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How to Change the World #3 - Part Three
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Ephesians 4:7-10 to reveal how Jesus changes the world through three powerful movements: His descent to provide salvation, His ascension demonstrating ultimate authority, and His promise to fill all things with God's intended goodness. This message offers hope for those overwhelmed by brokenness, showing how we participate in bringing God's kingdom to earth while trusting in Christ's power to ultimately restore all creation.
How to Change the World #2 - Part Two
Pastor Russ Brasher explores Ephesians 4:6-12, revealing God's perfect strategy to change the world through service. Discover how understanding God's sovereign plan—to unite all things under Christ through lavished grace—transforms our service from burdensome obligation into joyful participation in His mission, equipping each believer to make an eternal difference one act of ministry at a time.
How to Change the World #1 - Part One
In "How to Change the World," Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Ephesians 4:13-16 to reveal God's transformative plan: changed hearts lead to changed lives, and changed lives change the world. Discover how individual alignment with Christ and corporate engagement through the church create lasting impact in our communities and beyond.
Why did this happen to me? #8 - I Know You Can Do All Things
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Job 42, showing how Job's journey through suffering leads to four profound movements of faith: from doubt to awe, presumption to surrender, perplexity to understanding, and isolation to intimacy with God. Through Job's story and James 5:11's reminder that "the Lord is full of compassion and mercy," discover how your hardest seasons aren't the end of your story—God promises restoration for those who persevere.
Why did this happen to me? #7 - God Responds
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Job 38-41, where God finally responds to Job's suffering—not with direct answers, but with powerful questions that reveal His infinite wisdom and control. This message offers instruction, comfort, and challenge for anyone wrestling with pain and disappointment, reminding us that God's ways are higher than ours and He remains sovereign even when we don't understand.
Why did this happen to me? #6 - When Judgment is Hurtful
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Job 32-37, examining Elihu's powerful counter-statements to faulty theology about suffering. Discover how God uses hardship not as punishment but to mature, draw, and equip us—and learn to respond in ways that lead to growth rather than bitterness when life doesn't make sense.
Why did this happen to me? #5 - Reflect and Evaluatee
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Job 29-31, examining Job's claim of blamelessness and what it reveals about God's grace. He shows that when we confess our sins, God removes them "as far as the east is from the west"—freeing us from both the fear of divine punishment and the burden of wondering "Why did this happen to me?"
Why did this happen to me? #4 - When God Seems Distant
Pastor Bryce Vaught explores Job 22-27 to address one of life's most pressing questions: Why does God feel distant in our suffering? He offers three biblical prescriptions—repent, rejoice, and remain—reminding us that through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, God has closed the gap sin created, ensuring we're never truly separated from His love and presence.
Why did this happen to me? #3 - When Friends Aren’t Helpful
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Job 15-21, revealing that while friends may offer "miserable comfort" through judgment or "better comfort" through presence, the best comfort comes from knowing our living Redeemer who will stand on the earth. When suffering strikes, your ultimate hope isn't found in circumstances or even good friends, but in Jesus Christ who has bought back your life from sin and will one day restore all that's broken.
Why did this happen to me? #2 - When Answers Don’t Satisfy
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Job 4-14, dismantling three myths about suffering: that doing good guarantees good outcomes, that repentance ends all pain, and that understanding precedes trust. Through Job's story, he reveals how the cross of Christ breaks the retributive principle—Jesus received what we deserve so we could receive what He deserved, offering real hope beyond our circumstances.
Why did this happen to me? #1 - When Your World Falls Apart
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores Job 1-3 to address why good people suffer, challenging the simplistic "good deeds = good life" theology and showing that sometimes God allows difficulty for reasons beyond our understanding. This message offers hope for anyone wrestling with the question "Why did this happen to me?" by distinguishing between fleeting optimism and lasting hope found in Christ.
Unshakeable #7 - Community
Pastor Brady Randall explores 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18 to reveal how authentic Christian community provides essential accountability, encouragement, and divine empowerment that we cannot achieve alone. Discover why isolation leaves us vulnerable and how God's design for genuine fellowship offers the strength and support needed to live an unshakeable faith.
Unshakeable #6 - Purpose
Join Pastor Dan Irvin as he explores 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5 to discover how Jesus Christ is the ultimate Logos—the divine purpose and meaning we're all searching for. Learn how finding your true purpose in Christ transforms ordinary moments into part of God's greater mission, sustaining you through life's challenges.
Unshakeable #5 - Comfort
Jake Williams explores 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 to reveal how God's election doctrine shows we're not chosen because we believe, but we believe because we're chosen—a truth that humbles our pride while offering unshakeable comfort. This powerful message challenges our achievement mindset and invites both seekers and believers to rest in God's overwhelming grace rather than their own efforts.
Unshakeable #4 - Restraint
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund unpacks 2 Thessalonians 2:5-12 to reveal how we're living in a divine "time of restraint" before ultimate deception is unleashed. Discover why God invites you to join His resistance by living with radically different values, status, and timeline than the world around you.
Unshakeable #3 - Future
In this message from 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund reveals three essential truths about Jesus' second coming that can transform your perspective on current world events and personal struggles. Discover how understanding the "day of the Lord" can give you unshakeable confidence and purposeful direction in an uncertain world.
Unshakeable #2 - Justice
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores 2 Thessalonians 1:6-12 to reveal how God's unshakeable justice isn't just a future promise but a present calling for believers today. Discover how you can be an instrument of God's justice right now by living worthy of your calling and bringing His glory to your everyday situations.
Unshakeable #1 - Confidence
In this message from 2 Thessalonians 1:1-5, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund reveals how to distinguish between false confidence based on heritage, past decisions, or religious experiences and true unshakable confidence rooted in Christ's worthiness alone. Discover the three biblical evidences of genuine faith that can give you rock-solid assurance in an uncertain world.
Broken Heroes #3 - Solomon: The Trap of Happiness
In this compelling message from 1 Kings 11:1-8, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund reveals how even good things like career success, relationships, and respect become dangerous traps when they replace God as our ultimate source of satisfaction. Discover how to enjoy life's blessings without being enslaved by them, finding true freedom through worshiping the Creator rather than His gifts.
Broken Heroes #2 - David: The Trap of Sensuality
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund explores David's devastating failure with Bathsheba in 2 Samuel 11, revealing how even those "after God's own heart" can fall into the sensuality trap that trades temporary pleasure for lasting consequences. This powerful message shows how God redeems our broken stories and offers practical steps to recognize and overcome the destructive patterns that ensnare us all.