Healthy homes don’t happen by accident. They’re built through intentional relationships between parents and children.

Continuing our It’s Complicated series, we look at Ephesians 6 and what God’s Word teaches about creating healthy relationships at home. For children, that means learning to obey and honor their parents—not only through their actions, but through their attitude. For parents, it means choosing to encourage their children and help them mature spiritually.

Through practical challenges for the whole family, we’re reminded that parents aren’t called to remove every struggle from their children’s lives, but to walk alongside them, help them grow, teach them God’s Word, and model what following Jesus looks like.

None of us will get it perfect, but through small, faithful steps over time, we can build homes marked by encouragement, maturity, honor, and obedience—and relationships that ultimately reflect our relationship with God.

In this week’s message from It’s Complicated, we turn to one of our most important—and often most challenging—relationships: marriage.

Walking through Ephesians 5, we look at God’s design for marriage as something bigger than simply making two people happy. Marriage is meant to reflect the gospel. Husbands are called to love sacrificially, following the example of Christ’s love for the church, while wives are called to respond with trust, respect, and submission rooted first in their relationship with Jesus.

Healthy marriages aren’t built on getting our own way. They’re formed as two people continually choose covenant over convenience, sacrifice over selfishness, forgiveness over keeping score, unity over independence, and ultimately Christ over themselves.

Using the acronym LAST, we explore four practical ways to pursue a marriage that reflects Jesus: Lead by serving, Actively submit to one another, Sacrifice like Christ, and Treat your spouse like yourself.

Whether you’re married, hope to be someday, or simply want to become more like Jesus in the way you love others, this message challenges us to ask God to change our hearts and help our relationships become a clearer picture of His love.

In week two of It’s Complicated, Pastor Amos turns to one of Jesus’ most familiar stories—the Good Samaritan—to challenge the way we think about our neighbors.

In Luke 10, Jesus shifts the question from “Who is my neighbor?” to something far more personal: Will I actually be a neighbor? Being a good neighbor isn’t about sharing an address. It’s about paying attention, knowing people by name, creating margin for interruption, sharing what we have, and choosing to move toward the people God has placed around us.

Pastor Amos challenges us to consider what might happen if our neighborhoods were genuinely different because we lived there—not because we were trying to get something from the people around us, but because the love of Jesus compelled us to serve them.

Using the BLESS framework—Begin with prayer, Listen with care, Eat together, Serve and love, and Share your story—this message begins with the simplest and most important step: pray for your neighbors. Through the story of AJ’s journey from searching for answers to putting his faith in Jesus, we’re reminded that God is already at work in our communities, often long before we can see it.

What might change if we began praying by name, making room in our lives, and intentionally loving the people right outside our doors?

Relationships can be complicated—especially at work. Different personalities, expectations, communication styles, pressures, and past experiences all collide in the places where we spend much of our week.

In the opening message of the new series, It’s Complicated, Pastor Amos looks at Ephesians 4–6 and asks what it looks like for followers of Jesus to pursue healthy relationships in the workplace. Before Paul addresses employees and employers, he first addresses the heart—because healthy relationships begin with healthy hearts.

Whether you’re an employee, a manager, a student, or serving somewhere in between, our work is about more than simply getting the job done. We represent Jesus in the way we show up, treat people, respond to authority, lead others, and carry ourselves when no one is watching. When Christ is at the center, work becomes an opportunity to serve, influence the culture around us, and worship God through the way we live.

Pastor Amos closes with a practical challenge to SERVE wherever God has placed you: Show up intentionally, Exceed expectations, Respect everyone, Value integrity, and Express Christ-like character.

This week, guest speaker Stephen Kimbrell continues our Different on Purpose series by walking through 2 Peter 3 and reminding us that what we believe about the future should shape how we live in the present.

As Peter addresses false teaching surrounding the return of Christ, Stephen unpacks why God’s apparent delay is not a broken promise but an expression of His patience and grace, giving more people the opportunity to repent and follow Jesus. He also points to the hope Christians have in Christ’s return—a day when evil will be judged, justice will be fulfilled, and God will make all things new.

Rather than fueling speculation about the end times, this message calls believers to live with confidence, holiness, and purpose. If Jesus really is coming again, then that future reality should transform the way we live, love, and serve today.

This week, guest speaker Noah Taylor continues our journey through 2 Peter with a timely message from chapter 2, reminding us that popularity doesn’t determine truth.

Peter warns the church about the danger of false teachers—people who may appear credible, attract large followings, and speak with authority while quietly leading others away from the gospel. In a world filled with influential voices and competing messages, followers of Jesus are called to exercise discernment, anchoring themselves in God’s Word rather than public opinion or personal feelings.

Through the lens of 2 Peter 2, Noah challenges us to test every teaching against Scripture, recognize the marks of deceptive teaching, and remain faithful to the true gospel. As believers, we’re called not only to guard ourselves from error but also to live in a way that honors Christ and reflects His truth to the world.

The call is clear: recognize error, resist deception, and remain faithful until the Lord returns.

What makes you different may be the very thing God intends to use for His kingdom. In this message from 2 Peter 1, guest speaker Christian Castro reminds us that we are not called because of our greatness, but because of God’s grace. He has already provided everything we need for life and godliness, and His Spirit is continually transforming us to reflect the character of Christ. Rather than manufacturing spiritual fruit or simply trying harder, we are invited to surrender more, trust God’s provision, and allow His work within us to move from our heads to our hearts and into our hands. Wherever life has become distracting, discouraging, or comfortable, this message is an invitation to remember: you are different on purpose because you have been called on purpose.

What should the church look like when life falls apart? Teaching from 1 Peter 5, guest speaker Pastor Marcus Witherspoon challenges us to see the church not as a hotel for people who have everything together, but as a hospital for broken people seeking the perfect Healer.

Through stories of loss, addiction, transformation, and faithful community, this message explores God’s blueprint for His church: leaders who act as stewards rather than owners, believers who choose service over status, and a community where humility is essential—not optional. When we care for one another, lead by example, and cast our worries on God, we create space for people to experience the healing, hope, and strength found in Jesus.

No matter how hard life has hit or how far from God you may feel, you do not have to have everything figured out. You can simply pray, “God, I can’t. You can, so I might as well let You.”

In this message from 1 Peter 4, we continue our series, Different on Purpose, by looking at what it means to live a life that stands out because it belongs to Jesus.

Peter reminds believers that following Jesus means leaving the old life behind, living for God’s glory instead of our own, and trusting Him when obedience costs us something. True freedom is not the freedom to do whatever we want, but freedom from sin, shame, fear, and self-centered living.

As followers of Jesus, our lives should look different in the way we speak, love, serve, welcome others, forgive, endure suffering, and remain faithful when the world misunderstands us. Living different will not always be easy, but because Jesus suffered, died, and rose again, we can entrust our lives to our faithful Creator and keep doing good.

May our lives stand out—not because we are trying to be louder than everyone else, but because we are becoming more like Jesus.

In this message from 1 Peter 3, guest speaker Tony Madrid continues our Different on Purpose series by exploring what it means to live as a faithful witness in our relationships, our character, and our response to the world around us. Peter’s words to wives, husbands, and all Christians point us toward a life marked by honor, understanding, humility, unity, sympathy, brotherly love, and gentleness.

As followers of Jesus, we are called to be different on purpose—not by fighting for our own way, but by reflecting Christ through steady character, controlled strength, peaceful presence, and a hope that can be seen in how we live. This episode invites us to consider where God may be calling us to grow, surrender, and become a brighter light to the people around us.