Opendoor Church Weekly Messages

In this life, we will encounter difficult seasons. Where we plant our roots can determine how we weather the storms. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how we can have a flourishing life by being firmly planted in Jesus.

As we enter a new year and a new decade, many of us have goals that we want to reach, but we don't always know how to get there. Our daily decisions matter. In this message, Pastor Michael Chandler shares practical steps we can take each day to accomplish our goals and live an abundant life.

Just like the wise men gave Jesus gifts, God the Father gave His Son. Jesus was the greatest gift that has ever been given. In this message, Aaron Kennedy shares a powerful reminder about the importance of Christmas.

To navigate the difficult seasons of life, it's important that we have hope. The absence of hope leads to the presence of fear and reveals that we are trusting in all the wrong things. In this message, Pastor Michael Chandler shares how we can find hope by putting our trust fully in God.

No matter where we are in life, there will always be someone with more. Comparison is a trap in which we can all find ourselves. How we respond reveals a lot about our heart. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how having the right motivation leads to true happiness.

We live in a world that is easily offended, and often it affects our relationships. The weight of resentment hinders us from living an abundant life. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how we can find true joy through forgiveness.

How can we find peace with everything that's going on around us? We often blame the race when it's the burdens we carry that weigh us down. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares the importance of finding our peace in an unchanging God in the midst of an ever-changing world.

We were never meant to live this life without the power of the Holy Spirit, but often we end up running on empty because we are trying to live a supernatural life by natural means. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how the Holy Spirit gives us the power to live an abundant life.

Water Baptism is more than an outward demonstration of an inward work, and the reason we participate in it is greater than just obedience. There is power in Baptism. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares why Water Baptism is such an important step in our spiritual journey.

We all crave the feeling of being alive and often turn to external things to make us feel that way. The truth is that nothing but a relationship with Jesus can fill the void we have inside. In this message, Pastor Sean Reed shares how we can quench our thirst in life through the Wellspring of the Holy Spirit.

Our lives are filled with challenges, and so often we try to tackle them on our own. God never intended for this to happen. We were always meant to operate through the power of the Holy Spirit. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how the Holy Spirit can transform our lives by giving us the grace to change.

Sometimes it feels like everyone else is succeeding at life, and all we do is struggle. We think the absence of struggle means we're winning, but that's not necessarily true. In this message, Pastor John Conway shares how every win in our lives may not change our season, but every win can establish a habit of winning God's way.

We don't always feel like doing what we need to do. That's why establishing good habits is so important. When we create a pattern of doing the right thing regardless of how we feel, our beliefs and behaviors will follow. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how establishing the right habits will lead to a successful life.

Many of us have a picture in our minds of where we want to be, but we don’t always know how to get there. The journey from where we are to where we want to be begins in the defining moments. These moments are made up of the habits we form and the decisions we make. We can have the best intentions, but it’s the choices we make each day that define our destiny and lead us in the right direction. In...

God has given us all unique gifts, but it's important how we use them. We can have gifts and still be misguided. Only when our gifts are unified under God's power and love will we reach our full potential. In this message, Pastor Sean Reed shares how God can give us peace and direction if we will only trust in Him.

We all deal with fear in our lives. Sometimes we allow it to control us and what we do, but we don't have to. God doesn't allow fear to sit on the throne of our lives. In this message, Pastor Tyler Braden shares how we can fight fear by trusting in Him.

Life is full of seasons, and some are more difficult than others. It's important that we prepare for those times before they actually happen, and God has given the tools to do it. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares practical ways prayer positions us to overcome the trials of life.

When we struggle with fear, stress, and anxiety, we often don't understand why, because we believe in the grace of God and know his Word. However, knowledge without relationship only leads to dependence on ourselves. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how consistent prayer keeps us dependent on God and leads to peace and happiness.

We live in a time when so many conveniences are right at our fingertips, but it doesn’t seem to make our lives that much better. Our calendars are so full that it's easy to become distracted and lose sight of what really matters most. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how having an active prayer life can help refocus our lives on what’s most important.

We all have a picture in our minds of what a hero looks like, but often that picture has been influenced by what society says it should be. The hero isn't always the one who has it all together but is the one who is willing to show up and give it his all. In this message, special guest Pastor Matt Spears shares how we can all live as the hero God intended us to be in this life.

God has given each one of us time, talents, and money, and it is our responsibility to steward it. When we give God our first, He redeems the rest. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how having a heart of stewardship is the key to a successful life.

So many times we reach for things we think will make us happy, but they don't. God has so much more in store for us. His plan for us is bigger than we could ever dream possible, and He has given us everything we need to do it. We only have to trust in Him. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how we can keep first things first by staying faithful to His Word.

In a world where popularity is the measure of success, the Bible tells us the opposite is true. God doesn’t define success by our status or how fast we climb the ladder. He's looking for people who would rather be faithful than famous. In this message, Pastor Aaron Kennedy shares how to keep the first things first by being obedient and faithful to God and finding our success in Him.

We often think we have nothing to offer God, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. God doesn’t look at what we’ve done; He looks at who He has called us to be. In this message, Pastor Tyler Braden shares that we are each chosen by God, and He has a purpose for our lives.

Sometimes we do good things, but they're not always the right things. The key is being willing to shift our focus. We see this clearly through Mary of Bethany, another unlikely hero in the Bible. She changed her plans when Jesus showed up. In this message, Pastor Miriam Wamer shares the importance of keeping our focus on our purpose instead of our plans.