Authentic Church with Pastor Bobby Chandler

What are you still holding on to that God has been asking you to let go of?Maybe it's a relationship you keep going back to. Maybe it's bitterness, fear, control, or a backup plan you refuse to surrender.You want to move forward, but something keeps pulling you back.In Acts 27–28, the Apostle Paul finds himself trapped in a violent storm. As the ship begins to fall apart, the sailors attempt to escape in a lifeboat. But Paul warns them that their plan to save themselves could cost them their lives.Sometimes the very thing we believe is keeping us safe is the thing preventing us from fully trusting God.In this powerful conclusion to the Unstoppable series, Pastor Bobby Chandler challenges us to examine what we're holding on to and what it means to surrender completely to Jesus.In this message, you'll discover:- Why holding on to a backup plan can keep you from trusting God.- How to recognize what is keeping you spiritually stuck.- Why the safest-looking option isn't always God's direction.- How to trust God's promises when life feels like it's falling apart.- Why God can still use the storms and unexpected detours in your life.**Sometimes, to move forward, you have to let go.**Whatever you're facing, God's purpose doesn't end in the storm.Join Pastor Bobby Chandler at Authentic Church for the final message in our 22-week Unstoppable series through the book of Acts.**Scripture:** Acts 27–28, Proverbs 3:5, Acts 23:11, and 2 Timothy 4:7.Subscribe for weekly biblical teaching and encouragement from Authentic Church.GIVING To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://authenticchurch.com/give GET CONNECTED Ready to check out Authentic Church in person? We can't wait to meet you in person. Simply fill out the form below and we'll make sure to give you the VIP treatment upon your first visit. https://authenticchurch.com/plan-a-visit ABOUT AUTHENTIC CHURCH Authentic Church exists so that people will have an authentic encounter with God, be set free, and grow in Christ. Our mission is to help each person at Authentic believe in Jesus, belong to family, inspire true worship, walk in God's Spirit, and build the kingdom of God.

Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, "How did I get here?"Maybe you're facing something you never expected. A relationship fell apart. Your plans changed. You're walking through a difficult season, and you're wondering why God hasn't changed your circumstances.But what if the very situation you're asking God to remove is the place He's preparing to use you?In Acts 21–26, the Apostle Paul experiences false accusations, persecution, imprisonment, and one unexpected setback after another. Yet through it all, God continues opening doors for Paul to share the Gospel.In this message, Pastor Bobby Chandler reminds us that God's purpose doesn't stop when life gets difficult.You'll discover:Why you can be brave even when your circumstances don't change.How Jesus knows exactly where you are, even when you can't see Him.Why your current position may have a greater purpose.How God can use your hardest seasons to reach others.Why obedience matters more than the world's definition of success.Just because life doesn't look the way you planned doesn't mean God has abandoned you.God sees you. God knows where you are. And He can still work through the situation you're facing.Join Pastor Bobby Chandler and Authentic Church as we continue the Unstoppable series through the book of Acts.Scripture: Acts 21–26, Philippians 1:12–14, Acts 23:11, Mark 6:47–48, Isaiah 41:10, Hebrews 13:5, 2 Corinthians 6:2, and 1 Samuel 15:22.Subscribe for weekly biblical teaching and encouragement from Authentic Church.GIVING To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://authenticchurch.com/give GET CONNECTED Ready to check out Authentic Church in person? We can't wait to meet you in person. Simply fill out the form below and we'll make sure to give you the VIP treatment upon your first visit. https://authenticchurch.com/plan-a-visit ABOUT AUTHENTIC CHURCH Authentic Church exists so that people will have an authentic encounter with God, be set free, and grow in Christ. Our mission is to help each person at Authentic believe in Jesus, belong to family, inspire true worship, walk in God's Spirit, and build the kingdom of God.

What do you do when you believe God is telling you to move, but everything around you is telling you to stop?

Maybe you're facing a decision about your family, your relationship, your career, or your future. You want to obey God, but you're afraid of making the wrong decision. And sometimes, the people you love and trust don't understand what God is doing in your life.

