Learn how to share the Gospel with your family, friends and total strangers. Classes are taught by Leonard Albert

Preaching from the Gospel of John 1, Pastor Chad’s message “Come and See” emphasizes that sharing the gospel isn’t about obligation but overflow—when people truly encounter Jesus, they can’t help but invite others. Highlighting Jesus’ “I Am” statements and stories like Andrew, Philip, and the Samaritan woman, he shows that the gospel spreads through simple, relational invitations. The call is to seek a fresh revelation of Christ personally, then boldly bring others to experience Him for themselves.

Learn how to share the Gospel with your family, friends and total strangers. Classes are taught by Leonard Albert

Learn how to share the Gospel with your family, friends and total strangers. Classes are taught by Leonard Albert

Pastor Chad preached from Acts 8, showing that God uses ordinary, Spirit-filled people to share the good news of Jesus with everyone. Using Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch, he taught that evangelism isn’t about being a super-Christian or having all the answers, but about listening to the Holy Spirit, listening to people, and obeying when God leads. The gospel is truly for all people, and when everyday believers step into God’s mission, lives are changed and joy is renewed in the church.

Learn how to share the Gospel with your family, friends and total strangers. Classes are taught by Leonard Albert

In John 9, Jesus heals a man born blind, revealing that God always goes first in salvation, seeking people before they seek Him. The story shows that faith often develops through a process—moving from curiosity to belief—rather than happening instantly. The blind man’s journey from seeing Jesus as a man, to a prophet, to Lord mirrors how God patiently works in people’s lives over time. Jesus invites believers to join Him in this mission, reminding us that we are sent just as He was sent. In a culture increasingly curious about spiritual things, God is calling the church to live authentically, speak boldly, and partner with Him in sharing the good news that Jesus saves, transforms, and restores.

In the conclusion of the Going Higher series, Pastor Chad teaches from Ephesians that believers are called to live from the “heavenly places,” where Christ reigns and where the church now participates in His authority. Through Jesus, heaven and earth are being reunited, and the church is the place where that reality is already breaking into the present world. Paul shows that believers are sealed by the Holy Spirit, continually filled with His fullness, seated with Christ in authority, and empowered to advance God’s kingdom. As the church lives out this calling—proclaiming the gospel, exercising spiritual authority, and standing firm in spiritual warfare—it displays God’s wisdom to both the world and the powers of darkness, moving higher into God’s purpose and glory.

In this sermon, Pastor Chad explores the life of Jacob from Genesis 28, illustrating how God often encounters us in our messiest moments rather than our best. By comparing Jacob—a "schemer and a liar"—to the "manly" Esau, Pastor Chad emphasizes that God’s presence and blessings are gifts of grace rather than rewards for merit. He frames "Jacob’s Ladder" as a divine invitation to a higher level of intimacy with God, urging the congregation to recognize and respond to God's presence with reverence and repentance. Ultimately, the sermon concludes that true blessing comes not through human striving or "clawing to the top," but through resting in God’s promises and surrendering to His timing, even when that transformation requires being "wounded" by God to break our self-reliance.

Pastor Chad teaches that God is calling believers to “go higher” by denying the flesh, trusting God as their true reward, and lifting their vision beyond life’s limitations. Using Abraham’s story, he shows that choosing God over worldly excess creates space for God’s blessing, and that fasting helps retrain our desires and faith. God invites His people out of the “tent” of low expectations to look up, believe again, and trust that He can do the impossible—even when circumstances say otherwise.