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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This message walks through and challenges the way we typically view the resurrection story. Instead of just revisiting a familiar moment, it asks a deeper question that every person has to answer for themselves.

What do you do with the empty tomb?

Looking at Mary Magdalene’s journey to the tomb, we see what it means to follow Jesus before clarity, before answers, and even before things make sense. She simply takes the next step. No plan, no certainty, just faith in motion. And when she arrives, she finds that God has already done what she never could.

What if the most important things Jesus ever said weren’t preached to crowds… but spoken on a walk?

In this message, we step into the space between the Last Supper and the Garden of Gethsemane, a short walk most people overlook, but one where Jesus delivers some of His most powerful and personal teaching.

John 15 and 16 weren’t given from a stage. They were spoken in motion, in relationship, in the quiet tension of what was coming next.

And that changes how we hear them.

Because this is not just theology, it’s what it actually looks like to walk with Jesus in real life.

In this message, we explore:

• What it means to stay connected to Jesus, not just visit Him occasionally

• How your life begins to change from the inside out when you walk with Him

• Why your prayers, desires, and relationships start to look different

• The kind of fruit you can’t manufacture—but God produces in you

• How following Jesus will sometimes set you apart from the world around you

If you’ve ever heard phrases like “walk with Jesus” or “relationship not religion” but wondered what that actually means… this message puts language to it in a real, practical way.

This isn’t about doing more for God.

It’s about staying connected to Him—and letting that connection change everything.

Most of us have read Matthew 26:30 and moved on. “They sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.”

But what if that moment holds more than we’ve ever seen?

What if Jesus wasn’t just singing…

but declaring something He was about to live?

In this message, we look again at the final moments of the Last Supper and uncover something that changes the way we approach everyday life. Because if Jesus sang truth on His way to suffering, maybe we were never meant to wait for breakthrough to start declaring God’s Word.

This message will challenge how you walk into work, hard conversations, doctor visits, and even the quiet moments no one sees. Because you are always on the way to something… and what you say on the way matters more than you think.

If you’ve ever wondered how to actually live out your faith in real life, this is one of those messages that sticks with you.

There’s a strange thing that happens with stories we’ve heard our whole lives.

We stop seeing them.

The Last Supper is one of those moments. We know the bread, the cup, the table. But what if we’ve been standing too far back to actually see what’s happening?

In this message, we slow down and step back into the room. Not just to remember what Jesus said, but to understand what He was doing. From the Passover that started 1400 years earlier to the quiet way He led His disciples, to the moment He reframed the entire story around Himself.

This is not just about a meal.

It’s about how Jesus takes ordinary moments and fills them with eternal meaning.

It’s about how He still leads us in the same quiet, intentional ways today.

And it’s about realizing that what feels small in your life might be part of something far bigger than you can see.

If Easter has ever felt familiar, this is an invitation to look again.

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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