Summit Church

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE What does it really mean to be great? In John 13, Jesus answers that question in the most unexpected way possible. At the Last Supper, He gets up from the table, wraps a towel around His waist, and washes His disciples' feet, including the feet of Judas, the man who was about to betray Him. This act was not symbolic. Foot washing was considered so degrading in that culture tha...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE The ways of God and the ways of people are fundamentally opposed, and John 12 makes that unmistakably clear. When Jesus declares that the hour has come for Him to be glorified, He is not pointing to a throne room or a military triumph. He is pointing to a cross. The crucifixion is the glorification, because it is where the full weight of God's love and character is put on disp...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim’s message explores what it means to trust Jesus when God seems silent or delayed, using the story of Lazarus in John 11 to show that God’s silence never means His absence and that Jesus is deeply present and moved by our pain. Rather than promising formulas or easy answers, Jim urges us to pour out our pain honestly to God, trust Jesus as the resurrection and the life even...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim’s message, “The Good Shepherd,” proclaims that when you have Jesus, you truly lack nothing—He alone is the Gate, the Gatekeeper, and the Shepherd who lays down His life for His sheep, offering real rest and security in contrast to the many “thieves and robbers” like consumer Christianity, legalism, celebrity culture, prosperity teaching, political entanglement, and faith d...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Chuck explores John 9, showing how people respond differently to Jesus healing the man born blind and emphasizing that honest questions are part of true faith. He urges us to avoid pride and fear, encouraging humility, active obedience, and letting Jesus’ light transform our daily lives.   ☞ BIBLE APP NOTES https://www.bible.com/events/49655914   ☞ GROUP LEADER GUIDE https://p...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim teaches that while we often seek fulfillment in things that can't satisfy, only Jesus truly meets our deepest needs as the living water and light of life, offering us freedom and permanent belonging as God's children. The message calls us to let go of false sources of hope, follow Jesus' guidance, and rest securely in His grace.   ☞ BIBLE APP NOTES https://www.bible.com/ev...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Andrew explains from John 6 that Jesus is not just a provider of temporary needs but the true "Bread of Life," offering eternal sustenance to those who receive Him by faith; while the crowds wanted physical provision and political rescue, Jesus challenged them to recognize their deeper spiritual hunger and trust Him as the willing atoning sacrifice, the only source of lasting...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Andrew talks about how Jesus’ miracles in John are like road signs pointing beyond themselves to reveal Jesus’ true identity, challenging us to trust and surrender to him rather than just being impressed by what he can do. He urges us to trust Jesus even without seeing the outcome, warns that miracles alone don’t produce real faith, and reminds us it’s possible to understand J...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim explores how Jesus meets us in our driest, most ashamed places, just as he did with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. Instead of avoiding those considered unclean or unwanted, Jesus moves toward them with grace, offering “living water”—a renewing relationship with God that truly satisfies, unlike the “broken cisterns” we create to cope on our own. Jim emphasizes t...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim teaches that knowing God isn’t about following rules but receiving a miraculous new birth through faith in Jesus, who was “lifted up” to save rather than condemn. We’re called to fix our eyes on Christ, not our failures, and to show both truth and grace to others, reflecting God’s love and inviting everyone into His light.   ☞ BIBLE APP NOTES https://www.bible.com/events/4...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim opens with a striking reality: thousands will take their last breath today, and yet God made each one of us not out of necessity, but out of love. Walking through John 1–2, he reveals how John the Baptist modeled the secret to a meaningful life: knowing your role and letting "He must increase, I must decrease" become your anthem. Jim unpacks Jesus' first miracle turning ce...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim opens the Gospel of John with this electrifying truth: Jesus is the Logos—the eternal Word through whom everything was made and exists. Far from distant or condemning, Jesus willingly "pitched his tent" among us, tabernacling with humanity as God's presence once did in the wilderness. Whether you're battling depression, grief, betrayal, or your own failures, all you need i...