Evangel Assembly of God Church, Kansas City

In this final week of our Serve the World celebration and pledge drive, Pastor Jason introduces us to four amazing ministry partners who are responding to the Lord's call here in the Kansas City area and in some of the darkest places in the world. Listen to hear why our missions dollars are so important to these individuals and the people they minister to as well.

During this week's message you will be introduced to two of our partners who are working to make a difference in the lives of children here in the Kansas City area and international. Deborah Mann explains how our missions dollars and volunteer activities are changing the lives of underprivileged children at Emmanuel's Child Development Center, and Mary Mahon, missionary to Costa Rica, shares about the students she is working to reach through Latin America Childcare (LACC) and "Chicas de Promesa."

We are called to do many things as Christians that require us to be unselfish. We can be unselfish with our love, our time, and especially with our money. In fact, extreme generosity is one thing that set Christians apart from those around them when the church was founded. Join us this week as Pastor Jason shares why generosity is so important to God as we kick off our Serve the World campaign.

We all know people who've asked big, tough questions such as, "Is there really only one way to God?", "What happens to people who have never heard about Jesus?" and "Do I have to share the Gospel as well?" In this message, Pastor Jason tackles 10 more difficult questions we have to face as Christians as he wraps up our 2 week series.

If you grew up in the church, it may seem like every time you turn around, something is changing, whether it is music, décor, volume or coffee! For those who did not have the opportunity to grow up in the church, you may have a lot of questions about the whys and hows of this place we call Evangel. If you find yourself in either of these categories, you will appreciate this 2 week series titled "20 Questions." Join Pastor Jason today as he tackles the first 10 most common questions he receives about Evangel and church.

In last week's message by Pastor Jill St. John, we learned that, just like broken bones heal, God's intention is always to grow us back stronger after we are shattered than we were when before catastrophic event happened. In this final message of our "Picking Up the Pieces" series, Pastor Jason shares what it looks like to be restored by God after a major wounding has occurred.

Healing is a process, and we realize that all of the hurts in our lives can't be patched up during a four week sermon series. We have talked about what to do immediately after our lives are shattered, how to start picking up the pieces, and this week Pastor Jill St. John shares about an important step we must take in order to move on to complete healing: we must surrender. Sometimes we have to realize the dangers of holding on to our hurts for too long or carrying resentment towards others, and we have to surrender these things to God and allow Him to do what He is so good at—making what was meant for evil into something good.

When our lives are shattered, it may seem easier or more desirable to get as far away from the destruction as possible. We do this in a variety of ways, but the truth is, this behavior isn't healthy and won't bring us true healing. God's plan has always been to repair what is broken in our lives, and we can do this through His strength. In this second week of our "Picking up the Pieces"series, Pastor Jason shares a few biblically based steps for us to take towards gathering the broken pieces of our lives and taking steps towards a new wholeness.

Not one of us is invincible when it comes to the trials, suffering, and pain that comes from living life on this earth, but we do have the the choice to handle these inevitable hardships in a healthy, God-honoring way, or to allow our past hurts to fester long into the future. In this first message of our new series, "Picking Up the Pieces," Pastor Jason St. John shares several important steps we can all take today to move us towards healing from past and present wounds.

Perhaps one of the things that can make living the Christian life so difficult is the fact that it requires training and discipline. While these two words may not be some of your favorites, the amazing thing about training and discipline is the fact that it is all a part of preparing us for something bigger and better in life. Pastor Jason speaks a little more in-depth about training ourselves to be prepared for what God has for us as we continue our Olympic themed sermon series on going for the gold.