Evolve Church

Joseph: Who’s That Baby Daddy? | Matthew 1:18-25

What do you do when life puts you in a situation you don’t understand?

In this powerful message from Matthew 1:18-25, we take a fresh look at Joseph’s story and discover what it means to choose integrity, grace, and obedience when circumstances don’t make sense. Before Joseph ever received clarity from God, he was faced with a decision that could have publicly shamed Mary and protected his own reputation. Instead, Joseph chose compassion over condemnation.

This sermon explores:
✅ Why integrity matters when you’re justified in your actions
✅ How God brings clarity through a clean conscience
✅ The power of extending grace instead of shame
✅ Why obedience often requires ignoring public opinion
✅ How God works through people who are willing to trust Him before they understand everything

If you’ve ever struggled with unanswered questions, difficult decisions, or the fear of what others think, this message will encourage you to trust God’s voice over popular opinion.

“Will you choose obedience over public opinion?”

📖 Scriptures:

Matthew 1:18-25
Deuteronomy 22:23-24
Acts 24:16
2 Corinthians 1:4

💬 If this message encouraged you, like, comment, and subscribe for more biblical teaching and life-changing messages.

⸻

Connect With Evolve Church

🔔 Subscribe for weekly sermons, Bible teaching, and encouragement.

🌐 Visit us online

📱 Follow us on social media

⸻

Ways To Give

Your generosity helps us continue reaching people with the Gospel and serving our community.

💳 Give Online
📱 Give Through the Evolve Church App
✉️ Text-To-Give Available Through Our App & Website

⸻

#Joseph #WhosThatBabyDaddy #Matthew1 #JosephAndMary #ChristianSermon #BibleTeaching #FaithOverFear #IntegrityMatters #GraceOverShame #TrustGod #ChristianLiving #ObedienceToGod #JesusChrist #ChristmasStory #PastorKen #EvolveChurch

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by life’s challenges, forgotten by others, or discouraged by your circumstances? In this powerful message, Gratitude, we discover that thankfulness is more than a feeling—it’s a spiritual discipline that has the power to transform our perspective, strengthen our faith, and draw us closer to God.

Through the words of Jeremiah in Lamentations 3, we learn that gratitude doesn’t ignore pain—it remembers God’s faithfulness in the middle of it. When we choose gratitude, anxiety loses its grip, contentment grows, and hope is renewed. No matter what season you’re facing, this message will encourage you to focus on God’s goodness and trust His plan for your life.  

In This Message:

✅ Why gratitude must be remembered
✅ How thankfulness strengthens your faith
✅ The connection between gratitude and God’s presence
✅ Finding peace in difficult seasons
✅ How contentment defeats entitlement
✅ Why gratitude is a choice before it becomes a feeling

📖 Key Scriptures:

* Lamentations 3:21-25
* Romans 1:21
* 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
* Psalm 100:4
* Philippians 4:6-13
* Romans 8:28
* Luke 7:47

⸻

Connect With Evolve Church

🌐 Website:  Evolve Church

📱 Follow Us On Social Media:

* Facebook:  Evolve Church Facebook
* Instagram:  Evolve Church Instagram

⸻

Ways To Give

Your generosity helps us continue sharing the Gospel, serving our community, and helping people take their next steps with Christ.

💳 Give Online:  Give at Evolve Church

📱 Give Through the Evolve App

✉️ Mail Contributions To:
Evolve Church
6550 N 76th Street
Milwaukee, WI 53223

⸻

👍 If this message encouraged you, be sure to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more biblical teaching, practical faith content, and powerful messages every week.

#Gratitude #Thankfulness #ChristianSermon #FaithOverFear #HopeInGod #ChristianMotivation #BiblicalTeaching #ChristianLiving #TrustGod #EvolveChurch #PastorKen #MilwaukeeChurch #FaithJourney #SpiritualGrowth #GodsFaithfulness

What does real faith look like? In this powerful Wednesday Night Encounter, we dive into Hebrews 11, often called the “Hall of Faith,” and explore the lives of men and women who trusted God even when they could not see the outcome. From Abel and Noah to Abraham, Sarah, Moses, and Rahab, their stories remind us that faith is not about having all the answers. Faith is about trusting God’s promises and obeying Him regardless of the circumstances. 

Discover how biblical faith can strengthen your walk with God, help you overcome uncertainty, and inspire you to trust Him in every season of life. If you’ve ever struggled to believe God’s plan, this message will encourage you to keep moving forward by faith.

📖 Key Scripture:
Hebrews 11:1-40

🔥 In This Message:
• What biblical faith really is
• Why faith is essential to pleasing God
• Lessons from the heroes of Hebrews 11
• How to trust God when you cannot see the outcome
• Living a life that leaves a legacy of faith

🙌 Ready to Take Your Next Step?
If this message encouraged you, we’d love to connect with you. Like, subscribe, and share this message with someone who needs encouragement today.

