Exalt Church

Why doesn't God simply remove every battle from our lives? And can God really use ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things?

In Judges 3, we meet three unlikely heroes: Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar. Each was different, yet God used them to deliver His people from oppression. Their stories reveal how God uses our battles to strengthen our faith, why our relationships matter, how sin promises freedom but ultimately produces bondage, and why yesterday's victories don't guarantee tomorrow's faithfulness.

We also discover that God can use what He has already placed in our hands, regardless of how ordinary or insignificant it may seem.

But there is a greater truth behind these three heroes. Othniel, Ehud, and Shamgar were imperfect deliverers whose victories were temporary. Jesus Christ is the only perfect Hero, the ultimate Deliverer whose victory over sin and death is eternal. Through His death and resurrection, He accomplished what no earthly judge could ever do.

Join Pastor Roger Pettay for this verse-by-verse teaching from Judges 3 as we discover what these unlikely heroes teach us about faith, spiritual battles, God's mercy, and our need for Jesus Christ.

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What we allow to remain in our lives can eventually control us.

In Judges 2, we discover how Israel’s repeated compromises led to spiritual decline, idolatry, and a destructive cycle of sin, suffering, and deliverance. Despite God’s faithfulness, His people continually turned away from Him, only to cry out for help when their circumstances became desperate.

In Part 2 of our series through the Book of Judges, Pastor Roger Pettay examines the dangers of spiritual compromise, the difference between genuine repentance and temporary emotion, and why God desires our daily devotion rather than just our desperate cries.

The encouraging news is that through Jesus Christ, we don’t have to remain trapped in the same destructive patterns. God’s grace not only forgives us but also empowers us to walk in obedience.

The compromises we tolerate today can become the strongholds that enslave us tomorrow.

Join us as we explore Judges 2:1–23 and discover how God’s faithfulness calls us to a life of genuine repentance, obedience, and spiritual growth.

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Have you ever settled for less than what God has called you to experience?

In Judges 1, God promised the Israelites victory, but instead of fully trusting and obeying Him, they allowed fear, compromise, and complacency to keep them from completing what He had commanded.

What began as small compromises eventually became major consequences.

In this message, "Settling for Less," Pastor Roger Pettay begins a new teaching series through the Book of Judges and challenges us to examine the areas of our lives where we may be making excuses, tolerating sin, or allowing fear to keep us from obeying God.

Discover why partial obedience is dangerous, how compromise can gain control of our lives, and why God calls us to more than spiritual complacency.

The question is simple: Where have you settled for less than what God has called you to be?

Join us as we study Judges Chapter 1: and learn what it means to trust God's promises and walk faithfully with Him.

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Have you ever asked the question "Why Am I Here?" Pastor Tony Klepper answers this question from the scriptural perspective. Everyone gets tired, but the scripture tells us to "not grow weary of doing good" Galatians 6:9.

Let's take a look at some key truths about the Importance of the Church and meeting together in this relevant message.

Nine years ago, Exalt Church began with a vision, a calling, and a group of people willing to believe God. Nine years later, we can look back and see His faithfulness in changed lives, baptisms, answered prayers, people serving, and disciples being made.

But nine years of ministry can also make you tired.

In this special message celebrating Exalt Church’s 9th Birthday, Pastor Roger Pettay teaches from Galatians 6:9 and asks an important question: What do faithful people do when they get tired?

There is a difference between being tired and becoming weary. Tired people need rest. Weary people are tempted to quit. God’s Word reminds us not to give up, because there is a harvest on the other side of perseverance.

In this message:

• Remember what God has done

• Don’t confuse weariness with failure

• Don’t stop before the harvest

• It’s time to recommit

• Keep your eyes on Jesus

We may be tired, but we’re not finished.

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Do you want to understand the Bible better but aren't sure where to start?

In this practical message, Pastor Roger Pettay explains how to move beyond simply reading the Bible to actually studying and understanding God's Word. Using 2 Timothy 2:15, we look at three essentials for Bible study: the right attitude, the right action, and the right approach.

You'll also learn why using a physical Bible can strengthen your study habits and how to use the simple Observation, Interpretation, Application method to study a passage of Scripture for yourself.

The goal isn't simply to get through the Bible. The goal is for the Bible to get through us.

Whether you're new to studying Scripture or you've been reading the Bible for years, this message will give you a simple, practical framework for digging deeper into God's Word.

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What do you do when you’ve prayed, waited, trusted God—and the circumstances still haven’t changed?

Habakkuk learned that faith doesn’t mean we always understand what God is doing. It means we trust who God is, even when we cannot understand His purposes. 

In the final message of our Habakkuk series, “Praise God, No Matter What,” Pastor Roger Pettay teaches from Habakkuk 3:16–19 about Providential Trust—trusting God’s character when we cannot trace His hand.

Though I don’t understand, yet I will trust. Though my heart hurts, yet I will worship. 

Though my circumstances are uncertain, God is still my strength.

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What do you do when you don’t know what God is doing next?

In Habakkuk 3:1–15, Pastor Roger Pettay leads us through Habakkuk’s transformation from questioning God to worshiping Him. His circumstances haven’t changed—Babylon is still coming and the future is still uncertain—but Habakkuk’s perspective has changed.

Instead of focusing only on what lies ahead, Habakkuk looks back and remembers the faithfulness of God: His power, His provision, His deliverance, and His salvation.

The lesson is simple but powerful: When you don’t know what God is doing next, remember what God has done before.

And above everything else—remember Jesus.

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What do you do when God’s plan doesn’t make sense, His timing seems slow, and your circumstances haven’t changed?

In Habakkuk 2, Pastor Roger Pettay takes us through God’s answer to Habakkuk and one of the great lessons of the Christian life: “The righteous shall live by his faith.” (Habakkuk 2:4, ESV)

Habakkuk learns to wait for God, trust God’s timing, live by faith, refuse to envy the apparent success of the wicked, and remember that God is still on His throne.

Faith does not mean that we always understand what God is doing. It means we trust the God who does.

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What do you do when you pray, but God seems silent? What happens when you know God is good, holy, and sovereign, yet what you see happening around you simply doesn’t make sense?

In Habakkuk 1, the prophet wrestles honestly with God over the violence, injustice, and spiritual decline he sees around him. God answers—but not in the way Habakkuk expected.

In this message, Pastor Roger Pettay, explores an important truth for every believer: God’s silence does not mean God is inactive. Even when we cannot understand what God is doing, we can hold on to what we know about who God is. 

When you cannot see His hand, hold on to His character.