What happens when God doesn’t wait for you to become the right person before showing up? Join us as we explore how God’s grace precedes His transformation and why the hardest "detours" of our lives (the Harans) are often where He is building something beautiful for the future.

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📍 Sermon Chapters
0:00 - Intro to the Series: Unpacking the Old Testament Arc
1:19 - Luke 24: Finding Jesus on the Road to Emmaus
2:27 - A Math Nerd’s Guide to Matthew 1: The Timeline
3:31 - How We’re Dividing the Old Testament Story This Year
4:51 - Meet Jacob: Is He a Villain or a Hero?
7:25 - Bethel: When God Meets a Fugitive (Timing Matters!)
13:38 - Grace Precedes Transformation: Heaven Comes Down
17:52 - Haran: The Deceiver is Formed (A 20-Year Squeeze)
26:36 - Peniel: God Strikes and Blesses the Wrestler

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We often turn biblical figures into "stained glass superheroes," but Abraham was just a regular man who struggled with fear, failure, and the messy reality of life. In this message, we read Genesis 22 with the story of Abraham and Isaac.

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📍 Sermon Chapters
0:00 — From Genesis 1 to the Patriarchs
1:00 — Stained Glass vs. The Real Abraham
3:32 — The Danger of Helping God (Ishmael)
5:23 — Isaac: The Laughter of the Promise
6:47 — The Test: When God Asks for the Promise Back
11:58 — Delayed Obedience is Disobedience
15:06 — The Day of Reckoning on Mount Moriah
23:44 — The Gospel Hidden in Plain Sight

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In this session, Terry Kruger (TK) joins 614 Church for a powerful moment of prophetic release and a "recalibration" of what it means to lead and follow Jesus from Philippians 3. Stop competing and start co-laboring.

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📍 Sermon Chapters
0:00 - Introduction to TK (Terry Kruger)
1:31 - A Prophetic Moment: Releasing Heavy Burdens
6:02 - The Call to Eldership & Philippians 3
9:22 - The Critical Value of Spiritual Reminders
11:09 - Stop Competing, Start Co-Laboring (No Junior Elders)
12:13 - The Functional vs. Relational Call of Leadership
13:28 - Charging the Elders (and the Church) to Believe the Best
20:45 - Life on Mission: Why We Must Recover "The Table"

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Are you merely surviving? Despite being the most connected and optimized generation in history, the U.S. Surgeon General has declared loneliness a formal epidemic—with health risks equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. In this Easter message, we explore John 10:10 to discover why we feel so drained and how Jesus offers an "abundant life" that goes far beyond our physical existence.

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📍 Sermon Chapters
0:00 -- The Loneliness Epidemic & The 15-Cigarette Risk
2:08 – The One Sentence That Changes Everything
3:16 – Context: The Man Healed from Blindness (John 9)
7:01 – Point 1: The Thief is Real (Understanding Kleptos)
13:44 – Point 2: Defining Zoe – The Kind of Life Jesus Offers
19:32 – The Power of the Flock: Why Isolation is Deadly
24:38 – Point 3: The Shepherd’s Door is Always Open

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So often, we mistake "stuckness" for a "season." We build routines that become fortresses, calling it stability when it's actually a refusal to move. Whether you are dealing with the "gravity" of the familiar or the weight of past grief, God is calling you to Lek Leka—to "go for your own becoming."

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📍 Sermon Chapters
0:00 The Presence of God Challenges Us
1:17 Are You Stuck or Just in a "Season"?
2:42 The Gravity of the Familiar (The Ohio Effect)
3:50 Terah’s Mistake: Settling in Haran
7:47 Why We Stop: Grief, Loss, and Comfort
9:51 Lek Lekha: Go for Your Own Becoming
17:20 God’s Promise in the Midst of Barrenness
24:35 Jesus: The Ultimate Fulfillment of the Call

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God isn't anti-creativity or anti-success; He’s pro-foundation. Discover how to shift your center from your own "name" back to the Creator.

