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Job wanted answers, but God gave him something greater—an encounter with Himself. This message challenges us to surrender our need to be right, release control, and trade a self righteous, religious spirit for the transforming power of His presence.
Jesus calls His followers not only to proclaim the Kingdom, but to demonstrate it. In this message, Tanner shares how spiritual authority and power are rooted in identity, expanded through intimacy with Jesus, and unleashed through faith.
True freedom is found in Jesus. In this message, we look at how Christ sets us free from sin, guilt, control, and self-reliance, and how walking with the Holy Spirit leads us into a deeper life of surrender, grace, and purpose.
In Romans 12, we see that the victory Jesus has won is not the finish line, but the starting line. God has given each of us gifts to use for His glory, and when we live as living sacrifices, the church becomes a body filled with purpose, joy, and love.
Once we understand the victory Jesus has won for us, we cannot approach life the same way. In this message, we see that salvation is not the finish line, but the starting point of a life sent to proclaim the King’s victory at home, in our community, and to the world.
Because of Jesus, we are no longer defined by sin, shame, or our old way of living. Romans 5–8 shows us that life in Christ gives us a new identity, a new inheritance, and a new way to live by the Spirit as more than a conquerer. Freedom is possible because nothing can separate us from the love of God.
The good news of Jesus becomes even more powerful when we understand the weight of the problem He came to solve. Romans shows us the reality of sin, the holiness of God, and the mercy of Jesus, who makes a way for us to be made right with God. The proper response is not pride or striving, but humility, gratitude, and worship.
God is still moving, and Acts 4 shows us what it looks like when ordinary people stay close to Jesus and respond with Spirit-filled courage. In seasons of change, we don’t have to pull back in fear; we can step forward in obedience and participate in what God is building.
Hebrews 12 reminds us that following Jesus is not just about starting strong, but finishing with perseverance. Whether you’re in the middle of a difficult season, a transition, a relationship, or a fight for your faith, fixing your eyes on Jesus gives you the strength to keep running. He is the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, and because He endured, we can refuse to quit.
In Psalm 133, King David explains that when brothers and sisters dwell together in unity, it is like precious anointing oil flowing down. The Psalm concludes with a powerful promise: "For there the Lord has commanded the blessing".
God doesn't command the blessing everywhere; He commands it "There," at the coordinate of unity. When we stay unified in our giving, serving, and mission, we raise our sail for the new vision to move from the leadership into our families and into neighborhoods.
Pastor Jon and Tammy sit down with Lead Pastor Elect, David Hibiske, and his wife Kendall to hear their story and how God led them to pastor Waymaker.Church.
Get to know our Lead Pastor-Elect, David Hibiske, in Part Three of this three-part video series with Pastor Jon, as they discuss family, life, and spiritual leadership.
What if there’s a better way to go through life? A way that isn’t dependent on our own effort. The book of Acts shows a model for the Christian life that leans on the power of the Holy Spirit, not our own strength, leading to real personal transformation and growth in the Church.
Get to know our Lead Pastor-Elect, David Hibiske, in Part Two of this three-part video series with Pastor Jon, as they discuss family, life, and spiritual leadership.
Get to know our Lead Pastor-Elect, David Hibiske, in Part One of this three-part video series with Pastor Jon, as they discuss family, life, and spiritual leadership.
Scripture and prayer were never meant to be empty routines—they come alive through the Holy Spirit. The Spirit turns reading into real encounter and prayer into a genuine conversation with God. When we rely on Him, what once felt dry begins to transform us from the inside out. If you’ve ever felt stuck or disconnected, this will help you see what’s been missing.
What if knowing about Jesus isn’t the same as truly encountering Him? On the road to Emmaus, the risen Jesus turns head knowledge into a burning, life-changing reality. Grace isn’t just a safety net for eternity, it’s power for the life you’re living right now. This is an invitation to move beyond religion and step into a real, transforming relationship with Him.
This message challenges the idea that growing in faith should make us less dependent on Jesus, using the older brother in the Prodigal Son to expose the trap of earning what was always a gift.
It reveals that true spiritual maturity isn’t self-sufficiency, but a deeper awareness of our ongoing need for grace.
This Sunday, we announced our next Lead Pastor and reflected on the biblical model of leadership and transition. Looking at Ephesians 4 and the example of David and Solomon, we see that leadership is a sacred stewardship meant to prepare and strengthen what comes next. As a church, we are called to be stewards, not consumers, building a stronger foundation for the future. Join us as we step into this next season and prepare the way for what God is doing at Waymaker.Church.
In this message, we explore how the gift of God’s grace can become familiar and lose its impact in our lives. Looking at Ephesians 2:8, we confront the drift from receiving grace to striving for acceptance through performance. This teaching challenges us to rediscover grace not as something we earn, but as a gift we receive through faith. It’s an invitation to move from exhaustion and striving into freedom, healing, and a renewed relationship with Jesus.
This message from Titus 2:1–3 explores God’s design for generational discipleship in the church. Older believers are called to model sound doctrine through their lives, while the younger generation is invited to seek wisdom from proven elders. When generations live in close spiritual relationship, the church becomes strong enough to resist cultural decay.
In Ephesians, Paul reveals that marriage is more than a relationship—it’s a living picture of Christ and His Church. In Genesis 2:24, the “one flesh” union points to a greater mystery fulfilled in Jesus. This message confronts cultural narratives of power struggles, passivity, and independence, and calls couples back to God’s design. Husbands are challenged to lead through sacrificial love, and wives to respond with life-giving partnership. When we embrace this divine choreography, our marriages become a bold declaration of the gospel to the world.
Transformation doesn’t happen by accident—it happens through consecration. In this message, we continue unpacking our year-long vision of Transformation is Our Expectation by laying the foundation for consecration and inviting our church into a focused week of prayer and fasting. We explore what consecration is, why it matters, and how it positions us to experience the transforming power of God. Rooted in Scripture and personal testimony, this teaching calls us to set ourselves apart, create space for God, and prepare our hearts for what He wants to do among us.
If transformation is the goal, how do we preach grace without lowering the standard? In this message from Waymaker.Church, we explore how grace doesn’t remove the call to change—it replaces self-effort with God’s power. Walking through Ephesians 2, we see that transformation begins with resurrection, not self-improvement, and that belonging comes before doing. Grace removes the pressure to prove ourselves and reorders obedience as a response, not a performance. Discover how grace-fueled obedience leads to real, lasting transformation.
Pastor Jon invites us to step into 2026 with a clear conviction: the gospel doesn’t just inform us—it transforms us. From 2 Corinthians 3, we declare this the Year of Transformation, choosing surrender over self-improvement. Tanner Petty then leads us in a powerful time of guided prayer as we turn to the Lord, come unveiled, and live with an expectation of real change in the presence of Jesus.
In this message, Ryan Brown unpacks Jesus’ promise of peace in John 16:33 and the angel’s announcement in Luke 2. True peace isn’t the absence of problems or the presence of comfort—it’s found in a restored relationship with Jesus. We explore why the world cannot deliver the peace it promises, how Christ has overcome the source of our unrest, and what it looks like to live with both peace with God and the peace of God.
A message rooted in Isaiah 1:17 and James 1:27, exploring God’s call to defend the fatherless, care for widows, and step into the gap for vulnerable children. Sean breaks down the church’s mission to ensure no child is unseen. Through Scripture, personal stories, and an interview with a foster family, this message highlights how foster care and adoption reflect the heart of the gospel. Learn how you can join Mosaic Together or take your next step toward fostering or supporting a foster family.
What if God is launching a spring in your soul? In John 21, the disciples return to what’s familiar after failure, only to encounter Jesus on the shore with a new invitation. In this message, Pastor Jon shares how renewal begins when we release what’s familiar, trust God’s voice over fear, and rest in His grace. Like Peter, we discover that Jesus doesn’t erase our past—He redeems it. The Spring of the Soul begins when we stop striving, start listening, and step forward into the new work God is forming within us.
How do we live after God prunes what we still desire but must not keep? Even after loss, our hearts often long for what God has taken. In this message, Pastor Jon explores Lamentations 3:19–24 and the “winter of the soul”—those seasons when God feels silent, comfort fades, and faith is tested. Through Jeremiah’s lament, we learn that winter is not abandonment but transformation. God uses sacred sadness to strip away false security and reveal His steadfast love, faithfulness, and presence. The season you’re in is not the end of your story; it’s the soil where resurrection begins.
In this message, we explore the Fall Season of the Soul—a season that feels less like cozy sweaters and pumpkin spice, and more like a stripping away of old comforts and control. Drawing from Matthew 16, we see how Jesus’ journey toward the cross was both painful and necessary, and how our own “fall” seasons often prepare us for deeper renewal. When we stop resisting, micromanaging, or denying transition, we discover that God’s presence is waiting for us in the midst of it.
Summer isn’t the absence of hard things—it’s the season of God’s abundance, presence, and harvest. In this message from our Seasons of the Soul series, we reframe what “summer” really means in our walk with Jesus. Discover how to posture your heart to experience God’s presence, steward spiritual fruit, and bless others in every season.
Spiritual growth isn’t a straight line from point A to point B—it moves in rhythms and seasons, just like the world God designed. Each season of the soul—summer, fall, winter, and spring—brings both challenges and invitations to grow. The key is to discern what season you're in, and surrender to God's work in it.
In John 11, Jesus turned Lazarus’ death into a moment that revealed God’s glory. Crowds were divided—some grieving, some doubting, some criticizing—but Jesus declared, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God?”
Cultural moments, like the public assassination of Charlie Kirk, also draw crowds and divide opinions. But they can become revival moments when God’s people respond by speaking the gospel not with outrage or silence, but with unity and love.
What does it mean to live a life of honor? Scripture shows us that honoring God and people is central to following Christ. This message unpacks a biblical framework of honor and how it impacts our ability to work together, across generational lines, to advance the kingdom of God.
We are always one generation away from either revival or spiritual drift. In John 4, Jesus bridges centuries of division with the Samaritan woman, showing us how to live out and pass on a real, undistorted faith.
This message explores Paul’s words in Galatians 6, where serving others is shown as the pathway from fragile faith to lasting maturity. It reflects on the struggles that often pull people away from serving and how humility, perseverance, and shared commitment strengthen both families and the church. At the heart of it is the reminder that the gospel is most alive when God’s people carry one another’s burdens in love.
In Acts 2 and Acts 5, the early church met both in large public gatherings and in small personal spaces—worshipping boldly, growing deeply, and proclaiming Jesus everywhere. In this message, we explore why we need both the “Big Room” and the “Small Room” for a vibrant, Spirit-filled faith, and how God uses these spaces to shape us and send us on mission.
What happens when we start celebrating ministry wins more than the One who gave them? In Luke 10, Jesus sends out seventy-two disciples who return amazed by the power they witnessed—but Jesus redirects their joy. This message explores how our identity in Christ should outweigh our accomplishments for Him. Discover how to find lasting joy not in what you do, but in being known and loved by God.
Rejection doesn’t have to push us into fear or judgment—it can lead us to mercy. In this message from Luke 10 and Acts 3–4, we see how Peter and John responded to rejection with boldness, love, and obedience. True harvest workers notice the overlooked, offer what only Jesus can, and trust God with the outcome.
Learn how to slow down, love courageously, and handle rejection with maturity as you follow Jesus into the mess of real life.
What holds many Christians back from sharing the gospel with friends and family? Often, it’s a sense of inadequacy or fear. In this opening message for Waymaker.Church’s 2025 Year of Harvest, we explore Luke 9–10, where Jesus sends out seventy-two ordinary followers—not just the twelve—to prepare the way for His arrival.
This message reminds us that we are not called to save people, but to prepare the way for Jesus to meet them. Through prayer, compassion, and obedience, every believer is invited into the mission of the harvest. The opportunities are all around us—but the workers are few. Jesus is clear: the mission won’t be easy—but it is worth the risk. You are sent and you are equipped.
