Heavenly Minded, Earthly Designed: Returning to Our Original Purpose
November 8, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
Drawing from Genesis 1 through Romans 8 and Colossians 3, this sermon traces humanity's original design, the consequences of the fall, and the restoration made possible through Jesus Christ. The pastor emphasizes that God created mankind in His image and likeness, blessed them with dominion, and designed time, creation, and the earth itself to serve humanity. When Adam and Eve sinned, the blessing departed and the curse entered, reducing humanity from Spirit-led, supernaturally empowered beings to carnally minded survivors. However, Jesus was not a plan B -- He was the Lamb slain before the foundations of the world, and His death and resurrection reversed the curse and restored access to the Spirit-led life. The sermon calls believers to become heavenly minded in order to fulfill their earthly design, to trust God not only with eternity but with the present, and to receive the fullness of what Christ purchased -- including healing, purpose, and restored relationship with the Father.
Sowing the Seed: Living as Fruitful Witnesses in the Kingdom of God
November 1, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
This sermon centers on the Parable of the Sower from Matthew 13, drawing a powerful connection between the act of sowing God's Word and the testimonies of transformed lives. The pastor emphasizes that every believer is called to be a sower, freely scattering the seed of the gospel and their personal testimony without overthinking the condition of the soil. Grounded in Colossians 3, the message calls believers to set their hearts and minds on things above, understanding that they are already seated in heavenly places with Christ. The sermon celebrates the reality that believers are living in the very time the Old Testament prophets longed to see, where captives are being set free and the harvest is coming in. Praise is lifted up as a spiritual weapon, and the congregation is encouraged to walk in the fullness of their identity as children of God, trusting that the seed of His Word never perishes and always produces a harvest in due season.
Blind No More: The Power of Testimony and Simple Obedience
October 18, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
Drawing from the account of Jesus healing a man born blind in John 9, the pastor explores how Jesus consistently meets people at their point of greatest need, regardless of their reputation or past. Just as the blind man received his sight through a simple act of obedience, believers today are called to trust God in small steps of faithfulness. The sermon emphasizes that every person carries a unique testimony of God's transforming work, and that testimony has the power to impact others far beyond what we might imagine. Jesus does not define people by their failures, labels, or limitations but by their true identity as redeemed children of God. The message also celebrates the ways God orchestrates circumstances behind the scenes, weaving together acts of obedience from multiple people to accomplish his purposes in the church and in individual lives.
Ripe for Harvest: Divine Appointments, Spiritual Gifts, and the Qualified Witness
October 11, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
Drawing from Jesus's encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4, the sermon explores how God uses ordinary, seemingly disqualified people as instruments of His kingdom. Jesus, tired and without even a bucket, sits at a well and turns a chance encounter into a life-changing divine appointment. The sermon emphasizes that every believer carries an internal spring of living water meant to overflow into the lives of others. Through the spiritual gift of the word of knowledge, Jesus reveals the woman's past not to shame her but to draw her into truth, and then commissions her as the first evangelist He sends out. The sermon challenges believers to stop disqualifying themselves and others from kingdom work, to eagerly pursue spiritual gifts, and to celebrate one another's victories rather than giving in to envy and jealousy. Water baptism is presented as a public, physical declaration of what has already occurred in the born-again spirit, a sacred monument of death, burial, and resurrection with Christ. The overarching call is to be naturally supernatural, to remain awake in spirit even when weary in body, and to recognize that every person is a divine appointment.
To the Other Side: Faith, Spiritual Warfare, and the Call to Go
October 4, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
Drawing from the account of Jesus calming the storm and delivering the demon-possessed man in Mark chapter 4, the sermon calls believers to recognize that they are engaged in a real spiritual battle and that God equips unlikely people to advance His kingdom. The pastor emphasizes that Jesus declared they were going to the other side, and no storm could stop that purpose. Just as the delivered man was immediately sent out to testify across ten cities, believers today are called to go into their communities and declare what God has done. The sermon connects this mandate to active outreach, voting as an expression of faith, communion as a weapon of warfare, and the renewal of the mind through the Word of God. The overarching message is that the gospel of the kingdom is not merely about securing personal salvation but about bringing the righteousness of heaven to bear on earth.
