How far is too far? We see that question being played out everywhere in our world and often it can feel like a fine line between “right” and “wrong”. But if it’s not technically wrong and nobody got hurt does that mean it’s right? The problem is that while it's easy to justify our actions as "technically not wrong" this mindset can lead us down a dangerous path. In this video, we see from the Bible how these seemingly harmless actions can steer us away from God’s plan for our lives, and how we c...
Apr 01, 2023•27 min
Have you ever experienced the pain of broken trust in your relationships? Betrayal, disappointment, and hurt can leave us feeling lost and alone, wondering how we can ever trust again. But the truth is that we all have experienced broken trust and we have been the one to break trust with others! In this video, we will explore what the Bible has to say about when trust is broken, how we can find hope and healing in our relationship with God and others, and how we can apply these timeless principl...
Mar 25, 2023•35 min
Have you ever stopped and said, what is going on with our world? You don't have to look very far before you find brokenness, injustice, and evil around us. So how did we get here? Why are people so hateful, selfish, and corrupt? In this video, we see how the Bible says our world got so messed up, how that affects our personal lives, and how change needs to begin within us.
Mar 18, 2023•30 min
The Bible is the best selling book of all time and most Americans have at least one in their homes, but just because we open it and read it doesn’t mean that it’s easy to understand or apply to our lives. Even harder is making this a regular discipline in our lives. In this video, Pastor Sean Sears gives you some tools to help you not only read your Bible more often, but also help you hear from God while you read and study the Bible for yourself.
Mar 11, 2023•33 min
Is the Bible fact or fiction? If we believe it is true, how can we be sure that it’s reliable and accurate? Can we trust the writers were telling the truth? Is it just a book with some good stories or did the accounts that we read about really happen? In this video, Pastor Sean puts the Bible to the test to see if we can know if the Bible is true, accurate, and something worth rearranging our lives around.
Mar 04, 2023•31 min
What happens when you thought you broke a cycle, but it seems to keep creeping back into your life? Does that mean you’re a failure? Is your cycle just impossible to break? When this happens, our default reaction is to hide it and to pretend like it never happened. But what if the thing you're most afraid of is the key to breaking your cycle for good? In this video, Sean Sears shares what the Bible says is the key ingredient to breaking a cycle and how just because you might have messed up, does...
Feb 25, 2023•35 min
Many of us are exhausted, feeling trapped in the same destructive cycles we’ve always struggled with. The problem isn’t that these cycles of dysfunction can’t be broken, but that we are unsure of how to stop these bad habits. If we want to take a stand against these patterns of behavior and beliefs that no longer serve us, we need to start making different decisions. In this video, Pastor Sean shares a biblical perspective on what courageous choices we need to make to pull ourselves away from th...
Feb 19, 2023•34 min
Some of the cycles we are stuck in seem so complex that it’s hard to know where to start. Trying to start new habits is hard enough let alone breaking dysfunctional cycles that have always seemed to be a part of us. So what’s the first step? Where do we start if we want to be the one to break the dysfunctional cycles in our lives? In this video, Pastor Sean shares how to start from scratch, leave behind the past, and embrace a new identity.
Feb 11, 2023•34 min
Have you ever noticed you do things like your Mom or Dad? Or maybe you have Grandpa’s sense of humor or Grandma’s wit? In every family, patterns are passed down, some are good….some are not so good. But when these negative patterns wreak havoc on our lives, we are left to wonder, “Am I doomed to repeat them?” In this video, Sean Sears talks about why we struggle with these negative cycles, how we can choose to be the one to stop them, how God can begin a process of healing in our lives, and how ...
Feb 04, 2023•38 min
If you knew you could pray prayers that would cause you to see God more active in your life, would you do it? What if praying these prayers gave God the room in your life to steer your life in a different direction? Would you still do it or would these prayers be too dangerous for you to pray? In this video, Pastor Sean shares 3 prayers that we don’t pray but why we should!
Jan 28, 2023•32 min
How do we pray? Is there a right or a wrong way to pray? Are there special words or certain places where I should pray? In this video, Brandon Bonville gives insight from the Bible for how we should and shouldn’t pray and tips for how you can change your prayer life this week.
Jan 21, 2023•25 min
Does prayer really make a difference? Because we’ve prayed for things before and it felt like nothing was happening. Does that mean God didn’t hear you or that He doesn’t care? And if you don’t see anything happening when you pray, what’s the point? Maybe you’ve started to even doubt that God hears you or cares about you. In this video Pastor Sean gives three reasons to keep praying, even if we don’t see the results we want.
Jan 14, 2023•33 min
Research shows that over half of us say we pray daily, but there’s also a lot of uncertainty and unanswered questions around prayer. Is prayer talking in my head or out loud? Is it the same as positive vibes and well wishes? Or is it just something religious people do to make themselves feel better about life. In this video, Pastor Sean Sears talks about how we often view prayer, what the point of prayer is, and gives you some simple ways to start praying more.
Jan 08, 2023•35 min
There’s so much to love at Christmas time! The food, the gifts, and the time with family and friends. But the love that we celebrate at Christmas goes way deeper than the love for these things! In this video, Pastor Sean Sears shares how God’s love for you is evident in the Christmas story and how this love is available to you, even if you've done nothing to earn it.
Dec 23, 2022•23 min
Happy, content, merry, and joyful! These are the kinds of feelings that we’re supposed to experience around the Holidays. And while there are many things around this time of year that bring us joy, for many of us, we still find joy to be elusive. In this video, Lead Pastor Sean Sears shares what the Bible says about having joy and how even in the most difficult times, you can live a life full of joy.
