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This Sunday Lauren challenged us to look inside when we're facing life storms. When we focus on Jesus & not our internal noise or outside circumstances, we can have peace in the midst of the storm.

Pastor Tyler challenged us to look at our lives and ask ourselves if we are following Jesus at a distance. We saw how Peter's denial of Jesus, wasn't his destiny. Rather, Jesus restored Peter's relationship, his responsibility, and his road & will do the same for you.

This Sunday in Week one of Wipeout, we discovered how David’s story reminds us that you can avoid taking responsibility, but you can never avoid its consequences. His fall didn’t happen all at once it came in waves. Learning to recognize those waves helps us stand firm, stay honest, and return to God when we fall, avoiding a wipeout.

Pastor Buddy closed out Octagon with a message encouraging us all to take care of the kid within. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can heal from childlhood wounds & find freedom in Christ.

Pastor Leo shared how Moses' life and our lives have distinct phases and how God works to grow us and form us into who he's created us to be.

Pastor Buddy challenged and encouraged the Men of the House by identifying that men are fighters & need to know who & what they are fighting for. Every man does better when he drops the mask, finds other men to sharpen him, and carries another brother.

Baseball legend, Darryl Strawberry, shared the importance of staying connected to the vine, Jesus, knowing the schemes of the enemy, & finding our hope and healing in Christ alone.

Pastor Caleb started Octagon with an encouraging and challening Word reminding us all that we're in a fight. And we can win the fight when we use God's plan, not our own.

As we pause this Memorial Day to honor the lives of the courageous men & women who fought to give us freedom, let's also take time to reflect on the value of honor. Honor is a biblical principle and although not prevelant in our current culture, one God values and is life changing.

During part 3 of "InfluenceHers," Stephanie encouraged us to live with a spirit of gratitude & wholeness, not just healing by expressing our gratitude, not letting the uncommon become common & turning around when needed.

During InfluenceHERS part 2, Lauren encouraged and challenged both men and women with a powerful story about how to identify different seasons and how to navigate through them.

Pastor started off, "InfluenceHers," with the message, "Envy of Eve," and how the enemy has been attacking women's identity since the beginning of time. Despite cultural influence on women's identity, the Word reveals how Jesus continually elevated and respected women, clears the confusion, and reveals women's true identity in Christ.

Guest speaker, Pastor Josh, challenged us to see ourselves through the lens of being Chosen by God, and not the lens of a victim or orphan. This week, seek Holy Spirit to reveal to you the lens you may be viewing your life through, and ask Him to give you the lens of a, "Chosen," son or daughter of God.

Life has a way of placing us “in the middle”—not where we used to be, but not yet where we
hoped to be. The middle is often the hardest part of the journey. Even Jesus experienced the
middle as He hung on the cross—suspended between earth and heaven, between His destiny
and ours.

This Sunday, Pastor shared a creative & transforming message about praising God before the breakthrough or the victory and how praise ultimately affects us.