Renewing Your Mind: From Broken to New Creation
September 27, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
This sermon, presented as a candid conversation between Pastor Roger and his longtime friend Dino, traces the transformative power of renewing the mind through consistent engagement with Scripture. Drawing from Dino's personal testimony of poverty, physical tragedy, addiction, loss, and eventual faith, the message demonstrates that genuine life change is not merely motivational or psychological but rooted in the biblical reality of being a new creation in Christ. The sermon emphasizes that being born again is only the beginning, and that daily, intentional renewal of the mind is what allows believers to walk in the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. The parallel between endurance athletics and spiritual growth serves as a recurring illustration, underscoring that faith must be trained, stretched, and acted upon to reach its full potential.
Actionable Faith: Stepping Out When Your Faith Is Not Perfect
September 20, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
Drawing from the Great Commission in Matthew 28, Pastor Roger challenges believers to move beyond the idea that faith must be flawless before God can use them. Using the example of the eleven disciples who worshiped Jesus while still doubting, he argues that God does not require perfect faith but rather obedient, responsive, actionable faith. The sermon weaves together personal testimony, biblical narrative, and pastoral encouragement to demonstrate that God calls ordinary, doubting people to extraordinary purposes. The message emphasizes that discipling nations requires personal transformation through the renewing of the mind, a willingness to follow the Holy Spirit even when it is inconvenient or costly, and the courage to take the next step even when the full picture is unclear.
Starving Unbelief: Faith, Relationship, and the Authority You Already Have
September 13, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
Drawing from Mark 9 and the account of the disciples failing to cast out a demon, the pastor explores why believers who genuinely trust in Christ and know their authority still hit ceilings in their faith. The central argument is that the obstacle is not a lack of God-given authority but the presence of unbelief that must be actively starved out. Using Matthew 17's parallel account, the pastor clarifies that "this kind" which comes out only through prayer and fasting refers to unbelief itself, not merely demonic resistance. Prayer and fasting are not tools to impress or manipulate the spiritual realm but disciplines that increase a believer's awareness of the closeness with God they already possess and the authority they have already been given. The sermon also emphasizes that actionable faith, like actually sitting in a chair rather than simply admiring it, is the only faith that produces results. Forgiveness, renewing the mind, guarding against negative spiritual influences, and building deep, honest relationships within the body of Christ are all presented as essential components of a life that consistently walks in kingdom authority.
Walking in Authority: Fruitfulness, Order, and the Ceiling of Dominion
September 6, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
Drawing from Genesis 1 and Mark 9, this sermon explores the believer's God-given authority and the conditions necessary to walk in it fully. Every person is created in the image and likeness of God, and through Jesus — the second Adam — the blessing forfeited by the first Adam has been restored. However, walking in that authority requires personal fruitfulness and order. Using the account of the disciples who failed to cast out a demon, the pastor challenges believers to examine the condition of their personal "garden" — the state of their heart, prayer life, and relationship with God — recognizing that there is a ceiling to one's spiritual authority that can only be raised through prayer, fasting, and intentional alignment with God. The sermon concludes with a communion reflection, reminding believers that the covenant they have entered through Christ is unbreakable, and that Jesus was broken so they could be made whole.
Created for Blessing: Walking in Your Divine Assignment
August 30, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
What if the very first words God ever spoke to humanity were not a set of rules or warnings, but a declaration of blessing and purpose? That is exactly what we discover when we return to the opening pages of Genesis. God created us in His image and likeness, and before He gave us any assignment, He blessed us. This message takes us back to that foundational moment and asks a bold question: are we actually living in the fullness of what God intended for us from the very beginning? We explore the concept of the garden as more than just a location. It is a picture of the life God designed for each of us, a place where divine order and abundant life work together to produce fruitfulness. Just like a garden that needs both tending and life-giving soil to bear fruit, our own lives require us to steward what God has given us. The blessing was never meant to make us comfortable and passive. It was given so we could fulfill a divine mandate: be fruitful, multiply, and take dominion. This message challenges us to examine the gardens of our own lives, our relationships, our finances, our faith, and ask honestly where we need to invite more of God's order and life. The good news is that Jesus took the curse so that we could walk fully in the blessing God intended from the very start.