In Acts 21, the Apostle Paul faces that exact situation. The Holy Spirit has led him toward Jerusalem, but his closest friends are begging him not to go. Paul knows suffering is ahead, yet he refuses to abandon what God has called him to do.In this message, Pastor Bobby Chandler shares three biblical principles to help you navigate uncertainty, recognize God's voice, and move forward in faith:Don't let your feelings be your guide.Let God's Word be your guide.Don't let people override God's voice in your life.You'll discover why God's direction doesn't always make sense, how to recognize His voice through a relationship with Him, and why obedience doesn't always mean taking the easiest path.You don't have to know everything that's coming when you trust the One who does.Join us at Authentic Church as we continue our Unstoppable series through the book of Acts.

Scripture: Acts 20–21, Proverbs 14:12, James 1:6–8, John 10:27, Psalm 119:105, Colossians 3:15.

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Have you ever looked at someone else's life and wondered, “God, why not me?”Why did they get the relationship?Why did they get the promotion?Why does it seem like their prayers keep getting answered while you're still waiting?Comparison can steal your joy, distort your identity, and distract you from the assignment God has placed on your life.In Acts 20, Paul knows suffering is ahead of him. He's leaving people he loves, and the Holy Spirit is leading him somewhere he doesn't necessarily want to go. But Paul refuses to stop because he knows the assignment God has given him. In this message, Pastor Bobby Chandler teaches how to stop comparing your race to someone else's, stay humble when God begins to bless you, recognize the people who shouldn't be running with you, and keep moving when life gets difficult.God has a lane for you.God has an assignment for you.Don't stop now.GIVING To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://authenticchurch.com/give GET CONNECTED Ready to check out Authentic Church in person? We can't wait to meet you in person. Simply fill out the form below and we'll make sure to give you the VIP treatment upon your first visit. https://authenticchurch.com/plan-a-visit ABOUT AUTHENTIC CHURCH Authentic Church exists so that people will have an authentic encounter with God, be set free, and grow in Christ. Our mission is to help each person at Authentic believe in Jesus, belong to family, inspire true worship, walk in God's Spirit, and build the kingdom of God.

Why do we keep fighting the same battles over and over again?

You can look like you have everything together. You can know the Christian language, go to church, serve, worship—and still find yourself struggling with the same sin, temptation, anger, bitterness or addiction.Because you can't fake your way to freedom.

In Acts 19, Paul enters Ephesus, a city filled with spiritual darkness, false worship and occult practices. What happens next reveals the difference between simply knowing about Jesus and actually walking in the power of the Holy Spirit.In this message, Pastor Bobby Chandler challenges us to stop fighting spiritual battles with physical strength, stop pretending we're okay, and surrender the things that continue pulling us backward.

The Holy Spirit isn't an accessory to your Christian life. He's your Helper, Advocate and the Spirit of God living within you.You don't have to keep fighting the same battle alone.

The sermon makes that distinction particularly clearly when Bobby says the Holy Spirit was never intended to be an “accessory” or “add on” to the Christian walk.

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What do you do when something you care about is completely out of your control?

You can make plans, pray, prepare, and do everything you know to do—and life can still change.

Relationships change. People leave. People misunderstand you. Situations don't turn out the way you expected.

But just because something changed doesn't mean God changed His mind about you.

In this message from Acts 15–17, Pastor Bobby Chandler looks at the conflict between Paul and Barnabas and what happened when two godly people couldn't agree. Their relationship changed, but God's purpose continued—and eventually, restoration came.

You'll learn how to handle changing relationships without bitterness, protect your heart without hating someone, stop allowing other people's responses to distract you, and give God what you cannot control.

You don't have to control what happens next when you trust the One who does.

God's not done yet.

The relationship section is especially important because the sermon doesn't pretend every conflict gets immediately resolved. Paul and Barnabas actually separate, but both continue the mission.

It rarely starts with a huge decision. It starts with “just this once.”Compromise doesn't usually pull you away from Jesus overnight. It happens slowly—one small exception, one ignored conviction, one seemingly harmless decision at a time.In this message from Revelation 2, Pastor Curtis challenges us to recognize the compromises we tolerate before they become the things that control us. Jesus' warning to the churches at Pergamum and Thyatira shows us that what opposition from the outside cannot stop, compromise on the inside can. But this message isn't simply a warning. It's a reminder of the Gospel: when we've compromised, the answer isn't to try harder—it's to repent, return to Jesus, and remember who we are in Him. What you don't confront now can destroy you later.GIVING To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://authenticchurch.com/give GET CONNECTED Ready to check out Authentic Church in person? We can't wait to meet you in person. Simply fill out the form below and we'll make sure to give you the VIP treatment upon your first visit. https://authenticchurch.com/plan-a-visit ABOUT AUTHENTIC CHURCH Authentic Church exists so that people will have an authentic encounter with God, be set free, and grow in Christ. Our mission is to help each person at Authentic believe in Jesus, belong to family, inspire true worship, walk in God's Spirit, and build the kingdom of God.