What if God wants to move in the next generation now, not later? In this message from Joel 2 and Acts 2, we explore how the Holy Spirit is already being poured out on kids, and students. The world isn’t waiting to shape them—so the Church can’t wait either. Discover how to believe it, make space for it, and live it out as we empower Spirit-led young people to follow Jesus today.
What does it really mean to live a holy life? Is it more about avoiding sin—or about actively doing good? In this message from Titus 2 and 3, we explore how grace doesn’t just save us from something, but calls us toward something greater. Holiness is not about withdrawal or judgment, but about love in action. When grace reshapes our desires, we don’t just say “no” to sin—we say “yes” to generosity, hospitality, and Spirit-led living. Discover how holiness becomes visible, compelling, and credible when we live engaged, purposeful lives that reflect God’s heart.
What if the biggest threat to holiness isn’t choosing the wrong path—but choosing the easy one?
In this message from Hebrews 12, we explore how holiness is more than moral behavior—it’s a Spirit-empowered pursuit that demands endurance, intention, and surrender. From the danger of bitterness to the compromise of impulse decisions, Scripture reveals the subtle ways we drift from holiness and how to return.
Whether you're wrestling with bitterness, battling temptation, or just feeling spiritually numb, this message invites you to fix your eyes on Jesus and choose perseverance over convenience. Holiness isn’t easy, but it’s always worth it.
What does it really mean to be holy? In this message from Galatians 5, we explore how the Christian life is not about rule-keeping or rule-breaking—but about walking in step with the Spirit. Paul warns against two distortions of holiness: legalism (trying to earn God’s favor) and license (abusing grace to justify sin). Both miss the point. True holiness isn’t about perfection—it’s about transformation through the power of the Holy Spirit.
In a world obsessed with proving worth and chasing success, what if the reason we're exhausted isn’t just because life is hard—but because we’re trying to be someone God never asked us to be? What if we could live in acceptance? In this message from Set Apart, we explore 1 Corinthians 1 and the radical truth that God chooses what the world calls weak, foolish, and unimpressive to reveal His glory. You don’t have to hustle to be holy. Real identity, belonging, and significance aren’t achieved—they’re received in Christ.
"God didn’t just build us to start—He built us to finish well."
What if the breakthrough you’ve been waiting for is on the other side of not giving up?
In this powerful message from Week 3 of the Built For This series, Pastor Jon Dupin unpacks how God strengthens us to endure, even when we feel tired, discouraged, or ready to quit. Anchored in Philippians 1:6 and Nehemiah 6 & 12, this sermon reminds us that the Gospel isn’t just about a strong start—it’s about a faithful finish.
👉 Learn why perseverance matters
👉 See how Nehemiah’s story speaks to our seasons of weariness
👉 Discover how obedience, not ease, brings joy and legacy
📖 “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion…” (Philippians 1:6)
🎵 “The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.” (Nehemiah 12:43)
Whether you're in the middle of the work, tempted to give up, or celebrating the finish line—this message will equip and encourage you to keep going. You were built to finish well.
🔥 What if the real threat to our calling isn’t failure—but settling for less than what God saved us for?
In Week 2 of our Built For This series, Jon Dupin dives deep into Ephesians 2:8–10 and the story of Nehemiah, reminding us that God’s grace doesn’t just save us—it sends us. Too often, we settle. We stop stepping into the hard places. We avoid what’s broken. But we were never meant to live safely on the sidelines. We were built to rebuild.
This message is a call to rise from the ruins, face what’s broken, and step boldly into the redemptive work God prepared in advance for us. Like Nehemiah, we are invited to say, "Let us rebuild."
🛠 Key Themes:
Grace brings purpose, not just forgiveness
Settling starves our faith and impact
God places burdens on willing hearts to begin renewal
Resistance is real—but God gives us clarity and courage
➡️ Scripture Focus: Ephesians 2:8–10 | Nehemiah 2
🙌 Big Truth: You weren’t saved to settle—you were built for this.
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In this powerful kickoff to our "Built For This" series, Pastor Jon Dupin explores how God uses seasons of loss, burnout, and disappointment not to break us, but to build us. Drawing from Nehemiah 1 and John 16:33, we’re reminded that renewal begins in surrender, not strength, and that the Church is built to rise, not because of our efforts, but because of Jesus’ victory.
✅ Feeling stuck?
✅ Facing delay, discouragement, or defeat?
This message will help you see your season through God’s eyes—and find hope to rebuild, starting now.
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📖 Key Scripture: Nehemiah 1, John 16:33
🙌 Built For This | Jesus has already conquered what could defeat us.
“In a world filled with pain and chaos, how can the resurrection of Jesus still be Good News?”
In this powerful Easter message, Jon Dupin unpacks 1 Corinthians 15 and shows us why the resurrection isn’t just a story from the past—it’s the foundation of our hope today.
If Jesus didn’t rise, faith is empty, sin wins, and death is the end. But because He did rise, we have real hope, real power, and a promise that what’s broken won’t stay that way.
Through honest storytelling and biblical truth, this message invites you to see resurrection not as an instant fix—but as the beginning of restoration in you and the world around you.
On this Palm Sunday, Pastor Jon Dupin delivers a powerful message about the arrival of King Jesus. Not with force, but in humility, riding on a donkey. Drawing from Zechariah 9 and Luke 19, this sermon challenges us to examine what’s holding back our praise and proclamation.
In a world where comfort, cynicism, and fear often keep our faith quiet, we are reminded that Jesus is worthy of public, passionate, and vocal worship. If even the stones would cry out, how much more should we?
- Learn why your voice matters
- Discover the courage to share your Jesus story
- Step into a life of bold worship and witness
- This week, let your praise be louder than your fear.
In this message from our Good News series, we wrestle with one of the most challenging truths of the Gospel: we were never meant to provide for ourselves.
Drawing from Exodus 16 and John 6, we explore how Jesus redefines provision — not with temporary fixes or self-sufficiency, but with His own body and blood. In a culture obsessed with independence and personal strength, this message confronts the idols of pride, fear, and self-made success.
🔑 Key Verse: “Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.” – Exodus 16:12
🕊️ Discover why Jesus’ invitation to “eat His flesh and drink His blood” is not just symbolic — it's the call to live in full dependence on Him.
Whether you're burnt out from trying to hold it all together or simply searching for something more real, this sermon reminds us: it’s Good News that we don’t have to save ourselves.
This Sunday morning, we had the incredible opportunity to hear Compassion International’s vision and witness the power of child sponsorship firsthand. A former Compassion child shared his inspiring journey—how God used sponsorship to transform his life from poverty to purpose.
Be encouraged as we dive into this powerful testimony of hope, faith, and God’s provision. 🌍❤️
What does it really mean to follow Jesus? In Matthew 25, Jesus paints a clear picture—true faith is revealed through compassionate action. The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats challenges us to move beyond empty religion and into a life marked by love, service, and sacrifice.
At Waymaker.Church, we believe faith and action go hand in hand. In this message, we unpack how Jesus identifies His true Church—not by religious activity, but by a heart transformed to serve “the least of these.”
Join us as we explore how compassionate action shapes us to see and become more like Jesus.
In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul calls the church to unity, reminding believers of their identity in Christ and the power of God’s love. In this message, we explore key themes from Ephesians—salvation by grace, the church as the body of Christ, and the call to live with holiness, love, and the full armor of God.
But relationships within the body of Christ aren’t always easy. We often struggle with idealization, impatience, and intolerance—expecting perfection, demanding immediate change, and rejecting differences. Paul challenges us in Ephesians 4:1-6 to pursue unity by embracing humility, patience, and love.
A Jesus-centered community requires grace, acceptance, and deference, allowing the Spirit to transform our relationships. When we replace judgment with discernment and demands with humility, we reflect the love of Christ more fully.
Join us as we dive deeper into experiencing the depths of God’s love and maturing in faith together.
📖 Key Passages: Ephesians 1:3-14, 2:8-9, 2:14-16, 3:14-19, 4:1-6, 6:10-18
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How can we build deep, lasting friendships that reflect the love of Jesus? In this message, Pastor Jon Dupin unpacks Jesus' command to "love one another" and explores why relationships are essential for a thriving faith. Despite having the best tools for community, many believers struggle with isolation, individualism, and self-reliance. But Jesus calls us to something greater—a life of Jesus-centered friendships that strengthen our faith and serve as a powerful witness to the world.
Join us as we dive into John 13, learning how to restore relationships, carry one another’s burdens, and embrace the kind of friendships that transform lives. Don't miss this powerful start to our One Another series!
📖 Key Verses: John 13:34-35
What does it mean to be a true friend in a Jesus-centered community? In this message, Pastor Jon Dupin unpacks the biblical foundation of loving correction—a key characteristic of authentic friendship.
Too often, we believe myths about relationships in the church:
❌ Following Jesus automatically makes us great at friendships.
❌ We will naturally get along with other believers.
❌ Love for one another is instant and effortless.
But the New Testament tells a different story. True friendship isn’t about flattery or appeasement—it’s about mutual affection and correction, sharpening one another toward spiritual maturity (Proverbs 27:17, Ephesians 4:15).
Through Galatians 6, we learn how to:
✅ Restore others with gentleness when they stumble.
✅ Carry one another’s burdens while taking personal responsibility.
✅ Love in a way that transforms judgment into compassion and action.
Are you ready to build deeper, Christ-centered relationships? Watch now and take a step toward living out the “one another” commands of Scripture.
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Deep-seated bitterness causes many to lose faith and dwindle in depression. Join Pastor Jon for the third and final installment of the Untangling the Heart series as he walks us through untangling bitterness so that we can find joy and extend forgiveness.
When Cain brought a sacrifice to God, he didn't have a physical issue; he had a heart issue. Join Pastor Jon in the first installment of Untangling the Heart as we seek to untangle jealousy together.
"For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” Join us for Untangling the Heart: Week Two, as Pastor Jon Dupin unpacks the reality of pride and how it can so easily keep us from the fullness of God's favor.
In order to gather the harvest, we must be ready for it and prepared to wage war against our enemy. Join us at Waymaker.Church as our Executive Ministry Leader and wife to our Lead Pastor, Tammy Dupin, shares a specific and personal word.
This week, Pastor Jon shows us how to navigate gospel conversations. Join us as we see that it is our role to share and God rescues and grows.
Jesus did not ask for more laborers; he asked that the laborers he already had would respond well to his instruction to go out and reap the harvest. His plan went beyond just speaking beautiful words of salvation. He asked for more from those he sent out, and he asks for more from us today. Join Pastor Jon as he breaks down the American Church's mission drift, or life as lambs among wolves, and the path forward to make disciples of all nations.
God is for you! Join Pastor Jon as he looks at the Christmas story through the lens of God's faithfulness as a good father.
Join our College and Young Adult Director, Tyler Lower, as he presents the dichotomy between the three wise men (The Magi) and King Herod in the Christmas story. As you listen, we hope you are challenged and encouraged. God has so much more for you than just saving you!
Join us as Pastor Jon leads us through a message on gratitude, hope, and the good news of Jesus Christ.
Tanner Petty teaches us that the prophecies of Isaiah, referenced in Matthew 2, are fulfilled in the life of Jesus as our faithful deliverer. We hope this message brings you hope this Christmas season.
What does the Bible teach Christians about the relationship between wealth and worship?
How can we win the battle of the mind? We often ignore, minimize, or accept satanic lies that lead to false and oppressive thinking.
Self-image idolatry hinders our growth in Christ-likeness, leaving us trapped in cycles of self-deception, self-defeat, self-loathing.
Misidentifying faith gives the devil an entry point to our families and churches, diminishing the power of the gospel in both.
