What does it really mean to follow Jesus?

In the opening message of our Follow Me series, Pastor Tom Messer takes us to Luke 14, where Jesus delivers one of His most challenging invitations. Speaking to a large crowd, He makes it clear that discipleship is more than admiration, emotion, or religious activity—it requires wholehearted commitment.

Using the illustrations of a builder counting the cost and a king preparing for battle, Jesus calls us to carefully consider what it truly means to follow Him. Discipleship isn't an impulse decision or a convenient addition to our lives. It's a daily surrender that changes everything.

This message challenges each of us to ask an honest question: Am I following Jesus on my terms, or on His?

Whether you've been walking with Christ for years or you're just beginning to explore faith, this sermon will encourage you to move beyond curiosity and embrace the life-changing call of true discipleship.

Watch now and discover what Jesus meant when He said, "Follow Me."

What are you still holding on to that God has asked you to surrender?

In this message from Genesis 35, Pastor Tommy Carr takes us back to Bethel, where Jacob is called to return to the place where he first encountered God. But before he can move forward, he must deal with the idols that have quietly taken root in his home and in his heart.

The same question confronts us today. Our idols may not be carved from stone, but they can be just as powerful—success, approval, money, comfort, control, or the hidden sins we think we have under control.

This message is a call to radical surrender. Not to manage our idols, hide them away, or keep them as a backup plan—but to bury them once and for all.

When we fully surrender to God, we discover that His presence goes before us, His power surrounds us, and He is fighting battles on our behalf that we cannot even see.

If you've been holding something back from God, this message will challenge you to trust Him completely and experience the freedom that only comes through wholehearted surrender.

Watch now and discover what happens when you stop clinging to lesser things and give everything to God.

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What if the greatest thing holding you back isn't your past—but an unresolved relationship?

In Grace and Reconciliation, Pastor Tom Messer walks through Genesis 33 and one of the most remarkable moments in Scripture: the reunion of Jacob and Esau after twenty years of separation.

This powerful message challenges us to honestly examine our own relationships. Is there someone we've wronged? Is there someone we're struggling to forgive? Through Jacob's humility and Esau's unexpected grace, we discover that reconciliation isn't about winning arguments—it's about winning people.

The Bible reminds us that broken relationships don't just affect our lives; they impact our fellowship with God. Unforgiveness, pride, and unresolved conflict can become anchors that keep us from experiencing the freedom and purpose God has for us.

In this message, you'll discover how biblical reconciliation begins with humility, requires personal accountability, and is sustained by the same grace God has extended to each of us through Jesus Christ.

If you've been carrying the weight of hurt, conflict, or fractured relationships, this message offers hope, healing, and a path forward.

Watch now and discover how God's grace can restore what seems impossible.

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Have you ever felt like you’re wrestling with God?

In this message from Genesis 32, Pastor Tom Messer explores one of the most powerful encounters in Scripture—Jacob wrestling with God through the night. What begins as a struggle ends with a transformed life, reminding us that our greatest breakthrough isn’t found in getting what we want from God, but in truly encountering Him.

Too often, we spend our lives wrestling with relationships, circumstances, disappointments, and unanswered questions. But beneath every struggle lies a deeper question: Do we truly know God, or have we simply become familiar with Him?

Jacob’s story challenges us to stop trying to control our lives, stop using God to accomplish our own agendas, and instead surrender to the One who changes us from the inside out. A genuine encounter with God always leaves us different—more dependent on His grace and more confident in His promises.

Most importantly, this message points us to Jesus, who endured the ultimate struggle on our behalf so that we could experience victory, not through our own strength, but through His finished work on the cross.

If you’re longing for breakthrough, healing, or a deeper relationship with God, this message is for you.

Watch now and discover what happens when you stop wrestling for control and start surrendering to God’s grace.

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Can you ever truly outrun your past?

In this message, You Cannot Outrun Your Past, Pastor Tom Messer walks through Genesis 31 and the difficult relationship between Jacob and Laban to reveal how God brings healing to the deepest wounds of our lives.

Relational pain, betrayal, disappointment, and unresolved hurt have a way of following us wherever we go. But God doesn’t call us to ignore our past—He invites us to walk through it with Him.

In this powerful message, you’ll discover how to:

• Trust God’s protection, even when you can’t see Him at work.

• Confront your pain honestly through biblical lament instead of burying it or becoming bitter.

• Find freedom by establishing healthy boundaries and bringing your past to the cross of Christ.

Jacob’s story reminds us that healing isn’t found by running from our past—it’s found by surrendering it to the One who can redeem it.

