoiding conflict never produces real peace. Looking at Abraham’s messy family story and Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:9, they show how healthy boundaries, hard conversations, forgiveness, and speaking f...

Bless This Mess | The Truth and the Whole Truth Guest Speaker: Pastor Justin Cummings

In this message, Pastor Jim Kilgore teaches why forgiveness is more than emotional—it’s spiritual. Unforgiveness doesn’t stay in the past; it can trap your soul, open a foothold for the enemy, and let bitterness take root (Luke 17:1; Ephesians 4:26–27; Hebrews 12:15). You’ll hear a clear definition of forgiveness: releasing the right to collect what you’re owed , and why the cross is both the powe...

Bless This Mess | The Rebuilders God specializes in working with real people in real relationships—and bringing blessing through what looks broken. In Week 1 of Bless This Mess , Pastor Rory teaches from Genesis 12, Isaiah 58, and Haggai 1 to show what kind of hearts God uses to restore ruined places. You’ll hear a challenge to move beyond empty religion and become a Rebuilder : get over yourself,...

Faith can get “stiff” over time—especially after disappointment, fear, or long seasons of playing it safe. In Mark 2–3, Jesus uses the picture of new wine and old wineskins to show that what God wants to pour out next requires a faith that can still stretch. In this episode, Pastor Rory walks through how faith creates space for the new, how the enemy rebrands truth to limit what we receive, and th...