Saul in Us
September 14, 2025
In this powerful message from our Same God series, Executive Pastor Matt Piland takes us behind the scenes of one of history’s greatest rivalries: David vs. Saul. While we all want to see “David” when we look in the mirror—the courageous hero and gritty underdog—the truth is that we often have much more in common with King Saul than we’d like to admit.
Through the lens of 1 Samuel 8–13, Pastor Matt explores the character of Israel’s first king. Saul looked like a “Thor-level” leader on the outside, but he was broken on the inside. This teaching serves as a cautionary tale on how the fear of man can consume our souls, causing us to miss out on the “what could have been” moments God has for our lives.
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Nobody/Somebody
August 3, 2025
In Week 1 of our new series, Same God, Lead Pastor Jason Britt kicks off an in-depth study of the life of David. By comparing figures like Hitler and Einstein, Pastor Jason reminds us that resumes can be deceiving—looks often fail to reveal the true character of a leader.
While we often hold a “cartoonish” or “Sunday School” version of David in our heads, the biblical account is far more gritty and complex. David was a giant-slayer and a poet, but he was also a flawed father and a man with blood on his hands. Discover why David is the only person in Scripture called a “man after God’s own heart” and how the God who chose a “nobody” shepherd boy is the same God who wants to get glory from your story today.
I've Got My Own Giants
August 10, 2025
In Week 2 of our Same God series, Lead Pastor Jason Britt takes us into the most famous showdown story in history: David and Goliath. While we often view this story through the lens of the “underdog” or try to find ways to “unleash our inner warrior,” Pastor Jason challenges us to look past the Sunday School version and see the true heart of 1 Samuel 17.
This message explores how David’s victory wasn’t a result of a goal he set, but a crisis he was prepared for through years of quiet, obscure obedience. Discover how a fresh perspective—and a right view of a big God—changes how we face the giants of fear, shame, and life’s insurmountable odds.
David & Goliath: Part II
August 17, 2025
In this powerful message, our friend Pastor Kevin Myers continues our Same God series with a deep dive into the second part of the David and Goliath story. While we often focus on the physical battle, Pastor Kevin shifts the focus to the internal battle: the mistrust of God within us.
Through the lens of “Discover & Do,” this teaching explores how to stop being frozen by the giants of fear and inconsistency and start living the supernatural life every believer is called to lead.
Giant Slayer to Cave Dweller
August 24, 2025
In Week 4 of our Same God series, Lead Pastor Jason Britt explores the disorienting gap between God’s promise and our current reality. Through the life of David, we see a man who went from the mountaintop of defeating Goliath to the obscurity of hiding in a cave from a jealous King Saul.
Looking at 1 Samuel 18–24 alongside Psalm 142 and Psalm 57, Pastor Jason reminds us that while we love it when a plan comes together, God’s formation usually happens when the plan falls apart. Discover why the valleys and caves of life aren’t just obstacles, but the very places where we discover God as our true refuge.
Faithful in the Field
August 31, 2025
In Week 5 of our Same God series, we look at the powerful story of Ruth and Boaz with our friend Pastor Adam Bishop. While we often focus on the “happily ever after,” the heart of this story is found in the dusty, difficult work of the harvest. Ruth didn’t wait for a miracle to fall into her lap; she went to work in the field, and in her faithfulness, she discovered a God who provides from a heart of abundance.
Through Ruth 2:1-18, we explore the intersection of human effort and divine providence. Whether you are in a season of “gleaning” leftovers or managing a field of your own, this message reminds us that God is actively directing the steps of those who are willing to move.
Prone to Wander
September 7, 2025
In Week 6 of our Same God series, Lead Pastor Jason Britt looks at the “gritty” and often messy reality of King David’s life in 1 Samuel 30. Even a “man after God’s own heart” can find himself drifting into self-reliance when life gets long, weary, and frustrating.
This message explores the season when David took matters into his own hands, moving into enemy territory (Ziklag) and living an “independently strong” life that was functionally far from the heart of God. Discover how God uses the ruins of our own “Ziklags” to wake us up, bring us to the end of ourselves, and invite us back into a life of deep, mature dependence.
The World As It Is
September 21, 2025
In Week 8 of our Same God series, Lead Pastor Jason Britt delivers a sobering and timely message titled “The World As It Is.” Drawing from the deeply personal reflections of King David in Psalm 139 and the spiritual battle cry of Ephesians 6, Pastor Jason challenges the church to stop living in the world as we wish it was and start following Jesus in the world as it is.
In a cultural moment marked by loud emotions, political chaos, and the shocking assassination of public figure Charlie Kirk, this message serves as a mirror for our own souls. Discover why the path to becoming a man or woman after God’s own heart begins with a “bended knee” prayer of surrender rather than a “thumb warrior” post on social media.
The Danger of Prosperity
September 28, 2025
In this powerful message from Week 9 of the Same God series, Pastor Jason Britt explores the paradoxical tension of success. Through the lens of King David’s life, we see that while hard times often drive us toward God, seasons of abundance and “The Crown” can quietly pull us toward independence and apathy.
Looking at the contrast between 2 Samuel 7 and 2 Samuel 11, Pastor Jason warns that the greatest threat to our calling isn’t always our struggle—it’s our comfort. Discover how to leverage your blessings for worship rather than letting leisure lead to negligence.
Present Tense, Not Past Tense
October 5, 2025
In this powerful message from Week 9 of the Same God series, Lead Pastor Jason Britt dives into the life of King David, focusing on the moment his “man after God’s own heart” legacy was truly forged: not on the battlefield with Goliath, but in the valley of confession.
Drawing from 2 Samuel 11–12 and Psalm 51, Pastor Jason explores the messy reality of David’s sin with Bathsheba and his subsequent restoration. The core message is a challenge to our spiritual vocabulary: confession and repentance shouldn’t be “past-tense” events we look back on, but “present-tense” rhythms that keep our relationship with God consistent and vibrant.
Israel
October 12, 2025
In the final week of our Same God series, Executive Pastor Matt Piland connects the dots between the Old Testament story of Israel and the modern-day believer. We often think the gospel starts in the New Testament, but the “Good News” is that Jesus was always coming. From the Garden of Eden to the battlefields of the Amalekites, God has been revealing a redemptive arc that calls us to stop compromising and start surrendering.
Drawing from the life of Saul and the leadership of Moses, Pastor Matt challenges us to look at the “Amalekites” in our own lives—those areas of sin we try to domesticate rather than defeat. Discover why spiritual victory only comes when our hands are up in surrender, and why we must “nail our colors to the mast” of God’s unwavering truth.