Jesus Culture Sacramento Message of the Week

This week at JC Sacramento, we’re starting a brand new series with Pastor Banning Liebscher called, The Church I See. We, the church, are called to advance the Kingdom and we can only accomplish that by walking in the apostolic and prophetic gifting through teaching, equipping and engaging the church family. Carrying the apostolic and prophetic means that we know whose we are and where we are going! Listen in as Banning kicks off the series by reminding us of our path collectively, as the church, and what that means for you personally. Join us over the next few weeks as we dive into the beauty of the church and what it is called to. You won’t want to miss this first week of the series, The Church I See!

This week at JC Sacramento, we celebrate our fourth anniversary as a church with a very special guest and dear friend, Kris Vallotton. Kris is the Senior Associate Leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California and co-founder of Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM). Kris travels internationally to train and equip people to successfully fulfill their divine purpose. He’s a bestselling author, having written more than a dozen books and training manuals to help prepare believers for life in the kingdom. He also has a diverse background in business, counseling, consulting, pastoring and teaching, which gives him unique leadership insights and perspectives. Listen as Kris shares a powerfully prophetic message on what this next season holds for all of us and what could be stopping us from getting to the promised land. You won’t want to miss this message as he speaks into our church family and all that God has for us in the coming years!

This week at JC Sacramento, our very own Zack Curry tackles the topic of offense. Zack is the Executive Pastor at JC Sacramento and carries a powerful life message that will challenge you to begin living and loving more like Jesus. Throughout the New Testament, we see that in even the most painful of situations, Jesus remained unoffended and devoted to the Father. Offense often leads to the death of our calling by distracting us from our destinies; it is a lack of devotion and miss-stewardship. Listen in as Zack talks through how we are all called to live according to the Kingdom, even in the midst of a society that often celebrates offense. This is a timely message that you won’t want to miss!

As we continue our Summer of Jesus series here at JC Sacramento, Banning Liebscher talks through one of the main characteristics that Jesus displayed during His time here on earth: discipleship. In Jesus’ Great Commision to us all, He calls us to live as He lives. His value for individuals was apparent in the way that He consistently poured Himself into the twelve disciples. We’ve learned that here is a level of maturity that can only happen within community; you can teach thousands but you cannot disciple more than a handful. Living that lifestyle of discipleship is as simple as sharing your life with others. Listen as Banning reminds us that the greatest investment you will ever make is in people. This message will challenge you to ask the Lord who you are investing in, and who is investing in you.

This week at JC Sacramento, our Youth Pastor Becky Johnson shared a powerful message on the topic of intimacy. Becky’s life message is incredibly powerful and relatable. Listen as she reminds us that we, as children of God, do not work FOR love but instead, work FROM love We all exist in a society that is quickly losing its ability to live in true intimacy. The culture of this world teaches us that our worth directly correlates with what we do but we, as children of God, are all called to live in intimacy and love. By walking us through the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10, Becky teaches that when we don’t value intimacy with the Lord we will find ourselves investing time in things that don’t truly matter. This challenging message is one that you won’t want to miss!

How do we walk in peace when we live in a world that feeds anxiety, fear and insecurities? In this message, Banning Liebscher remind us that though we may live in this world, our home is in Christ. We can be confident in Jesus because He is our peace! Listen in as Banning urges us to press into the truth of where our peace is to be found: only in Him! No matter the trials we face, we can always stop, assess and retreat to that place of safety and peace in Christ. This is the lifestyle we are called to live as children of God.

This Sunday our friend, speaker and author, John Bevere of Messenger International shares on spiritual kryptonite and the power of repentance. John and his wife Lisa, are the founders of Messenger International, an organization committed to developing uncompromising followers of Christ who transform their world. John’s bold and uncompromising approach to the word of God, and his own testimony, will provoke and challenge your heart. His message on repentance is so timely for the Church today and positions believers to know God intimately and live empowered by His grace. This is one that you won’t want to miss! P.S. John’s book Killing Kryptonite is available now. (you’ll love it.)

This week at JC Sacramento, we continue our Summer of Jesus series with Banning Liebscher. Using the story of the disciple Peter’s life, Banning reminds us that no matter what we do, Jesus remains faithful because that is who He is. So many of us have disqualified ourselves because we think we’re too “messy” for God to truly use. But the good news is, His faithfulness does not depend upon your faith or works! He remains the same, in every situation, because everything else is irrelevant to His deep love and faithfulness for us. When we begin to understand that there is nothing we could possibly do to change who He is, we will not only see Him more clearly but we will begin to see ourselves and the people around us more clearly. This is a message filled with the love and faithfulness of God and you won’t want to miss it!

This week at JC Sacramento, Micah from YWAM shares a powerful message through testimonies of people encountering Jesus through the radical faith of others. We all have access to a faith and confidence that is firmly planted in the grace and forgiveness of God. As sons and daughters, we get to show the world what Jesus is really like! Listen in as Micah stirs up faith by looking to the story of the women who anointed Jesus in Luke chapter seven. After this message you’ll be moved to not just stand by and watch but do something right alongside Him!

As we continue our Summer of Jesus here at JC Sacramento, Banning Liebscher shares an extremely practical and challenging message on how we can all see Him more clearly: turning to the scriptures. If we can see Jesus more clearly, we will love Him more completely.  God has given us an incredible tool that will allow us to gain fresh revelation each and every time we turn to it!  Jesus is longing to reveal Himself to you in a new and fresh way. Banning reminds us all that in any relationship the desire to “get to know” should never dissipate.  This is true especially with our relationship with the Lord! Whether you’ve known Him your whole life or just recently met the Lord, we wholeheartedly believe that practicing this daily act of discipline will cause us to continually grow in Him.  This is a timely message for the church that you won’t want to miss!