Jesus died and rose again. The empty tomb says to us that Jesus didn’t want just our sins covered, but He wanted relationship with us forever. This Easter Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on the forever love of Jesus Christ. At the cross and empty tomb, everything that seems forever becomes temporary and everything that seems temporary becomes forever when confronted by the resurrection power of Christ. There is nothing more forever, nothing more final, nothing more powerful than His Love for us.

God didn’t create us with any shame. When He looks at you, there is no sense of shame. This is the heart of our God—to come into every area of our lives and pour out His grace. This Palm Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on being unashamed for Jesus because He is unashamed of us. When we rid ourselves of shame, worry and anxiety, we let the presence of God in and let His love and grace into our life to solve our issue of shame.

If we weren't worth it, why did Jesus come down from heaven to earth? Why did the creator of all things die for each of us? This is how much God loves us and places value on us. This past Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on our value in Jesus. We are worth more than we realize. We need to understand that only Jesus is the only one that can tell us how much our lives and souls are worth. Do you trust God for your value?

Why do we do what we do? Why do we sacrifice and lay down our lives? It’s because there is a glory that we are aching for in this life. Until we get His glory in the right place we will never be satisfied. There is no glory big enough outside of the glory of God that will fill our soul. This past Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on losing our life for God's glory. Anything that doesn't have God at the center of it will be destroyed—the only way you destroy your old life is by self-sacrifice and picking up your cross daily. Let's let His wondrous glory fill our vision as we live for something greater!

At our special Allin Team Night, we had the honor of hearing from Pastor Louie Giglio from Passion City Church share a powerful message on Psalm 23 and the table God has prepared for us. We all have power, through the Holy Spirit to sit down at the table with the Shepherd. We have the power to tell the enemy, ‘You can prowl around but you cannot sit down at this table.’ 

When we disown our old life completely, we then find the freedom and fulfillment we have been looking for. Jesus wanted to put to death our old nature and old desires — He offers us true freedom from within when we decide to pick up our cross! This past Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey launched our new series THE CROSS IS HERE with a powerful message on picking up our cross and following Jesus. Nothing will meet the desires of your heart like Jesus. The cross is here, and not just here for you but for New York City.

How are we meant to get access to the wisdom that created all things? Jesus is our access to the throne of God where true wisdom lives. This past Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on Jesus as the wisdom of God. He is our access and our wisdom. True wisdom comes from above and has a heavenly perspective of our challenges, but this wisdom also became a man, able to sympathize and understand our problems. Jesus carries the true wisdom that God wants us to live with daily.

This past Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on wisdom and the fear of man. The fear of man is when we care too much about what people think of us and put people in the place of where God should be in our lives. Pastor Josh shared five key points on how we can overcome the fear of man: know who is for you, let trust overcome fear, recognize fear is a spirit not an emotion, know what God has given and not given you and care more about what God thinks than what man thinks. Even if we don’t always believe in God, He believes in us. His love is not based on our performance; His love is always for us.

When we filter what we say through the love of God, it transforms our language so that our words bring life. This past Sunday, Pastor Josh Kelsey preached on wisdom in our words, challenging us to bring healing and life to people. Three key points to wise words are: control our impulses and speak wisely, conquer our bitterness and speak kindly, correct our attitude and speak positively. Let's let God into our heart this week so that His life would flow through our words!

What if the answer is not more wealth but more wisdom? God’s wisdom is not trying to control you but to protect and bless you. This past Sunday, Pastor Filmore Bouldes preached on wisdom in wealth and 3 keys to living wisely through our finances. Our treasure is where our hearts so, so our money flows in the direction of what we value. As God has been generous with us, we are freed to be generous as well!