Every follower of Jesus is part of a greater story that extends beyond their personal salvation. From His miraculous advent to His proclamation as His ministry began, there was no doubt about the work Jesus came to fulfill. He came to usher in His kingdom. From the calling of His disciples to His calling today, you are invited to enter through the same process of passage. In this teaching, Pastor Stephen unfolds how to enter the kingdom life by being "poor in spirit."

Every follower of Jesus desires to experience more of His presence. He draws close as you practice His kingdom reign (or way of thinking) in your daily life patterns. When you experience a glimpse of His closeness, you’ll find your heart longing for Him to work through you. How does He work through you? Discover a few simple and presence-driven practices to experience more of Jesus.

When we begin to experience God in our relationships, it is a doorway to sustaining His presence not only in our Church but also in our homes and places of work. Close relationships serve a two-fold purpose. They are a mirror by which we see ourselves. The closer we get to people, the more we know about ourselves. They are also the lenses through which we understand and experience God. In this message, Pastor Stephen will unfold how you can experience God’s presence in close relationships. 

When we say, "I'm following Jesus," where exactly are you following Him? Heaven?

Many feel they follow Jesus with good behaviors because they hope for a good life today and a subsequently good eternal life. As we all know, our good behavior cannot earn or purchase this everlasting life. Still, we feel that wrong or immoral behaviors can jeopardize the immediate and potential eternal reward of following Jesus. 

Is this work-for-reward arrangement in the Scriptures? In no place do we hear Jesus or His apostles offering followers a faith-laced idea of this sort. Jesus didn't provide followers a pathway to be "good people" to enjoy a "good life" and gain a good afterlife. In a seemingly different context, He made declarations about His coming Kingdom. The proofs of those who advance into His Kingdom would consist of, according to Matthew chapter 5, mourners who needed comfort, gentle and submissive ones who would inherit the earth, those who hunger and were thirst-driven for righteousness, and ones who obtain mercy by being merciful. His followers were to be peacemakers amidst calamities. Jesus also noted that His followers would be persecuted. They would be derided for His sake. However, they would experience a greater reward in His Kingdom. 

Is this the life you experience? Are you in this Kingdom? It's easy to minimize the life Jesus came to deliver to mere religious adherence, but what if there is more to following Him than you've been experiencing? Listen in as Pastor Stephen discusses this in this message.

As an immigrant to the United States, I’m moved by the founding fathers' dedication to creating a “more perfect union” and the foresight they had to lay the foundation of a “nation under God.” The revolution's leaders were families who worked the principles that sustained their lives into a government for future generations. Just as they prayed for God’s great wisdom, we as a nation now need His intervention in our land. In this message, I’ll share how you can bring the influence of God’s Kingdom into your family and community and intercede for our nation.

Almost without fail, a few end-time predictors hope to ride the waves of false fervor and doomsday drama each Fall. Blindness to God’s greater work of redemption and ignorance of the Bible’s story leaves much room for rampant and useless anxiety. 

What is the Bible's story? It is a history of God’s desire for a people. His purpose has continued since the dawn of creation and continues to this age. He calls His followers to live with His passion for redemption. It’s easy to wander into the weeds of erroneous beliefs that can close your eyes to this simple kingdom-cultivating purpose. 

Shutting out the noise of end-time delusions, divisive theologies, and outright useless drama, the Church must return to the role of bringing Heaven’s culture to Earth. In this message, we’ll unfold this powerful truth that can help you pull the good news of God’s kingdom into your home and our community.

A struggle was mounting for your affection and devotion long before you realized it. There's a tension in every soul between God's Spirit and one's human nature. As the Holy Spirit offers fulfillment in following Jesus, turning from the undercurrent of momentary pleasures is difficult. Even as a Christian, you may feel the taunting of wealth, popularity, security, and other allurements that aggressively pull for your affection and attention. How can you push against the waters of this age and sustain in the strength of being led by the Holy Spirit? Only through humility can you find the strength to discipline your soul. The practice of humility empowers the weakest of men and draws them into the fullness of the Divine nature. In this message, Pastor Stephen discusses the easily neglected but essential practice that can open God's favor and supernatural grace in your life.