💛 Ways to Give
Your generosity helps us continue reaching people with the love and hope of Jesus Christ.

💻 Give Online:  Evolve Church Giving

📱 Give Through the Evolve Church App

📍 Give In Person During Any Worship Experience

🙏 Stay Connected
🌐 Website:  Evolve Church
📱 Download the Evolve Church App
📍 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#HeroesOfFaith #Hebrews11 #FaithInGod #TrustGod #ChristianFaith #WednesdayNightEncounter #BibleStudy #WalkByFaith #FaithOverFear #ChristianSermon #EvolveChurch #JesusChrist #BiblicalTeaching #ChristianLiving #HallOfFaith #FaithMessage #MilwaukeeChurch #BibleTeaching #TrustTheProcess #GodsPromises

Do you want to understand the Bible more deeply and stop taking scripture out of context?

In this practical and eye opening message, How to Study Your Bible, we break down how to properly read, interpret, and apply scripture through biblical context, observation, principles, and application. This teaching explores the difference between exegesis and eisegesis, why context matters, and how to avoid reading our emotions and assumptions into God’s Word.

Whether you’re new to studying the Bible or have been following Jesus for years, this message will help you grow in spiritual maturity and confidence in understanding scripture.

📖 Scriptures Included:
2 Timothy 2:15
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Philippians 4
Matthew 14

🔥 Key Topics:
• How to study the Bible correctly
• Understanding scripture in context
• Exegesis vs eisegesis
• Practical Bible study methods
• How to apply God’s Word to your life
• Growing spiritually through scripture

🙏 If this message encouraged you, make sure to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more biblical teaching and sermons from Evolve Church

💻 Stay Connected:
Evolve Church Website

❤️ Support the ministry:
Give Here

#BibleStudy #HowToStudyTheBible #ChristianTeaching #BibleStudyTips #Scripture #Faith #Jesus #BibleTeaching #ChristianYouTube #EvolveChurch #PastorKen

There are some wounds people never talk about.
Some pain gets buried beneath silence, shame, fear, and trauma. But God still sees it all.

In this powerful and deeply honest message, Surviving the Silence, we walk through the story of Tamar in 2 Samuel 13 and confront the reality of trauma, church hurt, emotional pain, and the healing power of God. This sermon addresses spiritual bypassing, hidden suffering, unresolved anger, and the truth that healing is possible through Christ.

If you’ve ever felt unseen, unheard, broken, or abandoned in your pain, this message is for you. God is close to the brokenhearted, and your story is not over.

📖 Scriptures:
2 Samuel 13
Psalm 34:18
Isaiah 61:3

🙏 If this message impacted you, make sure to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more sermons and life changing content from Evolve Church

💻 Stay Connected:
Evolve Church Website

❤️ To support the ministry:
Give Here

#SurvivingTheSilence #HealingFromTrauma #ChurchSermon #ChristianSermon #FaithAndHealing #TraumaHealing #GodHeals #Brokenhearted #MentalHealthAndFaith #EvolveChurch #PastorKen #ChristianYouTube

Have you ever felt stuck between faith and fear? In this powerful message, Overcoming Doubt, we dive into how doubt can distort our identity, weaken our faith, and cause us to lose focus on what God has already spoken over our lives. Through the story of Peter walking on water and powerful truths from Scripture, this sermon challenges us to stop living from insecurity and start living from confidence in God’s voice.

God already knows who you are. The question is: will you trust Him enough to believe it?

In this message, we explore:
• Accepting that you are known by God
• Why genuine belief requires submission
• How insecurity fuels doubt
• The difference between reality and imagination
• Why fear grows when we focus on the wind instead of Jesus

📖 Key Scriptures:
Matthew 14:23–31
Jeremiah 1:5
John 10:24–27
Isaiah 43:18–19
Hebrews 3:15
Matthew 6:33

No matter what storm you’re facing, Jesus is still reaching for you.

🙏 If this message encouraged you, make sure to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE for more biblical teaching and life changing messages.

📲 Stay Connected with
🌐 Evolve Church
💝 Give Online: Pushpay Giving

#OvercomingDoubt #FaithOverFear #TrustGod #ChristianSermon #Matthew14 #FaithJourney #JesusSaves #EvolveChurch #ChristianMotivation #SpiritualGrowth #BibleTeaching #FearAndFaith #ChurchOnline

Your comeback starts when you stop running from what God is trying to heal.

