Filled To Be Poured Out | Poured Out | Week 3

Filled To Be Poured Out | Poured Out | Week 3

In a world that never stops pressing, most of us quietly wonder if we're spiritual enough — and many of us have already decided we're not. In this message, Pastor Shea explores what it actually means to be filled with the Spirit in the ordinary, depleted, demanding seasons of real life. Drawing from Ephesians 5 and Acts 4, he reframes Spirit-filled living not as a mountain top moment to achieve but as a source to keep returning to — like a sponge that is always releasing and always going back to the water. The early church didn't pray in Acts 4 because it was a special occasion; prayer and bold action were their daily rhythm. And when fear stands between us and our assignment, the answer isn't a guaranteed outcome — it's being so saturated in who God is that the impulse to love becomes louder than the fear. Whatever your season, whatever your assignment, the one non-negotiable stays the same: you were never meant to run on yesterday's filling. Discussion Questions:  1. 1. Where are you currently getting your strength from? What are the substitutes — obvious or subtle — that you reach for before you reach for God? 2. What does Spirit-filled life look like in your current season? How is it different from a previous season, and does that difference feel like growth or failure? 3. What fear is keeping you from taking one step further than you're comfortable with? What would it look like to show up in your assignment this week with the love louder than the fear?

Who Is My Neighbor | Poured Out | Week 2

In this message from our Poured Out series, we dig into Galatians 5 to wrestle with one of the most honest questions the Christian life raises: how do you actually love people who are genuinely hard to love? Pastor Ryan walks through Paul's letter to a church that was biting and devouring each other — and shows why the answer isn't more effort, more guilt, or more rules. The breakthrough comes from understanding what freedom is actually for, what the flesh actually is, and why the Holy Spirit doesn't ask you to manufacture love you don't have — He pours in what you're missing. If you've ever felt like you're running on empty when it comes to loving a difficult person, this message is for you. Discussion Questions:  1. Who is someone in your life — past or present — that you'd describe as genuinely hard to love? Without naming them, what is it about them that makes loving them feel costly? 2. Paul says the "works of the flesh" — hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage — are the natural output of self-directed living. Where do you most recognize that pattern showing up in your own relationships right now? 3. The sermon drew a contrast between works (human striving) and fruit (divine growing). Be honest: in your most difficult relationship, are you mostly trying to manufacture love through willpower, or are you actually staying connected to the One who grows it? What does that difference look like practically for you? 4. Which of the three applications feels hardest for you personally — naming the person and praying specifically for them, following the Spirit's nudges even when it's inconvenient, or asking to be filled daily? What is it about that one that creates the most resistance in you?

Pentecost Sunday | Poured Out | Week 1

Poured Out: The Holy Spirit is our “Down Payment” of the Future The Holy Spirit was poured out, so that we can pour ourselves out in love and service to others. On this Pentecost Sunday, we explore and celebrate how the Spirit is our “down payment” of our future inheritance (Ephesians 1:13 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxEpuh3Xg-w&t=73s]-14), given to us now so that we can live like God intends us to live. Discussion Questions:  1. Can you think of an example of something you have “marked” with your own name to make sure people know it belongs to you? (Like writing your name inside your book or on the tag of a family jacket.) Has your ownership of that item ever been an important issue? 2. Have you ever thought of yourself as being “marked” as belonging to God because of the Holy Spirit living within you? How does that change your perspective? 3. When you think about your ultimate future — what Ephesians 1:14 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxEpuh3Xg-w&t=74s] calls “our inheritance,” what do you think of? What are you looking forward to? 4. Read Romans 8:10 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxEpuh3Xg-w&t=490s]-11. If the sentence in your translation sounds confusing, try the New Living Translation. How does the promise of verse 11 make you feel? Does it give you hope? Is it hard to believe? 5. Do you feel like the Holy Spirit is active in your life? Why or why not? If not, what might your next step be?

Wisdom at the Crossroads | Special Guest: Pastor Wayne Cordeiro

Every one of us will face crossroads — moments where we need more than information; we need wisdom. The good news? You don't have to chase wisdom down. She's already calling out to you. In this message, Pastor Wayne unpacks how to grow from knowing right and wrong into walking in the power of God, why obedience (not just agreement) is what unlocks the blessing, and how the friends waiting for you in Scripture can save your marriage, your ministry, and your life.

Living In Victory As A Mom | Mother’s Day Sunday

Life rarely turns out exactly the way we imagined, and the gap between what we hoped for and what actually happened is often where our deepest pain lives. In this Mother's Day message, we dive into the story of Hannah from 1 Samuel 1–2, a woman who faced years of heartbreak, provocation, and unanswered prayer, and whose response to all of it became one of the most powerful pictures of faith in all of Scripture. Through Hannah's story, we discover a pattern God keeps repeating throughout the Bible: appointed, tested, and surrendered, a pattern that runs from Hannah all the way to Jesus, and straight into the middle of your life. Whether you're a mom carrying more than you can say out loud, someone whose prayers feel like they've gone unanswered for too long, or anyone living in a season that doesn't look the way you planned, this message is for you. Because the key to living from victory in Christ isn't getting everything you prayed for. It's learning to pray honestly, and surrender fully. Discussion Questions: 1. When you think about the gap between what you expected your life to look like and what it actually looks like right now, where do you feel that gap most? What's one area where life hasn't gone the way you planned? 2. Hannah kept showing up to the house of the Lord year after year, even though that was the very place her pain got reopened. Is there a place, a season, or a rhythm in your life that you've started avoiding because it's become associated with pain? What would it look like to keep showing up anyway? 3. The sermon drew a contrast between Peninnah and Hannah. Same circumstances, completely different posture. Peninnah had the blessing and used it as a weapon. Hannah had nothing and used her pain as a doorway to God. Honestly, when you're struggling, which posture do you tend toward, and what does that usually look like for you? 4. Hannah prayed so raw and honestly that the priest thought she was drunk. Most of us have been taught, directly or indirectly, to clean up our prayers before we bring them to God. What would it look like for you to actually pour out your soul to God this week? What's the version of your prayer you haven't let yourself pray yet? 5. The little robe Hannah made every year is one of the most quietly powerful images in the story: faithful, loving action in a situation that was complicated, painful, and not what she planned. What is the "little robe" in your life right now? What is the small, faithful thing God might be inviting you to keep doing, not because the circumstances are resolved, but because He is still worth showing up for?