Relentless hurry is quietly stealing our spiritual depth and emotional health. Jesus never invited us into burnout. He invited us into a new rhythm. Our worth is not in our works or our wounds. It’s in our walk with Jesus. If our pace is shaped by culture, we will live tired, distracted, and shallow. But if our pace is shaped by Christ, we will live grounded, rested, and present.

Jesus says, “Come to Me.” Not do more. Not try harder. Just come. It’s time for a New Rhythm for a New Future.

Key Scriptures: Matthew 11:28–30 | John 15:4–5 | John 10:10 | Daniel 7:25 | Genesis 1:3–5 | Romans 12:2 | 1 Corinthians 10:31 | Colossians 3:17 | Colossians 3:23–24 | 1 Peter 4:11

Response Questions

1. Where in your life do you feel the most hurried or worn out right now?
2. Is your current pace helping you remain in Jesus or pulling you away from Him?
3. What is one simple rhythm you can start this week to live at Jesus’ pace instead of culture’s pace?

Are you defined by your works… or your wounds? In this message, Pastor Jeremy teaches how emotional health anchors our worth in Jesus, not in performance or pain. What you don’t name can’t change. But when you invite Jesus into your story, He redeems it.

Your past doesn’t get the final word. Jesus does.

Key Scriptures: Psalm 139:1–6, 23–24 | Genesis 50:20 | Daniel 3:16–27

What kind of church is God asking us to build in Birmingham?

Pastor Jeremy walks through Luke 14 and the Parable of the Great Banquet to challenge how we think about discipleship, community, and who we design church life for. Proximity to church is not the same as participation in the Kingdom.

As a commuter, corporate, affluent, and fast growing city, Birmingham presents unique challenges. Many people are present but unknown. Others are busy, distracted, or disconnected. Jesus reminds us that God’s table will be full, but we have to lift our eyes and see who is actually around us.

We are not trying to build a program. We are building a culture and a pathway that meets real people in real life.

Key Scriptures: Luke 14:1–6 | Luke 14:7–11 | Luke 14:12–14 | Luke 14:15 | Luke 14:16–24

Dreams from God require more than passion. They require formation.

In this message, Pastor Jeremy challenges the idea that spiritual activity equals spiritual maturity. Jesus confronts the Pharisees in Matthew 23, exposing a faith that looks holy on the outside but remains unhealthy on the inside. God is not rushing us into our future. He is forming us for it.

This message calls us to stop performing for God and start being transformed by Him, from the inside out.

Key Scriptures: Matthew 23:23–28 | John 1:12–13 | Ephesians 1:4–5 | John 14:15 | Hebrews 8:10–11 | 1 John 4:10–12

Response Questions

1. Where might you be confusing spiritual activity with spiritual maturity in your own life?
2. What patterns show up when you prioritize looking good spiritually instead of becoming healthy internally?
3. What is one area of your inner life you sense Jesus inviting you to heal and transform this week?

Dreams don’t come alive by accident. They move when faith meets action.

In the final message of our Dream Again series, Pastor Noah teaches how God brings dreams to life when we stop playing it safe and start trusting Him with what we already have. Through the story of the widow in 2 Kings 4, we see that God often begins His greatest miracles with what feels small, ordinary, or not enough.

This message reminds us that dreams are often born out of passion, pain, and desperation, but they are fulfilled through obedience, faith, and action. When you define the dream, recognize what God has already placed in your hands, and take the next step, God’s provision meets you there and exceeds what you imagined.

If you’ve felt stuck, afraid, or unsure how to move forward, this message will challenge you to put your dream in motion and trust God to do more.

Key Scriptures: 2 Kings 4:1–7 | Exodus 4:1–3 | James 2:14 | James 2:21–22

Response Questions

1. What dream or burden has God placed on your heart that you may have minimized or ignored?
2. What has God already given you that you’ve been overlooking or calling “not enough”?
3. What is one step of faith and action God is asking you to take to put your dream in motion this week?