In Part 5 of the Lion King Series, “The Return of the King,” we explore the powerful transformation of Simba and how healing, identity, truth, and spiritual warfare all play a role in restoration. 

Many people want restoration without confrontation. They want peace without healing. But true freedom begins when you face the pain you’ve been avoiding and allow God to restore your identity.

This message dives deep into how the enemy uses shame, lies, and isolation to keep people stuck, while God uses truth, healing, and purpose to bring dead things back to life.

👇 In this message, you’ll learn:
• Why healing is not the same as avoidance
• How God uses pain to mature and transform you
• Why identity must be restored before authority can be released
• The danger of believing lies planted in childhood
• How spiritual warfare fights for territory in your life
• Why truth is the weapon that sets you free
• How God restores peace after the battle

📖 Key Scriptures:
James 1:2–3
Romans 8:28
Ephesians 6:12
John 8:32
Isaiah 10:27
Ezekiel 37:3–5

No matter how far you’ve run, God is still calling you back. The story isn’t over. Dead things can live again.

🙏 Stay connected with Evolve Church:
https://evolvenation.org

💛 Support the mission:
https://pushpay.com/g/evolvenation?fn...

—

ABOUT EVOLVE CHURCH:
Evolve Church is a life-giving, urban church in Milwaukee, WI led by Pastor Kenneth Lock II. Our mission is Love God, Love People, Love Ourselves. Our vision is Worship Word Works.

—

#TheReturnOfTheKing #LionKingSeries #SpiritualHealing #Faith #ChristianSermon #EvolveChurch #Deliverance #IdentityInChrist #ChurchOnline

What happens when people become so familiar with Jesus that they stop honoring Him? In this powerful message, we unpack one of the most dangerous spiritual conditions: familiarity without faith. Nazareth had Jesus right in front of them, yet they still missed the miracle because they reduced Him to what they thought they already knew.

📖 “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” — Mark 6:4

This sermon challenges us to examine how offense, dishonor, unbelief, and preconceived ideas can quietly close our hearts to what God wants to do in our lives. Just because you are around the things of God does not mean you are fully receiving from Him.

Through Mark 6, we discover that proximity does not guarantee perception, offense can block revelation, honor creates spiritual capacity, and unbelief can limit what we experience. Jesus was not limited by a lack of power. The people were limited by a lack of faith.

📖 “Without faith it is impossible to please God…” — Hebrews 11:6
📖 “According to your faith let it be done to you.” — Matthew 9:29

If you have ever felt overlooked, misunderstood, spiritually stagnant, or resistant to what God may be doing through unexpected people, this message will challenge and encourage you to renew your faith, guard your heart, and stay open to God’s movement.

You can be near Jesus and still miss Him. Don’t let familiarity rob you of revelation.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

📲 Stay Connected With Evolve Church
Subscribe for weekly sermons, powerful worship experiences, and life changing messages that help you grow in your faith.

🔔 Like, Comment, & Subscribe
📍 Follow us on social media for updates, encouragement, and more content throughout the week.

💻 Website: Evolve Church
🙏 Give Online: Pushpay Giving

📖 “Give, and it will be given to you…” — Luke 6:38

#EvolveChurch #TheOffenseOfFamiliarity #Faith #Jesus #ChristianSermon #ChurchOnline #PastorKen #BibleTeaching #SpiritualGrowth #FaithOverFeelings #KingdomCulture #ChristianYouTube #Worship #ChurchSermon #God #HolySpirit #Mark6 #FaithJourney #Honor #Revival

There is a battle happening for your identity.

In this powerful message, Pastor Kenneth Lock II unpacks one of the greatest spiritual truths of the Gospel through the story of Simba in The Lion King: when you forget who you are, you forget whose you are.

Many people are living asleep spiritually, trapped by pain, shame, fear, culture, and confusion. But God never lost sight of your purpose. You are more than your mistakes, more than your past, and more than what this world tried to label you as.

Through the story of Lazarus, Simba, Rafiki, and the voice of the Father, this sermon reveals:
• Why identity is the greatest battle of your life
• How pain can distort your relationship with God
• The danger of spiritual sleep
• Why real love calls you higher
• How the Holy Spirit reveals who you truly are
• What it means to remember who you are in Christ

Scriptures:
John 11:43–44
Ephesians 5:14–15
Romans 8:16–17
1 Corinthians 3:16
Luke 15:17–18

If this message impacted you, make sure to LIKE, COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE to stay connected with everything happening at Evolve Church.

📍Evolve Church | Milwaukee, WI
Lead Pastor: Kenneth Lock II

#IdentityInChrist #RememberWhoYouAre #ChristianSermon #EvolveChurch #Faith #LionKingSermon #SpiritualGrowth #Purpose #Jesus #PastorKennethLock