Forest City Church Podcast

God didn't design us to do life alone, but building meaningful friendships takes more than just finding people we connect with. In Week 8 of Built To Last, Pastor Leonard Davis explores four characteristics of true friendship—showing up, caring deeply, speaking the truth, and offering wise counsel—and how Jesus models the kind of friend we're called to be.

Want to go deeper? Use the link to access the Sermon Reflection Guide and discover how you can build stronger, Christ-centered friendships.

Is singleness simply a season of waiting, or could it be a gift? In Week 7 of Built To Last, Pastor Leonard Davis explores 1 Corinthians 7 and reminds us that our identity, purpose, and fulfillment are found in Jesus-not our relationship status. Discover how a life rooted in Christ can be full and meaningful, whether single or married.

Take the message further with this week's Sermon Reflection Guide.

Forgiveness isn't easy, especially when the hurt is real and the pain runs deep. In week 6 of Built To Last, Pastor Leonard Davis shares what Jesus teaches about forgiveness, why it's so difficult, and how the grace we've received from God can help us release the hurt we're holding onto.

Take the message a step further with this week's Sermon Reflection Guide, available in the Forest City Church app.

Conflict is unavoidable in relationships—but it doesn’t have to lead to bitterness, division, or brokenness. In week five of Built To Last, Pastor Leonard Davis explores Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 18 and shows us how to approach conflict with truth, love, humility, and a desire for restoration.

Use this week’s Sermon Reflection Guide to continue the conversation, reflect on what God may be saying to you, and consider your next faithful step.

How we communicate can either build relationships up or slowly tear them down. In Week 4 of Built To Last, Jackie Glass shares a simple cadence from James 1:19–20: quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger—inviting us to let Jesus shape not just what we say, but how we respond to the people around us.

Want to go deeper? Use this week’s Sermon Reflection Guide to reflect on the message and put it into practice in your relationships.

In week three of Built To Last, Pastor Leonard Davis shares “Growing Up,” a message about the spiritual and emotional maturity required to build relationships that last. Discover how growing in Christ helps us move beyond unhealthy patterns, respond to others with greater wisdom and love, and become more like Jesus in the way we handle relationships.

Use this week’s Sermon Reflection Guide to revisit the message, assess where God may be inviting you to grow, and take a meaningful next step.

In Week 2 of Built To Last, Pastor Leonard Davis shares “Love As The Foundation,” exploring what it really means to build our relationships on love. Through 1 Corinthians 13 and John 13, we discover that real love changes how we relate to others, how we see ourselves, and ultimately how we relate to Jesus.

The kind of love Jesus calls us to isn’t something we manufacture on our own—it flows from experiencing His love for us. Use this week’s Sermon Reflection Guide to dig deeper and consider what it looks like to make the love of Jesus the foundation of your relationships.

We were made for relationship—but healthy, lasting relationships don’t simply happen. In Week 1 of Built To Last, Pastor Leonard Davis shares how God designed us for connection and why our relationships become stronger when we allow His wisdom to shape the way we build them.

Use this week’s Sermon Reflection Guide to revisit the message, consider what Jesus is saying to you, and take a faithful next step.

What does it mean for God to be good when life is painful or unresolved? In “What’s Good?”, Pastor Leonard Davis closes our “Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?” series by exploring how our union with Christ gives us grace, strength, and hope even in suffering.

Continue the conversation this week with the Sermon Reflection Guide

On Youth Takeover Sunday, Youth Director Isaias Cardenas shares “Let The Children Come,” a powerful reminder that the way we welcome, influence, and invest in the next generation matters. Drawing from Jesus’ words in Matthew 19, Isaias challenges us to remove the barriers that can keep children and students from experiencing Jesus and instead create spaces where they can ask questions, discover their gifts, grow in faith, and know that they belong.

Our children aren’t simply the church of tomorrow...they are the church today. Use this week’s Sermon Reflection Guide to go deeper into the message and consider how you can help create space for the next generation to encounter Jesus.