We must understand the influences of idols in our life, and the lives around us. Worshipping idols, knowingly or unknowingly, invites the influence of the dark forces connected to them.
If you call Waymaker.Church home, you have a part to play in the 25 Initiative.
As of 2024, Waymaker.Church is setting out to send 2,500 goers to our neighbors and the nations. What does this look like? We are praying that God would allow us to plant 25 churches, send 250 missionaries to unreached people groups, and send out 2,500 total goers in the next 25 years. What part will you play in the 25 Initiative?
Christian Nationalism is demonic idolatry, and it transforms Jesus’ people from the hope of the world into the weapon of the enemy. How do we combat this in today's culture?
In this sermon, we wrestle with the problem that we often trust our political will to transform our community more than the power of Gospel love and proclamation.
Believers lose gospel influence when we act with political idolatry or political indifference.
Politics has polarized our country and the Church has not responded well. How should we, as believers and followers of Jesus, respond to politics?
How can the elder generations model well the mystery and certainty of Christ to the emerging generations?
The Elder generations must continuously resolve contempt and disappointment to remain effective and finish well.
Christian families often miss faith transference by neglecting, relinquishing, or mishandling their role in intergenerational discipleship.
Join Don and Jen Love with Pray Through It Ministries as they lead our church body to pray through 1 Peter 2:1-5.
The Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13 invites us to embark upon personal adventures of adoration, petition, intercession, confession, and spiritual warfare.
When believers practice prayer together God’s Spirit aligns hearts to who He is, what He is doing, and how we may join Him all together.
A life filled with distractions will lack purpose and power that God has ordained for you and your family. Listen as Peter Johnson teaches on giving up distraction and being an intentional family.
Why does it take us seasons and suffering to fully give up our lives to Jesus’s rule? Listen as Pastor Jon closes out the I Give Up series with a teaching on giving up your life to Jesus.
Listen as Dr. Ken Dupin teaches week 3 of the I Give Up series with a message on safety and suffering in the life of a believer.
Where does a society of comfort fit into a faith system that by all accounts rejects the pursuit of comfort? Listen as Tyler Lower teaches week 2 of the I Give Up Series about giving up comfort.
Control feels like life, but leads to death. Surrender feels like death, but leads to life. Listen as Brett Clubb kicks off our new series I Give Up with a teaching on giving up control.
The first year in college is a pivotal year for a young person's faith journey. How can they survive their Religion 101 class without abandoning their faith in Jesus? Listen as Pastor Jon answers this question in this conclusion teaching of the Family Bible series.
The entire Bible contains everything we need from God to live a spiritually mature and missional life as followers of Jesus.
The Bible is a double-edged defensive weapon for spiritual warfare, helping us stand firm against dark forces and live on God's purpose. Listen to week 2 of Family Bible taught by Pastor Jon Dupin.
How should families and churches respond to the Bible's transformative power until Christ's return? Listen to week 1 of our series Family Bible taught by Pastor Jon Dupin.
We look most like Jesus when we meet the needs of the people around us. Listen to this message to hear about practical ways we can meet the needs of our community here in Lynchburg, Virginia.
To build strong children, nations, and generations lies in the strength and responsibility of their fathers.
Children need parental attachment for character, relationship, and spiritual development, just like Jesus did. Peers are harmful parent substitutes.
Listen to the kick-off of our parenting series as Pastor Jon instructs on the importance of investing in the next generation.
Why is it “good news” that Jesus raised from the dead when there is still death, decay, and suffering everywhere we look?
Jesus came to save us from sin, evil, and death, not to prevent pain or fulfill our desires.
Miraculous encounters with Jesus align our traditions with unity and fortify sustainable faith. Join Ben Parlier, one of our Church Ministry Residents as he unpacks the third week of our Why I Don't Believe Anymore Series.
Traditions that point us to Jesus are empowered by the Spirit, motivated by love, and applied to build one another up in the church.
Holding offenses ultimately destroys our belief in Jesus, his Church, and his mission. Jesus helps us refuse offenses so we can live in his freedom.
Listen as Pastor Kevin Myers encourages Waymaker.Church to celebrate our first 25 years of ministry and consecrate the next 25 years.
Spirit-led people are honest with and obedient to the Holy Spirit in consecration and generosity for the church’s mission.
The Holy Spirit calls and equips workers to give and go to start new churches to reach new people.
Jesus set apart His Church to develop and deploy Spirit-led leaders for God’s glory, gospel advancement, and human flourishing.
Holy Spirit power and obedience enables the Church with supernatural clarity, courage, and competence to bring God’s kingdom to earth.
Join us for Christmas In Forest as we celebrate the birth and eternal reign of King Jesus!
God lights up His kingdom for people who are ready to receive His divine love and leadership.
Selfishly managing our status with the tools of our culture will lead us to build up ourselves rather than living in God’s purpose for our lives.
Unaddressed cynicism entrenches unbelief, quiets God’s voice and transfers generationally.
Real relationships thrive on respected boundaries. God respects our boundaries and commands we respect His.
Put on the armor of God. Stand firm in the gospel. Take up God's word and God's spirit for God's people.
To take a stand against our spiritual enemy, we must be aware of and fight the cycle of spiritual oppression.
If we don’t declare war on our spiritual enemy, we’ll get stuck in a losing mindset and conceal our light. We must put on the armor of God daily and go to war against the enemy.
Jesus teaches us to neither love nor loathe nor lose money, but instead leverage it for the good of others and the mission of God.
God fuels our faith for what we’re capable to know and able to grow, and merciful to withhold what we cannot fathom or carry.
At Waymaker.Church, multiplication is our mission. We want to be a part of the image of God being multiplied into the entire world.
Jesus identifies His Church as those who welcome the vulnerable, the seeker, and the captive into Jesus’ redemptive family.
When we serve people, we are putting ourselves last and the kingdom of God first. This is a daily path to the presence of God.
You've heard the myth that "God won't give you more than you can handle." What happens when you find yourself in a place of deep grief or suffering? Listen as Davey Blackburn, Founder of Nothing Is Wasted Ministries, teaches how to take back your story and turn your pain into purpose.
Jesus expects and equips his followers to transform more into his sacrificial love and the Father’s image over a lifetime.
Over the next two months, we will be unveiling the core values that we will share as a church family. With shared beliefs, shared mission, and shared values, we are excited to walk into the future of Waymaker.Church and all God wants to do in and through us.
Jesus gives us the strength to take responsibility and surrender control through the hardest seasons of life.
Jesus gives us the authority and strength to confront demonic aggression and restore what it damages.
Rejecting God's common assignments blocks our transformation and misdirects our personal significance.
Our culture needs fathers who courageously center themselves and their families in God’s plan: Jesus as Salvation and the Holy Spirit as power.
Complacency in the life of a believer leads to an ineffective and fruitless life. How will Waymaker.Church fight a spirit of complacency?
Even though we aren't the main character in God's story, we can still make a kingdom impact through spiritual obedience.
Your next step with Jesus and His Church could be to start serving. Sign up to serve at waymaker.church/serve.
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Compassion is not just giving money. It's also doing good works and sharing Jesus with our neighbors.
One of the simplest and most practical ways to love our neighbor is to go to work, do good work, and show and tell others about Jesus.
Jesus’ resurrection invites us to exchange all regrets for full redemption through the gospel.
We must lower our expectations of people and raise our expectations of the gospel to grow them.
A relationship will survive or thrive only at its capacity to give and receive love-centered feedback.
We give spirit-powered grace to others when we understand the magnitude of what we've been given because of Jesus.
Taking the "bitter pill" every day keeps us trapped in a life of disappointment, despair, and darkness. How can we "spit out the bitter pill" and step into the calling, freedom, and hope that Jesus offers us?
As followers of Jesus we need to wrestle with the offenses we hold and the forgiveness we withhold from those who harm us.
Here at Waymaker.Church, we move people to intentional community because we believe it's impossible to follow Jesus alone. Check out the community groups you can be a part of at waymaker.church/community
What does it look like to be invited to know more of Jesus? Listen as Walter Virgil Jr. kicks off our Revival Services!
What would you do if you wanted more of God? Listen as Pastor Kevin Myers kicks off Revival Week with this message on consecration.
To be right with God and tight with God ignites hope, meaning, and mission in human suffering. But how?
Hope is as necessary as oxygen. We cannot live without it. Listen as Pastor Jon kicks off the Year of Hope by explaining what hope is and what hope is not.
Followers of Jesus are marked by their love for one another. The Holy Spirit gives us the power to love like Jesus.
Joy is not an emotion we run from or run after, but a power and perspective that runs everything.
Jesus places God’s presence and peace in all of our broken and missing pieces. He invites us to work on the puzzle with Him.
Our hope is anchored to the cross and tied to Christ's second coming. But how can we carry on this hope beyond the Christmas season?
When we fear for tomorrow’s hypotheticals, we cannot live and love abundantly for today’s realities. God’s provision and care is discerned through faith not earned by worry.
Judgment cannot build anything, only tear down our self-respect and connection to God. In contrast, discernment wisely perceives without condemnation for guidance and understanding.
Unresolved anger subtly poisons our heart and suppresses the kingdom of God. To overcome and resolve anger is Jesus’ better way to live.
Jesus asks us to do hard things when we follow Him. To be poor in spirit means that we are keenly aware of what it costs us to follow Jesus and we do it anyways.
Communities rise and fall on whether fathers and father figures carry God's torch and pass it to the rising generations.
Parenting is both important and hard. It is also a primary way the Kingdom of God is built.
"He told them, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'" Luke 10:2.
Jesus speaks with great urgency to reach the nations. We must be urgent to equip our goers and senders.
Culture fuels hostility between men and women by demanding sameness or perpetuating rivalry. Jesus teaches God’s original design for man and woman is mutual sacrifice and deference within special roles.
Our culture is in conflict with God's original design for marriage, family, and human sexuality. Jesus communities will always have to seek and reflect God’s original design, while they address opposition with love.
Being all in with a church community means submitting yourself to church authority and holding yourself and others accountable.
Being all in with a church community means submitting yourself to church authority and holding yourself and others accountable.
Jesus calls us to go "all in" with Him and with His people. This means confronting what holds us back from the local church.
When Christians have a cloudy wealth theology, either poverty or prosperity can be idolized.
Jesus talks about money because when we truly understand our roles as stewards, money is a tool we can invest into growing His kingdom.
God invites us to dwell in His presence. What happens when we choose to follow this call?
In American Christianity Jesus’ role as teacher, savior, and friend often overshadows His position as ultimate ruler. This gives us an incomplete picture of Jesus Christ as King and final authority. What does it look like to surrender to the authority of King Jesus?
How can anyone stay convinced of the divinity and necessity of Jesus over a lifetime?
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Our idols can entrench our hearts beyond visibility and self-correction. What could happen when we actually confront the idols in our lives and walk in repentance?
All of us have a blind spot within our walk with Christ. On Mount Nebo, we learn that weaknesses can either hinder us or cause us to grow in our leadership & faith.
We are called to be a church that collaborates with God to love and serve our neighbors.
Moses' Mount Sinai moment yielded a divine calling and a divine consecration. How are we called to be set apart today?
God refreshes peace for us during and after chaos. After flood seasons, God gives us renewed vision and grounding so renewal work can begin.
Anti-fragile faith is impossible without God’s presence and God’s people. Community is not a quick fix to our problems, rather it is an invitation to participate in both the growth and suffering of others.
Listen to this week's teaching as Ben Parlier, our Discipleship Resident, explains that repentance is necessary to pass faith, hope, and love to the next generation, the nations, and our neighbors.
How could we possibly trust a good God in a fallen world and in the midst of personal suffering?
While we know God is redeeming our sin, suffering and death, we can feel the pain and grief, but also find faith and hope within it all.
Jesus doesn't call us to be comfortable, He calls us to be faithful. But, how can we be faithful when we face life's biggest trials?
