Jesus Culture Sacramento Message of the Week

Gratitude breaks chains and opens prison doors. Whether we are in a season of warfare and hardships, or breakthrough and satisfaction, Pastor Becky Johnson calls us to be people that choose to remember God’s faithfulness, and declare our thankfulness to Him in all circumstances. Continued freedom in our lives is directly connected to our ability to be grateful.

There is a harvest coming, and it will require every believer to be engaged in discipleship. Pastor Banning Liebscher reminds us that in a world of sin, darkness, and empty promises of fulfillment, the love and salvation of Jesus is the most attractive thing. We must be ready for those that will enter the family of God. Do we have a strong enough discipleship culture to equip new believers, or will our nets break?

When we go through times of frustration, confusion, and stumbling, it’s often not due to the season we are in, but our lack of preparation leading up to it. Pastor Banning reminds us that in order to partner with God in different seasons of our lives, we must be aware of what he is doing and saying to us. When God speaks, He’s inviting you to respond to Him. What should our response to Him be?

We live in a heightened state of busyness and activity, but God created us with a need for rest. Pastor Becky Johnson teaches us about the concept of sabbath rest. The definition of rest throughout the Bible means both to cease working, and to settle and dwell. In order for us to dwell with God, we must cease with God. Often sabbath is inconvenient and requires intentionality because it’s an invitation to rest and remember our covenant with God, instead of work harder to get more.

The Kingdom of God is about timing, but God’s timing is vastly different than ours. Pastor Paul Geerling, Senior Pastor of iSEE CHURCH in Brisbane, Australia, speaks to our church community about the importance of trusting God’s timing and process in our lives. God does not waste our past, is doing things in our current season, and everything we do now is preparation for our future destiny.

The testimonies of God reveal His heart for us and others. Pastor Banning reminds us that everything God is, and all He has for us, can be found in Jesus. God is a giver and does not show favoritism. What He does in someone else’s life, He is also willing and able to do in our own lives.

Faith attracts Heaven, activates our partnership with God, and looks like something. Pastor Banning teaches us that as believers, God invites us to partner with Him in His plans and purposes. Our belief in God’s word is revealed in how we prepare of its fulfillment. We have to adjust our lives to prepare for what God is saying.

What are you looking for, or expecting God to do this year? Benny Perez, lead pastor of ChurchLV in Las Vegas, Nevada, shares a message on the power of remembering and letting go of your past, not reliving it. We are invited to trust God into our future, not try and get what God has for us in our own way. God works by our expectation of Him.

Do we know what Jesus says, and are we basing how we live on those things? Pastor Banning Liebscher teaches us that being a disciple of Jesus means that we are committed to a lifelong journey of becoming like Him, and leading others on this journey as well. We cannot lead people to places that we have not gone, or are not going. We must allow Jesus to redefine how we live, think, and view things.

Phil Manginelli, Lead Pastor of The Square Church in Smyrna, Georgia, shares out of 1 Timothy 2 about being a people that lifts up holy hands. God is pouring out His presence and coming where He is wanted in this season, but we will be unable to receive what He is doing if we approach Him with hard, embittered hearts. We must choose to keep our hearts tender so that we can receive all that God is doing in humility and holiness.