August 9, 2026 - Pastor Brandi

Reawaken to Wonder

Pastor Brandi opens with a word she believes Jesus spoke to her: "I desire to reawaken the wonder in my bride." She traces why the church grows numb to awe — familiarity, busyness, knowing God for what He does rather than who He is — and calls the congregation back to childlike faith. Drawing on Psalm 139, Psalm 8, Isaiah 40, Matthew 18, and Ephesians 3, she moves from the God who knit each person together in the womb to the God who cannot be compared to anything human hands could make, closing with the wonder that Christ chooses to dwell in human hearts. Pastor Brandi invites the church to slow down and let that awe fuel fresh faith and worship.
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(the message of Galatians 2:20 is spoken near the end of the message — "we are no longer living, it's Christ who lives in us" — though not cited by name in the sermon.)
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August 2, 2026 - Pastor Brandi

“Why Church? Discovering God's Heart for Christian Community”

​Pastor Brandi tackles the question of "why church" head-on, unpacking Jesus's dying prayer for unity in John 17 and tracing the church's calling back to the biblical concept of the ecclesia, the "called out ones." Pastor Brandi contrasts the world's shallow reasons for church attendance with God's true purpose — connection, discipleship, and encountering His presence together — while sharing sobering statistics on declining church attendance in America alongside explosive growth in persecuted nations like Iran and China. Weaving in testimonies of answered prayer and personal family illustrations, she challenges the congregation to stop treating church as optional or a mere checkbox and instead embrace it as God's design for spiritual growth, accountability, and love. The message closes with a call for prodigals to return home and for believers to recommit to gathering, serving, and building genuine community.

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