To acknowledge our doubt as a signal (not a sin) lets Jesus encounter us in it. Watch as Pastor Jon walks us through the narrative of doubting Thomas and explains how Jesus met him in his unbelief.
Even when he was being crucified on the cross, Jesus asked his Father to forgive those who put him there. The simplicity of forgiveness is that we are transformed into more of Jesus when we pray for and forgive our greatest offenders.
Joseph had to forgive his brothers even when it was difficult. Forgiveness is never easy but it's a calling we have as believers and followers of Jesus.
We develop others to impact generations because we believe wisdom, skill, and opportunity must be given away. Link arms with us as we continue to go after development at Waymaker.Church
At times, there are non-essential requirements for "holiness" added on to salvation. On the other end of the spectrum, some believe the gospel does not require a change in lifestyle. What role does grace play in this pendulum swing?
We will face lifelong resistance and rejection to our gospel assignment. People and circumstances do not define the status of our gospel assignment, but instead our sacrifice and obedience to Jesus.
As hero makers, it is vital to know God's voice and act in obedience to what He asks of us. Partnering with the voice of God propels us into His mission with His people, instead of our own agenda.
Through the story of Saul, we see Jesus setting up divine encounters to call people out and then up into their kingdom assignment. We are called to do the same as we partner with God to be hero makers.
Jesus’ fulfilled his family expansion by calling individuals to “come and follow him”. Jesus approached people with the simple invitation, an invitation to a life of discipleship. Each individual within God’s family has the task of becoming a disciple. This sermon will unpack what discipleship is, how it is pursued, and Waymaker.Church’s role moving forward.
Deuteronomy 6:4 says. "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates."
Watch as Pastor Jon demonstrates the how a love for the Bible should yield a love for the God of the Bible.
God’s heart for His family provides a foundation Jesus’ message provides the vision for the Family, The Holy Spirit provides the means for how the family should live. In John 14, Jesus states, that is better for him to leave because this means, his disciples will receive the Spirit. In fact, through the Spirit, they will do even greater things than He. The Holy Spirit leads God’s family to love boldly and live powerfully. His Family, through the Spirit, displays God’s heart and lives out Jesus’ message.
Over the years, culture has constructed different pictures of who Jesus is. These range from a stained glass icon to a hell insurance salesman. None of these explanations can begin to illustrate the true son of God.
Watch as Pastor Jon Dupin points to who Jesus really is and his message for the family in Mark 1.
A.W. Tozer states “what we answer to the question ‘what is God like’ is the most important thing about us”. Often our culture view’s God as distant, angry, harsh, and controlling. However, most do not realize how our view of God affects our everyday life. This sermon will unpack God’s heart for his family. His heart is one of compassion, faithfulness, and restoration. His Heart is the foundation of His Family and propels His family to experience God’s heart and propel His heart to the world.
Revelation 21 provides a glimpse of God’s future for His Family. He is working to create and restore the world to a New Heaven and New Earth. God’s Family must rest on this future to inform the present. How do we comfort others in pain? Point to God’s future for His Family. How do we wrestle with the brokenness of the world? Point to God’s future for His Family. This sermon will provide the vision for the future in order to embrace the moment.
Is God with us when our divine calling brings trouble to our lives?
Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus, faced controversy upon the news of Mary's pregnancy. Listen as Pastor Jon explains how God shields our calling in the face of conflict and controversy.
Have you ever felt like God has forgotten you? Maybe you feel like you have unanswered prayers, unfulfilled dreams, and unresolved sin.
Listen as Brett Clubb shares how God was present in the story of Zechariah, even though Zechariah felt forgotten. God is personal and empathetic towards each of us in our stories. He is Emmanuel.
In leading the church, there are dangers and paradoxes that can lead to division, distraction, and destruction. Jesus gifted the church with authorized and accountable leadership, so we are responsible to train others to build up the church and be built up by the church.
Watch as Pastor Jon shares we as leaders must have the character and capacity to lead people to unite and mature in the gospel.
We get anxious and afraid during hard times, around certain people, and when the future is
unknown. How do we fight anxiety and fear?
Listen as Landyn MacGregor shares how celebrating God for the Gospel produces extraordinary hope and peace in our souls.
We often act towards the poor and persecuted with transactional moments rather than relational longevity. Instead, we are called to act as Jesus would by treating them with dignity, compassion, and friendship.
Listen as Pastor Jon shares how compassion and generosity fuel Christ’s purpose and mission in our souls.
How can we leave a legacy for our family? We are purposed to build families that see more and more of God’s presence and provision as they fulfill God’s mission to reach the lost.
Listen as Pastor Jon shares how Jesus shifts the family from a survival, security, and status legacy to a repentance and missional legacy.
Jesus hardwired disciple-making relationships into the health and mission of his Church.
Listen as Pastor Jon shares the cycle of imitation, formation, and multiplication as we are called to build lives for mission through discipleship.
The last 18-months have almost felt like we’ve been pushing a car up a hill instead of driving it. Pushing a car uphill can sometimes feel like you're moving, but not moving forward.
Listen as Pastor Jon shares the foundations of the Church as built upon God’s Word, God’s Spirit, and God’s people fulfilling God’s mission to reach the nations. He also specifically shares how Waymaker.Church embraces and expresses each of those foundational stones.
Our work is a vital aspect of our calling and an avenue of worship to the One who calls us.
Listen as Pastor Jon shares how our work, no matter what it is, is our service to God. We worship God through it by putting in the effort to serve Him and serve others.
We are called to be Christ’s ambassadors through the ministry of reconciliation.
Listen as Pastor Jon shares how we can be an agent of reconciliation in our relationships, be an ambassador of Christ's reconciliation, and intercede for reconciliation.
We bring renewal to this world when we step boldly and humbly into our God-given calling.
Watch as Brett Clubb breaks down how God creates us to be His co-creators in this world through our universal, kingdom, and personal callings.
What do you love more? Jesus, or what Jesus can do for you? When we experience pain and sorrow, we tend to misplace our hope or become hopeless.
Listen as Pastor Jon shares how Jesus reminds us of our hope in Him as the overcomer of death and sustainer of life.
In Matthew 1, Jesus teaches us important truths through the parable of the Sower. The soil is our hearts, and the plant is the fruit/crop we produce in life.
Listen as Pastor Jon spells out this parable, describing that deep roots and foundations in followers of Jesus will ensure resilience.
Jesus’ Kingdom advances when His reign and authority is chosen over the prevailing individualism of this age.
Listen to Week 2 of Renewal: The Resilient, as Pastor Jon encourages us to trust Jesus with our life, death, and eternity.
Cultural renewal begins with personal renewal. It starts with us. We have to surrender to God our idols, apathy, and indulgences.
Listen to Week One of Renewal: The Resilient as Jon Dupin prompts us to identify what is holding us back from being renewed by the Holy Spirit.
"You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: Love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:37-39
Listen as Matt Weaver explains that loving God begins and ends with loving people. This love is not just based on intentions, but is lived out through actions and serving one another.
Amidst the chaos of the world and the circumstances of our lives, it is difficult to accept the peace that God offers.
Listen as Brett Clubb describes peace as a gift from God, produced within us by the Holy Spirit. God does not always change our circumstances, but rather meets our chaos with a peace that passes all understanding.
The first step towards wandering is forgetfulness. The first step towards faithfulness is remembrance.
Listen as Tanner Petty tracks the faithfulness of God throughout the whole Bible, encouraging the audience to remember the ways that God has been faithful in their lives.
The emotion of happiness can come and go, but the joy of the Lord is not based on circumstances. Throughout scripture, Jesus teaches that the desires of our heart align with the source of our joy.
Watch Week 2 of Good Fruit: The Fruit of the Spirit, as Sofia Thomas defines joy as an overflow of grace recognized.
David waited to be King. Abraham waited for a son. The Israelites waited for a Messiah.
These are powerful examples of how God can equip you in the waiting if you trust him with the process.
Our Groups and Care director, Tyler Lower, kicks off our Good Fruit: The Fruit of the Spirit Series with this teaching on patience and waiting on the Lord.
The final stage in the Journey of the Soul is the Life of Love. In this stage, we have acknowledged the realities of following Jesus and continue to grow in spiritual maturity. This maturity comes from embracing obedience and discomfort for kingdom impact.
Listen as Pastor Jon unpacks the end of Peter's journey and see how this stage can set the coordinates in the life of a believer.
Stage Five of the Journey of the Soul is the Journey outward. This stage of the journey is when we begin to accept and embrace the consequences of following Jesus and our primary motivation becomes the desire to love honestly and live according to God’s purposes. God is calling us to reconstruct our faith on Jesus as our redeemer. When we look at Him that way, it changes everything.
Stage 4 of the Journey of the Soul is known as the Inward Journey. In this stage, we hit a wall of unbelief or doubt and begin to question if following God is worth it.
Watch as Sophia Thomas follows the story of Peter and encourages us to love and serve people in their questions and pain.
This stage of the journey is best described as the doing stage. This is the period of time when we find ourselves working for God or being in God’s service. Having gone through the apprenticeship period in stage 2 (Life of Discipleship), now we are ready to do it on our own and to help others.
We often think that this is the pinnacle of our spiritual journey, yet in reality, it is less than half of the journey.
The Life of Discipleship is Stage 2 in the Journey of the Soul. This stage is characterized by learning and belonging in the church community.
Listen to Pastor Jon speak on the importance of following Jesus alongside brothers and sisters in Christ as well as accepting Jesus' perfect design for the Church.
Stage One in the Journey of the Soul is The Recognition of God. This stage has to do with acknowledging the awe of who God is and the redemption that He brings.
Listen to Week 1 of the Journey of the Soul to hear Pastor Jon connect the beginning of Peter's story in Luke 5 to the first stage in the journey of a believer and follower of Jesus.
When you invest in Waymaker.Church, you are not only investing in a church building. You are making a way for So Much More transformation, restoration, development, and connection.
On this Finish the First Sunday, Pastor Jon encourages us to accept God's invitation to So Much More love and impact to see His Kingdom come.
If you would like to continue to support Waymaker.Church in fulfilling the vision of So Much More, you can give at waymaker.church/finishthefirst
In Mark 9:35, Jesus tells His disciples, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
What does it look like to be last in today's world and what happens when we actively put others before ourselves? Listen to Week 7 of the Voice of God Series to hear Pastor Jon explain how submission to God and others is lived out.
In Psalms 30:11-12 , it says "You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!"
This sounds great, but how do you go from a place of mourning to a place of dancing? Listen to Week 6 of our Voice of God series to hear more about how the voice of God is heard vividly when we celebrate the goodness and greatness of God!
It's true: Conforming to the patterns of the world blocks the voice of God. In this teaching, Tammy Dupin asks the question, "How does silence and solitude help fight conforming to the patterns of this world?" Listen to Week 5 of our Voice of God series to learn more about why we should stay away from conforming to the patterns of this world and the power of silence and solitude!
To hear God’s voice, we must understand that God’s voice and self-deception cannot coexist for very long in the same soul. What does this mean and what does this have to do with confession? Listen to Week 4 of our Voice of God series to find out!
In Week 3 of our Voice of God series, Pastor Jon talks about what true discipleship looks like and how true discipleship is more than a passive belief in Jesus, but an active practice of Jesus!
Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
In the midst of a chaotic culture, how are believers and followers of Jesus supposed to hear God’s voice? How are we supposed to look more like Jesus and less like the things that the world calls us to consume?
Join us for week 2 of our "Voice of God" series as Pastor Jon talks about prayer and what it looks like to obediently seek the voice of God.
How can we pattern our lives in a way that opens us up to consistent and active communication with God? Join us for Week 1 of our Voice of God series as Tanner Petty talks about the greatest threat to hearing the voice of God and how we can change rhythms in our lives to open ourselves up to hearing God's voice.
