The day fills up quickly. By the time we’ve answered what feels urgent, there may be little attention left for the people we love or our own walk with Jesus.

In week four of The Long Game, Pastor Chris looks at what it means to seek God’s kingdom first in that kind of life. He draws from the apostles’ decision in Acts 6 and the quiet routines of Jesus, then brings the message home to our relationships and the faith we hold on to in hard seasons. The response starts with one practical choice.

Speaker: Chris Cary Series: The Long Game — Week 4 Message: Prioritizing What Matters Most Service date: October 4, 2026 Scripture: Psalm 90:12; Matthew 6:33; Acts 6:1–4; 1 Corinthians 13:2; Luke 4:16; 1 John 5:21

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Some seasons pass before we’re ready for them to end. Rich begins with a dirt-bike ride that was much shorter than the ones he remembered, then turns to Ecclesiastes and the eternity God has planted in our hearts.

As The Long Game comes to a close, he asks what our lives are really for. Through Jesus’ words in Matthew 16, Rich connects the purpose behind our everyday work with the daily choice to surrender our own way and follow him. The message closes with a simple posture of prayer: open hands, ready for what God wants.

Speaker: Rich Greene Series: The Long Game — Week 5 Message: Living for What Lasts Service date: October 11, 2026 Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1, 9–11; Matthew 16:21–26; 1 Peter 4:10–11

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“I wish I could go back and do things differently.” Rich says that after talking about words he has spoken to people he loves. A sentence can be over in seconds and stay with us for years.

In Week 3 of The Long Game, Rich reads Philippians 3 with that kind of regret in view. He asks what it would mean to stop letting those moments set the direction for the rest of our lives, and to turn toward Jesus instead.

Speaker: Rich Greene Series: The Long Game — Week 3 Message: Your Past Is Not the End Service date: September 27, 2026 Scripture: Philippians 3:13–14; Romans 5; 2 Peter 3:9; 2 Corinthians 5:17

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