Strengthened in the Lord: Pursuing Restoration and Walking in the Power of the Spirit
August 23, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
Drawing from 1 Samuel 30, this sermon uses the account of David at Ziklag as a framework for understanding how believers can respond to devastating loss and apparent defeat. When David and his men returned to find their city burned and their families taken captive, David chose to strengthen himself in the Lord rather than collapse under pressure or blame. The pastor uses this narrative to encourage believers to pursue full restoration of everything the enemy has stolen, trusting not in human strength or strategy but in the word and Spirit of God. The sermon also draws a strong contrast between the Old and New Covenants, emphasizing that New Testament believers have access to greater resources than even David did, including the indwelling Holy Spirit, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and the ability to pray in tongues. The spoken word of God is presented as the vehicle through which the Spirit of God moves and creation is sustained, calling believers to decree and declare Scripture over their circumstances with boldness and faith.
Strengthening Yourself in the Lord: Recovery, Restoration, and the Grace of God
August 16, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
What happens when we come home to find everything we love has been taken? The story of David at Ziklag in 1 Samuel 30 gives us a striking and deeply human picture of that moment. David and his men return to find their city burned and their families gone, carried off by the enemy. The grief is overwhelming, and the instinct of those around David is to find someone to blame. But David does something radically different: he strengthens himself in the Lord. This message invites us to examine our own lives honestly. How often have we gone off to fight what we believed were the right battles, only to return and find that something precious had slipped away while we were gone? Rather than pointing fingers or collapsing under the weight of regret, we are called to the same posture David took. Seek God first. Inquire of Him. Let His presence be the source of our strength before we take another step. The promise woven through this story is one of full recovery. Not partial. Not almost. Everything. And that promise is alive for us today, in our relationships, our health, our families, and our futures.
Running the Race with Endurance: Choosing Trust Over Pride
August 9, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
What do we do when life does not go the way we expected? When loss hits without warning and grief threatens to pull us under, we face a defining choice: will we allow mourning to consume us, or will we reach for the comfort that God promises? This message walks us through that tension honestly and practically. Drawing from the contrast between Jacob and Joseph in the Old Testament, we see how two men in the same family responded to hardship in completely opposite ways. Jacob chose inconsolable grief and watched the blessing of God slow to a halt in his life. Joseph, no matter what was taken from him, kept his eyes fixed on God and remained in a posture of thankfulness. The lesson is not that grief is wrong. It is that grief was never meant to be a permanent address. Philippians 4 gives us a direct promise: when we bring our burdens to God with thanksgiving rather than despair, a peace that exceeds our ability to reason or explain becomes available to us. That kind of peace is not something we manufacture. It is something we receive when we stop demanding that God make sense to us and start trusting that He is good all the time, even when we cannot trace His hand. This message is an invitation to choose the Comforter, to let the peace of God guard our hearts, and to discover that faith is not the absence of questions but the decision to trust the One who holds all the answers.
Seated in Heavenly Places: Walking the Walk from Where God Already Has You
August 2, 2026 • Pastor Rodger Frievalt
What if the starting point of our faith journey is not at the bottom of a long climb, but already seated at the highest place imaginable? Ephesians chapter 2 opens with a sobering picture of where we all began -- dead in trespasses, following the course of a broken world, with nothing to commend us. But then come two of the most powerful words in all of Scripture: 'But God.' Divine intervention changes everything. God, rich in mercy and motivated by love, made us alive together with Christ and seated us in heavenly places. This is not a destination we are working toward -- it is the position we already occupy as believers. The message challenges us to stop striving to reach what God has already freely given. Our identity, our righteousness, our access to the power of heaven -- these are not rewards to be earned but gifts already placed in our hands. When we truly absorb this truth, everything changes. The way we pray, the way we believe for healing, the way we face hardship -- all of it is transformed when we remember that we are not climbing up to God but are already seated with him. This is the foundation from which we are called to walk in the good works God prepared in advance for each of us.