Everyone loves a good story, but have you heard the greatest story ever told? Listen to this message from Easter Sunday to hear the story that will change your life!
God calls His exiled people to be a creative minority in the places where they live. What does this look like practically? In Week 4 of our series, Exile, Pastor Jon talks about the four groups throughout Biblical and Church history that respond to cultural exile and asks the question, "How do we follow Jesus as a creative minority rather than a counterproductive or destructive one"?
Why does God allow His Church to experience resistance and disruption? Pastor Jon dives into this question and the book of Daniel in Week 3 of our series, Exile.
What does it mean to resist culture? When Jesus-followers look and love more like Jesus, culture gets transformed; yet, when they look and love more like culture, they become disposable to culture. Listen to this message as Pastor Jon teaches about what it means to resist culture in Week 2 of our series, "Exile"!
Matthew 5: 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot."
As members of the Kingdom of God, we find ourselves living in a worldly kingdom. In this series, we want to provide practical guidance and instruction for how to not just survive but thrive in “exile”. How does the church not become of the world while still being in the world? Tune in to Week 1 as Pastor Jon kicks off our new series, "Exile"!
When we fulfill the commitments we’ve made to God and others, we are trusted with so much more. Listen to this week's message as Pastor Jon shares the vision of So Much More that God has for our church to bring more of heaven to Earth!
God created our souls for purposeful togetherness, and yet our broken world produces countless states of loneliness. Join us for the final week of "Why Do I Feel This Way?" as Pastor Jon approaches the topic of loneliness and how Jesus Christ redeems it!
What do we do when we are betrayed or abandoned by those who we love the most? Jesus himself faced the reality of this pain when his own disciples betrayed him to his ultimate crucifixion. Join us in Week 2 of our series, "Why Do I Feel This Way?" as Tanner Petty talks about how we can suffer like our Savior, even in betrayal.
In our new series, "Why Do I Feel This Way", we will follow the journey of different people in the Bible who walked through heartbreak and disappointment and see how their heart-cries of pain drew them closer to God and led to restoration.
Join us for Week 1 as we follow the story of Job. Through great trial and tragedy, Job’s faith and trust in God is put through the emotion of unbelief, doubt, anger, and confusion. But through it all, we see that God truly is close to the brokenhearted and ultimately restores everything we’ve lost.
We all have the choice of how we will respond to our story and the life events that come our way. Join us as Special Guest, Davey Blackburn, teaches on the redemption story of Ruth.
In times of cultural descending, God always teaches faithfulness to a willing remnant and then uses them to spark a widespread renewal. Are you a part of the remnant that is willing to be used by God to spark renewal? Listen to Week 3 of our Renewal series to learn more.
Revelation 21: 4 says, "There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. He who was seated on the throne said, 'I am making everything new!'".
This takes us back to the theme of this series and this entire year of 2021—Renewal. Christ will renew all Creation and the global and historical Church will lead the way for ultimate renewal. Listen as Pastor Jon dives deeper into this topic for Week 3 of our Renewal series.
At Waymaker.Church, 2021 is the year of Renewal. In Matthew 19:28, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel."
No matter how we spin it, our culture, religion and politics are man made and sin based, which naturally leads to discontent and decay. However, God is in the business of renewal! Listen to Week 1 of our Renewal series as Pastor Jon speaks about the concept of Holy Discontent and what that means as we prepare for renewal to come!
In this series, we are walking through the prophecy of Isaiah 9 that foretells the coming of the Messiah, Jesus. Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, and Prince of Peace are the names that described who this coming Messiah would be to His people both then and now.
In Week 3 of Hope is Here, Pastor Jon talks about how God is our Eternal Father. When we don’t know how God approaches us, we don’t know our placement, purpose, or destiny in life. Tune in to this week's message to learn more about what it looks like to see God as our Eternal Father.
In Week 2 of our Hope is Here series, Nathan Cantu brings the word and talks about the title “Mighty God”, which was given to the promised Messiah in Isaiah 9:6. God is the only entity that can overcome death, but the world offers plenty of distractions to keep us from realizing this truth. Listen to this weeks teaching to learn more!
This final series of the year brings us into the Christmas season. As we approach the concluding of 2020 it can be tempting to want to rush past this Christmas season and enter a new year. But what if God is calling us to pause in this season and reflect on His faithfulness this year and declare His faithfulness for the year to come? In this series, we will reflect on the character traits of Jesus and how they remain constant throughout the ages. Take a few minutes to hear from Tanner Petty as he begins Week 1 with speaking about how God is our Wonderful Counselor.
You don't need to be a father to listen to this message. Whether you are single, married without kids, or if you have multiple children, this message is for you.
Listen to the last week of our Building Us series as Pastor Jon talks about the idea of fatherhood and how every father needs to be re-envisioned of his God-given purpose to lead generational blessing through his family.
Every Christian family should have some regular time to meet where the main purpose is spiritual growth. Instead of letting our calendar be dictated by the reactions and demands of the culture, we must lead our families to spend time in Bible study, prayer and serving our church and community.
Ultimately, we cannot force our children to believe and follow Jesus, but we can make family time in spiritual growth a nonnegotiable. Listen to this week's sermon as Pastor Jon and Tammy speak about this idea and talk about their personal experiences!
God’s ideal building block for the individual and the Church is the nuclear family, a husband and wife who build up their children to be Spirit-led, Jesus-following adults in the covering of both an extended family and a spiritual family. Throughout history, this has never been easy, but it is especially daunting in our current age. The family seems broken, toxic and directionless to so many.
This series will describe God’s vision for the family and how Waymaker.Church will lead the way in building families in and through this vision.
This past Sunday, we were able to host special guest, Davey Blackburn! In his message, Davey shares the trauma that he went through and how God carried him through his valley. His organization, Nothing is Wasted, and the heartbeat behind his message exists to help people navigate their trials, tragedies, and transitions and find purpose in their pain.
As we conclude This Side Up, Pastor Jon tackles the topic of politics as we are currently living in a tense political climate. How should we view politics as citizens of the Kingdom of God? As followers of Jesus, what should we point political and religious topics to? Listen to this week's sermon to find out more.
In our third week of our This Side Up series, Pastor Jon Dupin talks about the controversial topic of money. Can our character be defined by how we handle earthly resources? As a matter of fact, how we handle earthly resources influences our trust in God and God's trust in us.
In Week 2 of our This Side Up series, Sofia Thomas teaches on the topic of justice and how God's version of justice is different from what our culture tells us. Without Jesus' truth and righteousness, we are susceptible to creating our own definition of truth and righteousness, so what does God say about justice?
Are you living as if the Kingdom of God is already here? What does it mean to live in the kingdom of God while still living on Earth? When Jesus started His ministry, He continually talked about the new kingdom that would be created and it was the exact opposite of what everyone had expected...
Join in for Week 1 of our new series, This Side Up.
In the final week of our Seasons of the Soul series, Pastor Jon Dupin talks about what it means for our soul to be in a Spring season. "We cannot earn the abundance of Spring, for it is simply an accepted invitation."
As we continue in our Seasons of the Soul series, Pastor Jon Dupin gives a message about what it is like to live in a Winter season. Even though the Winter seasons are difficult, God promises He will never leave nor forsake us, even though winter often feels that way.
In Week 2 of our Seasons of the Soul series, Pastor Jon talks about what it is like to live in the Fall season. Learn why God insists on our progress and growth and hear what God does with the pain and trials that we encounter.
Our Seasons of the Soul series is BACK! We relaunched this popular series right before COVID hit and then had to hit pause, so we are trying this one again. Sofia Thomas starts this series on a high note as she brings light to what it is like to be in a season of summer.
In Week 4 of our Pieces series, Tyler Lower brings a powerful message about how Jesus brings healing to the sick and the outcast and how He brings peace and purpose during the storms of life. You won't want to miss this message!
In Week 3 of our Pieces series, Lead Pastor Jon Dupin dives into the story of the blind man in John 9 and how Jesus empowers us with His Spirit & His people to stand through the process.
In Week 2 of our Pieces series, Zach Bukolt shares what it is like to take all of Jesus, not just pieces of Him. Listen as Zach goes through John 6 and explains what can point you in the direction of the Kingdom.
In Week 4 of our Unexpected Series, Jon Dupin brings a word about leading the way in reconciliation through repentance and forgiveness.
Sofia Thomas brings a powerful message on what identity found in Christ looks like as she kicks off our brand new series, Pieces.
In Week 3 of our Unexpected series, Pastor Jon continues the conversation about God-Visions and what it looks like to be faithful to these God-Visions.
In Week 2 of our Unexpected series, Pastor Jon continues the conversation about God-Visions and what it looks like to be faithful to these God-Visions.
On Opening Sunday, we introduced our brand new series, Unexpected! In Week 1's message, Pastor Jon speaks about how to approach obstacles that seem to get in the way of the visions that God has given us.
In week 5 of Opening Waymaker.Church, Jon Dupin speaks on when we believe in and follow Jesus, we must open our arms to diverse and disenfranchised people. If our ways don't reflect our words, we lose credibility and risk becoming the problem that we are criticizing.
In Week 4 of our Opening Waymaker.Church series, Sean Mills speaks about Opening our Hands to more of what God has for us by loving others. Our hearts must break for what breaks God's heart!
Take a few minutes to listen to Brett Clubb speak about how we will approach opening Waymaker.Church. As we open up more of our hearts, our hands, and our homes, more of heaven will be opened up to Earth.
Take a few minutes to listen to Jon Dupin speak about how we will approach opening Waymaker.Church. As we open up more of our hearts, our hands, and our homes, more of heaven will be opened up to Earth.
Take a few minutes to listen to Tyler Lower speak about how we will approach opening Waymaker.Church. As we open up more of our hearts, our hands, and our homes, more of heaven will be opened up to Earth.
Oftentimes, when we get disconnected from God or from others, there is something that is going on beneath the surface.
God has showed us that confession is how we bring things to the light. Join us as we take a deeper look into Psalm 51 to learn what confession really means.
How do we not waste valuable time on regrets, foolishness, or useless pursuits?
Join us as we take a deeper look at Psalm 90.
Do you ever feel like you are alone in the valleys of life? Where is God during trials and suffering?
Join us as we take a deeper look at Psalm 23.
Join us in the second week of our new series, Playlist for a Storm. Our Lead Pastor, Jon Dupin, continues this series talking about Psalm 1. God calls us to plant our hearts with His people, His word and His Spirit, because that is where we thrive in all seasons.
Join us in the first week of our new series, Playlist for a Storm. Our Lead Pastor, Jon Dupin, kicks off this series talking about Psalm 46. God leads us to focus on His presence and power rather than the trouble.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at the resurrection story and we hear from a special guest Daryl Calfee.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin leads us through the hope we have in Christ even in times of uncertainty.
Join us in our brand new series "Faith Over Fear" where we are addressing the state of our current society and giving encouragement and steps to take for the foreseeable future.
Welcome to our series "Seasons of the Soul." Pastor Jon Dupin kicks off this series introducing the different seasons our soul goes through in our relationship with Christ. Our constant journey to spiritual maturity isn't a linear path to one specific goal but rather a cyclical one around the different seasons.
Join us as we end our series "The Same Power." Pastor Jon Dupin finishes this series explaining the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Join us as we continue our series "The Same Power." Pastor Jon Dupin continues this series explaining the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Join us as we continue our series "The Same Power." Pastor Jon Dupin continue this series explaining the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Join us in our brand new series "The Same Power." Special guest speaker Brett Clubb starts off this series explaining the role of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
Join us for this special sermon on Football Sunday, brought to you by our Groups and Care Director, Tyler Lower. Tyler teaches on John 3:16 "For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life."
Join us in the last week of our Vision series for 2020, "Welcome" on Radically Ordinary Hospitality. Pastor Jon Dupin, ends this series talking about hospitality and what it means to have hospitality like God.
