Justin Graham challenges a generation to wake up spiritually and stop making peace with sin. Drawing from Romans 13 and Revelation 2, he confronts the idea that someone can stay active in church, serve faithfully, and still tolerate compromise in private. Jezebel becomes a picture of seduction, corruption, and spiritual drift, exposing the lie that hard work for God can cover up hidden sin. With urgency and boldness, he calls believers to repentance, not as a word of shame, but as the turning point that breaks bondage and restores intimacy with Jesus. Holiness still matters. The Holy Spirit still empowers. Eternity is real. For anyone stuck in compromise, returning to old patterns, or living spiritually half awake, the call is clear. Wake up. Get out of the enemy’s bed. Run back to Jesus.

In this message from Acts chapter 3, Brian Lindsey challenges students to think about what life looks like after a powerful encounter with God. Just like the man who was lame from birth and carried every day to the gate called Beautiful, many people learn how to survive but never learn how to walk in freedom. This sermon draws a clear distinction between being helped and being healed. It confronts the voices, relationships, and cultural influences that shape direction, identity, and decisions, and asks one honest question. Who is carrying you? Through the story of Peter and John, this message reminds listeners that Jesus did not create them to live dependent, stuck, or spiritually carried from moment to moment. He created them to rise, to walk, and to follow Him. If you have been leaning on the wrong influences, circling the same struggles, or living off spiritual leftovers, this message is a call to stop being carried and start walking in the life Jesus has given you.

In this powerful message from Isaiah 6 and Acts 2, Brittney Parete calls a generation to move beyond casual Christianity and return to a life marked by holiness, reverence, and the fire of the Holy Spirit. Through the stories of Isaiah, Moses, Saul, and the early Church, this message reveals that God’s fire does not come to entertain or impress, but to purify, transform, and commission. The same fire that touched Isaiah’s lips, burned in the bush before Moses, and fell in the Upper Room is still available today to empower believers to live set apart and walk in spiritual authority. This sermon challenges students to stop treating what is sacred as casual, to recover a healthy fear of the Lord, and to respond to God’s call with a surrendered heart. If you are hungry for more of God, ready to be filled with the Holy Spirit, and willing to be set apart for His purpose, this message is for you.

In this message from John 5, Kevin McGlamery teaches from the story of the man who had been lying by the pool of Bethesda for 38 years, waiting for someone else to help him into the water. When Jesus approaches him, He asks a life-changing question: Do you want to be made well?

This sermon challenges students and leaders to stop living from excuses, comfort, and limitations, and to stop waiting on others to move for them. Instead, it calls every listener to respond in faith to the voice of Jesus, trust His word, and take a step forward.

If you have been feeling stuck, discouraged, or comfortable in the same place spiritually, this message is a reminder that healing, freedom, and change begin when you respond to Christ.

It’s time to get up off the mat.

In this powerful message from Luke 15, JC Worley walks through the story of the prodigal son and reminds us of a life-changing truth: sin never ends well, grace is always available, and you can always come home. With honesty and urgency, this sermon exposes how sin promises more than it can ever deliver, how it slowly distances us from our purpose, our relationships, and our identity in Christ, and how repentance is more than regret, it is a decision to change direction. Most of all, you’ll hear the heart of the gospel: there is a God who runs. A Father who sees you while you are still far off. A Father who runs past shame, rejection, and condemnation to reach you with mercy. No matter where you’ve been or what you’ve done, this message declares that grace is for you and home is still open.

In the closing message of Premier Winterfest 2025, Pastor Joel Reyes gives one final challenge: Don’t let this weekend just be a memory—make it a movement.

Preaching from Psalm 77:11–12, Joel calls this generation to remember who God is and remember who you are. He warns that the same struggles, temptations, and battles we left behind will still be waiting when we return home, but if we anchor ourselves in God’s goodness, truth, and identity, we can walk in lasting freedom.

Pastor Josh Carter challenges this generation to move from casual faith to total commitment—to go overboard for Jesus.

Preaching from John 21, Josh warns against drifting back to old ways, settling into comfort, or living on borrowed faith. He exposes the “ships” the enemy uses—relationships, friendships, and influences—to take us further from God than we ever intended to go. With boldness, he calls students to leave behind the boat of compromise, leap into the waters of obedience, and swim toward the living God who’s been waiting on the shore the whole time.

Pastor Aubrey Roach preaches from Mark 5:21–34 about the woman with the issue of blood—reminding us that our identity is not our struggle, our label, or our past.

With boldness, humor, and compassion, Aubrey calls listeners to reject the lies of the enemy, reclaim their God-given name, and push past fear, shame, and opposition to touch Jesus. She challenges us to stop settling for temporary fixes and to run to the only One who can truly make us whole.

Pastor Bo Madden challenges this generation with a simple but life-changing question from Jesus: “Who do YOU say that I am?”

Drawing from the life of Jacob, Bo speaks directly to students who’ve grown up hearing about God but haven’t truly encountered Him. This is more than just another youth service—it’s a call to step out of religion, out of routine, and into real relationship with Jesus.

Brian reminds students that culture, peers, even religious spaces can push them to perform—to be liked, accepted, or praised—while never delivering on the promises they make. But Jesus doesn’t ask for a performance. He offers life. In a world full of pressure and confusion, you decide who sits in the seat of your identity. You decide who you follow.