Wake Church Weekend Messages

In this message from Summer In The Psalms, Psalm 20 is preached as a battle prayer for the day of trouble. The psalm contrasts trust in visible power — chariots and horses — with trust in the name of the Lord. The deeper question running through the sermon is simple and searching: what or who have you been quietly trusting to save you?  The message names the modern “chariots” people lean on every...

In this message from our Relationships in a Broken World series, Pastor Kai teaches on pride and the way it quietly destroys our lives and relationships. Pride is the appetizer before destruction. It exalts self, blinds us to our sin, keeps us from confession, isolates us from biblical community, and resists the correction and freedom God wants to bring.  The antidote to pride is found in the word...

In this message from our Relationships in a Broken World series, Pastor Efrain teaches on the value of honor and respect. In a culture that rewards criticism, comparison, gossip, and disrespect, the kingdom of God calls believers to something radically different: to honor one another above themselves. Honor is choosing to treat another person as valuable, worthy of respect, and created in the imag...

In this message from our Relationships in a Broken World series, Pastor Josh teaches from Philippians 2 on the remedy for fractured relationships. In a culture marked by loneliness, distraction, self-protection, and radical individualism, relationships do not usually explode all at once, they erode slowly over time. The deeper question is not just how to fix a relationship, but who we are becoming...

In this message from our Relationships in a Broken World series, Pastor Josh teaches on the art of forgiveness through the lens of Matthew 18. In a world that normalizes avoidance, retaliation, and bitterness, Jesus calls His people to something radically different: to release others from their debt because Christ has first released ours.  This message shows that unforgiveness does not protect the...

In this message from our Fundamentals series, Pastor Josh teaches on participation: the call for believers to move beyond passive observation and actively live out their faith in Christ. The Christian life is not meant to be watched from a distance. It is meant to be lived with genuine love, fervent faith, deep community, forgiveness, hospitality, and prayer.  Through Romans 12, this message contr...

In this message from our Fundamentals series, Pastor Wade teaches on glorification: the final stage of salvation when God raises believers to new life, makes them fully like Jesus, brings them into perfect fellowship with Him, and frees them forever from sin, suffering, and death.  Glorification speaks to our bodies, our character, and our destination. One day, our lowly bodies will be transformed...

In this message from our Fundamentals series, Pastor Josh teaches on multiplication and the call of every believer to go and make disciples. In a culture shaped by consumer Christianity, it is easy to treat church like a service to attend rather than a mission to join. But Jesus did not give the church a great "option", He gave us the Great Commission.  Pastor Josh explains the difference between...

Vivification is the Holy Spirit awakening the believer into increasing participation in the resurrection life of Jesus.

In this message from our Fundamentals series, Pastor Kai teaches on mortification: the daily, Spirit-empowered putting to death of sin in the life of the believer. Romans 8 reminds us that those who belong to Christ are no longer condemned, no longer ruled by sin, and no longer indebted to the flesh. Instead, we are called to set our minds on the things of the Spirit and walk in the freedom Christ...

In this message from our Fundamentals series, Pastor Josh teaches on sanctification: the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit that progressively forms believers into the likeness of Christ and frees us from the power of sin. While justification frees us from the penalty and guilt of sin, sanctification is how God continues transforming us over time. It is slow, intentional, and often painful, but alway...

In this message from our Fundamentals series, Pastor Josh teaches on the doctrine of justification: the good news that though every person stands guilty under God’s law, Jesus fulfilled the law on our behalf, bore the punishment for our sin, and gives His righteousness to all who believe. Justification is not something we earn through performance, striving, or religious effort. It is received by f...

Fundamentals: The Basics of Formation