In this episode titled Pride Judges Others, Pastor Joel Sims teaches how pride judges others while humility judges itself. God opposes the proud but gives greater grace to the humble who put on humility toward one another.

What if the life you’ve been working so hard to build is keeping you from the rest Jesus already offers? In this message, Pastor Marcus Criner invites us to stop striving, seek God first, surrender our need for control, and step into the freedom, provision, and purpose found in His will.

In the opening message of Rest for Your Souls, Pastor Joel Sims teaches from Matthew 11 and 1 Peter 5 that rest is not found by coming to Jesus alone—you also have to learn His humility. God resists the proud and gives a greater grace to the humble, so weariness can be a clue that pride is still on. Some storms will not break until you repent. Clothe yourself with humility and invite more grace.

Pastor Joel Sims teaches from Romans 12 on the body of Christ and the grace given to different parts of the body, challenging listeners to embrace their unique God-given identity and grace, instead of comparing themselves to others. He closes with a call to stay sensitive to the Holy Spirit as the church steps into a new season of mobilization.

In this episode of the Strong & Courageous series, Pastor Joel Sims unpacks Hebrews 11:6 and shows that without faith it is impossible to please God—faith that believes He is and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him. Through powerful personal stories, he calls us out of the orphan spirit of self-reliance and back into childlike trust in a Father who affectionately cares for us.

In this message from Word of Life’s Highland Colony Campus 5:30pm service, Pastor Joel Sims challenges us that faith is not watching heroes from the sidelines—it’s stepping out with courage, using what God has given us instead of burying it because we are afraid. Drawing from Joshua 1, Hebrews 11, and Matthew 25, he reminds us that God is looking for aggression, not perfection, and wants to write a God-story through every one of us.

In this message from the Strong & Courageous series, Pastor Danny Romick shows how the waiting seasons of life—even those caused by our own choices—are never wasted, because God uses the valley to form strength, character, and fruit as we remain in His presence rather than chasing the miracle itself.

In this Wednesday Prayer message, Pastor Joel Sims unpacks Romans 12:1-2, calling believers to true transformation through the renewing of the mind so they can enter God’s good, acceptable, and perfect will, illustrated by biblical name changes, practical stories of generosity and discipleship, and a challenge to prioritize Scripture over worldly influences.

In this message from the Strong & Courageous series, Pastor Joel Sims reveals how God intentionally uses the wilderness to forge real strength in us, contrasts strength with mere courage, and calls us to stop demanding the easy way so the obstacle itself can become the path.

In this episode, Pastor Joel Sims continues with Part 2 of our Romans chapter 12 study, Do Not Be Conformed to This World. In this message, we explore what it looks like to live as a disciple of the Lord rather than being conformed to the world. We examine what Scripture means by “the world” and the things that draw us away from God, as described in 1 John 2:15–16—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—and consider the temporary nature of the things of this world.