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE We're more connected than ever, yet lonelier than ever, scrolling through curated lives while quietly falling apart alone. From James 5:13-18, Jim showed that God designed healing to happen in community, not isolation. Every noun in that passage is plural because wholeness requires others. He challenged the trend of turning to AI for counsel, reminding us no algorithm can pray...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE What if you've been confusing love with trust? Jim explores how Jesus loved people without entrusting himself to them (John 2). Joined by two licensed professionals, he unpacks forgiveness, boundaries, and discernment. Whether facing betrayal, difficult relationships, or repeated failures, learn to love freely while guarding your heart wisely.   ☞ LOVE THAT LASTS BOOKLET https...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim opened this Father's Day message with disarming honesty, admitting that on his drive to church, God surfaced an unresolved hurt he thought he'd buried. Drawing from Matthew 18:21-35, he unpacked Jesus' parable: a man forgiven a debt equivalent to 200,000 years of wages immediately chokes a fellow servant over 100 days' pay. Jim's key insight: forgiveness isn't a case-by-ca...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim opens Love That Lasts with a bold call: we are not doormats or brick walls—we are carriers of Christ's heart. Drawing from 1 Peter 4:8 and Proverbs 10, he introduces "gospeling our relationships"—responding to hurt with forgiveness, pursuit, and grace. His key insight: cover an offense, but confront a pattern, always as an advocate, not an accuser. When wounded, pause, pra...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE God is not shaking you apart—He is shaking you free. In this final message through Hebrews, Andrew reminds us that suffering isn't divine abandonment but evidence of adoption. Like a king training his child for the kingdom they'll inherit, God uses life's shakings to strengthen our foundation in Christ. Every painful season has redemptive purpose—making us mature, complete, an...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim explores Hebrews 11's "Hall of Fame of Faith," revealing that fearless faith isn't avoiding fear, it's following Jesus anyway. Both victory and suffering glorify God equally. These biblical heroes stayed faithful through trials because "the world was not worthy of them." At the center of our faith stands a suffering Savior, and your story is woven into God's grand narrativ...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Through Abraham's test with Isaac and the heroes of Hebrews 11, Jim revealed that fearless faith means choosing to trust God over our anxieties when obedience seems impossible. Like Moses abandoning palace luxury or the Israelites marching through the Red Sea, these champions acted before seeing God's provision. Jim's challenge: surrender what you're clinging to, leave your "E...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Rob explores Hebrews 11's examples of fearless faith, revealing a key truth: faith moves when trust is all it has. Through Abraham, Noah, and Jesus in Gethsemane, he shows that fearless faith sees beyond our circumstances, moves because this is God's story, and lives with eternal perspective. Sharing about losing his father during church uncertainties, Rob illustrates how fait...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim reminds us the world has always been hostile to devoted faith. Drawing from Hebrews 10:19-39, he reveals that Christians should be "absurdly happy, completely fearless, and constantly a little bit in trouble"—not through naive optimism, but through radical confidence in Jesus' finished work. Fearless perseverance requires three elements: anchoring to God's promises, connec...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Everyone knows relational disappointment, but Jim delivers a counter-cultural diagnosis from James 4: the problem isn't "if only they would change," but the battles within our own hearts. His prescription? Draw a circle around yourself and fix everything inside it first. Jim unveils love as the "rocket fuel of transformation"—not syrupy sentiment, but God's robust, sacrificial...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Jim reveals a profound truth: when drought comes—and it will—you discover whether your roots run deep into God or remain tangled in human relationships. Through Jeremiah 17 and Proverbs 4, he exposes three heart issues sabotaging your connections: misplaced trust that crushes others with impossible expectations, deceitful patterns you repeat while blaming everyone else, and an...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE Andrew addressed the dangerous drift from disagreement to dehumanization using Cain and Abel's story. He showed how unchecked anger spirals through discomfort, disgust, and dismissal to dehumanization—a drift made worse by our outrage-driven culture. His challenge was direct: "If you have to dehumanize someone to stand on your position, it's not Christ ruling you, it's sin." H...

☞ ABOUT THIS MESSAGE What if the biggest obstacle in your relationships is you? Jim reveals how Adam and Eve's first response to sin was blame-shifting—establishing humanity's pattern of hiding and pointing fingers when relationships struggle. Drawing from James 4, he challenges us to "stay in the circle" and fix ourselves first, because no relationship can rise above your own level of dysfunction...