Dec 18, 2022•36 min
Who doesn’t want to have more peace? But no matter what we try, isn’t there always something happening in our worlds that seems to rob us of that peace? What we really need is a peace that stays with us even when things in our lives seem to be breaking apart. So how do you find THAT kind of peace? In this video, Pastor Sean talks about where this kind of peace comes from and how you can experience more of it in your life.
Dec 11, 2022•40 min
At a time when hope is supposed to be abundant, many are left with feelings of hopelessness during the Christmas season. While hope is something that every one of us need, it can often be hard to find. So how can you find hope when nothing in your life seems to be changing or getting better? In this video, Pastor Sean shares what the Bible says about finding hope and how you can anchor yourself to hope this Christmas.
Dec 03, 2022•34 min
How do you become a more generous person? We all want to think of ourselves as being generous people, but sometimes we feel like we don’t have the money or the time to be really generous. But it doesn’t take a lot of money or time to be generous. Maybe what we really face is that we’re just distracted. In this video, Pastor Sean Sears talks about the secret ingredient to generosity and gives 4 simple ways you can work to become a more generous person to those around you.
Nov 28, 2022•35 min
Do you own your money or does your money own you? Isn’t that such a question to answer because we know we need money for things like food, clothes, education, but also much of how we view success, our self worth , and where we find our security is wrapped up in our money too! And sometimes our pursuit for more causes us to make unhealthy choices and distracts us from living the life God intended. This week, Lead Pastor Sean Sears shares how you can identify if you have an unhealthy view of money...
Nov 20, 2022•29 min
What’s your measure of success? When it comes to leaving a legacy, people have all different ideas of what a successful life looks like. Maybe it’s leaving financial margin for our children, a building named after us, or raising a family to carry on our last name. In this video, Pastor Sean Sears shares what the Bible has to say about leaving a meaningful legacy.
Nov 14, 2022•32 min
Every one of us gets the opportunity to build a legacy with our life, but not every legacy will be remembered as good or for making a positive difference. If we want to leave a legacy that outlives us, we must be intentional about it. In this video, Pastor Sean Sears shares how you have the ability to leave a legacy that impacts eternity and how creating that legacy begins with the decisions you make today.
Nov 07, 2022•35 min
There’s definitely times where we all feel low, where sadness is normal, but for many people that feeling has become the norm. Maybe you’ve tried different things to get out of this season, but you’re still struggling, wondering where God is, and why you are going through this. In this video, we talk about how the Bible can give you some encouragement in your depression, why praying more or having more faith is not an instant fix, and what things you can tangibly do to help as you work through t...
Oct 30, 2022•31 min
Worry and anxiety haunts so many of us. It can make us live in a constant state of fear, make us feel like we’re only a shell of a person, and have a big impact on our physical and spiritual health as well. In this video, Lead Pastor Sean Sears talks about how you can break out of this cycle of worry and anxiety and how you can find more peace and calm in your life.
Oct 23, 2022•23 min
Do you ever feel like your life is so busy that you can barely keep up? Or you have a constant feeling of needing to hurry even though you’re not late for anything. You, like many others, may be living at an unhealthy and unsustainable pace! When we live this way, our anxiety and stress increase, and our joy decreases. In this video, Sean Sears talks about how hurry impacts us and how slowing down can not only improve your mental and emotional health, but also your spiritual health.
Oct 15, 2022•41 min
I can’t measure up! Have I done enough to prove it my worth? People can’t see that I don’t have it all together! These are some of the lies and negative thoughts that haunt our minds on a daily basis. But no matter how much you try to have it all together, pursuing control and perfection leaves you feeling exhausted, depleted, and like God couldn’t love you. In this video, Steven Lucas shares from the Bible how you can get a handle on these negative thoughts, stop the feelings of guilt and disap...
Oct 08, 2022•28 min
Anger can be a healthy warning light in our lives, but it can also become our unhealthy default. And when it does it wreaks havoc on our lives, our health, and our relationships. We hate that we get this way and we say to ourselves, why am I so mad!? Get a hold of yourself! Do I have an anger problem? But our best attempts to mask the issue do nothing to help the issue. In this video, Sean Sears talks about how spirituality can help us put our anger in check and how the Bible says we can find fr...
Oct 02, 2022•40 min
When we are going through hard times in life, we just want to get out as quickly as possible. These wilderness times feel frustrating, draining, and uncomfortable. But even in these stressful seasons, we can still find value and purpose for our lives. This week, Pastor Sean Sears will be sharing how you can find that value and what God might be wanting to do in your life.
Sep 24, 2022•37 min
There are times in life where following God's plan doesn’t feel like we’re going in the right direction. In fact, instead of getting closer to the destination, it feels like God’s leading us out further into a wilderness. In this video, Sean Sears talks about why God might be leading you away from the easy path and what He’s looking for you to get from it.
Sep 17, 2022•37 min
Sometimes we face hard times because of bad choices we’ve made and sometimes it’s because of bad choices others have made. And other times, we have no idea why we’re here! But often in hard times, God doesn’t feel close anymore. It feels like He’s left us alone. We want to believe and trust God, but sometimes it’s easier to believe He just doesn’t care. In this video, Sean Sears shares hope that no matter what caused you to be in this season, God is still there, He sees you, and He won’t leave y...
Sep 10, 2022•35 min
There are seasons of life where it feels like we are in a wilderness. We feel empty, dry, and a little like we’re wandering through life. It's not fun! Nobody likes the wilderness! It’s difficult, it’s frustrating, and often we’re left asking God, where are you, and why are you letting this happen right now? In this video, Pastor Sean Sears talks about what to do when you find yourself in this place, and what God might want to do in this season even though you are wanting to get out of it....
Sep 03, 2022•31 min
