In Jonah 1:17–2:10, guest speaker and MBC pastoral summer intern Oliver Aridi shows how God meets Jonah in the depths with mercy, discipline, and salvation. From inside the fish, Jonah learns to pray in panic, repent on the road back to God, and declare with grateful praise that “salvation comes from the Lord.” This message reminds us that God’s provision may not always look like what we want, but it is always what we need, and that even in our lowest places, God is able to bring us up from the pit. Stop running, surrender your heart, and trust the Lord who saves.

In Jonah 1:3–16, Pastor Dave Hentschel shows what happens when God’s people run from his voice and resist his mission. Jonah’s rebellion takes him down into danger, but God lovingly disrupts, exposes, and calls him to surrender—not to destroy him, but to bring him back. This message reminds us that God’s discipline is mercy, that sin is costly, and that Jesus is the greater Jonah who entered the storm of judgment so we could receive grace. Stop running from God, surrender to him, and join his mission.

Guest speaker and MBC World Partner Eric Yee opens Matthew’s Gospel by showing how the genealogy of Jesus is not a passage to skip, but a powerful “season one recap” of God’s redemptive story. From Abraham to David, from exile to Christ, Matthew shows that God always keeps his word, sovereignly came through sinners for sinners, and began a new creation in Jesus. This message connects the family line of Christ to the mission of God among the nations, reminding us that Jesus is the long-awaited Son of Abraham, Son of David, and Savior of sinners from every tribe, tongue, and people. Because Christ has come, may we trust God’s promises, rejoice in his mercy, and live as a new-creation people sent for the sake of the gospel.

In the opening message of Jonah: Running From Mercy, Pastor Bob Erbig begins with Jonah 1:1-4 and challenges us to see Jonah not as a story about a big fish, but about a big God with a heart for the nations. As God sends Jonah to Nineveh, we see the word that sends, the prophet who runs, and the God who pursues with relentless mercy. This message calls us to examine our own Ninevehs, the people or places we resist, and our own Tarshishes, the places we run when God’s mercy offends us. Because salvation belongs to the Lord, may we stop running from God’s call and arise, go, and carry his mercy to the nations.

Can someone be too far gone for God’s grace? In this message from Acts 8:26-40, guest speaker Jack Kraus examines the encounter between Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch—a man who appeared permanently excluded, spiritually disqualified, and unable to participate fully in the covenant community. As Philip opens the Scriptures and proclaims the good news of Jesus Christ, we see God’s heart for outsiders, the sufficiency of Christ for sinners, and the hope of redemption for those who feel like damaged goods. Through the promises of Isaiah and the power of the gospel, this passage reminds us that no one is beyond the reach of God’s saving grace.

Whether you feel unworthy of God’s love, burdened by your past, or tempted to believe someone else is beyond hope, may this message remind you that Jesus Christ came to seek and save the lost.

In the final message of Passing the Faith to the Next Generation, Pastor Dave Hentschel closes 2 Timothy by looking at Paul’s final words and the call to finish well. From a Roman prison cell, Paul reflects on his life as an offering, his race as completed, his faith as kept, and his hope as fixed on the crown of righteousness. This message challenges us to live for eternal reward, continue ministry to the end, trust Christ when people fail us, and pass the faith forward with courage and endurance. Finish well by giving your life fully to Christ and faithfully handing the gospel to the next generation.

In this message from Passing the Faith to the Next Generation, Pastor Bob Erbig walks through 2 Timothy 4:1–5 and warns against the temptation to trade sound teaching for myths that simply scratch our itching ears. In a culture shaped by endless swiping, personalized algorithms, conspiracy theories, and feel-good gospels, Paul charges Timothy, and the church today, to preach the Word, endure the warning, and fulfill the ministry God has given us. Stay anchored in the truth, proclaim Christ faithfully, and finish the race God has set before you.

In this message from Passing the Faith to the Next Generation, Noah Graves walks through 2 Timothy 3:16–17 and reminds us that Scripture is not merely religious advice, but the very Word of God breathed out for our teaching, correction, and formation in righteousness. Through personal testimony, the story of Genesis, and the fulfillment of Scripture in Jesus Christ, this sermon calls us to reject the enemy’s question, “Did God really say?” and instead trust the Bible as God’s sufficient Word that points us to Christ and equips us for every good work. Open God’s Word this week and let it shape you.

In this message from our Passing the Faith to the Next Generation series, Pastor Bob Erbig walks through 2 Timothy 3:1–15 and confronts a pressing question in a culture shaped by AI, shifting truth, and spiritual confusion: is your faith real or counterfeit? Exploring what real faith loves, what it seeks, and what it costs, this sermon challenges us to examine the difference between an appearance of godliness and a life transformed by the power of the gospel, while calling believers to discern truth, reject counterfeit teaching, and remain faithful in difficult times. Real faith isn’t something you can fake—so take an honest look at your life this week and continue in what you have learned.

In this message from 2 Timothy 2:22, Pastor Dave Hentschel continues the Passing the Faith to the Next Generation series by confronting the urgent and often hidden issue of sexual integrity within the church, showing how private compromise can lead to public devastation and why purity is essential for a lasting gospel legacy. Walking through the reality of temptation, the cycle of lust, and the spiritual and even neurological grip of addiction, this sermon calls believers to take sin seriously while offering real hope through God’s design—fleeing temptation, pursuing Christ-centered affections, and building practical guardrails through accountability, confession, and community. With both conviction and compassion, the message makes clear that this is not about shame but about freedom, reminding us that Jesus meets us in our brokenness and offers something far better than what sin promises. Don’t manage sin—run from it, run to Christ, and take your next step toward freedom today.