James Epperly

In Day 7 of this Good Morning LIVE series through the Gospel of Mark, Pastor James Epperly teaches on the authority of Jesus over darkness, demons, disease, fear, and every power of the enemy.

Mark shows us that Jesus does not just announce authority — He demonstrates authority. In the synagogue, demons recognized Him as the Holy One of God. In Peter’s house, sickness had to leave at His touch. And when the whole city brought the sick and oppressed to Jesus, He ministered with compassion and power.

This teaching will strengthen your faith to stop living afraid, stop negotiating with darkness, and bring every need to Jesus. He is still Savior, Healer, Deliverer, and Lord.

Not every arrow is an attack. Some arrows are instructions.

In this message from our Better Together series, Pastor James Epperly teaches from the story of David and Jonathan in 1 Samuel 20. David had been anointed by God, but he still needed Jonathan to help him discern the season he was in.

When Jonathan shot the arrows into the field, they were more than a signal — they were a message. They warned David, redirected him, protected him, and prepared him for what God had ahead.

There are seasons in life when we need godly people to help us understand what God is saying. Is this rejection or redirection? Is this opposition or protection? Is this a delay, a warning, or a transition?

You cannot always decipher the arrows alone.

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In Day 6 of this Good Morning LIVE series through the Gospel of Mark, Pastor James Epperly teaches on the authority of Jesus’ Word and the danger of becoming too familiar with holy things.

When Jesus entered the synagogue in Capernaum, the people were astonished because He taught with authority and not as the scribes. His words carried weight, life, truth, and power. This teaching is a call to recover fresh wonder, fresh hunger, and fresh expectation every time we open the Word of God.

If you’ve ever felt spiritually dull, distracted, or overly familiar with Scripture, this message will encourage you to pray again: “Lord, open my eyes.” A familiar verse can still carry a fresh word when your heart is open.

In Day 5 of this Good Morning LIVE series through the Gospel of Mark, Pastor James Epperly teaches on Jesus’ call to His first disciples: “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”

Following Jesus is not only about where He is leading us — it is also about who He is calling us to reach. This teaching reminds us that every believer is called to be a witness, point people to Jesus, and live with awareness that God can use ordinary conversations to make an eternal difference.

If you’ve ever felt nervous about sharing your faith, this message will encourage you. Evangelism is not about being pushy or having every answer. It is about letting your life and words become a signpost that says, “This way to Jesus.”

In Day 4 of this Good Morning LIVE series through the Gospel of Mark, Pastor James Epperly teaches on Jesus calling His first disciples and the powerful truth that surrender is where the adventure begins.

When Jesus called Simon, Andrew, James, and John, He stepped into their ordinary workday and invited them into an extraordinary purpose. This teaching reminds us that God often calls ordinary people in ordinary moments — and if we will follow Him, He will form us, shape us, and make us become everything He has called us to be.

If you’ve been waiting for all the details before you obey, this message will encourage you to take the next step. You don’t need the whole map when you trust the One giving the direction.

In this Good Morning LIVE teaching, Pastor James Epperly continues through the opening of Mark’s Gospel with a powerful reminder: **do not despise small beginnings when God is the One breathing on them.**

Jesus’ public ministry began in places many people would have overlooked — the Jordan River, the wilderness, and Galilee. Yet those small beginnings carried the greatest assignment in history. In this message, you’ll be encouraged to trust God in hidden seasons, stand firm in your identity in Christ, overcome temptation with the Word, and believe that your next step of obedience matters.

The Gospel may begin like seed, but when God is in it, it carries a future bigger than what you can see right now.

In Day 2 of this Good Morning LIVE series through the opening of Mark’s Gospel, Pastor James Epperly teaches on the ministry of John the Baptist and the call to prepare the way of the Lord.

John was not trying to be impressive — he was trying to be obedient. He knew who he was, he knew who he was not, and his whole life pointed people to Jesus. This teaching will help you clear spiritual clutter, respond to the Word, stay tender to the Holy Spirit, and let your life become a signpost that says, “This way to Jesus.”

If you’ve been feeling distracted, stuck, cluttered, or spiritually dull, this message is a reminder that God prepares hearts before He moves through them. Repentance is not the end of joy — it is the doorway back into it.

In this Good Morning LIVE teaching, Pastor James Epperly brings us back to the simplicity and power of following Jesus. Based on Mark 1:1, this message reminds us that Jesus is not just a teacher, example, or religious figure — He is the Christ, the Son of God, the Savior, the Anointed One, and the One revealed throughout Scripture.

Following Jesus was never meant to be complicated. The Gospel is good news, and every believer is called to respond to Jesus with faith, obedience, and the next step He is asking us to take. If your view of Jesus has been shaped by religion, culture, fear, or confusion, this teaching will help you see Him again through the Word.

What if the miracle is not delayed because Jesus is unwilling—but because the room is filled with the wrong voices?

In this powerful message from Mark 5, Pastor James Epperly teaches from the story of Jairus’ daughter and reveals how Jesus cleared the room before He spoke resurrection life. Wrong voices can carry fear, doubt, unbelief, and discouragement, but the Word of God has the final authority.

This sermon will encourage you to guard your atmosphere, recognize voices that weaken your faith, and make room for Jesus to speak life over what feels dead. If you have been battling fear, confusion, negative reports, or voices that keep pulling you away from faith, this message will help you stand on the Word and believe again.

When the room gets clear, the Word gets heard. And when the Word gets heard, dead things get up.

Your words are not just describing your life. Many times, your words are directing your life.

In Day 7 of Built Different, Pastor James Epperly teaches on the power of bringing your mouth into agreement with Heaven. Faith has a language. Fear has a language. Shame has a language. Victory has a language. If you are going to live built different, you cannot keep speaking from the old blueprint.

This teaching will help you recognize what your words have been agreeing with and begin speaking in alignment with the Word of God. You do not have to keep repeating what God never said. You are not hopeless. You are not abandoned. You are not condemned. You are not defined by shame, fear, pressure, or your past.

The Word of God has the final word.

Your mouth belongs to God.

Your words can agree with Heaven.

You were built different.