The Backpack

Have you ever felt trapped between doing what's easy and doing what's right? Or so worn down by grief that hope feels out of reach?

In this message, we walk through Psalm 31, and three conditions of the heart David describes; cornered, crushed, and courageous. Each one is an invitation to run toward the marvelous light of God's love, even when everything feels dark.

The courage is already in you. It was put there by the One who loves you.

After a week of summer camp, Jordan, Clayton, and Billy share what God showed them; from the power of "boring testimonies" to finding real forgiveness, to a first-time chaperone who showed up expecting vacation and left with a changed perspective on worship. Hear how one week away can shift everything.

We've all been there, crying out to God and feeling like no one's listening. In this powerful message from Psalm 22, we explore how doubt isolates us from God, from ourselves, and from others and how God's presence never actually leaves.

Through the story of David, the cross of Jesus, and a stunning moment with a Brazilian artist in Chile, we're reminded: God is right there with you in the mess, the doubt, and the lonely seasons.

Suffering isn't something to ignore, fix with Band-Aids, or carry alone. In this week's message from Psalm 39, Pastor Kenny walks us through two problems every one of us faces; the weight of living in a broken world and the burden of unrepentant sin and shows us how David moved from muzzled pain to honest prayer to genuine joy.

No matter what you're carrying today, your hope is not in fixing it yourself. Your hope is in Him.

In this week's sermon, Pastor Blake continues our summer Psalms series On Repeat by examining Psalm 2 - how we often rage for control in our lives, and how true peace can only be found by giving up that struggle and taking refuge in the rule of the King.

As we kick off a new summer series in the first book of Psalms called On Repeat, Pastor Blake examines Psalm 1 - what it looks like to be deeply rooted in God's word, how his truth nourishes us, and why finding joy comes from living his way rather than pursuing our own ideas and ideals.

"Salvation is free, but discipleship will cost you your life. The Jesus who saves you is the same Jesus standing outside the gate saying, 'Come and follow me.'"

This Sunday, Pastor Kenny delivered a powerful message from Hebrews 13, "Go Outside the Gate." Using the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who left the safety of America to return to Nazi Germany, he challenged believers to stop counting the cost of following Jesus while ignoring the cost of staying comfortable. True discipleship isn't just a moment, it's a full-body movement of the head, hands, and heart. Join. Go. Make. It's not a slogan. It's an invitation.

"If we don't go, how are they supposed to know we love them?"

Alex, a cattle vet in Kentucky, lives out his faith one farm visit at a time, building genuine relationships with clients, listening to sermons on long drives, and showing up with joy. He's about to head to New Mexico to serve the Zuni tribe with Christian Veterinary Mission, an org that has sent 836 people on mission trips across 30 countries in just the past year. His message? You don't need a task list to go on mission, you just need to show up.

"God faithfully strengthens the victorious local church by sending them to the global one."

In the final chapter of 1 Corinthians, Pastor Blake reminds us that God's plan to strengthen the local church runs straight through the global one. After 15 chapters addressing division, conflict, and messy church life, Paul doesn't tell the Corinthians to keep their heads down, he sends them out.

Three ways we exercise our "sending muscles": give financially, go physically, and send relationally. When we do, everyone's spirit gets refreshed, even across thousands of miles.

"We are not going to be someone's hero. We are there to show them who our hero is."- John WeinoldJohn recently was part of a team that went to Eastern Kentucky to serve with God's Appalachian project, a partner of ours who ministers in the eastern part of this state. John reflects on why he said yes to this opportunity in a busy season of life, what the Lord taught him through the experience and how it's going to change his life moving forward.