If you’re carrying the weight of broken relationships or unresolved pain, this message offers biblical hope and practical encouragement for moving forward in God’s grace.

Watch now and discover the freedom that comes when you stop running and start trusting.

Have you ever sensed God calling you to something more—but found yourself held back by comfort, fear, or the familiar?

In Renewing God’s Call, Pastor Tom Messer walks through Genesis 31 and the life of Jacob to reveal a powerful truth: God’s call is persistent. Even when we’ve grown comfortable, distracted, or hesitant, God continues to draw us back to His purpose.

Jacob’s journey reminds us that God often uses seasons of discomfort to move us toward transformation. The greatest obstacles to following Him are often the things we cling to most—our security, our routines, and even the idols we’ve allowed to take His place.

This message is an invitation to leave behind what is holding you back, anchor your life in God’s promises, and pursue His presence above everything else.

Most importantly, we’re reminded of the Gospel: because Jesus was forsaken on the cross, those who belong to Him never will be. That promise gives us the confidence to follow wherever God leads.

If you’ve been wondering whether God is still calling you, this message is for you.

Watch now and be encouraged to trust His voice, follow His leading, and renew your commitment to His call.

What are you hoping will finally make you happy?

In this message, A Lesson on Misplaced Hope, Pastor Tom Messer walks through Genesis 29-30 and the lives of Jacob, Leah, and Rachel—three people searching for fulfillment in places that could never truly satisfy.

Jacob believed Rachel would complete him. Leah longed for the love and acceptance of her husband. Rachel thought having children would finally give her significance. Yet each of them discovered the same truth: when we place our ultimate hope in people, relationships, achievements, or circumstances, disappointment is inevitable.

This powerful message challenges us to examine where we’ve attached our deepest hopes and whether we’re asking temporary things to meet eternal needs.

Through Leah’s remarkable journey, we see what happens when a heart shifts from seeking approval from others to finding identity and worth in God alone. Her story reminds us that true satisfaction isn’t found in getting what we’ve always wanted—it’s found in discovering that Jesus is enough.

If you’ve ever struggled with disappointment, unmet expectations, or searching for meaning in the wrong places, this message is for you.

Why does God sometimes take us the long way around?

In this message from our Genesis series, The Long Way Around, Tommy Carr walks through Genesis 29 and the next chapter of Jacob’s journey. After a dramatic encounter with God at Bethel, Jacob finds himself facing disappointment, delays, difficult relationships, and years of waiting.

Like Jacob, many of us place our hope in things we believe will finally satisfy us—a relationship, a career, a goal, or a dream. But God often uses those very desires to reveal what truly needs to change within us.

This powerful message reminds us that spiritual growth rarely happens on the mountaintop. More often, it is forged in the ordinary seasons of life where God is patiently shaping our character, teaching us to trust His promises, and preparing us for what lies ahead.

No season of waiting is wasted. God is at work even when the journey is longer than expected.

Watch now and be encouraged to trust God’s process, God’s timing, and God’s faithfulness.

Have you ever felt like your past mistakes, failures, or shortcomings have disqualified you from God’s plan?

In this message, An Encounter with God’s Grace, Pastor Tom Messer walks through Genesis 28 and the life-changing moment when Jacob encountered God at Bethel.

Jacob wasn’t a hero. He was a deceiver, a manipulator, and a man running from the consequences of his own choices. Yet in one of his lowest moments, God met him with grace.

This powerful message reminds us that God’s love is not earned through performance, achievement, or good behavior. His grace reaches us even when we least deserve it. Through Jacob’s story, we discover that God has been at work in our lives long before we recognized His presence, and that a genuine encounter with Him changes more than our circumstances—it changes us.

If you’ve ever wondered whether God can use someone with a messy past, this message is for you.

Watch now and discover the life-changing power of God’s grace.

Many of us spend our lives trying to earn acceptance, prove our worth, or become someone we think others will love.

But what if the blessing you’ve been searching for isn’t found in your performance?

This week in Family Matters, Pastor Tom Messer walks through the story of Jacob and Esau in Genesis 27—a story filled with brokenness, insecurity, deception, and family dysfunction. Yet in the middle of it all, we discover a powerful truth: God’s blessing isn’t based on what we’ve earned, but on His grace.

The Gospel reminds us that we don’t have to pretend, perform, or prove ourselves. In Christ, we are fully known, fully loved, and fully accepted.

Watch now and discover how God offers an identity that is secure, a future that is certain, and a blessing that can never be taken away.