Join us in our Vision series for 2020, "Welcome" on Radically Ordinary Hospitality. Pastor Jon Dupin, continues this series talking about hospitality and what it means to have hospitality like God.
Join us in our Vision series for 2020, "Welcome" on Radically Ordinary Hospitality. Pastor Jon Dupin, continues this series talking about hospitality and what it means to have hospitality like God.
Join us in our Vision series for 2020, "Welcome" on Radically Ordinary Hospitality. Pastor Jon Dupin, starts off this series talking about hospitality and what it means to have hospitality like God.
Join us in the third week of our series, Chosen. Guest speaker, Landyn Dupin, continues this series talking about how God chose Mary and how He has also chosen us.
Join us in the second week of our series, Chosen. Guest speaker, Marcus Thomas, continues this series talking about how God chose Joseph and how He has also chosen us.
Join us in the first week of our series, Chosen. Guest speaker, Tyler Lower, starts off this series talking about how God had chosen Zechariah and how He has also chosen us.
Join us in week 3 of our series Come to The Table. This week Brett Clubb is bringing the word and he shows us what it looks like to strive towards racial redemption.
Join us in the second week of our series, Come to The Table. Pastor Jon Dupin continues this series talking about reconciling our relationships and how reconciliation requires us to let go of our power or victimhood.
Join us in the first week of our series, Come to The Table. Pastor Jon Dupin starts off this series talking about reconciling our relationships and specifically letting Jesus bring our broken relationships to the table. Pastor Jon also calls us to be the one who makes the turn.
Join us in week five of our series Building Waymaker.Church: The Next Step. This week Pastor Jon shares with us that sustaining a God-sized vision requires asking and believing for the impossible and re-choosing God’s path over our own.
Join us in week four of our series Building Waymaker Church: The Next Step. This week Pastor Jon invites us to Become a Bridgebuilder by making a commitment to Building Waymaker.Church.
Join us in week three of our series Building Waymaker Church: The Next Step. This week Pastor Jon talks about how a God-sized vision requires God’s patience and our repentance when we lose our way.
Join us in week two of our series Building Waymaker Church: The Next Step. This week Pastor Jon asks us where are we asking God to chase after our vision instead of chasing after His.
Join us in the first week of our new series Building Waymaker Church: The Next Step. Pastor Jon starts off this series looking back at the past two years of Building Waymaker Church and shares what's to come in this next season of Waymaker Church.
Join us in the final week of our series Relationship Goals. This week Pastor Jon Dupin welcomes his wife, Tammy Dupin, on stage to help answer some of your questions about marriage.
Join us in the fourth week of our series Relationship Goals. This week special guest speaker, Tammy Dupin, continues this series talking about how a thriving marriage requires us to walk in sacrificial and selfless love led by the Holy Spirit.
Join us in the third week of our series Relationship Goals. Pastor Jon continues this series talking about how we are to let the Holy Spirit transform our character so we can experience God's ideal for marriage.
Join us in the second week of our series Relationship Goals. Pastor Jon continues this series talking about how we should let the Holy Spirit reveal and heal things in ourselves so that our marriage can thrive.
Join us in the first week of our new series Relationship Goals. Pastor Jon starts off this series talking about why marriage matters.
Join us in the third and final week of our recast series, Gather. Pastor Jon ends the series talking about why we gather and why we serve.
Join us in the second week of our recast series, Gather. Pastor Jon continues the series talking about why we gather and how we are to go out and give away what we learned while in the gathering.
Join us in the first week of our recast series, Gather. Pastor Jon starts off the series talking about why we gather and how we can experience God's presence when we gather.
Join us in the final week of our series, As in Heaven. Pastor Jon teaches us that success in the kingdom means obeying the Holy Spirit and stewarding the gifts He gives us.
Join us in the second week of our series, As in Heaven, and welcome our guest speaker, Brett Clubb. This week Brett teaches on how we need to view the Kingdom of God through lenses of love.
Join us in the first week of our series, As in Heaven, where pastor Jon is teaching what it looks like for us to live out our name-to be Waymakers!
Join us in welcoming our Content and Curriculum Writer Nathan Cantu as he continues our series on Revelation. He shares that if Jesus is King, how should we respond to injustice.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin continues our series on the book of revelation and shares that God gives us authority to bind and overcome evil.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, continues our series in Revelation and answers the question "If Jesus is King, how should we worship?"
Join us in week two of No Ordinary Story as Pastor Jon Dupin talks about the book of Revelation and if we faithfully follow Jesus, despite pressure or persecution, we transform the culture from the inside out.
Join us Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, begins our new series in Revelation and let's us know why this is not the story you remember from Sunday School, it is truth for today's Church.
Join us as Rachel Cantu, our Student Ministries Resident, reminds us that when we live in isolation we are playing with disaster.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that when we let vice rule our lives we are playing with disaster.
Join us as Tammy Dupin, our Executive Operations Leader, reminds us that if we live in "man-made religion" it will always lead to exhaustion, but Jesus offers us a better way.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that pride is poison to our relationship with God and other people.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that when we chose cynicism we stop thriving, instead we need to chose to worship.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us baptism is a picture of Jesus’ story, and a proclamation of our identity and calling.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that marriage tells the story of Jesus' sacrificial love and commitment to the church.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that communion brings clarity to the chaos and confusion in our world and lives.
Join us as Nick Mustakas, our Connections Director, reminds us that at Waymaker.Church we love to give our time and energy to the local church because we believe it's impossible to follow Jesus alone.
Join us as Brett Clubb, our Executive Development Leader, looks at the story of Hezekiah reminds us that at Waymaker.Church we develop leaders because we know that the church thrives when wisdom, skill, and opportunity are given away.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that partnering with God means sacrificing.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that God removes obstacles and builds bridges and we are called to do the same.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, shares some exciting news about our future and looks back as we celebrate 20 years as a church.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, continues the story of Jacob and reminds us that sometimes our destiny is found in the waiting.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, begins our "Wrestling With Destiny" series as we look at the life of Jacob and answer the question "How do we embrace the destiny God has for us?"
Join us as we conclude our Gather series and Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that if we love Jesus we have to love His bride the church.
Join us, as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor reminds us that the church is full of hurt, weird, hypocritical, and flawed people. We can chose not to gather because of it or we can realize we have been hurt and broken and gathering with the same type of people makes us better followers of Christ.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, looks at the early church in acts and reminds us when we gather we welcome God's power and presence.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, looks at why it is important to gather and how some things God reserves on for the gathering of His people.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor reminds us that we experience peace when we seek unity and restoration in our families.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor reminds us that when we recognize God's undeserved love for us, we can give underserved love to other people.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, looks at Ephesians 1 and reminds us that the security we look for in our imperfect families and churches points us towards God’s perfect security.
Join us as Nathan Cantu, our content and curriculum pastor, talks about the difficult subject of suicide and reminds us that Gospel promises us hope in the midst of our darkness.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that the Gospel changes the way that we view depression and that we no longer have to face it on our own.
Join us as Robin Foutz, a member of our sermon feedback team, as well as Pastor Jon Dupin and Psychologist Chuck Rogers remind us that anxiety is an affliction and not a sin and God wants to give us a peace greater than our anxiety.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, closes out the Thrive series and reminds us that when we embrace this idea of calling, capacity, and cooperation we become compassionate.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that economic thriving is about cooperation. We hear from not only Pastor Jon but also his wife and business partner Tammy Dupin.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that capacity is not about wealth it's about what we do to meet needs, solve problems, and make things better in our community.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, begins our new series "Thrive: My Job Can Change The World". Jon looks at the Gospel of Matthew and Mark and reminds us that what we do Monday-Friday matters to God and changes the world.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, closes the story of Gideon and reminds us that in order to slay our dragons we need to want Jesus more than we want those dragons in our lives.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, continues through the story of Gideon and looks at the question "what do we do when our dragons come back and they are stronger than ever?"
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, continues through the story of Gideon and reminds us that sometimes we have to smash our idols in order to defeat our dragons.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us that in order to slay our dragon we have to believe in God's promises as we continue to look at the life of Gideon.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, kicks off our new series and reminds us that sometimes we just have to get out of the hole that our dragon has us in and get in the fight.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, reminds us of the promise that Jesus gave us if we would chose to give up our personal comfort for the church.
Join us as Brett Clubb, our Executive Development Leader & Music Director, reminds us that wonder propels us to new and deeper levels with Jesus as we look at the story of the two blind men.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, looks at Mark 5 and the casting out of demons and why we are called to share the wonder that God is doing in our lives.
Join us as Nathan Cantu, our Content and Curriculum Writer, reminds us that God's can help us overcome our unbelief as we look at Mark 9.
Join us at Matt Weaver, our Brentwood Kids Director, shares with us how hungering and thirsting for righteousness aligns our hearts with God's heart. We also announce an exciting new next step for Brentwood Mosaic
Listen as our Lead Pastor Jon Dupin walks us through what it looks like to have a kingdom attitude of humility from our series Attitude is Everything!
Join us as Pastor Jon, our lead pastor, reminds us that "mourning" means we recognize the consequences of sin. God wants us to mourn sin so that he can restore our relationships.
Join us as Pastor Jon, our lead pastor, reminds us why the poor in spirit are blessed and how God wants us to need Him more than impress Him.
Join us as our lead pastor, Jon Dupin, kicks off our new series Attitude Is Everything. Listen as he reminds us Kingdom attitude is a life that is all about God and others.
Join us as Pastor Jon, our lead pastor, challenges our fathers to be nourishers and protectors of their families.
In this episode, our Lead Pastor Jon Dupin, teaches us what it looks like to let bouncing back be something that refines us, rather than confines us.
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin, our lead pastor, answers the question "what do we do when tragedy happens?" In this message we will look at the life of Job and the weapon that he used to fight tragedy.
Join us as Nathan Cantu, our Content and Curriculum Writer, reminds us that in order to bounce back we have to be prepared by putting on our body armor.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us that following Jesus does not exclude us from trial and sorrows but overcoming the world means that we not just endure trial and sorrow, but bounce back.
Join us as we hear from Tammy Dupin our Executive Operations Leader and her daughter Landyn as they share why the greatest gift we can give our children is to lead them to seek and obey God's voice.
Join us as we welcome a guest speaker, PJ Preston, the lead pastor of the Hope Co Church as he continues our Lost Boys series. Pastor PJ looks at the story of the prodigal son and reminds us why we need to "trust the training".
Join us as our Executive Development Leader Brett Clubb shares why "family values" are so important as we look at how the values God gave the people of Israel shaped their destiny.
Join us as Pastor Jon answers the question "How do we help our children become wise and responsible adults?"
Join us we wrap up the "Building Brentwood" series and Pastor Jon answers the question Why make a united and public commitment? This is one of the most important Sundays in our church history and we want everyone to be a part of building what matter most.
Join us as we celebrate that "Victory Has Come" because of what Christ did on the cross for us.
Join us as Pastor Jon continues to look at the story of the Joshua Generation and answers the question "What does Building Brentwood do for us?"
Join us as we continue to look at the Joshua generation with Pastor Jon as he answers the question "How do we know God wants us to sacrifice for Building Brentwood?"
Join us as Pastor Jon answers the question "Why risk being a part of Building Brentwood?" We continue to look at the story of the people of Israel and Joshua taking the Promised Land.
Join us as we kick off our vision series and look at the future of Brentwood Church as Pastor Jon answers the question "why a building now"?
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us that sometimes real love requires us to speak the truth even though it may be difficult for those people to hear.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us that real love requires sacrifice and Jesus set the example for us by humbling himself and dying on a cross for our sins.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at the book of Hosea and reminds us that real love begins with commitment.
