Jesus Culture Sacramento Message of the Week

Neil Smith, International Director of Planetshakers, reminds us that God’s plan for the earth is the church. In Matthew 5:14, Jesus tells us that we are the light of the world. We will win cities and nations to Jesus by letting out light shine wherever God has placed or positioned us.

We need to be unwilling to let go of what we are praying for in intercession. Pastor Banning teaches us that our experiences do not determine the will of God. We are called to pray bold, confident prayers because we know the word of God, and the will of God.

God is constantly inviting us into a life beyond our own ability and effort. Pastor Becky Johnson takes us to the story of God calling Moses, and calls us to be a people that act out of a place of knowing who we are in God, who He is, and who He has called us to, despite our weakness. God is with us when He calls us, and He will be our strength.

Prayer is a core part of our walk with God, and intercession is a form of prayer that God desires for us to grow in. Intercession is an invitation to join Jesus in what He is already doing. Pastor Banning Liebscher teaches us about our call to be intercessors, and how to respond.

The fire of God not only dwells among us, but within us. Pastor Banning Liebscher takes us through the Old and New Testament and teaches us about the fire of God. The Church of Jesus Christ was birthed in the fire of God, and will be sustained, led, purified, and empowered by His fire. It is the fire of God that we must long for.

Peacemakers and peacekeepers are two very different types of people. Danny Silk, President and Co-Founder of Loving on Purpose, teaches us that we are called to be peacemakers. Peacemakers are those that are willing to go into battle and courageously fight to establish peace through truth. In contrast, peacekeepers are motivated by fear and self preservation. True peace is really only accomplished...

The human heart longs for restoration. Pastor Becky Johnson reminds us that the promises of God do not change, and he is never satisfied with brokenness in our lives. True repentance brings restoration, and we cannot settle for less than what God paid for through salvation.

Church is a family on mission, and we each have a unique role to play in fulfilling God’s plans and purposes in the earth. Pastor Banning finishes his series by emphasizing that Christianity is only boring if we are not living a life that is fully engaged in the call of God on our lives- to be someone, and to do something.

What does it mean to be the church, and what conditions preceded revival in the New Testament churches? Pastor Darren Rouanzoin, lead pastor of Garden Church in Long Beach, California, shows us the conditions of the church found in Acts 19, that lead to revival among believers, and transformation in a city. The Gospel of Jesus Christ always goes forth effectively through believers that have been f...

It is not the church’s responsibility to do our Christian life for us, it’s ours. Pastor Banning continues his teaching, Church is a Family, by reminding us that we the Holy Spirit is alive in us to lead us into maturity and a greater knowledge of God. We are not called to be a people dragged along by external circumstances, but rather a people motivated by an internal, Kingdom reality...

Church is not a business that we show up to, it’s a family, and we are members of God’s household. Pastor Banning teaches us how Jesus’ goal for our lives is that we would mature and look more like Him. We do this by enduring trials, and staying committed to family.

The Great Commission is a call for all of us. Micah Mathues, one of our Jesus Culture Sacramento missionaries, shares a powerful message on how we as believers have been sent just as Jesus was sent, in meekness. Walking out the Great Commission in our lives looks like being the hands and feet of Jesus wherever we are- the cities we live, our place of employment, and the people we interact with. Ea...

God deeply values intimacy with us, which requires us to be intentional with our time, and cultivate a lifestyle that models Jesus’. Pastor Becky Johnson confronts our priorities, focuses, and the things we give our time to by reminding us that the enemy of intimacy is performance. Performance will keep us busy, insecure, judgmental, and full of worry. A life of intimacy with Jesus is rooted in a...

What is the foundation that your life is built on? Pastor Banning Liebscher teaches us the practicals of building a life that is founded on the love of Jesus. Greater faith requires greater intimacy, and greater intimacy demands that we know how to abide in the love of God. If we aren’t motivated by the love of God, then distractions, stress, and worry will lead us to operate out of our shame, fea...

God is calling us into a season of greater faith, and greater faith requires greater intimacy. Pastor Banning teaches us how as we draw near to God, we understand His nature and character more, which in turn causes our faith and belief in Him to grow. Intimacy with God builds trust, and causes us to remember and know His faithfulness.

A lot of believers have a hunger to hear God, but they lack confidence. Pastor Banning teaches us that God designed us to hear His voice in community. The greatest dangers threats that we face in hearing the word of God in our lives, is choosing independence and approaching the word of God in arrogance. Everything God speaks will never contradict His word, or add to it.

It matters what we do, and how we respond when our hearts and minds are offended. Pastor Becky Johnson teaches us that often our offense is not with people, but rather, with God. Jesus’ ways, thoughts, and plans for our lives will always confront our own agendas. It’s in these moments that we have a choice to lean into God, persist, and trust, or choose to get offended by His boundarie...

As children of God, we need to understand that God’s word brings life to our bodies. Pastor Banning Liebscher teaches us about the logos word of God, and reminds us that our inheritance as believers is that we hear God, and His voice is meant to be a daily source of life for us.

On the other side of setbacks, delays, and death is resurrection life as we fully yield to the plan of God. Corey Russell from Upperroom Denver, joins us to celebrate 8 years of being a church, and call us to desperately seek God by allowing Him to bring forth new prayers in this season, as things that we thought were dead come back to life.

In seasons of waiting, Jesus is either Lord over our lives, or we are. Pastor Becky Johnson brings a challenging word that confronts how we often tend to act in seasons of waiting. When we can’t wait patiently, our worship, attention, and focus will always wander to unworthy things. We have to choose to relinquish control, and trust that God is using the waiting seasons of our lives.

Pastor Phil Manginelli from The Square Church in Smyrna, Georgia, joins Pastor Banning to talk about how we can restore the altar of our homes. The things that we want to see in our cities, churches, and places of work begin with what we cultivate and pursue in our homes.

The Word of God is the only thing that gives life to our spirit. Pastor Banning teaches us about the rhema word of God, which is specific to us, heard only in relationship with God, and situational. God is always talking to us, but we must learn to listen and pay attention, because His words will sustain us.

There is great blessing in remembering, and great pain in forgetting. Pastor Becky Johnson teaches us the importance of remembering the things that God has done in our lives, so that we don’t lose sight of what He can do. We have to be diligent in our remembrance so that we can experience the peace of God, and continue to walk in victory and move forward in all that God has for us and our families...

Insecurity is the largest distraction from eternity in the life of a believer, because it causes us to look for security in personal accomplishments and people other than Jesus. Pastor Banning Liebscher encourages us to pursue the heart and agenda of God at all costs, and find contentment in Him- who He says we are, and what He is doing in, through, and around our lives.

You can’t be a lazy Christian and fulfill the purposes of God in a generation. We are salt and light- called by God to change history by walking in salvation, authority, greater longing for God, and transformation. Cindy Jacobs brings a timely and encouraging word to our Jesus Culture Sacramento community. Cindy is the co-founder of Generals International, a prophet, author, speaker, and teacher w...