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Ever lie awake replaying one critical comment while forgetting twenty kind ones? In this message from our Invitation to Joy series, Pastor Jacob walks through Philippians 4:6–9 and teaches the "joyful three-step," a practical way to respond when worry shows up and your thoughts start runn…

Worry comes for all of us: the diagnosis, the bills, the kid making choices we don't get a vote on anymore. But worry isn't our only option. Continuing our "Invitation to Joy" series in Philippians, this message looks at Philippians 4:6–7, written by Paul from a prison cell with…

Joy is something you choose. In this message from our Invitation to Joy series through Philippians, Pastor Jacob unpacks Philippians 4:4-5 and shows why Paul could write "rejoice in the Lord always" from a Roman prison cell. Jacob explores three reasons we can choose joy. Learn how to ref…

Conflict is unavoidable, but it doesn't have to steal your joy. In this message from our Invitation to Joy series through Philippians, Pastor Jacob looks at Philippians 4:2-3, where Paul urges two faithful women in the Philippian church to settle their disagreement. Learn why the church has ne…

Pastor Jacob continues our Philippians series, An Invitation to Joy, with a message on legacy, faithfulness, and what actually lasts. Drawing from Philippians 4:1, where Paul, writing from a Roman prison, calls the church his joy and crown, this message asks a question worth dwelling on: what will …

Pastor Jacob continues the Invitation to Joy series with a message on Philippians 3 and what it actually means to be a citizen of heaven. Writing from a Roman prison to a Roman colony, Paul told the Philippians to stop living like they belonged somewhere they didn't. That same challenge applie…

What do you do when life makes you want to give up? Pastor Jacob continues the An Invitation to Joy series with a message from Philippians 3, where the Apostle Paul—writing from a Roman prison while awaiting trial—chooses joy in the middle of the struggle. This message unpacks what it means to pres…

In part two of Salt and Light, we look at what it really means to be a witness: not megaphones and street corners, not having every answer, just telling people the night-and-day difference God has made in your life. You'll get a practical playbook for everyday faith and a reminder that changin…

What does it really look like to share your faith with the people around you? In Part 1 of the Salt & Light series, Pastor Jacob gives four reasons why we share our faith. This message unpacks what it means to be salt that brings out the God-flavors of the earth and light that finds the darkest…