4/26/26 - The Book of 1st John : Chapter 3- Pastor Josh Stelly

6/21/26 - Fathers Day - Adult & Teen Challenge - Guest Speaker Tyson West

Adult & Teen Challenge  is an arm of the Church. We are a mission of the Church & our mission field is THE (Spiritual) BATTLE FIELD OF ADDICTION. Describe Addiction. Core is sin. Deep yearning. Sinful nature. When we give over to it, we become slaves to it (Jeus words). THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. It doesn’t have to be chasing intoxication through drugs & alcohol, it can be: chasing money, business, anger, lust…. The core word of intoxication, is TOXIC, because it is destructive to our souls, we are never fully satisfies, and we are left wanting more. That is the sinful nature. John 4:5-18, 28-29 Jesus invites us to come to Him, and drink and be fully satisfied in Him. In fact, so much so, that it Wells up to Eternity. And later in John 7:37-39, Jesus also says that whoever believes in Him, Rivers of Living Water will flow from within them (and He is talking about the Holy Spirit). **JESUS, THANK YOU FOR FULLY SATISFYING (So Jesus stayed in that town for 2 days then continued to travel, healing along the way and was making his way to Jerusalem for the Passover Feast. —John 5:2-9 “Get up, take up your bed, and walk.” (9) AND AT ONCE THE MAN WAS HEALD, and he took up his bed and walked. (VICTIM. // The man remained there because he had HOPE. Adult & Teen Challenge is like that pool, and a place of healing.) I thank GOD for the work of His Church, and a for a mission like Adult & Teen Challenge; where Jesus Shows up, heals men (like myself), and so many others. Offers us a drink from His eternal well. And that He heals us! No longer a victim, and blind, lame and paralyzed in bondage. We become truly alive in Christ. Those who the Son set’s free, are free indeed! He’s done it for me, and Now I get to be on mission as a husband, a father, delight in Jesus, and serve some incredible men at ATC for His Kingdom Sake. But He is also warns us to “sin no more, than nothing worse may happen to you.” I have decided, to follow Jesus;I have decided, to follow Jesus (draw near), The Cross before Me, the world behind me,No turning back, no turning back ** TESTIMONY: Corey & David He calls us out and re-forms us to be like Him. We were de-formed by all the wrong things, but now He makes us new. We used to be (Sinners) addicts, but now we are child of God who experiences the promised (John 10:10) abundant life that Christ came to give us (He rescued us). Justification / Sanctification – learn to Sacrifice, and Suffering for Him and His Kingdom (we need His grace to walk this out!) / Glorification Adult & Teen Challenge exists: To share the Good News of Jesus -- who heals, delivers, transforms, empowers and makes all things new. To shepherd students away from the kingdom of darkness, and toward the Kingdom of the Son of the God. We work really hard to provide a strong program, and a beautiful campus that is conducive to this new way of living, following after Christ. (Sin / archery) – IT’S A CHALLENGE Through our COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH model (Brokenness/Sin/Bondage – Healing, Transformation) Turning Point helps us do that. Thank you for your partnership, and investing in the work. Why do people sin (use drugs/alcohol)? Because it offers something, but it’s counterfeit. Jesus came that we may have life and life abundantly.

6/14/26 - Heavy Part 3 : Unoffendable- Pastor Josh Stelly

Unoffendable "I think a mature Christian is someone who is very difficult to offend." Dallas Willard PART ONE: THE CLAIM WE MAKE FOR OURSELVES "My Anger Is Different" Ephesians 4:26 NIV “In your anger do not sin” Ephesians 4:26–27 NIV “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. Ephesians 4:31 NIV Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. James 1:19–20 NIV My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. PART TWO: WHAT ANGER ACTUALLY DOES TO YOU The Carrion We Won't Put Down Paul's instruction in Romans 12 is one of the most counterintuitive things in the New Testament: Romans 12:19 NIV Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. PART THREE: THE FREEDOM ON THE OTHER SIDE What Unofficial People Look Like Ephesians 4:32 NASB 2020 Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. What the World Sees When Christians Stay Offended John 13:35 NIV By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” What offense are you carrying right now that you have labeled righteous? What anger are you maintaining because you believe you are owed something?

6/7/26 - Heavy Part 2 : DeChurching- Deconstructing - Pastor Josh Stelly

We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in U.S. history. Greater than the First and Second Great Awakenings—and every revival combined—but in the opposite direction. The Great Dechurching Dechurching simply means stopping church attendance. Deconstruction Deconstruction is something more internal. It is the process of pulling apart the architecture of your faith: questioning doctrines you were handed, examining foundations you were never allowed to examine, asking whether what you were taught is actually true. For some people, "faith deconstruction" means that they have come to see the historic teachings and doctrines of the church as crafted to make us pawns and suppress our personhood. They are walking away from both the church and traditional Christian faith altogether. For them, deconstruction—a dismantling—is the end-point of the process. — Tim Keller, "Reconstructing Faith," Gospel in Life (2022) The Cave (1 Kings 19) 1 Kings 19:1–3 NIV 1 Kings 19:4 NIV 1 Kings 19:5–7 NIV 1 Kings 19:9–10 NIV 1 Kings 19:11–12 NIV Part Four: Why It Happens (And What the Church Must Own) 1. Suffering and injustice 2. Disillusionment with Christian leaders 3. Conflating primary and secondary beliefs 4. Faith that was never truly owned What We Are Called to Do - Go Into Caves Hebrews 10:24–25 NIV And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Teach People to Doubt Their Doubts Christians in our cultural moment will have to rethink their faith, but at the same time they must learn to "doubt their doubts." They must deconstruct not only their tacit, mistaken beliefs, but also just as importantly, the cultural narratives that are offered as the alternatives to Christian faith. — Tim Keller, "Reconstructing Faith," Gospel in Life (2022) The Prophetic Word There is a generation right now, in Spokane, in our city that is deconstructing quietly, drifting painfully, sitting in caves. They need to encounter a community that will come in after them. Not to lecture them back into church. To bring them bread. To sit with them. To ask: what are you doing here? And to stay long enough to hear the answer. Jeremiah 17:7–8 NIV

