Jesus Culture Sacramento Message of the Week

Jesus Culture has always been a ministry and a church marked by prayer. Pastor Banning concludes his series by reminding us that our strength as followers of Jesus, and as a church, will always be found in our commitment to humble ourselves before the Lord, not in our ability to plan and strategize.

Healings, signs, wonders, and miracles are all part of the history of Jesus Culture. Pastor Banning Liebscher shares stories of God encountering people and marking them through His presence and power.

We want to see revival in our day, and the local church is the vehicle through which it comes. Pastor Banning Liebscher encourages us with the prophetic history of Jesus Culture, and reminds us that we are called to not just build a good church for people to attend, but to be a company of believers that actually asks God for audacious things. If God has poured out his spirit before, He will do it again!

Our history with the Lord matters and we need to share the stories and experiences that have shaped who we are. Pastor Banning Liebscher talks about the mission and mandate of Jesus Culture, and the history behind who we are where, and where we came from as a church.

What is our first reaction to a threat, and who do we trust the most in those moments? Pastor Becky Johnson helps us understand how in the midst of threats and trials, our reactions are good indicators of what is important to us, and where our trust lies. God is interested in every part of our lives. He wants to be our first response and have our full trust. The enemy’s threats are nothing compared to the presence and promises of God.

Jesus is a man on a mission, and He is inviting his church to be a missional people. Pastor Mark Kresge calls us to be a people filled with desire for Jesus, moved by compassion for the lost, and that publicly demonstrates the power of the Gospel.

Where there is no challenge, there is no growth. This week Pastor Banning wrapped up his three part series on The Culture of Challenge. We learned that a challenge does not disqualify acceptance, but rather it moves us towards the ultimate goals as a believer: to grow in maturity.

To have a high invitation culture is just as important as cultivating a culture with high challenge. Pastor Banning Liebscher dives into the life of Jesus and how He so excellently demonstrated what it looks like to be provokingly kind, while speaking truth in the lives of others.

Maturity is the goal in the life of every believer. Pastor Banning Liebscher teaches us that the Holy Spirit was sent to us on mission to renew, transform, and empower believers to do the works of Jesus. This process is maturing, and it is our job to wage war against anything that would hinder us from progressing.

Our Jesus Culture Sacramento family celebrates 9 years of being a church with our close friend, Andy Byrd, co-founder of Youth With A Mission’s Fire and Fragrance, Circuit Riders, and co-leader of The Send. Andy calls us to be a church that moves in both spirit and truth, and responds in urgency and faith to the world around us.