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What if serving at church is shaping how we show up for people the rest of the week?

Pastor Sam explores how God uses service to form our character, deepen our compassion, and prepare us to recognize needs beyond Sunday. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 3, he reflects on what it means to build with care—with Jesus as our foundation and people at the heart of the work.

It’s possible to complete a task without connecting with a person. So how do we develop the heart of a servant? This conversation invites us to consider who we’re becoming as we serve and the everyday opportunities we might otherwise walk past.

Who do you know? Who should you know? Who will you never know?

In week one of Builders, Pastor Sam brings us back to our foundation: the good news of Jesus Christ. Because of His death and resurrection, we have a hope worth sharing—with the people already in our lives, those God calls us to move toward, and those we may never meet.

Through Scripture and Philip’s encounter with the Ethiopian official, this message challenges us to take the first step, love people intentionally, and participate in making Jesus known. The gospel is too good to keep to ourselves.

What do we do when God’s timing doesn’t make sense? In “Timing Is Everything: It’s for His Glory,” Pastor Calvin Casey walks through the story of Lazarus in John 11, reminding us that Jesus’ delay does not cancel His love. Whether you’re waiting on an answer, grieving a loss, or questioning your calling, this message invites you to trust who Jesus is before you see what He will do.

In this message, Pastor Sam explores God’s design for rest and the importance of Sabbath. In a world that constantly tells us to work harder and never fall behind, we’re reminded that our value is not based on what we produce. Rest is a gift from God that helps us step away from striving, trust Him, and return to our work with the right perspective.

If you’ve been feeling worn down or overwhelmed, this message is an invitation to slow down, receive God’s rest, and trust that He is enough.

Work is not a curse of the fall. Toil is.

So how do we honor God when work feels frustrating, repetitive, or unseen? This week, we return to the garden to explore work as part of God’s good design and the dignity that remains even when it becomes difficult.

Drawing from Genesis and Colossians, this message invites us to approach the work in front of us with diligence and faithfulness, while remembering that our worth comes from God. Our work matters, but it was never meant to carry the weight of our identity.

What’s in your hands can never measure what’s in God’s hands.

Throughout Scripture, God’s provision is not presented as getting everything we want or avoiding every season of need. It is the assurance that we are never outside of His care. From the abundance of Eden to Israel’s daily manna, God teaches His people to trust the Provider—not simply the provision they can see.

In this message, we examine how scarcity affects the way we see God, what it means to ask for our daily bread, and how to trust His character when we cannot yet see how He will provide. Biblical abundance isn’t having everything we want; it’s trusting the Shepherd with everything we need.

What does it mean to live with the awareness that God is always with us? In Week 1 of Eden: God With Us, we look at God’s original design for humanity, His desire to dwell among His people, and how His presence continues to shape our lives today. Discover what it means to recognize, respond to, and live in the presence of God.

What if gratitude doesn’t change your circumstances—but changes how you live within them?

Drawing from 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18, this episode explores how negativity shapes our attention and how gratitude helps us notice God’s goodness without denying life’s challenges.

Share this episode with someone who needs encouragement, and join the conversation on YouTube: What are you grateful for today?

What if your past doesn’t have to define your future?

In this message, we explore how God meets us in the broken, complicated, and painful parts of our stories—and how His grace can transform what we thought was beyond redemption.

Through the story of Paul, we’re reminded that our past may be part of our story, but it doesn’t have to have the final word. God is still writing, still healing, and still working in our lives.

Listen to the full message and discover what it means to let God heal your story.

Faith doesn’t make Jesus powerful. Jesus is powerful.

And when healing doesn’t happen the way or when we expect, that doesn’t automatically mean our faith failed. Our hope is bigger than the miracle we are asking for. Whether Jesus heals instantly, heals over time, sustains us in the waiting, or ultimately makes us completely whole, He is still good.

We don’t put our faith in our faith. We put our faith in Jesus.