Redeemed to Change | How to Follow Jesus, Week 4
Texts: Romans 12:1–2; Galatians 5:16–25

A lot of people want to change, but still feel stuck.

In Week 4 of How to Follow Jesus, Pastor Kevin opens Romans 12 and shows that the gospel offers something deeper than self-improvement. Jesus does not only forgive you. He changes you. Christian transformation does not grow out of shame, pressure, or pretending. It grows out of mercy.

This message explores what it means to be remade by grace, to stop hiding what needs to come into the light, and to walk honestly with God in the real struggle of change. It also shows how repentance, surrender, and holy rhythms become places where grace does its work in us.

If you have ever felt tired of old patterns, frustrated by slow growth, or tempted to settle for appearances, this message is a clear reminder that redemption does not only forgive you—it begins to remake you.

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Redeemed to Serve | How to Follow Jesus, Week 3
Texts: 1 Peter 2:9–10; Acts 1:8; Matthew 5:14–16

A lot of people understand that Jesus saves us from something. He saves us from sin, shame, darkness, and death. But the gospel also tells us what we are saved for.

In Week 3 of How to Follow Jesus, Pastor Deborah opens 1 Peter 2 and shows that redeemed people are not called into passivity. They are called into purpose. In Christ, ordinary believers are made part of a royal priesthood, filled with the Spirit, and sent into the world as witnesses.

This message makes clear that serving is more than volunteering or filling a role. It is one of the ways the church makes Jesus visible. The redeemed are not just forgiven and seated. They are forgiven and sent.

If you have ever treated church as something to consume instead of a mission to join, this message is a strong and practical invitation to step off the sidelines and offer your life to God’s purpose.

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Redeemed to Belong | How to Follow Jesus, Week 2
Texts: Ephesians 2:13–22; Acts 2:42–46

A lot of people know how to attend church without ever really belonging.

In Week 2 of How to Follow Jesus, Pastor Kevin teaches from Ephesians 2 and shows that when Jesus brings you near to God, He does not leave you alone. He brings you into a people. He brings you into a household. He brings you into a family.

This message unpacks the truth that following Jesus is deeply personal, but it is never private. In Christ, strangers become family, outsiders are brought near, and the church becomes more than a place you visit—it becomes a people you belong to.

If you have ever felt like you were in the room but still on the outside, this message is an invitation to stop hovering at the edge and step into the shared life Jesus died to create.

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Redeemed to Know | How to Follow Jesus, Week 1
Texts: Romans 5:1–5; 2 Corinthians 5:18–21; John 17:3

A lot of people recognize Jesus. They know the name, the story, the language, and the general outline of Christianity. But recognition is not the same thing as relationship.

In Week 1 of How to Follow Jesus, Pastor Kevin opens Romans 5 and shows that following Jesus does not begin with performance, pressure, or self-improvement. It begins with reconciliation. Through Jesus, sinners are brought near, given peace with God, and welcomed into grace.

This message also shows that eternal life is not only about heaven later. It is life with God now. And that means Scripture and prayer are not religious checklists—they are the daily practices of people who have already been brought near through Christ.

If you have ever confused church familiarity with actually knowing God, this message is an invitation to move from information to communion, from distance to nearness, and from performance to peace.

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Redeemed from Death | Easter Message
Texts: Luke 24:1–6; Luke 23:46, 53; 1 Corinthians 15:20–26, 54–55; Hebrews 2:15; Colossians 1:13

Death feels final. It closes stories, reshapes hopes, and teaches people to live like the ending has already been written.

In this Easter message, Pastor Kevin walks through Luke 24 and shows that the resurrection is more than comfort for grieving people. It is confrontation with the enemy of death itself. Jesus did not avoid death. He entered it fully, and then walked out of the grave in victory.

This message traces the movement from the women arriving at the tomb expecting finality, to the announcement that Christ is risen, to the life-changing truth that everything changed hands. Because of the resurrection, sin, shame, and death do not own you anymore.

Easter is not just the story that Jesus lives. It is the declaration that death has lost its grip—and in Christ, you belong to life.

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The G.O.A.T. (Not the Scapegoat) | Palm Sunday Message
Texts: Mark 11:1–10; Leviticus 16; Matthew 27

Palm Sunday looked like victory—but it was pointing to something deeper.

In this powerful message, Pastor Jacinta walks through the triumphal entry of Jesus and reveals what the crowd missed. They were looking for a conquering king… but Jesus came as a sacrificial Savior.

By connecting Palm Sunday to the Day of Atonement in Leviticus 16, this message shows how Jesus fulfills both roles: the sacrifice for sin and the scapegoat who carries it away.

Through the story of Barabbas, we see the great exchange—where the guilty go free and the innocent takes their place.

This message invites you to move beyond expectations and trust the finished work of Jesus. He didn’t come to take a throne—He came to take a cross.

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Jonah: The God of Second Chances – Week 3: When Mercy Offends You
Text: Jonah 4:1–11

What happens when God is merciful… to people you don’t think deserve it?

In the finale of Jonah: The God of Second Chances, Pastor Kevin walks through Jonah 4 and exposes one of the most surprising turns in the entire story—Jonah is angry, not because God judged Nineveh, but because God showed mercy.

This message reveals how it’s possible to be close to God’s work but far from God’s heart. It confronts the tension between knowing the truth about God and actually becoming like Him.

Jonah resents mercy.
God pursues Jonah’s heart.
And the story ends with a question.

This message invites us to examine what we love, what our anger reveals, and whether the grace that rescued us is reshaping us.

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Jonah: The God of Second Chances – Week 2: The Second Word
Text: Jonah 3

Have you ever felt like you missed your moment?

In Week 2 of Jonah: The God of Second Chances, Pastor Kevin walks through Jonah chapter 3 and one of the most hopeful lines in Scripture: “The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.”

Jonah had already run. Already failed. Already made a mess.

And God speaks again.

This message explores what it means to receive a “second word” from God—not as shame, but as mercy. It challenges us to move from delay to obedience, from fear to surrender, and from feeling stuck to taking the next step.

God speaks again.
Jonah obeys.
A city turns.

And it reminds us that second chances aren’t earned—they’re given by a God who restores purpose, not just forgiveness.

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