In this first message of our Month of Renewal series, we confront the silent distractions that pull us away from Jesus—what Scripture and life experience call “chasing ghosts.”

Drawing from 2 Samuel 13, we look at King David’s grief over Amnon and ask: Are we mourning who someone was, who they became, or who we hoped they’d be? And in our own lives—how often do we dwell on what could’ve been instead of what is?

“Ghosts” are past versions of people, missed opportunities, and imagined futures that keep us from walking in the freedom and focus God has for us. They make it hard to fight the good fight. Hard to keep our hands on the plow. Hard to fix our eyes on Jesus.

But this is the call of renewal: to stop chasing what was never real and begin living fully in the present—where Jesus is knocking.

🔔 Also includes a powerful prayer over students and teachers entering a new school year. Let this message re-center your heart, renew your mind, and make way for the Kingdom of God.