In this message from 1 John, Pastor Bryan contrasts authentic Christianity with an incredibly common (and incredibly dangerous) alternative—Bible belt Christianity. Bible belt Christianity has just enough Jesus to make you feel acceptable, but not enough to make you uncomfortable. Like auditing a class, Bible belt Christianity says, “Give me the information without the responsibilities.” The trouble is, it just doesn’t work. If our relationship with God never confronts our idols, never rubs up a...
Oct 09, 2022•47 min
Pastor Curtis Andrusko shares a message from 1 John 1. Recorded at our Brier Creek Campus.
Oct 08, 2022•40 min
Capital Hills Campus Pastor John Muller shares a message from 1 John.
Oct 06, 2022•40 min
One day, the story of your life will be told to the next generation. How do you want today’s chapter to be told? As a season of faithfulness, trust, and integrity? Or as the moment when you decided to walk away from everything—and everyone—you once served? In this message from 1 Samuel 25, Pastor J.D. shows us King David at a critical juncture, fresh off his faithful response to the murderous King Saul. But when a smaller obstacle meets David, he stumbles and nearly falls. The only thing that pr...
Oct 02, 2022•43 min
Pastor Bryan Loritts shares a message from 1 Samuel 25.
Oct 01, 2022•42 min
What do you do when the path you’re on takes an expected turn for the worst? In this message from 1 Samuel 24, Pastor J.D. follows King David into an unexpected place—the wilderness. At this point in his life, David had been chosen to be king. And yet circumstances sent him running for his life. David’s temptation in this season echoes our own: When our plans seem to be going south, we can take matters into our own hands. Or we can follow David, doing the hardest thing in the Bible—trust God and...
Sep 25, 2022•46 min
Pastor Bryan continues our Life of David series by preaching on how to trust God and embrace the process. This was recorded at our Blue Ridge Campus.
Sep 24, 2022•47 min
In this message on Psalm 1, Pastor Curtis asks a question as old as time itself: “How can I be happy?” Most of us, if we were honest, would admit that we’re not living our “happiest” lives—but maybe, someday, hopefully … we might? In this ancient psalm, we’ll learn practical wisdom about the source of lasting happiness. It’s not a matter of circumstance, or relational status, or wealth. It’s simultaneously simpler and more complicated than that: happiness is only the fruit; what matters is where...
Sep 18, 2022•46 min
Pastor Dustin Wells shares a message on John 15 from our Blue Ridge Campus.
Sep 17, 2022•41 min
North Durham Campus Pastor Gus Pacheco shares a message from John 15:4-5.
Sep 17, 2022•45 min
In this message from 1 Samuel, Pastor J.D. looks at one of the greatest friendship stories of all time—between the presumptive heir, Prince Jonathan, and the anointed king, David. This unlikely friendship challenges us to choose our own response to the one true King, Jesus. Will we, like Saul, resist him? Or will we, like Jonathan, yield the throne of our life to him?
Sep 11, 2022•47 min
In this message from 1 Samuel, Pastor J.D. walks through the most famous story in the Old Testament—David and Goliath. Everyone knows this story, but few truly understand what it’s about. Goliath’s downfall isn’t an encouragement to underdogs or a guarantee that you’ll overcome every “giant” in your life. Goliath’s story shows us what true courage is, where courage comes from, and what God is up to when the Accuser’s voice is all we hear.
Sep 04, 2022•45 min
There’s a fine line between “thy kingdom come” and “my kingdom come.” Saul was a king who at first displayed humility, yet, as time passed his main concern became making a name for himself. In this message, Pastor J.D. continues our Life of David series, showing us how we, just like Saul and the people of Israel, often search for the wrong things.
Aug 14, 2022•57 min
In this message Psalm 145, Pastor Curtis dives into the part of our worship service we most often take for granted—the singing. Have you ever wondered why we spend a third of our church time singing songs? Is it just a fun tradition … or is something more profound happening? Through this psalm of David—possibly the last words he ever wrote—we will learn not simply why we sing, but what God does in us and through us because of the gift of song.
