God is calling us back to the heart of worship, and He's inviting us to put Him back into the center of our lives. In this experience, worship leaders from all our campuses came together at our Flower Mound campus to present songs of sacrifice to God. This is how we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us. He gave the ultimate sacrifice – everything – for us. Our newest worship album, "Songs of Sacrifice" is available now. The heart of this album is to submit a sacrifice to God that a...
Sep 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min
What is God's name? When we hear that question, a lot of words may come to mind. He's our rescuer, our redeemer, our Father, and our healer. But what would He say His name is? And what does God's name really mean? Contained within the name of God is the identity, character, nature, glory, destiny, personhood, and reality of who God is. In this message, Pastor John Stickl answers the question, "What is God's name?" by showing us what God says about Himself. God isn't always what we want Him to be...
Sep 10, 2023•52 min
What if Jesus is better than we think? God wants to reveal Himself to us, and the humanity and divinity of Jesus is a pathway to knowing more about the character of God. The main reason Jesus came was to show us what the Father is really like. In Him, we see everything we would ever want to know about God. In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that, by looking to Jesus, we can see what it's like to be fully human.
Sep 05, 2023•49 min
Do you have room in your thoughts for God? Whatever we think about God will directly impact every area of our lives. Our thoughts about God don't change who He is; it changes how we live. The more we focus on God and His faithfulness, the more we are filled with faith! When we have a broken view of God, it creates a broken view of everything else. Spiritual warfare is breaking down arguments and opinions that are contrary to God, and bringing them into submission and surrender to Jesus. In this ...
Aug 28, 2023•44 min
As a family, we've been praying, fasting, and crying out to God for an awakening. We've been asking Him to turn our hearts toward Him, because we know there is so much more of Jesus and His kingdom to experience. Fasting is how we practice denying our flesh and walking in the Spirit. Today, Pastor John Stickl walked us through praying for God to continue to awaken our hearts to Him, His love, His grace, His Word, His holiness, and the Body of Christ, then we broke our fast with communion. When w...
Aug 21, 2023•34 min
We will become that which we turn our hearts toward. Whenever God goes first and awakens our hearts to Him, it creates a choice. Are we going to chose to turn away from the world and continue to lean into Him, or are we going to choose to go back to sleep? Remember, the grace at work within us is so much stronger than the flesh at work against us! As we prepare for a week of prayer and fasting, Pastor John Stickl teaches us six ways that God awakens us – through His creation, His people, signs &...
Aug 14, 2023•47 min
Who turns your heart? Whatever our heart is turned to, that's what we're awakened to. Often times, we're awakened to the wrong things (the world) and dead to the right things (the kingdom of God). And no matter how hard we try, we can't awaken our own hearts. So, it's time for an awakening! God, turn our hearts to You! In this message, Pastor John shares how Jesus came to turn our hearts to God, and the evidence of an awakening is worship, holiness, and love.
Aug 06, 2023•46 min
Ephesians 4:32 tells us, "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Forgiveness is key to living a healthy family, and the road to forgiveness is traveled through kindness and compassion. In this message, Pastor Jason Hillier wraps up our 60 Days of Family series by teaching us that, when we remember who we are and what Jesus has done for us, we can choose to walk in the freedom of forgiveness!
Jul 31, 2023•39 min
What does it look like to be the greatest in the kingdom of God? It might look a little different than we think. The greatest are actually the servants, and God's heart for our families is servanthood. Serving isn't about what we do; it's about who we are. We learn what servanthood looks like by looking to Jesus because Jesus served us best when we deserved it the least. In this message, Sebastian Mancillas shares about the nature of a servant.
Jul 23, 2023•33 min
Discipline in the world looks a lot different than discipline in the kingdom of God. In the world, discipline looks like punishment. But when we've put our trust in Jesus, we can look at discipline the way God intended us to – as love! In this message, Pastor Dave Scriven teaches us that, since discipline comes from God, we can trust Him to show us how it should look in our families. Healthy discipline is discipleship, and discipline is part of what healthy family looks like.
