Jesus Culture Sacramento Message of the Week

What we do in this life matters greatly for eternity. Pastor Banning reminds us that success is not determined by short term accomplishments. Kingdom success is determined by our faithfulness and obedience in this life.

Pastor Banning leads our church into a powerful morning of prayer, and reminds us that when we face disappointment and encounter loss, we can either draw away from God, or move towards Him. God wants us to come to Him with our anger, confusion, sadness, disappointment, and frustration. We cannot allow unanswered questions to diminish or take away from the reality of God’s will and goodness.

Hope is the bridge from our present reality to our eternal destination. Pastor Becky Johnson encourages us that living in hope is not ignoring our current circumstances, but rather, anchoring ourselves to Jesus and looking for the inevitable goodness of God to show up in our lives. Hope is an active mindset, and a powerful place to pray and believe from.

Michael Brodeur, co-founder and CEO of Pastor’s Coach and of Destiny Finder, shares with our church family about the importance of tending to the garden of our heart. Life flows from our hearts, and because of that it is necessary to guard our hearts from anything that would pollute or dilute its strength. In order to do so, we must tend to the soil of our hearts and be aware of the seeds we are planting- what we see, read, watch, and how we are taking care of them. Our roots must be deeply rooted in the Word of God.

Pastor Banning Liebscher is joined by Michael Brodeur and Elizabeth Woning to discuss God’s original design for sexuality, why it is important for believers to understand His design, and why sexuality matters to God. Michael Brodeur is the co-founder and CEO of Pastor’s Coach and of Destiny Finder, and Elizabeth Woning is the co-founder of Equipped to Love, a ministry seeking to serve and equip those impacted by homosexuality, and CHANGED, a network of men and women who have walked away from LGBTQ identity.

Our Jesus Culture Sacramento community takes the morning to honor father’s by discussing what it means to be a father, the battles father’s must overcome, the sacrifice required, and how men carry a standard of love in their homes. Cody Williams hosts a panel of fathers from our community that includes Ben Serpell, Mike Horn, Mark Hemington, and Ethan Kastello.

Pastor Banning continues his message on faith for revival by teaching us the practicals of guarding out hearts. Our heart is our responsibility, so in order to guard it effectively, we must know God’s intention for our heart, and how He instructs us to protect them. When we learn to guard our hearts, we feed our faith, and speak and give hope liberally to others.

How do we stay in a place of faith when we are surrounded by evil and darkness is increasing? Pastor Banning addresses the question we’ve all been asking, by reminding us that our first priority is to guard our hearts. The enemy comes to weigh our hearts down, but the more time we spend building our hearts up in the Word of God, and protecting what comes in, the stronger our faith will be!

There is always a temptation to settle for less than God’s best when we are worn out and tired, but in the midst of these seasons, there is also an invitation from God to press into His promises over our lives, circumstances, and communities. Pastor Banning challenges us to becomes prisoners of promise by not settling for what is, but instead, crying out for more of God, and refusing to settle for anything less than what God has promised. Are there areas in your life where you’ve settled for less than God’s best?

Our revelation of God as a Father, and our understanding of Jesus as a friend, is the key to being a believer that prays bold prayers. Pastor Banning Liebscher encourages us to live a life that refuses to settle for anything less than what Jesus died to give us. We are called to live a life of peace, abundance, love, and power, not one that adjusts to brokenness, or settles for compromise.