Aug 07, 2022•46 min
In this message Psalm 13, Pastor Bryan walks us through one of the most candid laments in the entire Bible. In Psalm 13, King David is squarely in the midst of crisis. He has far more questions than he does answers. He needs God to show up in a big way. Like many of us. The question is not, “Will we encounter a crisis?” The question is, “How do we get through it?” David charts us the way forward, encouraging us to bring our raw feelings to God, to remember the truth about God, and to defiantly s...
Jul 31, 2022•43 min
Jul 24, 2022•51 min
In this message from The Life of David, Pastor J.D. shows us how all of us—religious or irreligious, Christian or not—seem hard-wired to chase after someone (or something) to make us feel okay. Like the people of Israel, we desire a king. We desire identity, security, happiness, freedom. And what 1 Samuel 8 teaches us is as simple as it is profound: Every king promises freedom; but every king but God only delivers slavery.
Jul 17, 2022•46 min
Abusive Leaders and Faithful Shepherds
Jul 10, 2022•44 min
In this message from the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor John encourages us to look at the structure of our lives. Whether you’re religious, irreligious, or something in between, you are building your life upon something solid. At least, you hope it’s solid. And as we see in one of Jesus’ shortest parables, all of us will one day have those seemingly solid foundations tested. The question is not whether the test will come. The question is, What will that test reveal?
Jul 03, 2022•39 min
In this message from the book of 1 Samuel, Pastor J.D. kicks off our series following the biography of David, Israel’s greatest king. A king who began his life as an obscure shepherd boy, but became a warrior who brought rival nations to their knees. A king described as “a man after God’s own heart.” But also a king whose personal sins devastated not only his own family, but the nation. In triumph and in tragedy, this king points forward to a greater king to come. And this week, we see hints of ...
Jun 26, 2022•41 min
In this final message from the book of Philemon, Pastor Bryan shows us the third essential ingredient in reconciliation—truth. We might be more familiar with the first two ingredients (repentance and grace), but if we don’t stare the tough truth in the face, we’ll never overcome the hurts that divide us. Thankfully, in Christ, we can walk freely in that truth, not winning arguments or proving points, but redeeming relationships.
Jun 19, 2022•42 min
In this message on the book of Philemon, Pastor Curtis asks, “If I’ve been wronged by someone, what is my role in making it right?” Forgiveness sounds great in principle, but in practice it can be a tough pill to swallow. Fortunately for us, God hasn’t simply told us THAT we should forgive; he’s also shown us HOW to forgive. In the tiny book of Philemon, we see the ultimate test of Christian forgiveness—and a path toward radical reconciliation.
Jun 12, 2022•47 min
In this final message from our “Goodness in the Middle” series, Pastor J.D. looks at the sufferings of the Apostle Paul, what he called his “thorn in the flesh.” Paul never asked for his thorn—in fact, he repeatedly asked God to take it away. And yet, through this painful situation, Paul learned to lean upon God’s goodness. Because if dependence is our objective, weakness turns out to be an advantage.
Jun 05, 2022•49 min
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May 15, 2022•51 min
In this Mother’s Day message, Pastor Bryan walks us through the story of one of the Bible’s lesser known characters—Hagar. “Hagar” may not be a household name, but her experience is common enough: Isolated, mistreated, abandoned, Hagar may have wondered what in the world God was up to. But in the end, she would not only learn about God’s goodness. She would experience God’s goodness by seeing him—and more importantly, him seeing her—face-to-face.
May 08, 2022•45 min
May 01, 2022•41 min
This Easter, Pastor J.D. uses the Gospel of Luke to walk us down the path to Jesus’ tomb. Throughout our lives, we’ve all walked that lonely path in one form or another, wondering where life is headed. The bad news? It’s headed to the grave. The good news? It doesn’t have to stay there. Because of the resurrection, the path to true life doesn’t end at the grave. It begins there.
Apr 17, 2022•44 min
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