🤔 How do you react towards the government, political leaders, or authority in general?

If you're like most people, we can find ourselves filled with mixed feelings, including anger, disappointment, rebellion. Peter says the win isn’t revolt—it’s radical submission that spotlights Jesus. ⚡️ Dive into 1 Peter 2:13‑17 as Pastor Nate unpacks four bold moves—

👉 respect all,

❤️ love believers,

🙏 fear God,

👑 honor authority

—plus quick‑fire challenges to swap grumbling for grace this week.

🔥 Hit play and turn frustration into kingdom power!

🌊 “When the waves of rumor crash against your life, will your light still pierce the storm?”

In 1 Peter 2:11-12, Pastor Nate challenges us to stand as unshakable lighthouses—souls ablaze with everyday holiness that silences slander and guides a skeptical world home. Discover how resisting the war within, fueling your flame through worship, and facing cultural headwinds with Christ-empowered submission can turn ordinary moments into beacons of hope. Listen and let your life shine brighter than the storm!

Have you ever felt like you don’t really fit in anywhere?

Maybe you wonder if there’s a place where you truly belong — a community that will accept you, shape you, and stand strong with you through every season of life.

Peter’s answer is powerful: God is building a house, a spiritual home, and He has chosen you — yes, you — as a living stone, perfectly designed to fit.

Today we’re going to discover how God is shaping us, placing us, and inviting us to find our place in His incredible, living house.

Have you ever felt spiritually stuck?

Like you’ve been a Christian for years, but still wrestling with the same sins, the same habits, the same discouragement? Maybe you’ve wondered, “Why am I not growing?”

Peter’s answer is simple but radical: You cannot grow on spiritual junk food. Only God’s Word can grow God’s people.

Today we’re going to talk about how to break free from cheap substitutes — and how to develop a craving for the only spiritual nutrition that will actually make you mature.

What if you’ve been chasing the Christian life in completely the wrong way?

Have you ever wondered why evil exists, why you keep failing spiritually, or what God really wants from you?

Peter says your problem isn’t your behavior — it’s your identity. You’ve been made holy. That’s not just something you do, it’s who you are.

So today, Peter will challenge you to stop trying harder, and start living out of who God has already made you to be.

Why does a good God allow us to suffer?

1 Peter shows us that pain isn’t pointless. If you belong to Christ, your suffering has a purpose — to shape you, grow you, and glorify God. Before the world began, He chose you, set you apart by His Spirit, and sprinkled you with Christ’s blood so you could obey Him. That means no tear is wasted. Your struggles become a stage for His glory and a way to love like Jesus in a hurting world.

Are you a river of God’s love — or a swamp of self-focus?

Jonah ends angry, resentful, more worried about losing his shade than about Nineveh’s salvation. We do the same when we cling to our comforts instead of sharing God’s love with a lost world. The book of Jonah shows that God’s love is meant to flow through us to others — not be hoarded. Even those ignorant of Him are not innocent and stand under judgment unless they hear the gospel. Christ is the ultimate Jonah through whom God’s mercy flows to all. Let this transform you, so you become a river bringing Kingdom life to your Nineveh, motivated by God’s love, not by guilt or fear.

Will you stand in the storm — or take refuge in Christ?

In Jonah’s day, Nineveh heard a blunt warning: “In forty days, you will be overturned.” The people responded in repentance, but with no guarantee of God’s mercy. Today, we face a similar reality: God’s judgment is coming, and we cannot outrun it or fix it with our own efforts. Yet the gospel gives what Nineveh could only hope for — certainty. Jesus took the full force of God’s wrath on the cross so you don’t have to. This message calls you to turn from sin, trust in Christ, and rest in His finished work. There is no condemnation for those in Him. You can stop running, and live in the sunshine of His grace.

Is God still willing to use me even when I’m a mess?

In this message from Jonah 3, you’ll discover that God’s mission does not wait for perfect people. Jonah obeyed, but reluctantly — half-hearted, broken, flawed — yet God still worked through him to bring an entire city to repentance. If you’ve ever felt too imperfect, too bitter, or too weak to serve God, you’ll be encouraged to see that obedience — even imperfect — is powerful in God’s hands. The gospel reminds us that Jesus was the only perfect one, so we don’t have to pretend. You can be real, honest, and authentic, trusting God to work through your weakness. If you’re tired of performing, this sermon will show you the freedom of being real and the hope of God’s unstoppable grace.

What idols are stealing your joy?

In this deeply relatable message from Jonah 2, you’ll see how even God’s prophet had to be rescued from the depths — not just of the sea, but of his own idolatry. Jonah’s desperate prayer from the belly of the fish reminds us that God hears us at our lowest, even when we’ve run far from Him. Discover how misplaced trust — whether in control, success, comfort, or approval — robs you of God’s mercy and kindness. Through Jesus, the true and greater Jonah, you can find freedom from the idols that drag you down and experience life and joy in His presence. If you’ve ever felt trapped by your own choices, this sermon will inspire you to repent, return, and worship the One who truly saves.