You read your Bible, you pray, you serve, and you want to follow Jesus well. But
 something inside still feels…off. Maybe you say “yes” when you’re exhausted because you fear disappointing people. Maybe you pretend to agree to keep the peace. Maybe you feel resentful when things don’t go your way, but don’t know why. Could it be that your spiritual life looks healthy on the outside while something unhealthy is happening beneath the surface? When we ignore our emotional life, we misapply Scripture, live reactionary rather than responsive lives, and limit our ability to love God and others deeply. This sermon will expose the problem of emotional immaturity and reveal what the Bible teaches about the emotional life God designed for us. 

Every vision calls for a moment of commitment. This week, we will come together as one church family to take bold steps of faith, making pledges that will launch the Circle the City vision into motion. It’s not about equal gifts but equal sacrifice and each person playing their part in God’s greater story. The big idea: when we commit together, God multiplies our faith and expands His kingdom. 

God’s vision is always bigger than what we can accomplish on our own—it requires a step of faith through generosity. This week, we will invite everyone to begin a generosity journey, learning that giving is less about money and more about trust in God. We’ll teach the pledge process and show how generosity unlocks multiplied impact for our city and eternal fruit in our lives. The big idea: generosity is the pathway to joining God’s work. 
 

Vision becomes reality through a clear plan. This week we will lay out the Circle the City project—what we’re building, how much it will cost, and how it will serve as a vehicle for revival. Our congregation will see how launching new campuses will create hubs of hope across the region, multiplying ministry impact for decades. The big idea: when we understand the “what” and “how,” faith meets action. 

Every movement of God begins with a vision. This week we will unveil the Circle the City vision—ten years of Spirit-filled expansion that will see revival ripple across our region. From Timonium to the 695 corridor, God is calling us to be bold, to believe big, and to see entire communities renewed. The big idea: when God gives a vision, He also provides the people to carry it forward. 

Grace doesn’t stop with you—it’s meant to flow through you to others. When you’ve experienced God’s grace, you’re called to live a life marked by kindness, forgiveness, and love. This week, we’ll explore how grace creates ripples of hope and healing in the world around us. Your life can be a channel of grace, transforming your family, your community, and beyond. Don’t just keep grace—give it away. 

Life is hard, and sometimes the weight feels like too much to bear. Grace isn’t just a gift for your past; it’s the strength that carries you forward. God’s grace sustains you when you’re at your weakest, giving you peace in the middle of chaos and hope in the face of despair. This week, we’ll talk about how God’s grace meets you in the mess and gives you exactly what you need to keep going. His grace is enough. 

What if you didn’t have to stay stuck in the same patterns, habits, or regrets? Grace doesn’t just forgive your past—it rewrites your future. God’s grace has the power to transform you from the inside out, making you into a new creation with a new purpose. This week, we’ll explore how grace takes what’s broken and makes it beautiful. With grace, you’re not defined by your mistakes—you’re defined by God’s love. 

Have you ever felt like you’ve blown it? Like there’s no way back from the mistakes you’ve made? The story of the Prodigal Son reminds us that grace doesn’t wait for you to fix yourself—it runs to meet you in your brokenness. God’s grace reaches into the darkest places, offering love and forgiveness without limits. No matter where you’ve been, no one is beyond the reach of grace. Come and discover the welcome you didn’t know was waiting for you. 

As a new year begins, New Year of Peace invites you to slow down, take a breath, and discover a deeper kind of peace—one that isn’t shaken by circumstances. This message explores what it means to step into the year ahead, anchored in Jesus, surrounded by a community walking the journey of faith together. Through reflections on God’s faithfulness and the hope found in trusting Him, the sermon points toward a fresh start marked by unity, growth, and a peace that carries you forward no matter what lies ahead.