Are you tired of fighting the same battles in your relationships? In this powerful message from Pastor James, we dive into James chapter 4 to uncover why so many conflicts begin within—and how Christ offers the peace, healing, and grace to restore every relationship in your life.

You’ll learn:
🔥 Why conflict starts in your heart before it shows up in your relationships
💔 How pride, control, and divided affections destroy peace
🙌 How surrendering to Christ brings healing and harmony
💡 Why God’s grace only flows to the humble

This message will challenge and transform how you approach every relationship—from your marriage to your friendships to your faith.

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Vision Sunday is here—Reach 269 is our faith in motion to reach every person, every home, every story in our area code with the Gospel. (James 2) We’re celebrating what God has done and preparing for what He’s about to do.

This year we’ve witnessed 1,412 salvations and 241 baptisms—lives changed, families restored, people set free.

What is Reach 269?

A four-part vision to extend the reach, change lives, and expand the Kingdom:
• Campus One — upgrade spaces, tech, and environments across Battle Creek, Fulton, and St. Joe so every Sunday experience is welcoming and life-giving.
• Digital Reach — invest in livestream and broadcast so our “new front door” clearly shares the Gospel before guests ever visit in person.
• Serve Our City — strategic partnerships and high-impact community projects that move beyond bark and paint to lasting transformation.
• Positioned for More — aggressively pay down debt (Hope House is paid off!) to accelerate ministry and future expansion.

Why vision? “Where there is no vision, people perish.” (Proverbs 29:18) Vision keeps us moving toward the end we know is coming—Jesus is returning—and that changes how we live today.

James teaches that faith without works is dead. Reach 269 is our faith taking action—preparing for the harvest by plowing, planting, and trusting God to move.

Be part of it

Pray. Serve. Give. Ask, “Lord, what’s my part?” And join us for the Reach 269 Special Offering on Sunday, December 7—100% goes to these initiatives to create greater impact in 2026.

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Your words carry more power than you think.
In this message from the Devoted Series, Pastor James unpacks James 3—showing how our tongues can build or destroy, bless or curse, and how learning to control our words can change the entire direction of our lives.

You’ll learn:

Why your tongue is like a thermostat, setting the temperature of your heart and home

How faith is activated by what you say, not just what you believe

How to speak life over your relationships, work, and emotions

The key to maturing in Christ by letting the Holy Spirit guide your words

📖 Scripture Focus: James 3:1–12, Proverbs 18:21, Mark 11:23

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What happens when we see people through the wrong lens?
In James 2, the Bible confronts favoritism—not just in seating charts but in our hearts. Pastor [Name] unpacks how grace levels the ground, mercy triumphs over judgment, and why the world doesn’t need another divided church—it needs a united one.

🔹 Learn why “the only cause that can bring us together is the cross.”
🔹 Discover how faith that sees becomes faith that serves.
🔹 Find out what it really means to “choose the cross” when the world says “choose a side.”

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We just celebrated 46 salvations—God is moving! In this message from our “Life Under Pressure” series, we open James 1:2–8 to learn how to face “trials of many kinds” with joy, grow perseverance, and ask God for wisdom without doubting. You’ll discover why trials don’t have to break you—they can build you, how “wisdom turns pain into purpose,” and how to anchor your faith so you’re not “blown and tossed by the wind.”

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What does real faith look like? In Part 1 of our Book of James series, Pastor James shows why James 1:22–25 calls us to be doers, not hearers—and how looking into God’s “mirror” moves us from an orphan mindset to living as sons and daughters. Learn how faith (the seed) naturally produces fruit (our works), and why this letter speaks powerfully to our chaotic, polarized moment.

In this message, you’ll discover:

Why James and Paul don’t contradict—root vs. fruit of salvation

The identity shift: from orphan spirit to beloved child

Practical next steps to actually live what you’re learning

Key Scriptures: James 1:22–25; Ephesians 2:8–9

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This message dives into Luke 15 and reframes the Prodigal Son by putting the spotlight on the Father’s house—how churches cultivate a spirit of return that welcomes sons and daughters home. Pastor shares three heartbeat themes: reaching the lost, equipping pastors, and loving the local church. You’ll hear why expectation matters (the Father watching the road and preparing the fatted calf), how serving and generosity build a home that prodigals can return to, and what celebration looks like when people come back to God.

What you’ll learn:

Why the local church is God’s “lost & found” for the world (Luke 15: the lost coin, lost sheep, and lost son)

The shift from “my house” to His house—and how that reshapes culture

How an expectant heart prepares the house (fatted calf = preparation)

The difference between repentance and bringing old lifestyles into the Father’s house

Why serving, small groups, and generosity create space for salvation, healing, and celebration

The older brother mindset vs. grace that doesn’t keep score

Real-life impact: when someone flushes a bag of drugs because they’re done with the pigpen, heaven throws a party

If you’re praying for a prodigal—or you are one—this message will help you see how the Father runs to meet us and why the church must be ready every Sunday with expectation, service, and celebration.

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📖 Scripture: Luke 15 (Prodigal Son, Lost Sheep, Lost Coin)

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Are you living by the world’s money rules—or God’s? In this message, we unpack Jesus’ warning: “You can’t serve God and mammon” (Matthew 6:24). You’ll see why mammon is a spiritual rival, how tithing and generosity break its grip, and what it means to store treasure in heaven (Matt 6:19–21). We’ll look at Malachi 3:10 (“Test Me in this”), the widow’s offering, and Cornelius’ gifts—clear signs that God sees sacrificial giving and shapes our hearts through it.
You’ll learn: how to put God first in your finances, practical steps to walk in Kingdom peace, and how giving re-aims your heart toward eternal things.

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