When God calls you, speak up. When God convicts you, listen up.
In the book of Amos, God uses an ordinary shepherd to deliver an extraordinary message. 

Message from Chris Kouba | Sunday October 26, 2025.

Amos wasn’t a prophet by trade—he was a herdsman and fig farmer. But when God called, he obeyed. Through him, God exposed a culture that looked successful on the surface but was spiritually rotting underneath.

In this message, Pastor Chris walks us through how Amos’s story speaks directly to us today. We live in abundance. We have access to church, worship, and Christian content like never before. But have we let comfort dull our conviction? Have we traded justice for convenience, and worship for performance?

Amos reminds us that God doesn’t call the equipped—He equips the called. He calls us to speak up when He prompts us and to listen up when His Spirit convicts us. Because His goal isn’t judgment—it’s restoration.

Message Highlights:
God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things
Worship without justice is worthless
The danger of the “Sunday–Monday gap”
Conviction is not condemnation—it’s an invitation to restoration

“Seek Me and live.” — Amos 5:4
Next Steps:
When God calls you — Speak Up
When God convicts you — Listen Up

📍 At The Movies starts in two weeks — the perfect time to invite a friend!

#HaveYouReadMyBook #Amos #SpeakUpListenUp #UCChurch #AtTheMovies #BibleTeaching #Faith #Restoration #MinorProphets #ChurchOnline

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In this message from the book of Joel, Pastor Chris asks a sobering question: What makes God go to war? We love to talk about what we fight for—but have you ever stopped to consider what GOD fights for?

Message from Chris Kouba | Sunday October 19, 2025.

Through a devastating plague, a call to repentance, and a promise of restoration, Joel reveals three things God fights to the death for:

🔥 God Fights for His Glory
He will not share His name or His worship. He shakes us to wake us—so we stop playing casual religion and start living for His glory.

❤️ God Fights for Your Heart
"Yet even now…" No matter how far you’ve run, God hasn’t given up on you. His discipline isn’t punishment—it’s a rescue mission. He wants more than your Sunday routine. He wants your whole heart.

🌿 God Fights for Your Future
God doesn’t just give you a fresh start—He restores years. What the locusts have eaten, He can redeem. And through His Spirit poured out, He gives you power to live on mission.

This isn’t just a history lesson from a minor prophet. This is a battle cry from the heart of God.

📖 Scripture: Joel 1–3
🎯 Series: Have You Read My Book?
💬 Key Verse: “I will restore to you the years that the locust have eaten…” – Joel 2:25

If this message spoke to you, don’t keep it to yourself—share it. God is fighting for His glory, your heart, and your future. The only question left is: Will you join Him?

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Join us as we dive into the Book of Micah with special guest from Breakaway Ministries, Brian McCormack.

Message from Brian McCormack | Sunday October 12, 2025.

Key Takeaways
God is both just and merciful.
Throughout Micah, God reproves sin but also points toward restoration.
Sin has real consequences.
Micah 2:1-3 outlines how greed, injustice, and exploitation provoke divine response.
Hope in the promise.
Micah 5:2 prophesies a ruler from Bethlehem — a symbol of future deliverance.
The prophetic word is relevant today.
The call to righteousness, social justice, and faithful living transcends time.
Faith responds to both judgment and hope.
Believers must repent, trust God’s promises, and live in light of His coming Kingdom.

Call to Action / Application
Reflect personally: Where am I resisting God’s call to justice?
Embrace hope: Trust God’s promises even amid uncertainty.
Engage community: Pursue justice, kindness, and walking humbly (Micah’s themes) in your local sphere.
Join or lead a study on Micah or prophetic books to dig deeper.

0:00 – 5:00 Opening & Introduction Welcome, setting the context, introduction of Brian McCormack

5:00 – 15:00 Micah’s Historical & Theological Context Who Micah was, background, themes in Micah’s prophecy

15:00 – 25:00 Micah 2:1-3 – Warnings & Judgments Explaining the sins that provoke God’s displeasure

25:00 – 35:00 Micah 5:2 – The Promise of the Coming Ruler Messianic prophecy, hope amid judgment

35:00 – 45:00 Application to Today How the truths in Micah speak into modern life, faith, community

45:00 – End Invitation, Call to Action, Prayer Encouragement, next steps, closing prayer

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Wrestling With God | Habakkuk
This week we begin a brand-new series through the Minor Prophets — small books with major truth.
In this message, “Wrestling With God,” Pastor Patrick walks through the book of Habakkuk, a prophet who doesn’t just speak for God — he speaks to God. It’s a raw, honest look at what it means to question, struggle, and still trust when life doesn’t make sense.

Message from Pastor Chris Kouba | Sunday October 5, 2025.

We see Habakkuk move from wrestling with doubt, to trusting God’s process, to worshipping through difficulty. His journey reminds us that God isn’t afraid of our questions — He invites them. Faith isn’t pretending everything is fine; it’s choosing to trust God even when it’s not.

💬 Key Takeaways:
Wrestling with doubt? Get honest with God.
Wrestling with injustice? Trust God’s process.
Wrestling with difficulties? Worship anyway.
Honest questions. Patient listening. Defiant worship.