Jul 17, 2023•36 min
One of the most foundational ways to have a healthy family is by practicing healthy communication! In this message, some of our teaching team walk us through James 1:19 as we learn how to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. This verse is a framework for how we can live like Jesus in the ways we communicate to everyone in our lives – but it's especially important to follow His example in the ways we communicate to our families. Let's follow the example of Jesus in the way...
Jul 10, 2023•31 min
God designed us to live in the presence of the family He has given us! His heart and design is to be present with us, as our good Father, and to put us in a family to be present with one another. To be present means we are wherever we are with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength, fully available to do whatever God wants to do. In this message, Eric Sommerhauser teaches us that we can be present with our families by practicing gratitude, saying "no" to what divides us, and investing our wealt...
Jun 19, 2023•31 min
What's your vision for your family? A better question may be, what's God's vision for your family? A vision is the ability to see a preferred future. It tells you who you're becoming as a family! Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people will perish.” So, where there is vision, the people will flourish! In this message, Pastor Becca Reynolds teaches us what would it look like for our families to flourish – to have a future where we can grow into the full potential of what God de...
Jun 12, 2023•32 min
So much of what we think about family is often defined by our own experiences and expectations, but unsurrendered expectations lead to ongoing frustrations. When we live surrendered to Jesus, it leads to victories for our family! In this message, Pastor Jason Hillier kicks off our 60 Days of Family series, where we're learning to live as a healthy family together. When we look to God's Word to see His design for family, it can help us dream differently for what our family can look like. Family s...
Jun 05, 2023•31 min
In this experience, we wrapped up our Hope Carrier Initiative series. The kingdom of God is a movement of hope, and God wants His kingdom to flow into every area of life, not just in the church. God has empowered us, as His children, to be the ones to carry His kingdom into the places we go every single day! Pastor John Stickl commissioned us to do just that – to be hope carriers, disciples of Jesus living on mission to change their world. We may be in the world, but as followers of Jesus, we ar...
May 22, 2023•51 min
What does hope carrier mean to you? The Hope Carrier Initiative is more than a series; it's a way of life. Being a hope carrier is far more about what God is doing inside of us than what He does through us, and learning to live as a hope carrier is simply learning to live like Jesus. The Kingdom of God isn't complicated or overwhelming; following Jesus is meant to be easy and light. In this experience, some of our leaders have a conversation about what God has been speaking to us throughout the ...
May 14, 2023•46 min
How do you define success? In the kingdom of God, success is obedience not results, and obedience is proof of discipleship. So, as hope carriers, success looks different to us than it does to the world. In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that hope carriers define success as doing what God asks us to do, when God asks us to do it, how God asks us to do it. We know that it doesn't matter if God's kingdom is coming in the world if it hasn't come first in our hearts. God is a good Father...
May 08, 2023•47 min
Are you present in your life? Or are you just waiting for "it" (school, the semester, the commitment, the season you're in) to be over? Are you present? Or are you focused more on your feelings, circumstances, or your past than on where God's placed you today? In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that being present means wherever we are, we're there with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength, fully available, and ready to do whatever God wants to do. As people of God, we have the min...
Apr 30, 2023•45 min
The evidence of a Spirit-filled life is the ability to dream with God. In other words, a heart that is captivated by God will always be full of dreams! In this message, Pastor John Stickl reminds us that we are God's dream! And the greatest way to steward the garden He has given us is by dreaming with Him about what could happen within it. Do you spend more time pursuing a dream or pursuing God? When we dream without God, our dreams become idols. But when we dream with God, His dreams will becom...
Apr 24, 2023•44 min
As followers of Jesus, we are ambassadors of heaven. We have been empowered and created to change our world, and the evidence of a Spirit-filled life is the ability to dream with God! In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that dreaming with God is when we partner with Him to create a future that doesn't exist. It's working with God to see His kingdom come in the area of life we have been given to steward! Remember, we are made in the image and likeness of the ultimate Dreamer. So what a...
