Jesus Culture Sacramento Message of the Week

A praying church points prayer at others, not just themselves. Pastor Banning challenges us to be people that ask for prayer and give prayer constantly.

Human nature is to form pagan beliefs, and we do this often when we base God’s power on our experiences and what makes sense to us. Pastor Becky Johnson confronts us with the reality that when we detach from the truth of God, and begin to form beliefs that oppose Him, we cannot access all that He has for us. This leads to a distorted view of who He is.

You develop strength in seasons of hardship. Lisa Bevere, author, speaker, and Founder of Messenger International, shares a timely word about the importance of being people that pursue God whole heartedly, and don’t shy away from speaking truth in the midst of earthly trials.

God invites us to be cheerful and generous givers. Pastor Banning Liebscher teaches us that regular giving is a discipline that God invites us to develop in our lives, and is a counter cultural practice. Giving is one of the most radical things you can engage in on earth.

There’s something in each of us that wants to take the Bible literally, but often life and circumstances get in the way. Pastor Neil Smith, International Director of Planetshakers, encourages us to be people that pray with power and boldness. Our confidence must come from God!

We were created to know God and be in relationship with Him. Pastor Banning reminds us that we are all in need of a savior, and only Jesus can save, heal, and completely transform our lives.

Our goal as believers is to become mature in Christ and look more like Him. Pastor Banning teaches us the difference between seeing church as a family versus a business.

Pastor Banning hosts Sheri Silk, Co-Founder of Loving on Purpose and Director of Jesus Culture’s Movement, and Michael Brodeur, Jesus Culture Sacramento’s Pastor of Theology, to discuss how to navigate pain, loss, and hard circumstances in life with a right view of God as a good father.

Do you need God more than anything else? Lyle Phillips, Lead Pastor of Legacy Church in Nashville, Tennessee, brings us a challenging word on the importance of being people who are desperate for God’s presence and movement in our lives. Desperation looks like something, and requires that we willing to be broken before God.

When we believe the truth about God as a father, it leads to freedom and an abundant, encouraging, thriving life. Pastor Banning Liebscher continues his series on God as father, by teaching us the importance of recognizing that God is not like humans. God is uniquely good and perfect.