This week, Pastor John covers many topics of the ways we can be prepared for this Christmas season. Being a good parent to you kids, sharing in personal testimony, and pouring into our communities.

This week, Pastor John reminds us of the importance of acknowledging the 'knock' on our doors and helping people as those who helped house Mary, Joseph, and Jesus. Extending a kind hand to others and recognizing the struggle all of us go through but can face together.

This week, Pastor John gives a personal sermon about the importance of putting Christmas into perspective after the Thanksgiving holiday. How the God of all who blessed a virgin with the savior of the world can change the way we experience the holidays.

This week, Pastor John sits down with Sierra in her own personal testimony titled "Refined by Fire" where she shares the story of growing up in a Christian household and struggling with the ideals of perfection. As she explains her own mindset of wanting to be so perfect that she surpasses Jesus himself, and the way that she struggled and hurt to realize she was not perfect and could never be like Jesus.

This week, Christi Barnes sits down with Ashely who shares her heart wrenching testimonial in our 518 Series. Ashely discusses how she has suffered through abusive parents, being trafficked, and married off at a young age. Discussing how all these things have made her who she is today and her journey through that with Christ, and her perseverance through these struggles while relying on him.

This week, Pastor John sits down with Cory, one of the founding members of TRC church, and asks him questions about his walk and relationship with God. Cory shares how he was doing everything but living for God, and it all came down to when he stood in a field and told God "I give up, you're the boss tell me what to do."

This week, Christi Barnes talks about an attitude of gratitude and how when we continue to praise God and show him gratitude for all things we will live peace filled lives.

This week, Pastor John talks about how we can live fully and through God even when we are persecuted by others or the enemy.

This week, Pastor John talks about how we can be the peacemakers in the lives of those around us, but that the peace we bring to others is only a piece God can provide.

Pastor John talks about seeing God and having a pure heart. Describing that "Blessed are the pure in heart..." for your heart is who you are, even in the secrecy of your thoughts and feelings, when nobody knows but God. He also calls for fasting and explains that fasting isn't just tied to food, it's all things that are temptations that you can give up in favor of listening for God.