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Where are you, God? | Larry Miller

Where Are You, God?

When life falls apart, it's one of the most honest questions we can ask: "Where are You, God?"

Whether you're facing loss, disappointment, unanswered prayers, sickness, or seasons where God feels distant, Scripture reminds us that His presence isn't determined by our circumstances.

In this powerful message, Larry shares personal stories of grief, doubt, healing, and renewed trust, while pointing us to the truth found in God's Word. Through the stories of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, Jesus' promise in John 16, and the faithfulness of God throughout life's hardest moments, we're reminded that there is no such thing as a God-forsaken place.

In this message you'll discover:
• Why disappointment can distort our view of God
• How unmet expectations affect our faith
• Where true peace is found in the middle of trouble
• What it means to trust God—even when we don't understand
• The hope of knowing that God is with us in every season

Faith | Pastor Curt Martin

Father's Day Q&A | Pastor Josh, Jake, and Alex Pennington

Passed Down | Faith, Family, & The Future

Our Hope Is Found In His Plan | Pastor Curt Martin

God's Carriers | Pastor Josh Pennington

The Greatest Of These Is Love | Pastor Curt Martin

What You Leave Behind | Ronnie Goodwin

From Wounds to Scars | Mother's Day

From Wounds to Scars | Why We Return to Old Patterns

Have you ever walked away from something… but still felt like you were in it?

In this message, we explore the tension between healing and reliving—why we often rehearse what God already released, and how that keeps us stuck in cycles we were meant to be free from.

Drawing from powerful truths in Psalm 147, Isaiah 43, 2 Corinthians 5, and Hebrews 12, this message unpacks:

• Why your mind can stay stuck in moments your body has left
• The signs you’re slipping back into an old identity
• How unhealthy relationships can pull you backward
• Why unforgiveness, insecurity, and familiar patterns keep reopening wounds
• The truth about being a new creation—not improved, but transformed

You’ll also hear honest, personal reflection on navigating relationships that no longer align with who you’ve become—and how to protect the healing God has already done in your life.

Key Takeaway:
You didn’t lose your growth—you just stepped back into an old environment. And you don’t have to stay there.

If this message speaks to you, consider sharing it with someone who may need encouragement in their healing journey.

Redemption is Finished | Pastor Curt Martin

From Wounds to Scars | Stop Reopening What God Has Healed

Approval Optional | Approval or Assignment

A Pattern We Should Follow | Pastor Curt Martin

Approval Optional | When Obedience Offends

Some believers quietly believe this:
“If I obey God correctly, everyone will understand.”

But the New Testament shows something very different.

In Acts 5, the apostles obeyed God faithfully—and the result wasn’t approval. It was anger, opposition, and threats of death. Their obedience didn’t calm the room. It exposed the room.

Many believers fall into a quiet trap:

Fear of offense → fear of man → people-pleasing → compromised obedience

If avoiding offense becomes your highest value, obedience will eventually become the collateral damage.

In this message we explore how Scripture helps us properly understand offense and why obedience to God will sometimes disturb systems built on pride, control, or personal preference.

You’ll also learn the difference between:

• Offense caused by sin or harshness
• Offense caused by truth
• Offense caused by the gospel
• Offense caused by personal preference

Jesus Himself offended people simply by telling the truth—and He did not withdraw the truth to keep peace.

Truth doesn’t always feel like love in the moment, but love refuses to abandon the truth.

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Approval Optional | The Cost of Unwillingness is unnecessary delay in God’s purposes

Approval Optional | Approval Costs Too Much

Approval costs too much.

Many of us learned early how to keep everyone comfortable. We learned which version of ourselves kept the peace. Which tone worked. Which posture helped us fit in. We didn’t mean to become performers — we just wanted to be accepted.

But when image management begins driving your life, integrity slowly becomes negotiable.

In Acts 5, Ananias and Sapphira didn’t fall because they lacked generosity. They fell because they wanted the appearance of surrender more than the reality of surrender. The issue wasn’t the amount. It was the image.

People-pleasing may look harmless, even spiritual at times. But underneath it creates:
• A public self
• A private self
• And a divided heart

And spiritual power cannot flow through divided hearts.

In this message, we unpack:
• How people-pleasing quietly produces fear and hypocrisy
• The hidden internal conflict image management creates
• Why fear-driven obedience always multiplies fear
• Signs approval may be driving your life
• How the Holy Spirit gently invites us into freedom

This message is personal. It’s not about shame. It’s about freedom.

Some of the most exhausting bondage in the Christian life isn’t open rebellion — it’s quiet performance.

Today, by the grace of God, you can stop paying a price He never asked you to pay.

Approval is optional.
Obedience is freedom.

The Acceleration Mandate | Pastor John Nuzzo

Unimpressive → Unmistakable | Week 3: The People That Last

Unimpressive → Unmistakable | Week 2: Training for Godliness

What does it really mean to train for godliness?

We live in a world that understands discipline, effort, and training when it comes to physical fitness, careers, and skills — yet often expect spiritual growth to happen automatically. In this message from 1 Timothy 4:7–10, we’re reminded that godliness doesn’t happen by accident. It is formed through habit, discipline, and intentional practice.

Godliness is more than belief — it’s reverent devotion lived out daily:
• Awareness of God’s presence
• Obedience to His voice
• Character shaped over time

In this message, we explore:

• What the Bible means by training (disciplined, repetitive, formative practice)

• Why spiritual growth requires effort, struggle, and perseverance

• The practical benefits of godliness: joy, peace, integrity, endurance, contentment, and faithfulness

• How spiritual habits shape who we are becoming

• Why following Jesus is not easier than mastering any other discipline — and why it’s worth it

Just as athletes, musicians, and professionals submit to years of training, Scripture calls us to submit our entire lives to a process that forms Christlike character. Growth takes time — but the payoff is eternal.