At some point in our lives we all get labeled by others, and some of us carry those labels until the day we die. Once applied, labels are hard to remove. They become self-fulfilling prophecies that affect how we live our lives. Jabez, from birth, was called “pain” but he didn't let this label direct his life. Instead, he asked God to give him a life contrary to his label. Let God give you a life that lets you live contrary to the negative labels that have been applied to you.

How do church leaders respond when they are tired of fighting for the church? In this session, Gary Wilkerson discusses the passage in Matthew 4 where Christ fasts for 40 days then is tempted by the devil. He addresses the questions of “What kinds of temptations will leaders experience while they are at the head of a church or ministry? How do pastors experience a passion for God where they do not grow weary of doing good?” Gary points to where scripture addresses these issues and directs leaders to God’s heart for his church.

Sometimes our convictions from the Spirit are turned into uncertain questions in the middle of trials. In this session, Tim Dilena examines John the Baptist’s declaration “Here is the Lamb of God!” which turned into a question about if Jesus was the Messiah after John was put in prison. God loves when his children are honest with him about their fears and doubts, and he wants to straighten our question marks into exclamations once again.

Do we need deeper levels of the Spirit in order to be a successful Christian and powerfully share the gospel? This week, Joshua West discusses what it means to have the power of the Spirit in ourselves. He explores what it means to grow stagnate in our faith, how to focus our calling and mission, and what exactly the Apostle Paul meant when he commanded Timothy to 'be strengthened by the grace' in Christ. Grace has power to sustain God's children as they do battle against evil in a dark world.

Have you ever begged God to do something quickly? In this sermon, Gary Wilkerson explores how we respond to God when he moves so slowly that we wonder if he will ever act or when the Lord so fast that we struggle to believe that it's him. We expect God to act on our timeline, addressing the needs we think are a top priority, but our Father often has other ideas. He wants to press us like olive oil until we are spiritually refined, and a significant part of that is learning to trust God's timelines.

What do we do in the face of preachers that go against the very plain teaching of scripture? How do we handle being discouraged by problems in the church? In this study of 2 Timothy, Joshua West discusses what exactly the Apostle Paul meant when he commanded his young protégé to 'guard the good deposit.' Every believe must work hard to hold fast to our faith while opposed by very real opposition and problems.

My Christians are familiar with the biblical concept of repentance, but none of us truly understands how deeply God wants our repentance to go. This week, John Bailey preaches on the depth of transformation that Christ wants to carry out in our hearts and minds. God's ways conflict with our ideas and decisions far more than we realize, and aligning ourselves to the mind of Christ will require our flesh to die in ways we have never imagined. The reward, however, is so great that we dare not overlook the importance of repentance in our walk with God.

How often do you allow your identity to become wrapped up in accomplishments or work? In this sermon, Gary Wilkerson discusses how our misplaced identities haunt our Christian walk with God. Satan tempted Jesus to place his identity in things other than who God said he was; Jesus did not fall for this temptation, but we often do. How do we reset our identity in God's definition of who we are and how we are valued? Fortunately, the Apostle Paul points us to a clear answer in his letters to the early church.

How does the law fill the church, and how is both hurting us and yet urgently important to our faith? In this sermon, Gary Wilkerson talks about how we exhaust ourselves trying to obey all of the rules in the Bible so we live a righteous life. The reaction can sometimes be to discard all of God's laws and claim only his grace, but Gary points out that the law serves an important purpose in directing us to the Lord's grace.