📖 Scripture: Habakkuk 1–3

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As we close our series on the life of Joseph, we see how the final chapters of Genesis remind us that leaders leave legacies. 

Message from Pastor Chris Kouba | Sunday September 28, 2025.

In this message, Pastor Chris unpacks three powerful ways we can leave a lasting impact:

1️⃣ Speak Life While You Still Have Breath – Don’t assume your love is known. Speak blessing, encouragement, and truth into the lives of your family, friends, coworkers, and church.
2️⃣ Show God Is Always Working for Good – Like Joseph, we can trust that even in pain and setbacks, God is weaving purpose into our story.
3️⃣ Create Lasting Vision – Joseph cast vision for generations he would never meet, reminding us that legacy means thinking beyond our lifetime.

💡 Your silence isn’t neutral—it shapes lives. Your words can bring healing, direction, and faith that lasts for generations. Don’t wait for tomorrow to say what someone you love needs to hear today.

📖 Scripture: Genesis 49–50 | Romans 8:28 | Hebrews 11:22

🙏 If you’re ready to leave a legacy of faith, encouragement, and vision, this message will equip and challenge you.

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Success feels like the goal we’re all chasing—but what if it’s actually the most dangerous season of your life? In this message from Genesis 46–48, we look at the life of Joseph and discover that success doesn’t make you coast-proof. It can actually blind you to your dependence on God.

Message from Pastor Chris Kouba | Sunday September 21, 2025.

From Blockbuster’s rise and fall to Joseph’s leadership in the palace, we’ll learn four key questions every “never-arriving leader” must ask:
    1.    God, what do You want?
    2.    Who do I need to honor?
    3.    Who can I help today?
    4.    What’s a better way?

Whether you’re leading your family, your business, your team, or yourself—these questions will keep you humble, obedient, and growing. Don’t let success become your most dangerous season.

📖 Scripture: Genesis 46–48, 1 Corinthians 10:12, Colossians 3:23
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Genesis 44–45

What does it really mean to forgive someone—and does forgiveness always mean trust?
In this message from our Rise from the Pit series, we explore how Joseph models a powerful principle for leaders and everyday relationships: trust, but verify.

Forgiveness doesn’t equal gullibility, and grace doesn’t mean the absence of boundaries. Using Joseph’s story, we’ll uncover three practices for rebuilding trust wisely:

1. Design strategic tests – creating opportunities for others to prove real change.
2. Watch and assess carefully – looking for genuine repentance and responsibility.
3. Choose to trust again – when evidence shows transformation, restoring relationships with wisdom.

Whether you’ve been hurt by a spouse, friend, employee, or family member, this message will give you biblical tools to extend grace without losing discernment.

📖 Scripture: Genesis 44–45

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We all carry “storage units” in our hearts—places where we’ve packed away pain, betrayal, and disappointment. But what is it costing us to keep paying rent on our past?

Message from Pastor Chris Kouba | Sunday September 7, 2025.

In this message from Genesis 42–43, we look at the life of Joseph—a man who had every reason to hold on to bitterness, yet chose forgiveness instead. His story shows us that true leadership means letting go:
1) Before the moment—choosing daily release, even when no one apologizes.
2) In the moment—responding with grace when power and revenge are in your hands.
3) After the moment—continuing to forgive whenever the scar tissue flares up.
4) Forgiveness isn’t easy, but it’s the only path to freedom. You can’t hold on to your hurt and step into your healing at the same time.

📖 Scripture: Genesis 42–43
✨ Topic: Forgiveness & Freedom
🙏 Challenge: What storage unit in your heart is God asking you to empty today?

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What if the very pressure you’re trying to escape is the exact thing God wants to use to shape you? In this message from Genesis 41, we learn from Joseph’s story that true leadership isn’t forged in comfort, but in the crucible of difficulty.

Message from Pastor Chris Kouba | Sunday August 31, 2025.

Just like diamonds are formed under intense heat and pressure, leaders are developed in seasons of trial. Pressure reveals three things:
Your Allegiances – Who or what you truly depend on when everything is on the line.
Your Character – What’s been formed in you when nobody was watching.
Your Skills – The preparation God has been building in your hidden seasons.
Joseph went from the pit to the palace, from forgotten to favored, because he allowed God to shape him through pressure. And the same can be true for you.


Instead of asking God to remove your pressure, ask Him what He wants to develop through it.

Leaders don’t produce in spite of pressure… they produce because of pressure.

📖 Scripture Reference: Genesis 41

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What do you do when doing the right thing still lands you in the wrong place? In Genesis 39, Joseph was betrayed, falsely accused, and forgotten in prison—yet he didn’t waste the wait. Instead, he recognized God’s presence, remained faithful in the dark places, and trusted God’s timing. 

Message from Pastor Jason Mick | Sunday August 24, 2025.

This message will challenge you to bloom where you’re buried, to let God develop your character in the waiting, and to believe that the soil of your pain may be the very ground where He grows your greatest influence.

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