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📍 Sermon Chapters
(0:00) Finding Jesus in the Old Testament
(1:54) The Great Debate: How do you say "Babel"?
(2:40) Scripture Reading: Genesis 11:1-9
(4:27) Why Details Matter: Bricks vs. Stone
(6:06) Ziggurats: The Quest for Transcendence
(9:07) Moving Eastward: The Direction of Separation
(15:44) The Cycle: Grace, Rebellion, Judgment, Grace
(20:02) The Lord Who Came Down: From Babel to Jesus
(23:54) Personal Application: What is your foundation?

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After one of the most dramatic events in human history, Noah and his family step off the ark into a new reality. In this sermon covering Genesis chapters 8 and 9, we explore God’s faithful covenant with all creation, symbolized by the rainbow, and the unchanging nature of the human heart.

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📍 Sermon Chapters
0:00 - Introduction to Genesis Chapter 8
1:08 - The Gravity of the Flood and Man’s Wickedness
2:12 - Reviewing the 5 Major Doctrines in Genesis
4:40 - Noah Steps Off the Ark: A New Beginning
6:16 - Noah's First Response: Building an Altar of Worship
7:50 - God Establishes the Covenant and the Sign of the Rainbow
10:24 - The Mandate: "Be Fruitful and Multiply" (Then and Now)
16:59 - The Spiritual Implication: The Great Commission to Make Disciples
22:50 - Understanding God's Unconditional, Cosmic Covenant
27:21 - The Unified Story of Redemption Through Covenants
28:33 - The Cycle of Sin Restarts: Noah’s Failure

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We all know the story of Noah’s Ark, but what if it was never just about a boat?

In this message, we explore how the story of Noah is actually a prophetic blueprint of Jesus Christ. We connect the dots between the Old Testament and the New, revealing how the specific details God gave Noah—from the "gopher wood" to the one "door"—foreshadow the salvation found only in Jesus.

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📍 Sermon Chapters
0:00 – Springtime in Ohio and spiritual renewal.
1:31 – Recap: The crescendo of creation to the fall of man.
4:22 – God’s Divine Grief: The natural consequences of wickedness.
7:50 – Noah: The man who walked with God in a wicked generation.
10:11 – The Ark's Golden Ratio: No rudder, no sail, only God's control.
13:28 – The Seven Day Warning: Hardened hearts and the whisper of the garden.
15:24 – The Great Undoing: Why Noah’s folly became wisdom.
17:09 – The Prophetic Blueprint: How the Ark is a picture of Jesus.
22:01 – The Mystery of "Kefar": The connection between Pitch and Atonement.
24:43 – Sealed by the Spirit: Waterproofed for eternity.
26:12 – The Open Door: A final invitation to step into the true Ark.

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614 Conference Sunday Special Episode!

In this moving and convicting message, legendary missionary Jackie Pullinger shares her heart on what it truly means to follow Jesus into the darkest corners of society. Drawing from her decades of experience in Hong Kong’s Walled City, Jackie challenges the Church to move beyond comfortable ministry and embrace the "lurching disasters" of the world.

In this message, Jackie discusses:

- The Mandate of the Poor: Why ministry to the marginalized isn't an "optional extra" but the heart of the Gospel.
- The Concept of Kenosis: How Jesus emptied Himself, and why our own "emptiness" is actually the doorway to God’s abundance.
- Handling Disappointment: Encouragement for those who have been "burnt" by ministry and how to find the grace to go again.
- Spiritual Gifts: The practical necessity of the Holy Spirit's power when our own resources run dry.

Jackie reminds us that we don't have to go to Hong Kong to find the lost—we simply need to start where we are, waste our "perfume" on the one in front of us, and trust that God will bring the harvest.

