The message of the cross is powerful, but it is not passive.

It calls you out of death and into life.

Out of routine and into relationship.

Out of comfort and into commitment.

But the real question is this:

Are you awake?

What are you going to do with Jesus?

One mocked Him.

One ignored Him.

One tried to avoid responsibility.

One surrendered.

Only one walked away with hope.

Maybe you are standing at your own moment of decision right now.

Not a small one. Not a casual one. THE decision.

There will be moments in life where you ask:

Why does God’s yes feel like a no?

Why am I being attacked when I have done nothing wrong?

Do I have what it takes to keep going?

Daniel’s story answers all of those questions with one powerful truth:

God is faithful, even when the situation is not favorable.

In Week 3 of Against the Grain, this message confronts one of the greatest challenges to real faith: endurance.

God never promised a life without pressure. He promised purpose in the middle of it.

In this message from the series Against the Grain, we explore one of the most counter-cultural truths in Scripture: life is not measured by what we accumulate, but by what we surrender.

What are we truly holding onto?

If you want deeper joy, stronger faith, and a richer relationship with God, the path forward may not be holding tighter. It may be giving it all away.

Jesus never prayed that His followers would be removed from the world. He prayed that they would be protected from its influence and live differently inside it.

Your difference is not your weakness.

Your difference is what makes you dangerous to the kingdom of darkness.

If you want to follow Jesus in today’s culture, you will have to make a decision: Will you go with the flow… or swim upstream?

What does it mean to truly surrender to the King of Kings? This powerful message reminds us that following Jesus isn't just about securing a spot in heaven, it's about making Him Lord of every area of our lives right now.

In this final week of Build Different, we confront a hard truth: Preparation without deployment is disobedience. Jesus never called His followers to stay in spiritual storage. He called them to be sent.

Getting saved is the starting line, but what happens next?

In Week 2 of Build Different, we move beyond the encounter and answer the bigger question:

How do you actually grow?

In Week 1 of our new series Build Different, we start where Jesus starts. Not with behavior. Not with belonging. Not with serving. We start with Christ.

Using Paul’s words in Philippians 3, this message confronts the idea that faith is something we add to an already full life. Paul did not add Jesus to his résumé. He rebuilt everything around a relationship.

This sermon challenges cultural Christianity and calls us back to the heart of discipleship. Real faith does not begin with improvement. It begins with encounter.