Most people know the titles of Jesus. Savior. Messiah. Son of God. But far fewer actually know who He is. And that difference changes everything. In this message from the Grown-Up Christmas List series, we explore why Jesus did not arrive as a warrior, a ruler, or a distant God, but as a child who entered fully into our humanity. Through Isaiah 9 and the Christmas story, we uncover what it really means that God chose closeness over power and presence over performance.

This teaching also confronts the quiet fear many of us carry that following Jesus means losing control, freedom, or joy. Instead, we see a Savior who gives rather than takes, who carries what we were never meant to carry, and who invites us into a relationship, not just belief. If you have ever wondered whether Jesus actually understands your life, your pressure, or your pain, this message will help you see Him not just by His titles, but by His heart.

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Everyone feels the pull to live a life that actually matters, but most of us secretly wonder if we missed it, traded it, or waited too long. In this message we go back to the Christmas story and discover something surprising. The Wise Men were not chasing a mystical destiny. They were ordinary people who learned how to turn direction into purpose. Herod had position and power, yet missed the very thing he was searching for because fear sat on the throne of his life. Their contrast shows us why some people end up living with deep meaning and others never get there.

Life has a way of handing us things we never asked for. A diagnosis we did not expect, a responsibility we did not choose, a closed door we never saw coming. In the Christmas story, Joseph knows exactly what that feels like. His plans were interrupted, his future was rewritten, and yet Scripture still calls him a righteous man. In this message, we look at how Joseph responded when life delivered something he never signed up for, and how his response teaches us to walk with God through the unexpected moments in our own lives.

If you have ever woken up in a season you did not choose or wondered what to do with a weight that landed in your lap, this message will speak to you deeply. Joseph shows us how to stay close to God, how to honor people, how to rest instead of panic, how to avoid being controlled by our emotions, and how to speak life when everything around us feels uncertain. This is Week One of our Christmas series, My Grown Up Christmas List, and it may be the gift your heart needs today.

Ever been in a season where you whispered, “I don’t know if I can do this”? This message will speak right to that place.

In “IDK If I Can Do This,” Pastor Trevor Hersey shares how the value Jesus Won Absolute Victory means you can face anything. From moments of loss to everyday frustration, Trevor walks through Psalm 1, Colossians 2, and Romans 8 to show how Jesus didn’t just win the battle for your eternity, He gave you power and grace for everyday life. You’ll laugh, relate, and be reminded that God’s grace is the power source that lights up everything inside of you.

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In theory, ‘nothing is impossible’ sounds awesome. But when it’s about my life and my situation, and my struggle, and my mess? It feels a little harder to believe. In this message, we get real about what happens when that truth has to move from a verse we quote to something we actually cling to. Because our values are more than words on a wall. They’re a compass that quietly steers us and a currency we spend in every moment.

This message is all about what happens when faith gets personal and your values become a compass pointing back to Jesus. Because when your heart’s aligned with Him, even the impossible starts to move.

What if the miracle of following Jesus isn’t just about life after death but about life before it?

In a world obsessed with what happens after we die, Jesus turns the question around and asks how we’re really living before we die. In this message from John 6, Pastor Trevor Hersey shows how the feeding of the five thousand reveals the way Jesus invites us to live through generosity, serving, and witnessing. When we live at His pace and under His yoke, the ordinary moments of life start to look a lot like miracles.

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What do you do when you have prayed, believed, and kept showing up, but it still feels like you are losing? In this message, Pastor Trevor looks at the story of David and Goliath from a different angle. Instead of focusing on David’s victory, he looks at the Israelite soldiers who stood on the field day after day hearing the same taunts. For forty days, fear owned their mornings and evenings. But on day forty-one, God sent provision, presence, and victory walking toward them in the form of a shepherd boy carrying bread and cheese.

This message is for anyone who feels stuck in a season of forty, where life feels like constant testing, pruning, and process. You will see how God restores rhythm, brings provision for now and for what is ahead, and reminds us that He still wins every battle. Do not quit in your forty. Your forty-one is already on the way.

What’s the loudest voice in your head right now? For some, it’s brutal words like You’re worthless. You’ll never be enough. You don’t deserve love. For others, it’s lighter mantras like Just keep swimming. Do the next right thing. Progress, not perfection. But here’s the truth, whatever you keep repeating to yourself is shaping your life more than you realize. Studies say most of our daily thoughts lean negative, which means many of us are speaking defeat over our lives before we even face the battles outside of us.

In this message, we’re unpacking the difference between negative talk, good mantras, and the very best confessions of faith. We’ll step into real stories from scripture — David staring down Goliath, Hannah waiting in heartbreak, Job suffering without answers, and Jesus resisting temptation—and discover how their words became weapons of victory. You can survive by repeating mantras, or you can live by clinging to God’s promises. The question is, which confession will you hold onto?

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