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0:00 – Introduction: Welcoming a Woman of God
1:27 – Prophetic Song: "Will You See? Will You Go?"
4:02 – The Foolishness of Tongues: Building Yourself Up
6:17 – Human Becoming: Reflecting God Differently
7:47 – Why the Poor? The Essential Gospel Mandate
13:25 – Legends of Lust: A "Lurching Disaster" Success Story
24:14 – The Principle of Kenosis: Dying Daily to Live Fully
42:47 – A Prayer for the Disappointed: Going Again After Getting "Burnt"

Is Jesus worthy of everything in your life, or is He not worthy at all?

In this continuing study of Genesis, Danny explores the familiar but challenging story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-16). He unpacks a crucial question: Why did God accept Abel's offering but reject Cain's?

This sermon reveals that God’s preference was not about meat vs. vegetables. It was about the heart behind the gift. Abel gave his "first and finest"—a move of complete faith—while Cain merely offered "some"—an act of convenient ritual.

Danny challenges us to examine our own lives: Are we offering God our best "first fruits," or just our leftovers? We explore what it means to be a "living sacrifice" in today's world and the danger of letting resentment and comparison "crouch at the door" of our hearts.

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📍 Sermon Chapters
0:00 - Are You Actively Seeking God?
4:53 - Introduction to Cain and Abel
6:33 - The Problem with Leftovers
8:48 - Faith vs. Obligation
10:14 - What Are Today's "First Fruits"?
18:48 - When Sin Crouches at the Door
22:15 - The Danger of Resentment
24:08 - God Draws Near in Our Failure

#cainandabel  #genesis  #worship  #faith  #christiansermon  #generosity  #repentance  #forgiveness  #614church

This is a special episode from 614 Conference that features a conversation between David Swart and Chris Wienand. We hope you enjoy this and are stirred to ask the Lord how you are meant to GO!

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Is church planting only for the "spiritual elite," or is it the natural calling of every healthy Jesus community?

In this session, David Swart sits down with Chris Wienand (Genesis Collective) to discuss the raw, honest, and surprisingly simple reality of starting new churches. Chris shares his "accidental" journey from the Jesus Movement in South Africa to planting a thriving, millennial-led community in Costa Mesa, California, at age 57.

Key highlights in this conversation:

• The "Table" over the "Stage": Why a dining room table is often more effective than a high-budget school hall.
• The Call to Multiply: Moving beyond just growing a local church to filling the earth with Jesus communities.
• Apprenticeship: Why church planting isn't a manual you buy, but a life you share through honest, loving "boot camp" leadership.
• Radical Faith: A miraculous story of how a small community of baristas and students raised over $100,000 in a single offering to give it all away.

Whether you feel a stir to lead something new or simply want to understand God's heart for multiplication, this talk will ruffle your feathers and ignite your faith for the "great global gospel adventure."

A Note on the Theology of the "Table"

Chris references the early church model found in Acts 2:42-47. This lifestyle of "breaking bread from house to house" is the foundation of what he calls a Jesus Community.

Instead of starting with complex programs (children's ministry, worship bands, etc.), Chris advocates for building trust, storytelling, and shared life first. As he notes, "Where there is life, there is growth."

CHAPTERS

0:00 – Introduction: Chris Wienand and the Genesis Collective

1:21 – Why Church Planting Matters for Every Believer

3:22 – Increase vs. Multiplication: The Genesis Mandate

5:31 – How Do You Know You’re Ready to Plant?

7:47 – The Apprenticeship Model: Getting "Ready for the World"

13:53 – The "Table" Strategy: Launching with Simplicity

19:08 – Reaching the "Far Off": Deconstruction and Unreached Nations

27:50 – A Lesson in Radical Generosity: Giving it All Away

32:42 – 5,000 by Friday: Learning to "Pray Your Money In"

34:22 – Moving from Management to Kingdom Mystery

35:18 – Overcoming the Fear of the "System"

36:05 – Abiding in the Vine: The #1 Secret to Survival

38:05 – Self-Awareness vs. Self-Excuse: Facing the Mirror

40:09 – Spiritual Push-ups: Building a Financial Faith Story

42:21 – Closing: A Call to the Next Generation of Planters