Jesus Culture Sacramento Message of the Week

We are made in the image of a Father who values celebration! Just like we see in the story of the prodigal son, the act of celebration is part of His character. It is incredibly powerful, not only for the person being celebrated but for those who are choosing to celebrate. This week at JC Sacramento we are continuing our series, The Church I See. Listen in as Pastor Zack Curry reminds us that we are all called to love and celebrate one another. This message will challenge you to celebrate!

This Sunday our friend, Efrem Smith of Bayside Midtown Sacramento, shared a powerful message on what we, as the collective church, are called to. In a broken world, we are each called to rise up and share the power of His reconciliation. No matter your circumstances, you are called to rise up and demonstrate His love, truth, hope and peace to the world. This is a timely message that you won’t want to miss! Pastor Efrem Smith is an internationally recognized leader who consults on issues of multi-ethnicity, leadership and community development. Pastor Smith is the former president and CEO of World Impact, an urban mission, church planting and leadership-development organization. He is the current co-lead Pastor of Bayside Church, Midtown and the author of several books. P.S. Efrem’s latest book, Killing Us Softly, is available now and we know you’ll love it.

The church is a family, not a business. How you see something determines how you interact with it; and we are all called to engage in the church community. When Jesus said that He came to earth to serve, He also called us to live as He did. Throughout His life He not only taught on the importance of servanthood but displayed it in every area of His life. This week at JC Sacramento we are continuing our series, The Church I See. Listen in as Pastor Banning Liebscher reminds us that we are all called to serve, just like we would contribute at a family gathering. This message will challenge you to take a closer look at how you are viewing yourself and the church!

We are not called to have a casual relationship with Scripture; we are called to submit to Scripture as the final authority in our lives. For many, the word submit feels like a restrictive term but in reality, God calls us to submit so that we can experience freedom. The foundation you build your life upon matters and the truth of Scripture is the only solid foundation. This week at JC Sacramento we are continuing our series, The Church I See. Listen in as Pastor Banning Liebscher reminds us of the guard rails we all need to have in our lives: His Word. This message will give you a fresh perspective on what living a life of freedom with Him can truly look like!

We, as the collective Church, are living in the greatest harvest in human history. What our world might see as chaos, dysfunction, pain and hopelessness, Jesus see’s as a ripe harvest. Honestly, we have all probably looked at the headlines and felt defeated. However, we are the solution! Listen as our good friend and guest speaker, Andy Byrd encourages us to move towards others in adoptive love while saying, “I may not be the cause of your pain, but I will be apart of your redemptive future.” This is one that you won’t want to miss.

The Christian life is one where we should consistently see impossible things bow at the knee to Jesus. Throughout His time here on earth, Jesus’ life boldly revealed that our God is a God of miracles! He also made clear that we, the collective Church, were to continue this pursuit of radical faith throughout our own lives. This week at JC Sacramento we are continuing our series, The Church I See. Listen in as Pastor Banning Liebscher takes us through one of our core values as a community: faith. This message will leave you feeling challenged to take up this mantle of radical faith in your own life and community!

This past Sunday, our very own SeaJay Liebscher, gave a powerful word on authenticity. Living an authentic life is, first and foremost, rooted in the Word. This is because apart from the Word, we cannot truly know ourselves. The reality many of us live in is unspoken comparisons. Our filter of life is not always seen through who God has created us to be, but rather, in constant comparison. Listen and be encouraged as SeaJay unpacks the truth of living an authentic life and being who God has created you to be.

God’s heart for His church is a unified, generational church. The call on each of our lives is deeply tied to each generation being connected and standing together. Listen to this message by Pastor Banning Liebscher as he takes us through what it means to not just connect our generations, but learn to value and honor each other. Whether you are a part of the Baby Boomer, Gen X, Millennial or Gen Z generation, let’s be a people who are humble and say, “I will move towards you even if you don’t move towards me”.

Inside all of us is an ember of hope that ignites our faith. The only way we can move in faith is by being connected to hope in our lives. When you look at your future, your finances, or your relationships do you have a confident expectation of health and goodness in those areas? If we are honest, many of us look at the future with dread, worry, or confusion. There is a war over hope in our lives! Listen in as Pastor Banning Liebscher encourages us to anchor our hope back into God. God is always faithful!

On this week’s episode, Banning continues “The Church I See” series with a message on being radically generous. His message reminded us how generous our Father is! We have the example of Jesus to look to as we carry out our mission here on earth. Jesus came to perfectly represent and reveal the Father to the world, and we are called to do the exact same thing. The key to living a blessed life is by being radically generous and stewarding what God has given us well. Ultimately, our lives should reflect the Father’s heart so that when people encounter us they encounter Him!