James Epperly

You can be saved and still think like the old you.

In Day 6 of Built Different, Pastor James Epperly teaches from Romans 12:2 on what it means to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. If you are going to live built different, you cannot keep thinking from the old blueprint.

Many believers have been made new in Christ, but their thought patterns are still shaped by fear, shame, condemnation, comparison, insecurity, offense, or the culture around them. But the Word of God gives us truth strong enough to cast down every lie and renew the way we think.

This teaching will help you recognize thoughts that do not agree with God, stop letting every thought build a house in your mind, and begin meditating on what is true, pure, lovely, noble, and of good report.

You do not have to be conformed to this world.

You can be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

Your mind belongs to Christ.

Pressure does not just come after your peace. It comes after your identity.

In Day 5 of Built Different, Pastor James Epperly teaches how the enemy attacks who you believe you are so he can influence how you live. If he can make you feel rejected, condemned, ashamed, insecure, or trapped in an old identity, he can keep you living beneath what Jesus has already made new.

But if you are in Christ, you are a new creation. Your past does not have the final word. Shame does not have the final word. People’s opinions do not have the final word. God’s Word has the final word.

This teaching will help you stop answering to old names like rejected, failure, dirty, weak, forgotten, or not enough — and begin living from who God says you are in Christ.

You are forgiven.

You are accepted.

You are loved.

You are chosen.

You are a new creation.

Pressure may challenge your identity, but it cannot steal it when your identity is rooted in Christ.

God is not only the One who has provided before—He is the One who will provide again. In this Mother’s Day message, Pastor James Epperly teaches from Genesis 22 on the name Jehovah Jireh, “The Lord Will Provide,” and shows how faith, obedience, and trust position us to experience God’s provision in our lives.

Through the stories of Abraham and Isaac, Mary at the wedding in Cana, and the feeding of the five thousand, this sermon reveals that God’s supply is often found on the other side of obedience. You will be encouraged to trust God when you cannot yet see the answer, believe that He has already prepared what you need, and remember that He is not the God of barely enough—He is the God of more than enough.

This message also includes a special Mother’s Day encouragement from the story of Mary, showing the power of a mother who knows how to bring a need to Jesus and keep pointing her family toward His Word.

What if you’re closer to your breakthrough than you think—but about to walk away?

In this powerful message, Pastor James Epperly teaches how many people miss what God has for them not because they failed—but because they stopped too soon. Through the story of a miner who quit just three feet before striking gold, along with biblical examples like King Agrippa, Felix, and the scribe in Mark 12, this sermon reveals the danger of living in “almost,” “not quite,” and “not far.”

You’ll discover why delay can cost you everything, how to recognize when you’re on the edge of breakthrough, and what it means to keep believing when nothing seems to be happening.

This message will challenge you to take one more step—because your miracle may be just a few feet away.

In this powerful episode of The James Epperly Show, Pastor James Epperly sits down with Dr. Candice Smithyman to discuss her new book Breaking the Time Code—a timely and prophetic message about understanding God’s divine timing and recognizing the seasons of your life.

Many believers struggle with questions like: Is it the right time? Am I in God’s will? Why does it feel delayed? In this conversation, Dr. Smithyman unpacks biblical principles and spiritual insight to help you discern God’s timing, align with His purposes, and step confidently into what He has prepared for you.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, out of sync, or unsure about your next step, this interview will equip you with clarity, encouragement, and a fresh perspective on how heaven operates in time and seasons.

What if the reason things feel like they’re falling apart… isn’t the attack—but the environment?

In this powerful teaching from the Book of Ruth, we uncover a critical truth: when you leave the environment God designed—His Word and His presence—things begin to die.

Naomi’s family started in Bethlehem (the place of bread and praise)… but in a famine, they made a decision that cost them everything.

And many believers are still making that same mistake today.

In this message, you’ll learn:

Why your spiritual environment determines what lives and dies in your life

How famine seasons are real—but leaving God’s presence is the real danger

The difference between true praise and empty, routine worship

Why God inhabits praise—and how to create a place for Him to dwell

What we can learn from Paul and Silas about breakthrough in your darkest hour

How your words and worship in “midnight moments” can shift everything

God created everything with an environment to sustain it—fish in water, plants in soil, and your spirit in His presence.

If you’ve been feeling dry, distant, or stuck in a season that won’t break… this message will show you why—and how to turn it around.

What really happened in the Garden of Eden, and why does it still affect every part of life today? In this message from the Doxology series, Pastor James walks through the fall of man, the entrance of sin and death, the reality of the curse, and the hope of redemption through Jesus Christ. This teaching unpacks why shame, sickness, bondage, and spiritual separation were never God’s design, and how the cross of Christ not only forgives sin but answers everything the fall unleashed. If you’ve ever wondered why the world is broken, why people hide from God, and why the gospel matters so deeply, this message will help you see the story of Scripture more clearly—from Eden to Calvary to restoration.

The words you speak are shaping the direction of your life. In this message, Pastor James teaches how fear, doubt, and unbelief often show up first in our speech—and how faith brings our mouth into agreement with the Word of God. If you’ve been stuck in the language of defeat, this teaching will help you move from “I can’t” to “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

This message will encourage you to stop repeating what God never said, break agreement with limitation, and start speaking in line with His strength, His promises, and His purpose for your life. God has not called you to live defeated, intimidated, or stuck in setback. Through Christ, you can move forward, stand in faith, and overcome.

Before you stand strong in public, something has to be built in private. In this message from The Battles That Shape You, Pastor James Epperly teaches how prayer, the Word, private obedience, and daily time with God form the inner strength needed for real spiritual battles.

If you have felt weak, distracted, spiritually thin, or easily shaken in this season, this teaching will encourage you to go deeper with God and strengthen the hidden places of your life. What is formed in secret will show up when pressure comes.

Why does it feel like God planted something good in your life, but pain, fear, confusion, and resistance keep showing up beside it? In this message, Pastor James unpacks the parable of the wheat and the tares from Matthew 13 and reveals a powerful truth: just because there are weeds in the field does not mean the harvest is lost.

If you’ve ever wondered why good and bad seem to grow at the same time, why the battle got stronger when you started growing, or why the enemy fights you in the areas where God has called you, this message will encourage your faith and strengthen your perspective. The attack is not proof that God abandoned you. It may be proof that something valuable is growing in you. What God planted still matters, and the weeds will not win.