The Cutting Room Floor

When it comes to the dreams in our heart, following God in seasons of disappointment or discouragement requires wisdom, resilience, and trust. God is more committed to your future and the dreams He’s given you than you are! He places dreams in our hearts, but we must be intentional about who we share them with and guard against the enemy of discouragement. While we can’t always escape the seasons of waiting, we can choose to steward our dreams well—refusing to live for the approval of others and instead anchoring ourselves in God’s purpose. Encouragement is powerful, both in receiving it and in giving it to others. Let’s get into it, dreamers.

Sanctification is the journey over the length of our life where the Holy Spirit works in us to make us like Jesus. Your starting place with God is knowing that you are loved — not based on your performance, but based on your identity in who you are in Christ. So much of our sanctification is an inside job. Let’s chat about it.

Jesus talks about money so much throughout the Gospels. If Jesus talks about it, how much more should we? Jesus isn’t concerned about you having money, but money having you. God wants your heart to be free, to be content, to be grateful — one of the things that can happen if we’re not careful is that money can become what we treasure most. Let’s have a conversation about it.

any Christians approach their faith as a set of practices to follow—a religion to adhere to, a church to attend, or a person to believe in. But the real question is: does the person you believe in truly shape and transform who you are? The Christian journey is an inner work that integrates every part of life. Too often, we fall into the trap of living disintegrated lives, separating the spiritual from the secular. The challenge is to bring these parts together, giving Jesus permission to form every aspect of who we are. Let’s talk about it.

When Jesus came to the earth, He came to the very people He created, but they didn’t recognize Him. In the same way, is it possible that God is moving all around us and within us, but we can’t recognize His Hand? As we journey through advent, let’s open our spiritual eyes to see Jesus and recognize Him in our midst. It’s time to slow down, strengthen our eyes, and perceive Him. Let’s talk about it.

The common thread in the greatest arrival in history — the birth of Jesus, is waiting. Waiting seasons hold deep purpose and preparation in the in-between. God wants to use our waiting periods to fuel our anticipation, deepen our identity in Him, and form us along the way. Waiting is never meant to diminish our faith, but to enlarge it. Let’s have a conversation.

All of us deal with insecurity. If there’s anything else that can rob us of what God wants to do in our life is fear. Insecurity has no age limit. It’s not something we simply outgrow; instead, it is something that we must work through. It requires a deep heart work to become firmly rooted in our identity in the Lord. God isn’t surprised or ashamed of our areas of insecurity. Rather, He wants to answer and redirect our fears and doubts off of ourselves onto Him. The only way fear wins is if you stop moving. Let’s get into it.

earning to trust God—in His timing, His training, and His sending in our lives—is a lifelong journey. It’s tempting to want to skip the process, but getting where God wants us to be requires us to lean into every season we find ourselves in. Waiting on God isn’t about holding back, it’s about moving forward in faith. Biblical waiting is active, not passive—it’s a time of preparation, refinement, and purpose. Sometimes God’s timing means waiting, and sometimes it means taking action, and it always leads to being sent. Let’s talk about it.

The “cutting room floor” of a Sunday sermon is filled with hours of content that goes unheard. So, we’re making time! Join us as we take what’s taught on Sundays and “selah” long enough to help us work what was preached into every day of the week.

God’s motivation for redeeming humanity was love — true, genuine, authentic love. His position towards you is love. Does that go in one ear and out the other? It should go straight to your heart, but it’s “too good to be true” for so many of us. Knowing that you are loved, not for what you do, out to be a core and rational belief for every believer. Let’s talk about it.