5/31/26 - Heavy Part 1: Artificial Intelligence - Pastor Josh Stelly

Artificial Intelligence What does it mean to follow Jesus in a world being reshaped at the level of truth, identity, relationships, and what it means to be human? Four thoughts in response as a follower of Jesus to Artificial Intelligence: First Thought, We Need to Understand the Moment Meet Martha, Again Luke 10:41–42 NLT This Is Not the First Time the Church Has Been Here Ecclesiastes 1:9–10 NLT History merely repeats itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new. Sometimes people say, “Here is something new!” But actually it is old; nothing is ever truly new. “Think of AI as an intelligent, capable seminary intern at your disposal. It reduces administrative burdens, but just as churches wouldn’t outsource pastoral care to an intern, they shouldn’t use AI as a shortcut for spiritual leadership.” - Kenny Jahng, National Association of Evangelicals What AI Actually Is (And Isn’t) •What AI IS: a capable tool, a research assistant, an organizer, a translator, an amplifier •What AI IS NOT: a soul. It cannot feel conviction, shepherd a grieving widow at 2am, or pray with faith. It has read every commentary ever written and has never once wrestled with God over a text at midnight. That matters. Colossians 2:8 NLT Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ. Second Thought, Know Who You Are The Inner Life AI Cannot Touch, But Can Disrupt Matthew 6:31–33 NLT You Are an Image-Bearer, Not a Data Point Psalm 139:13–14 NLT Third Thought, Four Places the Church Must Hold the Line Psalm 139:1–6 NLT Psalm 139:23–24 NLT 1st Line to Hold: Spiritual Guidance. Hebrews 4:12–13 NLT 2nd Line to Hold: Our Kids Are Not Ready For AI. Get Them Ready! Proverbs 13:20 NLT 3rd Line to Hold: Truth and Deepfakes are Blurred. Character Is the One Thing That Cannot Be Faked “In a world already polarized and skeptical, deepfakes will erode the final remnants of shared reality, where no photo, video, or voice recording can be trusted without verification.” - Carey Nieuwhof John 14:6 NLT 4th Line to Hold On AI and Death: The Resurrection Answers What AI Never Can 1 Thessalonians 4:13–14 NLT Final Thought, How Do We Respond? Use It as a Tool, Not a Teacher or a Companion Proverbs 3:5–6 NLT Philippians 4:8 NLT Double Down on What AI Cannot Do Acts 2:42–47 MSG Micah 6:8 NLT

5/24/26 - Memorial Day Sermon - Why We Remember - Pastor Monte LeLaCheur

“A Time To Remember” Joshua 4:1-9 NLT 1 When all the people were safely across the river, the LORD said to Joshua, 2 "Now choose twelve men, one from each tribe. 3 Tell the men to take twelve stones from where the priests are standing in the middle of the Jordan and pile them up at the place where you camp tonight." 4 So Joshua called together the twelve men 5 and told them, "Go into the middle of the Jordan, in front of the Ark of the LORD your God. Each of you must pick up one stone and carry it out on your shoulder--twelve stones in all, one for each of the twelve tribes. 6 We will use these stones to build a memorial. In the future, your children will ask, 'What do these stones mean to you?' 7 Then you can tell them, 'They remind us that the Jordan River stopped flowing when the Ark of the LORD's covenant went across.' These stones will stand as a permanent memorial among the people of Israel." 8 So the men did as Joshua told them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan River, one for each tribe, just as the LORD had commanded Joshua. They carried them to the place where they camped for the night and constructed the memorial there. 9 Joshua also built another memorial of twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, at the place where the priests who carried the Ark of the Covenant were standing. The memorial remains there to this day. 5 REASONS WE NEED TO BUILD MEMORIALS IN OUR OWN LIVES 1.Memorials are a reminder of our most important VALUES Deuteronomy 6:6-9 NLT 6 And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands I am giving you today. 7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away on a journey, when you are lying down and when you are getting up again. 8 Tie them to your hands as a reminder, and wear them on your forehead. 9 Write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates. 2.Memorials helps us to be GRATEFUL Psalms 103:2 Praise the LORD, I tell myself, and never forget the good things he does for me. 3.Memorials remind us toavoid life’s pitfalls Judges 2:10-12 NLT 10 After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. 11 Then the Israelites did what was evil in the LORD's sight and worshiped the images of Baal. 12 They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They chased after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the LORD. NLT 3. Memorials remind us to AVOID LIFE'S PITFALLS Judges 2:10-12 NLT After that generation died, another generation grew up who did not acknowledge the LORD or remember the mighty things he had done for Israel. 11 Then the Israelites did what was evil in the LORD's sight and worshiped the images of Baal. 12 They abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They chased after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the LORD. 4. Memorials helps us cope with our GRIEF 1 Thessalonians 4:13 NIV Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. Philippians 1:3 NLT Every time Ithink of you, I give thanks to my God. 5.Memorials helps us to keep OUR PRIORITIES straight. Luke 12:21 NLT "Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God."