Join us as pastor Jon looks at how we share "wonder". God uses our spiritual gifts to show his power.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at the story of Thomas and reminds us how so many of us experience the same doubt with wonder as Thomas did but God wants to change that doubt into belief.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us that we need to see wonder as we look at the story of the blind man who was healed by Jesus.
Join us as Pastor Jon begins our new series "Wonder" and reminds us that we were created to see, believe, and share wonder.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us that we have a calling and a mission to share God's light with others.
Join us as Pastor Jon continues our Christmas Series and reminds us that because of Christ's birth joy is an attitude we choose and is not determined by our circumstances.
Join us as Pastor Jon kicks off our new Christmas series "Let There Be Light". In this message our lead pastor looks at "the light" that came into our darkness.
Join us as Nathan Cantu answers the question of "where is God in politics?" What does the bible say about the kings that rule over us?
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at what the Bible teaches about sexuality and answers the question "Where is God in issues of sex and gender?" Warning this message is PG-13.
Join us as Pastor Jon answers the question "where is God in questions of race?" Also listen in on an amazing interview as he talks with a local African American pastor.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us of the dangers of living our lives believing that money can buy us long lasting fulfillment.
Join us as Pastor Jon kills the myth that you can "get rich quick". The Bible never calls debt a sin but it does warn us against "easy credit".
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us that money management is not easy because we have to put what God wants before what we want.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us that Jesus is the better Jonah and we share stories of baptism.
Join us as Pastor Jon closes the story of Jonah and reminds us that our comebacks can be wasted unless we allow them to changes us.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at the story of Jonah and tells how God's comeback stories are nothing like the stories we see in movies.
Join us as Pastor Brett Clubb continues the story or Jonah and reminds us that "Rock Bottom" is when God transforms our runaway story into a comeback story.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at the story of Jonah and reminds us how every comeback story begins with a lost call.
Join us as Pastor Jon shares an amazing story of a Brentwood member who went after his one and changed a multiple generations of a family.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us that we give up our time and energy because we believe a person's eternity is worth fighting for and we love to do it because we believe serving gets others to Jesus and helps us grow.
Join us as Nathan Cantu shares how we can either say yes to what God is doing or we can say no and miss an opportunity to bring our one to Christ.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us why we can never leave our "One" behind and how we have to take them past the threshold of unbelief to believing and following Jesus.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at the Seasons of the Soul and how it pertains to marriage as he interviews a couple in our church who experienced every season especially winter and how they made it to the other side of restoration.
Join us as pastor Jon shares about the final season, spring, and how God invites us into more in this season when we are willing to join him.
Join us as Brett Clubb, our Programming and Development Pastor, teaches us about the season of Winter. God may withhold from us, but will never leave nor forsake us and in the winter season he wants to prepare us for what is happening in the spring.
Join us as Tyler Lower, our Church Online and Development Resident, looks at how God uses the fall season to prune things in our life that are good but not great and some things that are dying.
Join us as our guest communicator Miles Welch kicks off our new series Seasons of the Soul and reminds us that we all have seasons in our walk with Jesus.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at the season of summer and how we experience freedom and energy in this season that we can use to help people who are in difficult seasons.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us why solitude and silence are essential to our walk with Jesus and how eliminating noise and distraction allows us to more clearly hear the voice of the Lord.
Join us as Tammy Dupin shares a powerful message about confession and how the fruits of confession are freedom and healing.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us why worship is such an important part of our faith as we look at Isaiah's response to seeing the Lord high and lifted up.
Join us as Pastor Jon reminds us why prayer is such an important discipline and how Jesus' model for how he taught the disciples to pray should guide ours as well.
Join us as Pastor Jon kicks off our brand new summer series and introduces us to the reasons spiritual disciplines are vital to our health and well-being as believers.
Join us as Tammy Dupin, our Family and Connections Director helps us to see how we are so much more than the labels we place on ourselves or people place on us.
Join us as Pastor Jon shares a personal story of how God grew his leadership and what we can learn about a bad boss from the story of Esther and Xerxes.
Join us as Pastor Jon shares how you can be wise follower when your boss is immoral or unethical.
How can you be a wise follower to a lousy leader and how do you lead a follower who is more talented than you? Join us as we look at King Saul and David's relationship.
Join us as Pastor Jon shares his journey of faith and how following Jesus is a personal decision that everyone has to make.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at why people don't believe in Jesus and His resurrection and what proof we have that helps us believe.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at why the church can be a major impediment to peoples belief in God and how we can be part of the solution and not the problem.
Join us as Nathan Cantu, our teaching resident, answer the question of "why I don't believe in the Bible."
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at reasons that we find belief in God difficult. We know that pain is one of the things that keeps people from trusting God but what if the Bible is all about giving us the solution to pain.
Join us as Jill Stroud reminds us that the way we use our words matters and if we are the real deal our words will reflect that.
Join us as Nathan Cantu, our teaching resident, reminds us that if you’re the Real Deal, you will treat people like Jesus would treat them.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at the book of James and shares how in a world of counterfeits and fakes we can know what it looks like to be the real deal in our faith.
Join us as Pastor Jon shares how Paul met people right where they were to invite them to Jesus.
Join us as Pastor Jon looks at how Jesus taught about going after the one and why it is so important.
Join us as Pastor Jon talks about the "peace" of the Advent of Christ and how Jesus is our restoration and how every moment of peace is preceded by a confrontation.
Join us as Pastor Jon talks about the "joy" of the Advent of Christ and how our joy is not tied to our circumstance but in the hope of the Messiah and His coming to earth.
Join us as Nathan Cantu, our Groups and Development Resident talks about the hope of the Advent of Christ and how our hope is not in the here and now but in the resurrection of Christ and our future resurrection.
Join us as Tyler Lower our Groups and Development Intern looks at the beginning of Advent and how we are all waiting for something. If we believe and follow Jesus then we are waiting on His return if not maybe it's time we start.
Maybe you are part of a dysfunctional family and you are dreading the upcoming holiday season and you are wondering how you will survive. Join us as Pastor Jon talks with a marriage and family counselor about how we set boundaries and learn to use our voice.
Maybe you are part of a dysfunctional family and you are dreading the upcoming holiday season and you are wondering how you will survive. Join us as Pastor Jon talks with a marriage and family counselor about how we leave the idols behind that our families give us and hold on to the good things.
Join us we celebrate our church family as they go all in for baptism and as Pastor Jon teaches us that baptism is an outward sign of the life change that comes with following Christ and should remind us to be the change in our families.
Maybe you are part of a dysfunctional family and you are dreading the upcoming holiday season and you are wondering how you will survive. Join us as Pastor Jon talks about the one thing that we can change about our families.
Join us as Pastor Brett Clubb teaches on the importance of taking a moment to breathe and focus on the Gospel rather than the chaos of our lives.
Today, we continue our series called Mind Your Money, because we know that we called to steward the resources God has provided for us. Join us as we look at what it means to be generous with our financial resources.
Today, we continue our series called Mind Your Money, because as the great poet, Biggie once mused “Mo Money, Mo Problems”. Today we take a look at this idea of whether we should love our money or loathe our money or maybe find a better way than the two.
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Today, we start a series called Mind Your Money where we look at the importance of financial responsibility, because as the great poet, Snoop Dog once mused “I got my mind on my money and my money on my mind.” Today we take a look at this idea: Money Care is Soul Care.
We are all born dreamers for God has set eternity in man's heart. No matter where you find yourself in life, it's never too late to pursue the dream God has placed within you. However, when we pursue a God-Purpose Dream, it is inevitable that we will face opposition. If we don't, our dream must not have God as the hero. Join us this week as Tyler Lower helps us recognize that opposition provides opportunity for our faith to grow.
We are all born dreamers for God has set eternity in man's heart. No matter where you find yourself in life, it's never too late to pursue the dream God has placed within you. However, when we pursue a God-Purpose Dream, it is inevitable that we will face opposition. If we don't, our dream must not have God as the hero. Join us this week as Tyler Lower helps us recognize that opposition provides opportunity for our faith to grow.
We are all born dreamers for God has set eternity in man's heart. No matter where you find yourself in life, it's never too late to pursue the dream God has placed within you. When a God-purpose dream is clear our greatest threats are doubt, insecurity and fear. Join us and we learn how to recognize how God has equipped us to fight these fears from within to continue to push our dreams forward.
Join us as we take a look at where God has lead Brentwood Church over the last 6 months and where He is continuing to lead us over the coming six. Today we discuss what it means to invest and invite as we GROW The Kingdom and our impact in Lynchburg.
Join us as we take a look at where God has lead Brentwood Church over the last 6 months and where He is continuing to lead us over the coming six. Today we discuss what it means to invest and invite as we GROW The Kingdom and our impact in Lynchburg.
Join us as we take a look at where God has lead Brentwood Church over the last 6 months and where He is continuing to lead us over the coming six. Today we discuss what it means to invest and invite as we GROW The Kingdom and our impact in Lynchburg.
Relationships are the most fulfilling thing in life, and yet, so many are so bad at making them work. This series is about confronting and stopping some natural habits that perpetuate dysfunction in our relationships. Join us as we look at 4 Relational Habits you'll never do again. This week Matt Weaver shares with us why we need to stop people pleasing.
Relationships are the most fulfilling thing in life, and yet, so many are so bad at making them work. This series is about confronting and stopping some natural habits that perpetuate dysfunction in our relationships. Join us as we look at 4 Relational Habits you'll never do again. This week Tyler Lower shares with us why we need to stop choosing easy over best.
Relationships are the most fulfilling thing in life, and yet, so many are so bad at making them work. This series is about confronting and stopping some natural habits that perpetuate dysfunction in our relationships. Join us this week as Pastor Jon encourages us to Stop trying to force someone else to change.
Relationships are the most fulfilling thing in life, and yet, so many are so bad at making them work. This series is about confronting and stopping some natural habits that perpetuate dysfunction in our relationships. Join us this week as Pastor Jon encourages us to Stop Repeating a Bad Relationship.
When it comes to gender, gender roles and gender relationships our culture seems to be the voice of reason. But what if we looked to the blueprints given to us by the Creator, Himself. Today we look at the roles women play, and the beautiful way God made us to Coexist.
When it comes to gender, gender roles and gender relationships our culture seems to be the voice of reason. But what if we looked to the blueprints given to us by the Creator, Himself? What is God's intent for our sexuality? Today we take a look at how God created intentionally, By Design.
When it comes to gender, gender roles and gender relationships our culture seems to be the voice of reason. But what if we looked to the blueprints given to us by the Creator, Himself. When men lead, protect and provide, like Christ does the Church, then everyone wins. When they don’t, everyone loses. Today we take a look at the male perspective of how God created us intentionally, By Design.
When it comes to gender, gender roles and gender relationships our culture seems to be the voice of reason. But what if we looked to the blueprints given to us by the Creator, Himself? If we don’t look for acceptance and approval in the right place, it will lead to pride and despair. Today we take a look at the female perspective of how God created us intentionally, By Design.
When it comes to gender, gender roles and gender relationships our culture seems to be the voice of reason. But what if we looked to the blueprints given to us by the Creator, Himself? God created us, men and women, to grow in community, guide each other, and need one another. God created us intentionally, By Design.
Circumstances only change when we intentionally change, but it’s the Holy Spirit that changes us from within.
I need intentional relationship to help me think differently, to cooperate with diversity, and help people selflessly.
Humble yourself, seek wisdom, and trust God. God is generous with wisdom when I am proactive in seeking.
If Jesus Christ paid for my guilt problem, why do I still feel guilty? How do my guilty feelings get released?
You are not guilty anymore. God sent Jesus Christ to die and atone for your sin and mine.
Grow, build, seed and Foster: that is our vision. One vision, one fund. God blesses obedience. Let's be Waymakers.
What vulnerable person/people is God leading you to advocate for? Waymakers get involved and invested to help the vulnerable.
How do I handle criticism and opposition my vision progresses? Don’t be afraid. God is great and awesome. Get back to work.