Apr 17, 2023•43 min
This is the story of Easter according to Scripture. When we begin to grasp how much Jesus did for us, it changes everything! The story of Easter is good news; the good news of who Jesus is and what Jesus did. He came to show us who the Father is and what life in the kingdom is all about. He came to show us what it looks like to be fully alive, and how to live in complete freedom. All these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may ha...
Apr 09, 2023•36 min
Identity determines behavior; who you are determines what you do, and a changed identity changes how we live. Religion is focused on changing how people behave, but God cares about changing what people believe. In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that to believe something is to act as if it were so. Our behaviors will always reveal what we truly believe. Do you just say you believe you are free, or do you act as if it's so? Once we actually believe that we have a restored identity, a ...
Mar 27, 2023•44 min
Hope can't be contained, and hope is on the move! In this message, we hear stories of hope! Stories about kids, students, young adults, business leaders, parents, firefighters, and more — people of the kingdom that are carrying the hope of Jesus into every area of life. Life-change is happening, and God is working through hope carriers. We know that the church doesn't have a mission; the mission has a church! So, what about you? What story is God writing in your life, and who are you going to sh...
Mar 20, 2023•35 min
When was the last time you felt at rest? When was the last time you felt at peace? In this experience, we take time to mediate on God's word, worship God, experience peace, and take communion together. Scripture is one of the ways the Father shows us who He is, how much He loves us, and how good He is to us. The "Peace (Spoken Scriptures)" track is designed to help remind you of God's truth. What would it look like to create space to stop and rest in the goodness of God wherever you are? Thank Y...
Mar 20, 2023•53 min
Sometimes a moment of silence to listen to what God's saying can tell us more than 100 hours of speaking. Anyone who wants to be great at something – whether it's music, sports, or following Jesus – must first learn how to practice. In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that hope carriers practice what they've been taught. Hope carriers hear and obey; they listen and respond. If we don't put what we hear from God into practice, we are choosing foolishness. What's the Holy Spirit been sa...
Mar 06, 2023•31 min
In Jesus, we receive God's grace, experience His presence, and release His kingdom. Jesus restores our identity, reconciles our relationship, and redeems our purpose. This is the gospel of the kingdom of God, and it all starts with grace. In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that, through the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, we are now dead to sin and alive to grace. Sin no longer has the highest influence over our lives! So, how do you know if you're growing in grace? Identit...
Feb 27, 2023•47 min
What is the normal Christian life? In Acts 3, people were astonished by the power and godliness of Peter and John as they performed miracles and carried hope in the name of Jesus. But why were the people surprised? In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that when we surrender our will to Jesus, power and godliness are the result. That is the normal Christian life! When we obey God, we get to experience more of Him. When Peter and John healed in Jesus' name, they obeyed and surrendered th...
Feb 20, 2023•42 min
In John 17, Jesus tells the disciples His prayer for us: that we would be in the world, but not of the world. In other words, He prays that we would be hope carriers! We carry hope by bringing the kingdom of God into the world around us. But what is the kingdom? In this message, Pastor John Stickl teaches us that God's kingdom is His rule and reign; it's wherever His will is done. God's will is discovered through what He says and what He does. When we submit and surrender our own will, and align...
Feb 13, 2023•43 min
To become a hope carrier, we need a vision, a foundation, to practice, and a life-giving community. In this message, Pastor John Stickl helps us build a deeper foundation by sharing further commentary on Week's 2 message, "Garden City." A hope carrier is a disciple of Jesus living on mission to change their world. Which means, if we're ever going to be a hope carrier, we have to first know what the mission is. We're not in a rush, and we don't want to move too quickly past what God is telling us...
Feb 06, 2023•50 min
We were created to work... and that's a very good thing! Ever since the beginning, God has called and commissioned us to do good work. Work is in the fabric and fiber of who we were created to be! When Adam fell, it changed the way we saw work. But what we lost in the garden, Jesus restored for us! We're not supposed to work to become anyone or achieve anything; we work because we are God's good work, and we have been empowered by Him to bring His rule and reign — His kingdom come — to all the a...
Jan 30, 2023•48 min