What do you do when you're tired of fighting?You can be following God, doing exactly what He's called you to do, and still face opposition. In Acts 14, Paul and Barnabas experience both rejection and applause. People turn against them, crowds change their opinions, and Paul is eventually stoned and left for dead.But he gets back up.In Learning the Hard Way, Pastor Bobby Chandler teaches how difficult seasons reveal dangerous patterns, expose where we're getting our identity, and teach us to keep going when we feel knocked down.You can't control who talks about you. You can't control who praises you or who turns against you. But you can decide that no matter what happens, you're going to keep trusting God.You may get knocked down—but you're not destroyed.Don't stop the mission.The ending strongly supports that promise: Paul writes that believers can be pressed, perplexed, hunted and knocked down without being destroyed, followed by “That is why we never give up.”GIVING To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://authenticchurch.com/give GET CONNECTED Ready to check out Authentic Church in person? We can't wait to meet you in person. Simply fill out the form below and we'll make sure to give you the VIP treatment upon your first visit. https://authenticchurch.com/plan-a-visit ABOUT AUTHENTIC CHURCH Authentic Church exists so that people will have an authentic encounter with God, be set free, and grow in Christ. Our mission is to help each person at Authentic believe in Jesus, belong to family, inspire true worship, walk in God's Spirit, and build the kingdom of God.

How do you know if the voice you're hearing is actually God?We're surrounded by voices telling us what to believe, how to live, who we are, and what we should do. But not every voice deserves influence in your life.In Acts 13, Saul and Barnabas encounter a sorcerer who attempts to keep a governor from hearing and believing the Word of God. It's a powerful picture of the spiritual battle that happens when the wrong voice tries to fight what God is about to change.In this message, Pastor Bobby Chandler teaches us how to recognize God's voice, test what we're hearing against Scripture, guard what we allow close to us, and replace the enemy's lies with the truth of God's Word.You can't always control the voices around you—but you can decide which voice you listen to.And when the wrong voice gets loud, remember: the answer isn't a louder you. It's more of Him.The sermon specifically teaches that the closer a voice is, the greater its influence, and that while we can't control every voice around us, we can control which voices we allow to remain close.GIVING To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://authenticchurch.com/give GET CONNECTED Ready to check out Authentic Church in person? We can't wait to meet you in person. Simply fill out the form below and we'll make sure to give you the VIP treatment upon your first visit. https://authenticchurch.com/plan-a-visit ABOUT AUTHENTIC CHURCH Authentic Church exists so that people will have an authentic encounter with God, be set free, and grow in Christ. Our mission is to help each person at Authentic believe in Jesus, belong to family, inspire true worship, walk in God's Spirit, and build the kingdom of God.

What do you do when you watch God answer someone else's prayer while you're still waiting on yours?Acts 12 gives us one of the hardest pictures of faith in Scripture. Peter is miraculously rescued from prison—but just before that, James is killed.Why did God rescue Peter but not James?In this message, Pastor Bobby Chandler tackles the difficult question: Is God still good when He doesn't do what we prayed for?We'll discover that God's goodness isn't measured by our circumstances or outcomes. God sees the entire story when we can only see the chapter we're living in.You'll also learn how to break toxic patterns that have been passed down through generations, stop living for people's approval, and trust God even when you don't understand what He's doing.God is still good—even when you don't understand.The sermon emphasizes that God's goodness isn't determined by circumstances but by His character, and later explains that we judge God from our current “chapter” while He sees the entire story.GIVING To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: https://authenticchurch.com/give GET CONNECTED Ready to check out Authentic Church in person? We can't wait to meet you in person. Simply fill out the form below and we'll make sure to give you the VIP treatment upon your first visit. https://authenticchurch.com/plan-a-visit ABOUT AUTHENTIC CHURCH Authentic Church exists so that people will have an authentic encounter with God, be set free, and grow in Christ. Our mission is to help each person at Authentic believe in Jesus, belong to family, inspire true worship, walk in God's Spirit, and build the kingdom of God.