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The Choices That Outlive You | Pastor Justin Senesi

We'll all leave something behind. But a legacy isn't the stuff we accumulate or what people say about us after we're gone. It's the life we live and what we model for the people around us. Pastor Justin walks through Joshua 23 & 24 and challenges us to see how our daily choices, habits, and devotion to God are shaping the legacy we're building right now.

Stopping Fights Before They Start | Pastor Justin Senesi

Getting angry happens in an instant. But the consequences of anger can last a lifetime. So how do we handle anger and conflict well? How can we stop a fight before it happens? In this message, Pastor Justin looks at Joshua 22 and what happens when we confuse assumptions for discernment. We see something, think we know why it happened, and react before we hear the other side. Instead, we can learn to stop before we send the text, make the accusation, or start the confrontation. Because just like the Israelites, what we know isn't all there is to know!

The Promise Worth Waiting For | Pastor Justin Senesi

Caleb was 85 years old when he finally got the chance to take the mountain God had promised him. In this message Pastor Justin challenges us to have that same determination - to keep running, keep pressing in, and not let comfort, age, or delay derail what God has called us to do.

The Prayer That Made the Battle Longer

“Sun, stand still.” Joshua prayed one of the craziest, boldest prayers in the Bible. But it wasn't a prayer for God to make everything magically better... it was a prayer to give him more time to fight. In this message, Pastor Justin explores why God's power doesn't remove our responsibility, why we often settle for partial victories, and why the breakthrough you're waiting for may be on the other side of the step you've been avoiding.

The Door God Didn't Open | Pastor Justin Senesi

Not everything that looks good is from God. In Joshua 9, Israel examined evidence, weighed what made sense, and made a major decision - but forgot one thing... asking God. Pastor Justin explores why not every open door has been opened by God, how deception often comes disguised as something reasonable (even spiritual) and why real discernment means asking God what He wants before, during, and after your decision.

You Failed - Now What? | Pastor Justin Senesi

What do you do after you've failed; especially when your failure has hurt other people? In this message, Pastor Justin walks through Joshua 8 and shows how God can redeem the very places where we've fallen short. The path forward isn't pretending it didn't happen; it's facing the failure, learning the lesson, and taking the next step. Failure may be part of your story, but it doesn't have to be the end of it.

Hidden is Not Harmless | Pastor Justin Senesi

Sometimes the battle isn't being lost because of what's happening around you, but because of what's happening inside you. In this message, Pastor Justin walks through Joshua 7 and the story of Achan to reveal how compromise can move from something we see, to something we want, to something we take, and eventually something we hide.

Giving Up on God's Instructions

What do you do when you're waiting for God's help, but nothing seems to be happening? In this message, Pastor Justin looks at Rahab, Joshua, and the walls of Jericho to show that faith means trusting God even when you can't see what He's doing. Let's learn to keep walking, keep believing, and to refuse to stop one step too soon!

The Courage to Step In | Pastor Justin Senesi

Fear has a way of keeping us on the shore, waiting for certainty before we obey. But in Joshua's story, the river didn't stop until the priests stepped into the water. In this message, Pastor Justin challenges us to let go of the past, remember God's faithfulness, and take the courageous step that could change everything.

He Gets Your Grief | Chelsea Steinsdoerfer

Grief is often all-consuming. It takes every ounce of our joy, energy, and hope. When it's left us alone, abandoned, empty, angry, and with no more tears to cry, what do we do? Where is God in our grief? Is it okay to curse God? To question Him? In this message, Chelsea Steinsdoerfer shares her experience as a therapist, and her own journey through grief to show why Jesus is uniquely able to meet us in our deepest pains, and darkest days. When your world changes overnight, Jesus knows exactly how you feel, and promises to sit in it with you.

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