"Are you a Christian? How do you know?" That's the question at the heart of this message, and if you've never been able to answer it with real confidence, this one is for you.

Too many of us are living with a "hope so" faith instead of a "know so" faith. In this message, we look at four false assurances people often lean on to feel okay with God (trying to be good, a general belief in God, church attendance, or a past emotional experience) and then four biblical assurances that let you know, not just hope, that you belong to God: personal repentance, the witness of the Holy Spirit, spiritual growth, and peace with God. This message ends with an open invitation to respond and settle the question for good.

Whether you've walked with Jesus for years or you're still trying to figure out where you stand with Him, this message will help you move from uncertain to sure.

You don't need the perfect argument. You just need to be a witness. This week's message looks at what it actually means to be a witness: ordinary people carrying real evidence of a real God into their homes, workplaces, and friendships. From the disciples' simple invitations in the book of Acts, to a New York City prayer meeting in 1857 that helped spark a nationwide revival, to an uneducated shoe salesman who started the largest Sunday school in America, this message traces one truth through history: God has always used ordinary people to be His witnesses. You'll leave with five simple, practical ways to be a witness starting this week, and a fresh push to invite someone to Friend Day. Scripture References: John 18:37 Matthew 24:14 Isaiah 14 Isaiah 43 Matthew 25 Joel 3:12, 14 Hebrews 12 Chapter 0:00 Intro - The Power of a Simple Invitation 2:02 Called to Be His Witnesses 6:31 Two Kingdoms, Two Witnesses 10:21 God Summons His Witnesses (Isaiah 43) 15:46 The Fulton Street Prayer Revival 18:29 The Cosmic Courtroom 22:27 God Uses Ordinary People (D.L. Moody) 24:42 A Great Cloud of Witnesses 26:55 5 Practical Ways to Be a Witness 29:14 Response - God, Activate Me 🙏 We'd love to connect with you! 🏛 Join us in person Focal Point Church – Orlando, FL - USA 💻 Join us online every Sunday – You Tube: 10:30 Eastern 🤝 Find a Growth Group Join a Growth Group in person or online. https://www.focalpointchurch.com/groups-2/ 🌐 https://focalpointchurch.com If this message blessed you, leave a comment below and let us know what spoke to you most. We'd love to hear your story.You don't need the perfect argument. You just need to be a witness.

This week's message looks at what it actually means to be a witness: ordinary people carrying real evidence of a real God into their homes, workplaces, and friendships. From the disciples' simple invitations in the book of Acts, to a New York City prayer meeting in 1857 that helped spark a nationwide revival, to an uneducated shoe salesman who started the largest Sunday school in America, this message traces one truth through history: God has always used ordinary people to be His witnesses. You'll leave with five simple, practical ways to be a witness starting this week, and a fresh push to invite someone to Friend Day.

Scripture References

John 18:37

Matthew 24:14

Isaiah 14

Isaiah 43

Matthew 25

Joel 3:12, 14

Hebrews 12

Chapter

0:00 Intro - The Power of a Simple Invitation

2:02 Called to Be His Witnesses

6:31 Two Kingdoms, Two Witnesses

10:21 God Summons His Witnesses (Isaiah 43)

15:46 The Fulton Street Prayer Revival

18:29 The Cosmic Courtroom

22:27 God Uses Ordinary People (D.L. Moody)

24:42 A Great Cloud of Witnesses

26:55 5 Practical Ways to Be a Witness

29:14 Response - God, Activate Me

🙏 We'd love to connect with you!

🏛 Join us in person Focal Point Church – Orlando, FL - USA

💻 Join us online every Sunday – You Tube: 10:30 Eastern

🤝 Find a Growth Group Join a Growth Group in person or online. https://www.focalpointchurch.com/groups-2/

🌐 https://focalpointchurch.com

If this message blessed you, leave a comment below and let us know what spoke to you most. We'd love to hear your story.

You were never meant to do life alone. In this message, Pastor Vinny Costa asks a simple but piercing question: if you were the one on the mat, who would carry you to Jesus?

Better Together looks at three biblical truths about why we need each other: belonging is part of God's plan, relationships are one of God's tools for transformation, and our strength is meant to become someone else's support. Using the story of the four friends who carried a paralyzed man to Jesus in Mark 2, Pastor Vinny shows what it looks like to know someone's burden, share the weight, and carry people toward Jesus instead of toward ourselves. This message also marks the relaunch of our Growth Groups and introduces the BLESS app, a simple way to start praying for your neighbors as we build toward Friend Day on August 30.

Part 2 of the Reach series (Reach In).

SCRIPTURE

Ephesians 2:19

1 Peter 2:10

Acts 2:42

1 Corinthians 12:21

Proverbs 27:17

Colossians 3:12-13

Philippians 2:5

Hebrews 10:24

Mark 2:3-5

Galatians 6:2

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

Mark 2:5

CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction and Better Together Sunday

1:00 The Company's Coming House Illustration

2:54 Point 1: Belonging Is Part of God's Plan

8:27 Point 2: Relationships Are God's Tools for Transformation

14:52 Point 3: The Four Friends of Mark 2

24:10 The BLESS App and Praying for Friend Day

31:42 Two Practical Steps to Get Connected

34:33 Our Deepest Need: Forgiveness Before Healing

35:34 Altar Call and Prayer of Salvation

🙏 We'd love to connect with you!

🏛 Join us in person Focal Point Church – Orlando, FL - USA

💻 Join us online every Sunday – You Tube: 10:30 Eastern

🤝 Find a Growth Group Join a Growth Group in person or online. https://www.focalpointchurch.com/groups-2/

🌐 https://focalpointchurch.com

If this message blessed you, leave a comment below and let us know what spoke to you most. We'd love to hear your story.