There are seasons in life that feel dry.Dry emotionally. Dry financially. Dry spiritually. Dry mentally.There are seasons when prayers seem unanswered, progress feels delayed, and the path ahead is unclear. You pray for movement and receive waiting. You pray for answers and hear silence. You pray for open doors and find yourself facing unexpected detours.In those moments, many of us ask the same question:*"God, why am I here?"*In this message, we turn to Deuteronomy 8, where Moses speaks to Israel as they stand on the edge of the Promised Land after forty years in the wilderness. He reminds them that their wilderness season was not random, wasted, or without purpose. God was using it to teach them, shape them, humble them, and prepare them for what was ahead.The wilderness was never meant to be merely endured—it was meant to produce growth.If you're walking through a difficult season, feeling stuck between where you've been and where you believe God is leading you, this message will encourage you to see your wilderness through a new lens. What feels like a delay may actually be preparation. What feels dry may still be fruitful in God's hands.Don't waste the wilderness. Grow through it.**Key Scripture:** Deuteronomy 8:1-10**Supporting Scriptures:** James 1:2-4, Romans 5:3-5, Isaiah 43:19Chosen Vessel ChurchServing God. Loving People. Transforming Communities.

Sometimes growth doesn’t happen because life is too hard—it happens because we’ve made it too complicated.In this powerful message, Grow Through It: Keep It Simple, we explore how God often works through small beginnings, simple faith, and steady steps forward. If you’ve been overwhelmed, discouraged, or stuck in your season, this word will remind you that you don’t need everything figured out—you just need enough faith to take the next step.Key Scriptures:Zechariah 4:10Matthew 17:20Habakkuk 2:2

Growth is something we all want, but few of us enjoy the process that produces it.

We often pray for God to change our circumstances, remove our struggles, or bring us into a new season. Yet some of God's greatest work happens not when He takes us out of the challenge, but when He grows us through it.

In this opening message of our Grow Through It series, we explore the truth that every season has purpose—even the difficult ones. Whether you're facing obstacles, delays, disappointments, uncertainty, or spiritual dryness, God can use those moments to strengthen your faith, shape your character, and prepare you for what's next.

Growth rarely happens in comfort. It happens when we trust God in the middle of the process.

If you've ever wondered why God allows certain seasons, or questioned whether your current struggle has any purpose, this message will encourage you to see your circumstances through the lens of God's greater plan.

Don't just go through it. Grow through it.

Series: Grow Through It

Key Scriptures: James 1:2-4, Romans 5:3-5, Galatians 6:9

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The enemy of forward motion isn't always opposition. Sometimes it's weariness. Sometimes it's distraction. Sometimes it's the weight of what we've left behind.

In this final message of our March Forward series, we turn to Paul's powerful encouragement in Galatians 6:9: "Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

Paul understood a reality that every believer faces: the journey of faith can be exhausting. The challenge isn't whether we will encounter weariness—the challenge is whether we will keep moving forward when we do.

In this message, we'll examine the real obstacles that threaten our spiritual momentum. From distractions that steal our focus, to past experiences that keep us anchored in place, to doubts that make us question whether our obedience is making a difference, we'll confront the forces that work against God's purpose in our lives.

Most importantly, we'll discover how to trust God's timing when it doesn't align with our expectations. The harvest may not come when we want it, but God's promises remain faithful to those who refuse to quit.

If you've been tempted to slow down, give up, or turn back, this message is for you.

Keep moving forward. Your harvest may be closer than you think.

Key Scriptures: Galatians 6:9; Philippians 3:13-14; Hebrews 12:1-3

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Before Jesus began His public ministry, He spent years in preparation and forty days in the wilderness.

In this message of our March Forward: Prepared in Private, Propelled in Public series, we look at the life of Jesus and discover that even the Savior of the world experienced seasons of hidden preparation before stepping into public purpose.

The crowds saw the miracles, the teaching, and the impact. What they didn't see were the years of obedience, growth, prayer, and testing that came first.