What do you do when the dream you prayed for feels buried and beyond hope? The story of Lazarus shows how God restores dreams not instantly, but intentionally. Delay is not denial. What looks like death may be divine preparation for resurrection.

Jesus reveals that resurrection follows a rhythm: surrender, tears, faith, and community. If you have stopped hoping because believing has become painful, this message is an invitation to dream again and to trust the God who brings dead things back to life.

Key Scriptures: John 11:1–44 | Ezekiel 37:1–10 | Psalm 126:5–6 | John 12:23–24

Response Questions:

1. What dream or prayer in your life feels buried or beyond hope right now?
2. How might God be using delay not as denial, but as preparation for something greater?
3. Which part of the resurrection rhythm do you need to lean into this week: surrender, tears, faith, or community?

God gives dreams, but revelation reveals their purpose.

Just because you receive a dream does not mean you understand it. Like Nebuchadnezzar, many people sense that God has placed something significant in their heart but do not yet know why. In Daniel 2, we see how God reveals purpose through prayer, community, worship, and obedience so that He can be made known through our lives.

This message challenges us to stop running from impossible situations and start turning to the God who reveals mysteries. When revelation comes, God is glorified, people are saved, and His purposes are promoted.

Key Scriptures: Daniel 2:1–13 | Daniel 2:16 | Daniel 2:17–18 | Daniel 2:19–23 | Daniel 2:27–28 | Daniel 2:46–49 | Acts 2:17–19 | 1 Corinthians 2:9–10

Response Questions

1. Have you received a dream from God but still lack clarity about its purpose?
2. Who or what do you turn to first when you face something that feels impossible?
3. What would it look like to seek revelation through prayer, community, and worship this season?

God’s dreams are real, but they unfold in stages. In this powerful Christmas Worship Experience message at Christian Life Church, Pastor Jeremy reminds us that delay is not denial, it’s development. Through the life of Joseph and the promise of Psalm 126, we see that God often gives the dream early, then takes time to develop the dreamer.

If you’ve felt stuck in the waiting, discouraged by opposition, or unsure whether God’s promise will ever come to pass, this message will help you identify where you are on the journey and renew your faith to dream again.

Key Scriptures: Psalm 126:1–6 | Genesis 37:1–11 | Genesis 39:1–6 | Genesis 39:20–40:23 | Genesis 41:38–46 | Genesis 41:47–53 | Genesis 42:6 | Genesis 45:6 | Genesis 50:18–20

Response Questions:

1. Which stage of the dream journey do you feel like you’re in right now: birth, development, delay, positioning, fulfillment, or purpose?
2. Where have you been tempted to believe that delay means denial instead of development?
3. How can you stay faithful in the “long middle” while trusting God to finish the story He started?

What happens when God restores what you thought was lost?

Pastor Jeremy unpacks Psalm 126 and reminds us that restoration awakens dreams we thought were buried. Israel spent 70 years in exile believing their best days were behind them, yet God moved suddenly and unexpectedly to restore them. What felt impossible became reality.

If disappointment has delayed your hope, if discouragement has caused you to settle, this message is for you. God has more, and it’s time to dream again.

Key Scriptures: Psalm 126:1–6 | Ezra 1:1–4 | Genesis 41 | Daniel 1 | Psalm 126:1–3 | Psalm 126:4–6

Response Questions:

1. Where have you quietly settled for less than God’s best because of disappointment or delay?
2. What dream do you feel God is calling you to pick back up and trust Him with again?
3. How can you continue sowing in faith, even if you are still sowing in tears?

As we close out 2025, our CLC Worship team has prepared a special worship set designed for you to experience God’s presence right from home. This digital service also includes a meaningful conversation with Pastor Jeremy and Pastor Noah as they reflect on all that God has done this year and look ahead with faith and expectation as we move into 2026.