What current situation bothers, burdens or breaks your heart? Fasting helps us hear and receive something important from God.
Jesus experienced pleasure and pain, loss and gain, fulfillment and disappointment, depression and joy. He gets us; He is not far away, frustrated and full of Himself, but is God’s message of empathy.
Tracing God's hand in our past creates gratitude for our present and hope for our future.
Wholehearted commitment to God-designed relationships can produce personal and communal thriving.
In the final part of our series Take This Job and Love It, Pastor Jon Dupin answers the question "How can I change the world through my work and progress?" We must evaluate our work mindset by simply asking ourselves: Am I using my job as just a way to not starve to death, or am I looking for people that I can connect with and point to Jesus? We have to make our conduct and place at work a platform to talk to our coworkers about Jesus.
In part two of our series Take This Job and Love It, Pastor Jon Dupin challenges us to consider "when faced with a choice over envy/entitlement or stewardship/innovation, ask this question before you choose: Which one actually attracts God’s favor, man’s respect and lasting success?"
Part one of our series Take This Job and Love It taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. How can we love our jobs even when it’s difficult or unfulfilling? Work is not a necessary evil; it’s a necessary blessing. Work is from God, but sin corrupted it. Jesus is what makes your work fruitful and fulfilling.
Part four and final episode of our series One for All taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. We discover that changing the world starts with serving a local church, and when it comes to our volunteer culture at Brentwood Church, we don’t fill slots; we develop leaders.
Part three of our series One for All taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. We discover the importance of gathering together in small groups to do life, faith, and mission together.
Part two of our series One for All taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. We give up comfort to reach more people for Jesus Christ, because we believe a person’s eternity is worth fighting for.
Part one of our series One for All taught by Pastor Jon Dupin.
Most of us are one big risk decision away from the next level. What next step do you need to take today?
The series culmination of cover to cover, the series in which we have been walking through the Bible. We have seen the faithfulness of God in each story, and Revelation not only has promises for today, but for our future as well. Taught by Pastor Jon Dupin
Part 4 of the series Cover to Cover, join us as we walk through the Bible and see God's restoration story.
Part one of our series Cover to Cover taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. From cover to cover the Bible points to one story: God sent Jesus Christ to rescue creation and our connection with Him forever.
Part 5 of the series Season Finale, taught by Eric Rasberry who is the director of student ministries here at Brentwood.
As we prepare to join together at one site, we know that there are questions that arise. On Wednesday, May 6th we hosted a Vision Night Q&A that better allowed our Church leaders to share their heart and vision for Brentwood Church. It also allowed questions to be asked and answered that have and will naturally arise as we prepare for this exciting transition. If you missed this gathering and have questions, or you are interested in the "why" behind this move, we hope this podcast is encouraging to you. If you still have questions please email them to hello@brentwoodchurch.org and we will be happy to assist you!
Week 2 of the series #Friending, taught by Pastor Jon Dupin on the importance of biblical friendship. "Durable friendship plants roots and speaks truth."
Pastor Jon starts off his message by speaking of exciting news at Brentwood called One For All.
We are so thankful for all of our volunteers at Brentwood Church, we literally could not do this without them. At Brentwood, we don't want something from you, we want something for you. Serving is a tangible way to be a part of what God is doing in the church. We Want You.
Part one of the series, Upon This Rock. Eric Rasberry, student ministry director, starts off by sharing a story of putting together a crib. We learn how "the Church is built on Jesus, by Jesus, and will last because of Jesus"
The final week of Liberation Day, taught by a Brentwood Church elder, Dan Vollmer. Dan recap's this three week series and talks about being financially generous with what God has given us.
Part two of our series Liberation Day taught by Jon Dupin. "What does the Bible say about saving money? That we should store up for future obstacles, and fund and fulfill God-given dreams and opportunities.
Part one of the series Liberation Day, where we learn about God's plan for our finances.
Our Global Sunday series taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. Will you go or give? For more information about our Global team please visit brentwoodglobal.com
Free and Fearless part 4 taught by Donnie Angel. "A free and fearless life comes from Jesus plus nothing".
Part Three of our series Free and Fearless. God made us to need safe-people's help and we can't grow without them.
Part One of the 2015 series "Free and Fearless", a series that coincides with a 21 day Church-wide fast. In this message we hear from Pastor Jon Dupin on what fasting is, who it's for, and the purpose of this series and theme of our year - Free and Fearless. Fasting helps us hear and receive something important from God
Part Two of the series Into the World taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. When you love like God, it will always seem unfair and uneven.
A stand alone series taught by Tammy Dupin. We learn the importance of fasting and prayer for our personal walk with God as well as the impact it has had when we corporately fast together as a Church. We can live Free and Fearless, and that is our prayer looking towards 2015.
We all have a story, join us as we dive into part one of Brentwood Stories. This week Pastor Jon Dupin shares the importance of telling our Jesus story - the way Jesus has changed your life. No matter how big or small your story is, we can use it as an avenue to share Christ with others.
Part 5 of our series New and Deeper taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. Join us as we conclude our vision series, we have learned more about the heartbeat of Brentwood Church through this series. There are great things to come for us, but each of us needs to take a new and deeper step in our walk with God. What's the New and Deeper step you need to take today?
Part 4 of our series New and Deeper, taught by Pastor Jon Dupin, where we discover the heart and vision of Brentwood Church. What's your New and Deeper step to take today?
Part three of our series New and Deeper, taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. Join us as we learn more about the heartbeat of Brentwood Church. What is your New and Deeper step?
Part Two of our series New and Deeper, taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. Join us as we learn more about the heartbeat of Brentwood Church. What's your new and deeper step to take today?
Part one of our vision series, New and Deeper, where we will be exploring the heartbeat of Brentwood Church. Each believer has a new and deeper step to take in following Jesus, what's yours? Taught by Pastor Jon Dupin
Join us as Pastor Jon Dupin teaches through 1 Corinthians in part 5 of our series Gifted.
Every believer is gifted by the Holy Spirit to contribute to the Church’s growth and health. These gifts are described in three ways: Talents, roles or supernatural works. Our life deepens when we identify and apply our giftedness in the Church
Every believer is gifted by the Holy Spirit to contribute to the Church’s growth and health. These gifts are described in three ways: Talents, roles or supernatural works. Our life deepens when we identify and apply our giftedness in the Church
Part 5 of the series Pass It On, taught by Brett Clubb.
“I believe Jesus died for my sin and rose from the dead. But not just because the Bible says so, it’s better than that. I believe this because Matthew said so, because Mark said so, because Luke said so, because John said so, because Peter said so, because James said so, and because Paul said so.”
Part four of our series Pass It On taught by Mark Watkins. "In order to grow your faith in God, you must give up control in your life"
Part 3 of our series, Pass It On, taught by our Collide Student Ministries Pastor Brett Clubb. "God not only wants to save your life; He wants to save your marriage"
The second week in our series Pass It On, taught by Brentwood Church elder Dan Vollmer. Join us as we learn obedience is always the best choice, so practice choosing obedience.
The first part of our six week series Pass It On taught by our lead pastor's wife Tammy Dupin.
Join with us as we learn how God wants us to develop other people with the eternal wisdom gained through our past experiences with personal pain, process, triumph, and transformation. In this series we will identify what we've learned, and who to pass it on to people we influence.
The body of Christ doesn't grow because Churches are cool, clever, or contemporary, it grows because people experience Jesus and pass Him on to others.
Part 6 of the series The Plan taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. A study through the book of Ephesians where we learn God's master plan for humanity.
God holds parents and then the Church responsible to develop Christ-centered children in a me-centered world.
Part 5 of the series The Plan taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. A study through the book of Ephesians where we learn God's master plan for humanity.
This week we look at God's plan to transform our appetites from self-indulgence to self-giving.
Part 4 of the series "The Plan" taught by Pastor Jon Dupin. A study through the book of Ephesians where we learn God's master plan for humanity.
We take better care of the things we contribute to, and those things take better care of us.
God's plan moves from mystery to clarity through two major sources: The Holy Spirit and the Church; these two work together.
God’s plan is that you know and follow Jesus Christ and are filled with His Spirit; everything else is secondary and temporary.
Pastor Jon discusses the need for Jesus' death on the cross, and how that effects our life on earth. Romans 5:9-10Isa 53:12-30
"The Spirit helps me see that Jesus set me free, so the Father can adopt me."John 14:23-25
As the series Life On Earth continues Pastor Dupin discusses whether or not miracles still occur.
When it relates to the Kingdom of God, we don’t control the outcome, but rather the way we manage what we’ve been given.When we manage well the opportunity, ability, and influence we have been given, we experience joy and God entrusts us with more.
Fully aware and fully devoted to Jesus in a daily pursuit of Him through the Scriptures.
The Bible is not series of disconnected stories; it is a single narrative that points to one person: Jesus Christ.
Divorce is not only a broken promise but a broken dream that affects children and possibly generations.
No matter in struggle or plenty, God provides for our needs, when we give to His Church.
1) you are made to need, so live humble 2) you are made to belong, so live vulnerable 3) you are made to be needed, so live giving
"If I help restore people to Jesus Christ, then I receive more of God’s joy in my life."
When a believer is filled and guided by the Holy Spirit, then their life will proclaim Jesus. When the church is fueled and guided by the Holy Spirit, people will be added to their numbers.
Is it possible to not always have to learn the hard way... The wise way vs. the hard way.
God desires for us to have greater knowledge and understanding of who He is, and sometimes that is accomplished through suffering.
God does not exempt anyone from struggle or pain, but He promises Christ-followers we’ll see meaning or miracles in all things.
The squeeze can multiply our faith and influence if we choose the right perspective and perseverance.
Jesus makes your prayer life fully empowered to seize every opportunity and face every battle in your life. You’ve got to pray like Jesus.
God might not give you what you begged for, but He'll always give you what you’re meant for. Either way, you win.
Any sexual encounter outside the Genesis 2 order leads to physical, emotional and spiritual damage.
One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is to be their intentional spiritual leaders.
Behavior reveals the heart; and the heart is what really matters; Guide the heart to Jesus, and the Holy Spirit will take it from there.
People are messy. And helping them grow up spiritually and go out missionally is hard work.
A rhythm of rest and reflection will strengthen our physical life and deepen our relational life. Sabbath-keeping makes our house a home.
Vigilance: Being watchful, or a keen awareness of what is going on around you. Endurance: The strength to go beyond your human capacity and continue to fight for your faith until the end.
God will give you the faith to believe and follow Jesus, but Jesus will demand ownership of your entire life.
If God poured out His Spirit; provided necessary signs and proved His plan in with wonder, would you go wherever Jesus is next for you?
Do I want MORE stuff? Or, Do I want MORE of God?. The way we handle money, NOW, will affect the way we experience God, NOW.
Authority Principles: The way we respond to authority will affect and reflect our relationship with God. Challenging authority must be driven by obedience to a higher authority (God or man), and the heart matters. God establishes these authorities to protect, prosper and punish us. Honor, respect and reward your authorities, because most of them are just trying to do their job.
The Divine Son of the Trinity reveals, redeems and reconnects our lost souls to the Father.
The Holy Spirit is the clear, personal and unavoidable voice and presence of the entire Trinity.
We long to be in a group that mutually loves, respects and rewards each other for the win, because it is a picture of God’s Trinity within us.
Self-control: To guard and restrain thoughts, emotions and reactions through Holy Spirit leadership. Stones vs Spirit Principle: We are NOT what we want, but instead we are what we obey from the Holy Spirit’s leadership.
Kind Talk: Right words, right way, right people, right time. Raw Materials of Kindness: 1) Compassion and 2) Forgiveness.
God created us to be joyful in every circumstance, but He's left the decision to choose joy up to us. Choose Joy. Trust God. Thank God.