Jesus shows us that preparation is never wasted. God often does His deepest work in private before He reveals His purpose in public.

If you've ever wondered why your progress feels slow, why God has you in a season of waiting, or whether your hidden faithfulness matters, this message will encourage you to trust God's process.

Your private season is not a pause on God's plan. It may be the very place where He is preparing you for what comes next.

Join us as we learn from the ultimate example of preparation, obedience, and purpose—and discover how God can use your hidden season to prepare you for public impact.

Key Scriptures: Luke 2:40-52; Matthew 3:13-17; Matthew 4:1-11

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Sometimes the dream comes before the process.

In this message from our March Forward: Prepared in Private, Propelled in Public series, we explore the life of Joseph—a man who received a God-given dream but faced years of testing before seeing that dream fulfilled.

Before the palace came the pit. Before leadership came betrayal. Before promotion came seasons of waiting, hardship, and uncertainty.

Joseph's story reminds us that God's promises often require preparation. What feels like a setback may actually be part of God's process of shaping our character, strengthening our faith, and positioning us for His purpose.

If you've ever felt betrayed, overlooked, forgotten, or stuck in a season that doesn't make sense, this message will encourage you to trust God's timing and remain faithful through the process.

Your pit may not be your destination—it may be preparation for your purpose.

Join us as we discover how God uses testing, waiting, and perseverance to prepare us for what He has promised.

Key Scripture: Genesis 37; Genesis 39-41

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Sometimes the most important seasons of your life happen when nobody is watching.

In Week 2 of our March Forward: Prepared in Private, Propelled in Public series, we look at the life of David—a young shepherd who was overlooked by his own family and left in the field while others were considered for greatness.

While people saw an ordinary shepherd, God saw a future king.

This message is for anyone who has ever felt unseen, overlooked, forgotten, or wondered if their faithfulness really matters. David's story reminds us that God often does His greatest preparation in the hidden places before He reveals His purpose in public.

The field was not David's setback—it was his training ground.

Join us as we discover how God uses seasons of obscurity, faithfulness, and preparation to shape us for the calling ahead.

Key Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

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Have you ever walked through a season where it felt like nothing was changing and God seemed silent?

In this message from our March Forward: Prepared in Private, Propelled in Public series, we explore the story of Moses and his wilderness journey. What looked like an isolated and forgotten season was actually God's preparation for a greater purpose.

If you've ever felt overlooked, delayed, discouraged, or uncertain about where you are in life, this message will encourage you to see your waiting season through a different lens. The wilderness is not a sign of God's absence—it is often the place where He develops our character, strengthens our faith, and prepares us for what comes next.

Join us as we discover how God works in the hidden places and learn why your current season may be preparing you for your next assignment.

Key Scripture: Exodus 3:1-12

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Speaker: Pastor Baron Samuel

Series: Hidden Figures Faith Than Changed The World

Scripture: Acts 9:26–28, Acts 11:22–26, Acts 13:1–3

Recorded: February 22, 2026

God’s Kingdom advances not only through visible leaders but through faithful encouragers who develop others. Barnabas shows us that investing in people is sacred work. His life teaches that encouragement, mentorship, and partnership are essential to spiritual multiplication. This message explores how God uses ordinary believers to produce extraordinary legacy through others.

Speaker: Pastor Baron Samuel

Series: Hidden Figures Faith Than Changed The World

Scripture: Exodus 17:8-13, 1 Corinthians 12:22, Galatians 6:9

Recorded: February 15, 2026

This message invites us to examine a kind of faithfulness that often goes unnoticed—the faithfulness of those who support, sustain, and strengthen others without recognition.

Hur never led Israel, but Israel could not win without him. Bayard Rustin never stood at the podium, but the movement could not move without him. Their stories challenge us to reconsider how we define success, leadership, and calling in God’s Kingdom.

Together, we’ll reflect on how God values support roles and how endurance, not visibility, often determines victory.