What happens when you’re finally free, but all you’ve ever known is captivity? In this powerful teaching from The Beloved Circle, Pastor Mo explores Exodus 23:20–30 to uncover God’s “little by little” strategy for transformation.

The Israelites spent 430 years in Egyptian slavery. When God delivered them, they were physically free but mentally, emotionally, and spiritually still bound. They couldn’t problem solve. They constantly complained. They had no framework for what freedom actually looked like. Sound familiar?

God didn’t drive out their enemies in a single year. Not because they weren’t righteous enough, but because He was protecting them. The land would become desolate. Wild animals would threaten them. They weren’t ready to handle the blessing yet.

This message challenges us to trust three critical realities: God’s pace (it may not happen this year), God’s protection (delays are often divine shields), and God’s process (growth happens little by little). We want the miraculous now, but God is saying, “Your capacity needs to increase before I can give you what I’ve promised.”

The pathway forward isn’t more programs, louder worship, or trying harder. It’s simpler and harder: Be with Jesus. Become like Jesus. Do what Jesus did. When you abide in Him, fruit happens automatically. You don’t see fruit trees trying to produce fruit; they just do.

Join us Thursday nights at The Beloved Circle for inspiration, challenge, and honest conversations about what it really means to follow Jesus.

This is Worth My Attention | Luke 10:38-42 NLT

In the story of Mary and Martha, Jesus doesn’t rebuke Martha for serving. He invites her to something better: being with Him.

It’s easy to replace being with God with doing for God. We stay busy with good things, ministry things, even spiritual things, but miss the one thing that matters most: simply being present with Jesus.

This message encourages us to slow down, sit at His feet, and rediscover what it means to truly be with Jesus, not just work for Him.

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Do you see yourself as a grasshopper when God sees you as a giant slayer? In this powerful teaching from The Beloved Circle, Pastor Mo takes us into Numbers 13 and 14, where ten spies saw themselves as grasshoppers compared to the giants in the Promised Land. But Caleb and Joshua saw something different: a faithful God who would be with them in the battle.

This message challenges the “spirit of small” that keeps us from stepping into everything God has called us to become. When we believe God is with us, the giants in our lives no longer define us. Join us for this inspiring and challenging dive into God’s Word as we learn to see ourselves the way God sees us: beloved, empowered, and victorious.

The Beloved Circle meets Thursday nights for deeper exploration of Scripture, inspiration for the journey, and challenge to live fully as followers of Jesus.