What if the reason you feel stuck spiritually isn’t because you’re not trying hard enough… but because you’re trying to climb something God never designed you to climb?

This Sunday, Pastor Joey Cook shares a powerful message titled “Why Trying Harder Isn’t Working,” unpacking the purpose of God’s law through passages like Exodus 20, Matthew 5:17, and 2 Corinthians 12:7–10.

In this sermon, we discover that the law was never meant to be a ladder we climb to reach God—but a mirror that reveals our need for Him. Instead of calling us to try harder, Scripture invites us to trust deeper, as Jesus fulfills what we never could.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, exhausted, or like you’re not measuring up, this message will remind you that God doesn’t meet you in your performance—He meets you in your weakness.

SCRIPTURES IN THIS MESSAGE

• Exodus 20: 12-17 (ESV)
• Matthew 5:17 (ESV)
• Galatians 2:21 (ESV)
• 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 (ESV)
• Exodus 34: 6,8 (ESV)